TX College Board Approves $2 Million Building Plan
The Forty second Legislature Act enabled Texas A and M College to borrow $2,000,000 from UT permanent fund for a building program. Funds will rebuild and add facilities including a chemistry building and agricultural engineering site. A nautical studies committee was formed to explore a marine school under state oversight.
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Texas A. . College
University of Texas Permanent
A. M
College Cirect
and M. Board
A. and
Uing Marine Engineers
Archits
Texas
Prt
Bryan boy in Louisiana studies linotype at Bergenthaler Co
Frank Uiegs Jr a recent graduate of the State School for the Deaf at Austin is in New Orleans learning linotype machinery with Bergenthaler Linotype Co. He reports to his father in Bryan that he and about 300 other juveniles are comfortably settled for the summer with their own club armory and recreational facilities.
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Bryan
Louisiana
Frank Uiegs Jr
Austin
New Or
Bergenthaler Linotype Co
Young Wigs
Alina, Higgs
New Oryang
Millican Girl Is Navajo High's Youngest Graduate
14 year old Helen Ruth Dunlap of Millican earned a high school diploma with the Nava sota class of 1931. She is the youngest graduate in the school's 40 classes since 1888, saying luck helped her despite little studying. She played piano since third grade and did not attend summer school or receive tutoring.
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Helen Ruth Dunlap
8. E. Dunlap
Millican
Navasota High School
Miss Dunlap
Brazos Citizens Called for Petit Jury Duty Weeks Five and Six
Brazos county residents faithful to duty were summoned by Sheriff J H Reed and assistants for the fifth and sixth weeks of district court. Names of jurors for both weeks include R S Mawhinney and M G Nair among others, with complete lists published for citizen service.
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Brazos
Brazos County
J. H. Reed
R. S. Mawhinney
M. G. Nair
August Kern
Luke Deleor
W. L. Dowling
R. A. Harrison
Hugo Lenz
Chas. Kosarek
Frank Conrad
R. W. Therrman
T. K. Lawrence
Warren Thompson
J. G. Neeley
A. L. Watson
Wm. Turek
K. W. Crenshaw
John Stockton
Robert Schovajsa
J. R. Fain
Julius Barron
Mit Dansby
R. C. Stone
A. G. Syptak
John Blazen
Morris Schulman
W. H .Cole
Chas. Operstein
W. T. Conaway
Cha
Judge Is Killed By Wife in Madisonville
Former District Judge Carl T. Harper was shot to death in his home Monday. Two bullets from a revolver struck him in the eye and the side. Mrs. Harper, in a nervous condition, was taken to her mother’s home. Harper’s career had been stormy, including a recent murder trial in which he was acquitted.
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Madisonville
Carl T. Harper
Old Hanway Brougham joins Sam Houston museum plan
The Studebaker brougham once owned by the late John Z Hanway and Mrs Hanway is moved from Bryan to Sam Houston grounds to become part of a museum preserving Texas history. The carriage, heavy and ornate, required a liveried driver and two matched horses, but now serves as a relic of pre automobile society for younger Texans.
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Re. J. T. Hanway
Bryan
Huntsville
Avasota
Rose Prairie
Shirote
I Sam Houston
Exas
John Z. Hanway
Sam Houston Grounds
Hanway
Texas
Texas A. and M. College grads urged to push beyond low mood
Special to The Eaile reports Texas A. and M. College's fifty-fifth commencement where C. E. Calder of the American and Foreign Power Company urged the 357 graduates to persevere, seize opportunities, and maintain individual initiative. He warned against Soviet five year plans and stressed honesty, effort, and civic usefulness as keys to success and growth for Texas.
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Eaile
College Station
C. E. Calder
American and Foreign Power Company, Inc
New York City
Texas A. and
M. College
Calder
Electric Bond and Share Company
Dallas
Texas
Soviet
Russia
Wall Street
Mr. Calder
Commencement Exercises At Texas College Close Year
The college held a commencement program in Guion Hall with a processional, invocation by Rev E J Harris, a valedictory by Cadet Captain Marvin Hays, and degrees conferred by F M Law. Benediction by Rev R L Brown, music by the A and M College orchestra, and thirty nine listed graduates announced by Dean Charles Finley. J H Quisenberry led with 333 grade points, J B Latta had 306, and 204 cadets received Army Officers Reserve Corps certificates, amid a senior class review and parent turnout.
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R. J. Dunn
Charles E. Finley
School of Arts and Sciences
W. Aldape
Saltillo
Mexico
R.R. Atkinson
San Antonio
J. E. Barbee
Bunkie
J .W. Bateson
Cleburne
R. C. Bell
Greenville
F. E. Bartle
Longview
H. P. Carothers
Portersville
W. J. Chalkley
Ranger
J. T. Cope
Karnes City
J. A. Cotton
Abilene
J. R. Couch
Grandview
F. F. Cowart
Robstown
A. B. Cameron
West
W. E. Ford
Chapel Hill
E. C. Harper
Brenham
Marvin Hays
Mount Pleasant
T. B. Ketterson, Jr
Houston
N. W. Lamb
Dallas
J. E. Latta
Tyler
G. P. Lewie
Gainesville
N. E. Long
Como
Carl McKelvy
Valley Mills
A. L. McKnight
el Paso
E. L. Morgan
Leesville
J. N. Nahs
Beaumont
F. H. Newman, Jr
Guanah
Ray Walker
Wolfe City
J. J. Willingham
College Station
G. M. Wrenn
J. H. Quisenberry
J. B. Latta
Officers Reserve Corps
United States Army
Guion Hall
Offiers of DAR Inducted at Saturday Meeting
Members of William Scott Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution held their final meeting of the year at the home of Mrs F L Henderson West 26th street. Officers elected earlier were inducted including Mrs G S Fraps regent Mrs Walter Wipprecht vice regent Mrs R F Balthis recording secretary Mrs Ch as N Sheppardson corresponding secretary Mrs S L Boatwright treasurer Mrs A M Waldrop registrar Mrs Ida Kernodle historian Mrs J F Fudge chaplain and Mrs J L Brock parliamentarian. The Scott Chapter annual medal for Brazos county high school senior with top American history grade went to Irvin Reid Consolidated school with presentation by Mrs G S Fraps.
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William Scott
Daughters of the American Revolution
F. L. Henderson
West 26Th Street
G. 8. Fraps
Walter Wipprecht
R. F. Balthis
Chas. N. Shepardson
S. L. Boatwright
A. M. Waldrop
Ida Kernodle
J. F. Fudge
J. L. Brock
Scott Chapter
Brazos County
Irvin Reid
Consolidated School
G. S. Fraps
Methodist TWC To Continue Under New Proxy In Charge
Miss Elliott Benson attends Fort Worth commencement where she earned a degree. Trustees announce Texas Methodist support continues with Dr. T. W. Brabham in charge. Dr. H. E. Stout resigns after 12 years and aims to reestablish finances with help from Dr. F. P. Culver and Dr. P. F. Riley.
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Methodist Twc
Brabham
F. P. Culver
Fort Worth
P. FB. Riley
Waco
Order Denied in Road Case by W C Davis
Saturday's Daily Judge W C Davis sustains the general demurrer to the petition filed by land owners opposed to changing Highway No 6 from Bryan to Navasota and denies the injunction. R B Leigh gives notice of appeal to the civil court of appeals. The State Highway Commission is represented by T S Christopher and J A Stanford Jr. Assistants general. Barron, Ware, and F L Henderson appear for Brazos county commissioners court. The defendants contend the commission has authority to move the route.
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W. C. Davis
Bryan
Navasota
R. B. Leigh
Civil Court of Appeals
State Highway Commission
T. S. Christopher
J. A. Stanford, Jr
Brazos County
Stephen F. Austin High School honors 54 graduates
Judge W C Davis delivered the principal address to 54 graduates of Stephen F Austin High School during Friday evening exercises in the school auditorium. Miss Elizabeth Sloop gave the salutation and Miss Frances Thomas the valedictory. Diplomas were handed by Hon. F Law Henderson with remarks on educational opportunities. Frances Thomas won the top scholarship and Foy Martin the A first scholarship to A M College. Arthur Stewart was named top student by grade points.
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W. C. Davis
Stephen F. Austin High School
Foy Martin
A. & M. College
Arthur Stewart
Norman Stewart
Young Stewart
Six Bryan Boys Among Graduates At A&M College
Former Stephen F. Austin High School students received Bachelor of Science degrees at A and M College today. The group includes Albert Haneman Jr Allen De Maret Wesley Bentley C B Moehlman Robert Buchanan and Hendrix Conway. Sons of campus families also appear with George Wrenn Paul Siecke Andrew Reid and Elton Holland. Heber Stuart of Poplarville Miss a notable local graduate completes the list alongside local residents Mr and Mrs H P Smith.
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Stephen F. Austin High School
Albert Haneman Jr
Allen DeMaret
Wesley Bentley
C. B. Moehlman
Robert Buchanan
Hendrix Conway
George Wrenn
Paul Siecke
Andrew Reid
Elton Holland
Heber Stuart
Poplarville
Miss
H. P. Smith
Mr. Smith
School at Tabor Burns in Night Arson Suspected
The negro school building near Tabor burned on Sunday night and authorities, led by Sheriff J H Reed, plan to investigate with suspicions of deliberate setting amid reports of patron disputes and other unrest.
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Tabor
J. H. Reed
Burleson County Farmer Faces Grand Jury for Murder
Burleson County farmer Mit Bush and his wife were bound over to the grand jury with bonds of 2500 each on murder charges connected to the fatal shooting of neighbor Joe Accurso last Thursday. Accurso died en route to Bryan hospital after a shooting in a field near a fence line under dispute over land.
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Burleson Co. Farmer
Mit Bush
Grand Jury
Joe Accurso
Accurso
Bryan
Bush
C. L. Baker
Burleson County
Daniel Lane
Burleson
Lane
Graduate Tardy Wins Park Jewelry Watch
Percy A. Tardy Jr. of Stephen F. Austin High School won a Park Jewelry Store graduation watch. The clock, featuring each class member’s photo, stopped overnight Friday with the hand resting near Tardy’s likeness.
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Percy A. Tardy, Jr
Stephen F. Austin High School
Park Jewelry Store
Young Tardy
Veltman Injured In Severe Auto Wreck Before Baylor Trip
Texas A M baseball captain Veltman escaped serious harm after a car en route to Brenham for a Maifest doubleheader with Baylor Bears overturned four times. Teammate Gdanski and others were uninjured though Veltman later played that day with bruises, but could not suit up Saturday.
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Veltman
Brenham
College Station
Gdanski
Baylor Bears
Veitman
Beard Student From Baylor Visits Bryan During Week
Louis Beard, honor student at Baylor University, remains in Bryan for a week visiting old friends while working as a waiter at the New York Cafe. He is acclaimed by former patrons and was part of the student guard of honor at Dr. S. P. Brooks funeral. Beard has been elected president of the Baptist Students' Union at Baylor and will visit Ridge Crest, North Carolina, due to the honor.
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Louis Beard
Baylor University
Bryan
New York
Bryan High School
Beard
S. P. Brooks
Baptist Students’ Union
Baylor
Ridge Crest
N. C
Baby Dies From Strangulation Before Aid Arrives
Three month old infant of Mr and Mrs Henry Burns Normangee died of strangulation on Friday afternoon in Bryon before medical aid could be summoned. Posthumous report states pneumonia in one lung and severe congestion. The child was under the care of a neighbor identified only as Mrs Jaras who brought the infant and another child to town for shopping when the choking incident occurred.
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Val Jones
Henry Burns
Normangee
Bry
Jaras
Steep Hollow A musicale draws crowd at Bullock home
A large crowd attended Steep Hollow A musicale at J. E. Bullock's home. Performers included Dee and Fred Gargill, C. W. Carroll, Louis Thompson, Mrs. L. E. Morehead of Bryan, and L. J. Holligan. Refreshments of cake and grape juice were served.
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J. E. Bullock
Dee
Fred Cargill
C. W. Carroll
Louis Thompson
L. E. Morehead
Bryan
L. J. Holligan
R. E. Jones
Jack Jones
Marjorie
W. H. Bullock
Martha
Oris Bullock
Houston Worsham
van Sickles
C. R. L. Jones
J. T. Dyess
Aliie Hawthorne
Harvey
Claude Richards
Near College
Berry Risinger
J. M. Bond
J. D. Barnett
Aubrey Tobias
North Zulch
Walter Reed
Baby of
Two Men Injured When Auto Hits Cotton Platform
J. B. Cates of Hubbard and J. L. Barrett of Rosenberg were injured in an auto wreck on College Road. They suffered broken legs and other injuries as the car turned over on a cotton platform. A passing truck carried them to Bryan hospital. They left by train on crutches for home. their car was wrecked.
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J. B. Cates
Hubbard
J. L. Barrett
Rosenberg
Bryan Hospital
College Road
Bryan
Bryan Chambe r of Commerce Studies Firemen Convention Rooms
The 55th annual Texas State Firemen’s Association convention in Bryan on July 9 10 11 prompts a room quota for 1500 visitors. A special committee will list available accommodations and arrange payment at satisfactory rates while urging more rooms to be offered.
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Texas State Firemen’s Association
Bryan
Brazos County Chamber of Commerce
Ed S. Martin
Lee J. Rountree
Woofle- Cullough
Chamber of
Mmerce
Cr. E. Griesser
Gan Fire Department
Conv Tice
East Texas Chamber of Merce
E. Stanford
Ganization
R. V. Armstrong
J. Webb
Armstrong
Ajstrong
T. O. Walton
Texas A
M. College
Walton
S. Gainer
Lee J. Tree
E. E. Yeager
Bryantr
Yeager
Oak McKenzie
Bowie
Kemp
O. S. Johnson
F. Cavitt
W. K. Gibbs
W. F. Gelber
W. S. Higgs
Jno
Weeklong Summer Weather Summary
The past seven days saw mainly warm conditions with a high of 87 degrees on Monday and a low of 61 on Sunday. Only one day exceeded 80 degrees, Saturday at 78. Rainfall totaled 0.3 inches on Friday, and notable readings included daily highs and lows from Monday through Sunday with several garbled entries.
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Sonok OG
Beet Pickles From Old Recipe Notation
Select firm beets about 1 to 2 inches in diameter. Boil until skins loosen, leave root and top. Pour hot apple cider vinegar over beets, boil minutes then pack in sterilised jars and seal. Best in quart size jars.
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Ameter
Dictionary Claims Vast Word List At 445600 Entries
A new English dictionary boasts 445600 words in its vocabulary. Advertisers tout the size while readers question value and purchase considerations.
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