Notable Visitors and Local Business in Bryan
Among today’s Bryan visitors were Mrs William Bosse Miss Ethel Bosse and Mrs George Buettner seen with Mrs Chas Moechlman Navasoto Examiner. Numerous residents headed for Austin Fort Worth Hillsboro and Houston for schooling, work or family events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Bosse
Ethel Bosse
George Buettner
Bryan
Chas. Moechlman
Navasota
Calvin Terrell
Alta Taylor
Huntaville
Sam Houston Normal
H. R. Brayton
Temple
D. J. McDonald
Austin
W. S. Barron
Anderson
Frank Womack
Chas. Womack
Morris Womack
Houston
John Anderson
Caldwell
Jnc. K. Parker
Parker
J. H. Evetts
Corsicana
Southern Pacific Lines
G. W. Martin
Key
Fort Worth
Hillsboro
Douglas Royder
Wellborn
Owen Young
Jnc. A. Boriskie
R. W. Nunn
College Boulevard
Emma
Frances Benson
University of Texas
C. L. Benson
P. G. Gunter
Dorothy
Gunter
A. W. Kinnard
Baptist Youth Plan to Visit Palacios Camp
Bryan youths join the Baptist encampment to Palacios from June 29 to July 5 led by Rev. Jno L Wharton. Delegates include R P U members, Sunday School teachers, and rural Brazos county churches. The program blends recreation with an acclaimed educational schedule and easy automobile access makes the trip appealing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist
Palacios Camp
Bryan
Palacios
Jno. L. Wharton
First Baptist Church of
College
Brazos County
Titus County Tops East Texas Chamber Membership Drive
Longview June 3 Titus county led the annual East Texas Chamber of Commerce drive by exceeding its quota for new members. A Mount Pleasant chamber telegram confirmed Titus county's early over subscription as the drive, launched Monday, runs through Saturday with five other counties already oversubscribed Washington Walker Montgomery Hopkins and Gregg counties following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longview
Titus County
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
W. J. Lawson
Mount Pleasant
Walker County
Montgomery County
Hopkins County
Gregg County
Parmer County Bonds Paid Ahead of Time
Parmer County renders the last courthouse bond paid 22 years early. Bonds totaling 50,000 issued April 13, 2013 were to be paid over 40 years with one bond per year. County Treasurer Walter Lander says prepayment saved about 6,600 in interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radwell
Parmer County
Walter Lander
Bridge Site Approved by Engineers on Brazos River Route
Inspection of the proposed bridge site over the Brazos river at Stone City on Highway No 21 west of Pryan received federal and state approval. The review by Glover Nittenberg Wickline Blair confirmed satisfactory borings and a firm foundation for the span.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos River
Stone City
Pryan
Mr. Glover
Bureau of Good Roads
Washington, D. C
C. T. Nittenberg
Bureau
Fort Worth
G. G. Wickline
State Highway Commission
J. E. Blair
Commission
Texas Votes Down Income Tax Amendment in Assembly
A constitutional amendment to authorize a graduated income tax failed in the Texas House by seven votes, while a homestead exemption measure won approval to be placed on the 1932 general election ballot and become effective in 1935. Proponents say it would exempt about half of homesteads from state taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Free Conference
R. S. Sterling
Texas
Union
Houston Trade Trippers Host Brazos County Visit and Prizes
In Thirty Houston presiding, speakers from Bryan and Houston praised local hospitality. Col Ashburn of Texas A M College and Attorney Insible of Houston addressed Brazos county citizens. Prizes distributed by numbers drawn from a hat ranged from pencils to a Stetson, with a $5 bill and breakfast bacon included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee J. Rountree
R. B. Galloway
Peden Company
T. G Kenney
Houston Chamber of Commerce
Houston
Bryanites
Ike Ashburn
J. A. Fite
T. G. Kenney
C. L. Hogan
T. M. McDonald
Jake Sam
W. M. Goodwin
Tom B. Stedman
M. D. Cohen
Stevens Mafrige
W. C. Fleet
Thomas W. Hopkins
Ike Ashburn Til
J. V. Reese
Frank C. Clemens
Henry Cook
G. W. Dentler
Seen N. Allen
Jno
W. Graham
Certificates Awarded for Good Attendance at A M Consolidated
Students at A M Consolidated School received Certificates of Attendance for no absences or tardies in the past school year. Recipients include Viola Wilson Betty Higgins Lue Hornak Hugo Krenek Raymond Parsons Geraldine Pressley Thelma Chenault Willie Bravenec Allen Madeley Tom McCall Morton Robinson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Consolidated School
Viola Wilson
Betty Higgins
Lue Hornak
Hugo Krenek
Raymond Parsons
Geraldine Pressley
Thelma Chenault
Willie Bravenec
Allen Madeley
Tom McCall
Morton Robinson
G. B. Hensarling
Curtis Holland
Pauline Putz
Frank Thomas
Elsie Turek
Edward Hrdlicka
Birdie Catherine Herring
Elizabeth Schwartz
Lillian, Krenek
Zula Holland
T. O. Walton, Jr
Dorothy Hedges
Josephine Dunn
Eleanor Hrdlicka
Robert Richey
Bob Sherwood
Dewitt Parsons
Ivy Merka
Ival Merka
Ola Belle McCulloch
Annie Mae Redman
Frances Williams
Mollie Hubacek
Sheppard Guests At Bryan Luncheon During Commencement Week
Senator Morris Sheppard was guest of honor at a LaSalle Hotel lunch in Bryan hosted by Nat B. Allen of Allen Academy. The gathering included Judge W. C. Davis and many Bryan businessmen as they listened to the senator speak of his Texas visit and appreciation for the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaSalle Hotel
Morris Sheppard
Nat B. Allen
Allen Academy
Bryan
Senator Sheppard
Allen
Brazos County
Texas
W. C. Davis
Oak McKenzie
Tyler Haswell
W. W. Daup
Higgs
H. O. Ferguson
E R. Canady
A. M. Waldrop
J. B. Gliessner
J. S. Caldwell
W. R. McCullough
Brazos Varisco
Tony Varisco
E. L. Wickline
T. F. Wilson
E. J. Harris
F. L. Henderson
Rev
Jac. L. Wharton
E. W. Crenshaw
L. L. McInnis
H. O. Boatwright
Joe Saladiner
Forrest Jones
J. H. Conway
S. C. Hoyle, Jr
Two Defendants Found Guilty in District Court
In district court Charles Marino was found guilty on two liquor law violations and sentenced to one year in state prison in each case. Gilbert Rogers was found guilty on a liquor law violation and sentenced to one year in state prison. The cases against John Nicol and Josephine Goodman, charged with possession of whiskey and maintaining a nuisance, were set aside subject to call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Marino
Gilbert Rogers
John Nicol
Josephine Goodman
Hall Burned Near College Station Suspected Arson
Shiloh Hall on Sulphur Springs road south of College Station was destroyed by fire around midnight Friday. Valued at 3000 dollars, partially insured. Residents say incendiary origin likely. fire started in a 20 by 20 foot area, suggesting use of flammable material. Farwell voters will decide June 20 on 30000 dollars in bonds for new classrooms an auditorium and repairs to the old school building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiloh Hall
College Station
Farwell
Quarrel Over Land Ends in Fatal Shooting
A dispute over half an acre and a 1931 crop led to the fatal shooting of Burleson county farmer Joe Accurso by neighbor Mit Bush on Thursday afternoon. Bush and his wife faced murder charges. preliminary hearing set for Monday. Accurso’s body taken for funeral services at St. Anthony's Catholic Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Accurso
Burleson County
Mit Bush
Accurso
Bryan
Bush
Tony Bush
Brazos County
Grand Jury
Lon Baker
Brazos
Burleson
Clint Lewis
Oak McKenzie
M. L. Harris
J. T. McGee
McCullough-Dansby Undertaking Establishment
St. Anthony's Catholic Church
Giant Onions Raised by Brazos Co Farmer
J H Dowling of Brazos County brought three red Bermuda onions to the Eagle office weighing three and five-eighths pounds. He claims a yield of 600 to 700 pounds from less than a quarter acre, priced at two cents a pound, with hundreds of pounds of two sized onions ready for market from last autumn seed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Dowling
College Station
Eagle Office
Mr Dowling
Mr. Dowling
Free Farmers Auction Planned for Trade Day July 22
Plans announced for a free farmers auction on Trade Day July 22 chaired by E. E. Yeager of the Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce Trade Extension committee. Col. Byron Kelly of Honey Grove will run the auction with no commissions, allowing farmers to sell equipment livestock and movable property at full net proceeds. The committee also targets two goodwill tours through the Bryan trade area on July 9 and July 16 with large business delegations and spouses expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Yeager
Bryan and Brazos County
Trade Extension Committee
Bryan Trade Area
Baptist Pastor and Wife Plan European Tour
Rev. and Mrs. R. L. Brown of College will sail from New York on July 16 with a Baptist youth group to attend the Baptist Young People's Conference in Prague, Czechoslovakia, July 31 to August 3. Mrs. Brown's sister Miss Cleo Mitchell joins en route. Rev. Brown is invited to speak. The trip includes Liverpool transit and a European itinerary to foster goodwill among Christian youth before returning in late August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Brown
New York
Young People’s
Baptist Church
America
Canada
Prague
Czecho- Slovakia
Brown
Cleo Mitchell
Woman's College, University of North Carolina
S. S. Tuscania
Liverpool
England
Women of Bryan Elect Baylor Alumni Officers
Mrs Olive Chaffee Boggs of Dallas was re elected president of the Baylor College Alumnae Association at alumnae meetings. Lois Pipkin McSwain of Bryan becomes secretary, with Elizabeth Van Tuyl’s successor Miss Grace Allen and other sectional vice presidents named. The gathering honored Elli Moore Townsend for 50 years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belton
Olive Chaffee Boggs
Dallas
Baylor College
Lon V. Smith
Floydada
Grace Allen
Denton
Elizabeth Phillips
Tyler
Lucille Wooten Lister
Houston
Stella Mae Lanham
Midland
Velma Black Ellis
San Benito
Nellie Rushing
Mississippi
Elli Moore Townsend
Brenham Visitors Spend Day in Brysn
Abram Newton N G Harris George Trant and Mr and Mrs M M Harris and children all of Brenham were in Brysn for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abram Newton
N. G. Harris
George Trant
M. M. Harris
Brenham
Brysn
Injunction Hearing Hovers Over Highway 6 Route Change
A hearing on an injunction against changing the Highway 6 route from Bryan to Navasota was scheduled for Saturday before District Judge W C Davin. The case involves 461 plaintiffs, some using names without authority, and questions the use of $500000 allocated in 1929 for the new route. The hearing may extend beyond the May term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Navasota Tr
Wellborn
State Bay Commission
W. W. van Mercedes
C. C. Todd
Walter Smith
War Templeman
S. J. Emory
Navasota
Knox Williams
Millican
Highway Department
Brazos County Commissioners Court
W. C. Davin
Davis
B. B. Leigh
State Highway Commission
James V
Stanford, Jr
T. & Pher
Christopher
Ware
F. L. Henderson
Young pistol toter found guilty in Brazos County court
Frank Wiletts was found guilty of carrying a pistol and fined $100 plus costs by a Brazos County district court jury. This afternoon T. M. Arnold’s trial for theft by ballee was called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wiletts
Brazos County
T. M. Arnold
Ballee
Angua and Two Song in Bryan Bus Session Pending
D Angua and two others from Steele's Store face pending action in Bryan on a bus session today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Angua
J. G and
Tony
Steele’s
Bryan
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Meredith
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Louis H. White
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Mr. White
Chas. FE. Griesser
Sam Trant
Southern Methodist University
W. P. Trant
Dr. G. Walker Jr
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Jnc. F. Ettle
Mr. Walker
Tabor
R. M. Dansby
Jack Doane
Southwestern University
George‘town
R. M. Dansby,Jr
Baptist General Convention
John Hensarling
Martha Rivers Allen
W. T. Burns
Ella Elliott
Willis Reynolds
Messrs
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Brazos Bridge
Henry S. Locke
R. C. Franks
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Bryan Men
Brazos CO
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