Bryan Brazos County Merchants urged on sales tax
In a public letter Jeff Hefley urges readers to attend the East Texas Chamber of Commerce regional meeting at A and M College in College Station to influence a vote on a sales tax. He argues the tax burden hurts the poor and favors higher earners and endorses only a gross income tax as fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Brazos County
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
College Station
Texas
Walter Davenport
Collier’s Magazine
A.&m. College
Jeff Hefley
Mrs Stiles to Visit Sims Family in Brazos Valley
Mrs. Robert Stiles of London is due to arrive soon to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Sims Jr., at their Brazos Valley home after already reaching New York City. D D Jolly brought Mrs. Jolly back from San Marcos and also fetched Mrs. Mullins who will stay with her parents as Mrs. Mullins recovers from illness. The Jolly party and Drs Black and Walker attended a Brazos and Robertson County Medical Association meeting in Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Stiles
London
England
M. W. Sims, Jr
Brazos Valley
D. D. Jolly
San Marcos
Bryan
J. H. Black
Dallas
J. D. Walker
Houston
Brazos and Robertson County Medical Association
First Aid Work And Life Saving Plans In Brazos County
M L Cashion of College and chair man of the Brazos County chapter of the American Red Cross visited Bryan to discuss placing Red Cross First Aid classes in Brazos County schools at no cost. A D Adamson accepted the chairmanship of the Brazos County Red Cross Life Saving Committee for 1935 and is a swimming coach at A and M. Planning for definite class work in First Aid Life Saving and Swimming will be announced once plans are completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Cashion
Brazos County
American Red Cross
Bryan
Cashion
Red Cross
A. D. Adamson
Red Cross Life-Saving Committee
Adamson
Debaters Seek Information On Bryan Utilities
City Hall received requests for information on Bryan utilities operations from two high school debating teams. La Grange and Eagle Pass teams asked for details and City Secretary Guy P. Bittle will send the information to each group.
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Bryan
la Grange
Eagle Pass
Guy P. Bittle
Ethiopian Troops Mass Near Italian Somali Border
Rome reports thirty thousand Ethiopian soldiers massing near the Italian Somali land frontier around Ualzal with 250,000 reservists mobilized and ready for possible Africa wide action. Fifty Italian planes fly toward Eritrea from Tripoli as negotiations continue in Addis Ababa over clashes at Ualual and Afdab.
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Rome
Ualzal
Eritera
Tripoli
Ualual
Afdab
Addis Ababa
Italy
February Term of Court Opens in Brazos County
Judge W C Davis opened the February district court term for Brazos County for six weeks with grand jurors sworn and assignees named. Foreman M E Thompson heads the panel with members from Millican Bryan Tabor Steeles Store Smetana Kurten Edge and Reliance. Bailiffs include J L Cobb W N Coulson Offa Williams Horace Reed and D D Jolly. About forty cases expected before the grand jury this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Davis
District Court
Brazos County
W. R. Allen
Davis
M. E. Thompson
Tabor
Door
W. N. Coulson
Wellborn
Offa Williams
Horace Reed
D. D. Jolly
Bryan
Frank Ere
H. P. Franklin
Smetana
Harry Koontz
Grand Jury
Pistol Detector To Be Placed At Sing Sing Door
A magnetic steel pigeon will be placed at Sing Sing this week to detect guns smuggled into the prison. Inventor Prof. Leon Theremin, a young Russian, designed two small boxes that create a magnetic field and trigger a buzzer when metal objects pass through. The device already operates at Alcatraz Island in California.
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New York
Sing Sing
Leon Theremin
Alcatraz Island
California
Alleged bootlegger raided on Wednesday
About one gallon of whiskey a supply of bottles and several funnels were found at the home of Joe Congelosa on South Parker Avenue Wednesday afternoon by city and county officers. Congelosa was lodged in the county jail released in about an hour on a $300 bond. Officers making the raid were Chief of Police K T Tillis Deputy Sheriff Offa Williams Constable Horace Reed and Policeman Lee Norwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Congelosa
South Parker Avenue
Congelosa
K. T. Tillis
Offa Williams
Horace Reed
Lee Norwood
Eastern Star School Session Opens At Bryan OES
The School of Instruction Order of the Eastern Star meets at the Masonic Temple Bryan with Miss Lala Dean Randolph hostessing. The program includes opening remarks flag ceremony and talks by grand officers followed by lunch and an evening session led by Bryan chapter with Mrs Mattie M Mitchell as guest speaker. Visitors from District 4 are anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Bryan
Lala Dean Randolph
R. L. Brown
College
Nell Bentley
Ruth Blagraves
Iola
Viva Huffman
Houston
Nettie Mayes
Lutcheon
LaSalle
Floy Erskine
A. and
M. College
Mattie M. Mitchell
San Antonio
District 4
Ferguson Names Members Control Education Board
AUSTIN February 12 The state board of education chosen by former Gov Miriam A Ferguson selected Ben F Tisinger of Garland as president and Ghent Sanderford of Austin as president pro tempore both Ferguson appointees.
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Austin
State Board of Education
Miriam A. Ferguson
Ben F. Tisinger
Garland
Ghent Sanderford
Ferguson
Death Sentence for Stalcup in Sheriff Killing
Virgil Stalcup, a southwestern desperado, was convicted of murder and sentenced to death for killing Sheriff W. B. Arthur of Dickens County during a jail break. The defense gave notice of appeal.
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Lubbock
Virgil Stalcup
Southwestern Desperado
W. B. Arthur
Dickens County
Club woman named to Texas Tech board
Bowie report says Mrs. W. R. Potter was named to the Texas Technological College board at Lubbock by Governor James W. Allred. She is a former president of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs and past national director of the General Federation, plus leader of the Texas Woman's Press Association. Her writings include a history of Montague County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
W. R. Potter
Texas Technological College At
Lubbock
James W. Allred
Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
General Federation
Texas Woman's Press Association
Montague County
National Defense Week Observed At Texas A&M College
Army officers arrange a Brazos County ROA and American Legion observance spanning Lincoln and Washington birthdays. Major W R Irvin will speak at 7:30 PM in Room 110 on Cavalry Operations in the Macedonian Campaign of 1918. Radio talks air at 12 40 PM Wednesday Thursday and Friday on station WTAW with Capt E W Steel Col F G Anderson and Capt E J Howell among speakers.
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College Station
Lincoln
Washington
Reserve Officers Association
American Legion
Brazos County
ROA
WTAW
W. R. Irvin
Texas A.&m. College Military Staff
National Defense Week
A.&m. College Broadcasting Unit
E. W. Steel
E. P. Humbert
J. T. Lonsdale
F. G. Anderson
Fears of Rangers and Highway Patrol Diminish in Plan
Austin February 12 The Senate crime investigating committee backed a bill to create a Texas Department of Public Safety lifting the Rangers and the Highway Patrol into a three division structure The divisions would be The Texas Rangers The Texas Highway Patrol and The Headquarters Division with bureaus of identification records communications intelligence and education The department head would carry the title Public Safety
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Austin
Texas Rangers
Highway Patrol
Senate
State Department of Public Safety
Rangers
Patrol
Texas Highway Patrol
Public Safety
City to Hold Election for Commission
City commissioners adopt a resolution calling a biannual election for April 2 to elect five commissioners. The meeting also renamed Sanders Street on the West side to Stewart Avenue in honor of the mayor and discussed possible PWA projects and a prospective auditorium.
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Sanders
Henderson
Stewart Avenue
R. G. Williams
Stewart
Fort Worth
PWA
Julian Montgomery
Texas
City Commission
C. E. Griesser
Sam Noto
C. E. Jenkins
Railroad Commission
Williams
Austin
Revenue and Taxation Committee
House
Brazos County Considers Bond Refunding Plan
Brazos county commissioners met to discuss refunding 150000 dollars in Road District No 1 bonds now callable. Current 5 percent bonds could be replaced by serial bonds at 4 3-4 percent. Poor sinking fund due to tax levy cuts prompts study of a setup that avoids heavy reserves and saves interest. No final decision.
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Brazos County
Protect Travis School Campus By Row of Posts
The Travis school grounds gain a protective row of low posts and new gravel adjacent streets. Relief workers dig post holes and install the posts under the Parent Teacher Association. Mrs D L Wilson says 6 year old live oak trees and shrubs are planted to complete a landscape plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher Association of
Travis School
Travis
D. L. Wilson
Parent-Teacher Association
Storm Sufferers Relief Plan From Red Cross Meeting
Brazos County Red Cross chair M L Cashion calls executive committee to City Hall at 4 PM Tuesday in response to a disaster telegram from Wm M Baxter Jr of the American Red Cross. Albert Evans reports East Texas storm toll and damage with 196 families in Trinity Groveton affected and preliminary relief costs estimated at 10000 to 15000 dollars.
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M. L. Cashion
Brazos County
Red Cross
City Hall
Wm. M. Baxter, Jr
American Red Cross
St. Louis
Bryan
Texas
Albert Evans
East Texas
Leon
Houston
Trinity County
Groveton
Education Supervisor Relocates Headquarters to Texas A and M College
W. A. Byrd leader of adult education for the area moves from Nacogdoches to Houston and establishes headquarters in the Administration Building at Texas A. and M. College with C. M. Elwell deputy state superintendent assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Byrd
Nacogdoches
Houston
Texas A. and M. College
C. M. Elwell
Future Farmers Plan To Attend Fat Stock Show
The Bryan Future Farmer chapter will attend the Houston Fat Stock Show on March 2 and join the Future Farmer parade. A Kurten School bus has been requested to transport members. Odus Lang Ernest Bond and Oren Beal will arrange parade caps. Miles Autrey resigned as reporter and Leonard Sabo was elected to the unexpired term.
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Bryan
Future Farmer
Houston
Kurten
Odus Lang
Ernest Bond
Oren Beal
Miles Autrey
Leonard Sabo
Windstorm Rips Through County Causing House Destruction
A severe wind and rain storm Friday night toppled a Negro house on West 21st Street and set it afire. Reports Saturday morning noted widespread damage including blown glass, a roof flue, broken trees, and several barns and structures flattened across Madison County. Weather disrupted lines and power as crews assessed further losses.
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West 21St Street
C. F. Moor
State Highway Department
Highway 6
Wellborn
Madisonville
Tabor
W. D. Stallings
O. L. Wilcox
John
Bedspread Making Taught By Woman’s Home Demonstration Council
The Woman’s Home Demonstration Council met at City Hall with Mrs. N. C. Cole presiding. J. P. Gilpin of Kurten demonstrated tufted bedspread making taught in the sewing school by Mrs. Henderson. Dr. Walter Reece of the State Health department will speak at a February 19 federation meeting in Bryan. Brazos County women are invited to visit the new rural work center in College Station. Members present included Mesdames Henderson, Watts, Smith, Neeley, Crenshaw, Trant, Nash, Hartsfield, Merka, Cole, and Miss Lillie Crenshaw. visitors included Mrs. Aubrey Jones, Mrs. Joe Regmund, Mrs. Gilpin, and Mrs. Darrow.
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Woman’s Home Demonstration Council
N. C. Cole
J. P. Gilpin
Kurten
Will Henderson
W. H. Dawson
County Federation
Woman's Club
Bryan
Walter Reece
State Health Department
Split Social Security Bill Voted Down by Committee
Washington February 12 The Horse Ways and Means committee rejected the administration social security bill 17 to 6. Supporters argued the measure would be too broad to be perfect when enacted and urged splitting it into separate old age pensions and unemployment insurance bills.
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Washington
Horse Ways and Mears Committee
Robins forerunners of spring seen in Bryan park
Bryan residents who view robins as spring indicators reported numerous birds at Sue Haswell Memorial Park this morning. The flock was observed fluttering about the area as residents prepared to shed winter clothing and wear spring attire.
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Robins
Spring
Bryan
Time Left Open For Applications For Compensation
Brazos County American Red Cross lists the adjusted compensation dates for ex service men. Final date was January 2 1935 but widows children dependent parents may file within six months after a veteran death if it occurred in the six months before that date. Eligible dependents may obtain official forms at Bryan City Hall Red Cross office and chapter secretary offers aid.
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Brazos County
American Red Cross
Red Cross
City Hall
Bryan
Citizens Summoned for Petit Jury in Second Week
Residents of Brazos county summoned for petit jury duty in the second week of the February term were listed by Judge W. C. Davis. Names include Carl Seane, Chas Crawford, J. E. Robinson, Douglas Boyder, J. P. Abbott, and others.
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Brazos County
W. C. Davis
Carl Seane
Chas. Crawford
J. E. Robinson
Douglas Boyder
J. P. Abbott
Guy F. Boyett
Lee Burley
Tony Otier
J. M. Parrone
Roy Robinson
W. M. Arringt
Joe M. Bond
J. A. Bullock
W. T. Kelly
M. Collins
Paul Dansby
Ross Dean
BE. M. Dodson
Domestic Animals Killed On Highways Means Huge Loss
In the last quarter of 1984 Texas reports 1957 domestic animals killed on state and federal highways. Brazos county saw eight cattle and two horses die, more than any other division. A 65 mile highway section study suggests yearly area losses around 16350 dollars.
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Texas
Austin
Brazos County
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OES
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Helen M. Dowling
Control Education Board
Stalcup
Texas Tech Board
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