Brazos County 4 H Club Encampment Success and Plans
The Brazos County 4 H Club encampment last week drew many thanks to the park for facilities and to local supporters including Henry Locke band Gulf States Utilities Yeager Edge Hardware Stephan Ice Co and the community for help. County Agent C L Benson and Miss Lucy Givens led two days of activities with speeches by M T Payne and others highlighting club work and future trips to A and M. Brazos county youth reported progress in crops canning sewing home improvement and livestock while Gerald Wakefield shared profits from cotton. Monday July 27 is Brazos County Day urging county residents to attend the Short Course at A and M campus advised by the Bryan Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Board
Henry Locke Band
Gulf States Utilities
Stephan Ice Company
Bryan Chamber of Commerce
Brazos County
A. and M
Smith County
Haswell Memorial Park
Brases County
C. L. Benson
Lucy Givens
R. BR. Reppert
Extension Service
Fred W. Jensen
A. and M. College
A. and
M. College
Sadie Hatfield
Inez Derryberry
M. T. Payne
B. F. Vance
Madison County
Gerald Wakefield
Weather Clears For Bell Weevil Experts Say
Weather conditions in Texas have been favorable for the bell weevil over the past three weeks. F. L. Thomas, chief of the Texas A and M Division of Entomology, notes the plume of warm dry weather supports weevil activity and crop feeding across several counties.
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F. L. Thomas
Division of Entomology
Texas
Robbery Report Inconsistent OCR Record
A cyclist Ross Fellow reports a robbery incident where a harpist named Phere is mentioned. The account notes he reported to the police after an altercation, with unclear details about dates and locations. An amount of $3.50 was extorted from an individual identified as Spai m before the suspect fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phere
Arther Sgakée
Jean
Bruvites
Spaim
Texas Salt Lake Lease Sparks West Texas Controversy
Fragmented notes describe a salt lake lease to a Chicago man and tension over salt rights. References include West Texas salt deposits, Buena Vista battles, Mexican logistics, and wagon traffic seeking salt. figures and dates are unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Salt Lake
Chicago
Petition Urges Regulation of Physicians Fees in Brazos County
A 1843 petition to Congress signed by 51 Brazos County residents asks for a law regulating physician fees in sparsely populated counties. The document, drawn January 1, 1843, lists signers including Joseph T. Robinson Samuel W. Middleton H G Hudson and others, arguing fees were excessive and needed safeguards for patients and practitioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Congress
Brazo County
E. G. Marshall
Brazos County
Texas Universiy
National Congress
Marshall
Congress of the Republic of Texas
County of
Brazos
Ehave
Joseph T. Robinson
Samuel W. Middleton
H. G. Hudson
John Illican
E. M. Millican
Richard Carter
Harvey
Thomas Webb
Bags of Cotton For Fertilizers And Feeds Urged
Austin reports Texas could use 47 000 bales more cotton for sacks if feed and fertilizer makers switch to cotton bags. Lowe Simons, new executive secretary of the Texas division of the Association for the Increased Use of Cotton, says the move would cut costs and reduce the cotton surplus. If adopted widely, cotton bags could boost annual consumption beyond 100 000 bales in these two sectors.
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Austin
Texas
Lowe Simons
Texas Division
Association For
Simons
Convicts Slain In Shooting At Darrington Farm
At Darrington prison farm near Houston a shooting at 11 a.m. left two convicts dead and a third wounded. Sam Foster wrestled a rifle from Guard Ed Hester and, with Ollie Harris and Fred Scott, attacked for the weapon. Guard R E Wells fired, mortally wounding Foster and Harris, wounding Scott.
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Houston
Darrington
Sam Foster
Harris County
Ed Hester
Land Clearing Squad
Ollie Harris
Waller County
Fred Scott
R. E. Wells
Foster
Harris
Scott
Wells
Justice of the Peace
Thomas Morrison
J. S. Murphy
Former Senator J R Astin Dies After Illness in Texas
Former Texas state senator J R Astin died at his Shore Acres home on the Brazos river in Robertson county around 2 PM after three months of illness. Born July 16 1866 in Navarro County he was educated at the University of Virginia and served two terms after being elected in 1910. He leaves his wife Mixes Mable Franklin of Houston, three brothers BE H Astin and W E K Astin of Bryan and Joe Astin of Stamford, a sister Mrs FP D Perkine of McKinney and his mother Mrs O H Astin of Bryan. Funeral arrangements to follow at his mother's home.
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J. R. Astin
Texas
Shore Acres
Brazos River
Robertson County
Mr. Astin
Navarro County
University of Virginia
Texas Estate Senate
Baptist Hospital
Houston
Mable Franklin
BE. H
W. EK. Astin
Bryan
Joe
Stamford
FP. D. Perkine
McKinney
Mra. O. H. Astin
Building a Small Plot Garden with Natural Drainage Lines
Beulah Davis Hughes suggests a 40 by 50 foot garden using nature’s drainage patterns for an artistic design. The plan includes a corner drainage run, a miniature creek with a central fountain and pool, a small stone edged stream, a foot bridge, and surrounding border beds that break formality while guiding drainage.
Plot Foiled at Stateville Penitentiary in Illinois
Extra guards and 50 highway patrolmen armed with machine guns watched Stateville Penitentiary in Joliet after a reported wholesale bombing plot. The 2 pm deadline passed without incident as 700 convicts worked in the yard and 1,500 others remained in their cells. Warden Henry C. Hall commented on the tense situation.
Stateville Prison Riots and Fire Last Spring
Stateville reports a quiet period after a violent riot and a ruinous fire last spring that killed convicts. About 2,100 inmates are kept in rotation with one third outside at a time. the rest in cells. A prison grapevine warned of a bomb plot, but it is unclear if insiders or outsiders would trigger it.
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Stateville
Seek Road Materials in Dallam County
Dalhart July 22. County commissioners order expenditure not to exceed 500 dollars for core tests in Dallam County to locate caliche and other road building material. State highway department requested tests as part of trunk line highway hard surfacing plans. The Eagle will pay cash for clean white cotton rags.
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Dalhart
Dallam
State Highway Department
Six Brazos Girls Win Short Course Scholarships
Lydia Rychlik Lillian Chytil Edelweiss Gerke Christina Merka Helen Kop ecky and Inez Higgs named six Short Course Scholarships by the Chamber of Commerce for top county club work scores. Each exhibited at club encampment with bread jar salad dressing record book and club work account. They built trellises planted vines flowers shrubs cleaned yards made curtains and completed sewing and cooking as planned. The six have an average of 66 quarts of produce.
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Lydia Rychlik
Lillian Chytil
Edge
Edelweiss Gerke
Kursten
Christina Merka
Helen Kop«ecky
Inez Higgs
Rye
Chamber of Commerce
Wanted Gin Work Operator or Repairer Caldwell Texas
Wanted ad seeking gin work. Individual to operate or repair gin machinery at Caldwell Texas. Contact R. B. Boehme for details and arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Boehme
Caldwell, Texas
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Brazos County Boys’ and Girls' Club Department
Reliance
Brazos County Club
A-M
Ross
Cowden
Buena Vista
Socom
Eve
Shere Ace
Darrington Farm
J.R. Astin
Beulah Davis Hughes
Associated Press
Illinois
Dallam County
Eagle
Ward’s
Zephyr ‘Gingham
Voile
Flaxon
Chambray
Montgomery Ward & CO
Bryan Avenue
Bryan, Texas
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