Kings Highway School Dismissed for Funeral and Local Events
Kings Highway School let out Friday afternoon at 2 15 for the funeral of Mr ack who died near here Wednesday night. He was buried at Whec ock. The 4 H Club of Kings Highway held a program Friday night February 19 with talks on replacement and projects of game by C Leason Dr Reed Sam Cavitt and Dr alter Taylor. The program included a song by the Hill sisters and a play Popin the Question by former students now heading to Bryan. A tacky party was held to raise money for school ground equipment.
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Ack
Whecock
Kings Highway
C. Leason
H. Reed
Sam Cavitt
Alter D. Taylor
Hill Sisters
Pauline
Evelyn
Gladys
Bryan
Lela Annie Cross
Eddie McWhorter
Lillie Mae Skubal
Tillie Marie
Bettie Mae Nash
Edge
E. T. Closs
J. M. Closs
C. L. Novosad
C. L. Jr
Conlee Wilson
A. & M. College
Ed Skubal
Elsie
Mildred Novosad
Elsie Pecena
Grover McDonald
Doyle Lewis
Freddie Hays
Mary Bell Boatcallie
Frank Manning
Albert Manning
Opal Hardin
Leora May
Pearl Bush
Bob Johnson
Sam Bush
Edge The Edge honors George Washington birthday with senior banquet
Edge The Edge high school held a banquet Monday in honor of George Washington. Visitors from Bryan spoke on basketball, delicious cakes were served, and several engaging games followed.
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Edge
George Washington
Bryan
FE. J. Payne
I. L. Yancy
Charley Wymola
Mary Wymola
Tabor
Frank Wymola
Lamar Closs
Leila Annie Closs
Eddie McWhorter Jr
Roy Simms
Veloria Rychlik
George Yeager
Mamie Gerka
Prazos Valley
Reliance Community Notes From Local Farmers
The Reliance column reports several community updates including J W Raley's hospitalization and wishes for recovery, names on the sick list such as J C Merka Jr and Thelma Seely, visits by Bryan residents to the Shealys, church work planned for Saturday, and gatherings at Merka and Crenshaw households. Mrs Bud Williams visited Iola, others traveled to Georgetown, Tryon cemetery work noted, and a party hosted by J C Merka with local youth.
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J. W. Raley
Bill Raley
J. C. Merka Jr
Harrold Shealy
Grace Shealy
Bryan
C. N. Shealy
Thelma Seely
Reliance Church
D. C. Wiley
Fred Gage
Georgetown
Riley
Amerelia
J. A. Merka
J. C. Merka
Bud Williams
Iola
Tryon
Lillie
Cora
Ella Crenshaw
J. W. Crenshaw
Sam Bullock
Texas Fertilizer Use and Poultry Demonstration Report
Texas farmers bought 187 215 tons of commercial fertilizer in 1928 29, declined to 30 848 tons in 1932 33, then rose to 60 016 tons in 1935 36 as farm prices improved. The piece also covers poultry dressing techniques demonstrated by Mrs Franklin, 14 women attendees, and remarks by D H Reid and Game Warden Sam Cavitt on game preservation and farming boosters.
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Texas
D. H. Reid
Poultry Department
College
Sam Cavitt
Poultry Demonstration Starts With 300 Pureblood Chicks
Miss Lydia Francis of the Tabor Women's Home Demonstration Club leads a poultry project with 300 pure blooded chicks. She will keep detailed records of losses six months, pullets at six months, income and expenses, and an egg chart starting around month eight. Her focus includes sanitation and housing as essential for profitability. Miss Francis hosted the Tabor Women's Club on March 19 with 15 members and one guest, featuring a demonstration on killing and dressing poultry.
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Lydia Francis
Tabor
Francis
Miss Francis
Brazos County Women’s Home Demonstration Council Meeting
The Brazos County Women’s Home Demonstration Council will meet in regular session Saturday at 2:00 p.m. in the council room of Bryan City Hall. Club presidents and delegates are urged to attend and all other club members are invited.
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Brazos County
4 H Club Sponsors to Meet at Chamber Office
A called meeting for 4 H girls sponsors will convene Saturday at 11 in the home demonstration agent office at the Chamber of Commerce. All sponsors are requested to attend.
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Chamber of Commerce
Bedroom remodeling plans by Mary Edna McWhorter
Mary Edna McWhorter of the King's Highway 4 H Girls Club has prepared a remodeling plan for her bedroom. The project includes a clothes closet refinishing floors papering the room refinishing furniture and making drapes. Work starts March 9 with a club meeting at her home and before pictures to document progress.
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Mary Edna McWhorter
King’s Highway 4-H Girls Club
Mary Edna
Weekend Visits Highlight Local Social Details
Mr and Mrs George Saxon hosted relatives on Sunday. Mr and Mrs John Whitten visited from Bryan and stayed with Mrs Whitten's sister and her husband Mr and Mrs A L Moorly.
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George Saxon
John Whitten
Bryan
Whittens
A. L. Moorly
Bedroom work at Kurten school sparks 28 towels
The Kurten school club began a classroom project on Monday February 22 with 28 towels started by members. Girls used hem stitching fagoting hemming and plain cross stitch aiming for county fair or 4-H encampment awards in spring. County agent Miss Velma Erisman attended. Poultry charts show results in Brazos county with Mabel McDonald recording eggs rising from 12 to 42 in ten days after taking egg records.
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Kurten
Velma Erisman
Brazos County
Mabel McDonald
Smetana club reports full dues aid scholarships
Mrs Guy Smith announces the Smetana Women's Home Demonstration club's 15 members paid 100 percent educational contributions totaling 5 cents per member. Funds move from club to county council treasurer to district vice president and finally to Texas Home Demonstration for college scholarships. The meeting also covers poultry processing methods including stick to loosen feathers and knife jugular severing for cleaner bleed and less feather damage.
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Guy Smith
Smetana Women’s Home Demonstration Club
Smetana Club
County Home Demonstration Council
Texas Home Demonstration
Velma Erisman
Brazos County
Smetana Women’s Home
H. P. Franklin
Farm Machinery Demand Spurs Broader Economic Growth
Increased purchases of farm machinery raise payrolls in implement factories and drive production of other goods. As output expands, steel demand grows and railroad traffic rises, factory workers earn more, farmers sell more at better prices, and overall business activity gains momentum.
Millican 4-H Club Heads Toward Reorganizing Meeting
An attempt will be made to reorganize the Millican 4-H club Monday night. Dr G W Schlesselman of the College and Carl T Doc Sprague wildlife conservation reps preside with Schlesselman as principal speaker and Sprague performing cowboy songs.
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Millican 4-H
G. W. Schlesselman
College
Carl T
Rock Prairie 4-H Club Plans Meeting and Conservation Talk
The Rock Prairie 4-H club meets Saturday at the Rock Prairie church with Winifred Carroll directing the post office musicians. A Brazos county game association representative may discuss wildlife conservation while members announce plans for the year. Sign up sheets for soil conservation are under way and farmers will proceed with cotton reductions of 35 percent base or as little as one acre.
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Rock Prairie Club
Rock Prairie 4-H
Rock Prairie Church
Post Office
Winifred Carroll
Brazos County
Soil Conservation
County meeting to elect farmers committeemen March 6
A county-wide meeting at the Court House on March 6 at 1 pm will elect three committeemen from each of the four commissioners' precincts. Farmers are urged to attend on time to choose the most competent representatives and ensure voting access this year.
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Xro
Court House
State board studies saving river water at Balconies fault
In Uvalde on February 24 the State board of reclamation engineers surveyed methods to curb water loss into the Balconies fault along the upper Nueces Frio and Sabinal rivers. Estimated daily leakage totals 100 million gallons for the Nueces 94 million for the Frio and 40 million for the Sabinal.
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Uvalde
State Board of Reclamation
Balconies
Nueces
Frio
Sabinal
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Franklin
Brazos County Boys’ and Girls’ Club Department
C. L. Benson
Millican
Bryan and
Brazos CO
Old Age Pension Fund
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