Texas Legislature Installs Voting Machine for Fast Results
The Texas legislature adopts an automatic voting machine in the House to speed roll calls. The device records yes no and present votes with colored lights and prints a photostat record. The system trims 5 to 10 minutes per vote, lowering daily costs and saving about 60 hours per session. Representative C E Dinkle leads the testing panel with H F Faubion John T Smith Claude J Teer and absence due to Mrs Rountree's illness.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
House of Representatives
Legislative
C. E. Dinkle
Hunt County
State of Texas
Dinkle
H. F. Faubion
Burnet County
John T. Smith
Travis
Claude J. Teer
Williamson
Lee J. Rountree
Brazos County
Personal Mention Highlights Local Prevalent Health and Visitors
The notice lists Mrs. John A. Woorisbie improving after six weeks with a nervous breakdown. It notes several visitors and locals, including Muss Sal Tucker from Dallas visiting the Poindexters, Ben Tucker of Nava gota, and various Bryan area residents such as J. H. Reed and C. L. Baker traveling for business or family visits.
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John A. Woorisbie
Muss Sal Tucker
Dallas
Bryan
Wil Poindexter
Ben Tucker
Navagota
L. H. Tucker
Bob Batton
Cottonwood
J. E. Bullock
Harvey
C. L. Baker
Wellborn
Bryan Bishop Kinsolving Returns for Confirmation
The Houston Post notes that on February 27, 1897 Bishop George Kinsolving held confirmation at St. Andrew's Episcopal in Bryan. Twenty-five years later he again conducted confirmation at the same church, marking a notable anniversary in church history.
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Houston Post
Bryan
George Kinsolving
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Kinseling
St. Andrew's Church
A&M Officials Honored at Atlanta Meeting
Dean F. J. Kyle Director T. O. Walton Dr. J. J. Taubenhaus and Dr. G. B. Fraps returned from Atlanta Georgia where they attended the convention of the Association of Southern Agricultural Workers Walton elected second vice president of the association The Association of Deans of Southern Colleges organized in New Orleans last fall and led by Dean Kyle merged with the association as a section on resident teaching Kyle elected chairman of the section.
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College Station
Texas
F. J. Kyle
T. O. Walton
J. J. Taubenhaus
Atlanta
Georgia
Association of Southern Agricultural Workers
Walton
Association of Deans of Southern Colleges
New Orleans
Dean Kyle
Nean Kyle
Blue Star Remedy for Skin Diseases Promised
ROMAN & VICK advertise a remedy claiming to cure all forms of skin disease including itch eczema cracked hands ring worm and old sores with a money back guarantee.
Methodists Purchase Boyett Block for College Church
The Methodist commission buys land north of the A and M campus in College Station to build a church for 500 students. Rev. King Vivion says funds will be raised through local churches and Sunday schools. Bible courses may be added to the college curriculum, with the building opening ideas planned for the fall term.
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College Station
Texas
Boyett Tract
Methodist Commission
King Vivion
Vivian
P. T. Ramsey
Port Arthur
R. C. Hicks
Wolfe City
North Texas
J. E .Crawford
Ennis
Central Texas
M. A. Childers Linton
G. 8 Clover
Clarendon
North Western
A. & M. Masonic Club
Catholics Observe 40 Days of Lent in Bryan
Catholics of Bryan observe the Lenten season with Ash Wednesday services at St. Joseph's and St. Anthony's. Ashes are blessed from Palm Sunday palms and distributed in morning and evening rites, with daily 8:20 morning and 7:45 evening devotions, Friday Way of the Cross, and Sunday sermons and Benediction. Father Francis conducts missions at Parker's Store Hearne and High Banks, English Italian services and sacraments noted.
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Bryan
St. Joseph’s
St. Anthony’s
St. Joseph’s Church
St. Anthony’s Church
Father Francis
Parker’s Store
San Salvatore
Hearne
High Banks Falls County
St. Anthony's Church
Cleissner
Maranes
Model Tailors Change of Ownership on Main Street
The Model Tailors on south Main street, previously owned by Roy C. Stone and James Sullivan and run by Stone, has been purchased by Henry S. Locke who now manages it. Locke, a capable businessman, has been involved with major city mercantile firms and asks continued public patronage with the same satisfactory service.
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South Main Street
Messrs
Roy C. Stone
James Sullivan
Mr. Stone
Henry S. Locke
Mr. Locke
Mrs Dana CarnesCalled to Rockdale for Ill Relative
Mrs Dana Carnes was called to Rockdale this week due to the illness of Mrs Hiram Coulter, her brother's wife. Mrs Coulter was today taken to Temple for special treatment, and Bryan friends hope for good news from her bedside soon.
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Dana Carnes
Rockdale
Hiram Coulter
Coulter
Temple
Bryan
Brazos County Superintendent Seeks Re election
County Superintendent Smith announces candidacy for a second term to lead Brazos County rural schools. He cites grave problems and slow growth in education and urges voters to grant more time to implement his program while pledging continued service and support for the children.
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Brazos County
A. Wauchanan
J. J. A. Evans
Extension Service
Tabor
Ruan
Miss Crosse Begins Work With Brazos County School Children
Miss Celia M. Crosse, Brazos county public health nurse, starts surveying over four thousand white students to weigh, measure, and examine them before schools close. She will visit homes during vacation to establish family contact and aid Red Cross nursing services. Two days weekly in town schools and three days in rural schools, weather permitting, with current focus on East Side Bryan school.
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Celia M. Crosse
Brazos County
Ildren
Red Cross
Miss Crosse
East Side
Bryan
Bryan High basketball team heads to Austin for state bid
The Bryan High basketball squad leaves Bryan Thursday for Austin to join sixteen undefeated teams vying for state honors Friday and Saturday. Captain Wilcox and Hipp lead the lineup with Milton Dansby at center and Turando, Dansby, and Green among the guards and forwards. Coach Hudson plans to take ten players, with expenses about $100, as Bryan High aims to remain on Texas athletic map after a strong football season.
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Bryan High
Bryan
Austin
Texas
Austin Shiner
Tulsa
Central High
Houston
Texarkana
el Paso
Brackenridge High
San Antonio
Clara
Stephenville
Lindale
Ozona
Waco
Kirbyville
Edinburg
Polytechnic High
Ft. Worth
Wilcox
Hipp
Milton Dansby
Turando
Dansby
Grelen
Cloud
Hudson
People of
Brazos County Boys and Girls Club News Highlights
Eloise Smith receives $10 from the State Fair Association for Barred Rocks at the Dallas fair. Steep Hollow reports 100 percent attendance at two regular meetings led by President Raymond Mathis. Farmers, clubs, and county agents discuss livestock judging trip to College Station and Pinewood advertising, with seed testing guidance from A B Connor. Crop yields list corn 35.5 bushels, peanuts 36, sorghums 45.6, seed cotton 686 pounds.
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Eloise Smith
State Fair Association
Dallas
Eloise
Steep Hollow Club
Raymond Mathis
Urges Careful Selection of Cotton Seed for Planting
College Station Texas Feb. 28 Selection of the right variety of cotton seed is as important as selection of thoroughbred stock for breeding Dr G F Freeman chief of the division of cotton breeding of the Texas Experiment station says the station will furnish planters a list of proper varieties for their section The best cotton for Texas is seed tested in Texas and proven to yield the most dollars per acre Get your planting seed early.
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College Station
Texas
G. F. Freeman
Cotton Breeding
Texas Experiment Station
Freeman
Sea Island
Chamber of Commerce Board Holds Regular Meeting
Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce directors met Tuesday with President W H Cole presiding. New members Whitley's Garage John Phillips jitney and George W Johnson were presented. Secretary S E Eberstadt reported letters from Groesbeck Chamber and International Harvester praising the chamber. County Agent Benson quoted praise for the Martin ditcher as a daily paying investment. Meeting adjourned slightly early due to February's end.
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Martin Ditcher
Ryan Chamber of Commerce
Bryan and Brazos County
Groesbeck Chamber of Commerce
F. A. Adair
S. E. Eberstadt
Groesbeck
Eberstadt
International Harvester Company of Chicago
Chamber of Commerce
Tabor
Benson
Brazos County
Sentence for transporting intoxicating liquor in Brazos County
Charlie Mason, a Negro, received a one year suspended sentence in the penitentiary after a Brazos County District Court petit jury found him guilty of transporting intoxicating liquor on November 11, 1921. The verdict was announced Monday night at 7:80 o clock.
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Charlie Mason
Brazos County
District Court
Daily Necessities Bigline at Bargains
Local ad lists low prices on milk pans, pudding pans, buckets, pots, kettles, and kitchenware. Many granite and galvanized items priced from a few cents to a dollar, with a bold promise of hammerlike bargains and a call to look, watch, and secure them.
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Sic
Dry Goods Sale Prices on Dresses Hats and More
A shopper catalog lists fabrics like bleached and unbleached cottons at 7 1 2 to 16 cents per yard and gingham at 12 1 2 to 22 1 2 cents. It features ladies and children's garments with prices from 60 to 98 cents, hats caps and scarves, and a closeout of shirt waists silk voiles and silk skirts at half price.
Big Bargains in Shoes Across Men Women and Children
A local sale highlights deep discounts on men’s work shoes and army leather models priced from $1.75 to $2.98 per pair in all sizes. Women and girls see a large assortment of dress and work shoes with many items at half price and slippers starting under $1.50. Fur lined felt slippers and house slippers also feature low prices across the board.
Big Line of Men and Boys Furnishings Bargains
A broad sale ad lists men's and boys garments with bulk low prices. Overalls bib or not at 93c and 1.25, jumpers 89c to 1.25, work pants 1.50 to 1.98, dress pants 2.50 to 3.50, knee suits for boys and children, sweaters, caps, hats, work shirts and dress shirts, drawers, union suits, Mackinaw coats, corduroy pants, and suitcases with many items below a dollar to a few dollars.
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Texas Legislature
Boyett
Smith
WORF
Brazos County Boysand Girls Club Dept
Kipling
H. B. Ross
Falls County
Farm Bureau Federation
Yarding
M. College
Jim Francis
Farm Boys and Girls Club
Arch
Longfellow
Vermont State Farm Bureau
Vermont
Farm Boys and
Henry Wall
Shelby County
Palmer Privette
Yorchester
Grayson County
Norman Harris
Dennis Crane
Tarrant County
Guy Clark
Wheeler County
A. B. Conner
Agronomist
Seed Laboratory
Episcopal Social
St. Andrew’s
Episcopal Church
Paul Swancoat
Margaret Parker
Dorothy Yoane
Maudames de Steguer
George
Sone
Priscilla Sims
S. Moylan Bird
J. H. Tucker
Board OF Directors Chamber Commerce
M. Bonneville
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