Many Guests Attend A and M Commencement Week
Local social notes list Mrs R Erkhart and others as guests at the McCartney home during the A and M College commencement. Visitors inclide Mrs Wood of San Antonio and Miss Osborne of Harlingen staying with the Bentleys. Many graduates and relatives travel from Dallas Tulsa Waco Houston and Philadelphia to Bryan for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Erkhart
Mildred Erkhart
L. Runge
Harriett Runge
John Limburg
M. B. McCartney
Robert Wood
San Antonio
Mary Louise Osborne
Harlingen
M. R. Bentley
Tulsa
Okla
John Bangor
Texas A. & M. College
Alice Catherine Ogier
T. L. Ogier
Texas State College For Women
Denton
Ogier
Bryan
T. S. Ogier
T.S.C.W
Jacksonville
Jerry Peacock
D. L. Gregory
Helen Gregory
Waco
A. & M. College
Dick Patterson
L. F. Barbee
John Barbee
Lufkin
A. and M. College
Jane Gibbons
Martha Jane Nunn
Nacogdoches
Miss Frances Ford
A. B. Ford
Frances Ford
E. H. Gibbons
R. W. Nunn
J. R. Traylor
Dallas
Traylor
Gilbert Abbe
Philadelphia
Cuero
Sun Oil Company
Abbe
D. C. Summerfield
Angleton
Longview
Emily Blanchard
Joe Belinsky
Leo Kopit
Ollie Smith
Pawtucket
Providence
Rhode Island
Printing at moderate cost from Eagle Printing Co
Calling caras may be secured quickly and at moderate cost from the Eagle Printing Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Printing Company
College Nine Drops Tilt in Keith Sunday
Rain soaked game in Keith sees College Station nine fall 9 to 7 to Keith. Verne Andrews led Keith with two singles and a double, while Brahma Jones and Rudy Kana each had two hits for College. Boone Bobbitt pitched three hitless innings for College in relief as Joe Barron took the loss. College visits Bedias next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colleg Station
Keith
College
Boone Bobbitt
Joe Barron
Top Bean
Verne Andrews
Bryan
Texas Aggie
Lola
Blount
George Carroll
Rudy Kana
Brahma Jones
Jones
Bedias
College Station
RHE College
Barron, Adams
Bobbitt and
Keith Top Bean
Tuck Bean
Golfers of Bryan Defeated by Huntsville Team in Huntsville
Bryan Country club golfers were decisively routed 28 to 14 by a Huntsville Coun try club team on the Huntsville course. Rain delayed play and some Bryan players arrival. Bryan players included Charles Watson Kent Walker Joe Sosolik J J Richie George Long Joe Davis Jess Shelton A L Darnell O C Copeland George Hogan H H Newton R L Jack Warner R L Pinkston James Whaley. Huntsville lineup listed with John Pritchett Smith Felix Smith R L Bunting M J Whithurst G Gee C G Hawkins Dr W W Thralls K Menefee J W Query C W Shrigley Jeff Camp Cecil Maples M S Day Fant Randolph Louis Ball J W Scarborough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Country Club
Huntsville Country Club
Huntsville
Walker County
Bryan
Charles Watson
Knox Walker
Joe Sosolik
J. J. Richie
George Long
Joe Davis
Jess Shelton
A. L. Darnell
O. C. Copeland
George Hogan
H. H. Newton
R. L
Jack) Warner
R. L. Pinkston
James Whaley
John Pritchett Smith
Felix Smith
R. L. Bunting
M. J. Whithurst
G. Gee
C. G. Hawkins
Dr. W. W
Father of Extension Service Man Expires
Funeral services were held at Trinity Church of Christ for J. B. Gibson father of G. G. Gibson of the Texas Extension Service. He died Sunday about 5 p m after no extended illness. Survived by two sons G G of Bryan and Benjamin a former A and M student. two daughters one a home demonstration agent at Gatesville and the other a Port Arthur teacher. Extension Service colleagues Eudaly Glass and Thomas attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity
J. B. Gibson
G. G. Gibson
Texas Extension Service
Gibson
Bryan
G. G
Benjamin
M. College
Gatesville
Port Arthur
R. Eudaly
W. J. Glass
J. L. Thomas
Veterans to Aid In Unsettled WWI Claims in Bryan
Two men from the Veterans State Service will visit Bryan on Friday and Saturday to assist veterans with government claims not yet settled. They will announce their headquarters and urge veterans with unresolved claims to meet with Betts of Austin or Davis of San Antonio for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans’ State Service Department
Bryan
Webb Buchanan
George Betts
Austin
Bert Davis
San Antonio
Safe robbed at Sinclair Refining College Road office
The Sinclair Refining Company office on College Road was broken into Saturday or Sunday night. The safe was opened and robbed. A loss is expected to be small and a check will be made to determine the exact amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinclair Refining Company
College Road
First Bath Tub For Private Home Brought To Bryan In 1895
A Bryan history remember column recalls the 1895 arrival of Bryan’s first bath tub owned by H. O. Boatwright. The tub failed fit, was sold to S. W. Buchanan for 25 dollars, was installed via a floor pipe, and used by bucket water from a well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
H. O. Boatwright
Boatwright
Oak Grove Avenue
West 27Th St
Uncle Buck
Bryan 343
Snake myths debunked by Rayman at Texas A M College
Will Rayman, a hereptologist and outdoor life expert from Chicago, headline the Summer Session program at Texas A M College. The lecture at Assembly Hall begins Thursday at 10 AM with no admission charge. He will debunk myths about snakes and show about fifteen specimens along with rope spinning and whip cracking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Jack Rayman
Chicago
Texas A. & M. College
C. H. Winkler
Raymon
College Assembly Hall
Winkler
Rayman
North Texas State Teachers College
Denton
American Camp Directors Association
American Red Cross
National Rifle Association
Rotary and
Kiwanis Clubs
City Revises East Side Gravel Street Project Plans
City commissioners Tuesday night updated the WPA topping program for gravel streets in the East Side. Mayor Yeager may sign the Rural Electrification contract. papers will go to Washington. The city will take over 73 sewing room machines worth 573 dollars to keep the facility open, with 132 workers and about 3200 in payroll monthly. Mosquito and malaria control plans will be prepared, and a large land map for the new high school site will guide building and parking layouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Yeager
Washington
WPA
R. G. Williams
Ivan Langford
Hopper Dusting Guidelines for Cotton Hoppers
Conditioned sulphurs contain 2 1 2 to 8 percent conditioning agent to improve dusting quality. Unconditioned ground and sublimed sulphur can control when applied properly, but dusting is difficult with worn equipment. Do not use coarse or lumpy sulphur to control the cotton flea hopper. Dust when plants fail to set squares as expected, especially in unusually hot dry weather.
Army Demonstration To Showcase Modern Equipment In Bryan
A 105 man Army detachment with 10 to 15 officers will visit Bryan on June 25 to display the latest arsenal including 50 mph tanks, 38 inch field guns, automatic rifles, machine guns, gas warfare gear, and Signal Corps gear. Maj. L. A. Page will lead the unit, with planes landing for aerial demonstrations. The event aims to acquaint residents with current defense efforts as part of a regional tour from Fort Sam Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
United States Army
American Legion
Col
H. L. Andrews
E. E. Yeager
D. L Wilson
Bryan and Brazos County
Signal Corps
Bry‘an
J. K. Parsons
Fort Sam Houston
Maj. L. A. Page
Texas
Sulfur control tips and county payroll concerns raised
A. J. Wilson argues sulfur dusting tips for cotton to curb infestations and warns weekly applications may be needed. He criticizes county finances, noting foreman salaries and truck upkeep strain funds, cites Ferguson bridge rebuild fundraising, and questions taxpayer burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioners
Chamber of Commerce
Ferguson
A. J. Wilson
Rural Schools Program Highlights and Supervisory Team
The report lists supervised unit topics and teachers from several settlements including Steele's Store Kurten Our Library Smetana and Our Pets Reliance along with Indian studies and farming topics. Monthly teacher meetings addressed local school problems. The county board names C. M. Bethany as chairman N. C. Cole Joseph Locke Charles Merka and G. B. Wilcox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
Steele
Sam Fachorn
Tabor
A. E. Jones
Kurten
Sybil Roth
Smetana
John Buchanan
W. T. Kelley
Reliance
D. C. Wiley
Millican
Mildred O'Brien
Thelma Secey
Steele’s
C. T. Pollock
Mattie Wallin
Ella
C. M. Bethany
N. C. Cole
Joseph Locke
Charles Merka
G. B. Wilcox
Suppose County Head Delivers Tax Warning
A small farmer falls behind on taxes as voiced in a local People’s Column piece. The author comments on county official actions and public accountability, noting frustration with bureaucratic delays and missed reminders.
Graduate of A. and M. to teach school at Seguin
Gabe F. Cazell Jr and his wife left Bryan for Austin to attend University of Texas commencement where Mrs. Cazell earns a B A. He will teach general science and direct the Seguin High School orchestra starting Aug. 1. He ranked tenth in distinguished students and third in honor graduates at A and M College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gabe F. Cazell Jr
Bryan
A. and
M. College
Austin
University of Texas
Cazell
Gabe Cazell Jr
Seguin High School
Cazell Jr
Seguin
A. and M. College
Eastern trip planned by Dr. W. H. Andrew
Dr and Mrs W H Andrew and their son Billy left by car for Conway Ark to visit Mrs Andrew s mother Mrs B P Clayton. They take a one month summer vacation then travel by train to Washington DC New York City and Niagara Falls and other eastern places returning to Conway before going back to Bryan. Billy will stay with his grandmother for the month and return with his parents in early July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Andrew
Billy
Conway
Ark
Andrew
B. P. Clayton
Washington, D. C
New York City
Niagara Falls
Bryan
Billy Andrew
Clayton
Shelton Chosen As Director of Bryan Brazos CC
Jack Shelton, vice director of the Texas Extension Service, was chosen by the Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce directors to fill the unexpired term of the late George A Adams on the chamber board. The group also voted funds for moving a band stand and noted progress on Ferguson Crossing bridge and rural power lines. The board endorsed a proposed military circus for June 25 and received thanks from Mrs Adams and family, the Bryan Chapter FFA, and Little Symphony Orchestra sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Shelton
Texas Extension Service
Bryan and Brazos County
D. L. Wilson
Ferguson Crossing
R. G. Williams
George A. Adams
Bryan
Future Farmers of America
Little Symphony Orchestra
College
S. M. Brown
Marshall Bullock
J. E. Tatum
Mit Dansby
J. N. Dulaney
R. C. Franks
Ivan Langford
G. S. Parker, Jr
A. M. Waldrop, Jr
Former Resident and Bride Visit in Bryan
Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Evans of Dallas, married Saturday at the bride's parents home in Athens, arrived Sunday morning and spent the weekend in Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
T. P. Evans
Dallas
Son Born to Mr and Mrs Alvie Adams in Austin
Bryan friends learn of the birth of a six and three quarter pound son, T. A. III, to Mr. and Mrs. Alvie Adams in Austin this morning. Both mother and baby are doing well. The couple are former Bryanites, with Mrs. Adams the former Miss Mary Martha Black, daughter of Dr and Mrs John W Black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
T. A. III
Alvie Adams
Austin
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College Nine
SWAT
A. J. Buchanan
U.s.army
People’s Column
Yankee
Shelton
Bryan, Brazos CC
Evans
Elizabeth McCaleb
Athens
Mr. Evans
W. W. Wever
Eugene D. Beck
Alice
Dallas Power and Light Company
W. B. Edge
Charles Moehlman
Parker Carroll
Eagle
Yodora
Pursang
McKesson & Rossins, Inc
Fairfield
Conn
Henry
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