Pioneering Texas Extension Agent Miss Horton Retires
Longtime state home demonstration leader Miss Horton guided Texas Extension work from 1918 to 1924 by expanding agents and clubs. Her tenure saw growth from 90 to over 120 agents and a statewide shift toward home living improvements and rural culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Horton
Extension Service of
Texas A
M. College
United States Department of Agriculture
Dallas County
Dallas
Hedley
Jasper
Jasper County
Sheis
Texas
Nity
Miss Horton
Ellis County
North Texas
Texas 'Home Demonstration Council
United States
Horton
State Federation of Women's Clubs
Hoover
M. B. Easters Visits Bryan for Business Trip
M. B. Easters of Kurten spent the day in Bryan on a business trip. He conducted meetings with local merchants and discussed potential trade opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Easters
Kurten
Bryan
Terraces and farm tips from Brazos County clubs
Carl Wilson, a 4-H member at Prospect, completes terrace lines on J. W. Sylvester farm with an anticipated $100 yearly value for five years. Other notes cover cotton production tips, fig cuttings from J. J. Parker, sweet potato disease controls, and Alphonse Habarta’s Smetana 4-H poultry project with 500 eight week old chicks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Wilson
Prospect
J. W. Sylvester
Mr. Sylvester
Sylvester
Alphonse Habarta
Smetana 4-H Club
Bryan
Rhode Island
Alphonse
Rain Delays 4-H Club Meeting On King's Highway
The Kings Highway 4-H club women met at Mrs Alma Kindt Holden for an all day session delayed by rain. Members reported planting vegetables and preparing yards for annuals. Emma Kindt Lena Novosad and Maude Moore attended events in Bryan and North Zuleh while prizes were won for yard improvement. Next Saturday features a joint 4-H meeting for boys and girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche
King’s Highway
Alma Kindt Holden
Maude Moore
Bud Moore
Edge
Cathrell Bounds
Bounds
North Zuleh
Jo A. Heath
Normangee
Jbe Novosad
Bryan
Lena Novosad
Emma Kindt
Sunshine improves roads. school week review in Brazos County
The community praises sunshine for drying roads and notes a full school week with no pupil absences. Health nurse Edna Abbott Shelton and assistants visited, while County Agent C L Benson worked on terrace lines for J W Sylvester’s farm. Home Demonstration Agent Blanche Brown led girls club activities and a yard beautifying program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Edna Abbott Shelton
B. D. Marburger
R. W. Persons
C. L. Benson
J. W. Sylvester
Blanche Brown
Flossie Mae Wilson
Joe Beal
Travis
Bowie
Reliance
A. B. Faulkner
Bedias
Carl Hedtke
Cole
George Ae
Bryan Boy Sells Sausage At Retail With Small Profit
A Bryan student Morris Williamson sold 190 pounds of sausage from a 476 pound hog. A $59.79 return was earned last week while the hog would have brought about $10 on the open market. Roy Snyder and E M Regenbrecht demonstrated pork killing and cutting for the vocational agriculture class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Morris Williamson
Vocational Agriculture
College Road
Morris
Roy Snyder
Extension Service
E. M. Regenbrecht
Brazos County Basketball Tournament Opens Next Friday
The Brazos county basketball tournament for senior and junior girls and for junior boys starts next Friday at 1 PM in the Bowie School Gym. M C Hibbitts, director of athletics in the Interscholastic League contests, urges punctuality for all players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Bowie
M. C. Hibbitts
Plans for city parade line of march announced
Britton Henderson and J W Brown head south side formations on 2nd street with rural high schools under W D Bunting. Negro elementary and high schools under L A Nash and R Neal form on blocks south of First Presbyterian church. The Municipal Band led by H S Locke and Marshal Harry F Estill directs adult division in two blocks. A M College Band may join at 26th and Washington. C M Bethany chairs. inquiries by phone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britton Henderson
Smetana School
Travis
Rowe
Prin. J. W. Brown
Greenwood Courts
Womans Club
W. D. Bunting
Kurton
Washington
96Th
Stephen F. Austin
Consolidated
Marshal N. R. Smith
First Baptist Church
H. 8. Locke
Harry F. Estill
American Legion
First Presbyterian Church
L. A. Nash
Robert Neal
Hammond
26Th
C, M. Bethany
Prizes Awarded 4-H Girls Make Yards Beautiful
In Brazos County 1931 4 H Club contest prizes were awarded to five girls from five communities. Winners included Inez Higgs Rye first with 12 dollars in nursery shrubs Estelle Murray Steep Hollow second with cash and shrubs Lena Novasad King's Highway best native shrubs and trees Geraldine Gilpin Kurten best herbarium of native flora and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Spinheld
Geraldine Gilpin
Kurten
Lottie Kre
Emma Kindt
Better Homes and Gardens
Margarite Thompson
Tabor
F. L. Thomas
Julia Holick
Smetana
Bryan Daily Eagle
Highway Patrol Checks Licenses in Bryan and Brazos County
State troopers have patrolled Bryan and Brazos counties for days checking for drivers without 1932 licenses and for unsafe vehicle equipment. Charges have been filed against several operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HIWAY
Bryan
Brazos County
Foundation to Meet D. J. McDonald in Huntsville
The Anna Jeannes Foundation invites county school superintendent D. J. McDonald to attend its March 16 and 17 meeting in Huntsville. The foundation promotes educational work among Negroes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. McDonald
Anna Jeannes Foundation
Huntsville
Program For Conference Of CB Workers
Rev C F Keefer of Iola announces the monthly Worker's conference at First Baptist Bryan on Tuesday Feb 23. The program includes devotional hour talks on Baylor College and Christian education, luncheon, and meetings of the Woman's Missionary Union executive board. The event features Rev L B Brown Rev C R Shirar Mrs J Webb Howell Mrs A S McSwain and Mrs L W Yeager with sessions from 10:00 a m to 3:00 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Keefer
Iola
Creath-Brazos Baptist Association
First Baptist Church
J. Webb Howell
Baylor College
A.S. McSwain
College Avenue Baptist Church
BR. L. Brown
College Station
Christian Education
C. R. Shirar
Temple
Woman's Missionary Union
L. W., Yeager
Navasota
Phillip Brown
Bedias
Thok
A. Gray
Philip Brown
Negroes Plan Part In Washington Celebration
R C Neal principal of Kemp Negro high school urges negro school church and other organizations to plan participation in the bi centennial celebration of the birth of George Washington He asks leaders of these organizations to contact him to arrange plans for involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Neal
Kemp Negro High School
George Washington
Future Farmers Initiate 12 Franklin Green Hands
Bryan Future Farmers of America members visited the Franklin chapter Thursday night to confer the Green Hand degree on 12 candidates who met project requirements paid dues and completed necessary steps for admission. Franklin provided most initiation paraphernalia and refreshments followed by a business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Future Farmers of America
Franklin
Future Farmers
Franklin Chapter
Franklin Boys
Morris Williamson
Henry Schram
Louis Nagy
Frank Merka
Joe Hep, Jr
C. Luker
Lindsey Lawless
Perry Payne
B. D. Payne
M. T. Payne
Franklin Green
Ray Hancock
Leslie Corn
Hubert Kegler
Hill Lomax
Binton Lomax
Brady Cox
Calvin Hale
Billy Hamilton
Robt. Reagan
Francis Williams
Emory Scott
Joe Galloway
Bryan visit by Mr and Mrs Ben Hawks from Snook
Mr and Mrs Ben Hawks plus a child or children from their Snook area home in Burleson County were in Bryan today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben F. Hawks and
Ichildren
Bryan
Snook
Burleson County
How One Woman Lost 10 Lbs in a Week
Dayton resident Mrs Betty Luedeke reports losing 10 pounds in a week using Kruschen. She praises the safe method and recommends taking a half teaspoon in water each morning before breakfast. She notes a four week bottle costs a small sum and warns of fake Kruschen salts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Luedeke
Dayton
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Fort Worth
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Ike
Ashburn
A. and
T. L. Tyson
Ona
Tommy Tyson
Young
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Robertson
Tyson
Davis
Dudge
Robertson County
Baylor University
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Frank Labie
Dobie
Beeville
Bee County
Texas University
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New York
Lettéya
Vell
Bragos County
R. H. Seale
Benchley
Ava Haswell
Tyler Haswell
Hollywood
California
Tstion
Miss Mildred Horton
Harry Estill
Mike Altimore
J. Frank Dobie
Brazos County Boys’ and Girls’ Club Department
U.S. Department of Agriculture
J. J. Parker
Steep Hollow
Kings Highway
Bryan Boy
Future Farmers of
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