Texas 4-H Club Boys Win Trip for Record Farm Yields
Twenty three Texas 4-H Club boys topped 17 000 peers to win prize trips to Chicago for record crop and livestock results. Highlights include 154 bushels per acre corn, 220 bushels sweet potatoes, 4406 pounds seed cotton per acre, and a $510 turkey net profit. Joe Hutton of Fairy won the baby beef award with 294 pounds from a six month calf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas
Chicago
A. & M. College of Texas
Sweet Potato Club
Pig Club
Paul Robinson
Madison County
el Paso
Ysleta
Jack Flynt
Marvin Kelly
Minden
Rusk
Jasper County
Mack Behannon
Magnolia Springs
South Plains
Spence Hall
Lubbock
W. C. Wright
Lamesa
Dawson County
Milton Wakefield
Midlothian
J. R. Crow
Hillsboro
Corn Club
Santa Fe
Armour and Company
Texas Baby Beef Club
Joe Hutton
Fairy
Hamilton County
Wyman Smelley
Nacogdoches
L. T. Felty
Fannin County
Poland
Twelfth Night Celebration at Geo Long Home
The Auxiliary of St. Andrew's Episcopal church held a Twelfth Night gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Geo Long's home. Admission fees funded the auxiliary's work while guests enjoyed social fellowship and a program featuring Dr. Dan Russell's violin, Mrs Long on piano, and vocal and reading numbers by local participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Geo. Long
St. Andrew's Parish
Tyler Haswell
Long
Dan Russell
Jennie Barry
T. K. Lawrence
Gussie
Elis Ballerstedt
Creamery Prospects Highlight Bryan Chamber Meeting
County Agent C L Beason told Bryan Chamber of Commerce directors that a creamery capable of handling milk from 300 cows may be built in Brazos County as part of a planned dairy industry push. A $75 000 plant for butter and ice cream could follow once milk production supports it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Benson
J. Bryan Miller
A. and M. College
Texas
Miller
E. A. Astin
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Eberstadt
Chamber
Lee J. Rountree
J. Webb Howell
N. B. Allen
R. V. Armstrong
F. C. Bolton
Wilson Bradley
H. O. Ferguson
Tyler Haswell
W. S. Howell
E. J. Jenkins
John M. Lawrence
W. I. McCulloch
T. O. Walton
D. L. Wilson
A. M. Waldrop
Attend Funeral At Jacksonville
E. P. Middleton and Mrs. B. T. Poole returned from Jacksonville where they were called by the illness and death of their brother C. A. Middleton who died from flu pneumonia. Interment was at North Zulch on Sunday. W. A. Middleton of Gallup New Mexico attended and planned to visit Bryan after spending time with his parents in Jacksonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Middleton
B. T. Poole
Jacksonville
C. A. Middleton
North Zulch
W. A. Middleton
Gallup
N. Mex
Bryan
Poultry Flocks Tested For White Diarrhea In Reliance Area
Dr. R. C. Dunn and County Agent C. L. Beason tested poultry flocks of Z. L. Jones, Chas. Forsthoff, and Geo. Jones in Reliance for white diarrhea. They will visit Ed. Chytil’s farm near Edge today for continued testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Dunn
C. L. Beason
Z. L. Jones
Chas. Forsthoff
Geo. Jones
Reliance
Dr. Jones
Mr. Beason
Ed. Chytil
Edge
Officers Retained by St. Andrew's Church School
At a regular church school meeting in the parish house all officers were re-elected for the new year. Treasurer D. C. DeMaret reported a healthy balance after expenses. The school sent 78.15 for missions in 1927 and plans a Parent-Teachers meeting on St Paul’s Day, January 25. New equipment was added during the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
D. C. DeMaret
St. Paul’s
Extension Club Hosts Pleasant Mid-Winter Bridge Party
The Extension Service Club held a mid-winter party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo Barnes on College Avenue. Husbands and staff attendees enjoyed bridge and 42 with high score prizes, plus a refreshment plate, highlighting the hosts hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Extension Service Club
Geo. Barnes
College Avenue
Ernest Gibbons
Extension Service Department
Barnes
Barnes and Mr. and Mrs. Gibbons
Searcy Leads Masonic Funeral for Seth Batson at Normangee
Dr C A Searcy of Bryan served as worshipful master for the Masonic funeral of Seth Batson aged 80 at the First Baptist church Normangee. Batson died in Beaumont after a brief illness, with burial in the Batson family burying ground. He is survived by a widow, three sons, six daughters, and many nieces and nephews.
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C. A. Searcy
Bryan
Normangee
Ais
Seth Batson
Beaumont
A. L. Almes
First Baptist Church
A. G. Hall
Batson Burying Ground
Masonic Lodge
McCulloch- Dansby
Two Deaths in Sodek Family In Four Days
Mrs. Rosie Codek aged 67 wife of Frank Sodek of Macy died at home after a brief illness. Four days earlier son Charlie Sodek aged 22 died at the home. Survived by seven children including Ray Sodek Temple and Mrs Lys Macy. Funeral at 12 noon Monday Jan 7 at home, Rev J B Glies sner of St Joseph's Bryan officiated. Interment Wheelock cemetery at 3 p m McCulloch Dansby Bryan in charge of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosie Codek
Frank Sodek
Macy
Bryan
Charlie Sodek
Ed Sodek
Frank Sodek Jr
Della and
Melander Sodek
J. B. Gliessner
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church of
Wheelock
McCulloch-Dansby Funeral Directors
Marriage Licenses Filed Amid Local Legal Action
County Clerk Jess B. McGee is sued over a marriage license granted yesterday to Mike Lero and Josephine Pet rockey. A Missouri woman willed her estate to seventeen dogs, a case reflecting unusual bequests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess B. McGee
Mike Lero
Josephine Petrockey
Missouri
Laughed to Jail Andrew Johnson Happy There
Andrew Johnson a man of about 40 with money but no home was held at the county jail after seeking help at the Chamber of Commerce. He requested a place away from ridicule and was later observed by Dr. Harrison with possible shell shock or gas exposure. He claimed to be a World War veteran and said relatives lived in Sweden, coming from Alvona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Reed
Andrew Johnson
Johnson
Bryan
Chamber of Commerce
S. E. Eberstadt
C. L. Benson
Eberstadt
Benson
Sheiff Reed
Horace Reed
Martin
R. HB. Harrison
Harrison
Sweden
College Man Earns Third Vice Presidency in Entomology
Dr. F. L. Thomas of the Texas A and M experiment station has been elected third vice-president of the American Association of American Entomologists at its New York annual meeting. He has led the Cotton States Branch and succeeds Franklin Sherman of Clemson College. He also serves as chief of entomology at the Texas A and M experiment station and state entomologist, with world wide regard for his work on cotton pests and their control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Thomas
A. & M. College
American Association of American Entomologists
Association
New York
Thoms
Cotton States
Franklin Sherman
Clemson College
South Carolina
C. W. Collins
Dr. Thomas
Experiment Station
Texas A. & M. College
Sewer Extension Starts on Adams Street Project
Construction began this morning on a new sewer extension about 600 feet long from Block 24 to Block 15 in Adams street. City employees oversee the work to serve new and proposed buildings in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Block 24
Adams Street
Tabor Meeting Postponed by Flu After Bryan Visit
Ta bor Welfare Club president Joe Locke said the Friday January 11 meeting in Bryan is postponed to the regular February meeting due to flu. The Troy Record notes a stock exchange seat holder could be excused for not seating a lady under current conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Locke
Tabor
New York Stock Exchange
Troy
Unpleasant Symptoms Attributed To Worms In Children
The article notes restless sleep loss of flesh poor appetite and itching in children may be caused by round or pin worms. It suggests using White's Cream Vermifuge as a sure harmless worm expellant and mentions White's Cream Roman and Vick as advertisements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roman & Vick
Dairy Industry Developments In Texas Bring Independence To Farmers
Jersey cows are boosting farm income in Cooke and Nolan counties as creameries and dairy stock expand. Muenster dairy sales and home-building rise. Hopkins County registers many Jersey cattle and high butter fat yields. A Nolan County dairy finance plan backs purchases to foster independent farming, with wider regional gains for merchants and communities through diversified farming and improved pay days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Jersey
Cooke County
Muenster
A. Hoenig
Joe Kreitz
J. W. Hess
Nolan County
Dairy Finance Corporation
Sweetwater
West Texas
Pass It Along Club Offers 1929 Resolution Plan
The Pass It Along Club endorses a New Year plan for 1929 shared by Rev. R. E. Day of Bryan and Rev. E. S. Hutcherson of Cameron. The plan contrasts How to Be Miserable and How to Be Happy with steps urging forgiveness, charity, church attendance, and supportive deeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Day
First Baptist Church of
Bryan
Ray
E. S. Hutcherson
First Baptist Church
Cameron
You and I to Be Produced by Bryan Little Theatre
Bryan Little Theatre announces the next production You and I directed by J R Burton with Philip Bary’s play and the Harvard shop group. The comedy on modern work life has enjoyed Broadway runs and is set for a future Bryan performance. Also note stray stock horse and mare from Wheelock with reward offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Burton
Bryan
Waco
Houston
Allen Academy
You
Philip Bary
Anas
Harvard
America
Barker
Yale
Ba— der
Lattle Theatre
Broadway
Paris Boand
Mr. Burton
Life Theatre Group
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Ivyman Smelley
Felty
Geo. Long Home
Council Bluffs
Bryan Bright
Church School
Masonic
Sodek
Philadelphia
New Yorker
BY Nell Bentley
Hopkins County
C. H. Harvin
United States
American Jersey Cattle Club of
W. C. Dysart
Collin County
Dysart
Brazos County
Little Theater
Geo. Dunn
Stevenson Machine
Digesta E Roman & Vick
Chambers
Wilson Moto
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