Auxiliary Names Delegates Maps Plans For July 4
American Legion Auxiliary in Houston set plans for the July 4 celebration to be held July 6 and appointed delegates to the Second Division convention. Committee chairs were named for cakes sal ad bingo. Delegates include Mesdames Martinsen Krenek Ramsey Martin Erskine Exeanan Pierce Coyatsa Nedbalek and Miss Stuart. Donations were approved for child welfare at Legion hospital and two aid boxes prepared for Galveston Veterans Hospital and the Legion Gift Closet.
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Houston
Rice Hotel
Unday
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
William Nedbalek
Obert Schovassa
Ed Slazek
Oscar Greenwood
Ole Martinsen
Ston Krenek
Charles Ramsey
Ed Martin
M. M. Erskine
W. H. Exeanan
Paul Pierce
Hy. T. Coyatsa
Wm. Nedbalek
Kittie Stuart
Jack J. Johnson
W. S. Stuart
Bonded and Brought to Clinic After Serious Injury
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 4 PM at Wellborn Baptist church for W. C. Bond. McCulloch-Dansby Funeral Company handled arrangements at the church and grave in Wellborn cemetery. Surviving are six sons and a daughter, one daughter listed, and three brothers and five sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakers Porch
Wellborn Baptist Church
W. B. Breazeale
College Avenue Baptist Church of
Bryan
McCulloch- Dansby Funeral Company
Wellborn
W. C. Bond
Houston
Homer Bond
Sugarland
R. J. Bond
Oliver Bond
Ross Bond
J. F. Lloyd
College Station
B. G. Bond
Steep Hollow
Tom Bond
J. A. Bond
Boyce
Tom Cross
Edge
Joe Beal
F. A. Lowrey
Chauncey Lowrey
Magnolia
Dan Simmons
Nacogdoches
Schedule Announced for Rural Bookwagon Visits
County superintendent Mrs. W. E. Neeley released the bookwagon route for the Rural School Library. The two week cycle includes Knob Prairie Tabor Edge and King's Highway on Friday June 11 with times from 8:30 to 11:00 a.m. Subsequent runs cover Peach Creek Millican Templeman Allen Farm Smetana Steeles Store Rye Stabler Leonard and Minter Springs on June 15 16 and 18.
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W. E. Neeley
Knob Prairie
Tabor
Edge
King’s Highway
Peach Creek
Millican
Templeman
Allen Farm
Smetana
Steeles Store
Rye Stabler
Leonard
Minter Springs
Invite Young Baseball Players to Card School in Waco
Paul Pierce of the American Legion Junior team reports Fred Ankenman inviting players aged 17 to 23 to a four day St. Louis Cardinal training school in Waco starting June 14. Attendees must cover travel and living costs though contract-worthy players will have expenses refunded.
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Paul Pierce
American Legion
Fred Ankenman
St. Louis Cardinal
Waco
Old-Timer G H Eckles Visits, Bryan Memory Lane
G H Eckles, once a Bryan resident for over 70 years, visits the area from Sherwood. He recalls Bryan in 1868 when the town had one house and helps mark graves of kin, being the last surviving older settler from that year.
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G. H. Eckles
Bryan
Sherwood
Alabama
Contest to Beautify State Highways Seeks Winners
State Highway department launches a beautification contest with awards for filling stations on highways in communities under 5000 population. Two classes eligible. judging by district and county chairmen with three judges per county. Winners receive handsome emblems and may win again after rules on repeated awards.
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State Highway Department
Lee J. Rountree
Brazos County Negro Farmers urged to plant feedstuff
County officials urge farmers to expand feed crops under Soil Conservation rules. Elna Irene Lee reports many acres used for corn will underperform, so planting Hegari and other feed crops is promoted to ensure a stable crop and qualify for soil payments. Local notices list residents visiting, family travels, and community updates.
Summer terracing program for farmers announced
All farmers wishing to do summer terracing are requested to apply at the office of the Negro agents at once. A summer terracing school is planned, let the agent have your application at once for membership. There will be no charges.
Rain Restores Drought. Local News and Cemetery Work Planned
Heavy weekend rain breaks a two month drought with corn damage minimal. Several injuries reported from wagon and truck incidents. Cemetery work at House Cemetery set for Wednesday June 16, attendees urged to bring hoes and files. Community updates include visits from Newman Powers and Katharine Wilson, plus a pause in Sunday services due to rain.
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House
Newman Powers
Katharine Wilson
San Marcos
Chas. Payne
Albert Payne
Reliance Rev H M Lewis A Regular Appointment Draws Crowd
Reverend H M Lewis filled his regular appointment Saturday night Sunday and Sunday night delivering a wonderful message each time. The community rejoiced in the rain described as a blessing from the Lord. Farmers are busy planting small grain peas and peanuts as Mrs Rachel Jones celebrated her 89th birthday with family and friends enjoying a shaded lunch.
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H. M. Lewis
Rachel Jones
Debt Conciliation Group Set for June 9 Meeting
Brazos County Farm Debt Ad justment Committee members will meet with W V Hanover district FDA supervisor in Bryan on June 9 to discuss debt distressed farmers. Committeemen act as arbitrators for debtor and creditor and help locate farm financing. attendees should bring complete debt information and contact a county committeemen with difficult problems before the meeting at 10 am in the Resettlement office.
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Brazos County
W. V. Hanover
District Fda
Bryan
King's Highway 4 H Club Holds Final Meeting of Year
The King's Highway 4 H club wrapped up the season with a May 21 meeting at Mable McDonald's home. Members reported on completed work, including Carlie Kindt's baby beef gain of 50 pounds in a month. County Agent C L Benson spoke, followed by a social hour and music by Bill Cox Bo Mauldin and R P Stevens.
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King’s Highway
Mable McDonald
Carlie Kindt
C. L. Benson
Bill Cox
Bo” Mauldin
R. P. Stevens
Trial of Spadachene Continued to Oct. 6
The murder trial of Bill Spadachene over the fatal shooting of Cole Brothers circus employee O'Grady outside Spadachene's saloon on West 22nd Street was adjourned to October 6 by Judge W. C. Davis on the state’s motion due to witnesses residing outside the state.
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Bill Spadachene
Cole Brothers Circus
O'Grady
Spadachene
West 22Nd Street
W. C. Davis
Grain sorghum advised as best crop for Brazos County
Farmers in Brazos County face drought risk as some corn stands are past the rain recovery stage. Extension agronomist E A Miller warns against interplanting corn with sorghum and urges immediate steps to produce a feed crop. Grain sorghum seems the best bet while corn planting is down eight percent from 1926. Rural Electrification club members plan a College Station school on June 9 to discuss farm electrification, equipment, power company policies, and line programs with reps from local utilities.
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E. A. Miller
Lénig
Rural Electrification Home Demonstration Club
Rural Electrification
College Station
Brazos County
Plant peas and Sudan to boost soils and poultry feed
The text urges planting the Brabham and Iron pea varieties for wilt resistance and soil preservation, recommends peas as a substitute for soil robbers, and promotes cultivating Sudan and dwarf maize near poultry yards for cheap green feed. It notes Bermuda grass will dry and stresses keeping poultry in prime condition to win at the fair.
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Sudan
Burleson County 4-H Clubbers honored at Kurten
A Burleson County 4 H clubbers reception welcomes the group to Kurten on a Saturday night. They promise to host in Burleson County later. Doors open at eight with the curtain rising promptly.
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Burleson County
Kurten
Lufkin Girl Wins National Collegiate Art Honor
Margaret Neal of Texas State College for Women earned the title of best collegiate artist in the United States and a four year scholarship to the Art Center School in Los Angeles. Judges praised her versatility and craftsmanship amid entrants from across the country. The 19 year old art editor of the college annual is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Willie Neal of Lufkin.
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United States
Margaret Neal
Texas State College For Women
Art Center School
Los Angeles
Calif
Willie Neal
Lufkin
Harris County 4-H Club Girls Rally Judging June 16
Miss Velma Erisman will judge the Harris county 4 H club girls rally in Houston at the Eastwood Community Hall June 16. Exhibits include canned fruits and juices Orchard demonstrator stories dresses slips cup towels clothing records and histories. The annual meeting will last through the day.
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Velma Erisman
Harris County
Houston
Eastwood Community Hall
Brazos County Women’s Clubs to Attend State Meeting
Representatives Miss Jane Rudasill of Tabor Women’s Home Demonstration club Mrs Aubrey Jones of Harvey Women’s Club and Mrs Gerry Smith of Smetana Women’s Club were elected by council vote to represent Brazos county at the annual Home Demonstration Association meeting in August at the Short Course from ten delegates across the county’s ten women’s clubs.
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Brazos
Jane Rudasill
Tabor
Aubrey Jones
Harvey Women’s Club
Gerry Smith
Smetana Women’s Club
Brazos County
Poultry Canning Contest Draws County 4 H Interest
Four H club girls show strong interest in the county poultry canning contest with 46 entrants seeking county representation at the state contest during August Short Course. Contestants will prepare sliced or ground chicken in No 2 cans with two containers each for seal and appearance and texture broth flavor scoring.
Banner for District 11 leads state with 24 gold star girls
District 11 of the Home Demonstration program, including Prazos county, claims the overall banner among 12 districts and reports 24 gold star girls. The girls are honored for club achievements and are among the top 100 4-H girls statewide, with records sent to College Station for judging.
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Prazos County
Belle Smith
College Station
Attorney and Friend of Gov Hogg Is Dead
Mark Logan 68 retired attorney and friend and advisor of Gov James S Hogg died after long illness in Lubbock He moved from Wichita Falls six months ago and had practiced in Hamilton Services will be held Survivors include daughter Mrs Mary Allbright of Dalhart son R F Logan of Amarillo and three brothers Dr W H Logan of Lubbock J L Logan of Oklahoma City and John Logan of Olivapaheawme
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Lubbock
Mark Logan
James S. Hogg
Wichita Falls
Hamilton
Mary Allbright
Dalhart
R. F. Logan
Amarillo
W. H. Logan
J. L. Logan
Oklahoma City
John Logan
Texas A and M ROTC honors announced at commencement
Twelve ROTC graduates were named honor military graduates at Texas A and M during commencement. Cadet Shea named principal with Nicholson and Crook as alternates for possible Marine Corps appointments. Numerous departmental awards followed across agriculture, engineering, English, mathematics, dairy, animal husbandry, and poultry studies with medals, fellowships, and cash prizes awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas A. & M. College
School of Agriculture
Danforth Foundation
A. D. Justice
Post
A. A. Hansen
Fredericksburg
Danforth
D. B. Warner
Cottonwood
Department of Agronomy
Europe
I. N. Conolly
Corpus Christi
B. G
Carnahan
San Antonio
H. E Aespeant College Station
Seiichi Sakamoto
Sakamoto
J. J. Horn
Dallas
H T. Magers
Breckenridge
W.T. Aall
Wichita Falls
E. J. Gilland, Jr
Dalhart
W. A. Schmidt
Gregory
G. L. Seitz
Wingate
M. A. Wilcox
Bryan
Dublin
G. A. Harper
Gatesville
A. H. McCutcheon
Fort Davis
L. Nagy
Miller
F. W. Jordan
Marfa
H. M. Mills
Sterling City
J. W. Rhodes
Rockwall
F. H. Corder
Rocksprings
C. Cone
Wellington
J. F. Gr
M. S. Jones
Clyde Wells
Stephenville
R. H. Cole
Eddy
G. E. Carpenter
Mt. Vernon
B. N. Bobbitt
Hillsboro
E. J. Botard
Alice
J. D. Ridenour
Department of Engineering
C. W. Kleuser
T. M. Love
St. Louis
D. Keith
Borger
Department of English
H. C. Willson
Cotulla
W. H. Murray
Eagle Pass
Department of Mathematics
C. L. Tolleson
Texarkana
A. P. Rollins, Jr
E. H. Hamlett
Pampa
Department of Mechanical Engineering
J. C. Brown Hartley
R. L. Patrick
Temple
Department of Poultry Husbandry
R. L. McClung
Alvord
W. B. Griffith
Abilene
Gilbert Nagel
G. A. Derryberry
Henrietta
Midwest
McClung
Griffith
High Rating Secured By Youth Known Here
W. R. Griffin III, son of W. R. Griffin Jr., ranked second in his Texas A&M College class, missing first by one-thousandth of a point to E. E. Keng of Ney. Griffin, with a 2.681 rating per credit hour, heads to Houston to begin a job with the Texas Company after visiting relatives in Bryan.
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W. R. Griffin III
W. R. Griffin Jr
Texas A
M. College
E. E. Keng
Ney
Keng
Griffin
Young Griffin
Lelia Griffin
Dallas
Bryan
Mr. Griffin
Houston
Texas Company
Vacation Bible School Opens with 70 Enrolled at Mission
A Daily Vacation Bible School began Monday at the Mission building on north Bryan Avenue with enrollment over 70 children. Mrs. Theodore Mahler is superintendent and the staff includes Mrs. Artie Hearne as assistant superintendent, Mrs. Thos. Gordon Watts in charge of music, Miss Joe Watts as organist, and several assistants. Attendees are invited each morning at 9 o clock.
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North Bryan Avenue
Theodore Mahler
Artie Hearne
Thos. Girdon Watts
Joe Watts
W. E. Paulson
J. B. Priddy
P. G. Gunter
Bryan Youth Receives Rice Institute Degree
Mr and Mrs S C Rose attended Rice Institute commencement in Houston Monday to witness their son Jay Harold Rose graduate with honors in English He is a Phi Beta Kappa member and served 37 as student council vice president He has accepted a position with the Houston Post.
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S. C. Rose
Rice Institute
Houston
Jay Harold
Rose
The
Owl
Phi Beta Kappa
Pi Delta Phi
Houston Post
AM College Grants Largest Graduation Class in World
Texas A and M College at College Station awarded 447 degrees in a commencement observed with two corps reviews and a luncheon. Dr. H G Bennett of Oklahoma A and M spoke, Lieut Gov Walter Woodul handed commissions to 211 graduates, as the Association of Former Students held its annual meeting.
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College Station
Texas A. & M. College
Army Reserve
Guion Hall
H .G. Bennett
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Walter Woodul
Houston
Association of
Survey of Brazos Valley Co op under way
R A Jansen of the Houston Bank for Cooperatives is conducting a survey of the Brazos Valley Cotton Cooperative to be compiled in a book next year. Data collected will support Calvert citizens applying for a loan to start a cooperative gin in Calvert.
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R. A. Jansen
Houston Bank For Cooperatives
Houston
Ie Valley
Mr. Jansen
Calvert Citizens
Houston Bank
Calvert
Crockett Man Injured in City Intersection Crash
J. D. Trimble of Crockett sustained several fractured ribs and head bruises in a traffic accident at the Highway 6 and 21 intersection. He is at Wilkerson Memorial Clinic in satisfactory condition.
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J. D. Trimble
Crockett
Wilkerson Memorial Clinic
Two Men Sentenced in District Court by Judge Davis
Harvey Short charged with felony theft and Henry King charged with assault with intent to murder were found guilty in district court. Judge W. C. Davis sentenced Short to an indeterminate term of two to five years and King to five years.
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Davis
Harvey Short
Henry King
W. C. Davis
Short
King
Marriage Licenses Shown For Several Couples
Eddie Marshall tied with Annie May Long, Rastie Sterling paired with C Alvie Garner, John Gillespie with Lillian Anderson, Willie Mae Borden joined Arthur Cooper, Louis Morgan Ricks wed Myrtle Louise Harris.
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Eddie Marshall
Annie May Long
Rastie Sterling
C’ Alvie L. Garner
Ee Jones
John Gillespie
Lillian Anderson
Willie Mae Borden
Arthur Cooper
Louis Morgan Ricks
Myrtle Louise Harris
Lost four month old fox terrier found on courthouse lawn
Classified notice seeking the return of a four month old black and white fox terrier picked up on June 2 from the courthouse lawn. The finder asks the owner I. M Barr to retrieve the dog with no questions asked.
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Court House Lawn
I. M Barr
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Auxiliary Names
Bond
WA B
Cline
Negro Club
H. K. Harnsbury
Elna Irene Lee
County Council of Agriculture
County Council
Leona
Carl Jones
Zeffie Jones
Geo. Jones
Taylor Jones
Tilliman Jones
Horace Holligan
Hulam Taylor
C. N. Shealy
Will Henderson
Essie Shealy
Louise Risinger
Peggy Berdine
J. J. Riley, Jr
Galveston
Goose Creek
W. J. Riley
G. W. Saxon
J. C. Merka
J.C. Jr
C. C. Riley
Almedia
J. A. Merka
Perry Shirley
Thurman Smith
Caldwell
A. M. Hartsfield
Charlotte Ruth Riley
King's Highway Club
Ragle
Brazos County Boys’ and Girls’ Club Department
U. S
Gov. Hogg
Lenora Salmon
Texas Christian University
Nocona
Texas
Vacation Bible School
All Welcome
RICE
A M College
Brazos Valley
Co-Op
Stauffer
Stauffer Chemical CO
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