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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1936
Page
3
The article lists numerous Bryan, Corsicana, Hearne, and surrounding-area residents visiting for family gatherings, medical care, holidays, and local ceremonies. It notes travelers to Galveston and Houston, hospital admissions, and attendance at Texas Centennial events and church services, with several families hosting guests.
Large turnout from Harvey and nearby areas attends the Harvey school house meeting of the girls 4-H club. Members aged 10 to 20 are urged to attend Friday afternoon about 5 o clock.
Dr W H Andrew preached Sunday afternoon. Rev J J Pipkin is confined to a Houston hospital. Warren Thurman was buried Saturday. The community extends sympathy to his children. Mike Rosier and Geraldine spent weekend here. Lester Nash funeral at Plainview. Mattie Wilson left for San Marcos. Mrs J T Closs improving. Edna Murphy hosted a party. Measles reported in the community. Schoolchildren visited Huntsville. John Maynard of Oklahoma visiting. Bud Closs family visited J T Closs Sr. Sunday.
Spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rumfield. Evelyn Operstein was operated on last Friday at a Bryan hospital for appendicitis. We are glad to know she is doing fine. Mrs. Alvin Barnett is up again after several weeks in bed. Mrs. C. B. Moore spends this week in Houston with her daughter, Mrs. Mike Rosier.
J. E. Box reports approval in Washington to purchase farms for 200 tenant families in North Central Texas under the Resettlement Administration. Purchases are via lease option with 15 percent equity before title transfer, four and one quarter percent annual debt amortization, and about 4500 dollar farm prices yielding roughly 200 dollars yearly payments.
District Judge Henley A. Calvert urged a public whipping post for so called smart attacks as he sentenced Louis Carlini a 19 year old grocery messenger to an indeterminate reformatory term for stealing 165 dollars from his employer. The judge warned it was only a matter of time until he winds up in the state penitentiary and called him a smart aleck who believes he can beat the law.
Mr and Mrs Roy S Field of Snook announce the birth of a son on Texas Independence Day at St Josephs hospital. The infant weighed 9 pounds 7 ounces.
4 H club members invited to a Radio Party at the county office then Carnegie library with U S Marine band and speakers from Minnesota and Illinois. The event aims to educate on farm living projects and club work while a Houston fat stock trip is rescheduled with parental risk noted.
The notice urges careful attention to calves for the upcoming baby beef show on Saturday March 14. It recommends moving calves to Bryan on Friday evening to reduce stress and allow owners to brush up the animals before judging begins.
Citizens of Brazos County are summoned for the fifth week of district court as petit jurors. Those drawn for the panel must report at 9 o clock Monday morning. The list includes H. Smith R. Shaw John Stasney J. Wade J. Cook A. Hartsfield Joe Bond and others.
The Harvey Home Demonstration Club met at the schoolhouse on Tuesday March 3 with home demonstration agent Mrs Alma Metcalfe presenting a demonstration on Foundation Patterns. Six patterns were measured and cut. She discussed Community Agricultural Associations and urged organization. Attendees included Mrs W D Mills Mrs W M Arrington Mrs Ervin Todd Mrs C F Goen Mrs Sam B Pate Mrs Alma Metcalfe and Miss Leo Mills.
The Kurten 4-H Club Girls met February 28 at the school and elected officers for the year. Frances Metzer became president, Mary Elizabeth Wilson vice president and secretary treasurer, Pauline Rahnert secretary treasurer, Gert rude Gerke garden demonstrator, Mary Elizabeth Wilson bedroom demonstrator, with Mrs. David Bunting as sponsor.
Secretary Wallace announced a federal subsidy program totaling 500 million to shift land to soil conservation and other economic uses. He stressed rapid action, no contracts with individual farmers, and subsidies conditioned on evidence of wise land use as cotton and other crops begin planting.
Estanislado Zaragoza and Maria Cruz receive a marriage license. Carroll Hoffmeister and Mary E. Blocker also listed with J. C. Cely Jr. and Bessie Liles in the license roundup.
Eight regional winners are paired for the state Himage meet in Austin. Friday matchups include Cushing vs Taft, Carey vs Dallas Tech, Crews vs Jeff Davis, and Austin vs El Paso with semifinals Saturday morning. Taft seeks fourth title. Austin and El Paso appear for the ninth time. others make first appearances.
About 50 more residents joined the planned rural electrification project after a meeting of chamber of commerce representatives. Nearly 600 agreements were in hand, with total signers expected to reach around 700 by week’s end, as the Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce sponsors collected signatures.
Denton reports Miss Alice Catherine Ogier of Bryan earned first semester honors at Texas State College for Women for a high B average. Deans E. V. White awarded the distinction. Ogier, a sophomore majoring in business administration, joins the annual Honor Day program for top students.
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Fort Worth reports 4 H Club youths will scramble for calves during the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show March 13 22. Contestants are divided into three groups for calf scrambles at 2 30 pm March 14 8 30 pm March 16 and 3 30 pm March 20. Ten calves released at one arena end. The first to halter a calf wins possession after leading it out. If a calf bolts any boy may seize it.
A. and M. College Y M C A received word from Grover Goode that the Older Boys Conference in Beaumont is postponed to April 17 19 due to widespread illness. Jefferson County schools and many others statewide have been closed. A M Consolidated and Stephen F Austin high school Hi Y chapters had planned to attend.
Paving on Highway No 6 in the Calvert sector is finished and traffic will resume within a week. The Kosse area upgrade shortens the Houston to Dallas X All Highway route and improves regional travel.
R. T. Price of Marlin has arrived in Bryan to succeed R. G. Higginbotham as cotton adjustment assistant in Brazos County. The post was left vacant when Higginbotham left to join the coaching staff at Southern Methodist University.
Savings may be made and the family budget rescued from the rocks by taking advantage of the bargains offered by advertisers in the Bryan Daily Eagle.
Saturday ceremony at Dr and Mrs W H Andrew residence on South College Avenue united Milton P Taylor and Miss Wilcox. Officiating was Dr. Andrew, First Baptist pastor. The couple left for a brief bridal trip and returned Monday afternoon. Both have ties to Brazos County and will reside in Bryan with Mr. Taylor employed by Southern Pacific.
Tuesday's mail carried Independence Day greetings from Gonzales to Bryan friends. The cards use the first Texas Centennial stamps, tied to Gonzales nicknamed the Lexington of Texas. Hugh Looney and wife of Bryan, now residents of Gonzales, sent the cards to Bryan acquaintances.
The weekly cottage prayer meet will be held Friday at 7 30 PM at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T H Franklin. Rev E Sterl Phinney announced the gathering.
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