Pool Need Highlighted After Brazos Tragedy in Bryan
A Bryan editorial urges building a municipal swimming pool after a Sunday drowning on the Brazos. It cites Daniel G. Cox and Dawn Holick, notes the lack of safe local swimming facilities, and suggests sites like Sue Haswell Memorial Park. The piece discusses funding, management, and possible Federal or WPA support.
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Texas A. & M. College
Daniel G. Cox
Dawn Holick
Bryan
Sue Haswell Memorial Park
Bryan Country Club
Yan
College and Country Club
Veterans to receive Brazos county bonus bonds Tuesday
Red Cross records show 633 Brazos county veterans will get Bonus Bonds totaling 368 825 dollars, about 580 dollars per veteran, delivered Tuesday at the Bryan post office. The article warns veterans especially African Americans to seek advice before investing and to use funds wisely for themselves and their dependents.
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Red Cross
Brazos County
Bryan Post Office
Congress
Uncle Sam
Court Rules Federal Reach Limited in Employer Employee Relations
Federal court in New Orleans holds the government cannot regulate production and manufacture labor relations. State boards may be authorized for this purpose. The decision weighs whose rulings are legally valid and potentially beneficial to the general welfare.
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National Labor Relations Board
New Orleans
Business leaders show limited interest in presidential race
Many big business men take little interest in the campaign, wary of the GOP liberal drift. They favor supporting conservative incumbents in Congress over a presidential candidate whose win and abilities are uncertain.
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GOP
Congress
Judge Borah Denies Citizenship to Four Relief Applicants
Federal Judge Borah in New Orleans Monday denied citizenship to four persons on relief rolls because they were not in position to give any financial support to the absent. One wonders how they got on relief and why.
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Borah
New Orleans
Winter woes spark longing for June and July
A reader laments the harsh winter and wishes for the heat of June and July, expressing desire for relief from cold and snow rather than specifics about events or dates.
First Circumnavigation Began Over 24 Cent Salary Tale
John Hix recounts Magellan’s rise from 24-cent monthly pay dispute to founding the westward voyage to the Moluccas. After early battles and accusations of cattle selling, he fled to Spain with Falero, secured support from Charles V, and set five ships to sea on September 20, 1519. The Victoria completed the voyage in 1522, though Magellan was killed in the Philippines.
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Ferdinand Magellan
Manuel
Portugal
Morocco
Magellan
Lisbon
Spain
Ruy Falero
Moluccas
Charles V
Philippine Islands
Globe
Grandfather Strongman Defies Age With Incredible Feats
Steven Clark, a Southern California blacksmith, claims age over 60 cannot defeat him and issues a challenge to men nationwide to match his strength. He credits clean living, exercise, fresh air, and faith as the source of his power, raising an 88-pound weight over his head and kicking 13 inches higher than his head.
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Steven Clark
Southern California
United States
Clark
Tobacco and theater notes from a bustling New York day
The piece surveys editors heavy tobacco use, cites Frank Man and William Allen White, notes Ray Long’s limited smoking and shift to pipes among writers, and recalls old Broadway figures like Jessie Reed and Ann Pennington. It reflects on Ziegfeld’s publicity power and the faded New Amsterdam theater scene in mid‑June New York.
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Frank Man
William Allen White
Ray Long
Long
Northcliffe
Broadway
Jessie Reed
Chicago
Ann Pennington
Windy City
Jessie Reeds
Ann Penningtons
Ziegfeld
New Amsterdam
New York
Nightlife Echoes and Powers in Erlanger Era
In a bustling foyer agents traded ribald tales as chatter clung to the air then silenced by a sudden hush. A E Erlanger moved through his offices while even Ziegfeld showed deference to Erlanger shaping a period mood of influence and prestige.
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A. E. Erlanger
Ziegfeld
Erlanger
Iron Goose Lunch Recall in 41st Cubby Hole
A reminiscence recalls a lunch at the Iron Goose on 41st Street with a Patsy Kelly type waitress. The speaker recalls asking for a finger bowl after a catfish sandwich and the waiter’s quip about water for a nestling.
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41St
Patsy Kelly Hoyden
Ernestine
Twenty Five Years Ago in Bryan Texas News
District Attorney W C Davis attends district court in Franklin and has visited every district court since election. Prof Ross P Marsteller and Missie Fountain wed at A and M College. Otis Chance returns from Boston to J O Chance home in Bryan. T B Higgs awards cottage contract to J H Gammon Jr for a five room home south Bryan. Watermelon famine threatens Texas curbing Juneteenth observance. Prof R McDonald returns from Baylor commencement in Waco. Mrs J M Carnes and son G L Carnes plan Waco and Belton visit. Mrs J T Lawler travels to New Orleans for business and discusses Bryan prospectors.
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Bryan Daily Eagle
Pilot
W. C. Davis
Franklin
Ross P. Marsteller
Missie Fountain
A. and M. College
Isaac Alexander
James
Otis Chance
Boston
Mass
J. O. Chance
Houston
T. B. Higgs
J.H. Gammon, Jr
Texas
R. McDonald
Baylor University
Waco
J. M. Carnes
G. L. Carnes
Belton
J.T. Lawler
New Orleans
Lawler
Eagle
Bryan
Marriage Licenses Issued to Six Couples
Roy Lee Simms and Merle Hill T Erwin and Nina Lee Patton Andrew Wells and Bobbie Wilson.
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Roy Lee Simms
Merle Hill
T.erwin
Nina Lee
Pat
Ton
Andrew Wells
Bobbie Wilson
Editorial of the Day on flowers and sharing beauty
An editorial celebrates love of flowers across social classes and urges individual fruit and flower missions. It recalls childhood garden memories, notes the joy of giving and receiving blooms, and contrasts charitable missions with personal garden generosity.
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Christian Science Monitor
Local Folks Tour Weekend, News From Bryan Area
County Agent C L Beason travels to Houston to be with Mrs Beason post operation at Methodist Hospital. Various locals visit Houston Galveston and San Antonio. Armistsake reunions noted for Company G 260th Infantry 80th Division. Families travel to Amarillo Ames and Bartlett for visits and vacations.
Noisy Nell Questions Hat Etiquette in Elevators
Noisy Nell argues about whether men should be required to remove hats in elevators, noting she has ridden countless miles in various buildings. She says the issue seems trivial and likens it to unworn undergarments by female passengers, questioning who would enforce such a rule.
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Texas
Bryan and Baytown visitors tour Bilateral Texas towns
Wayne Sebesta three year old son of Mr and Mrs Ed Sebesta and his grandmother Mrs Tom Jameson visit relatives in Baytown this week. Lew Leitner and Jimmy Wood yard were among Bryan people in Galveston this weekend. Eunice Akers and Juanita Fowler went to Dallas Saturday for a weekend with friends and the Centennial celebration.
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Arizona
West Point Military Academy
Texas
F. M. Armstrong
Tuscon
Jack Sandifer
J. D. Mann
Blanch Thompson
Houston
Young Armstrong
Bryan
A. B. Buchanan
Pauline Buchanan
Buchanan
Dorothy Brown
American Legion
Howell
Ames
Iowa State University
Chas. B. Finley
EB. M. King
Bettie Virginia
Milton
Smithville
C. S. Jones
Jones
King
W. B. Breaze
San Antonio
R. W. Persons
Medina Lake
A. E. Carrier
Orange
J. Sidney Smith
Carrier
Donald Cole
Freeport
D. D. Jolly
Dallas
B. F. K. Mullins
M. EF. Taylor
Jane
Elizabeth
Betsy
Waco
Wayne Sebesta
Ed Sebesta
Tom Jameson
Baytown
Lew Leitner
Jimmy Woodyard
Galveston
Eunice Akers
Juanita Fowler
Judgment Rendered in Insurance Suit in District Court
Judge W C Davis heard Frank Napole et al vs Bartlett Mutual Life, awarding plaintiffs 275 dollars. George B Butler represented the plaintiffs and Tom Sanders of Houston the defendant. Remaining suits against Alexis Accident Insurance, Brazos Life Insurance, and Sisters of St Francis were continued.
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Sdit
Frank Napole
City Manager Heads To Austin For College Road Plan
R G Williams city manager travels to Austin Monday to discuss College road improvement with Texas highway department officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Williams
Austin
Texas Highway Department
Local County Commissioners List and Justice of the Peace Candidate
For County Commissioner Precinct No 1 Raymond P Todd Aubrey Tobias Precinct No 2 J A Rychlik Will Conrad second term Precinct No 3 Fred A Wehrman Sam Salvaggio Charles Merka Precinct No 4 R Pat Patterson Re election J M Moore Claude A Buchanan For Justice of the Peace A J Albert Buchanan
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Precinct No
Raymond P. Todd
Aubrey Tobias
J. A. Rychlik
Will Conrad
Fred A. Wehrman
Sam Salvaggio
Charles Merka
R. Pat Patterson
J. M. Moore
Claude A. Buchanan
Justice of the Peace
A. J
Albert) Buchanan
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Lee J. Rountree
Texas Daily Press League
Mercantile Bank
Lexington Ave
N. Y
Association Building
Ilinois
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John Hix
U. G. Pat. of
H. Clark
Ang
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Edward J. O’brien
Chorine Galaxy
Miss Reed
Miss Pennington
Rialto
Dolores
Land
Winter Garden
Zieegfeld
Circle
Herald Square
Gulf
Rennold Wolf
Bide Dudley
Ward Morehouse
Stephen Rathbun
C. L. Beason
Beason
Methodist Hospital
Benson
Huntsville
Margaret
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Carroll
Rock Prairie
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Otto Boehme
Tillie Boehme
Joe Andert
Francis
Marlin
Willie Boriskie
J. M. Boriskie
San Diego
Calif
U. S. Navy
Stephen F. Austin
A. &M. College
M. B. Parker
Bernice Claytor
Crockett
D. A. Nunn
Extension Service Department
A. & M. College
J. W. Lawless
Augwest Prinzer
L. Komer
A. H. Keller
Joe Roth
Kurten
Webb Buchanan
Bobby Ann
Silverton
P. L. Barron
W. EB. Gandy
I. M. Bond
H. P. Franklin
Smetana
A. V. York
Patsy Ellen
M. BE. Adams
York
Adams
Joe H. White
W. A. Middleton
Norris Johnson
Camp Bullis
H. P. Black
Black
First Baptist Church
Longview
John L. Wharton
J. W. Coulter
Nancy Rush Hoppess
Coulter Hoppess
Lera Bess Shelander
Mildred John
Frederick Armstrong
Tuscon, Ariz
Mrs. Sandifer
Randolph Street
Mr. Armstrong
Nell
Insurance Co
W. Cc. Davis
Bryan Eagle
George B. Butler
Noble Cook
J. Alton York
Albert Stone
Grimes and Brazos Counties
B. C
Buck) Thomas
Ralph W. Barry
George P. Edge
W. T. McDonald
A. S. Ware
W. R
Bill) Allen
Guy Harris
Walter J. Higgs
Paul Dansby
Frank Worsham
Mncrace Read
Roy W. Nunn
J. M. Ferguson
A. S. McSwain
Fr. T. Cole
A. G
Buddy) Knowles
Jim G. Welch
Dave Jolly
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