Monument Plan For Washington Birthday Celebration in Brazos County
Mrs. G S Fraps announces a D A R project to erect a monument to Washington on the University campus in Austin with a dedication ceremony in February. Brazos county pupils to donate five cents to a memorial fund. 200 pecan trees to be planted on school properties through Texas A M College. Committee chairmen named. details to follow. parade and patriotic events planned with local clubs and schools involved.
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G. S. Fraps
Il Scott
D. A
Organize
W. S. Howell
Bryan Lie
Brazos County
George Washington
Howell
Dean FE. J. Kyle
Texas A. & M. College
R. F. Balthis
Ferry
Washington
Tephen F. Austin High School
H. L. Durham
P.T. A
Bowie
M. Bethany
Bowie P.-T. A
W. C. Washington
P. Dobyne
Travis School
J. Vernon Brown
Travis P.-T. A
A. S. McSwain
Prof. Neal
D. J. McDonald
College Consolidated
H. G. Gross
E. B. Reynolds
Steeles Store
Cantavespie
Kurten
W. D. Bunting
Allen Farm
Dolores Vance
Leonard
Richard Hearne
Smetana
Britton Henderson
Clay Farm
Thelma Sealey
Tabor
W. L. Powers
William Scott
D A. R
G. 8. Fraps
L. S. Ross
Albert Buchanan
Woman's Club
J. T. Hanway
Bryan Reading Club
Lacey Harrison
E. M. Reigenbrecht
Colfewe
G. 3S. Fraps
Martha Rivers
Allen Brazos County
Funeral Service This Afternoon For Bryan Woman
Funeral services were held today at 3 o clock for Mrs. W P Jolly from the Jolly home in northern Bryan after a short illness. Interment followed at Steep Hollow cemetery with Rev Roy Hollo man officiating. Mrs Jolly, 38, is survived by husband W P Jolly of the city power plant and three sons Fred Joel and Jack, plus three brothers and three sisters including Walter Joe Dawson of Bryan Albert Dawson of Pecos Cassie Mills of Waco Lula Barrow and Mrs Emma DeHart of Bryan.
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W. P. Jolly
Jolly
County Essay Contest Seeks Bryan Brazos Students
County schools urged to enter a Washington Bicentennial essay contest with two prizes for elementary and high school winners. Rules include 500 word limit, one entry per school level, one side only, and separate author details. Submissions due Feb 15, 1982 to H. R. Gross at College Station.
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Bryant
Brazos County
Washington
Tne
Texas
H. R. Gross
College Station
R. F. Balthis
D. J. McDonald
J. V. Brown
Bryan Methodism Invites Attend Anderson Church Opening
Bryan and College Station Methodists received invitations to the opening of the new Anderson Methodist church. The ceremony starts Sunday morning January 31 at 11 o'clock with Rev. R A Gates delivering the opening sermon. An evening sermon will be given by Rev. C E Garrett. The opening week features nightly preaching by visiting ministers through February 7 with services each night except Saturday.
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Bryan
College
New Methodist Church
Anderson
R. A. Gates
C. E. Garrett
Huntsville
F. E. Few
H. I. Robinson
Methodist Church
J. E. Boulet
Baptist Church
D. L. Landrum
Methodist
Navasota
A. T. Walker
Baylor Dean to Speak at High School Graduation
Supt. Harry L. Durham announces T. D. Brooks mayor of Waco and dean of the Ed Bayior University department will deliver the commencement address at Stephen F. High School on May 27.
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Harry L. Durham
T. D. Brooks
Waco
Ed Bayior University
Stephen F. High School
Millican Club Chooses Pantry Demonstrator
Mrs. Paul McSwain was chosen 4-H pantry demonstrator at the Millican club meeting held with Mrs. R. E. Dunlap. Seven members were present. The next meeting is February 9 at Mrs. McSwain’s home to discuss Home Orchards Pruning of Fruit Trees and Fig Growing.
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Paul McSwain
Millican Club
R. E. Dunlap
Bryan High Boy Broilers Plan in Home Battery Brooder
Paul Gregg, a first year vocational agriculture student, raises 502 two weeks old broiler chicks in a 6 by 10 foot backyard house in Bryan. The birds are fed commercial feed per A and M College formula with two percent cod liver oil to substitute sunlight and kept in self feeders with heat from a gas stove and electric bulbs.
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Paul Gregg
West 26Th Street
Bryan
Banquet Honors Local Church Youth With Dinner Event
More than fifty men and women attended an eight o clock banquet at the Free Will Baptist church hosted by the church youth group. Rev John L Wharton spoke on denominational loyalty and service to church community state and nation. A program featured music and readings by local residents and church members.
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Free Will Baptist Church
Free Will Baptist League
Young Peoples Organization
Lamar Williams
John L. Wharton
First Baptist Church
Wharton
Cargill String Band
Alta Taylor
W. O. Alexander
Jess Hensarling
E. C. Morris
J. R. Bullard
Jack Boone
J. L. Vance
Geo. P. Edge
D. D. Vasbinder
K. L. Edge
J. E. Hensarling
C. F. Goen
W. E. Cloud
L. E. Morehead
Johnnie Hudson
Will Locke
Wm. H. Johnson
A. S. McSwain
D. Cargill
Fred Cargill
Oliver Goen
Winifred Carroll
Icy Goen
Dorothy Adair
Doris Moehlman
Louise Moehlman
Lelia Moehlman
Elizabeth Mike
Winnie Smith
Doreee Clary
Winnie Clara
Evelyn Schovas
Bryan High Student Plants Peach Trees
Joe Locke Jr a second year vocational agriculture student at Bryan High planted twenty peach trees on sandy soil in a home orchard project. The Elberta Mamie Ross and Indian cling varieties were set 20 feet apart and pruned to open head form. He plans two Poland China gilts as his major project and 10 acres of corn to provide feed for the pigs.
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Joe Locke, Jr
Bryan High
Tabor
Elberto
Mamie Ross
Joe
First Christian Circles Hold All Day Mission Session
A joint all day meeting of the three Circles of the Woman's Missionary Society at the First Christian Church was held Monday with Mrs. J. D. Benson presiding. Twenty members and two visitors attended from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., sewing a quilt and curtains, shared noon sandwiches, cake and coffee, and enjoyed social time between tasks.
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Woman's Missionary Society
The
First Christian Church
J. D. Benson
Dorcas
College Circle
Bryan Fire Prevention Board Urged At City Hall Meeting
Eugene Sanders of the state fire insurance commission urged Bryan to adopt an ordinance creating a Fire Prevention Board and an inquest committee to cut fire losses. He cited Bryan's high insured loss from 1926 to 1938 totaling 383 89.45 and noted increased fire risks and insurance rates. City officials and fire department leaders supported the plan, aiming to improve safety and lower costs for property holders.
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City Hall
Eugene Sanders
State Fire Insurance Commission
Bryan
R. G. Williams
Sanders
J. Webb Howell
FE. E. Yeager
N. A. Stewart
Roy Vick
C. E. Griesser
H. A. Burger
Texas
Fire Prevention Board urged to cut fires through education and audits
A Bryan Texas Fire Prevention Board report urges a city wide campaign to educate residents about fire hazards and to conduct dwelling home inspections. It calls for cooperation of local agents to curb over insurance and proposes appraisals if needed, plus a prosecuting attorney and inquest committee to investigate fires. The aim is to reduce profit fires and lower home fire losses.
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Fire Prevention Board
Bryan
Texas
Navasota Votes to Sponsor Monthly Trades Days
Navasota citizens voted to sponsor monthly trades days beginning Saturday February 15 and continuing on the second Saturday of each month. Awards will be given to the family with the largest attendance and to the family traveling the greatest distance.
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Navasota
Intend to Marry Willie Johnson and Minnie Ola Vaughner
Brazos County residents Willie Johnson and Minnie Ola Vaughner filed a notice Monday with County Clerk Jessey McGee of intention to marry.
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Willie Johnson
Minnie Ola Vaughner
Brazos County
Jessey McGee
Stop Traffic Ordinance Enforced on College and Main Streets
City announces strict enforcement of a new traffic stop ordinance requiring full stops at all intersections with College Avenue and Main Street. A motorcycle officer will warn drivers during February, with arrests and city court charges starting February 11. Stop signs are installed at College intersections and painted on Main Street crossings.
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College Avenue
Main Street
R. G. Williams
Woodman Circle Installs Officers Friday Evening
Woodman Circle Grove No. 460 installed new officers and initiated members at Woodman Hall before about a hundred attendees. Mrs. Etta Davidson, state supervisor, officiated with a floral setting. New officers named include Mrs. Charles H. Holmes guardian and J. T. Maloney secretary, while initiates included Mrs. J. L. Reese and Alma Higgs.
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Woodman Circle Grove No. 460
Woodman Hall
At & O'Clock
Etta Davidson
Charles H. Holmes
W. F. Miller
C. F. Ashcraft
A. D. Jackson
W. F. Gelber
S. E. Locke
L. W. Johnson
Inner Sentinel
J. T. Maloney
Missley Goen
Order
J. L. Reese
Alma Higgs
Frances Jennings
Ethel
Cora Gelber
Agnes Lipscomb
Ira Mae Dinman
Navasota
Bronze Tablet To Be Placed On Historic Cedar
The William Scott Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution plans a marble marker with a bronze plate at the historic cedar tree on the southwest corner of Brazos county courthouse grounds. The cedar marked three court sites from Navasota river to Booneville and Bry an, later moved to its current location.
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William Scott
Daughters of the American Revolution
Court House
Booneville
Courthouse
Bryan
Coldest Weather This Year Noted Through Past Week
The week saw the year's low reach 33 degrees on Friday and Saturday nights, with a high of 73 degrees on Thursday. Rain totaled 1.389 inches, spread across Monday 0.70, Tuesday 0.15, Thursday 0.18, and Friday 0.27 inches. The report notes scattered temperatures and rainfall throughout the week.
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Lunday
Chinese forts resemble Shanghai situation as elder statesmen weigh reply
A diplomat returned from consulting Prince Saionji, an elder statesman, as discussions echo the Shanghai crisis. A formal reply to the powers proposals is expected to be issued tomorrow.
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Shanghai
Saionji
China Accepts Anglo American Peace Proposals
Washington reports China has accepted the Anglo American peace proposals and awaits Japan's reply. President Hoover insists on recognizing the Kellogg Pact in any negotiations under U. S. auspices. Edsell destroyer ordered from Shanghai to Nanking. Simpson already there. Senate committee defers action on a resolution to ban munitions shipments to China and Japan.
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Washington
China
Hoover
Edsell
Shanghai
Nanking
Simpson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Japan
Evacuation of Americans from Nanking to Shanghai
On February 3 at Nanking American and British women and children depart by boat for Shanghai while foreign merchants and missionaries stay. The Chinese war ministry promises no alarm and protection.
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Nanking
Shanghai
Chinese War Ministry
Javanese Troops Advance Toward Harbin Tomorrow
General Jiro Tamon advances with a division toward Harbin in Manchuria after conquering Teitsihar. He camps outside the city to avoid night fighting and plans to enter tomorrow with little expected resistance.
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Harbin
Chang Chun
Manchuria
Jiro Tamon
Teitsihar
Belton Girls to Visit Baylor College Leaders Feb 20
On February 20 and 21 the Baptist Student Union of Baylor College Belton will visit A and M College College Station. Myra Lynn Ray and 20 others will attend a banquet and a Sunday chapel program. Mrs Lillie James Myer accompanies the council. Racks of religious literature are placed in Bryan transit hubs by the First Baptist church W M A to support educational work.
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Baptist Student Union of Baylor College
Belton
B.S. U. Council of
A. & M. College
College Station
Baylor Council
Myra Lynn Ray
Adeline Easley
Anna Bell Wall
Rhodia Taylor
Eloise Bittle
Sybil Ferguson
Vivian
Kirkley
Virginia Her
Bryan
First Baptist Church
Texas
Poison Taken by Local Man Monday Night
W R Wills a Halsell Motor Company salesman and son in law of Col and Mrs C J Nelson was sent to Wilkerson Memorial Clinic after ingesting what was described as mercurial poison. He registered at the LaSalle Hotel and had coffee laced with tablets, with doctors listing his condition as serious.
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W. R. Wills
Halsell Motor Company
C. J. Nelson
Wilkerson Memorial Clinic
LaSalle Hotel
Wills
Elizabeth Nelson
Hassell Motor Company
Nelson
Texas A
M. College
LaSalle
Bullock
Moseley
W. 8S. Brending
T. T. Walton
County Officials and Re elections Listed in Notices
Announcements list candidates for county offices including Tax Collector Guy Harris Tax Assessor Frank Worsham County Clerk D Paul Dansby Jess Conlee Clyde Goen Treasurer Roy Montgomery and Sheriff J H Reed with re election mentions Also County Attorney Oak McKenzie Commissioners Guy Boyett Conrad Kalinec Wehrman and Precinct 4 Claude Buchanan and R Patterson Justice of Peace Precinct 4 J T McGee were named for various offices.
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D. Paul Dansby
Jess Conlee
Clyde F. Goen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bryan Methodism
Anderson Church
Dean OF
Baylor
Millican Club Meeting
Broilers
Bryan HI Boy
Weston
Woodman Circle
Marcus Aurelius
Sankey Park
Tom Suber
Suber
Park and Bradley
26Th Street
Webb
New York
Girls of
Visitors College
W.R. Wills
Bryan Weekly
O. B. Threet
Lovell
Wyoming
James Lang
Lee J. Rountree
MO. A. Moore, JR
Jess B. McGee
Guy Harris
Frank Worsham
Roy Montgomery
J. H. Reed
Oak McKenzie
Precinet No
Guy F. Boyett
Precinet
W. Conrad
John Kalinec
Fred A. Wehrman
Claude A. Buchanan
R. Pat Patterson
J. Sidney Smith
Justice of Peace
J.T. McGee
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