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A fragmentary newspaper header lists Associated Press rights and advertising representation details for Texas Daily Press and Eagle in Brazos County with rates and offices in Dallas New York Chicago and Houston region publication notes.
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Texas Daily Press Feague
Mercantile Bank
Dallas
Texas
Madison Ave
New York
N. Y
Association
Chicago
Hilneis
Brazos County
Quote on oil, testimony, and Bible criticism
A speaker argues that striking oil is easier than getting an oil man to testify. Christians should not frown on critics of the Bible. Investigations can strengthen good work and improve bad, with the Bible standing at the forefront of things worthy of examination.
Washington's Birthday Planting Observance by Texas School Children
Washington's birthday will be observed on February 22 as tree planting time by Texas school children. The aim is to perpetuate his memory with trees that bring comfort to the weary and enhance the world’s beauty.
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Washington
Texas
Public interest grows with many candidates in Brazos county
A surge of candidates and strong political interest in Brazos county signals a healthy democratic process. The public’s vigilance, once seen as essential to liberty, is highlighted as the guiding force shaping capable office holders and efficient administration.
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Brazos County
Generation of farmers trains future Southwest workforce
A generation of farmers is in the making in the Southwest with thousands of young men studying agriculture, horticulture, and livestock at A and M College and state junior colleges. They also gain vocational schooling in public schools and through county and home demonstration clubs.
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M. College
Everlasting teamwork builds cities and communities
A speaker extols cooperative effort, noting that those who strive to help the Chamber of Commerce and local committees rarely criticize others. The message emphasizes working together for the common good and giving credit to cooperative individuals.
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Kipling
Chamber of Commerce
Will Durant to Speak at A and M College Lecture
Will Durant, renowned thinker and author, will deliver a lecture Thursday night at A and M College in Bryan. The town and student body are invited to partake in what is described as a stimulating intellectual feast, free of effortful strain.
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Bryan
A. and
M. College
Will Durant
Glory Enough For All Texas Solicitors Rally For Democratic Convention In Houston
Five hundred solicitors across Texas raise funds for the Democratic National Convention in Houston. An estimated 350000 dollars is needed to cover entertainment and related costs. The effort aims to showcase Texas unity and support Houston as the convention host, with Galveston headquarters noted for a major candidate and the state as a whole to share in the nation’s attention.
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Texas
Houston
Galveston
Ketcham bill offered in Congress for farm relief
The article notes a farm relief measure named the Ketcham bill being offered in Congress. It contrasts the bills' potential benefits for farmers with concerns over recent Huntsville electrocutions where a large share of victims are identified as Mexicans and Negroes, questioning whether the reports indicate justice.
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Congress
Huntsville
State Highway Dept Pledges Efficient Roads for Citizens
The State Highway Department aims to serve the greatest number of citizens by building more efficient roads and replacing political considerations with performance in the road system.
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State Highway Department
City Aims for 15000 Population by Next Census
Bryan growth is steady and substantial, seen as incentive to boost town. Citizens must pull together to reach a city population of 15,000 before the next decennial census.
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Bryan
Panhandle Plains group preserves West Texas cattle brands
The Panhandle Plains Historical Society works to perpetuate old time cattle brands of West Texas. It aims to keep memory of early cowboy days alive through music and literature, capturing the daring and romantic spirit.
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The
City Park Board Plans Major Park Beautification
The City Park Board, led by Mayor Tyler Haswell, outlines definite plans to develop and beautify the city park. The committee has worked on improvements and aims to make the park one of Central Texas’s most inviting spaces within a few years, with summers turning it into a popular haven of rest.
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City Park Board
Tyler Haswell
Texas
Cities to form group on public utilities in Georgetown
Cities that own public utilities plan a Georgetown meeting to form an organization. The move aims to regain control of utilities, reduce taxes, and fund city improvements, highlighting utilities as the financial cornerstone to local prosperity.
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Georgetown
Debate topic notes on McNary-Haugen Bill for Interscholastic League
The Interscholastic League debates this year center on adopting the McNary-Haugen Bill. The subject is now slightly obsolete but would have been strong two years ago. Bryan high school practice shows the negative winning consistently.
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Bryan
Coolidge
States Call for Reform After Hassell Execution
The State executed George Hassell who admitted killing thirteen including women and children. He was tried in a Texas court and convicted on one murder charge, prompting calls to reform insanity determinations and treat mentally ill criminals rather than execute.
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George Hassell
Hassell
Texas
Adams Not in a Better Place Yet Says Hempstead Editor
In a Hempstead News reply column the editor defends his position. He explains Adams chose the best available job and refuses to swap for wealth or status. The piece argues pride in running a long standing local paper and rejecting easier routes for a richer life.
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Adams
Hempstead
Houston Post-Dispatch
Sterling
Branham
Bryan
Alfonso
Dr Venting Sunday Speaker at First Baptist Service
A crowd gathered in the district court room Sunday night to hear Dr. Albert Venting preach at 7 30 o clock for the First Baptist church. Special music by the choir complemented the uplifting service led by Rev R E Day who praised Dr Venting's work at Fort Worth's Baptist Theological Seminary and his past ordination visit to Bryan.
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Albert Venting
First Baptist
R. E. Day
Dr. Venting
Baptist Theological Seminary
Fort Worth
Day
Venting
Bryan
First Baptist Church
Judge Davis To Talk In Calvert
Judge W C Davis accepted an invitation from the Masonic lodge of Calvert to speak Friday night February 24 in commemoration of George Washington. The Eastern Star will serve refreshments and an elaborate program is planned.
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W. C. Davis
Masonic Lodge of
Calvert
George Washington
Jurors Drawn For Second Week In Bryan Court
The following list names jurors summoned to meet at the Bryan courthouse on Monday February 20 for the second week of court. H T Downard W B Edge M M Erskine R Franze Guy Harris W H Holligan John M Lawrence Jr C M Shealey S A Yeager R C Stone Charley Opersteny W H Atkins M F Vitopil M W Sims P A Tardy J H Stockton J R Tatman F H Wehran D G Cuningham J A Rychlik Joe E Seasta Jessie A Wilson Albert Payne Joe P Opst investimento T C Elliott F B Samples Walter Armstrong J F Locke B F Locke B F Lloyd Ernest Manthei J M Kincannon M P Sims W B Barron Joe M Bond E A Hensarling Luke Collette.
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Court House
Bryan
H. T. Downard
W. B. Edge
M. M. Erskine
R. Franze
Guy Harris
W. H. Holligan
John M. Lawrence Jr
C. M. Shealey
S. A. Yeager
R. C. Stone
Charley Opersteny
W. H. Atkins
M. F. Vitopil
Rainfall in Bryan Reaches .44 Inch
The .44 inch rain in Bryan and Brazos County Saturday night into Sunday noon adds to last week’s rainfall bringing moisture for corn planting gardens and small grain. The month total is about 2 inches and the ground is well moistened for crops ahead.
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Bryan
Brazos County
Bryan to Organize American Legion Post Friday
J. W. Carnes of the Southern Pacific in Houston indicates a meeting Friday night in Bryan to organize an American Legion post. Bryan, a large Texas city without a legion, hopes for a strong turnout with ex soldiers and A and M College alumni expected to attend.
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J. W. Carnes
Southern Pacific
Houston
Bryan
Soldier
American Legion
Texas
Legion
M. College
Daily Radio Revival Broadcast On KRLD in Dallas
A daily revival airs on KRLD Dallas from 12 30 to 1 08 with W F E Hawkins Jr preaching Sundays 8 to 4 p m. The programs attract radio fans statewide and Bryan listeners are invited. Children’s hour hosted by Mrs Frank Morris Saturdays 12 30 to 1 30.
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KRLD
Dallas
W. F E. Hawkins Jr
Bryan Radio
Frank Morris
Rural Teachers To Meet Saturday
County educators gather in Brazos county for a Rural Teachers Institute with program details. D J McDonald will speak on legal school matters. sessions include health instruction, state board constitutional amendment, round table discussions, and PTA unit system talks.
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Brazos County
Rural Teachers’ Institute
D. J. McDonald
Roy S. Holloman
College Avenue Baptist Church
Carrington
Bryan High School
J. L. Brock
Board of Education
C. H. Winkler
M. College
C. M. Bethany
West Side
Wesa Weddington
Mast Side School
E. M. Sory
Steele’s Store Consolidated School
E. 0. Steele
College Station
H. L. Durham
Bryan City
Aggie Freshmen Defeat Allen's Team at College Station
The A. and M. freshman squad ended Allen Academy’s long winning streak by beating Bryan at College Station 34 to 14. The Aggies impressed with a strong lineup of three or four players ready for the Southwestern conference, while Allen Academy performed well but could not match the freshmen.
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Allen Academy
Bryan
College Station
Aggie
Allen
Higgs Named Foreman Of Grand Jury At Bryan Court
Will S. Higgs, vice president of the State Bank and Trust Company, was chosen foreman of the grand jury for the current term convening in Bryan. Other jurors named include S. G. Bailey F. T. Cole D. R. Boyder R. B. Grant Emmitt Holland D. L. Peters Joe Bond Charlie Gerka Charles E. Locke Brazos Varisco and W. H. Cole. W. J. Meads was made door bailiff with additional bailiffs W. M. Conrad J. L. Hensarling C. L. Baker H. P. Franklin Ollie Orr M. M. Vance Hardy Weeden and Henry Kountz.
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Will S. Higgs
State Bank and Trust Company
Bryan
S. G. Bailey
F. T. Cole
D. R. Boyder
R. B. Grant
Emmitt Holland
D. L. Peters
Joe Bond
Chariie Gerka
Charles E. Locke
Brazos Varisco
W. H. Cole
W. J. Meads
W. M. Conrad
J. L. Hensarling
C. L. Baker
H. P. Franklin
Ollie Orr
M. M. Vance
Hardy Weeden
Henry Kountz
Prohibition Chief In Bryan Visits Texas Jurist
C. A. Warneken chief of prohibition enforcement for Texas and Fort Worth wife spent the day in Bryan and called on Hon. Tyler Haswell. Warneken is a well known Texas jurist born in Texas to pioneer parents near LaGrange.
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C. A. Warneken
Texas
Fort Worth
Bryan
Tyler
Haswell
Mr. Warneken
LaGrange
Solemn Oaths and Perjury Highlight Judge Davis Charge
Judge Davis sternly warns grand jurors on the sacredness of oaths and the perjury risk, urging thorough witness scrutiny and truth telling to protect life and property. The article notes Judge Taliaferro's death and names a committee to read a memorial resolution next Monday at 10.
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Davis
W. G. Taliaferro
Robert Armstrong
W. C. Davis
Lawenderson
Lamar Bethea
Delphian Chapter Meets to Discuss Romanticists in German Music
The Bryan Delphian chapter met at 3 p.m. in the club rooms with Mrs. J. S. Mogford presiding. A lesson on Later Romanticists was led by Mrs. Sam Cavitt, exploring Romantic opera and German art song and the shift from classic style toward nationalism in the arts.
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Bryan Delphian
J. S. Mogford
Sam Cavitt
Weber
Schubert
Beethoven
Mendelsshon
S. FE. Eberstadt
G. L. Crawford
Chopin
David Reid
Willie Rogers
W. B. Cline
Berlioz
W. M. Owens
Liszt
W. S. Howell
A M Mothers Club Holds Notable Meeting at Y M C A
Brazos County A M Mothers Club met at the Y M C A with Mrs F L Thomas in charge to discuss plans for backing a grand organ at Guion Hall and aiding ill students. The group plans book donations to the A M Hospital and cooperation with the P T A for county council representation.
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Brazos County
A. and
M. Mothers
F. L. Thomas
Guion Hall
M. College
Fort Worth
A. and M. Hospital
Walter Wipprecht
T. A. Adams
P.T. A
Giesecke
A. and M. College Texas enrolls 2600 students
A and M College of Texas reports a total enrollment of more than 2600 students at the start of the second term. Dean Charles Finley, registrar, announced the figure, noting 2450 enrolled at the opening of the first term last September.
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College Station
A. and M. College of Texas
Charles FE. Finley
Local Poultry Farm High In A. and M. Contest
The Golden Rule Poultry Farm led January results in the A and M College national egg laying contest. Geo C. England of Inglewood California topped individual with 88 eggs. The Golden Rule ranked third in total pens with 547 points. The Bryan hen laid 29 eggs while the winner produced 80.
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Golden Rule
A. and M. College
Geo. C. England
Inglewood
Calif
Bryan
Pictures of Members of Bar to Be Taken
District Judge Ww. C. Davis announced a group portrait of Brazos county bar members to be displayed in the district court room. The practice honors lawyers across most Texas counties, reflecting a long standing custom.
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Brazos County
Ww. C. Davis
West Side P T A hears Ninth District leader on aims
Regular meeting of the West Side Parent-Teacher Association heard Ninth District president Mrs E O Siecke explain P T A organization and district county council role. Plans outlined for Founders Day and Ninth District Convention in Bryan College Station April 11 12 13. Secretary resigned, Mrs W P Moore elected. treasury about 49 dollars with bills paid. Community chorus planned for convention with rehearsals Mondays at the Christian church basement.
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West Side
E. O. Siercke
East Side Association
United Setes
Siecke
Bryan
College Station
McIntosh
Christian Church
Iola Barron
Halba Lee Godwin
Alfred Schulman
Hart Family Mourns Death of William D Hart
S C Hart of this city returned Friday from Northfield Mississippi on account of the death of his father William D Hart at the old family home. He was accompanied by his two sons Eugene Hart and Aubrey Hart. Mr and Mrs William D Hart had visited their son and family in Bryan before Christmas and reported a pleasant stay. The bereaved family receives sincere sympathy from friends.
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S. C. Hart
Northfield
Miss
William D. Hart
Hart
Eugene Hart
Aubrey Hart
Houston
William D. Heart
Bryan
Former Bryan Man In City on Prospecting Tour
Lt I Simpson of Tampico Mexico oil fields and Bryan native spent yesterday in Bryan as guest of his sister in law Mrs Leona Simpson on West 21th Street. He left Friday for Houston and South Texas then Rio Grande Valley and San Antonio before returning to Tampico in March. He is an uncle of McDuff Simpson of the Bryan post office.
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I. Simpson
Tampico
Mexico
Bryan
Leona Simpson
West 21Th Street
Mr. Simpson
Houston
South Texas
Rio Grande Valley
San Antonio
McDuff Simpson
Bryan Post Office
First Semester Honor Roll Announced By Supt Durham
The Bryan City Schools post first term grades and list students with 90 or above averages who were never absent or tardy. Several grade levels from East Side and West Side Elementary, plus high school freshmen to seniors, are named in the honor rolls and three separate sections detail A club and third team selections. The piece notes the Rough Riders of the Spanish American War were organized by General Leonard Wood.
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Supt
Durham
H. L. Durham
Bryan City
East Side
Miss Burtis
Mary
Alice Reese
Maurice Searcy
Miss Dearing
Jane Gray
Bryant Krenek
Marcile Martin
Robert Nelson
Marjorie Smith
Miss Price
Johnny Berry
Geraldine Winter
Miss Moran
Helen Miller
Mary Ruth Smith
Anna B. Thomas
Rodaline Smith
Ruth Thompson
Elizabeth Bradley
Miss Pipkin
Thomas Darrow
Catherine Gray
Walter Lee Porter
Lea Reese
Ruth Weddington
Miss Montgomery
Sarah Watts
Miss Carrington
Bessie Mae Lichte
Jessie Thomas
Miss Griffin
Margaret Benson
Jno
W. Black Jr
Lester Cummings
Mrs. Butler
Shirley Johnson
Edna Nokes
Jane Singletary
Paula Budaley
West Side
Miss Zuber
Marie Martinsen
Miss Henry
Miss Harris
Miss Stewart
Henry Ole Martinsen
I. E. Warren Jr
Miss Benbow
Nellie Mae Spell
Harvey Watson
Miss Suber
Mildred Reed
Russell Hillier
Miss Ettle
Edith Jones
Rough Riders
Leonard Wood
Baker Kyle Wedding To Be Held At A and M College
Social event of statewide interest marks the approaching marriage of Miss Lily Bess Kyle to Thomas Harrison Baker Jr of Memphis. The ceremony on February 28 will be in Guion Hall as the first formal wedding in a college building.
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Eagle
College Station
BE. J. Kyle
M. College of Texas
Lily Bess Kyle
Thomas Harrison Baker, Jr
Memphis
M. College
Miss Kyle
A. and M
Dean Kyle
Baker
Kyle
Baylor College For Women
Belton
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Baylor College
Longhorn
Cotton Palace
Waco
Ross
Cass
Sid M. Kyle
Pecos
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A. & M. Mothers’ Club
C. Hart
Mary Martha Black
Elizabeth Sloop
Frances Thomas
Shirlreed Walker
Doris Jones
Mary Jane Nall
Alvie Adams
Kathleen Bullard
Lucile Dougherty
Jessie Merle Henry
Emma Benson
Frances Benson
Morris Brogdon
Freddie Conrad
Ethel Skelton
Sidney Smith
Charlie Wilson
Billy Moore
Lee Smith
Mary Ann Black
Ruth Gordon
Catherine Parker
Imogene Webb
Mary Alice Weddington
Reuben Bond
Jesus Gomez
Joseph Wallace
June Cochran
Lester Conditt
Billy Davis
Lucile Gibson
Walter Holden
Mildred Jahn
Rosemary Kubel
Bernice Kraft
Jean McAdams
Peggy Stuart
Irene Thompson
Lester Leonard
Margaret Beard
Margaret Walker
Mildred Eudaly
Elizabeth Watts
Geo. Singletary
Dorothy Beard
Louise Dyer
Morris Johnson
U. A. Middleton
Lawrence Parker
Fay Martin
Olety Matsler
Catherine Moser
Jack Ashworth
Chas. Jones
Rudhti
Mae Stewart
Tom Stewart
Betty Brewer
Auris
Frances Beard
Ina Mae McGee
Genevieve Barron
Pauline Gentry
Joe Zimmerman
Bess Brown
Maurine Lee Winkler
Annie Mae Douchmas
Dorothy Edge
Loreta McNeil
Annie Ruth Ware
Arthur Stewart
Ettle
Fate Tardy
Ann Bentley
Louise Godwin
Milton Maloney
Olin Sanders
Margaret Parker
Inez Terry
Ruth Wilcox
Stella Hart
Woodrow Wallace
Lucile Daugherty
Mavis Brogdon
Mary Edge
Margaret Grant
Ida Belle Higgs
Louise Weddington
Mary Alice Reese
Qoleta Matsler
Loraine Riggs
Priscilla Andrews
Emma Louise Smith
James Mendl
Oscar Moffat
Henrietta Quata
Lucille Gibson
Walter Hollen
Rosemary Knobel
W. C. Ruditi
Samuel Lobello
Nat Allen
Jno. Edge
Barry Williams
Elizabeth Anne Bradley
Rodhaline Smith
Ruby Winkler
Rowland Persons
Hazel D. Nunn
Maurice Henry
James Lynch
Ruth Edmonds
Maurine Williamson
Sara Lee Durham
Henry Ole Martinson
Ll. E. Warren
Robert Tatum
Harry Dee Watson
Nellie Mae Griffin
Louise Moehlman
Hildred Reed
Joe White
Leslie Cummings
W. T. Middleton
Earle Tardy
Oren Bentley
Paula Eudaly
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