Senator Gainer Seeks Credit for Highway Funding Action
Bryan Senator Charles S. Gainer says his key service as a lawmaker was backing the gasoline tax bill and a 50 cent cut in mobile registration fees to speed $1,500,000 extra highway funding. He notes he pushed Senator Hornsby to vote for immediate effect, securing the needed 21 votes.
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Associated Press
Austin
M. College
Charles
John Hornsby
Highway Department
Ator Gainer
Pony
Neighborhood Receives Two Good Showers Friday
The report notes two helpful showers that cooled the air and aided crops, while urging continued rain for a stronger growing season. Local residents, including Mrs. A W Rice and Mrs. Silas Redding, attend to ill relatives and host visitors across the week.
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A. W. Rice
Grimes County
Silas Redding
Rice
Redding
J. R. Stewart
Elizabeth Atkins Barron
Stewart
Joe Beal
Morris
Tom Bond
Bryan
Beal
P. A. Tardy
Earl
D. J. McDonald
Louis Beard
G. M. Terry
Post Office Closed All Day Thursday for July 4
The Bryan post office will be closed all day Thursday due to Independence Day. No city or rural delivery will occur.
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Bryan
Solons Gift Miller Parting Tokens Before Departure
In Austin on July 3 the Texas Senate presented Lieut. Gov. Barry Miller a traveling bag as a parting gift and omen of good fortune for his gubernatorial bid. Senator T. J. Holbrook delivered the bag while Senator Margie E. Neal gave two candelabra and a beaded bag for Mrs. Miller on behalf of Senate staff. Mrs. Miller was elsewhere earlier. Rev. W. T. Doss received a parasol and a cane from colleagues as his wife recovers at home dependent.
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Austin
Barry Miller
Senate
Margie E. Neal
Miller
Sunday Service Disturbed by Organ Pipe Fall
Dr. Thomas Gordon Watts pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, organist Dr. F. D. Fuller, and choir director Mrs. Roy Danforth were slightly injured when a large organ pipe fell during the 11 o'clock service. The incident followed recent work on the organ, and church members were startled by the loud crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Gordon Watts
First Presbyterian Church
F. D. Fuller
Roy Danforth
Russek Elected President Pro Tem of Senate
In Austin on July 3, Senator Gus Russek of Schulenburg was elected president pro tem ad interim of the Texas Senate by near acclamation after nominations by Joe M. Moore and speeches by several colleagues. The vote stood twenty five for Russek, one for Moore and one for Woodall. Russek, a 48 year old banker, represents the fifteenth district including Fayette Lavaca Colorado Austin and Waller counties, and will serve until the next regular session or the Forty-Second Legislature in January 1931.
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Thomas B. Love
Russell
Walter F. Woodull
Houston
Senate
Russek
Moore
Woodal
Fayette, Lavaca
Colorado
Austin
Waller
Marriage the happiest bond of love
A Granville couple pledged a lifelong partnership in a celebratory union. The event symbolizes enduring affection and mutual commitment as they begin married life together.
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Granville
Bryan Brazos Chamber Reports On Highway Plans
A Bryan Brazos County Chamber committee met with state highway engineer Gibb Gilchrist to discuss costs for concreting Highways 6 and 21 in Brazos County and prep for highway commission presentation. Addresses road work on Ferguson Crossing and right of way. airport land sales and a flying school may be announced. Election of first vice president postponed. A M Waldrop named president pro tem.
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Bryan and
Brazos County
Highway Commission
Travis B. Bryan
Houston
Highway No. 6
Bryan
County Commissioners Court
Ferguson Crossing
Fred L. Cavitt
Cavitt
J. Bryan Miller
State Fire Insurance Commission
H. H. Williams
American Legion
Fies
Earl Graham Post
L. Wilson
A. M. Waldrop
Wilson Bradley
W. K. Gibbs
Oak McKenzie
A. M
Youth of Edge In Knife Affray Saturday Night
Henry Williams of Edge faced aggravated assault charges after a knife incident Saturday night that wounded Frank Manning in the back but caused no serious injury. Williams posted bond of 250 dollars and will stand trial at the September term. Manning was treated at a local hospital and later returned home.
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Henry Williams
Edge
Williams
Frank Manning
Manning
Bryan
Cummings Family Moves Into Moseley Home on Paige Avenue
Mr and Mrs C M Cummings and family rent the Moseley home on Paige Avenue after previously living on East 27th Street. They plan to settle into the new residence.
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C. M. Cummings
Moseley
Paige Avenue
Fame
East 27Th Street
Famous Roads Echo Ancient Routes From Roman Highways
The article notes that current major roads like the Old Post Road near Boston and the Corniche in the French Riviera align with routes laid out centuries ago by the Romans. It cites Pliny on rapid Roman travel and discusses roads across Britain, Egypt, Babylon, Carthage, and paths named after emperors, including the Via Appia and Via Aurelia. It also recalls tolls, maintenance, and road laws through history.
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Old Post Road
Boston
Paul Revere
Via Aurelia
Aurelius
Christ
National Geographic Society
Pliny
Stone Street
Rome
Dacia
Transylvania
Germany
Spain
Via Appia
St. Paul
B. C
Brindisi
Adriatic
Alban Hills
Charlemagne
England
Edward III
Peru
New World
Quito
Cuzco
Appia
Pope to leave Vatican for first time on July 25
Pope Pius will exit Vatican territory for the first time since 1870 on July 25 as he presides over the international pilgrimage of seminarians. The first entrance into St Peters Square bearing the eucharist will mark a historic gesture made possible by the new accord between the Holy See and Italy.
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Vatican City
St. Peters Square
James the Apostle
Vatican
Holy See
Dark skinned experts clash with police at Sunday game
Ten African Golf players were disturbed by Officer Tillis and Constable Reed and brought before Justice J. T. McGee for trial on gaming charges. They were playing in a gully near the city cemetery yesterday afternoon.
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Tillis
Horace Reed
J. T. McGee
Brazos River District Created for Flood Water Control
The Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District will form after Governor Moody signs the bill passed by the House and Senate. It will cover all Texas counties in the Brazos watershed and have a 21 member temporary board and a 22 member permanent board to oversee surveys, plans, and funded projects with a 12 mill tax to cover expenses. The district aims to unify water control across the river drainage basin and finance works by bond issues when taxpayers approve.
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Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation
Dan Moody
House
Senate
Leonard Tillotson
Sealy
W. S. Barron
Bryan
Austin
John M. Lawrence
E. H. Astin
A. D. Jackson
Lee J. Rountree
Bryan and College
Brazos River
Texas
Brazos
Board of Water Engineers
Reclamation Engineer
Tillotson
Edge School to Raise Funds for New Equipment
Citizens of Bryan and nearby communities invited to a July 6 home talent play at Edge School to raise money for improved equipment and facilities. Edge board members include W. C. Hill John Rychick and W. R. Henry. The four teacher school offers domestic science and vocational agriculture with Prof H. C. Tibbetts as principal.
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Bryan
Edge School
Edge
W. C. Hill
John Rychick
W. R. Henry
H. C. Tibbetts
666 the Prescription for Colds and Fevers
A historical claim touts 666 as the fastest remedy for colds grippe flu dengue bilious fever and malaria. The text presents the number as a universal cure with emphasis on speed.
Southern Transport executive credits ships pilots and maintenance
E. G. Rhenstrom, operations manager for Southern Transport, Inc., says the fleet has carried passengers 1,500,000 miles without incident due to the right ships and pilots and proper maintenance. Rhenstrom, of Scandinavian ancestry, resembles a Viking and learned to fly in World War I, remaining active in aviation since.
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Southern Transport, Inc
Rhenstrom
Cotton House Being Built in North End Bryan
Cotton growers in Brazos County applaud the elimination of a 50 cent bale drawing charge as plans advance for a new $20,000 warehouse by the Bryan Press Company. A metal structure with sprinkler system is to be erected at 16th and 17th streets, with a $5,000 initial building permit. The compress may move to the new site later, triggering changes for local businesses.
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Brazos County
Bryan
Bryan Press Company
M. I
C. S. Parker
16Th
Bryan Main
Profit appears from Aunt Lucia park production
Park board reports total receipts for the Universal Production Company show Aunt Lucia at Sue Haswell Memorial Park on Thursday and Friday nights under Miss Mary K. Hall. After expenses profits ranged from 185 to 140 dollars for each sponsoring organization, with thanks to cast and sponsors. Miss Hall departed for Dyesburg Tennessee.
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Park Board
Aunt Lucia
Sue Haswell Memorial Park
Mary K. Hall
Universal Production Company
Miss Hall
Bryan
Dyesburg
Tenn
J. W. Wiley Goes Abroad to Visit Old Home after 20 Years
J. W. Wiley left for Charlotte North Carolina to visit his old home unseen for two decades. He expects a two week trip, staying with his brother and sisters in North Carolina.
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J. W. Wiley
Charlotte
N. C
North
Cangolina
Satire as foe to friendship cited by WO Te Atwell
The line asserts satire is a greater threat to friendship than anger, attributed to WO Te Atwell.
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Vernon
Wichita Falls
A. M. Bourland
Geni Tting
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
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Aureius
Solons
Bryan C. Ofc
E. G. Rhenstrom
North End
Atwell
Bryan Weekly Eagle
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