Brazos County 4 H Reports and Cooperative Farm Notes
Brazos County 4 H leaders urge careful cow handling under the county quota of 71 cows with permits issued by county agents. Club reports lag. only 25 percent of potential quota may reach the Dallas fair. Seaman Knapp quotes call for thrift, home provisioning, and rural pride, while 4 H girl Dorothy Sramek updates yard improvements and sanitation work. Mrs. Keller of Kurten stabilizes Farmers Market cake sales, and Mrs. Varisco steps into yard demonstration duties with Steele’s Store club backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos
George W. Johnson
Dallas
O. B. Martin
Seaman A. Knapp
Smetana Junior Basketball Versus Kurten Friday
Smetana junior boys and girls prepare for a basketball game with Kurten Friday at the school house. Thanksgiving break included two holidays with relatives and friends visits across the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kurten
Smetana School
F. E. Fuller
Mary Frances
Sam Merka
Ellen Louise
J. A. Cahill
Louis J. Bolmanskie
Bolman
Willie Herring
Taylor
John Habarta
Willie Turek
Chicago
Willie
Santa Fe Railroad
E. J. Watts
Huntsville
Thanksgiving social and cemetery work draw local crowd
A good crowd attended the house cemetery working session and many residents spent Thanksgiving with relatives. Several locals including Mr. and Mrs. J O Orr Mrs Arthur Corgey and others visited family homes and attended Sunday church and social gatherings across Hearne Normangee Kurten and North Zulch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Mickey
Carl Orr
Huntsville
J. O. Orr
Louis Terrell Corgey
Normangee
Arthur Corgey
J. T. Cross
Hearne
Mike Rosier
Houston
Johnnie Payne
Charlie Myteka
Kurten
Julius Monthei
Don Robert
Rudolph Kindt
Bob Parker
North Zulch
Horace Beard
Tyler
J. J. Pipkin
Bryan
J. T. Griffin
Wheelock
Floyd Moore
Lynn Barnett
Shiloh
T. C. Elliott
Roy Elliott
Otho Murphy
Fred Walker
Frank Meads
Pryan
H. M
College Baptist Women Observe Week of Prayer
Members of the Woman's Missionary Society of College Station Baptist Church observe the Lottie Moon Week of Prayer for foreign missions with daily programs through Friday at 3 p.m. Each session features different leaders and the Friday program runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lunch is served noon to 1:30 p.m. A special cash offering is planned at Sunday evening preaching service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society
College Station Baptist Church
Lottie Moon
Foreign Missions
W. D. Lloyd
J. G. Shows
Merle Hill
Myrtle Liegd
L. M. Haupt
R. L. Brown
Mission Study
Postpone Trials Of Five Scottsboro Defendants In Alabama
Decatur Alabama December 5 trials of the five remaining defendants in the Scottsboro case charged with attacking a white woman in Jackson county in March 1931 were postponed indefinitely today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ala
Scottsboro
Jackson County
Social Notes Highlight Bryan area visitors and weddings
A Bryan society column lists numerous visits and greetings as residents hosted relatives and friends from Houston Dallas Waco Abilene Navasota and other Texas towns. Attendees include Mrs J S Norwood Mrs Edward Brandt Miss Katherine Henderson of Bry an and many local families with notes on travel and a December 3 birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Hollis Weaver
Margaret Elizabeth Spoots
Houston Post
Katherine Henderson
Bryan
T. F. Hamilton
Teague
Ryan
Joe R. Tatman
Hamilton
Joe Bond
Steep Hollow
P. FE. Wade
Wellborn
J. S. Norwood
Welborn
J. R. Hicks
L. R. Owen
Normangee
John Lloyd
Will Henderson
Z. L Jones
Reliance
Edward Brandt
Dallas
Jno. A. Moore
Brandt
Helen Moore
Catherine Richey
Rita Brosso
Bill Flanery
Bill Colglazier
Billie Russell
Bert
Henry Mooring
Waco
D. L. Wilson
J. E. McClung
Kerens
Henry Ross
E. G. Jenkins
Elizabeth
Houston
E. J. Jenkins
Herman Harlan
Cleburne
Rex Tabor
Austin
Reed McDonald
Navasota
MacDonald
Jessie Garvin
W. E. Gandy
Brazos Valley
Ethel Ferguson
Mary Martha Black
Shirley Johnson
Mildred McKenzie
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Pat W. Barnes
Lois Wilcox
Marshal Peters
Harvey
FE. U. Peters
J. H. Nash
Imogene Nash
Horace Dansby
Wilkerson Memorial Hospital
J. L. Andrews
Abilene
John N. Hodges
Andrews
A. W. Buchanan
J. D. Bishop
University of Texas
Lamar Williams
F. E. Branson
G. W. Branson
Annual Christmas Seal Sale Opens In Brazos County
The Brazos County Health Board announces the annual Christmas seal sale opened Friday with 60 percent of local proceeds funding county health projects. Nationwide, the drive is supported by the National Tuberculosis Association and Texas Tuberculosis Association. The cross symbol has roots in early Christianity and was adopted by the tuberculosis movement in 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Abbott Shelton
Brazos County
Jerusalem
Constantinople
England
Godfrey
Duke of Lorraine
Holy Land
House of Lorraine
National Tuberculosis Association
Washington
France
Auxiliary Plans Christmas Boxes For War Veterans
The American Legion Auxiliary held its monthly meeting at the Legion Home with 18 members. Plans were made to plant flowers, assemble 10 Christmas boxes for the Veterans Hospital in Waco by December 15, and a Christmas party for members’ children was scheduled for December 23 at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Home
Anton Krenek
Ed Martin
C. J. Austin
Texas
Veterans Hospital
Waco
Edwin Crenshaw Jr
Legion Home
Cantata Planned at College Church Dec 17 Evening
The College Station Baptist church will present the Christmas pageant and cantata The Wonderful Gift by Ryland Knight on the evening of December 17 at 7 30. A cordial welcome is extended to all who attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station Baptist Church
Ryland Knight
CWA Resumes Factory Canning and City Projects in Bryan
Civil Works Administration resumes work in Bryan with a new canning factory to open this week at 20 beeves per 24 hours. About 200 workers will be employed in 6 hour shifts at 40 cents an hour, with most of the 420 approved relief workers expected to find employment and a weekly payroll near $5,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Civil Works Administration
J. L. Brock
State and National Speakers Slated For TAWA Parley
The seventh annual meeting of the Texas Agricultural Workers Association will be in Lubbock January 4 and 5. Speakers include Dr. R. H. Montgomery Austin Judge Otis Miller Anson V. V. Par Spur and Mildred Horton College Station. Reports from Land Tenure and Taxation committees will be presented. Congressman Marvin Jones and C. A. Cobb have been invited to speak. The public is urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Agricultural Workers’ Association
Lubbock
Jack Shelton
Luling Foundation
R. H. Montgomery
Austin
Otis Miller
Anson
V. V. Par
Spur
Mildred Horton
College Station
Association
Marvin Jones
Agricultural Committee of the House
C. A. ‘Cobb
Mrs O H Astin Breaks Arm in Fall at Home
Mrs O H Astin is nursing a broken arm at her East 29th Street home after a dresser drawer toppled she pulled it free and fell. Medical aid was given immediately and her daughter Mrs F D Perkins of McKinney arrived to stay with her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. Astin
East 29Th Street
Steeles Store Demonstration Club Elects Officers
The Steele's Store Home Demonstration Club reorganized with officers Mrs. Monroe Gandy president Mrs. J J Depuma vice president Mrs John Bolmanskie secretary and Mrs J L Cash reporter. The meeting at Mrs L J Canavespie home and next session December 12 at Mrs B A Varisco home features a cany making demonstration by Blanche Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steele's Store Home Demonstration Club
Monroe Gandy
J. J. Depuma
John Bolmanskie
J. L. Cash
L. J. Canavespie
B. A. Varisco
Blanche Brown
Mesdames Chas, Destafano
L. P. Scarmado
F. L. Cash
L. Canavespie
J. M. Perrone
John Catropia
First Presbyterian Church Issues Monthly Bulletin
The first number of the First Presbyterian church Bulletin was distributed Saturday morning. It is a 12 page booklet with a colored front cover reproduction of The End of a Party, and pages filled with reading matter and local advertising.
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First Presbyterian Church Bulletin
Prisoners Arrive in Record Number at Huntsville Penitentiary
Huntsville officials report 43 prisoners were brought to the penitentiary in one day, the largest daily intake on record. W. M. Thompson, chief record clerk, confirmed the count for Monday arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
W. M. Thompson
Catholic Ladies Bazaar Set for December 7 and 8
The annual Christmas bazaar by the ladies of St. Joseph's church will be held on Thursday and Friday in the K of C hall. A chicken dinner is planned Thursday with a turkey dinner Friday due to the Mary Immaculate feast day. Bingo each night and lunches will be served. All are invited.
Ministers Plan Unified Gift Drive At College Woman Meet
The Presbyterian Woman's Auxiliary voted to skip personal gifts and give a love offering to ministerial relief. Members drew three Presbyterian A. & M. "Fish" names and planned December 16 a Food Bazaar at Campus Grocery. A Dec 18 program at Mrs. Campbell's and gifts for Itasca school, Kingsville Tex-Mex school, and old ministers were also arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Auxiliary
The
Presbyterian Church
D. H. Reid
Norman Anderson
Presbyterian A. & M
F. L. Thomas
C. W. Silvey
Red Cross
Presbyterian
M. I. Cashion
John Mitchell
O. W. Silvey
C. B. Campbell
J. 5. Seybold
Itasca
Kingsville
Mark Francis
Ministerial Relief
Farm Slaying Near Hutto Under Investigation
Edwin Lawhon aged 35 was slain on a farm near Hutto. Sheriff's officials and the district attorney investigated at Taylor. Lawhon’s funeral was held in Taylor. J. W. Moody aged 65, his father in law, is charged with murder and released on $1000 bond. Moody’s arrest follows the fatal incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutto
Edwin Lawhon
J. W. Moody
Here
Taylor
Louis Howe
D. B. Wood
Lawhon
Moody
Highway Blocked by Tumble Weeds Near Keller Colorado
A barrier of tumbleweeds up to a house high blocked a highway northeast of Keller for three miles. Officials hired 25 men to haul away the weeds and burn them in small bonfires to prevent a large fire threatening nearby buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Colo
Keller
Authority and Wisdom: Earned Beyond Conferral
A concise reflection on leadership noting that authority may be granted by others while wisdom must be earned through experience and discernment. The saying contrasts external power with internal insight, emphasizing personal growth.
History of Texas Prisons Began In 1829 At Huntsville
A Texas prison history outlines 1829 Coahuila and Texas resolutions to build two prisons, early leasing to contractors, the 1842 move to a dedicated penitentiary in Huntsville, land purchases, and the 1849 start with three prisoners. It tracks lease abuses, escapes, and the 1910 central Huntsville system with nearby prison farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Huntsville
Congress of
Congress of the Republic
Republic
Grace McGary
Robert Smither
Pleasant Gray
Senator J Ham Lewis Missing After Friday Absence
Dallas dispatch reports Senator James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois has not been heard from since Friday and did not arrive for a Chamber of Commerce speech. Friends fear for his safety as he also failed to appear in Springfield Missouri for a planned address with no cancellation notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ham Lewis
Dallas
James Hamilton Lewis
Iinois
Chamber of Commerce
Springfield
Message From Byrd Expedition Radio Man Reaches College
A radiogram from G C Hutchesson of Denton now with the Byrd Antarctic expedition came to College Station. Hutcheson, a former A and M cadet corps major and Methodist cabinet president, was offered a radio position after Byrd was impressed by his record and recommendations. He sent a warm note asking to hear from friends and mentioning a long voyage across the Pacific toward ice via Wellington. Though the text includes some OCR errors, the gist is Hutchesson’s assignment and cordial message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Hutcheson
Denton
Byrd Antarctic Expedition
Robert L. Jackson
College Station
Hutcheson
A. and M
Byrd
Church
Wilkinson
Pacific
Wellington
Hutch
Typewriter Yellow Second Sheets Sold by Eagle Printing
Eagle Printing sells typewriter yellow second sheets. The notice lists available sizes and pricing terms for business and personal use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Printing Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brazos County Boys and Girls Club Department
Knapp
Dorothy Marie Sramek
Smetana 4
Mek
Mr. Sramek
A. H. Keller
Smetana News
College Baptist
Allen Academy
Frances
Gussie Brane
A. J. Buchanan
James Fleming
Robert Herndon
Laura Jane
Laura Gooch
J. B. Stevenson
J. Brooks Stevenson
Ursuline Avenue
Stevenson
Ridgefield
New Jersey
BE. J. Murrey
Murrey
Jennie Louise Stevenson
Jack Allen
Calvert
N. R. Newton
South Washington Avenue
College Church
CWA
Steeles Store Demonstration Club
Bulletin
Rey
Radway’s
Friends OF
Illinois
Solon
Firestone and
Goodyear
Bryan Motor Company
Ford Sales and Service
North Main Street
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