Rainbow Girls visit planned by supreme deputy in Bryan
The Rainbow Assembly of Girls held at the Masonic Temple in Bryan announced a visit by Supreme Deputy Daisy Cushne of San Antonio to conduct installation services at a future date. A social schedule includes a covered dish supper on August 2 at 6:00 p.m. and a growing list of prospective members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainbow Assembly of Girls
Asonic Temple
Ly Kaplan
Luise Vick
Margaret Benson
Rosa Kaplan
Charity
Lois Kraft
Hope
Sara Reva Maniloff
Georgia Mae Daniels
Elizabeth Holmes
M. M.ese
bin N. L. McCullough
M. Bentley
Thomas Lundin
Dona Carnes
Albert Shanan
M. M. Erskine
Supreme Deputy
Daisy Cushne
San Antonio
Bryan Assembly Nd
Masonic Temple
Rainbow Assembly
Woman of Bryan funeral service details and lineage
Funeral services for Cassandra Elizabeth Ford Jowers will be held at the home on Tabor avenue with Dr. Gordon Watts officiating. Born in Mobile in 1846, she was a war correspondent and educator who later lived in Bryan with her daughter Mrs. Walter Higgs. Survived by three children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and a great great grandchild.
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Walter J. Higgs
Tabor Avenue
Gordon Watts
Presbyterian Church
Bryan City
Cem
Cassandra Elizabeth Ford Jowers
Mobile
Ala
Jowers
Virginia Pickett
General Pickett
Gettysry
Old South
Mobile Alabama
Fenale College
Alabama
Texas
Cassandra Ford
F. M. Jowers
Bryan
Walter Higgs
R. L. Jowers
W. A. Loving
Waco
W. J. Grisssett
Chester Higgs
Nall Colson
American Legion considers expanding poultry exhibits at fair
The American Legion contemplates adding an extra poultry house after checking Fair board finances. Committees report countywide effort to assemble exhibits, with Miss Sadie Hatfield lauding the Legion display as superior to prior years despite a noted death in October.
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Fair Board
Sadie Hatfield
American Legion
Preerson
Smetana
Texas A and M hosts carnival at Kyle Field with concerts and contests
More than five thousand people filled Kyle Field for the first nightly event. The Bryan Band conducted by Henry Locke performed after a Victoria Rotary Club minstrel show. Carnival activities included bowling, rolling pin throwing, electrical and physics marvels, a bug house, fortune telling stands, and bootlegger’s dream. Tonight features an old fiddler contest and a broadcast from station WTAW. The Bryan Band concert runs 7:00 to 8:30 PM. The Texas Baby Chick Association re-elected F. J. Glass as president and Mrs. T. J. Clark as secretary-treasurer, with C. O. Davis and Walter Carter named officers. Public Welfare events discussed rural matters and cotton, with experts like Dr. A. B. Cox and John T. Egan presenting analyses.
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WTAW
Bryan
Texas Baby Chick Association
F. J. Glass
Arlington
T. J. Clark
Gainesville
C. O. Davis
Rule
Walter Carter
Ennis
A. B. Cox
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Texas
John T. Egan
Austin
United States Department of Agriculture
Dr. Cox
United States
J. L. Brock
Daniel Russell
Department of Rural Sociology
J. W. Slaughter
Houston
E. J. Kyle
School of Agriculture
College
E.O. Siecke
Texas Forest Service
Dr. Slaughter
Back-to-the-land plans for unemployment relief discussed
A conference in Houston explored agriculture as a remedy for unemployment, stressing small, intelligently managed farms with cooperation in buying and sharing capital. Speakers warned against easy “back to the land” fixes and noted land quality, proximity to markets, and funding as limiting factors.
Birthday tribute marks Mrs. Fannie Holland’s 79th
Relatives and friends gathered at Sue Haswell Memorial Park in Bryan to celebrate the 79th birthday of Mrs. Fannie Holland of Bryan. A noon dinner followed by a large birthday cake featured candles and well wishes for the honoree, with many attendees listed from Bryan and nearby towns.
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Kurten
Annie Smith
Chas. Smith
Ada Robertson
Ruth Robertson
Lee Smith
Erwin Smith
M. B. Easters
S. A. Byars
Nina
Merle
Sybil Vane
Bay City
Jess Conlee
W. H. Byars
Delores Smith
Thurman Smith
Luel Richards
Rosa Lee Williams
W. B. English
W. R. English
J. E. Covey
Ella Edge
Session James
Jesse Gilpin
T. A. Cloud
J. Tom Smith
J. T. Lang
E. T. Benbow
Arch Cloud
Goose Creek
Vernon Williams
Lometa
William C. Brown
Brownfield
Clinton Cloud
Gause
Frank Lee
Lomet
Funeral service for Mrs. Bessie Ross Clarke in Waco
The youngest daughter of late Governor L S Ross spent her girlhood in Bryan and married Frank Clarke. Survived by husband two children a sister and two brothers. Funeral held at Clint Paggitt residence 1424 Columbus Ave Waco with interment in Oakwood. Bryan attendees listed.
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Lawrence Sullivan Ross
College
Bryan
L. S. Ross
A. & M. College of Texas
Frank Clarke
Clarke
Bessie Ross Clarke
Elizabeth Clarke
Frank Clarke, Jr
Lawrence Clarke
Florine Ross Harrington
Rio Grande Valley
Nevil Ross
Dallas
Frank Ross
Houston
Oakwood Cemetery
T. K. Lawrence
R. Q. Astin
Nina Bess Astin
Laura Heard
G. M. Brandon
O. H. Astin
Erwin Conway
Tyler Haswell
J. A. McQueen
Paul Swancoat
M. B. Parker
M. W. Sims, Jr
F. D. Fuller
Mildred Salley
Brazos County voters urged to support Thurston Cole for district clerk
Thurston Cole thanks Brazos County citizens for campaign support and pledges best possible service in the district clerk’s office. Announcement notes new business location next to A and P, Duke and Ayres, offering stoves priced five cents to one dollar.
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Brazos County
A. and P
Duke & Ayres
Dinner Tribute to W P Trant at 81 in Grimes County
A long, well attended gathering celebrated W P Trant turning 81 with a full dinner, ice water and watermelon. Guests included numerous Trant family members and local friends from Keith, Wellington, Waco, Abilene, and surrounding areas, plus county agents and demonstrators sharing music and reminiscences.
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W. P. Trant
Mr. Trant
FE. L. Long
Misses Belva
Helen Virginia Long
Wellington
Kansas
Emmett Trant
Jess Conlee Seeks County Clerk Nomination
A letter from Jess Conlee thanks voters for support in the primary and urges friends to vote in the August second primary for the county clerk nomination. Conlee promises to give the best of ability if elected.
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Jess Conlee
Sheriff Reed Thanks Voters After Brazos County Primary
J H Reed thanks supporters after winning the primary nomination for another term as Brazos County sheriff. He pledges close attention to duties and the best service possible in office.
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Brazos County
J. H. Reed
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Rainbow Girls
C. L. Benson
Blanche Brown
American Legion Auxiliary
W. T. Conaway
J. E. Conaway
Bowman
Britten Henderson
Sam Restivo
Joe Restivo
Woodville
Dean Kyle
Siecke
Roy Weaver
Navasota
Texas Beekeepers’ Association
H. B. Parks
H. E. Coffey
Whitsett
T. W. Burleson
Waxahachie
Alan Victor
Taylor
Southern Beekeepers
Mess Hall
A. H. Keller
Ben Siegert
W. R. Henry
Keller
E. A. Miller
Extension Agronomist
Miller
Fred Hale
Division of
Swine Husbandry
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
H. M. Meyer
Palestine
Harold J. Matthews
Faith Home
Violet Greenhill
State Department of Child Welfare
Fort Bend County
F. X. Joerger
Rosenburg
Joerger
Gov. R. S. Sterling
Miriam A. Ferguson
Thurston Cole
Lois and
Bess Brown
Conroe
George Foster
Sam A. Trant
Southern Methodist University
Phillip Trant
R. P. Trant
Coll Trant
Keith
Grimes County
Herbert Seale
Wichita Falls
Hugh Seale
Ollie Blount
Hershel Baker
Abilene
Tom Brown
J. T. Swanson
Ross
Miss Holt
Paul Dansby
Hudson Myers
Harry Estill
Hugh Looney
C. A. Buchanan
W. E. Graham
O. L. Andrews
A. W. Buchanan
Rob Carroll
H. O. Ferguson
Willie Andrews
Willie Johnson
W. R. Griffin
HH. B. Lavender
Charley Conlee
F. Trant
Parm Smith
A. Stewart McSwain
J. H. Nash
George Smith
Sim Hickes
Ira Cotton
Lamar Carroll
Fred Cargill
Josh Cook
Fred Manley
E. F. Neeley
Alta Williams
Harry Wayne
Greony
All-Weathers & Pathfinders
Goodyear
Bryan Motor CO
North Main Street
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