M Cook Celebrates 70th Birthday at Steep Hollow Home
M Cook of Steep Hollow Brazos County marked his 70th birthday on a Wednesday evening February 20. Neighbors friends and family gathered to honor him and his wife in their longtime home noted for its warmth and old time hospitality. The event featured a three-tier cake and a Cargill string orchestra with many attendees including the Tobias Peters Dansby and Hall families among others.
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Cook
Brazos County
Noree
I. M. Cook
Clarvne Parish
Louisiana
Texas
Steep Horn
Annie Duff
Annie
Mr Cook
Blesseir
Dad
Cargill
Guy Tobias
Guy, Jr
E. A. Peters
H. P. Dansby Green Buchanan
T. P. Hall
A. J. Buchanan
Frances Branch
Ike Holligan
Dee Cargill
Gordon Weaver
Adell Hall
Bryan’ Hearne
Ted Cook
Jim Tobias
Jo Tobias
Maurine Fox
Elmo Weeden
Mrt Weeden
Hardy Weeden
Jim Cloud
Victor Andrews
Priscilla
Grady DeHart
Luther Holligan
Winnifred Carroll
C. W. Harrold
Natalie
Beverly Harrold
Hearne
Residents Summoned for Brazos County Juror Duty Fourth Week
Brazos county issues petit jury summons for the fourth week of court and the second week of the criminal section. Names listed include S F Dunlap Robin Fuqua A N Carroll W W Cooner J Carroll Chew Osborne John Degelia Jack Demottier and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
S. FE. Dunlap
Robin Fuqua
A. N. Carroll
W. W. Cooner
J. Carroll
Chew Osborne
John Degelia
Jack Demottier
R. B. Hearne
Roy L. Foster
C. A. Hartsfield
E. A. Hensarling
J. A. Fickey
Steep Hollow Women Demonstrate Yard Shrubs
Steep Hollow Home Demonstration Club met with yard demonstrator Mrs Ray Foster on Wednesday afternoon. Alma Metcalfe, a home demonstration agent, led a session on native shrubs and a county library donation plan totaling eight books from members. Attendees included Mesdames Elmer Bullock M Hartsfield W H Burt Alma Metcalfe Jno W Hicks C A Hartsfield Joe Bonds and Misses Dorothy Anne Fond and Bettie Sue Foster.
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Steep Hollow
Ray Foster
Alma Metcalfe
Elmer Bullock
M. Hartsfield
W. H. Burt
Jno. W. Hicks
C. A. Hartsfield
Joe Bonds
Dorothy Annefond
Bettie Sue Foster
Bronc Cagers Disband After District Exit
Stephen F. Austin high school basketball ends as Bryan Broncs bow to Iola in a district showdown. Despite a slow start and injuries, Bryan finished strong in the Central Texas League, with Lang on the all league team and Stalling and McCall on the second squad. Spring football dominates plans with workouts already underway for next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronco Basketeers
Stephen F. Austin High School
Bryan Quint
Bill Carmichael
Broncs
Bronc Gandsters
Central Texas Basketball
Eldridge McCall
H. G. Stallings
Iola
Bulldogs
Bryan
Carmichael
Pete Jones
Trio of Baptist Associations To Meet In Bryan
Three Baptist associations the Creath Brazos Burleson Lee and Robertson will meet jointly in Bryan on Wednesday March 13 at College Avenue Baptist church. Dr J Howard Williams state Baptist secretary and Rev W A Hancock district missionary expected to attend. An unusually large crowd heard six speakers at Madisonville Tuesday.
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Creath-Brazos
Burleson-Lee
Robertson
Bryan
Creath-Brazos Association
College Avenue Baptist Church
Madisonville
J. Howard Williams
Dallas
W. A. Hancock
Baptist Missionary Association
Convention Baptists
W. H. Andrew
First Baptist Church of
Bryan Baptists
Mesdames W. R. Henry
S. E. Locke
F. E. Jones
Annie Ware
George F. Lee
T. H. Black
B. C. Pritchard
B. L. Beal
J. L. Reese
M. T. Reese
Sam C. Hoyle
I. L. McNeely
Jim Riley
Cecil Baugess
Richard Ward
R. Nelson
W. C. Bailey
H. L. Whitley
W. B. Breazeale
R. J. Halbrooks
J. Sidney Smith
Marjorie Nelson
Martha Martin
Dr. Andrew
M. W. Bergeson
J. B. Sanders
F. A. Bunting
W. E. Wimberley
J. Coulter Smith
Lesser Newton
New Highway Patrolman Assigned to Bryan
Fe M Wells, a highway patrolman, has been assigned to Bryan after serving on duty at the patrol post. Details on the reassignment were announced by the highway patrol headquarters.
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Bryan
FE. M. Wells
Vintage Car Lineup and Prices From 1929–1933 Listings
A catalog-style listing shows various car models including 1929 Ford Coupe 1930 Ford DeLuxe Sedan 1932 Chevrolet Coach and 1932 Chev Dual Heel Truck. Prices hint at values such as $80 and a line total of 215 reflecting combinations in the ad.
Beaumon Assigned to Bryan as Boethal Reassigned
Beaumont has been assigned to Bryan to take the place of H. H. Boethal who has been sent to Beaumont. Wells who is married has arrived in Bryan and will work with W. S. Bouldin who has been on duty there for several months.
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Beaumont
Bryan
H. H. Boethal
Wells
W. S. Bouldin
Mission Sunday Service Draws Diverse Congregation
A 3:30 PM mission service at Free Gospel Mission featured 42 Mexican mission school students marching from Parker Avenue. Led by Mrs. B. South and Mrs. Aurora Zarco, the event included children’s numbers and an object lesson by evangelist Mrs. H. M. McAdams titled Bringing All the Members to Church in a Paper Bag, with attendees hoping for her return.
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Free Gospel Mission
B. South
First Baptist Church
Santiago R. Montago
Baptist Mexican Mission Sunday School
Aurora Ibarra Zarco
Houston
William Ibarra
Bryan Baptist Mexican Mission
Mexican Mission School
Parker Avenue
Peyton Will Act As Toastmaster At Army Dinner
Col. Ephraim G. Peyton, 1899 graduate and Chief of Staff, will be toastmaster for the 1935 West Point dinner in San Antonio on March 16. The event draws graduates and ex cadets from across the Corps Area with many reservations handled by Major Max W. Sullivan. assembly is set for 7:30 p m at the Gunter Area hotel.
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Ephraim G. Peyton
Headquarters
Fighth Corps Area
West Point
United States Military Academy
San Antonio
Committee On
Max W. Sullivan
Port Sam Houston
Charlie £. N. Howard Jr
Eighth Corps
Russel O. Smith
Josiah T Dalbey
John W. Ramsey, Jr
George W. Hickman, Jr
John F
Pletzer Named Assistant Manager of Bryan Amusement Co
Joe Pletzer Jr longtime Bryan film figure has been named assistant manager of Bryan Amusement Co in a move from Jefferson Amusement Co Beaumont which books Greater Palace and Queen theatres. He began in the field with W R Fairman and stayed on when Morris Schulman took over the Fairman interests.
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Joe Pletzer Jr
Bryan
Bryan Amusement Company
Jefferson Amusement Company
Beaumont
Palace and Queen
Mr. Pletzer
W. R. Fairman
Morris Schulman
Fairman
Local Folks Share Weekend Travels Across Texas
Monday issue notes a string of weekend visits and trips. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. spent in Houston visiting Sweeney’s family, while W. C. Alexander of Allen Academy faculty returned to Bryan from Houston. Several others toured Temple Fort Worth Taylor Hearne and Navasota, with students and staff visiting relatives and attending district meetings.
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T. A
Houston
Sweeney
W. C. Alexander
Allen Academy
Bryan
Ernest J. Holcomb
Temple
Margaret Higgs
Waco
Baylor University
Washington
W. S. Higgs
W. H. Andrew
Fort Worth
M. W. Bergeson
First Baptist Church
Bergeson
Taylor
Sunday School and
Baptist Training Union
B. B. French
Rosa Dean
Dallas
A. and M. College
Dean
Bill Dean
G. A. Wynne
Mamie Wynne Cox
Tyler Haswell
L. Eden
South Washington Avenue
Dave Thompson
Corpus Christi
R. A. Booth
Barbara
Hearne
N. R. Newton
William Minkert
Elwood
Madison County
New Orleans
M. E. Wallace Jr
Carolyn
Mr. Wallace
Weatherford
Bankhead
Dr. Webb Buchanan
Granger
R. B. Grant
Franklin
Wilkerson Memorial
Charles Merka
Smetana
W. S. Howell
Austin
Insurance Committee
D. H. Royder
Fay Royder
Wellborn
Helen Kidd
Dan Kidd
Navasota
S. EB. Eberstadt
Henderson
F. A. English
Josephine Crute
Lee J. Rountree
Elliott Beason
C. L. Beason
Methodist Hospital
Margaret Benson
Sam Houston State Teachers’ College
Huntsville
J. R. B. Eddy
Cisco
Marvin Sneed
Margeret Sneed
Calvert
W. B. Harris
Ww. L Steele
Banks of Brazos Early Chosen By Settlers In Texas
A historical overview traces the Brazos river name to a Spanish legend of Las Brazos de Dios and recounts early settlement growth in Texas. It notes flood damage, proposed dam projects, and the Brazos watershed’s size, population, railways, and irrigation potential.
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Banks of Brazos
Texas
Blackland Country
Brazos
Las Brazos de Dios
God
Missouri Pacific Railroad Reclamation Department
United States Weather Bureau
Seymour
Baylor County
West
North
Upper
Pat Neff
U. S. Geological Survey
British cruiser Dragon arrives for Galveston Mardi Gras
The British cruiser Dragon with 500 officers and men called at Galveston for Mardi Gras. The ship, part of the British West Indies squadron based at Jamaica, was given a warm welcome and will stay through March 4.
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Galveston
Jamaica
Grimes County Plans Active Role in 1936 Centennial
Grimes county gears up for the 1936 Texas Centennial with a countywide plan to stage pageantry and showcase history. The Grimes County Centennial Board, committees, and prominent citizens organize publicity, music, education, and museum efforts and plan a small highway park and a Texas Million Centennial Club.
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Navasota
Grimes County
Texas
Highwy No. 6
A M College Seniors Hold Annual Reception at Walton Home
The Texas A and M senior class staged its annual reception Monday at President Walton’s campus residence. Notables included class president W H Wehner Del Rio. cadet colonel J C McHaney San Antonio. senior secretary Raymond Kerr Amarillo. and many other seniors from across Texas with guests and music by the aggie orchestra.
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Texas A. and M. College
T. C. Walton
Walton
A. R. Emery
F. C. Bolton
W. H. Wehner
del Rio
J. C. McHaney
San Antonio
Raymond Kerr
Amarillo
George Schuluis
Harlingen
Bil Alexander
Coolidge
Leey
Sweetwater
BB K
Dodd City
al Parrack
Chillicothe
Aggie Orchestra
Kathryn Ewing
Navasota
Widow of Scout Club Member To Speak At Adobe Walls Event
In Hutchinson county Texas on February 26 widow Olive K. Dixon wife of Billy Dixon a survivor of Adobe Walls battle will lead a Hutchinson county 4 H club picnic to the historic site. Miss Lucile Chance will oversee the program with Mrs Dixon sharing early Panhandle memories.
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Dixon
Panhandle
Adobe Walls
Quanah Parker
Monument Marks Site Of Historic Battle In Indian War
A fragmentary account describes a defensive stockade hit by an ambush as white hunters battled Indians. Three white men were killed. A ridge pole in a saloon stockade warned defenders, allowing time to react before the attackers were repelled. A monument now marks the battlefield.
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Warriers Denarte
Crows Trapped for Live Target Trapshooting Meet
More than 1000 crows were trapped alive in Howard county to be released as live targets for a trapshooting meet at Big Spring on March 1 and 3. Dr C W Deats aids preparations as the crow trap gains state attention with demonstrations planned in Marlin this spring.
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Big Spring
Howard County
Game and Fish Protective Association
C. W. Deats
Association
Marlin
Survey of University of Texas Lands Delayed Until Summer
Surveying of University of Texas lands, active since July 182, has been paused until summer as field crews disband. Frank Friend and helpers will finish mapping and notes. UT owns over two million acres in 32 West Texas counties, excluding Galveston. surveying has reached multiple counties with some blocks to be completed, and all holdings expected to be fully surveyed by 1936.
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San Angelo
University of Texas
Frank Friend
University
West Texas
Galveston County
Schleicher
el Paso
Terrell
Mrs. Willie C. Hensarling Returns From Houston Visit
Mrs. Willie C. Hensarling has returned from a brief visit to the home of her daughter and family Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Crocker in Houston Texas.
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Willie C. Hensarling
Charlie Crocker
Houston
Essay Contests Offer $100 Scholarships at Mary Hardin-Baylor
Mrs. Moore Townsend announces two essay contests, each awarding a $100 scholarship to Mary Hardin Baylor. First essay must base on the first half of the Old Testament or II Samuel, and the second on Texas history with Centennial themes. Entries due by April 23 supervised by a WMA official. scholarships only.
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Beston
L Moore Townsend
Mary Hardin-Baylor
Texas
Townsend
Mary Hardin- Baylor
Mrs William Gary Brown Lectures at Texas A and M College
Mrs William Gary Brown, a nationally known lecturer and writer, delivered illustrated talks in the Assembly hall at Texas A and M College station. She addressed freshman students in the morning and school children and Consolidated School patrons in the afternoon.
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College
Station
William Gary Brown
Assembly Hall
Texas A
M. College
Consolidated School
Former A M Students to Meet April Thirteenth Fourteenth
Dates announced for the annual meeting of the Former Students Association expect record attendance. Crowded dormitories force housing off campus though some consider housing in the Memorial Gym.
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Former Students Association
Memorial
For Sale by Roman & Vick Druggists Chickens Turkeys
Give them Star Sulphurous- Compound in drinking water as directed and it will keep fowls free of germs worms lice mites fleas and blue-bugs. We guarantee healthy egg producing fowls and strong chicks at a small cost with money refunded.
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Roman & Vick
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