Folks Mainly About Folks From Tuesday's Daily
Local notes report trips and plans of Bryan residents. Mr and Mrs FE H Astin cruise to Miami and southern waters aiming to return by February 15. Nina Bess Astin and others depart for Mexico City with Austin friends, returning around March 1. Several families visit, travel, or recover, including E A Finley, Mrs C W Simmons, and J E Conitts. Rosemary Foster and her family face muddy roads delaying school attendance. The Episcopal Guild Auxiliary met at Mrs C A Searcy with notes from Beaumont. Antone Zemanek visits Bryan from Fountain Switch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. H. Astin
Miami
Fla
Bryan
E. A. Finley
Haswell Drive
C. W. Simmons
Houston
John Heard Astin
Iss Nina Bess Astin
Jane Oliver
Mexico
Austin
Adams
Gaines
Beatrice Gaines
Galveston
Corsicana
George G. Foster
Rosemary
River Oaks
Greenwood Courts
J. E. Conitts
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Conitts
Roland Dansby Ie
Baker Avenue
Joseph Mims
Kingsville
J. H. Kraft
L. H. Wilson
Alice
Billie
Episcopal Guild Auxiliary
C. A. Searcy
Beaumont
Antone Zemanek
Fountain Switch
Kings Highway Teacherage Scheduled For Completion
The teacherage will be completed this week and teachers will move to their new home. Sunday visits included Misses Pearl and Emily Hint Angelina Scasta and B W Hardin with Miss Georgie Lys. Several families hosted gatherings with Rube McDonald and family and others near Oscar and Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl
Emily Hint
Angelina Scasta
B. W. Hardin
Georgie Lys
Hill
Doris Marie
Mary Gladys
Opal Wilspent
Rube McDonald
Bettie Mae Nash
Elsie Novosad
Lillie Mae Skubal
Lena Novasad
Oscar
C. L. Novosad
Angelina Kopetsky
Albina Zikes
A. R. Scasta
Scasta
C. J. Scasta
Bryan
Sam McDonald
Joe Scasta
Noah Batson
Ruth Batson
Thelston Barker
Dalton Wilson
Lee Ross
County attorney accounts balance to the penny
Auditors on Brazos County found the county attorney's office accounts balanced to the penny. This fact was omitted from Tuesday's Eagle story due to an oversight.
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Brazos County
the Eagle
Heart attack fatal to former state solon
Texarkana February 2 Sid Crampton 62 Bowie county attorney and former state representative died Monday of a heart attack. He had been in ill health since last summer. Survivors include a son Travers Crampton of Fort Stockton.
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Texarkana
Sid Crampton
Bowie County
Travers Crampton
Fort Stockton
Retired Commissioner Wins Unopposed Constable Race
Amarillo reports Joe Gray who retired December 31 as county commissioner is elected constable of Precinct 3 with a single vote after county clerk W. E. Blackburn found his name on a November tally sheet. No other candidate appeared on the ballot.
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Amarillo
Joe Gray
W. E. Blackburn
Rules Announced For One-Variety Cotton Contest In East Texas
Longview February 3 The East Texas Chamber of Commerce announced plans and eligibility for the Five Year One-Variety Cotton Community Contest. Communities must cover at least 500 acres and include 15 producers growing one variety with 15-16 inch staple. Five farm units minimum per community. Awards vary by qualifiers, with up to 1000 first prize if 61 or more communities enter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longview
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Byron B. Black
Clarksville
Texas A. & M. College Extension Service
East Texas Chamber of Commerce Cotton Improvement Committee
Black
Geo. E. Adams
College Station
Eugene Butler
Dallas
Victor Schoffelmayer
Frank Briggs
L. L. Mackey
Sam R. Greer
Tyler
Alston Clapp
Houston
A. M. Slevin
Beaumont
Elmore R. Torn
East Texas Chamber
Eastern Star to Honor Past Officers at Bryan Chapter Meeting
Mrs. N. R. Smith announces Bryan Chapter No. 222 Order of the Eastern Star will honor its past matron and patrons next Monday night at the Masonic Temple chapter rooms. The regular meeting will include past matrons and patrons filling ritual stations.
Death after mob takes inmate from jail in Alabama
The body of Wes Johnson, a Black man charged with confronting a white girl, was found dead in what authorities call a related incident. Armed men abducted him from the jail last night in Headland Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Headland
Ala
Wes Johnson
Brazos County 4-H Club Enrolls and Plans Cotton Contest
Brazos County 4-H clubs seek 200 members this year with a county rally planned for early March. Whirlwind enrollment trips will visit rural schools when roads permit, and sheets for the new farm program will be completed as supplies and access allow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Reliance Community News Update
A weather and illness outbreak leads to a school closure this week with low attendance. Local families visit relatives, including the Rileys and Shealys, and the community notes the passing of Mrs. Fannie Holland. The Reliance home demonstration club met at Mrs. C. C. Lawless’s home. church services are set for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Riley
Almedia
Robert Riley
Harrold Shealy
Grace Shealy
Lewis Shirley
Perry
J. J. Riley
C. N. Shealy
Fannie Holland
Reliance
Reliance Home Demonstration Club
C. C. Lawless
Lige Lindsey Suntday
Fred Gage
D. C. Wiley
Thelma Seely
Millican
P T A Cancels Program Over Bad Roads
Elbert Duncan dies near Kerrville while seeking treatment and is buried beside his father at Willow Hole. He leaves a wife a daughter a mother two sisters and several brothers. Rev J J Pipkin will preach next Sunday if weather improves. rain threatens. Local notices include health trips and visits by residents.
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P.T. A
Elbert Duncan
Kerrville
Willow Hole
J. J. Pipkin
F. V. Rychlik
Joe Opersteny
Roy Elliott
Marlin
Rychlik
R. H. Pack
Roy Barnett
Edge
Great Progress In Soil and Water Saving In 1936
In 1936 Texas farms terraced or contoured nearly 3,978,244 acres, the highest since records began. M R Bentley reports county agents supervised 16 324 farms with 2,338,413 acres protected. over 100,000 acres of permanent pasture were terraced and 742,514 acres chiseled to store subsoil moisture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas
M. R. Bentley
Extension
Bentley
John Manville Safety School brings Reflex-O-Meter to Bryan
Johns Manville launches a Safety School in Bryan on Wednesday at Main and 26th streets. Drivers test their emergency stop reaction by shifting from accelerator to brake as Reflex-O-Meter measures the response time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johns Manville Company
Bryan
Sta
Main
26Th Streets
Cairo Faces 60 Foot Ohio River Crest as Flood Prisoners Hold Line
Emergency crews battle 60 foot Ohio River crest at Cairo Illinois while 100000 workers reinforce levees. Army engineers expect crest to arrive midweek. 368 dead nationwide as Mississippi rises toward New Orleans with cautious forecasts of relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cairo
Coast Guard
Ohio Valley
Roosevelt
Ill
Ohio
Upper
Mississippi
E. B. Markham
Army Engineers
New Orleans
Man Found Dead From Apparent Self Inflicted Shot Near Hallsville
Hallsville Feb 2 Will Smelley Harrison county farmer was found dead Monday hanging on a barbed wire fence. A stray bullet fired by men practicing on a rifle range near his farm nine miles northwest of Hallsville is suspected. Smelley’s son and two negro boys found the body. The body bore a bullet hole in the head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallsville
Will Smelley
Harrison County
Here
Smelley
Two Die In Crash West Of Henderson
Henderson, Feb 2. Finis A. Leath 26 of Joinerville and R L Keith 68 of Grand Prairie dairyman were killed early Monday in an automobile collision four miles west of Henderson. Lloyd M Hitt 26 oil field worker and driver of one car suffered a brain concussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
Finis A. Leath
Joinerville
R. L. Keith
Grand Prairie
Lloyd M. Hitt
Bell Signs Five Year SMU Contract To Stay Coach
SMU coach Matty Bell agreed to a five year deal at 6500 dollars annually after his current term, blocking a move to Iowa. Iowa athletic director Dad Schroeder said Bell told him he cannot desert SMU. The Iowa board may add other candidates to its favored list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Matty Bell
Southern Methodist University
Mustang
University of Iowa
Bell
E. D. Jennings
J. H. Stewart
Faculty Athletic Committee
Board of Trustees
Stewart
Iowa
Iowa City
Schroeder
Southern Methodist
S.M.A
Texas
Iowa Athletic Board
Irl Tubbs
Miami
Fla.) University
Arthur Bergman
Catholic University
Tubbs
Bergman
Spare Room Upgrade Prompts Taglie Wart Ua Plan
A note proposes an upgrade for a spare room under the Tagie Wart Ua project. The plan outlines design changes, budgeting, and a timeline to repurpose the space for additional use.
National Guard Reinforces Flint GM Strike Zone
National guardsmen, about 1200 strong of the One Hundred Twenty-sixth Infantry, patrolled the 80 acre Chevrolet plants area as workers at GM strike sites occupied key assembly plants after injuries. Food cannot pass the lines. non union workers control other plants. Frances Perkins sent a federal concil iator to Flint while John L. Lewis heads for Detroit to intensify the strike. Gov. Frank Murphy signaled possible food passage if workers are department employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint
Mich
National
General Motors
Chevrolet
United Automobile Workers of America
Frank Murphy
Frances Perkins
John L. Lewis
Detroit
Flint, Mich
One
Lindy Lands at Rome After Fuel Run Low
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh landed in Rome today while en route to Egypt after a detour from Pisa caused by a storm. They had not been heard from since leaving Lympne England, prompting safety fears.
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Rome
Charles A. Lindbergh
Egypt
Pisa
Italy
Lympne
England
Galveston Open Golf Tournament Dates Set
Galveston will hold its second annual invitation golf tournament under the Galveston Junior Chamber of Commerce at the Municipal Golf Course March 4 5 6 and 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Galveston Junior Chamber of Commerce
Municipal Golf Course
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