Local Folks Farewell Weekend Visits and Travels
Saturday notes list Mrs. M. L. Parker and children visiting relatives in Houston while Saunders tours to see Old Ironsides in Houston. Several Bryan residents travel to Dallas Teague Greenville Huntsville Lufkin and San Antonio for weekend visits, medical, or family events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Parker
J. T. Hanway
Hall
Saunders
Hout
Houston
A. M. Waldrop
Dallas
Ed Hall
W. EF. Astin
Hearne
Bryan
O. H. Astin
Tabor Club Boys Teach Dad About Marketing Hogs
John Barnes of Tabor at a La Salle hotel farmers meeting says his 4-H sons Ray and Albert handle hog marketing and sausage sales. He has killed 17 hogs this season with one left. the hogs funded clothing food and taxes, and he brought smoked sausage to sell but left with none.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Barnes
Tabor
la Salle Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
Ray
Albert
Candidacy Filed for 27th District by L A Casey
L A Casey of Porters Texas has announced his candidacy for representative of the 27th District which includes Grimes and Montgomery counties. About five ounces of down is the usual yield per nest each season from eider down ducks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Casey
Porters
Texas
Grimes
Montgomery Counties
Plans Discussed For 4 H Work at Reliance Meeting
Reliance club members discussed 4 H plans for the year with music and apple relay races featured. Principal speaker George F E Hadley highlighted 4 H work aiding economic improvement and learning through observing plant growth and animal development. Perry Payne provided harmonica music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reliance
R. £. McDaniel
George FE. Hadley
Perry Payne
Robert Lee Shirley
Reliance Bunch
Express Regret Over Departure of Local Rector
Rev. W. W. Daup rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal church and student pastor at Texas A. and M. College will conduct services in Bryan and at College for two more Sundays before leaving for Fort Worth. Rev. and Mrs. Daup depart Tuesday March 8 for Fort Worth. Messages of regret pour in from Bryan and Doege and a letter from Rev. W. Brooke Stabler praises their work among students at Texas A. and M. College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Daup
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Texas A. and
M. College
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Fort Worth
Bryan
College
W. Brooke Stabler
National Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church
Daup
Texas A
1932 Politics Gets Under Way Grimes Saturday
Nineteen thirty two political conventions in Grimes county began last Saturday as ad herents of the White Man's Union of Navasota precinct met in the city hall. They elected delegates to the county convention at Anderson March 7 and re elected Jo M. Ackerman as precinct chairman for four years. Hunter Yarborough was temporary secretary. A three person nominating committee selected twenty four delegates to vote as a unit at the county convention. The nominees were E. M. Perry Rufus Hardy Oscar Coe H N Sandall Ira Camp Jno D Rogers Jno W Ackerman Ewing Norwood EF Lawson I B Hughey H H Knox Jim McDonald R F Thompson J W Brosig C S Cone Clarence Moore FE P Ayres Geo Clark J Y T Swanson O L Steele R W Barry Geo T Speas and H B Barry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grimes County
White Man’s Union
Navasota
Anderson
Man
Ayeatien Ee
Pathl
Jo M. Ackerman
Ackerman
E. M. Perry
Rufus Hardy
Oscar Coe
H. N. Sandall
Ira Camp
Jno
D. Rogers
W. Ackerman
Ewing Norwood
EF. Lawson
I. B. Hughey
H. H. Knox
Jim McDonald
R. FE. Thompson
J. W. Brosig
C. S
Five Year Suspended Sentences for Local Burglars
Homer Johnson and Melroy Wilson, identified as negroes, were found guilty of burglary at the La Salle Hotel by a district court jury. Each received five year suspended sentences. They were arrested in Fort Worth after being linked to the theft of a diamond pin and a diamond ring valued around $2,500 from Mrs. J. B. F. Rawcliffe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Johnson
Melroy Wilson
la Salle Hotel
Fort Worth
J. B. F. Rawcliffe
Former County Agent Joins Federal Land Loan Post
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Cooper of Baird have visited relatives here since Mr. Cooper’s Callahan County agent job was discontinued. He now becomes land loan supervisor for Scurry Nolen Mitchell Fisher Coke counties with the Federal Reconstruction Finance Corporation, based in Sweetwater, and will move there with Mrs. Cooper Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Cooper
Baird
Sim Cooper
Cooper
Callahan County
Federal Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Scurry
Nolen
Mitchell
Fisher and
Coke Counties
Sweetwater
Coopey
Presidents Club Donates Southern Literature To City Library
The Bryan Presidents club voted Friday to donate a collection of Southern Literature to Carnegie Library in Bryan. The donation honors past and present women leaders of the Woman’s club and Carnegie Library, with Mrs. J. E. Astin giving the book case and each member adding volumes to complete the set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Library
Bryan
Bryan President Club
John E. Astin
Presidents Club
Astin
Woman's Club
Public Library
J. E. Astin
Dallas appoints Ross Priddy as Texas Security Life manager
Ross Priddy of Dallas son of Mr and Mrs J B Priddy of Bryan is named Dallas branch manager of Texas Security Life Insurance by President Homer R Mitchell. Priddy serves as vice president of the Dallas Association of Life Underwriters and is an SMU graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Priddy
Dallas
J. B. Priddy
Bryan
Texas Security Life Insurance Company
Homer R. Mitchell
Stanford to Run For Civil Court of Appeals Bench
Judge J. A. Stanford of Waco, former member of the Tenth Court of Civil Appeals, announced in Bryan his candidacy for another term on the Civil Court of Appeals. He travels the Brazos district with Mrs. Stanford, touring 15 counties to assess the political landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanford
Civil Court of Appeals
J. A. Stanford
Waco
Tenth Court of Civil Appeals
Bryan
Brazos County
Appeals Court
Fur Quality Tied to Muskrat Habitat Latitude
A study notes that muskrat fur quality improves with higher latitude habitats. Researchers observe stronger guard hairs and finer underfur in northern populations, suggesting climate-linked pelage advantages for northern districts.
Live at Home contest aids Brazos farmers cash prizes and checks
Farmers join the Live-at-Home campaign sponsored by the Lions Club and chamber of commerce to win up to 150 dollars while improving farming operations. Extension Service offers spray methods for peaches and plums and urges shared spray equipment and regional cooperation. A recreational school for county women and girls clubs and a reporters school in Bryan are scheduled with limited attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Chamber of Commerce
Fiee
Brazos County
J. F. Rosborough
Extension Service
Eureulia
Bryan
Banks
Irgan
Minnie Fisher Cuningham
Robertson County
Bryan Chamber of Commerce
Wife of Bryan Doctor Dies at Home at 7:30 AM
Mrs. Emma Hunnicutt wife of Dr R J Hunnicutt died this morning at 7 30 at the family home on West 25th street and Congress avenue She was 42 born in Galveston survived by husband a daughter Elizabeth and a son William Robert plus two brothers and two sisters Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 4 30 PM from the Hunnicutt residence with Rev Jno L Wheterton First Baptist Church interment in Bryan city cemetery Pallbearers named and out of town relatives noted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. L. Haines
Sue
Dallas
Bryan
College Station
Tyler Haswell
Haswell Giraud
Marlin
Session James
Haswell Drive
Haswell Park
Has
Navasota
Ralphana Searcy
Greenville
Mary Frances Whiteside
Southern Methodist University
Ruby Ray
Wilkerson Memorial Clinic
Jimmie Page
San Antonio
Belle Harris
Edna Lane
Houston Young
Chilton
Eeeen
Nfb Lockerdoe
Alus Moore
E. E. Yeager
East 25Th Street
Sessions James
Lufkin
F. G. Hughes
Somerville
Mev
Roy S. Holloman
Helen Wynne
Joanna
Old Ironsides
Houston
Joe Rt
Thompson Creek
A. RR Murray
Harvey
Renshaw
Ty . B. Rosier
Wixon
J. WH .Carroll
College
L. Mahle
Reliance
M. T. Mickle
Shreveport
M. T. Payne
Emma Hunnicutt
R. J. Hunnicutt
West 25Th Street
Congress Avenue
Galveston
Elizabeth Hunnicutt
William Robert Hunnicutt
H. D. Schutte
W. C. Schutte
Matilda Schutte
Allen P. Carr
M. Schulman
H. C. Gibson
W. B. Roman
H. Schmidt
E. D. Hill
Waco
Dr. Hunnicutt
E. K. Hill
Rail Livestock Shipments in Texas Fall in January
Texas rail shipments of livestock dropped from 3 560 cars in January 1931 to 2 765 cars in January this year, a 22 percent decline, per the University of Texas Bureau of Business Research. Sheep rose 85 percent while cattle calves and hogs fell sharply. interstate shipments and receipts from other states shifted, with hogs entering Texas up 33 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
University Bureau
Fort Worth
Iowa
Missouri
Music and Trees Discussed for A M Clubwomen
The Campus Study club met on Tuesday to hear R J Dunn of the Texas A and M Band discuss horn evolution and C B Webster of the state forestry department talk about reforestation work in Texas and elsewhere. Members heard band selections and learned parliamentary drill from Mrs Humbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Dunn
Texas A. and M. Band
Texas
C. B. Webster
State Forestry Department
Dunn
Hans
Feugel
Tchaikowsky
Flag Day Service at Keith School District No. 22
Keith school district No. 22 of Grimes county held a Flag Day service on school grounds with the entire school and community participating. The flag was donated by the Home Demonstration club and presented by Mrs. E. F. Trant. Rev. C. B. Thompson gave the patriotic address, and E. N. Trant accepted the flag for the student body. A patriotic program followed with readings, songs, and a Washington the Man talk, celebrating George Washington as part of Bicentennial events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith
Grimes County
Home Demonstration Club
E. F. Trant
C. B. Thompson
Free Will Baptist Church
North Zulch
E. N. Trant
Little Sue Trant
Ray Steadman
Mickie Trant
George Washington
Lee J. Rountree
Brazos
Grimes
Washington
Virginia
America
America the Beautiful
R. P. Trant
Ada Eddie Rice
Harold Trant
Willie H. Lavender
David Crockett Estate Sold for Under Two Hundred Dollars
The article notes that David Crockett left a very small estate in Texas, with two sections of land sold for 196 dollars. It recalls his Texas venture, three terms in Congress for Tennessee, and his role at the Alamo era. Colonels Bowie and Travis welcomed his arrival and his presence boosted the Alamo defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Crockett
Texas
Crockett
Tennessee
Davy Crockett
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
Congress
Bowie
Travis
Alamo
Bexar County Court House
J. B. Forreste
Church Services at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Kurten
Rev Herman Spitzenpfeil pastor leads Sunday service at 3 PM in German with a Bible class at 7 50 PM on Sunday. Wednesday evening 7 30 PM features The fourth word of Christ from the Cross I thirst in English. Rural notices printed if received by first Thursday mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Kurten
Herman Spitzenpfeil
George Washington
Christ
Eagle Office
Brazos County Farmers Press Living at Home Policy at Bryan Luncheon
A Brazos County farmers luncheon hosted by Bryan and College Station merchants urged living at home and selling surplus. Speakers from Texas A&M, Smetana, Tabor, Wellborn and other communities discussed diversification, feed crops, terracing, grain sorghums, marketing through livestock, and market outlooks for tomatoes and turkeys. A fiddler performance was featured among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Bryan
College Station
LaSalle Hotel
J. F. Casey
Bryan and Brazos County
P. L. Barron, Sr
Wellborn
Charles Merka
Smetana
John Barnes
Tabor
R. K. Karper
Texas A. and
M. College
J. Webb Howell
Texas
Howell
C. Luker
Stephen F. Austin High School
Hoyt Thames
Frank Conrad
Jim Murphy
L. M. Thames
A. C. Frane
J. M. Cahill
J. E. Stanford
C.L. Benson
Roy Robinson
Steele’s Store
E. E. Yeager
S. L Dowling
Joe N. Bond
Steep Hollow
A. B. McSwain
Chas. Merka
Louis Wehrman
Joe Merka
Benchley
Tyler Haswell
C. B. McGregor
Millican
C. E. Jones
Jno
Funeral Service Held Today for Wellborn Woman
Funeral services were held at Old Bethel church for Mrs. Mary L. Williams 69 of Wellborn who died suddenly at her daughter's home near College Station. Rev. Roy S. Holloman led the rites. interment followed in Old Bethel Cemetery. Survived by two sons J D Williams Jr of Wellborn and L V Williams of Hempstead, a daughter Mrs I P Conner near College, two sisters, two brothers, nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren. A large crowd attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Bethel Church
Bryan
Mary L. Williams
I. P. Cooner
College Station
Roy S. Holloman
College Avenue Baptist Church
Old Bethel
Wellborn
L. VY. Williams
Hempstead
I. P. Conner
Near College
S. I. Dowling
Welborn
Annie Yates
Houston
Hugo Kincannon
Maverick
John Kincannon
Goose Creek
Bethel Church
Fellowship Feast at First Christian Church Thursday
The Annual Fellowship banquet of the First Christian church and school will be held Thursday night in the church basement. Rev. Arthur A. Hyde announces guest speaker Arthur Stout of Waco, juvenile officer for McLennan County, who has accepted. The Willing Workers' Circle of the Woman's Missionary Society will serve, with Mrs. Allen Smith presiding and committees set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Arthur A. Hyde
Arthur Stout
Waco
McLennan County
Willing Workers
Woman's Missionary Society of the Church
Allen Smith
Southwestern Exposition Track Meet at Fort Worth March 12
The Tenth Annual Southwestern Exposition Track and Field Meet will be held March 12 at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. Low round trip fares from Texas points to Fort Worth will be in effect on Southern Pacific Lines per passenger traffic manager J. T. Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Christian University Station
Fort Worth
Texas
Port Worth
Southern Pacific Lines
J. T. Monroe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tabor Club
Dad
U. S. Finance Corp
YWA
First Baptist
Young Woman’s
First Baptist Church
College Station Baptist Church
Katherine Sangster
College Station Church
Ernest Dowell
J. J. Willingham
Mozelle Jones
Myrtle Robertson
Hattie Mae Ayres
la Verne Jones
Myrtle Lloyd
Sue Colson
A. S. McSwain
Lydia Bell Withers
Victorine Dial
Merry Lillian Parks
Mary Ruth Ball
Margaret Bunting
Ima Gene Bunting
Pattie Minkert
Dorothy Covington
Lalla Dean Randolph
Lida Bell Withers
Lida Dell Withers
Young Women’s Auxiliary
City Library
Bryanite
Security
ZOS Cow Boys’ and Girls
A. J. Murray
Paign
Bankers of
South Carolina
Reporters School
A-M
J.c.penney CO
Big Mac
Pas
Mos
United States
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