Charity Ball Set by Local League at K C Hall
The Young Women's Assistance League of St. Andrew's Episcopal church will hold the annual Charity Ball at K C Hall on Friday night February 21 with Aggieland Orchestra providing music. Proceeds fund hospitalization for children of needy families and aid lifesaving cases. The league meets next Tuesday evening at Mrs. Parks Nutter's Howell Apartments to finalize plans and distribute tickets.
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Young Women’s Assistance Ague
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
K. C. Hall
Aggieland Orchestra
Erning
Chemists Join Texas Liquor Enforcement Efforts
In Austin on February 4, chemists join peace officers in enforcing Texas package sale liquor laws. Inspectors must preserve seized liquor for state chemist analysis to prove drinks from distilled spirits and potential open saloon violations. Bennie Wardlow explains the distillation based testing method using a hydrometer.
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Austin
Texas
C. A. Paxton
Texas Liquor Control Board
Bennie Wardlow
Aggies Ready to Meet Baylor Bears Friday at Home
Texas A&M coaches prepare the struggling Aggies for a Friday night home game against Baylor at Memorial Gymnasium. Six players remain eligible aside from Max Tohline who is temporarily ineligible. Baylor leads the Southwest Conference with a 2 3 record, having beaten A&M in Waco and defeated Texas Christian while losing to Texas, Rice, and SMU.
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College Station
Hub" McQuillan
Texas Aggie Cagers
Baylor University Bears
Memorial Gymnasium
Aggie
McQuillan
Max Tohline
Letterman
Bears
Aggies
Waco
Texas Christian
University of Texas Longhorns
Rice Owls
Arkansas
Southern Methodist
Baylor
Dobie Named Boston College Football Coach
Gilmour Dobie, formerly head football coach at Cornell, agreed to take over Boston College football duties. John Curley, BC graduate manager of athletics, announced the verbal agreement on Monday with signing to follow.
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Boston
Gilmour
Gil) Dobie
Cornell
Boston College
John Curley
Curley
Wisconsin Governor La Follette to Address Texas Students
Gov. Phillip La Follette of Wisconsin has been invited to address a convention of student officers from 20 Texas colleges and universities in March. Open forum discussions on problems in student government are planned as the main features of the gathering.
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Austin
Phillip la Follette
Wisconsin
Texas
Tabor Women Meet at Haire Home Monday
Members of the Tabor Women's Home Demonstration club met at the home of Mrs. G. I. Haire Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. A finance committee was appointed with Mrs. Marvin Thompson, Miss Annie Locke and Mrs. G. I. Haire. A party was announced for February 14 at Mrs. Haire's home. Campus Study club representative L. L. Fouraker attended. a plant exchange with the Farmers' Market set for February 15 will involve 200 rose cuttings from Campus and matching native cuttings from Tabor. Attending were Mesdames A. C. Dowell, G. F. Henry, M. S. Broach, Marvin Thompson, G. I. Haire, J. L. Branch, Alma Metcalfe, L. L. Fouraker, Misses Ollie Wilson, Jane Rudasille, Annie Locke, Lydie Frances, and Eula Henry.
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Tabor Women’s Home Demonstration Club
G. I. Haire
Marvin Thompson
Annie Locke
Tabor Club
Campus Club
Tabor
Mesdames A. C. Dowell
G. F. Henry
M.S. Broach
J. L. Branch
Alma Metcalfe
L. L. Fouraker
Ollie Wilson
Jane Rudasille
Lydie Frances
Eula Henry
Alien Labor Bill Passed by House
The House on Monday approved a bill to curb aliens from adjacent foreign territory from seeking skilled or unskilled labor in the continental United States. It would bar hiring outsiders from crossing borders for regular work and treat such aliens as immigrants unless they hold an unexpired re-entry permit or visa.
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Washington
House
United States
Senate
Texas Poultry And Egg Shipments Slip In December
University of Texas figures show Texas shipments of poultry and eggs to interstate points in December fell 19 percent from the 1934 level. Turkeys dropped 17 percent, chickens 70 percent, while eggs rose 125 percent. turkeys went to 22 states and the District of Columbia, with a small rise to Chicago.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
District of Columbia
Chicago
Milestones of American Genius HEN Samuel L Clemens
Brief retrospective on Samuel L Clemens known as Mark Twain, noting his Mississippi roots, birth in 1835, Hannibal upbringing, stage as a printer and publisher, famed novels like Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, a 1935 centenary observance in Hannibal, and his death in 1910 in Redding Connecticut at age 75.
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Samuel L. Clemens
Mississippi Pilot
Mark Twain
America
Florida
Missouri
Hannibal
Huck Finn
Tom Sawyer
Cali
San Francisco
Redding, Conn
Brazos County 4 H Leaders Hear Entomology Talk On Fly Control
R R Reppert entomologist discusses screw worm fly measures with Brazos county stockmen at the county agent office. P W Bruner of the Lions talked at Millican 4 H club on Hopmanns 1931 35 4 H work including 50 acres corn 40 cotton and 21 tons sorghum hay earning over 200. County agents Benson Perkins to lead a gopher demonstration at J Webb Howell farm near Brazos River Highway 21 on Feb 10 at 1 pm with traps and poison methods.
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R. R. Reppert
Extension Service
Brazos County
Dr. Reppert
P. W. Bruner
The
Lions
Millican
Urban C. Hopmann
A. & M. College
Fort Bend County
Cadet Hopmann
Chicago
C. L. Benson
Texas
Hopmann
M. G. Perkins
Burleson County
J. Webb Howell
Brazos River
Bring Discharge In Applying For Veterans Bonus
Each ex serviceman must bring his discharge when applying for the veterans bonus. Applications are to be made at the Red Cross office in the city hall. The application blanks are expected to arrive Monday or Tuesday.
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Paul R. Pierce
Red Cross
City Hall
Wide-row corn advocate touts 800 bushels in cribs
John W. Thompson of Tabor promotes wide-row corn as he reports 800 bushels of fine yellow dent corn stored in his cribs, asserting the method's wisdom.
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John W. Thompson
Tabor
Former Bryan Man on Governor's Staff
Meredith H. James a Bryan native and Houston real estate leader has been named Lieutenant Colonel by Governor Allred. James serves as executive assistant at the Federal Housing Administration and previously led the Houston Real Estate Board.
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Bryan Friends
Meredith H. James
Bryan
Houston
Houston Post
M. H. James
Federal Housing Administration
Allred
James
Houston “Real Estate Board
Obituary: Molly Manning 73 Dies in January on Kings Highway
Mrs. Molly Manning aged 73 died Friday morning January 31. She was buried Friday at 3 PM in Shilo cemetery. Surviving relatives and many friends mourn her as a true friend and loving mother and grandmother. Nearby families and friends are listed as visiting and paying respects.
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Molly Manning
Shilo
Eddie McWhorter
Normangee
A C. Dowell
Tabor
G. A. Nash
Frank Majatka
Lee Lys
Bonnie Little
Millie Curik
Lillie Mae Sku
Louise H. Smith
Houston
George Smith
St. Joseph’s Cathor Church
J. B. Gleissner
Bishop Byrne
Bryan
Rural electrification meetings set for this week and next
Plan outlines several meeting venues this week and next including Kurten, Edge, Rye, and Taber with dates on Thursday Friday and Tuesday. A county home demonstration council is also scheduled to meet Saturday after ratification.
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Kurten
Edge
Rye
Taber
GMC Dealers Dividend Declared for March Payout
General Motors Corp declares a regular quarterly dividend of 50 cents a common share payable March 12 to stockholders of record February 13. The announcement notes the payment date and record date for the distribution.
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GMC
New York
General Motors Corp
TVA Report Details Assets for 1935 Fiscal Year
The Tennessee Valley Authority annual report shows assets of 78,840,604 for the year ended June 30 1935. The document was submitted to Congress on Monday.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
Congress
Edge Braces for Another Cold Spell With Sleet
A cold spell moved in Monday night bringing high winds and sleet. Mr and Mrs Alvin Barnett welcomed a 10 pound newborn, marking a notable local event.
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Alvin Barnett
Brazos Valley News Notes and Local Updates
Anly No Geo Helland s Brazos Valley was a visitor here last Sunday. J. T. Cross Sy reports slight improvement. Catherine Elliott, bed ridden three weeks, now up again. Newman Powers principal and Louis Terrel Corgey escaped a car overturn last Wednesday night. Powers severely hurt, hospitalized in Bryan. Corgey lightly injured but still limping. Mr. and Mrs. Geo Powers visited their son Sunday.
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Geo
Louis Terrel
Geo. Powers
Wellborn Man Loses Newly Butchered Hog
Sheriff K R Nunn and Deputy Williams investigated a dressed hog theft from J D Williams in Wellborn. The hog was cut and partially cured Friday, but by Saturday morning the meat vanished and no thief was found.
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KR. W. Nunn
Offa Williams
Wellborn
J. D. Williams
Mr. Williams
Bryan Folks Gathered for News and Visits
Local notes record Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Bentley returning from Groveton and Crockett, Miss Rebecca Morgan visiting North Carolina, and numerous Bryan residents shopping or traveling for business. The item also mentions births, illnesses, church duties, and travel to New Orleans Mardi Gras and Dallas markets.
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Bryan
Groveton and Crockett
Bentley
Rebecca Morgan
North Carolina
Ernestine Morgan
P. H. Barron
San Antonio
Barron
Seth Dunn
George Harrison
J. W. McCullough
Wellborn
Arthur L. Zimmerman
Dan Zimmerman
Missouri Pacific Lines
Houston
Ralph Fletcher
Dallas
Mr. Fletcher
Batts
J. A. Burr
Rochester
N. Y
Burris
H. I. Block
New Orleans
Bill Allen
Chilton
B. H. Yeager
McKenzie Returns to Office After Prolonged Illness
McKenzie county attorney, after a 13 month illness and a period away for treatment in Kerrville, spent an hour in his office Monday morning marking his first presence since leaving. he may work one hour daily if he stays relatively inactive, has gained weight, and faces two more years of limited exertion.
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McKenzie
Attorne
Kerrville
Romance overtakes pro tennis team in Rochester romance
Bruce Barnes and Jane Sharp disclosed in Rochester on Sunday night that they expect to marry after completing their barnstorming tour. The pair, part of the Bill Tilden troupe, include Barnes, a young Texan, and Sharp, a California society figure who won the 1935 national indoor singles championship before turning pro.
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Rochester
N.Y
Bruce Barnes
Jane Sharp
Barnes
Miss Sharp
Bill Tilden
Goodman dies longtime Harvey county farmer
Tom Goodman a longtime Harvey county farmer died leaving a widow three sons and three daughters George Goodman of Beaumont Shelby Goodman of Port Arthur Sandy Goodman of Bryan Mrs Mary Walters of Wyoming Mrs Roxie Gooing Portland Ore Mrs Grace Walters Circieville Ohio Ten grandchildren also survived The funeral was held Wednesday at 3 pm at Old Bethel cemetery with Rev E E Carrington and Rev R L Brown officiating Interment in the family burial ground Sanders McCullough funeral directors were in charge Pallbearers were E A Peters Elmo Weedon Luther Holligan Hardy Weedon Noah Cole O L Andrews
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Harvey
George Goodman
Beaumont
Shelby Goodman
Port Arthur
Sandy Goodman
Bryan
Mary Walters
Wyoming
Roxie Gooing
Portland
Ore
Grace Walters
Circieville
Ohio
Old Bethel Cemetery
E. E. Carrington
R. L. Brown
Sanders- McCullough
E. A. Peters
Elmo Weedon
Luther Holligan
Hardy Weedon
Noah Cole
O. L. Andrews
Desk blotters for Eagle Printing Co
Large 19 by 24 inch desk blotters offered by Eagle Printing Co in red yellow or white. Quality good for office use and daily scheduling.
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Eagle Printing Co
Costume Ball Set at Texas A and M College
College Station Feb 1 The annual costume ball closes the first term and will be held next Friday Feb 7 in the mess hall at Texas A and M College from 10 PM to 2 AM. All attendees should wear costumes. A committee of judges will award cash prizes for best and most unique outfits and the Aggieland Orchestra will provide the music.
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College Station
Texas A. & M. College
Charles Gaemaan
Alpine
Coleman
Aggieland Orchestra
Brazos County Mothers Club Meets Thursday Afternoon
The Brazos County A. and M. Mothers' Club will meet at 3 20 o clock Thursday afternoon with Mrs. B H Dewey.
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Brazos County
A. and
Eagle Printing Co Bids on Binders and Ruled Goods
Post binders loose leaf binders and special ruled goods are our specialty Get our quotations before you buy Eagle Printing Co.
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Eagle Printing Co
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