New Government Charter Urged by Civic Leaders
The People's Column discusses economy and security as rights and argues for a new charter to form a single government for the City, College and County. It notes support from Joshua and Caleb style unity, and calls for reforms aligning with the general welfare. Fifty six Cavalry Brigade and Adj Gen Carl Nesbitt participate in ceremonies. Governor Allred swears in with a large crowd and inaugural ball planned at UT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Great Britain
Joshua
Jericho
Caleb
National Guard
Adj
Carl Nesbitt
Allred
Kerens
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
Mexia High School
Woodul
Justice Sharp
Will D. Pace
Tyler
University of Texas
Whiteman
Renne Allred Sr
Bowie
Senate
House
Robert W. Calvert
Hillsboro
Texas Farm Applications Certified for Payment Totals
In Texas 34 572 applications distributed across four counties await producer signatures. Of 30 counties, 22 have signed and certified payments to the general accounting office. Certified applications total 12 723 worth 2 230 897 28 dollars, with 343 suspended totaling 50 901 49 and 12 380 approved totaling 2 149 995 89. Checks covering 11 193 applications have been mailed in 21 counties totaling 1 965 708 24 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Accounting Office
State Committee
Allred Leads Eighth Corps Area Commander in Base Assignment
Maj. Gen. Claude V. Birkhead of San Antonio commands the Thirty sixth Division Texas National Guard with Brig. Gen. Louis 8. Davie son of Dallas in charge of the unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth Corps
Regular Army
Claude V. Birkhead
San Antonio
Texas National Guard
Louis 8. Davieson
Dallas
Three Plays on Little Theatre Program
Three plays will be presented Thursday night at 7 in the Assembly Hall College. The Stolen Prince by A M Consolidated school children directed by Marguerite Sammons. Three Potatoes for Mary by the High School Dramatic club directed by Mary Palmer McNaughton. Thursday Evening by the Little Theater group directed by Louise Edmonson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Theater
Assembly Hall
College
A. and M. Consolidated School
Marguerite Sammons
Mary
High School Dramatic Club
Mary Palmer McNaughton
Little Theater Group
Louise Edmonson
Outstanding Leaders At CAB Missions School Event
The article describes Dr Lockett leading mission education at the CAB Missions School. Miss Stallworth will teach Topsy Turvy Twins to boys and girls while Mrs Lockett conducts a sterioptican lecture on Africa. Church and community members are invited to attend and learn about Africa's mission work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leger
Lockett
Jim
First Baptist Church of Austin
Young People’s Worker
Women's Missionary Union
Baptist General Convention
Miss Stallworth
Funeral Held for L A Vasbinder in Del Rio
Mr and Mrs D D Vasbinder and Mr and Mrs P M Vasbinder traveled to Del Rio on Monday after the death of their father L A Vasbinder age 76 at his home there. The funeral was at 3 pm from the Vasbinder home and burial followed in the local cemetery. He was a familiar visitor in Bryan, with many friends here expressing sorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. D. Vasbinder
P. M. Vasbinder
del Rio
L. A. Vasbinder
Vasbinder
Mr. Vasbinder
Bryan
Eagle Printing Company Offers Quick Caras at Moderate Cost
The Eagle Printing Company advertises accessible caras with quick turnaround and moderate pricing, inviting customers to secure services promptly.
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Eagle Printing Company
Accidents Surpass Tuberculosis as Texas School Death Cause
In 1934 accidents killed eight hundred Texas schoolchildren, 19.41 percent of total deaths, more than tuberculosis or pneumonia. The study covers 50 375 pupils across about thirty systems, noting home accidents dominate at 47.16 percent and minor injuries predominate in feet and head regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Bureau of Nutrition and Health Education
University of Texas
Heavy Damage Strikes Wei mar and Schulenberg Areas
M C Atkins, manager in the Bryan district for the Southwest Telephone Company, reports widespread damage to telephone and power lines in Wei mar and Schulenberg. Hundreds of poles were down and ice weighed about three pounds per foot on three high lines, with rapid repairs underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weimar
Schulenberg
M. C. Atkins
Bryan
Southwest Telephone Company
Atkins
Partridge Run Sellers Demand Shorter Work Week
Local sellers watching the steam shovel in Partridge Run call for a reduced work week. They argue planning the economy is impossible without shorter hours and steady schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Partridge Run
McDonald Plans Vote to Repeal Race Bet Laws
Representative W. T. McDonald, just sworn in from the 26th district, returned from Austin and said he will vote to repeal the pari mutuel betting law for Texas race tracks. He noted growing support and did not rule out repeal at this session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. McDonald
Austin
Rep. McDonald
Texas
Lone Pine Girl Scouts Hike to Carl Wipprecht Farm
The Lone Pine troop and leaders hiked to the Carl Wipprecht dairy farm Saturday morning. Scout rank tests and badge tests were passed including fire building compass study and outdoor activity planning. Mr. Wipprecht treated the group to chocolate milk and an outdoor lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Pine
Carl Wipprecht
Wipprecht
Ruth Gordon Watts
Emily Adams
Virginia Jones
Peggy Dewey
Betty Jean Snyder
Highway 36 Bridges Placed for Approval by State
The Highway Commission posted low bids totaling 983 436 dollars on nine projects. Delegations from 29 counties queued for hearings on road improvements. Federal project bids will go to the Bureau of Public Roads for approval. In Burleson County bids included Highway 26 Davidson Creek bridges and approaches by R C Buckner for 59 970 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Highway Commission
Bureau of Public Roads
Burleson County
Davidson Creek
R. C. Buckner
Sacul
Eagle Ad Sale Promises Quick Local Pickup
An Eagle publication offers a swift classifieds option for sellers seeking fast local exposure. The ad package emphasizes visibility, simplicity, and immediate contact through the newspaper’s marketplace.
Bryan Banks Stockholders See Stable Year with Minor Board Changes
Four Bryan banks held annual meetings with no major personnel shifts. Directors changed at Union State Bank and Trust, and City National added one director, James Sullivan. Officers across banks were re elected with reports of a satisfactory year, improving deposits and lower loans and discounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Union State Bank
Union State Bank and Trust Company
R. W. Howell
J. H. Todd
E. P. Humbert
Carl S. Martin
W. E. Morgan
Lamar Williams
W. Howell
E. P. Humbeet
Carl 8 S. Martin
Myrtle Holden
S. L. Boatwright
Travis B. Bryan
F. E. Giesecke
Kay Hassell
J. Webb Howell
Ivan Langford
N. F. Lockerd
M. M. Erskine
H. N. Womble
Ino. W. Black, Jr
Melvin C. Joy
First State and Trust
First State Bank & Trust Company
R. H. Seale
W. 5
Most Counties Certify Farms In New 37 Program
College Station Texas January 16 virtually all counties in Texas have certified measurements on farms entering the agricultural conservation program Inclement weather slowed work in many areas but most counties completed the step and the state office is processing applications at about five counties daily The state has analyzed data from 168 counties returned reports for adjustments and 58 counties have been adjusted and sent for approval Of these 58 counties 45 have been approved by the state committee and recommended for approval They submitted 14 475 applications of which 2 115 were suspended and 12 360 approved for payment Of the 11 386 applications certified to the General Accounting Office for payments totaling about two million dollars 802 were suspended by the accounting department A net of 11 084 applications were accepted by the branch accounting office and certified to the disbursing office for payments totaling 1 948 080 07
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas
General Accounting Office
Accounting
Branch Accounting Office
Rubber Stamps Offered for Replacement and Numbers
A storefront advertises rubber stamps dating stamps numbering stamps stamp pads and high grade numbering machines. It invites customers to review stock, identify replacements, and place orders with quick delivery.
Sickness Fatal To Young Mother
Essie Marie Bickle wife of Coy FE Bickle died in Bryan at a local hospital. Born Lorena November 14 1904 she was 32 years old and left a newborn daughter. The body was sent to Fort Worth for interment with funeral Friday in Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Essie Marie Bickle
FE. Bickle
Earth
Bickle
A. & M. College
Lorena
Charles E. Henson
Sanders-McCullough Mortuary, Inc
Southern
Future Farmers Elect Officers at College Meet
About 300 Texas Future Farmers of America from Area Three gathered at College Station for a weekend meeting. Officers for 1937 were elected: George Hardin as president, Jack Hampton as vice president, James Nash as secretary, Robert Traylor as treasurer, Tom Sherrell as reporter, Charley Core as sergeant at arms, Reuben Bond as parliamentarian, and Prof. Henry Ross as advisor. Objectives include a leadership contest, training school, and area band formation. College President T. O. Walton welcomed attendees. Texas A and M senior collegiate FFA chapter hosted with R. N. Weir presiding. J. B. Rutland, state advisor, also present.
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College Station
Texas Future Farmers of America
Area Three
Texas Association
George Hardin
Oakwood
Jack Hampton
Elkhart
James Nash
Norman Lee
Robert Traylor
Houston
Luther Burbank School
Tom Sherrell
Wharton
Charley Core
Reuben Bond
Bryan
Henry Ross
Agricultural Education Department
T. O. Walton
Texas A. & M
FFA
R. N. Weir
J. B. Rutland
Austin
Texas association meeting highlights and chapter representation
Officials attended the Texas association meeting with chapters from Angleton Bellville Bryan Concord Cypress Donie Elkhart El Campo Franklin Hearne Houston Aldine Houston Burbank Jewett Leona Marquez Missouri City Neches Normangee Oakwood Slocum Tennessee Colony West Columbia Wharton Wharton Crescent Grapeland. Visitors from outside the district included Rockdale and Temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Association
Angleton
Bellville
Bryan
Concord
Cypress
Donie
Elkhart
el Campo
Franklin
Hearne
Houston
Aldine
Burbank
Jewett
Leona
Marquez
Missouri City
Neches
Normangee
Oakwood
Slocum
Tennessee Colony
West Columbia
Wharton
Crescent
Grapeland
Rockdale
Temple
Five Women Escape 70-Foot Falls Near Waco
Five women from Austin and San Antonio escaped serious injury when their car left the Brazos river bridge slab and plunged 70 feet. Mrs A J Leverett Mrs H H Leverett Mrs FE A Bassett Mrs Frances Campbell and Miss Frances Moss were taken to a sanitarium with cuts bruises and possible fractures. They were returning home.
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Waco
Austin
San Antonio
Brazos River
A. J. Leverett
H. H. Leverett
FE. A. Bassett
Frances Campbell
Frances Moss
Trash Wagons Busy After Storm
After a severe storm, trash wagons gathered on streets to clear debris and resume normal collection routes. Crews faced toppled bins, flooded gutters, and scattered litter as residents awaited regular service. Local officials urged patience while operations stabilized.
North Zulch Banker Anton Krohn Dies After Stroke
Anton Krohn president of the Guaranty Bond State Bank of North Zulch died early Thursday in North Zulch after a stroke. He was a longtime Madison County resident with many Bryan connections. Funeral services were held Friday at Willow Hole.
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Bryan
North Zulch
Anton Krohn
Guaranty Bond State Bank
Eagle Printing Co Typing Paper Description Notice
A dated catalog style note describes typing paper: 8 percent 16 pound bond finish good for typing, sold in packages of 500 sheets by Eagle Printing Co.
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Eagle Printing Co
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People’s Column
Texas Farmers
CAB Missions School
Vasbinder Brothers
Blue Blazer
Associated Press
Charles Mattson
Tacoma
Wash
McDonald
Solon
Wipprecht Dairy Farm
Eagle
Bryan Banks
Ge First National Bank
Bryan, Texas
Travis B. Bryan President
Star Brand Sweet
Bryan Cotton Oil and Fertilizer Company
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