Community Notices and Local Visits in Bryan
Local residents and visitors are listed in a weekend roundup. Mrs. Harry Jenkins and twin Charlene and Edgar dene joined relatives in Cross. Roy Stone visited Houston. Capt. Marvin Birdwell reports to San Antonio then Denton. Robbie Cornelius moves to College Station for Bankhead work. Numerous travels include Miss Estelle Sheppard's Tyler trip, Rev Spitzenpfeil's Galveston ride, and many gatherings with Bryan families and hotel stays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Jenkins
Charlene
Edgardene
Cross
Jenkins
Della Nevill
Roy Stone
Houston
Marvin J. Birdwell
West Texas CCC
San Antonio
Denton
Birdwell
Maydelle
Miss Sue
J. H. Grace
Estelle Sheppard
G. P. Bittle
City Mall
Miss Sheppard
Henry
Miss Ty Sheppard
Tyler
H. B. Wilbanks
Bryan
Wilbanks
J. E. Turek
Dorothy Phillips
Dallas
J. T. Brogdon
Brazos County
Bome
Brogdon
Gordon, Sewall & Company
Procter & Gamble Company
N. FE. Spitzenpfeil
Kurten
Galveston
Rey
H. A. Meyer
Theoagiea
Commerce
Summer Trip Plans Spark Cross‑State Travel
George Stephan received a telegram describing a Colorado Springs stop while a family car trip heads to California. The group will explore Cody Wyoming and Colorado Utah and Yellowstone Park during a summer vacation as Sam Kaplan and his son Adolph begin buying journeys to St Louis Chicago and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cody
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Yellowstone Park
George Stephan
H. C. Ferguson
Texas Sets Big Drive for Feed Crop Conservation
Final plans for a large Texas drive to conserve and utilize this year’s feed crop were drafted at a Texas Extension Service and Texas Experiment Station meeting in College Station. The plan centers on storage and proper use of food and feed from over four million acres, aiming for an 18 month feed supply and support for home consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas
Texas Extension Service
Texas Experiment Station
Extension Service
Williamson
AAA
Thorndale pastor fills C AB pulpit on Sunday
Rev. J. Kelly Simmons of Thorndale Baptist church preached at College Avenue Baptist in Bryan Sunday morning in place of Rev. W. B. Breazeale who is away at a revival in San Gabriel. Roy Cannon, a blind singer, could not attend the evening service, which proceeded with an alternate plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Kelly Simmons
Baptist Church
Thorndale
College Avenue Baptist Church
Bryan
W. B. Breazeale
San Gabriel
Simmons
Jesus
Roy Cannon
Jean Valjean
Golfer R L Warner Takes Second in Driving Contest
R L Warner won second place in a driving contest at an invitation handicap event held Sunday at Spring Lake Country club in Waco. He totaled 700 yards across three drives. Bryan and College golfers Coulter Hoppess L L Fouraker Walter Holden Frank Bolton and Arthur Stewart joined the trip. Gaither Nowell is the club pro. The hosts praised the 18 hole course with fast tricky greens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Warner
Spring Lake
Waco
Coulter Hoppess
L. L. Fouraker
Walter Holden
Frank Bolton
Arthur Stewart
Gaither Nowell
Bryan Club
Play by CAB Young People at College Avenue Baptist
A one act play The Trial of the Robbers was staged by the Limited and Ever Ready unions at the College Avenue Baptist Training Unions meeting. Members and visitors including young married people attended. cast featured Ernest Sample J A McMahon Ruth Mathis Chester Jones Jacob Beal Ina Mae Price Monroe Bond Ruth Griffin Irene Thompson John Sidney Smith Ethel Thompson Lawrence Beal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Avenue Baptist Training Unions
Young Married People's Union
Ernest Sample
J. A. McMahon
Ruth Mathis
Chester Jones
Jacob Beal
Ina Mae Price
Monroe Bond
Ruth Griffin
Irene Thompson
John Sidney Smith
Ethel Thompson
Lawrence Beal
Les Miserables and the transforming mercy of Jean Valjean
A critique of Victor Hugo's Les Miserables follows Jean Valjean from a parolee wronged by society to a figure transformed by mercy. The bishop Monseigneur Welcome offers humanity, challenging the convict to seek a kinder path and igniting reader curiosity about Valjean's long moral journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Valjean
Jean Valjeam
Monseigneur
Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables Faith and Redemption Theme
The narrative traces Jean Valjean’s transformation after the bishop’s mercy, the pursuit by Javert, and Valjean’s rise to Father Madeleine. It notes Cosette’s story, Valjean’s unwavering ethics, and Hugo’s romantic realism, praising the novel as a monumental work and its lasting impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Valjean
Father Madeleine
Javert
Thorugh
Bienvenu
Victor Hugo
Cosette
Paris
Madeleine
Waterloo
Lord Tennyson
Zeeta foot relief promises 3 minute soothing cure
A dubious ad claims Zeeta powder cures tired aching feet in three minutes. It promises cooling relief, deodorizing action, and a full money back guarantee if not satisfied, with druggists and stores selling the product nationwide.
Victor Hugo’s Marvelous Creative Energy and Kind Heart
A tribute to Victor Hugo, likened to Shakespeare in range and energy. The piece stresses his roles as novelist historian poet patriot philosopher dramatist and prophet writer whose exile on Guernsey inspired broad sympathy for the working poor and a hopeful message of eternal heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor
Victor Hugo
Shakespeare
Guernsey
City Officials Visit Austin for College Ave and Hearne Road Upgrade
City officials E. E. Yeager and R. G. Williams traveled to Austin to petition the Texas Highway Commission for improvements on College Avenue and the old Hearne road. Plan calls for a 40-foot College pavement with curb and gutter and a 20-foot Hearne road concrete section with curb and gutter, financed by Texas’ share of the work relief highway funds totaling over 200 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Yeager
R. G. Williams
Austin
Texas Highway Commission
College Avenue
Hearne Road
Highway No. 6
Main Street
College
Texas
Warning on canvassers posing as studio agents in Texas towns
Residents of Bryan and nearby Texas cities are cautioned about canvassers claiming to be Rob erts Studio of Luling agents seeking photos for enlargement. The Better Business Bureau of Dallas says several such agents were frauds, with one leaving over 100 photos behind, indicating no service and interest only in the first installment. Residents are urged to verify before paying or sharing replaceable photos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Texas
Roberts Studio
Luling
Better Business Bureau of
Dallas
Veteran's Widow J. H. Dallas Dies in Houston
Mrs. J. H. Dallas widow of Hood's Texas Brigade veteran J. H. Dallas died in Houston at age 87. She had lived with her sister-in-law Mrs. W. E. Dwyer since his death. Funeral services were held in Brenham with interment beside her husband. Niece Miss Lila Shelburn attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
J. H. Dallas
Hood
Texas Brigade
Brenham
Lila Shelburn
Many Honors Taken By AM Cadets At Fort Clark ROTC Camp
Cadets from Texas A and M and the Oklahoma Military Academy completed a six week ROTC camp at Fort Clark Texas on July 18 1935 The program featured mounted maneuvers field problems and a three day march with social activities sports and a swimming meet Winners included William Young Ben Smith and James Weaver who earned top marks in swimming and rifle events and Brig Gen Evan H Humphrey awarded commissions to William Seaman and James Weaver with Seaman also receiving a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering from A and M College of Texas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reserve Officer’s Training Corps
Fort Clark
Texas
A. & M. College of Texas
Oklahoma Military Academy
M. A
Evan H. Humphrey
W. H. Seaman
James Martin
Frank Schliecer
Texas A. & M
James H. Weaver
Ben Smith
Harry Smith
William Young
George Hickerson
James H. Weavey
Matthew Dikeman
Temple
William Seaman, Jr
Houston
McKinney
R. E. Anderson
Lameta
J. K. Davidson
Eagle Lake
Brig
Humphrey
William Henry Seaman
Lil
James Howard Weaver
Preston A. Boyd
Freeport
Cavalry Reserve
Seaman
T. O. Walton
Charles B. Amory, Jr
Fifth Cavalry
Hollis A. Mustain
el Paso
San Antonio
Mae Williams
Young People to Conduct Sunday Services at First Baptist Bryan
The Young People of the First Baptist Church of Bryan will conduct the evening service on Sunday July 21 at 8 o clock. Representatives from every section of the Young People’s Department will take part in the program. The public is invited to attend this special service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church of
Bryan
Young People’s Department
Church
Clean cotton rags wanted by Eagle Printing Co
Eagle Printing Co seeks clean cotton rags free of buttons and not in shreds for use in printing operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ishreds
Eagle Printing Co
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F. M. Vance
Gladys Wheeler
A. and
M. College
Lamar Bethea
Alvie Adams
Howard Hedges
Mrs. Adams
Mrs. Hedges
Lee J. Rountree
R. G. Higginbotham
A. and M. College
South
Bryan Avenue
Do. N. Wyatt
Annie Dearing
Harold A. McClure
Fort Morgan
Colo
Lee Mike
Cleveland
Ohio
Palmer A. Throop
Throop
Frances Mike
John A. Thomas
Jean
Goose Creek
M. R. Bentley
Oklahoma
Thomas
Mrs. Bentley
Haven
Tex Rickard
Bryan Eagle
Sweetwater
Beck
H. R. West
West
Lng
George M. Brandon
St. Joseph's Hospital
Charlies Hollis
Newton
Lillian Ogden
Call
D. C. Thompson
Steep Hollow
Hollis
Bryam
Esther Benson
P. S. Park, Jr
P. S., III
John
P. S. Park
Dedi
Sibeee Ie
State Highway Department
George Whatley
Will Henderson
Elizabeth Henderson
Della Snowhite
Lucille Glass
Calvert
Brylan
Nick Hodges
Hodges
A. W. Buchanan
Frances McGee
Frank McGee
Kenedy
Mrs
C. Hoyle
Kerrville
Mrs. Hoyle
Westminister Presbyterian
West Texas
Roy W. Nunn
Nunn
Martha Jane
Dill
D. T. Johnson
Henry Pumphrey
Taylor
Gladys Mikey
Navasota
North Texas State Teachers College
J. B. King
Gainesville
A. & M. College Stadium
Farmers
Jerry Murrell
Ben Sayer
Mabiel Cunningham
Lillian Leitzer
C. AB
CAB
Peoples Column
Zeeta
Hiway Board
Iona
Baptist
FISK
Bryan Motor Company
North Main St
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