Death of Secretary's Wife Saddens Bryan and College Station
Mrs. Ike Ashburn wife of Colonel Ike Ashburn secretary of the Ex-Students' Association of A and M College died after eight weeks of illness at 10 27. Funeral services will be Sunday at 3 pm in Navasota conducted by Rev H M Tim mons. She leaves a husband and a 3 year old son Ike Jr and was active in social affairs in Bryan and College Station. Pallbearers are from College Station and Bryan wedding party members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
College Station
Ike Ashburn
Ex-Students’ Association of A. and M. College
Navasota
Ashburn
H. M. Timmons
Denison
Sam Cooke
Navasota High School
Kidd-Key College
Ike Jr
D. X. Bible
Frank G. Anderson
E. E. McQuillen
James Sullivan
Thomas Mayo
Douglas W. Howell
Ransom Cole
Frank A. Lidell
Houston
Mrs McDowell Heads Seal Sale In Brazos County
Mrs H B McDowell leads Brazos County's seal sale campaign with National Tuberculosis Association backing. About one and a half billion Tuberculosis Christmas Seals go on sale nationwide to fund TB work through state and local groups. The 1926 effort aims for five cents per capita in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. McDowell
Brazos County
United States
National Tuberculosis Association
Red Cross
H. B. McDowell
Texas Public Health Association
Interesting Facts From History and Oddities
A collection of trivia notes cites cancer death rates by age and other curios such as Woodrow Wilson coaching college teams, Tunney weighing future paths, Ladakh women with multiple husbands, orchids needing six years to bloom, Key's grave flag, orchid prices, Lincoln bodyguards, and a local notice announcing J W Rawls operating the W P Moore filling station from December 1, inviting old patrons and motorists to continue patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Moore
Fire Station
J. W. Rawls
Walkers to Move to Wichita Falls
Bryan friends regret the Walker family will move to Wichita Falls where Mills P Walker has purchased a half interest in Utile Manufacturing Company and will manage the business. Mr Walker plans to relocate around January 1, while Mrs Walker and the girls stay in Bryan until school ends in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Mills P. Walker
Wichita Falls
Hempstead Official Visits Bryan Highlights Local Ties
J. W. Monk secretary of the Hempstead chamber of commerce and Vocational Agriculture instructor visited Bryan for the weekend. He was accompanied by Mrs. Monk and called on Mrs. R. S. Taylor, mother of Mrs. Monk. Monk, a 1922 A and M graduate, noted his comfort in Bryan and College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Monk
Chamber of Commerce
Hempstead
Bryan
Monk
Thanksgiving Warmest Day Of The Week Sees Rising Temps
Statistics from A and M College show Thanksgiving week as the warmest period. Daily highs range from 54 to 78 degrees with lows between 48 and 85 degrees observed across the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. and
M. College
Bethea Named To Unexpired Term On Court Of Criminal Appeals
Lamar Bethea the Bryan attorney accepted today a governor appointed seat on the Commission of Criminal Appeals to fill the unexpired term of Hon. E A Berry which ends April 1. Bethea has 26 years practice in Brazos County and has been county attorney 12 years. He has appeared in most criminal and many civil trials and receives many congratulations. A telegram confirms the appointment from Governor Miriam A Ferguson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar Bethea
Bryan
Commission of Court of Criminal Appeals
Miriam A. Ferguson
E. A. Berry
Bethea
Brazos County
Ferguson
Commission of Criminal Appeals
Hospitality of El Paso Impresses Texas Teachers
The El Paso welcome for the Texas State Teachers Association meeting drew praise from Prof. W. L. Hughes and others. Teachers traveled by special Pullman from Bryan Navasota and Hearn, joined in San Antonio by South Texas educators, with Dr. Cubberley among notable program participants. The trip and program were described as an enduring, lavish display of Texan hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Texas
W. L. Hughes
Department of Rural Education
College
State Teachers’ Association
Bryan
Navasota
Hearn
San Antonio
South Texas
Association
Dr. Cubberley
Stanford University
California
Dr McIntosh Attends American Vocational Association Meeting
D. C. McIntosh professor of agricultural education at A and M College has traveled to Louisville Kentucky to join the American Vocational Association meeting beginning Monday November 29 and lasting a week He is listed on the program for Wednesday for a speaking slot
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. McIntosh
Louisville
American Vocational Association
D. C. McIntosh
A. and M. College
Kentucky
Fires of department boys on the jump
Thanksgiving day fires in Bryan involved scrap cotton from a Parker Ware house fire and a home owned by Lee Cramer. A later western Bryan house owned by Lee Wilson also caught fire from a faulty flue. all incidents were quickly controlled with minimal damage.
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Bryan
Parker
Lee Cramer
Lee Wilson
Milberger Sees Success as Progressive Brazos County Farmer
V B Milberger of near Wheelock visited Bryan today and earned praise as a leading local farmer. He owns 152 acres, follows County Agent guidance on terracing fertilizing and diversification, and reports a strong last crop with cotton corn hay maize and oats. He raises eggs milk butter meat and surplus produce for canning to weather cotton market dips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. B. Milberger
Wheelock
Bryan
Mr. Milberger
Brazos County
Milberger
Chamber of Commerce drive outlines new plans and funding
Eugene Edge chaired the drive meeting to recruit members and raise funds. The group listed accomplishments including a $9 000 state highway grant for a 16 to 18 foot widening on district 2 of highway 6, a $20 000 resurfacing grant, designation of Highway 21 through Brazos county, and support for county health nurse and home demonstration agents. They funded a bridge at San Antonio Crossing aiding Leon county travel to Bryan, boosting local trade. A Corsican lawyer fathered four kings and the hottest place is the African desert at times reaching 150 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Edge
Chamber of Commerce
State Highway Commission
Brazos County
San Antonio Crossing
Navasot
Leon County
Bryan
Jurors Told Burleson County Fair for Lange Case
State witnesses testified that Kinch Shelburne would receive a fair trial in Burleson County and that the Ku Klux Klan issue was not strong enough to require a venue change in the Otto Lange murder case. Defense witnesses offered opposing views, confirming the topic has been discussed but denying influence on local opinions.
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State
Lange
Associated Press
Caldwell
Burleson County
Otto Lange
Kinch Shelburne
Shelburne
Lad Williams
Waco
Emil Simmang
Giddings
Martin Harris
Smithville
Williams
A. B. Gerland
John M. Mathis
Houston
Simmang
R. S. Bowers
Hayes Bowers
E. M. Stork
Somerville
R. R. Eisenshlau
A. R. Bettis
John Steuwe
Lon Hill
W. H. Cummings
Marne
E. H. Yarbrough
Parker’s Store
Clint Lewis
J. M. Murray
Lyons
Rev Daup Appointed Rector at St Andrew’s Bryan
Rev Daup, recently from Rochester Minnesota, becomes rector of St Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Bryan while also serving at A and M College. He previously led the church fourteen years ago and directed its current building. The Daups will not move into the rectory on West 25th Street until renovation is finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Daup
Rochester
Daup
West 25Th Street
Hon A S Ware Receives Vanguard Watch from Staff
Hon A S Ware of Barron and Ware Bryan, longtime secretary of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, was formally presented Wednesday with a 16 size 23 jewel Vanguard Waltham watch and heavy gold chain by station staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Ware
Barron and Ware of
Bryan
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Friendship Gift Honors Mr. Ware by Acting Director Conner
Acting Director A. B. Conner presented a surprise token of friendship to Mr. Ware in a staff gathering. Mr. Ware showed visible emotion and gratitude, accepting the gesture as a personal tribute and expression of enduring regard from colleagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ware
A. B. Conner
Mr. Ware
John R. Bender Elected President of State Physical Education Group
A State Teachers Association session in El Paso on Thanksgiving left Prof. W. L. Hughes of A. and M. College describing the meet as wonderful. Representatives returning include E. L. Williams in industrial education and Mr. and Mrs. J.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Bender
Physical Education Association State
W. L. Hughes
M. College
State Teachers’ Association
el Paso
Hughes
A. and
E. L. Williams
State Health Groups Coordinate State Health Problems
State Physical Association and State Federation Health Association name officers Dr A C Scott as president and another as vice president. They will coordinate all health problems across the state and work to align health efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Scott
State Federated Health Association
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Bryan and College
Sam Cook
W. A. Evans
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton
Wesleyan
Gene Tunney
Ladakh
Himalayas
Frederick Tisdale
Francis Scott Key
Frederick
Maryland
Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
New York
West Great
Eagle Want
C. of C
Charles Bonapart
Ajaccio
Corsica
Napoleon I
Joseph
Naples
Louis
Holland
Jerome
Westphalia
Dansby
Rev. Daup
St. Andrew's Church
J.B. Sanders
THE
Houston Chronicle
Louisiana
Daily Chronicle
Sunday Chronicle
Chronicle
H. O. Boatwright
Travis B. Bryan
J. H. Todd
L. L. McInnis
R. S. Webb, JR
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