Rountree seeks 33 more acres for A and M College Station
The Texas House opened with an emergency school appropriation of 4.5 million dollars and a push for a constitutional convention. Lee J. Rountree proposed acquiring 33 additional acres for the Agricultural and Mechanical College at College Station, part of a broader move to reorganize state departments under the agriculture commissioner.
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Harris County
J. E. Winfree
Houston
F. M. Cohen
Educational
W. E. Arnold
Houston National Exchange
C. 2
Beasley
Sulphur Springs
Text Book Commission
Austin
A. End M
House
Senate
Lee J. Rountree
Agricultural and Mechanical College
College Station
Mrs Wysong Hosts Series of Bridge Socials This Week
Mrs Wysong hosted a bridge hospitality event with sixty five guests after noon. The Wysong residence featured narcissus and torquil blooms and a salad course with frozen ices fresh strawberries angel cake stuffed pates and salted nuts was served. Out of town guests included Mrs O O H Astin of Bryan Mrs F D Perkins daughter Elizabeth Neilson Ladonia Miss Kate Collier Pine Bluff Arkansas and Miss Mayfield of Melissa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Wysong
Wysong
Oo. H. Astin
Bryan
F. D. Perkins
Elizabeth Neilson
Ladonia
Kate Collier
Pine Bluff
Arkansas
Mayfield
Melissa
McKinney Courier-Gazette
Negroes Arrested On A Charge Of Theft
Sheriff L. E. Morehead and Chief W. S. Martin rounded up several Negroes tied to petty thefts. Roy Jefferson former Howell Grocery employee faces bond for stealing from his employer. Emmett Letheridge and Marion Mosely also bonded for complicity. Doss Reed’s restaurant involved though he claimed no knowledge. Russell P. Worsham, a Brazos County ex service man, returns to Bryan from Camp Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E.morehead
W. S. Martin Friday
Roy Jefferson
Howell Grocery Company
Emmett Letheridge
Marion Mosely
Doss Reed
Russell P. Worsham
Brazos County
U. S. Veterans’ Hospital
Camp Logan
Bryan
Dr J N Goodwin Internal Medicine
Dr J N Goodwin practices internal medicine with a focus on diseases of children. Office in Smith Building and phone numbers 493 for office and 295 for residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Goodwin
Smith Building
Mules Offer Quality Selection Aimed at Buyers Interest
We present a strong selection of mules tailored to buyer interests. Our emphasis is on meeting customer needs with reliable stock and favorable terms.
Conyers Livestock and Feed Corporation Reported
A brief item notes Conyers Livestock and Feed Corporation in a regional business column. The notice emphasizes the entity's name and its role within the local agricultural economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conyers Livestock and Feed Corporation
Urging Glub Work in Brazos County
County Superintendent D. J. McDonald County Farm Agent C. L. Benson and Home Demonstration Agent Miss Laura Belle Roten visit county schools urging students to join clubs and improve regular work. They tour Nob Prairie Tabor Kurten Steep Hollow Mudville Smetana Harvey with McDonald revisiting Harvey, a school he taught decades ago.
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D. J. McDonald
C. L. Benson
Laura Belle Roten
Nob Prairie
Tabor
Kurten
Steep Hollow
Mudville
Smetana
Harvey
Roten
Wellborn
McDonald
Benson
Harvey School
Reclamation Plan Discussed in Texas Legislature Hearing
A joint hearing of the senate mining and irrigation committee and the house irrigation and reclamation committee will examine a proposed state irrigation reclamation and conservation program. The plan calls for a $600,000 appropriation for hydrographic and topographic surveys of Texas watersheds with backing from the Texas Conservation Association led by Judge E C Gaines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin American
Holbrook
Senate Committee On Mining and Irrigation
House Committee On Irrigation and Reclamation
Texas Conservation Association
Neff
W. H. Bledsoe
Senate
Rountree
Bryan
House
Seagler
E. C. Gaines
San Antonio
The
Conservation Association
Brazos
Colorado
Trinity
Rio Grande
Texas
In Memoriam Henry Thomas Jones Aged One
The notice honors Henry Thomas Jones born June 18 1921 and died June 4 1923 at age one year six months and seventeen days. It laments his brief illness and loss, comforts the bereaved parents and relatives, and expresses faith that he is now in Heaven. A FRIEND extends condolences and speaks of shared sorrow and hopeful reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingdom of Heaven
Henry Thomas
Henry Jones
Mamma
Henry Thomas Jones
Bryan couple marks forty first wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs C F Jones of Bryan celebrate their forty first wedding anniversary at home with friends dropping in to wish them well. Mrs Jones, before marriage, was Miss Elizabeth Jones of Harvey Brazos County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Jones
Bryan
Mrs. Jones
Elizabeth Jones
Harvey
Brazos County
Charlie Conlee Visits Bryan on Kieth Business
Charlie Conlee of Kieth traveled to Bryan on business today, meeting local contacts and handling a planned transaction. The visit highlights cross town commercial activity and regional ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Conlee
Kieth
Bryan
Chairman Quaid Here for Inspection of A and M College
Special to the Eagle. Austin Texas January 13 Chairman John F E Quaid of El Paso head of the Texas Appropriations committee left today with Representative Lee J Rountree of Bryan for a trip to Bryan and College They will spend Sunday in Bryan visiting Rountree s family and return to Austin Monday to discuss state institution appropriations
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The
Eagle
Austin
Texas
John FE. Quaid
Fl Paso
Texas Appropriation Committee
Lee J. Rountree
Bryan
College
Rountree’s
Former Bryan Man Heads Farm Bureau
Walter Peteet secretary of the Texas Farm Bureau Federation was chosen to head the cooperative marketing department of the American Farm Bureau Federation in Chicago and will start February 1. He will resign at the Texas convention next week with no successor named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Walter Peteet
Texas Warm Bureau Federation
American Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
Peteet
Texas Organization
Nist
Brazos County farm notes highlight terracing and corn choices
The Brazos County rural column details farmer innovators like G. W. Buchanan with a homemade terrace level for 30 acres, and growers Jim Tobias and J. J. Holik discussing corn varieties. It notes district agent A. W. Buchanan praising club work, radio programs, Gurley’s garden ventures, and Terracing progress on Cavitt Ranch, with community events and local poultry successes promoted by county agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Buchanan
Zack
Buchanan
Jim Tobias
Steep Hollow
Brazos County
J. J. Holik
Smetana
A. W. Buchanan
Visitors in Bryan Welcome Knox City Officials
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Campbell of Knox City visited Rev. and Mrs. C. R. Calmes in Bryan yesterday. They have spent a few days on the coast. Campbell is president of the Guaranty State Bank at Knox City. Calmes is his former pastor.
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B. B. Campbell
Knox City
C. RN. Calmes
Gurley Couple Guests From Kurten Ranch
Mr and Mrs John Gurley of Kurten community motored in this morning from their ranch home and were guests of friends for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gurley
Kurten
Texas lawmaker targets secret groups with annual membership lists
Representative Fugler of Marshall introduced a bill requiring all secret organizations in Texas to file annual membership lists with county clerks. The measure aims to expose Ku Klux Klan activities. A separate resolution against injecting factionalism into the legislature was also introduced, while Governor Neff urged action on calls for a constitutional convention to fund taxes, roads, education, flood control, and factories.
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Houston Post
Austin
Texas
House
J. M. Melson
Sulphur Springs
Edith Wilmans
Dallas
Senate
Neff
Lee J. Rountree
Bryan
Harris County
The
Eagle
Fugler
Marshall
Moore
Hunt County
Wellborn family visitors in Bryan today
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Harrold and their son Thomas Allen, along with Mrs. Ella Eidson, all from Wellborn, were visitors in Bryan today.
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T. J. Harrold
Thomas Allen
Ella Eidson
Wellborn
Bryan
Funeral Services Held for T. R. Batte Friday
The Bryan Texas community mourns Thomas Robert Batte born 1856 Marshall Texas died January 10 in Galveston. He was a lawyer planter and First Baptist leader with a long Bryan residence. Survived by wife Annie Law five daughters Nellie Batte Scott Miller Kadel Bryant Gunter and two children T. R. Batte Jr and Mrs Zula Herron. Funeral held Friday at 8 o’clock at First Baptist Church with Dr John A Held officiating.
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Thomas Robert Batte
Tohn Sealey
Galveston
Bryan
Brazos County
T. R. Batte
Marshall
Texas
J. H. Batte
First Baptist Church
F. M. Law
Batte
First Baptist Sunday School
Anther
University of Virginia
Brazos
Nellie Batte
Houston
T. R. Batte, Jr
Tampico
Mexico
Annie Law
Heervrks Corway
Jesus
George A. Adan
John A. Held
Memorial Service and Burial for Local Figure
Tributes from the Pa yan bar members were given by Mr. Robert A. Armstrong and Judge W C Davis. After the church service, interment occurred at City Cemetery with pallbearers listed as honorary and active duty members.
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Pa Yan
Robert A. Armstrong
W. C. Davis
City
L. L. McInnis
W. R. Cavitt
C. ©. Jones
J. G. Minkert
Oak McKenzie
J. H. Ransom
Farmers Arrive in Bryan to Study Poultry and Agriculture
William R. Farmer and his family reached Bryan from Fort Worth by car and seek light housekeeping rooms while he studies poultry raising and other agricultural forms at A M College. Once a Fort Worth contractor, he seeks to return to farming and gain the needed knowledge to succeed. He noted good roads from Fort Worth to Waco, taking about two hours, but said the Waco to Bryan stretch felt rough like driving over litter ridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Farmer
Fort Worth
Bryan
the & M. College
Farmer
Waco
Lister Ridges
Russell's Big Boll Improved Lone Star Cotton Seed
Advertisement from Russell's Cotton Seed Breeding Farms Annona Red River County Texas promoting Russell's Big Boll Improved Lone Star Cotton seed. Claims include high lint percentage 38 to 42, storm and drought resistance, and extra quality staple. Seeks buyers with car lot needs and offers limited seed supply and a booklet with prices.
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Russell
Lone Star
Annona
Red River County
Texas
J Harris of Tabor Visits City
J Harris of Tabor was in the city as a business visitor today.
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J. Harris of
Tabor
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Rep. Rountree
C. H. Astin
North Main Street
Bledsoe
Reclamation
Quaid
A. & M. College
Bryan Man
Bryan Rotary Club
Edge
Edge Literary Club
Community Club
Edge Blue Ribbon
P. S. Mangum
Rotarians
M. E. Wallace
Gabe
Rotary
Blue Ribbon
Bill Williamson
Madison Hall
Madison
Morris Williamson
Gabe Cazell
Guvin Lloyd
E. R
C .c. Conn
J. A. Farris
Milton Fountain
E. P. Humbert
Will Jones
Poultry Association
Brazos County Boys and Girls Club Department
A. & M. College of Texas
Gurley Ranch
Nea Kurten
Gurley
Sam E. Cavitt
Wheelock
Mr. Cavitt
Jewell Rudasill
H. O. Ferguson
Uncle Berry Gandy
J. W. Barron
J. C. Pridmore
Shreveport
Y. H. Schoffelmayer
Farm News
Morgan County
Georgia
Bank of Rutledge
Thomas Peacock
EXC Klan
J. M. Bligh
Decatur
Ala
Bessie Bearden
Central
CARD
Ferer
Jis
Jno. S. Caldwell
Optometrist
Optician
Caldwell’s
Durham Tobacco
China
Caldwell
Jewelry
Rvan
Star Brand
Bryan Cottonil & Fertilizer Co
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