Annual Firemen Short Course urged at Texas A M College
The Texas State Association endorses an annual burn prevention and fire training program at Texas A M College. State officials praise the San Angelo convention and push for legislative funding, with emphasis on arson law strengthening and central training for volunteer firemen statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas A. & M. College
Texas State Association
C.E. Jenkins
Bryan
W. C. Davis
Texas State Wemens’ Association
H. R. Brayn
Texas A
M. College
Sangelo
Bryanpartment
C. J. Griesser
J. Stasney
Virgil I’ .Head
Frives
Texas
Tex- A
Lich
Southst
State Fire Commission
Brayton
A. M. College
Woll
Leon Wolff
Cincinnati
H. R. Bray
Department of Chemry and Chemical Engineering
Joom
M. Collexe
J. W. DeWeese
A. and M. College
Navasota Plans July Fourth Celebration By Volunteer Fire Dept
Navasota to stage a free citizens barbecue and open air celebration for the Fourth of July. A finance committee will raise funds to host a crowd of about 15 000 with a dinner, a rodeo or parade, a big base game, and an evening dance at an open air pavilion. Committees named include E P Ayres L God Rev S Guthrie and EH Woodard as arrangements and entertainment chairmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navasota
Jance
Free
First Methodist Church Holds Men’s Day Service
Men’s Day was observed at First Methodist Church as Rev. R. 5. ’shall was away at the pas s school in Georgetown. Lay leader Jno W. Black presided with morning and evening services. Col. C. C. Todd spoke on Hap onness and C. M. Bethany on Stewardship. A solo and a duet were rendered by local performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Rev. R. 5
Shall
Pass School
Georgetown
Ir. Jno
W. Black
C. C. Todd
C. M. Bethany
Lee J. Rountree
Betty Syptak
Libby ‘Gardner
70th Birthday of Land Commissioner J H Walker
State Land Commissioner J H Walker celebrated his 70th birthday with a family reunion in Au yesterday on Father's Day. Attending were Mr and Mrs Mills P Walker and daughters Lily Rush and Jane from Bryan along with S Walker Doris and H S Walker and Rosa Lind from Austin and Fort Worth. Three sons Addison Gathings and Philip could not attend. The group returned to Bryan last evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Walker
Mills
P. Walker
Lily Rush
Jane
Mr. Walker
Addison
Gathings
Philip
Mrs. Walker
Margaret
Austin
Lily Rush Walker
Bryan
Bentleys Attend Southwest Soil and Water Conference
Mr and Mrs M R Bentley and daughter Ann travel by auto to Stillwater Oklahoma for the Second Annual Southwest Soil and Water Conservation Conference at Oklahoma A and M College starting June 11. Mr Bentley, agricultural engineer, will speak on the program while Mrs Bentley reports for the Southern Agriculturalist. Ina Jackson joins to Ardmore to visit Aunt Mrs J K Pollard for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. R. Bentley
Ann
Stillwater
Oklahoma
Oklahoma A. and M. College
Bentley
Sec
Southern Agriculturist
Miss Ina Jackson
Ardmore
J. K. Pollard
Bryan attorney preaches in Anderson visit to Huntsville sites
Hon. Oak McKenzie and family drove to Anderson for a Union Men’s Bible Class at 10 o clock and a sermon at the Methodist church in the absence of the pastor Rev. H Yates. The couple then toured Huntsville visiting Gen Sam Houston’s home before returning to Bryan. Clean cotton rags requested at the Lagle office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak McKenzie
Anderson
Mr. McKenzie
T Union
Rna Methodist Church
H. Yates
Crops In Brazos Best In East Texas Opinion
County Agent C. L. Beason and daughter Miss Elliott toured 13 East Texas counties visiting Brazos area farms. Beason praised Brazos crops as superior and noted widespread farm improvements such as roadside fill stations and a practice of alternating corn with peas. He cited Beckville bank giving 3,000 pounds of blackeyed peas to farmers and tomato acreage with prices from 2 to 5 cents. He urged cooperation and intelligent effort to bring prosperity to Brazos county agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Beason
Miss Elliott
East Texas
Carthage
Beckville
Beason
Madisonville
Huntsville
Lufkin
Nacogdoches
Henderson
Jacksonville
Palestine
Franklin
Brazos
Grimes
Madison
Walker
Trinity
Angelina
Panola
Rusk
Cherokee
Anderson, Leon
Robertson
Benson
Brazos County
John Barnes
Tabor
Trinity River
Texas
Bryan
Notable Texans See Gov Moody Through Bryan
A Houston Post-Dispatch photo using a Kodak shows Gov Dan Moody R Sterlin and other notables passing through Bryan on Wednesday. The image features E H Astin prison board member who drove Moody to Benchley and Sterling who accompanied Sterling from Navasota, with Henry Seale driving Sterling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kodaks
Bryan
Houston Post-Dispatch
Dan Moody
Ed Gilman
Gov. Moody
R. S. Sterling
F. L. Cavitt
E. H. Astin
State Prison Board
Benchley
Kurten Defeats Tabor In Sunday Baseball Thriller
Kurten edged Tabor 9 to 7 on the Kurten diamond after trailing until the seventh inning. Tabor used pitchers W. Walker Roy Walker and Chas Seasta with Broach catching. Kurten pitcher Wallace Sabo went the distance with L. Lawless catching. Kurten’s Odom Rudd and Kurten led with strong hits while Seasta also connected for Tabor.
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Kurten
Tabor
W. Walker
Roy Walker
Chas Seasta
Broach
Wallace Sabo
L. Lawless
Odom
Rudd
Seasta
Crops In Valley Forecast Bumper Yields Despite Citrus Setbacks
J F Stanford of the Southern Agriculturist reports from a nine day tour that general field crops in the Valley are excellent. Cotton and corn look exceptionally strong, grapefruit will be 25 percent of normal while oranges near 60 percent. tomato and onion profits offset citrus losses. early vegetables provide good prices despite a small fruit shipment expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. FE. Stanford
Southern Agriculturist
Stanford
Stanford Addresses Town and Country Concerns Across the Rio Grande
Mr. Stanford spoke at the Home Demonstration Clubs encampment in McAllen Hidalgo County on Common Problems of Town and Country. He addressed Applying Science to Our Every Day Problems Book Farming and spoke to Hartingen Lyford Willacy County groups on Dairying and Its Possibilities. He spoke in Raymondville on Town Folk and Cooperation Methods and to Kiwanis Rotary in a joint session. He plans to attend a short course in Victoria.
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Stanford
McAllen
Hidalgo County
Chamber of Commerce
Hartingen
Lyford
Willacy County
Raymondville
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
Man Drowned in Brazos River Near Jones Bridge
Robert Ryan a farm hand aged about 25 drowned while attempting to swim the Brazos River with two companions four miles south of Jones bridge. His body was found around noon Sunday after searches. he lived with an uncle on the C Egbert Jones plantation. Funeral services were held this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ryan
Boxley
Jones Bridge
Brazos River
Ryan
Brazos
Brazos County 4-H Member Heads to Washington Camp
Four Texas 4-H Club workers depart from A and M College to the national encampment in Washington D C June 18 to 24. Miss Millie Novasad of Brazos County earned her trip by four years of club work including canning sewing and home improvement.
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Texas
Extension Service
M. College ‘of Texas
Washington, D. C
Millie Novasad
Brazos County
Ruth Kemp
Fisher County
W.C. Wright
Lamesa
Herbert Thieme
San Benito
Minnie Mae Grubbs
B. Wood
Washington
Capitol
Slight Rainfall Noted Last Week and Steady Mercury
Slight rainfall was noted last week with temperatures drifting modestly. Highs ranged 82 to 89 and lows 63 to 75 degrees, total rainfall 0.69 inches. Rainfall came Thursday 0.25, Friday 0.01, and Sunday 0.45 inches. temperatures listed show 87 and 65 in several entries.
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Din Werensdee
Eadee
Revival Services Set by Rev Day in Eastland
Rev R B Day of the First Baptist Church in Bryan leaves for Eastland to lead a ten day revival at the Eastland Baptist Church. Services begin June 15 at 11 am with daily morning and evening preaching. During Day's absence A D Foreman of Houston will preach next Sunday both morning and evening.
Car Taken At Gun Point In Grimes County
G L Rogers of Waco was robbed of his Ford roadster by two men on Highway 6 near Navasota. He was ordered from the car at gunpoint and the vehicle was driven away toward Navasota. Rogers traveled to Bryan by bus, gave details to Sheriff J H Reed, but authorities found no trace of either the car or the assailants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Rogers
Waco
Rogers
Navasota
Reed
Bryan
Grimes County
Radio Program Set for Sterling Campaign Opener in Huntsville
Houston June 19 A 90 minute radio program will broadcast Ross Sterling's gubernatorial opening speech from Huntsville this Friday at 2 30 p m on station KPRC. The program includes brief crowd description, addresses by Judge W L Dean Colonel A T McKinney Minnie Fisher Cunningham Cone Johnson and a 20 minute intro for Sterling followed by a 36 minute main talk. The event involves Sterling caravans from surrounding counties and party supporters listening in at home or in local gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Houston
Ross Sterling
Huntsville
KPRC
Houston Post-Dispatch
Houstonian
Rice Hotel
Texas
Mr. Sterling
Cone Johnson
Highway Commission
East Texas
Sterling
W. L. Dean
Judge Dean
A. T. McKinney
Colonel McKinney
Minnie Fisher Cunningham
Galveston County
Mr. Johnson
Reading ads saves time and money, shoppers say
A Bryan woman notes times change and reading newspaper ads helps plan shopping to save money. Officers Tillis and Andrews report spotting a large black spider in Bryan street, allegedly roaming with no known local species, possibly blown in on fruit from the West Indies or South America. Carl Gibbs returns to Beaumont after a weekend with his brother W. F. Gibbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
K. T. Tillis
I. A. Andrews
Bryan Avenue
Bryan Cafe
West Indies
South America
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Ynante
E. P. Ayres
L. God
Rev
Guthrie
EH. J. Wood
Eo, Perry
Navasota Examiner
Aymen
First
Methodist
Bentleys
Lagle
Ose Brazos Co
Eastland
Douglas Gilmore
Yuma
Ariz
Notre Dame
Ruth Jane Mix
Wacoan
Eagle
Carl Gibbs
Beaumont
W. F. Gibbs
Firestone
Tatum Company, Inc
28Th Streets
Tatum
Phillips Gas
Firestone Tires
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