Folks in Bryan News and Visits Weekend Travel
Saturday social notes list many Bryan and area residents visiting relatives in Dallas Houston Baytown and Fort Worth. It records trips to Corpus Christi Cameron Cameron and Mason with extended family stays and university events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Pletzer
Dallas
Joe Pletzer
Corpus Christi
W. R. Dillman
A. A. Newcomb
John T. Newcomb
Reliance
Houston
W. J. Newcomb
Mr. Newcomb
Brazos County
Jimmie Rosborough, Jr
Martha Ann
Jas. F. Rosborough
Callege Road
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Mrs.Young
Fort Worth
Bryan
Baytown
Richardson
B. T. McKinney
David
Liberty County
A and M College
Young
T. A. Cloud
Norman Cloud
Lum Bullock
Thorndale
Waco
H. H. Saxon
Henry
Fred
Luling
Ora Anderson
Yoakum County
Plains
Mary Jo Laws
Farmers
Robert Siddall
Anderson
M. R. Bentley
Bryan Avenue
Wharton
James Ray
Jerry
Mason
Austin
Bobbie Whitley
P. H. Hensarling
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
British Columbia
M. E. Cox
Texas Brazos County Returns Show Butler Victory and Runoffs
Butler wins Brazos County with 2028 votes to 1654 for Johnson and 184 for other candidates, a 190 vote lead. Stone repeats as state senator with 1896 to York 1249 and Crow 478. York heads to runoff. McDonald edges Barry in state representative runoff after carrying city boxes. Sheppard and Allred sweep statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Stone
Wellborn
Smetana
Reliance
W. T. McDonald
Ralph W. Barry
Navasota
George Edge
Barry
Edge
Tabor
Millican
Allen Farm
McDonald
Court House
College
Morris Sheppard
James V. Allred
Sheppard
Allred
Thompson
Johnson
Kurten
Bees
Hawkins
City Hall
Charley Lockhart
Brazos County
Adair
Hopkins
Lockhart
Woods
Bullock
Harvey
Survey of Brazos Project Maps 40 000 Acres for Dams
Temple report details nearly 40,000 acres surveyed in reservoir areas for 13 proposed dams in the Brazos River Conservation district development. It lists dam sites Possum Kingdom Leon Cordova Bend and others with pond areas storage, drainage, and costs plus regional water impact and flood history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordova Bend
Hood County
Roosevelt
Breckenridge
Throckmorton County
Seymour
Stonewall - Haskell
Possum Kingdom
Palo Pinto
Turkey Creek
Inspiration Point
Palo Pinto County
Bee Mountain
Bosque County
Whitney
Hill County
Lampasas
Bell County
Leon
Navasota
Brazos County
San Gabriel
Williamson County
North Fork
South Fork
Brazos
Texas
Virginia
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Ohio
United States Weather Bureau
Repair Work Began on South College Avenue
This week work started to repair shoulders on South College avenue and plans were made to fill holes in the asphalt pavement. Rain and WPA shifts had delayed the project until now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South College Avenue
Allen Graduates Receive Army Reserve Commissions
Cadet Major William M. Brown of Kenedy and Cadet Captain Jacob Beal of Bryan have been commissioned as second lieutenants in the U S Army Reserve. They are at the C M T C camp at Camp Bullis for two weeks serving as acting instructors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Eugene
Decatur
Georgia
Bryan
College Station
J. T. L. McNew
College Park
E. H. Gibbons
F. I. Dahlberg
Brownwood
Dahlberg
Me. Dahlberg
Taylor
Vivian Dahlberg
Edna Harris
J. Harris
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Huntsville
Mary Frances
R. W. Boswell
F. E. Lichte
Stoneville
Lichte
Mississippi Delta
Billy Andrew
W. H. Andrew
W. B. Clayton
Conway
Ark
Earle Tardy
Camp Bullis
C.M.T.C. Camp
U. S. Army Reserve
William M. Brown
Kenedy
Jacob Beal
Revival Conducted by Rev. F. W. Hamilton in Bryan Area
Rev. F W Hamilton of Austin conducts a revival at the Assembly of God on the old highway 6 between Bryan and College. Preaching begins at 8 o clock each night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Hamilton
Austin
Assembly of God
Highway 6
Bryan
College
Card of Thanks by A S McSwain for county judge run
I express sincere appreciation for the support given my candidacy for county judge. Grateful for friends' efforts in my behalf. I plan to open an abstract real estate and insurance business and will announce details soon. Any patronage will be appreciated.
Lost bag at Farmers Market in Bryan reported
A white ladies handbag left at the Farmers Market in Bryan contains rimless glasses and a fountain pen. A reward is offered by Van Dyke Studio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Market
van Dyke Studio
Bryan
Widen Baker Street Plans and Transportation Talks
George A. Adams reports franchise plans to widen Baker Street near the high school to create parking and asks the city commission to budget funds this year. He notes committee allotments for the Bryan Community Band Stephen F. Austin High School Band and the Little Symphony Orchestra at College Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker Street
City Commission
George A. Adams
Bryan
Stephen F. Austin
Little Symphony Orchestra
College Station
Sec. Wilson
Southern Pacific
Texas
A. D. Jackson
Centennial Commission
Tyler
Terrell
Galveston
San Antonio
Austin
Houston
Dallas
Corpus Christi
Kingsville
Lee J. Rountree
Highway Committee
Highway Commission
Meteorite Recovered From Grimes County Farm
Dr. J T Lonsdale of Iowa State University bought the Grimes county meteorite found on John Caraway’s farm near Plantersville. The 4 inch by 8 by 3 inch specimen weighs about 2048 drams, metal rich interior, will be analyzed at Harvard and archived at Iowa State or the National Museum. He plans a paper for the American Geological Society and calls meteorite recoveries increasingly rare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grimes Co
J. T. Lonsdale
Iowa
JT. Lonsdale
Iowa State University
Ames
Texas A & M College
Bryan
John Caraway
Graimes County
Plantersville
Lonsdale
Teorite
Mr. Caraway
Bryan Production Credit Association
Lamar Jones
Dr. Lonsdale
Caraway Farm
Caraway
American Geological Society
Grimes County
Brazos District moves to issue bonds for hydro project
After negotiations the Brazos district executive committee authorized General Manager Norris to finalize terms for funding the hydro electric program. A conference with T P and L officials produced a near agreement as work proceeds on a $3.6 million tax bonds and $5 million revenue bonds contingent on WPA funds and future power sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Norris
Norris
A. Streiff
Mr. Mims
Henry Dunlavy
Temple
L. E. Seaman
Mineral Wells
John D. Rogers
Navasota
W. W. Callan
Waco
Brazos
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Brazos Valley
Roosevelt
WPA
Strickland case discussed as confession rate noted in lecture
Mr Lacy described a murder linked to a stained knife and a cut shirt proving blood was present after washing. He named the case the Strickland case and asserted that in seventy five percent of deception cases with accurate data, a confession follows. Audience questions followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacy
Mr. Lacy
Strickland
Luke Patranella
Val Leaman
Walter P. Taylor
Mrs. Danforth
C. E. Cade Jr
Earl Tatum
Brazos River District Eyes Texas Power Sale Deal
The Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District plans to consider selling all produced electric power to Texas Power and Light. President Lewis Mims called meetings in Temple and Dallas to finalize details. The agreement, subject to Brazos director ratification, would end an injunction and shift power output to T P L.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos River
Brazos
Possum, Kingdom Dam
Palo Pinto County
Texas
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Bryan highway official to meet Mexican engineer on bridge site
John F E Blair division highway engineer and Mrs Blair travel to El Paso to confer with a Mexican highway department representative from Mexico City about a proposed international bridge at Laredo. The Texas Bureau coordinated talks after the State department considered the meeting inadvisable at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John FE. Blair
Gilchrist
Blair
Also Mentioned on This Page
Day
Segrist
MacDonald
Taber
Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District
Repair South College
ALLEN
A. S. McSwain
Palmer
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
L. H. Adams
Burroughs Adding Machine Company
R. V. Armstrong
E. R. Canady
J. F. Casey
George G. Chance
J. H. Conway
J. M. Ferguson
F. L. Henderson
J. Webb Howell
Sankey Park
E. B. Reynolds
Mrs. Lee J. Rountree
Daniel Russell
R. G. Williams
Cigaret
Brazos Board
Roy Nunn
Bryan Eagle
J. Alton York
Albert Stone
Grimes and
Brazos Counties
R. Pat Patterson
J. M. Moore
WM. Conrad
Chevrolet
Orig
Inal
Ford
Tudor Ford
Bryan Motor Co
Ford Sales and Service
North Main Street
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