Plan to honor LaSalle site in Texas 1675 meeting
A Houston San Antonio group moves to preserve and mark the LaSalle settlement at the Garcitas River near Keeran's Spur Victoria County. Dr Bolton's Spain discovery confirms the site with walls and pottery remains. plans include fencing and a monument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Victoria
LaSalle
Texas
Spain
Herbert E. Bolton
Berkeley
California
Keeran
St. Louis, Brownsville
Mexico
Victoria County
Houston
San Antonio
Bolton
John R. Mobley
Fort St. Louis
Claude Keeran
Wawasota
Cardenas
New Spain
Navasota
Mississippi River
John A. Mobley
R. M. Farrar
Claud A. Keeran
Inez
R. S. Sterling
H. R. Safford
John H .Shary
Mission
Ben W. Fly
Christmas Jingle Rhymes about Santa and Love
A nostalgic verse celebrates Christmas time as the season of cheer and giving. It contrasts material gifts with a higher treasure, God is Love, presenting the Bible as Santa Claus today and urging kindness to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brother
Better pay your poll tax now and enjoy Christmas
The note urges prompt poll tax payment to avoid trouble and to enjoy Christmas without penalty or delay. It stresses timely action and a smoother holiday season for readers.
Brazos County Club Notes Highlight Terracing and Poultry Potential
County Agent C L Benson outlines progress in Brazos County agriculture focusing on terracing to stop soil erosion and soil fertility. He urges community demonstrations to teach farmers, notes strong poultry prospects via Mrs Walker and Schlafley, and warns against overfeeding and reliance on outside feed. He praises cooperative farming efforts with Coffeyville ideas and urges participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Bryan Street
Cavitt
Sam Cavitt
C. L. Benson
Wheelock
Boone Prairie Community News and Weather Notes
Boone Prairie reports bad weather since the last update. Santa Claus will have trouble arriving this year. Visits include Thorps and Ellison, Reynolds and Allee, Snider and Reynolds with Lucy Derrick, and Fultz family with Jody Johnson. Grandpa Maxwell is ill. Baptist services drew a large crowd under Rev. Albert Rambo. Boone’s basketball was to play Wheelock but met Franklin after Wheelock canceled. Franklin won 20 to 12. Richardson’s Ennis daughter visited, and a singing event at Richardson residence drew a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Eagle
Boone Prairie
Santa Claus
Thorps
J. E. Ellison
Bertha Reynolds
Virgie Allee
Elouise Snider
Velma Reynolds
Lucy Derrick
Richard Fultz
Grant Prairie
Fultz
Jody Johnson
Grandpa Maxwell
Baptist Church
Albert Rambo
Boone
Wheelock
Franklin
Rain Inspires Western Texas Editor and Local Mentions
Twenty five years ago local notes recount a Western Texas editor praising recent rains with humorous verse about cattle and grass. The item also reports visits and moves from Bryan residents including J H Suber of College Station, Bob Odom joining John M Lawrence Co, Mayor Mooring’s illness recovery, J Adone from Calvert, and students Fannie McMorries and the Edmonds sisters returning from Georgetown and College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
J. H. Suber
College Station
Bob Odom
John M. Lawrence & Co
Mooring
J. Adone
Calvert
Fannie McMorries
Georgetown
Misses Edmonds
Methodist Women In Group Meetings Close Year Sessions
The Woman's Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church held regular group meetings Monday afternoon at 3 30 o clock. Group No 4 concluded the year with chairman Mrs J B Priddy presiding and leading the devotional. The group planned to finish the book Life and Letters by Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society of the
First Methodist Church
J. B. Priddy
Priddy
Paul
Magic Casements Beautify the Home Technique
Agnes Porter extols window design and drapery as key to home beauty. Plate glass panes, curtain choices, and material variety shape light, ventilation, views, and harmony with furniture, with dyeing and personal experimentation urged for unique effects.
Book club meeting led by Mrs Waldrop discusses learnings
Led by Mrs. A. M. Waldrop the group reviewed a book and shared what helped each member most. After the lesson the hostess served fruit cake salted almonds and coffee. Present were Mesdames Waldrop Willis Lawrence Welch Jenkins Priddy Sublette Hensarling Lewis Gardner and Miss Lillie Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Waldrop
Mesdames
M. B. Willis
Josie Lawrence
R. B. Welch
E. J. Jenkins
J. B. Priddy
G. C. Sublette
P. H. Hensarling
C. A. Lewis
C. R. Gardner
Miss Lillie Hall
Kurten Christmas News Roundup from Local Residents
Kurten residents and visitors trade holidays with family and friends across Bryan Madisonville Huntsville and Reliance. Many attend Christmas programs and dances while teachers and students note school closing and dates.
Longest Island Drive In World On Padre Island
The surfside drive will run 135 miles along Padre Island linking Brownsville and Corpus Christi with a telephone station every five miles for touring motorists. Poles have arrived and are being installed, and ferries will connect the island to the mainland at both ends. The completed drive will shorten the Brownsville Corpus Christi distance by more than 50 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Brownsville
Padre Island
Corpus Christi
Holiday Guests and Travel Notes From Texas towns
Personal mentions include Mrs J W Yates and Dr and Mrs B R Hurst with children from Longview visiting Prof and Mrs Nat B Allen for the holidays. White Rose Studio hosts Mr and Mrs J M Carroll and son James of College Station who travel by car to spend the season with relatives in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kurten
Will Henderson
Madisonville
Henderson
Frank Isget
John Sabo
Wallace
Jim
Bryan
L. J. Kopecky
Peter Yeager
Kopecky
Julius Hedtke
Rose Schultz
Gus Stevener
Annie Stevener
Arnold Stevener
Henry Conrad
Arthur Stevener
Frank Opersteiy
Lucile
Miss Easters
Texas University
M. B. Easters
Will Metzer
Will Conrad
Emma Lenz
John Yeager
Emanuel Kasiski
Henry Rahnert
Fritz Wiese
Gus Schultz
Marie Schultz
Henrietta Schultz
S. B. Bukowsky
Rosa Mae
Celia
Santa Claus
Carl Manthei
Pritz Rahnert
Evangelical Church
Bitten Henderson
Allen Academy
W. F. Odom
Alive
Gussie
Pansy
Jallie Belle Gilpin
Jessie Gilpin
Elsie Rae Gilpin
Lorene Keith
Thekla Kasiski
Ella Kehlenbrink
Elsie Ray Gilpin
Gussie Odom
Opal Terry
Carrie Yeager
Virginia Kurten
Evie Manthei
Frank Fridel
Frances
Tyler Business College
James Lang
J. W. Yates
B. R. Hurst
Longview
Nat B. Allen
White Rose Studio
May J. M. Carroll
James
College Station
San Antonio
T. Carter
J. L. Powers
Christmas News From Bryan and Surrounding Areas
Holiday visitors arrive in Bryan with relatives in College Station and Wellborn. County Agent C L Bonser attends a terracing demonstration at Wellborn. Smetana Christmas program features Secretary S E Eberstadt as Santa Claus. Local residents from Beaumont to Robstown plan holiday gatherings with family and friends in Bryan and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
B. Edge
Johnson
Ethel Evans
Tom Evans
Beaumont
Edge
F. I. Garth
Mom Antonio
Robert L. Burney
Willie Rogers
Burney
R. P. Marstellaro
Bryan Pospital
Seedling Peach Trees For Sale In Arkansas
A notice offers one year grown seedling peach trees from Arkansas with peaches in season. Price 25 cents each in lots of six or more, pickup or carriage paid. Contact DAN 8, JACKSON, Student A. and M. College, to place an order before stock runs out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
198 College
Dan
Jackson
M. College
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hart Schaffner & Marx
A.m.waldrop & CO
Bryan's Big Clothing Store
Lavaca River
A. E. Kerr
P. A. Murray
Ray L. Dudley
William B. Lupe
W. B. Russ
W. M. Russ
Claude. Keeran
Frederick J. Combs
Pierce Withers
Vierce
Annie Keeran
W. G. Choate
Will L. Clayton
Calif
F. C. Proctor
Illinois
Brazos Bottom
Brazos Bottoms
Schlafly
Coffeyville, Kansas
Chamber of Commerce
Missouri-Pacific Agricultural Development Bulletin
Co Feyville
Turnip Greens
Mother Earth
Ed Durek
King’s Highway
H. J. Schlafley
Great Right
Carlisle
Methodist
Agnes Porter
Dowling
Robstown
Wellborn
Ennis
iKiurten
Edna
State University
Sanford Gibbs
W. F. Gibbs
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!