Brazos County directors report on truck crops and local commerce
County officials and farmers discussed the economics of early market crops despite lower prices. Directors examined indebtedness of the Brazos County Truck Growers Association and considered relief via the executive committee. Community leaders urged highway and paving efforts, local labor use, and Trade Day plans to boost Bryan merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aclo W. J. Coulter
Coun C. J. Benson
Coulking
Brazos County Chammerce
Deerest
Agent Benson
Morgantown
W.iity
Bryan
Yeager
Munypcal
St of Commerce
Highway No
Ing
Man Known in Bryan Died Sunday Evening
Royle P. of Houston died Sunday evening. Funeral arrangements were to be announced later in Bryan. Messages from his daughter Mrs Lewis indicate a Bryan funeral procession on Tuesday with details to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P, Royle
Houston
Bryan
Lewis
E. C. Har
Work Progresses On New Highway 21
Construction on the grade for Highway No. 21 has reached the city limits at the west edge of town and extends into West 25th street. Rapid progress is also being made on the underpass where No. 21 enters Bryan from the east, and the completed pavement will connect the new grades to provide access to a large residence area previously isolated by poor street facilities.
Brazos Tourists Arrive Safe In Naples
Brazos Varisco reports his parents Mr and Mrs Antonio Varisco of Steeles Store arrived safely in Naples Italy. They sailed from New York on June 12 aboard the Conte Beaucamano and expect to stay about three months en route to Palermo to visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos Varisco
Naples
Italy
Antonio Varisco
Steeles Store
Beason Eyes Potential Wildcat Well Wealth Near Beckville
County Agent C L Beason smiles after news from Beckville of a large wildcat test by J L Nelson No 1 Williams James Hanks survey. The Beckville site centers a 14 000 acre block the largest in Panola County with a potential to drill over 300 feet per day. The final depth is unknown but interest runs high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Beason
Beckville
Panola County
J. L. Nelson
Williams
James Hanks
Nelson
Brazos Men Sentenced for Liquor Violations to State Prison
Charlie Marino and Willie Boat Callie were found guilty during the May term of district court of violating liquor laws. Deputy Sheriff Lon Baker took them to Huntsville today. Each man received two one year sentences with concurrent terms, per County Attorney Oak McKenzie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Marino
Willie Boatcallie
District Court
Huntsville
Lon Baker
Oak McKenzie
Summer Weather Noted Last Week High 96 Degrees
Maximum temperatures stayed above 90 for the week with a high of 96 on Tuesday and Saturday. The weekly minimum was 68 on Tuesday, and total rainfall measured .53 inches with Tuesday and Thursday rainfall of .26 and .27 inches respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max. Miney
Two Men Injured When Car Leaves Road
Two men suffered minor cuts after their car left the highway between here and Navasota. They were treated by a local physician. one man identified as Seruges from McGregor. No serious injuries were found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Here
Navasota
Seruges
McGregor
Cochran Named Sales Manager for Brazos Mutual
W M Cochran of Waco has been hired as sales manager for Brazos Mutual Insurance Company of Bryan to replace the late J Bryan Rochelle. He will begin duties soon and the start date will be announced shortly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Cochran
Waco
Brazos Mutual Insurance Company
Bryan
J. Bryan Rochelle
Cochran
Drownings in Texas Kill Five During Weekend Outings
Five persons drowned during weekend outings in Texas as heat waves of mid summer drove people to seek relief. Victims include Agnes Corianne 12 Brownwood Robert W Delaney 8 Lynchburg Miguel Guerrero 36 Austin Don William Brett 9 Amarillo and Victor Block 20 San Angelo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Texas
Agnes Corianne
Brownwood
Robert W. Delaney
Lynchburg
Miguel Guerrero
Austin
Don William Brett
Amarillo
Victor Block
San Angelo
Navasota Group Attends Y W A Meet at College Station
Seven people from Navasota attended the executive committee meeting in College Station Saturday night at the home of Mrs. R L Brown. Miss Gertrude Lang was elected historian and Miss Lyda Dillon named leader of young peoples work. The gathering included about twenty five committee members from several association organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
R. L. Brown
The
Baptist Church
Navasota
Jeanette Sangster
Katy Gray
Bernice Terrell
Louise Muse
R. B. Truett
E. M. Perry
Gertrude Lang
Lyda Dillon
Estimated Texas spring farm income from moving crops and livestock
Estimated total income from Texas spring crops and livestock moving to markets amounts to nearly 60 million dollars. Key commodities include crops such as tomatoes, cantaloupes, cucumbers, Irish potatoes, and melons, plus livestock like cattle, mules, horses, goats, and related products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Firemen's Park At Navasota Becomes Beauty Spot
Firemen's Park south of town behind the R. J. Terrell residence is being cleaned and leveled as the Fire Boys convert it into a public pleasure park. They plan a Fourth of July barbecue and annual improvements to attract citizens and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Terrell
Navasota
Navasota Examiner
Brylan business trip includes Hampton and Rowell group
John Hampton EF G Row ell of Rockdale and George T Young of Thorndale were in Brylan on business for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hampton
Ef, G. Rowell
Rockdale
George T. Young
Thorndale
Brylan
Extension Work and the Press in Rural Communities
The article argues publicity is essential to Extension work, with the country newspaper as a key ally. It praises local papers for democracy and community development while warning against injecting opinion into news stories. It urges agents to cooperate with editors and use news value over propaganda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Russell Lord
Ohio State University
Country Home
Freshmen and Sophomores Listed at Bryan College Event
The Dallas News archival note from June 22, 1881 lists freshmen and sophomores at the Agricultural and Mechanical College at Bryan. C. A. Hazen Navarre, A. A. Wyse Brazos, J. W. Thompson Waller, J. W. Moss Rusk, C. S. Graves Waller, J. S. Stewart Harris, W. L. Fuller Galveston appeared on the program last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Herald
Dallas News
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Bryan
C. A. Hazen
Navarre
A. A. Wyse
Brazos
J. W. Thompson
Waller
J. W. Moss
Rusk
C. S. Graves
J. S. Stewart
Harris
W. L. Fuller
Galveston
Skeleton of Man Found Buried Head First on D Ranch
A farmer unearthed the skeleton of a man, likely white and 50 to 60 at death, buried head first in a plowed field on the Silber farm, Electra area. No clothing or identification found. no definite violence established. The site dates back about 25 years, once part of D. Waggoner's Three D Ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electra
Jim Bryant
Silber Farm
C. W. Monroe
D. Waggoner
Wheat Farmers Seek New Uses For Their Crop
Panhandle small wheat farmers seek new outlets as market prices remain low. Farmers cut and bale winter wheat for hay in Hardeman and Childress counties and other regions, with five to six tons per acre. Dairy farmers favor roughage, while others feed wheat to livestock and poultry. E R Eudaly notes potential 65 cents a bushel for wheat when fed to hogs, with feeder pigs 50 to 75 pounds. Feeding projects across the Panhandle boosted grain prices last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarilla
Panhandle
Hardeman
Childress
South Plains
E. R. Eudaly
Floyd County
Dorabeth Powers Visited Navasota With Aunt
Little Miss Dorabeth Powers stays in Navasota with her aunt Mrs J Walter Smith during a family visit in the Texas town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Dorabeth Powers
Navasota
J. Walter Smith
Cattle Tick Campaign to Begin in Brazos County
Brazos county plans a cooperative tick eradication program starting April 1 1932 with the Livestock Sanitary Commission federal support and county cooperation. Aiming to remove quarantine by year end 1932, with dipping vats mapped and ready and inspectors stationed this fall to prep for active work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos
Messrs
R. H. Seale
H. P. Dansby
J. A. Whitten
Livestock Sanitary Committee
Livestock Sanitary Commission
Federal Government
County Commission
Sanitary Commission
Bureau of Animal Industry
Brazos County
H. L. Darby
Messrs. Seale, Dansby
Darby
Navasota River
Navasota
Burleson
Milam
Leon
Bids to be asked for Bowie and Kemp school equipment
Within the next day or two bids will be asked for the equipment of the Bowie school new section and for that of the Kemp high school. The lists have been made out by Superintendent H. L. Durham and turned over to City Manager R. G. Williams. The terracing and grading of the Bowie grounds is about complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie School
Kemp High School
H. L. Durham
R. G. Williams
Bowie Grounds
Former Resident Hart As Car Leaves Road
Mrs. Hattie Welsh received word that her sister Mrs. Fannie Davis a Harrisburg schools teacher and former resident here rests at home in Houston after injuries from a Saturday car crash between Huntsville and Houston. Davis and fellow teachers traveling home for weekend were badly shaken with a broken arm and other minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Welsh
Fannie Davis
Harrisburg
Houston
Davis
Huntsville
New Commandant For Allen Corps Succeeds Griner
Capt. C. R. Miller U.S.A. arrives in Bryan to serve as commandant of the Allen Academy cadet corps succeeding Capt. G. W. Griner. Mrs. Miller will join him later from Missouri. Griner departs in August for Fort Leavenworth to pursue a two year advanced military science course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Miller
Allen Academy
G. W. Griner
Bryan
Numerous Prizes For Boy Winners Of Club Contests
College Station June 25 Winners in 4 H club boy contests in Texas this year will receive many awards including twenty four free trips to Chicago Washington Fort Worth and St Louis Gold medals cash awards and a gold watch for the 17 000 4 H club boys statewide Seventeen organizations provide prizes for crop and livestock contests supervised by county agents Santa Fe Railway will give nineteen trips to the International Exposition in Chicago for outstanding club boys Armour and Company offers a trip to the best baby beef producer Swift and Company awards the champion live stock club boy a trip to Fort Worth Texas Bankers Association funds two Washington trips to state encampment winners Thomas E Wilson awards gold medals and a gold watch to the state champion A variety of other prizes including trips to Washington and scholarships are listed with multiple sponsors across the state News brief mentions visitors Co M Risinger and John M Moore referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas
Chicago
Washington
Fort Worth
St. Louis
M. T. Payne
Texas A. & M. College
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Santa Fe Railroad System
Armour and Company
Swift and Company
Livestock Club
Texas Bankers Association
Thomas E. Wilson
Dairy and Ice Cream Machinery and Supplies Association
New York
Texas and Pacific Railway
Bryan Social News Highlights Many Visiting Friends
Local residents host and visit relatives across Bryan. Ursula Conn of Mayville stays with sister Mrs Gibbs. Dr H T Rockdale and Coulter Hoppess visit Baylor University. Mrs J W Coulter marked 80th birthday with Fin Feather Club dinner and well wishes. Numerous trips to Waco Dallas Houston and Galveston noted among families, students and staff. Elaine born to Archie Scott at Bryan hospital. community guests include Miss Suber, Miss Bookout and many returning or traveling visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ursula Conn
Mayville
W. F. Gibbs
Gibbs
Lee J. Rountree
Waco
M. Kelly
H. T. Rockdale
Coulter Hoppess
Baylor University
R. C. Marshall
di My
R. C. Jr
Hillsboro
Bertie Suber
Bryan
J. H. Suber
Miss Suber
John Sidney Smith
Sidney Smith
Fred Dixon
Palestine
Maude Bookout
Houston
J. Hearne Johnson
J. Webb Howell
Ex-Presidents Club
W. M. Sparks
Mr. Sparks
W. Sparks
S. H. Burrdéws
Jack Howell
Howell
Howell Apartments
O. E. Ellis
W. T. Portes
Margaret Zuber
East 27Th Street
George A. Adams, Jr
Marlin
L. S. Clark
Waxahachie
Galveston
Clark
Margaret Cobb
I. Maniloff
Leon
Gulf
P. M. Seardine
W. S. Stuart
E. J. Blazek
O. J. Ribbeck
Central Texas Auto Company
A. W. Buchanan
Albert Buchanan
George R. Branch
Lorraine Smith
San Antonio
Henry Smith
Eva Smith
J. M. Rice
Rockdale
Mary Porter
Teague
Robert Rhodes Jr
Haswell Drive
Herman Pipkin
Amarillo
J. J. Pipkin
College Road
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Iey
Razos Men
Stanford
Razos County
Ral
J. E. Stopford
Nia
Armstrong
County Con
East Texas of Commerce
W. C. Davis
Ficemen
Avis
Abilene
Nd Green
City of
Beason
Insurance Company
Firemen’s Park
W. H. Darrow
Hart
L. H. Tucker
Allen Corps
Griner
Co. M. Risinger
Steep Hollow
John M. Moore of
Tabor
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