Butler Seeks Second Term as Texas State Representative
George Butler, state representative for the 26th district encompassing Brazos and Grimes counties, announces a bid for a second term. He touts legislative wins including debt reduction, school funding gains, dove and quail hunting bill, Texas centennial plans, child welfare protections, and Brazos Valley Reclamation funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Butler
Brazos
Grimes
Butler
Senate
House
Texas
College Station Ten
Appropriations Committee
Ado
Child Welfare Board
of Texas
Jens
Federation of Women's Clubs
Merka Seeks Brazos County Precinct 3 Post
Wm C Merka announces candidacy for county commissioner precinct 3 in Brazos County. He pledges honesty and impartial service, aiming to act for the best advantage of his precinct and the county, and seeks voters and influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. C. Merka
Wm. C
Bill) Merka
Brazos County
Conrad Seeks Second Term as County Commissioner
William Conrad, candidate for county commissioner from the second precinct, announces seeking another term. He cites road work and constituent representation as his two-fold duty, noting improvements in roads and new equipment distributed across the precinct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Conrad
Karten
T Meenoontaes
Ee No. 2
County Commissioner Praises CWA Projects and Service
A Brazos County official asserts roads are well kept within finances limits and credits CWA work across precincts. He emphasizes collaboration with other commissioners for countywide benefits and pledges continued policy and diligent service if reelected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Funeral Service For Confederate Veteran Is Held
News reached Bryan Friday of the death of J. T. Lott at his home in Navasota Thursday morning. Funeral services were held Friday at 10 30 from his Navasota residence with Rev. W N Purcell officiating. Interment was in Oakland cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs Walter Mobley and two sons Dr Mark Lott and Royal Lott, with several relatives and out of town mourners attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
J. T. Lott
Navasota
W. N. Purcell
Wharton
Oakland Cemetery
D. C. DeMaret
Sam M. Hunter
James Thomas Lott
Hood
Texas Brigade
Comrads
Brown
Texas Cavalry
Waul
Legion
Washington County
Old Washington
Brazos
Georgia
Mr. Lott
Mary Ford
Lott
Walter Mobley
Massey
Harriett May Lott
Ferdie E. Trichelle
Alice Finfrock
Houston
Victor Harris
Lee J. Rountree
Hunter Yarborough
J. N. Ratcliff
J. W. Brosig
Ira Camp
M. E. Bailey
Oscar Coe
Larry Jacobs
G. H. Elliott
Morgan Receives Federal Agriculture Appointment
William F. Morgan, assistant registrar at A. and M. College in Bryan, was notified by telegram of his appointment to the division of agricultural economies in the U S Department of Agriculture in Washington, D C. He will leave Bryan March 1 with Mrs Morgan, formerly Miss Lila Graham Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William FE. Morgan
A. & M. College
Bryan
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Morgan
Washington
Lila Graham Bryan
Senator Morris Sheppard’s Brother Dies in Elmhurst
Walter Clifton Sheppard New York attorney and brother of Texas Senator Morris Sheppard died at his Elmhurst New York home. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 3 p.m. Survivors include his widow, three sisters Mrs Skillman, Mrs Thomas of Dallas and Mrs J Bryant Heard of Danville Virginia, and two brothers Senator Sheppard and Major Paul Sheppard of the Panama Canal Zone. He was son of former Texas congressman John L. Sheppard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Walter Clifton Sheppard
New York
United States
Morris Sheppard
Elmhurst
N. Y
W. F. Skillman
Cullen Thomas
Thomas
Sheppard
Texas
Pittsburgh
Texarkana
University of Texas
Skillman
J. Bryant Heard
Danville
Senator Sheppard
Paul Sheppard
Panama Canal Zone
John L. Sheppard
Cornelia Virginia Coleman
Bowman Club Plans Play Let Toby Do It
The Bowman community club will stage the play Let Toby Do It at their next meeting on March 6. Cast includes Aubrey Moody Ralph Cobb George Conway Marvin Brinkley and Misses Louise Mahley Quanita Mahley Irene Brinkley. Music provided by A A Newcomb and his Texaco Ramblers. Officers elected Feb 6 are Marvin Brinkley president George Conway vice president Irene Brinkley secretary and Miss Ethel Moody reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowman Community Club
Toby
Aubrey Moody
Ralph Cobb
George Conway
Marvin Brinkley
Louise Mahley
Quanita Mahley
Irene Brinkley
A. A. Newcomb
Texaco Ramblers
Bowman Club
Ethel, Moody
Heaton Succeeds Morgan as A M Registrar at A and M
COLLEGE STATION Feb 24 Homer L Heaton of Nacogdoches is named assistant registrar at Texas A and M College to replace W E Morgan who resigned to join the Agricultural Adjustment Administration in Washington D C Heaton is a 1929 graduate of Stephen F Austin State Teachers College and has been doing graduate work at the college this year Morgan who graduated from Texas A and M in 1930 resigned to become economist with the AAA He later earned a Master of Science from the University of California Berkeley
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Washington, D. C
University of California
Texas A and M Summer Session Set June 5 Through August 25
The annual session at Texas A and M College will run from June 5 to August 25 with a first term June 5 to July 14 and a second term July 16 to 25. Undergraduate courses cover the session, and more than 50 graduate courses are offered. Carl Jones of Knob Prairie traded with Bryan during the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas A. and M. College
OND Semmes Stutents
Carl Jones
Knob Prairie
Social notes from Bryan and surrounding towns
A busy Bryan area social column notes visits and travels of residents and guests from Teague to Calvert. Many locals journey to Houston to see Katharine Cornell and attend events, while others return from visits in Austin Tyler and Beaumont. Hospital updates mention Mr. Sneed’s illness as a local concern, with various families hosting relatives over the weekend.
Funeral Service for Hood's Brigade Captain Roberts
Captain John H. Roberts of Hood's Texas Brigade died at his Arcadia home Friday at 6 20 am. He was 88 and served from 1861 to 1865. Funeral was held at his residence Saturday at 3 30 pm with burial in Memorial Park Hitchcock. Surviving are five children, two daughters, two sons, three grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Roberts
Arcadia
Bryan
Hood
Texas Brigade
Captain Roberts
Memorial Park
Hitchcock
Confederacy
J. R. Roberts
Weinert
H. L
R. G. Roberts
J. L. Roberts
San Antonio
S. G. Roberts
Canyon
Lucile
Gertrude Roberts
Old San Augustine
Fifth
Texas
Betty L. Adams
Chapel Hill
Roberts
Bryan Girls Edge Bedias In Final Seconds
Bedias tops Bryan 1 point after a last five second shot. Bronco girls led 24 23 at 30 seconds left before a Bedias substitution and foul led to the winning play at Bryan gym. Clarence Cobb officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedias High School
Stephen F. Austin High School
Bronco
Bryan Gym
Bronco Girls
Bedias
Bryan
Phalba Lee Godwin
Frances Koelodejcak
Bessie Mae Lichte
Dorothy Edge
Ruth Weddington
Hazel Dawn Nunn
Doris Dansby
Maxine Fitts
Curtis Cobb
Farmers' Course Set In Huntsville For East Texas Event
A farmers short course will be staged in Huntsville on March 2 as part of the East Texas Chamber of Commerce birthday celebration. Statewide agriculturists have tentatively accepted to speak. sessions begin at 9 30 a m in the Walker County courthouse under D R Carpenter, county agricultural agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
East Texas
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
D. R. Carpenter
Walker County
Regional Chamber
Navasota Lawyer Appointed Special Justice by Gov Ferguson
A. H. Splann of Navasota is named by Gov Miriam A. Ferguson as special associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court to hear Sovereign Camp Woodmen of the World v. Mrs Alice E Derrick in cause 20 140 on application docket. Alvin C Quiley of Denton and Judson Francis of Dallas join Splann as sitting special and associate justices due to disqualification of the others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Splann
Navasota
Miriam A. Ferguson
Supreme Court of Texas
Sovereign Camp Woodmen of the World
Alice E. Derrick
Alvin C. Quiley
Denton
Judson Francis
Dallas
Splann
Doctor of San Marcos Sets Up Practice in Bryan
Dr. O. B. Slaughter, formerly of San Marcos, has located in the former Dr. W. H. Oliver offices in Bryan. He will pursue general medicine and surgery, with his family residing in an East Zith street apartment near the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. Slaughter
Bryan
San Marcos
W. H. Oliver
Trrand
Slaughter
Texas A. and M. College
Emme
East Zith Street
Taubenhaus Battle Against Root Rot Highlighted by Wichita Column
Wichita columnist John Gould profiles Dr. J. J. Taubenhaus of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and his quest to eradicate root rot. The feature explains how the fungus destroys plant roots, the use of resistant crops to starve it, and the potential of gas treatments to reach deep soil layers, with hopeful notes on progress and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Taubenhaus
Wichita
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
John Gould
Wichita Daily Times
Gould
State Experiment Station
Texas
West
Taubenhaus
Sudan
Dr. Taubenhaus
Palestine
Brazos Valley Survey Approved by Senate
The Senate approved a house bill to appropriate 10000 dollars for a survey by the state board of water engineers for the Brazos Valley district reclamation and conservation project. Only the governor can authorize the funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Congress
State Senate
Brazos Valley
Board of Water Engineers
Brazos River
CWA
Washington
Senate
Austin
State Board of Water Engineers
Brazos Valley District
Licensed to Marry Three Couples in Brazos County
County Clerk Clyde Goen issues marriage licenses to Rostrim Calhoun and Clara Johnson D S Hall and Sadie Watson and Fred Green Dotty Williams all residents of Brazos County. The Eagle office seeks clean cotton rags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Goen
Rostrim Calhoun
Clara Johnson
D. S. Hall
Sadie Watson
Fred Green Dotty Williams
Brazos County
Dr S C Richardson Opens Offices at City National Bank
Physician and surgeon Dr S C Richardson announces new offices on the third floor of City National Bank with contact numbers for office and residence listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City National Bank
Also Mentioned on This Page
Firestone
Goodyear
Bryan Motor Company
Ford Sales and Service
North Main Street
U. S. Dept. Agriculture
Lexas
Gotham
Heaton
A-M
T. F. Hamilton
Teague
Joe R. Tatman
Ruth Radford
Tyler
Thompson Kemp
Cameron
The
Texas Churchman
Episcopal Church
J. H. Todd
Elizabeth
Todd
C. Lang
Detroit
Mich
Galveston
Elsbeth Wipprecht
Calvert
Rountree
H. Marvin Sneed
Sneed
Calvert State Bank
Robertson County
Sterling Floeck
Floeck
Bessie Mae Baker
Curtis Wilcox
Pat Burns
Tabor
O. L. Wilcox
Hardy Lee
Sam Lee
J. R. French
Robstown
Geo. F. Lee
Mrt Lee
Haswell Drive
Terry Hensley
David
Terry Jr
Edge Community
Bob Stuart Smith
H. P. Smith
Henry Ross
Ross
Fred Gurley
Evelyn Gurley
Bremond
Aubrey Foreman
Raymond Foreman
Slatts Maddox
Beaumont
Athens
Marjorie Cavitt
Sam Cavitt
E. J. Smith Jr
Port Arthur
C. E. Pace
Parker School
Ed Purcell
Benchley
J. M. Nelley
Cook's Point
Hood’s Brigade
Gov
Ferguson
Eagle
S. C. Richardson
Dallas FT. Worth
San Antonio Austin Houston
Tichetr
SEB
Missouri Pacific Lines
West- Southwest
Eagle Printing Company
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!