Bryan Brazos Chamber 1936 Trade Trip Heads to Normangee
Bryan Brazos County Chamber of Commerce members will embark on the first 1936 trade trip on Friday night. Sponsored by the Trade Extension committee led by Marshall Bullock, the visit to Normangee aims to foster goodwill and social ties between Bryan residents and Leon County patrons. The program runs about two hours with performances by the Bryan Community band and a trained minstrel group.
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Bryan and
Brazos County
Bryan
Normangee
Leon County
Bryan Business
Absentee Voting urged for July primary in county
The notice urges citizens to vote by absentee ballot if out of the county for the July 25 primary. It notes many from Texas A M College and Bryan residents leave town and reports 42 absentee ballots cast so far. It emphasizes full state and national representation on the ballot and the presidential year’s significance.
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Texas A. & M. College
Bryan
National House
Senate
Texas House
Rail pensions paid by federal funds despite DC court ruling
The Railroad Retirement Board proceeds with pension payments totaling 46.685 million for one year despite a Supreme Court DC decision invalidating the tax levy funding the fund. About 4,000 workers are eligible now with 20,000 more pursuing eligibility. pensions range from 13.55 to 91.04 monthly for those 65 with 30 years service.
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Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Railroad Retirement Board
Congress
United States Treasury
Treasury
Major farm groups prepare unified statement claim power
National farming associations including the A and B sam e groups are gathering strength to issue a coordinated stance. Leaders from the farmers' alliance plan joint lobbying and policy briefings aimed at shaping agricultural legislation and market rules.
Newly Learned Signature Is Nix on Bonus Papers
Bill Jackson, a Brazos county World War veteran, learned to sign his name after overseas service. His bonus application required an "X" signature, and his newly learned name was rejected, forcing him to sign with the old mark.
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Sam
Bill Jackson
Brazos County
Bill
France
Wealth and class clash in a backwoods house visit
Ann Haskel, a mountain woman, seeks refinement and a new life for her son Herb with the help of Wilson the butler. He explains that true quality comes from character, not money, and reveals ties to Mrs. Fentress and Miss Diane Carrol while noting the Wilderness Club’s generational gap.
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Wilson
Ann Haskel
Val
Ann
Hyear
Ozark Mountains
Wilderness Club
Wilderness Lodge
Cold River
Pine Knob
Fentresses
New York
Carrol
Diane Carrol
Pathfinders head to Houston for Red River trunk highway map
Automobiles gather at Wheelock to escort the good roads pathfinders led by Prof. R. J. Potts from Red River to Houston. Notables from A. and M. College and Texas road groups join the expedition. Garland Carnes will meet the party in College to travel on.
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Bryan Daily Eagle and Pilot
Good Roads Pathfinders
Wheelock
Eugene Edge
J. K. Parker
Cadillac
J. L. Edge
E. J. Fountain
T. K. Lawrence
O. E. Gammill
J. B. Dunn
Dallas
Texas Automobile Association
Garland Carnes
Pathfinders
College
Houston
Amon Williams
Coleview
Lottie
Velma Hensarling
Steep Hollow
Grimes County
A. B. Carter
Texas
Brazos County
North Texas
Carter
George Best
Walter Martin
Austin
John D. Conlee
Landon favored managed currency over gold standard
The text notes support for managed money and opposition to a gold standard as suggested by Candidate Landon. It mentions Mussolini pulling 40,000 troops from Libya near the Egyptian frontier after Britain withdrew ships from the Mediterranean, while maintaining forces in Ethiopia near Lake Tana.
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Landon
Mussolini
Libya
Britain
Mediterranean
Ethiopia
Lake Tana
Heat wave harms Rome bulldog. trivia overshadows child victims
The report notes a bulldog in Rome valued at $10,000 receiving front page attention for heat woes, while criticizing neglect of many children harmed by heat and poor meals each summer. It also hints at Mussolini as a possible winner in a game of draw or stud.
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Rome
Lawyer Grumbles Over Plan For Diane Carroll
Bearded with glasses, a lifelong family lawyer praises but faults the scheme surrounding Diane Carroll. He has acted as Bill Carroll’s executor and confidant, arranging a backwoods friendship network in the Carrol home. He hints the setup is irregular and jokes about guardianship as the tale teases a continuation.
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Diane Carrol
Diane
James Belden
Carrols
Bill Carrol
Mr. Belden
Bill
Carrol
Rye Community to Stage Fool's Holiday Comedy
The Rye community presents Fool's Holiday in three acts at St. Joseph's school auditorium Friday at 8 pm. Proceeds aid repairs to the parish house school and church. Cast includes A. P. Zamanek Tom Koneeny Frank Fridel Willie Semanek.
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St. Joseph's School
Rye
A. P. Zamanek
Tom Koneeny
iFrank Fridel
Willie Semanek
Merka and Kopecky Names in Local Notice List
A damaged OCR fragment lists Christine Merka Annie Mae Merka Alline Koneeney Ivanees Fridel and Helen Kopecky as individuals in a local notice. The context and relation among these names are unclear.
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Christine Merka
Annie Mae Merka
Alline Koneeney
Ivanees,Fridel
Helen Kopecky
Barbara Harrison Wins Hockaday Scholarship Honor
Barbara Harrison daughter of Mr and Mrs J C Harrison and a Sunset High School graduate received a Hockaday Junior College scholarship named the Savill Ry Silberman Scholarship established by J Donald Silberman. The two year award covers tuition based on merit and need with preference to art inclined applicants.
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Barbara Harrison
J. C. Harrison
Sunset High School of
Dallas
Hockaday Junior College
J. Donald Silberman
Savill Ry Silberman
Tonka
Lions Governor Attends Galveston Ladies Night
R C Franks district 2S Lions International and Luke Patranella of College a Bryan Lions member attended a Ladies Night program and installation of officers for the Galveston Lions club Thursday night Will H Ford is president of the gulf coast club Franks and Patranel la returned to Bryan Friday afternoon.
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R.C. Franks
Lions International
Luke Patranella
Bryan Lions
Galveston Lions Club
Will H. Ford
Gulf Coast Club
Franks
Patranella
Bryan
Gift of fine stationery by Eagle Printing Co
A note that a gift of high quality stationery with the recipient’s names printed on it will be appreciated, presented by Eagle Printing Co.
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Nign Cass
Eagle Printing Co
Multitalented Founding Father Credited With Innovations
The account outlines Benjamin Franklin's diplomacy with France during the American struggle for independence and his broad contributions as a statesman. It notes his electricity experiments, creation of the armonica, Philadelphia Gazette, early academy that became the University of Pennsylvania, Gulf Stream chart, medical sanitation advances, and agricultural fertilizer innovations, among many other endeavors.
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Philadelphia Gazette
Pennsylvania University
Gulf Stream
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Texas Daily Press League
Mercantile Bank
Lexington Ave
N. Y
Alation
Chicago
Ilinois
Harold Bell Wright
Hockaday
Sunset High School
LIONS
Galveston
John Hix
U. S
Pat of
OVER
Feta
America
University OF Pennsylvania
U.S
Karen
Versatile Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Bugs
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