Red Cross Appeal Urges Local Donations for Drouth Relief
The local American Red Cross chapter asks for a $200 national relief fund contribution to drought areas including Texas. Due to county finances, officials scrapped a canvass and request donations at three banks. Mayor E. J. Jenkin of Bryan and Major J. E. Sloan of College Station are named.
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American Red Cross
National Red Cross
Drouth Stricker
Texas
Red Cross
E. J. Jenkin
Bryan
J. E. Sloan
College Sta
Mrs Winthrope Leach Visits Bryan Family Notes
Beaumont resident Mrs Winthrope W Leach is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs R H Seale at Benchley and with sister Mrs A Benbow and family in Bryan She is known locally as Pauline Seale Mrs George Long St Andrews Episcopal auxiliary president returned from Houston after attending the Episcopal Council Judge J G Minkert came back today from Decatur and Fort Worth on legal business
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Long
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
Houston
Episcopal Council
J. G. Minkert
Decatur
Fort Worth
Typhoid Attacks Chicken Flocks in Reliance
Three poultry flocks in Reliance were visited by County Agent C. L. Benson and vaccinated against fowl typhoid as a precaution after several birds died. The disease affects chickens and other fowls. flocks were sent to A. and M. College for diagnosis and guidance on treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reliance
C. L. Benson
A. and M. College
Durham Host To Bible Class Honors Love at Oyster Supper
Ray Love was the honor guest at a two course oyster supper in the home of Supt and Mrs H L Durham Tuesday evening. About 20 members of the Young Men's Bible Class of the First Baptist attended as the wedding of Miss Benita Hartcock and Ray Love is planned for the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Love
Benita Hartcock
Supt
H. L. Durham
First Baptist
Large Increases in Money Bills Reported Today
The annual independent offices supply bill for the next fiscal year totals 1,052,568 dollars, 216,000 above the current year. The consolidated veterans activities under the Veterans Administration Bureau amount to 866,012,000 dollars, 108,298,000 above this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
House Appropriations Committee
Veterans Activities
Veterans Administration Bureau
Nationwide road program to employ 300000 workers
United States officials report a massive road expansion this year costing nearly 1 billion dollars. About 250000 miles of roads are planned with 9000 miles hard surfaced. Texas allocates 45000000 for 12500 jobs. Louisiana pledges 1000 miles gravel and 2500 miles paved with 75000000 in spending.
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Washington
Globe
America
Texas
New Mexico
Louisiana
Texas Highway Commission Awards Contracts in Hale County
The Texas State Highway Commission awarded contracts totaling $1,534,313 for highway improvements covering 87.6 miles. The largest award covered 22 miles of paving and other work in Hale County.
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Austin
State Highway Commission
Hale County
New Farm Equipment Firm Opens in Bryan Area
Wariiner and Lawrence opens on North Bryan Avenue offering McCormick Deering tillage harvesting and planting implements. Cream separators International trucks Farmall tractors and other International Harvester items are sold. K E Lawrence and L T Warriner, formerly of Brenham, lead the agency and invite farmers to visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Wariiner and Lawrence
North Bryan Avenue
McCormick-Deering
International Harvester Company
K. E. Lawrence
L. T. War
Cotton and Grain Market Steady With Minor Futures Changes
The cot ton market showed no change today as futures closed 3 to 5 points higher. Local spot prices remained flat around 3.00 to 93.4 cents, while wheat and corn futures moved in small increments for March May and July contracts with slight shifts.
Alarm of Fire Breaks Up Annual Banquet of Bryan Firemen
A fire at C. C. Beal’s West ward street home interrupted Bryan Volunteer Firemen’s annual banquet as speakers began. Gold attendance medals went to Frank Blazek and R. W. Warren for 101 calls, drills, and fires in 1930, presented by Mayor F. J. Jenkins who praised the department’s service.
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Bryan City Firemen
C. C. Beal
Westward Street
Bryan
Frank Blazek
R. W. Warren
F. J. Jenkins
Tis
Penal Systems Compared By Dr Giesecke
Club women and civic welfare supporters heard Dr. F. E. Giesecke discuss a comparison of prison systems. He described European and American penal methods, focusing on court procedure, conviction, reform, and punishment, noting England's system as highly effective.
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Europe
F. E. Giesecke
Brady Loses Appeals for Retrial in Texas Murders
Austin judge in a Texas court overruled motions for rehearing in the Brady and Thompson cases. John W. Brady, convicted of murdering cap itol stenographer Lehlia Highsmith after UT homecoming, faces three years in prison. Clyde Thompson, sentenced to the electric chair for the Sept. 8 1928 Shook killings, had a recent sanity ruling overturn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Shook
Thompson
Shook
Leon
Leray
Will Rogers on Food Relief Delays and Jobs
Will Rogers comments from New York on delays in voting for government food relief until February 9. He warns the Red Cross quota may trigger changes to aid for coffins and notes Wickersham’s report costing 234 stenographers their jobs. He forecasts an extra congressional session if read.
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The
Eagle
New York
Washington
Senate
House
Red Cross
Wickersham
Congress
Waco Editor Faces Protest Over State Education Board Role
A protest against appointing Frank Baldwin of Waco as a member of the State Board of Education was filed with the secretary of the Senate. Representative Ray Holder said 32 House members signed the protest.
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Austin
Frank Baldwin
Waco
State Board of Education
Secretary of
Senate
Ray Holder
House of Representatives
Protest sale of rail line to Southern Pacific protested
Texas and other states protest to the Interstate Commerce Commission the purchase by the Southern Pacific Lines of the St. Louis Southwestern System. They seek to halt the transaction unless equal to the property's commercial value.
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Washington
Texas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Pacific Lines
St. Louis
Southwestern
Waco, Beaumont, Trinity and Sabine Line
Palestine Pastor Speaks on Realities of the Christian Religion
Rev N H Melbert pastor of the First Methodist church at Palestine delivered a talk at the Wesley Brotherhood banquet on Tuesday evening. He traced his life from German ancestry in western Kansas to early German language use and adventures at sea under the British flag before visiting many foreign countries as a seaman.
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N. H. Melbert
First Methodist
Palestine
Wesley Brotherhood
Methodist
Melbert
Kansas
Bryan Lions Hear Prof Horlacher On Heredity In Speech
Prof W R Horlacher of A and M College spoke to the Bryan Lions Club at a Tuesday luncheon. He outlined heredity in eye color noting brown and blue as two main classes and explained how eye color can appear in offspring based on parental traits.
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Bryan Lions
Horlacher
Bryan Lions Club
Lionss
H. Yarnell
W. R. Horlacher
A. and
M. College
New Members of Board to Be Named at Chamber Dinner
Arrangements are complete for the Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce annual membership dinner at Sbisa Hall on the Texas A and M campus at 7 30 pm Thursday. Nine new directors will be announced after the ballot count led by Oak McKenzie with music by the Aggieland Orchestra and a quartet of vocalists.
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Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce
Sbisa Hall
Texas A. and
M. Campus
Henry W. Stanley
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Oak McKenzie
Aggieland Orchestra
College
W. A. Duncan
Brazos County Farmers Diversify Amid Cotton Decline
A survey of Brazos county farms shows widespread land clearing and diversification as cotton yields weaken. Farmers expect a shift away from cotton as the main money crop in 1931, with many adopting new crops and systematic changes to their programs.
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Brazos County
Weather Forecast for Bryan and Nearby Regions
Weather bulletin notes fair and warmer conditions for Bryan and vicinity tonight and Thursday. West Texas expects fair skies tonight and Thursday with warmer east and north areas. East Texas anticipates fair and warmer conditions tonight and Thursday with partly cloudy skies and higher temperatures, except in the northwest.
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New Orleans
Bryan
West Texas
East Texas
Golf Prodigy at 15 Dominates Miami Competition
A 15 year old Chicago high school golfer who captured the Miami mid winter amateur title continued his hot form at the Miami Biltmore invitation meet. He impressed with precise shots and consistent play against veteran competitors, signaling a rising star in American golf.
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Win Day
Chicago
Miami
Biltmore
Firemen Prepare for Texas State Convention in Bryan
Bryan fire department and civic groups begin organizing for the Texas Firemen's Association state convention to be held in Bryan on June 9 10 and 11. C E Jenkins chairs the general committee with H A Burger as secretary and J N Dulaney as treasurer. The program committee includes S C Hoyle W J Head H R Brayton and R G Williams. Additions to the committee may occur at a February 3 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Firemen’s Association
Bryan
Plan Conference For Methodists On Spirit Life
Bishop Sam R. Hay of San Antonio issued a call for a Central Texas conference on spiritual life to be held in Waco March 3 and 4 after talks with the Central Texas Conference elders. About a thousand clergy men and lay delegates were expected to attend.
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Waco
Central Texas
Sam R. Hay
San Antonio
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Committees for House Be Stated Today
Texas Legislature opens day with anticipated revision and governor’s message. Ross S Sterling delivers remarks as sessions begin, with adjournment expected after the governor’s address and heavy work ahead Thursday. Speaker Fred Minor to name House committees to accelerate bill work. Page 5.
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Austin
Texas
Ross S. Sterling
Fred Minor
House
Siling
Sullivan to Remain with A M College
James Sullivan will stay with Texas A and M College as business manager of athletics and will take a new post as chief of the division of feed at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station starting Sept. 1. Director A B Conner announced the move noting Sullivan’s prior experience and expected impact on the station’s work. Sullivan did not comment beyond his plan to continue with the athletic department until September 1.
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James Sullivan
Cletics
Texas A
M. le
Texas
A. B. Conner
Sullivan
D. Fuller
Fler
Letie
Col Nelson to Serve One More Year as Cadets’ Commandant
Col Charles J. Nelson Infantry U S A head of the military department and commandant of cadets at Texas A and M College is assigned to the same duties for another year. President Walton announced the action after War Department orders were received. The four year R O T C duty period will end with the 1931 academic year and a new term begins for the calendar year.
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Col. C. J. Nelson
A-M. Walton
College Station
Charles J. Nelson
Infantry
Military Department
A. and M. College of Texas
T. C. Walton
War Department
Nelson
A. and M. College
Cal
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United States Supreme Court
Thomas Thacher
Frederic Pearse
William Sprague
Campus
Brady
Criminal Appeals Court
Will Rogers
Yours
Education Board
S. P. Line
M. E. Brotherhood
Wilmer McCullough
Jno. L. Wharton
First Baptist Church
W. S. Higgs
Pat Newton
J. H. Beard
E. J. Harris
First Methodist Church
F. L. Henderson
Jess Mhoto
BIG Meet Firemen
Gongise
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