Rural Writers Smetana News Highlights Local Visits
Aline residents visited the Brauenu and Regmund households during the week. The Smetana Woman's Club held a Christmas party with 11 members, electing Lucy Cahill as president and Ben Sigrett as secretary. Prospect school notes praise hot lunches boosting attendance and daily body care, with gains in student work and two pounds gained by a girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schidler
Aline
John Brauenu
Frank Fuller
Ben Sigert
Santa Claus
Page
F. J. Regmund
Smetana Woman's Club
Lucy Cahill
Ben Sigrett
Lucy Givens
Prospect School
Edge Community Notes and Weekend Visits
Edge residents report gatherings with Ed Rychlik and family in Bryan. Several visitors from Bryan College Station and Plainview stopped by Edge homes. A Wheelerock basketball team visit resulted in a 7 to 21 Edge win with plans to return the game next Friday. The B Y P U continues efforts to recruit members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Pack
Franklin
Edge
Bernard Hill
College Station
Jim Leighman
Bryan
Louis Chytil
Fred Blazek
King’s Highway
Wheelock
Local Social Notes Show Visits and School News
Prospect Robert Taylor and Emmett Sheffield spent last week together and attended a family reunion at the Shefield home Sunday. Several Houston and Iola residents visited, with Mrs. Sylvester seeking enrollment for her son Charles at Prospect school. The Beal family faced a serious burn incident while Paul Ponzio and Frank Carrabba were noted for health and school attendance. The community enjoys a midyear school program and a warm lunch initiative for 48 pupils despite repairs and illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Taylor
Houston
Emmett Sheffield
Sheffield
Clint Sheffield
Enoch Hopkins
Hattie Thomas
Iola
Sylvester
Bryan
Cameron Ranch
Gertrude Ayres
Faye
Clovis
N. M
J. E. Wilson
Tom Smith
Robert English
Joe Beal
Paul Ponzio
Luke Ponzio
Frank Carrabba
Joe Carrabba
Steep Hollow Visitors from Robstown and Local Church News
Steep Hollow reports visitors Mr. and Mrs. Joel Bullock and two daughters from Robstown to visit Sam Bullock’s family. Joe Nell Bond improves after illness. Mrs. J. E. Bullock on sick list. The pastor Rev. Van Sickle preached all services including a Saturday night. January starts preaching on the second Sunday. Attendees include Miss Virgie Hopkins, Mrs. Britten Risinger, and William MacQuirter. A Christmas program is anticipated and holidays are discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel Bullock
Robstown
Mr. Bullock
Sam Bullock
Joe Nell Bond
J. E. Bullock
van Sickle
Virgie Hopkins
Bryan
Britten Risinger
Reliance
William MacQuirter
Brazos Valley
Kings Highway Chapel Program Delights High School Pupils
High school pupils were entertained with a short program at chapel on Monday morning. Various local residents visited over the weekend including families of Jancik Novosad Hearne and McDonald. Several people attended gatherings at Edge and Kurten to spend Saturday and Sunday with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel
Frank Jancik
S. L. Novosad
R. B. Hearne
Hearne
Kurten, Bryan
L. V. Skubal
Aubrey Holden
Fritz Kindt
Emma Kindt
Doris
Geo. McDonald
Edge
Fort McDonald
Funeral Service For Bryan Woman Thursday
Jennie Campbell Pico aged 86 years 10 months and 10 days died at her daughter Mrs. Robert Martin's home in southern Bryan after a lingering illness She lived in Bryan 65 years and was linked to county history as a Campbell family pioneer survivor This obituary notes survivors daughter grandchildren and relatives and states funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 PM at the First Christian church conducted by Rev A A Hyde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Campbell Pico
Robert Martin
Bryan
Jennie Pico
Campbell
W. H. Campbell
Union Hill
Willie Shine
Houston
A. L. Bates
Bremond
Anita Martin
First Christian Church
A. A. Hyde
William Shine
Laura Woolsey
Maude Leigh
Navasota
Pico
Nose Club Scam Claims Big Nasal Attraction
A Bryan woman alleges her husband earns a peculiar income near midnight. The London scene hints at a fresh ruse under the banner Nose Club seeking agents in Pryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
London
Nose Club
Pryan
Rural Life Notes At Brazos County 4 H Club Reports
The Brazos County 4 H program reports on poultry records with flocks ranging from 39 to 600 birds, noting egg totals and net returns despite disease. It also covers 4 H officers, national canning medal winners, and Victoria Severa's club activities and home economy projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Extension Service
Ed Chytil
Edge
Homer M. Wilson
Henry Herndon
Bryan
I. H. Taylor
D. J. McDonald
Prospect
Wilson
Wilson Barred Rocks
Taylor
Christmas Candy Recipes From Bryan Daily Eagle
Simple tried and true holiday treats described as four candy recipes. Includes Turkish Delight style jelly with orange and lemon flavors, green and red coloring, and nut meats. a coconut sugar candy with brown and white sugar and milk. and a chocolate sour cream candy with raisins cherries walnuts and cinnamon.
Washington county plans widen Highway 20 right of way
J E Blair of Bryan and the State Highway Department met Washington county commissioners to approve widening Highway No 20. Forty feet of right of way will be added, after which the state will add two feet of concrete on each side raising the roadway from sixteen to twenty feet. The project aims to reduce deep roadside ditches and improve safety, with construction beginning once the right of way is secured. Brenham Banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Blair
Bryan
State Highway Department
Commissioners Court
Washington County
Sam D. W. Low
Highway Department
Houston
Waller
Brenham Banner
City Heads Entertained With Forty Two Fun At Yeager Home
City commission members and their wives were hosted by Mr and Mrs E E Yeager on Tuesday evening. The informal Forty Two game provided entertainment through the evening and a refreshment plate accompanied departures. Guests included Mr and Mrs R G Williams Mr and Mrs N A Stewart and Mr and Mrs Forrest Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission
E. E. Yeager
Repair Work Underway On Power House Roof
The project to repair the power house roof advances quickly with new metal installed and to be finished with asbestos paint, depending on weather conditions.
Notable Quotes Collide Across Authors
A jumble of literary lines quotes Tolstoy and Herberte, noting happiness and time. The fragment mentions singing and sighing as time passes.
Revered Mothers Through History and Verse
A compilation of lines honoring mothers from poets and figures including Carlyle Lamb Adams Coleridge Kipling Macaulay and Johnson. It centers on enduring maternal love, memory, and gratitude with references to individual mothers such as Annie Taylor Mrs Sigourney and Aida Johnson Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Sigourney
First All-Conference Team Named by Southwest Coaches
Coach Francis A. Schmidt announces the first all conference football team chosen by the seven Southwest Conference schools. Texas leads with 11 players named, TCU next with nine, followed by Baylor SMU Rice Arkansas and A&M, with various players listed on first second and honorable mention rosters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Francis A. Schmidt
Coaches Association of the Southwest Conference
Arkansas
Baylor
Rice
T. A
Long
M. U
Peterson
Texas
Blanton
Boswell
Koch
Emerson
Atkins
Griffith
Martin
Salkeld
Vining
Morris
Moulton
McGrill
Harsell
Neeley
Cook
Secrest
Lord
Howell
Jatura
Gilbert
Katman
Hinton
Kyle
McElrath
Oliver
Mueller
Lewter
Baylor Wallace
Squyres
Sxm
Ricer
Horticultural Students From A and M to Tour Texas Citrus Areas
Thirty five junior and senior horticultural students from the A and M College of Texas will depart December 13 for a week long inspection trip through southwest Texas. Guides include Prof. Adriance and colleagues with support from Chambers of Commerce and local firms. They will visit San Antonio Crystal City Laredo Weslaco and Brownsville to study citrus orchards vegetable plantings and irrigation projects. The trip ends December 20 in Brownsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy W. Adriance
K. H. Beach
W. C. McKim
Chambers of Commerce of
San Antonio
Crystal City
Laredo
Mission
Progresso Development Company
Weslaco
American Rio Grande Laid and Irrigation Company
Mercedes
J. C. Engleman, Inc
Edinburg
Prof
Adriance
Somerset
Natilia
Pearsall
Dilley
Carrizo Springs
Asherton
Catarina
McAden
Harlingen
San Benito
Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley
Ice Cream Boom Spurs Brazos County Dairy Plans
The Bryan area eyes a growing ice cream market as a new receiving plant and storage facility aims to use surplus milk and cream this spring and summer. The plan links to herd improvement, better feeding, and road and tick-eradication efforts to lower costs and boost dairy production, with local bull circles and breeding programs already in play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Brazos County
Consumpton
Wkim
Providence
Bryan
Texas
Texas Jersey Cattle Club
Senator McGregor backs pay raise mandate for lawmakers
Senator T. H. McGregor of Austin asserts the constitutional amendment requires the legislature to set salaries at ten dollars per day, aligning with a view that the pay increase should apply to incoming legislators. Former Governor James E. Ferguson countered that the raise would not take effect for new legislators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. McGregor
Austin
McGregor
James E. Ferguson
Quotations About Intellect and Charity
A compact note compiling three aphorisms from Zangwill Pascal and Smith about intellect obscuring light beginnings and charitable reach ending at home.
Bartlett Doctor Visites Bryan Kin and Friends
Dr. Charley Cole of Bartlett is spending a few days in Bryan visiting relatives and old time friends and stays at the home of Mr and Mrs Ws Hz Galei.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Cole
Bartlett
Bryan
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Smetana News
Ed Rychlik
J. A. Rychlik
Bettie
Berdie Rychlik
Clara Nedbalek
Baton
E. J. Payne
Allene
Inez
Edith Payne
Mattie
Kathryn Wilson
Normangee
George McDonald
F. Martin
Maude Moore
Roy Lewis
Plainview
Travis Hibbetts
North Zulch
A. F. Skaines and Sons
Allen
Seen
F. W. Rychiik
Kings Highway
Avement
Associated Press
Belleville, Ill
Sam Scorfina
St. Louis
Vito Impastato
Frank Agrassa
C. L. Benson
Theo Roosevelt
Tabor
Fred Jensen
Kurten
Kurten 4-H
Edelweiss Gerke
Dora Mae Keith
Gladys Jones
Hattie Holubee
Mildred Keith
Win Capper
Ima Fae Franklin
Smetana
Cora Crenshaw
Relianeag
Senate
Arthur Capper
Cora
Ima Fae
Victoria Severa
Rye 4-H
Victoria
Albina
Bryan Daily Eagle
J. E. Blair
Washington
Yeager
Tolstoi
Herberte
Carlyle
Charles Lamb
John Quincy Adams
Alice Cary
Coleridge
Kipling
Macaulay
Annie Taylor
Dr., Johnson
Mrs. Hemans
Mother Mahree
Aida Johnson Young
S. W. Coaches
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