Officers Chosen By Guild Women For Coming Year
The St. Andrew's Episcopal Guild held its January meeting at the parish house and elected officers for 1920 Mrs M B Parker was chosen president Mrs J M Caldwell 1st vice president Mrs C A Searcy 2nd vice president Mrs D JeMaret recording secretary and Mrs Mable Castles corresponding secretary A vote of thanks was given to retiring president Mrs C A Searcy and the rector Rev W W Daup urged high standards for 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andrew's Episcopal Guild
M. B. Parker
J. M. Caldwell
C. A. Searcy
D. ©. JeMaret
Mable Castles
W. W. Daup
Two Days of Low Temperatures Mark Texans' Winter Weather
Two days last week showed comparatively low temperatures with rain while the other days were bright and clear, the type of winter weather Texans are proud to boast of.
Early Morning Fire Destroys Kaplan House
A West 27th Street residence owned by Mr and Mrs Joe Kaplan and family, under renovation, was destroyed by a fire just after midnight on Sunday. Firemen contained the blaze with careful tactics. The loss to Mr Kaplan ranged from 5000 to 7000 dollars and was insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West 27Th Street
Joe Kaplan
666 Prescription for Colds and Headaches Remains Noted Remedy
A historical mention describes 666 as a doctor's prescription for colds and headaches and notes its speed as a remedy, including tablets.
Local Folks Gather for Holidays in Bryan and Vicinity
A busy snippet of village life notes visits and returns across Bryan and nearby towns. Families such as Yeagers, Adams, Higgs, Henderson, and Wimberlys are mentioned with holiday travels to Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, and Houston. Local events include weddings, new babies, and move plans as residents resume routine post holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobore Lee
Texas New i
K .E. Yeager
Baskin
Coke County
F.C. Havner
Emmett Lewis
San Antonio
W. FE
Wrenn
Austin
W.S. Higgs
Ida Belle Tigges
Vergne Adams
Weasel Adams
G. I. Adams
State University
Br. W. Bullock
Glenview
Victor White
Bryan
John Schlortz
Navasota Examiner
Katherine Henderson
F. J. Henderson
Woodrow Wallace
M. F. Wallace
Barney J. Henderson
Freeport
Mrev
OG. Henderson
Grimes County
Olle Smith
C. M. Smith
John Harrison
Fort Worth
F. G. Dillard
Wellborn
Raiphana Searey
Dallas
Southern Methodist University
C. A. Searey
George A. Long
Robert Bletcher
Birmingham
Ala
Houston
Wm. L. Powers
Corpus Christi
Powers
J. M. Williams
Powers Confectionery
James Presnall Newberry
Gladys Dowling
Texas Christian University
J. Dowling
College Station
Robert Stilea
Corsicana
Final report on Good Cheer Fund 1931 campaign
Stanford chairs the central committee for the Good Cheer Association fund drive and reports a total cash collection around 5.9 million with 1390 contributors from Bryan and College Station. The note honors volunteers, mentions a free telephone service at the Fire Station, and urges continued clothing and wood donations plus job referrals through the Bureau for Unemployed to sustain relief through 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JE. Stanford
Conleal
Good Cheer Association
Good Cheer Fund
Bryan
College Station
Central Committee
Southwest Telephone Co
Noel
Good Cheer Fund Committee
Bryan and
College
Associated Community Builders, Inc
Goals Set For 1940 At First Christian Church
The First Christian church outlines aims for 1940 including 100 new members, doubling church school attendance, boosting Sunday worship by 50 percent, doubling Sunday evening attendance, an average mid week prayer service of 40, forming two Christian Endeavor societies, and earning at least 25 others and 25 leadership training credits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
First Christian Church
Whhch
Christian Endeavor Societies
Robertson 9 Farmers Plan Big Tomato Crop
Pearne Texas January 8 Hearne to plant 2 acres in Robertson county portioned 225 acres began work on hot beds seeds to be planted this week under Oliver Stotes Newton Wallace Company of Jacksonville to maintain sheds during packing season
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearne
Ana Robertson County
Hearne
Oliver Stotes
Newton Wallace Company
Jacksonville
Tomato Acreage May Top 150 Acres This Season
A farmers meeting at the courthouse discussed plans for tomato and potato market production for the coming season. Not less than 150 acres of tomatoes are expected to be grown for shipment via Newton-Wallace Company sheds, with a committee to study seed varieties and pricing and a January 10 meeting to arrange one shipment of potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Juveell Raney
Dellwood Adutition
Newton-Wallace Company
Lynn Sample
Will Jones
GC. E. Locke
City Department Heads Plan Year Under Williams Cabinet
City Manager K G Williams chaired the first cabinet meeting with all department heads to define duties and remove overlaps. Monthly sessions will review municipal goals, with emphasis on economy, efficiency, and strict requisitioned warehouse use under new storekeeping assignments.
The Poetry of Operas Celebrates Exquisite Music
A literary reflection notes that opera poetry matches the beauty of its music with refined phrasing and expressive language, highlighting how verse and melody intertwine to enhance dramatic impact.
Brazos County Health Board Meets for 1931 Appointments
County Judge A S McSwain leads a Saturday health board meeting at the courthouse with eight committee members present. Miss Edna Abbott and Nurse Sedalia Wilson reported on Austin staff conference activity and Abbott received a Certificate of Merit for demonstration materials. Numerous names were approved as 1931 county committee appointees, including residents from College Station, Kurten, and other local areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos
Wilson
Austin
Miss Abbott
State of Texas
McSwain
County Trustees to Meet Saturday Over County Superintendent Funding
County school trustees are summoned by County Superintendent J. D. McDonald to convene Saturday at 10 a.m. to discuss the push by independent districts against the assessment for the county superintendent’s office and salaries. Brazos County independent districts have not contributed previously, as neither Consolidated College Station nor Bryan schools aid the fund. The stance holds that residents voting for the county superintendent should share the office’s expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. McDonald
Brazos County
College Station 4
Bryan
Senator Beck Tours A M College Campus Visit
Senator J W E Beck of De Kalb visited College Station on Saturday. Dr T O Walton and Senator Chis S Gainer guided him around the A M College campus. Beck, a powerful senate member, was rumored to be named chairman of the finance committee. This was his first Bryan College visit. He praised Bryan's progress and College's growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. FE. U. Beck
de Kalb
College Station
A. & M. College
T. O. Walton
Chis. S. Gainer
Beck
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Senator Beck
Bryan
College
State Senate
Better Business Now Expected in East and North
Alen Smith returned Saturday from a business trip to Boston and New York. He said business houses in the East and North are steered toward a vial improvement and making plans to that end. He ped at Atlanta and New Jeanne and found two distributing centers comparable to those he saw in the North and East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alen Smith
Boston
New York
Mr. Smith
Atlanta
New Jeanne
Rainbow Girls Name Officers Serve 4 Months
Officers for the coming month were elected in Bryan em' No. 41, Order of the Rainbow for Girls, meeting at the Masonic Temple Friday evening. Worthy adviser Frances Kraft heads a slate including Worthy associate advisor Libby Limner Hope Sara Reva Faith Lilie Kaplan Caroline Silvey and Margaret Hies. The assembly plans to conclude its year’s work in January with Mrs. W. D. Lloyd as mother adviser. The organization counts about 50 members and is open to girls aged 13 to 18 with Mason and Eastern Star backing and local sponsorship by Bryan Chapter 22. Equal emphasis was placed on arts and letters, as Browning was cited in the closing remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tye Oneet
Tabor
Bryan
Robert Morris
Houston
Ennis
Edgar
J. J
Wimberly
Jey
Shreveport
Rosalie Taylor
R. S. Taylor
Jack Goodlow
Rosebud
Me A
Montford
Heen
Barker's Prairie
Navasota
R. A. Eada
Haswell Drive
M. Nichols
Brazos County
Nichols
J. W. Batts
College Avenue
East 2&Th Street
Margaret Higgs
W. S. Higgs
South College Ave
John Nemek
Hettie Mae
Fountain Community
W. W. Solomon
Chas
Myers
Mies Nelle Cole
H. J. Tuffly
Mattie Hall
Dallas
D. D. Fastham
Ron Jack Byrd
Waxahachie
Fastham
Robert W
W. S
J. Webb Howell
Richard Grant
Texas University At
Galveston
R. B. Grant
M J. Easters
Kurten
Roan
Lelia Law
Pauline Davis
W. C. Davis
Waco
Baylor University
Sr. Jones
Jeyan
Jones
Texas
Vor
Wy Lloyd Goodlow
Jack
Brenham
Goodlow
Singer Sewing Machine Co
4. C. Johnson
J. E. ‘Covey
Julius
Order of the Rainbow
Masonic
Frances
Kraft
Charity
Libby Limner
Hope
Sara Reva
Faith
Lilie Kaplan
Caroline Silvey
Margaret Hies
Bryansembly
Assiy
W. D. Lloyd
Th Supreme Ag
Nicaea
Masons and
Ern Star
Bryan Chapter
Order of the Eastern Ay
Church Advertising Boosts Attendance in Bryan on New Year
Bryan churches report solid attendance on the first Sunday of 1931 following a citywide Protestant advertising drive via the Bryan Eagle. Pastors cite 10 to 20 percent increases across morning and evening services and in church schools, with some denominations noting higher gains than others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
A. A. Hyde
Hyde
First Baptist
Moreis
Baptist Church
Hoy S. Helleman
College Avenue Baptist
Harris
Methodist Church
Methodist
Thos
Gordon Watts
First Presbyterian Ely
W. W. Daup
St. Episcopal Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
J.¢. Penney
Beret
Jase
Kaplan
Anna S. Collin
Port Arthur
IL Barty
Karte
John K. Cary
John Mr
Akron
Ohio
A. F. Wilson
Alice
Rachel Wilson
Ln Fox
Finley
Guiner
Beaumont
Chas. Pipkin
Wilson Buchanan
J. W. Solomon
Bryant Priday
Mrs. W. W. Solomon
D. Tt. Robertson
L. G. Smith
E. L. Godwin
M. A. Robertson
Godwin
Robertson
Jnc. A. Moore
Edward Brander
Robert W. Colglazier
Katherine Herrington
Ida Kernodle
W. Wipprecht
Southern Pacific Lines
Huurh Looney
Grant Lumber Co
Philadelphia
Looney
Kate Bowles
Underwood
Allen Academy
Major
John P. Wheeler
Major Wheeler
BK. E. Yeager
W. Beaty Barron
Harvey
Coulter Hoppess
D. W. Coulter
John H. Harris
M. K. Harris
George Henderson
George Jr
Covey
Christian
R. BR. Butler
Mineral Wells
Misees Adelle
Moselle McLain
Effie Meelan
R. A. Crawford
Duane
Pittsburg
Kansas
EB. L. Morehead
K. G. Williams
Wde
Williane
Iam
R. FB. Pippin
Lige Spell
George Martin
Utilities
Spell
Col. Hoanse
Clarence Jeakins
Reagan Warren
Warren
City Electrician
Shaenee of
Addison
A. S
Tyler Haswell
Ons
A-M
Hobbes
Rainbow Girls
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