Santa Parade Planned in Bryan on December 18
Bryan and College area groups plan a festive Santa Claus parade on Friday night December 18 with floats bands and a Pyrotechnic display at Forrest Field. committees will coordinate rural community entries and merchant participation with J M Bullock leading Lions Rotary and other clubs in parade oversight and public relations.
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Santa Claus
Bryan
St. Nicholas
College
Bryan and
Forrest Field
Bryan College
Roger
Claus
Chamber of Commerce
E. E. Yeager
J. A. Williams
H. T. Schovassa
H. T. Downard Sr
R. M. Dansby
W. E. Neeley
C. L
R. J. Bray
R. A. Booth
Barron
J. M. Bullock
Lions and Rotary Clubs
Bryan Reading Club
Bowie
Travis P
Allred First Governor to Visit Prairie View
Gov James V Allred became the first governor to visit Prairie View State College in its history. He praised the college and urged a better road to the campus and more dormitories as crowding grew. The visit included a college program led by Principal W R Banks and featured songs from the college chorus.
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James V. Allred
Prairie View State
Nege
Allred
O. A. Fuller
W. R. Banks
Schuhmacher
A. & M. System of Colleges
Prairie View Committee
Alfred KR
Prairie View
H. C. Schuhmacher
Capt
James A. Baker
Houston
T. C. Walton
Edward Clark
G. A. Long
J. K. Walker
Father C. §&. Schappert
St. Nicholas’ Catholic Church of
College Avenue Baptist Young People Dinner goes Spanish themed
The College Avenue Baptist Sunday school young people plan their annual dinner for Thursday at 7 30 in the church banquet room. This year the event features a Spanish menu and decorations with a varied program of entertainment and fun expected to draw a large youth crowd.
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College Avenue Baptist Sunday School
Connally Holiday Trophy Deer and Gobblers
United States Senator Tom Connally and his son Ben hunted near Keraville, taking a deer and a turkey apiece. Connally displayed two eight-point bucks and two gobblers on his car as he passed through the capital, smiling at the event.
Bryan FFA Plans Father and Son Barbecue Event
The Bryan FFA chapter decided to replace the annual Father and Son banquet with a Father and Son barbecue during National Future Farmer week in February. L. O. Manning chairs the barbecue committee as members discuss chapter objectives and committee reports. Ten visitors from the A and M Collegiate chapter attended and spoke on Future Farmer work while Frank Fridel Martin Olexy and James Bike performed a musical program. Refreshments were served to 835 members and visitors at the close.
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Bryan
A. and M
Somebody's Little Boy
Poem urging drivers to watch for children in the city and town. It laments a driver who killed a young boy and a family left with an empty bed, calling driving responsibility a major crime.
Goliad Cannon Not Fired By La Salle's Men
Prof. Marcel Morand of Rice Institute concluded the cannon found in Goliad was not a La Salle relic. He noted the piece bears a Spanish coat of arms and likely came from Spain for early missions in Goliad County rather than being used by La Salle's expedition.
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Goliad
Marcel Morand
Rice Institute
Houston
America
de la Salle
la Salle
Matagorda
Morand
Leon
Castile
Ferdinand I
Spain
Local social notes from Bryan area residents
Mrs Maggie Harris plans to spend Christmas in Beaumont with her son Caroll Harris family. Elizabeth Holmes returns from Texas State College for Women with companions Sara and Virginia Webb. Rep Hugh Jones and Mrs Jones visit in Bryan with R W Persons family. Various locals travel, visit, or recover from illness in Bryan and surrounding towns.
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Maggie Harris
Beaumont
Carroll Harris
Elizabeth Holmes
Walter Holmes
Texas State College For Women
Denton
Miss Holmes
Sara
Virginia Webb
Bracketville
Hugh Jones
Center
Jones
R. W. Persons
W. L. Norris
Persons
John Wittman
Houston
Lacy Shifflett
Dorothy Adair
B. C. Jones
CSA
College Road
F. C. Wiese
Carl Wiese
A. H. Keller
Kurten
Bryan
Amtaro Wilson
F. H. Wilson
M. College
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Wellborn
John Hensarling
Malcolm
H. A. McDonald
St. Joseph's Hospital
Selena Daniels
Longview
A. and M. College
Shreveport
Hearne
Dixon
Brazos County
Charlie McDuffie
Cross
Eva Eberstadt
S. E. Eberstadt
Jefferson
W. E. Gibbs
Willis Lemmon
Gibbs
Mary Carolyn
W. F. Gibbs
Carolyn Smith
Navasota
Vera Smith
Eugene C. Ferguson
Bloomington
R. S. Webb
Webb
W. J. Coulter
Coulter Hoppess
O. E. Ford Jr
San Antonio
Alan Sanders
Sanders- McCullough Mortuary
Lancaster
Stella Sanders
Miss Sanders
J. K. Presnal
C. R. Presnal
Tabor
J. B. Rice
Iola
C. R. L. Jones
Harvey
Ed Martin
American Legion and Auxiliary
Ninety Percent of Cars Tested Defective Here
Intercity highway patrols tested 1124 autos and trucks in a safety lane. 231 were defective on one or more of six counts with brakes worst affected. 96 of the pink tagged vehicles returned for a second test and passed. Patrol to return to Brazos county to test remaining vehicles and issue blue stickers after repairs.
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Carroll Monroe
Set
Capt
Gilbert
Sgt
Schauer
Bryan Visitors and Local Guests Report Weekend Return
Evening scenes show the Ramseys hosting guests in their Houston area home before travel to Do M. Risinger visits Steep Hollow in Bryan with Mrs. R L May and daughter Miss Hettie Laura May of Dallas. Kurten residents J W Lawless and D B Lloyd seen in Bryan. J W Harris of Tabor traded in Bryan this morning.
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Do. M. Risinger
Bryan
R. L. May
Hettie Laura May
Dallas
Kurten
J. W. Lawless
D. B. Lloyd
J. W. Harris
Tabor
Inspect Engines Before City Purchase Decision
City Manager R. G. Williams and Charles Ramsey will tour to inspect 1000 h.p. diesel engines from Busch-Sulzer Brothers, Fulton Iron Works, Winton Engine Company, and American Locomotive. The trip visits Tulsa, Tipton, St. Louis, then Bryan, returning midweek. The city commission pared bidders from ten to four at an adjourned session.
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R. G. Williams
Charles Ramsey
Tulsa
Okla
Tipton
Ind
St. Louis
Bryan
Busch-Sulzer Brothers
Fulton Iron Works
Winton Engine Company
Cleveland
American Locomotive Company
Auburn
Bryan Girl Wins Post Story Writing Award
Orrin Ricks daughter of Mr and Mrs Mayon Ricks of Bryan won first prize of 1 for the best Junior Post story sent to the Houston Post this week. Her contribution titled Solo Flight was printed with the item noting many fine stories were judged and Orrin Ricks of Bryan won the top prize.
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Orrin Ricks
Mayon Ricks
Bryan
Junior Post
Houston Post
the Post
Texas
Hewitt Mother Extradition Ordered by Governor
Governor Harold G. Hoffman ordered Maryon Cooper Hewitt extradited from New Jersey to California to face charges connected with the sterilization of her daughter Ann Hewitt. The ruling follows California authorities seeking the case as a mayhem matter.
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Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
Maryon Cooper Hewitt
California
Ann
Women of Bryan Enjoy Beauties Of Journey East
Mrs Lila Graham Bryan and Mrs S C Hoyle return from a three week trip to the north and east. They describe Washington Annapolis New York Niagara Falls and a snowbound Hudson trip with vivid scenery and discussions of a future river project cost estimates and political figures.
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Bryan
Journey East
Lila Graham Bryan
S. C. Hoyle
Washington
Mrs. Hoyle
Annapolis
New York City
Brazos District Power Sale Faces Congressional Clash
In Washington on December 8, Texas House member attacks a proposed power disposal contract as criminal as sponsors gird for a House showdown over flood control costs on the Brazos River dam in Palo Pinto County. Senator Morris Sheppard questions the tentative WPA proposal while aiming to align construction estimates acceptable to all parties.
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Washington
Brazos River
Texas
Texas House
Morris Sheppard
Works Progress Administration
Palo Pinto County
Sheppard
Jones Norris
John McCall
Dallas
Harry Hopkins
WPA
Federal Employees Luncheon Plans Christmas Party
The local Federal employees group held their monthly luncheon at Parker Oaks with fifteen members. L P Gabbard spoke on Farm Tenancy and National membership books were distributed. An evening party is planned for December 19 and the next luncheon will be January 11.
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Parker Oaks
L. P. Gabbard
Cemetery Association Board Meeting Scheduled Thursday
The Bryan Cemetery Association will hold a regular meeting Thursday at 10:00 a.m. in City Hall. President Mrs. J. E. Astin announced the session.
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Bryan Cemetery Association
City Hall
J. E. Astin
Bombs Kill 21 in Madrid and Insurgent Airstrike
Bitter cold slows fascist assaults around Madrid as 21 people die in an insurgent aerial attack on Guadalajara, northeast of the capital. In Seville harbor a Norwegian steamer Games was bombed by insurgent planes. one seaman killed and a cargo ore run reported empty as investigators probe the incident.
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Madrid
Guadalajara
Oslo
Norway
Foreign Office
Seville
Gilchrist urges engineers to reduce highway death toll
Gilchrist presidente of the American Association of State Highway Officials urged cutting traffic fatalities through safer design and driver education. He favored highway relocation over overpasses and warned against diverting motorist funds, calling it legal pick pocketing. He proposed four-year planning and permanent feeder roads as policy.
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San Francisco
Gibb Gilchrist
American Association of State Highway Officials
Gilchrist
Association
Alleged Dope User Detained After Marijuana Charge
Arcadio Villarreal was jailed by city police Sunday night on a marijuana possession allegation.
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Arcadio Villarreal
Marhauna
Railroad Empire Bought By Ball For Only $274,682
Senate hearing recounts how George A. Ball of Muncie Indiana bought control of the Van Sweringen rail empire for 274682 dollars at a public auction in September 1935. He secured a 67 percent stake in the Alleghany holding company and related Van Sweringen assets including 23000 miles of railroad lines and diverse ventures from coal to a peach orchard.
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Washington
Senate
Moncie
Ind
van Sweringen
George A. Ball
Alleghany Corporation
Alleghany
Ball
Fagle Printing Co Offers Shipping Tags
Shipping tags of every design in all weights and colors may be quickly furnished by consulting us. Prices will please you. Fagle Printing Company.
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Fagle Printing Company
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