Folks and Friends Visit Bryan and Nearby Towns
A crowded flow of visitors and residents circulates through Bryan and nearby communities. Mrs. J H Tankersley and Miss Hallie Gooch of Marlin call on Mrs. Lee J Rountree. Mrs R W Howell brings her sister from Houston to Cameron then Bryan. many travelers pass through for visits, church, or business as community ties remain strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Tankersley
Hallie Gooch
Marlin
Bryan
College
Lee J. Rountree
R. W. Howell
Cameron
Glenn Flinn
Houston
Flinn
First Methodist Church
E. R. Bryant
Grover C. White
Grover C. Jr
Temple
V. K. Sugaroff
A. and M. College
Russia
M. R. Bentley
Cleburne
Bentley
O. C. Willsie
Soil Conservation
New Orleans
George Stephan
Gloria Glyn
R. E. Turner
San Antonio
Rock Prairie
Luke Scarmado
John Fazzino
Nick Fazzino
Steeles Store
Willie Kelly
J. T. Cloud
Antone Fridel
Kurten
J. C. Garcia
Rev. Garcia
Monterrey
Mex
Chas
Myers
M. Bonneville
Morgan City
R. J. Terrebonne
Terrebonne
Winnie Bonneville
M. R. Looney
Calvert
Hugh Looney
South College Avenue
Bart Haltom
Wilkerson Clinic
First Baptist Church
L. B. Locke
Locke
F. R. Parkerson
Sam Knox
Tyler
Joe R. Tatman
Jac. K. Parker
Frank J. Womack
Oak McKenzie
Yoakum
Tom Castles
Port Arthur
Mr. Castles
Mable Castles
J. N. Goodwin
McAllen
Goodwin
N. A. Stewart
Funeral Service Held Tuesday for Pioneer Woman
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Margaret Closs were held Tuesday at 3 from the residence of granddaughter Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Dunn in Bryan. The native Texan, born February 22, 1847, died Monday afternoon at age 86 11 months. Surviving are three children, C. C. Dulaney, Mrs. Mary Blackman, and Mrs. C. P. Foster, plus grandchildren and great grandchildren. McCulloch Dansby handled arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Margaret Closs
Bryan
Brazos County
R. C. Dunn
West 26Th. Street
W. H. Andrew
First Baptist Church
Bryan City Cemetery
McCulloch-Dansby Company
Cross
Washington County
C. C. Dulaney
Mary Blackman
Keane
N. M
C. P. Foster
J. N. Dulaney
Donald Foster
W. A. King
Seth Taylor
W. W. Hall
Af Moore
W. S. Howell
A. D. Martin
T. B. Higgs
C. Edgar Jones
Sam Foster
Pneumonia Claims Bryan Resident 79
Joe Dechiara Sr., aged 79, died at his Bryan home after a brief pneumonia illness. Funeral services were held at his residence and St. Anthony's Church, with Rev. Basil Bravi officiating. Interment was in Bryan Catholic cemetery. A Italian-born long-time Brazos County resident, he leaves a wife and seven children in Bryan, Houston, Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Dechiara
Bryan
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
Basil Bravi
Bryan Catholic
Joe Dechiara Sr
Brazos County
Italy
America
Charlie Dechiara
Sam
Tony Dechiara
Houston
Chicago
Ill
Mike Triola
Angelo Couchmaster
Joe J. Dechiara
Eagle Wanted for Spare Room Sparks Hometown Tip
A local hunter seeks a temporary roommate to share a spare room, appealing for discreet lodging arrangements. Police remind residents to verify identities and avoid risky introductions while the offer circulates on community boards.
Hog prices and fair exchange value in the pre war era
The article explains that before World War I farm hog prices at seven dollars and twenty four cents per hundredweight matched the fair exchange value. It argues that after the war price swings caused a persistent gap, with 1932 showing a disparity of four dollars and twenty eight cents, and suggests 1934 Agricultural Adjustment Act reforms will restore alignment with purchasing power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sents
Banquet Honors Long-Serving Fire Department Members
The banquet celebrated two veteran firefighters with 52 and 49 years of service, including Chief C E Griesser presenting honors. City officials and guests praised the department, and a diverse guest list attended a barbecue dinner hosted by Mrs. M. B. Parker with music by the Cargill String Orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wittman
C. EE. Jenkins
Griesser
Sam Noto
Roy Vick
Stewart
O. S. Johnson
John Seeley Caldwell
Lee J. Rountree
George Butler
H. R. Brayton
Firemen’s State Training School
Texas A
M. College
C. E. Jenkins
W. B. Saunders
T. G. Jenkins
R. G. Williams
Williams
Col. House
Jimbo-Gumbo
Smystick
J. E. Stanford
M. B. Parker
Cargill String Orchestra
Reward for Coaching Work at Nederland High
Johnny Koneeny former Bryan and Aggie star now coaches at Nederland High School received a leather jacket from the Nederland High School athletic council alongside football letters awarded last week. His team posted the best record in school history losing only one game. Silver footballs were given to 12 lettermen and light sweaters to seven seconds and the manager. Koneeny must rebuild next year as all but three lettermen are seniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Koneeny
Bryan High
Aggie
Nederland High School
Nederland High School Athletic Council
Koneeny
Nederland
Keneeny
Negro Budget Wizard in Relief Line
A relief line tale describes a cantankerous older negro who cannot read or write yet quickly balances his weekly funds. He calculates a mix of beans bacon meal and a penny box of matches and salt, using a string tied to a wrist to steady his judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darky
Prince Albert
Father of Bryan Man Suffers Stroke in Lufkin Home
Mr and Mrs Mayon Ricks and family traveled to Lufkin after being alerted to the illness of C A Ricks aged 83 who suffered a stroke Monday and became fully paralyzed. A subsequent message said Mrs Roxie Whitlock of Devers was believed near death and relatives planned to visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayon Ricks
Lufkin
C. A. Ricks
Ricks
O. F. Brown
Bryan
Roxie Whitlock
Devers
Navasota
Mr. Ricks
Nixon Ricks
Houston
Brown
Poll Tax Payments Lag as Deadline Approaches
County tax office reports about 2 000 poll taxes paid with more than 1 000 due in eight days before the January 31 deadline for general election year payments. Auto registrations rise as owners rush to meet no extension rule since legislature is not in session. January 31 also ends penalty-free car registration.
Brazos County Seeks Corn-Hog Association Leader
J. Walter Smith of Navasota, a stock man with many hogs and cattle, visited Bryan on Wednesday to discuss forming a Brazos County corn-hog association. He aims to organize local farmers and hog producers for cooperative efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos Corn-Hog Association
J. Walter Smith
Navasota
Bryan Wednesday
Mr. Smith
Brazos County
Negro woman Ada HortonSentenced to three years for hatchet murder
Ada Horton, a negro woman convicted in Brazos county courts of hatchet murder of a negro man, was taken to Huntsville state prison Tuesday afternoon by Chief K T Tillis and Constable Horace Reed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Horton
Brazos County
Huntsville
K. T. Tillis
Horace Reed
Boyett Seeks Re-Election as Precinct 1 Commissioner
Commissioner Guy F. Boyett announces his bid for re-election to Precinct No. 1 in Brazos County. He cites experience in road work over 350 miles of lateral roads and a commitment to improving county roads within limited funding. He pledges continued service and cooperation with other precincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy F. Boyett
Brazos County
School for Illiterates Now in Operation
A school for adult white illiterates is operating daily except weekends at the Methodist Mission on North Bryan Avenue. Miss Emma Montgomery conducts sessions from 1 to 4 p m funded by the CWA to provide idle teachers with work. Misses Margaret Buchanan and Christine Lichte run a kindergarten for children of employed women in the same building from 9:30 to 12 p m daily except Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Mission
North Bryan Avenue
Emma Montgomery
CWA
Margaret Buchanan
Christine Lichte
Two Bryan Boys Honor Baylor Honor Roll
Bennie T. Griffin and James H. Godwin from Bryan made Baylor university fall quarter honor roll. Each earned B plus or better in all courses with two A grades, and both received congratulatory letters from Dr. W. Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Bennie T. Griffin
Bryan
James H. Godwin
Baylor University
W. &. Allen
Allen
Licensed to Marry Couples Headed to County Clerk Office
Edward C. Miller and Mable I. Jones and Earl Shelton and Jane Sosolik are two couples licensed to marry by County Clerk Clyde Gaen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward C. Miller
Mable I. Jones
Earl Shelton
Jane Sosolik
Clyde Gaen
Mable Jones Weds D C Miller in Bryan Texas
A surprise marriage united Miss Mable Jones and D C Miller on a Saturday evening at the home of Rev Vv Breazeale. The couple visited Milano and Rockdale then Bryan, where Miller will be stationed with a railway company. The bride, a Bryan schools alumna and Stephen F Austin graduate, works at Texas A and M College Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Carrol
Will Rains
Bryan
Steep Hollow
Sheriff
J. H. Reed
James Stafford Reed
J. W. Thompson
Tabor
Mat Youens
Navasota
Mattie Walker
Reliance
Sara Allen Cofer
College Station
Frances Darnell
D. C. Roberts
S. S. Hollis
A. L. Lipscomb
Walter Shannon
C. E. Barnett
North Zulch
George Donaho
George
Ira Bond
W. E. Graham
Rock Prairie
Mable Jones
F. E. Jones
D. C. Miller
Milano
Vv. B. Breazeale
Breazeale
Rockdale
Stephen F. Austin High School
Division of
Rural Home Research
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Miller
Beaumont
Bryan couple marks twenty fifth wedding anniversary
The twenty fifth anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. I J Rosprim was celebrated on Sunday with mass at St Joseph Catholic church at 8 15 am and a dinner at the Rosprim home. Attending were relatives including Rev J B Gleissner who officiated 25 years ago and bridesmaid Mrs Lee Kopetsky among others. The couple’s two children Katherine and Lee James were present along with many neighbors and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. J. Rosprim
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Rosprim
Katherine
Lee James
Timothy Valenta
J. B. Gleissnér
Lee Kopetsky
Lee Yeager
Joe Yeager
Peter Yeager
Sam Yeager
John Yeager
Stanie Bukowski
Fannie Vitopil
Frances
Mary Vitopil
Tom Holik
Agnes Sury
J. B. Gleissner
Tim Valenta
Lucile Stransky
Savanah, Ill
Cecil Burrage
Waco
Tribute Planned For Maury Hughes in Dallas Banquet
Prominent Texas leaders converge on Dallas for a February 6 testimonial dinner honoring Maury Hughes chairman of the State Democratic Committee. A statewide radio hookup will broadcast the banquet from the Adolphus Hotel as Buckner serves as toastmaster and hints of a governor bid circulate among close associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Dallas
Maury Hughes
Hughes
Adolphus Hotel
Murrell Buckner
Eagle Printing Co Offers Quick Service and Low Prices
Our job department renders fast reliable ser vice with quality printing at reasonable prices. Give us a trial Eagle Printing Co Phones 80 or 48.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Printing Co
Musical program at Stephen F. Austin high school assembly
A concert by H. P. Black and Mrs. Black presented to Stephen F. Austin high school students during an assembly period. Brief talks by S. M. Brown and Sam Crenshaw previewed the faculty presentation of The Whole Towns Talking in the school auditorium Friday night. New commercial instructor Miss Eula Nagle arrived from Schulenberg to assume duties this term, replacing Miss Clara Calhoun who has joined the U S consulate in Hamburg Germany and will depart for New York to sail February 7 for Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. Black
First Baptist Church
Miss Calhoun
United States Consular Service
Hamburg
Germany
Bryan
Austin
New York
Roosevelt
Eagle Printing Company Buys Old Newspapers For Sale
The Eagle Printing Company advertises old newspapers available for purchase. Listings note quantities and conditions suitable for collectors or reprint projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Eagle Printing Company
Senna based liquid laxative urged for gentle bowel relief
Public returns to liquid laxatives with senna praised as the best gentle option. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is advertised as a reliable senna based laxative available in drugstores and suited for all ages with regular bowel action in weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
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J. K. Jackson
Fort Worth
Roscoe Bates
S. C. Hoyle
H. A. Saunders
Edward Hall
A. M. Waldrop
Mary and
Delia Suthers
Henry Smith
Harvey
C. E. Griesser
Frank Cash
Guy P. Bittle
Frank Brown
C. M. Kash
W. P. Operstney
John J
Bryan Boy
Negro
Altho
Bryan Man
Baylor
Bryan Girl
Man OF
LaSalle Hotel
Beauty Salon
la Salle Hotel
Travel
LN Sn
Stipes Eee
Sanyo Een
Les
Re. Will
C. S. Barnes
Left
Huey P. Long
Barnes
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