Bryan Athletic club minstrel in Navasota event
Twenty five years ago the Bryan Athletic club performed a minstrel at the Navasota opera house with many Bryan members listed. The party also included two colored boys, Charley Duren and Noah Thurman. The grand jury reported 25 new indictments, 20 of them against one man for forgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Morning Eagle and Pilot
Bryan Athletic Club
Navasota
J. D. Ganter
Willie Boehme
Earle Dodson
Marshall Bullock
Carroll Harris
Joe Woiton
John Daly
John Vesmirovsky
Albert Opersteny
Emmett Scrimshire
Tom Daly
Jesse Conlee
Porter
M. B. Willis
Waco
A. M. Waldrop
Nan Shell Waldrop
Cemetery Expansion For Bryan City Officials Consider Land Purchase
The Bryan cemetery issue calls for longer term planning and a single bulk land purchase. Officials note the need for estimated future requirements and warn delaying now could raise costs and complicate locating suitable acreage adjacent to the current bounds.
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Bryan
Bourne
City Cemetery Board
Cemetery Association
Roosevelt Urges Government Backing For Home Owners Bonds
President Roosevelt urges Congress to guarantee principal and interest on Home Owners' Corporation bonds similar to Farm Credit bonds. He argues for equal treatment of small homeowners and seeks action to make these bonds widely acceptable in business circles. The piece notes broader political context and a regional note on Andorra rejecting a throne purchase offer.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Home Owners’ Corporation
Farm Credit Administration
Sam
Texas
Texas Seeks State Aid For Destitute Care Under Federal Plan
The article notes Texas must contribute funds to qualify for federal aid in his care for the destitute and unemployed, matching approaches used in other states, with expectations that Uncle Sam will provide the remainder.
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Texas
Samuel
Pu Yi's Rise Cited in Buddhist Heaven Quip
The text hints Pu Yi's ascent being linked to heavenly will yet notes his preference for simple fare over luxury dishes. It suggests momentum in his favor despite lingering questions about true progress and legitimacy.
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Pu-Yi
Texans hail mothers-in-law at Amarillo by broad brim hats
Hundreds of broad brim Texans in Amarillo paid tribute to mothers-in-law Monday night. The event humorously mused on teaching appreciation for nature to protect red birds and bluebonnets from harm.
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Amarillo
Advertising Wisdom For Merchants In Tough Times
Edward E. Brodie of the Oregon City Enterprise urges merchants to maintain advertising during downturns. He warns cutting budgets in bad weather or slow moods harms recovery, insisting steady presence keeps customers engaged and prevents stagnation in cross road towns.
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Edward E. Brodie
Oregon City
Ore
Lincoln biography cited to critique political use of his name
The St Louis Post Dispatch mocks opportunists who cite Lincoln for political gain. It cites Lord Charnwood’s Lincoln biography noting Lincoln often refused causes he disapproved and even aborted cases to remain principled. An anecdote recalls Lincoln washing his hands of a case and declining a fee.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
St. Louis
Lord Charnwood
Quote on honest work and public esteem in Houston Post
A quoted line questions earning $600 honestly and criticizes serving men of the American dollar democracy seeking to regain public esteem. The passage cites the Houston Post as the source.
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Houston Post
Spence Announces Run for Congress in 13th District
Archer City March 6 Sam B Spence of Wichita Falls attorney for the 30th judicial district announced he would be a candidate for congress from the 13th district.
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Archer City
Sam B. Spence
Wichita Falls
Sportswriters and their craft from a city example
A New York columnist essayist overview highlights Bill Corum Damon Runyon Ring Lardner and Ambrose Bierce as masters of brevity in sports prose. It recalls scenes from Fourth Avenue bookshops and a taxi backing past Salvationists, with notes on Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn’s enduring appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Corum
Brisbane
Corum
Michael Monahan
Booneville
Damon Runyon
Bozeman Bulger
Albert Payson Terhune
Heywood Brun
Bugs Baer
Ed Sullivan
Westbrook Pegler
Ring Lardner
Lardner
Chicago Cubs
Ambrose Bierce
Burrows
Fourth Avenue
Tom Sawyer
Sothern
Tom
Twain
Editorial of the Day on Roosevelts first year of recovery
Houston Post recalls March 4 1923 when Franklin D Roosevelt pledged leadership amid a collapsed economy. It lauds his bank holiday and New Deal agencies including NRA, AAA, FERA, HOLC, PWA, and RFC for restoring work, purchasing power, and national spirit.
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Pilgrim Fathers
Plymouth
James Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Charles Evans Hughes
United States
America
Roosevelt
NRA
Blue Eagle
Flegdling
National Industrial Recovery Act
AAA
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
FCA
Farm Credit Administration
FERA
Federal Ferency Relief Administration
HOLC
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
PWA
Public Works Administration
CAB
Consumers’ Advisory Board
CCC
Civilian Conservation Corps
CWA
Civil Works Administration
FACA
Federal Alcohol Control
Houston Post
Never Mind Glamour Kat and Park Row Lunch Rooms
A narrator recalls casual meals in New York eateries including a West Street stop-in and Park Row’s Ham and Dolan’s. He recalls cheap coffee in Delft blue bowls, a cat named Uripides, and the charm of old lunch rooms once frequented by newspapermen like Jack London and Frank Ward O’Malley.
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Park Row
Vesey Street
Frank Ward O’malley
Jack Londen
Steve O’grady
Delft
Uripides
Kat
Three-Act Play in Earnest March 20 at Little Theater
The Bryan Little Theater schedules Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest for March 20 at Stephen F. Austin High School auditorium. Milton Maloney directs assisted by Mrs Griff Cloud with a guest cast from College Little Theater.
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Oscar Wilde
Stephen F. Austin High School
Bryan Little Theater
Woman's Club
Milton Maloney
Griff Cloud
Little Theater
College Little Theater
WTAW
Bryan
Betty Syptak
Methodist Women Plan Activities at Monday Meeting
The First Methodist church Women’s Missionary Society met to discuss children’s work and a zone meeting on March 13 at Hempstead, a church musicale March 20 directed by Theo Mahler, and an upcoming revival March 25 to April 1. Delegates to the Texas Conference in Galveston were elected.
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Hempstead
Theo Mahler
Group 1
Woman's Missionary Society of the
First Methodist Church
L. B. Elrod
Ed R. Barcus
Huntsville
N. B. Allen
Lamar Bethea
W. M. Owens
Texas
Woman's Missionary Society
Galveston
Hour
Elred
Birmingham
Ala
Licensed to Marry Four Couples in Brazos County
Brazos County issued licenses to wed to J. C. Coleman and Annie Pass and Lethis Jordon and Igavo Car in a ceremony authorized by County Clerk Clyde Goen. The pairs are listed as two couples granted marriage licenses.
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J. C. Coleman
Annie Pass
Lethis Jordon
Igavo Carroll
Brazos County
Clyde Goen
Typewriter Yellow Second Sheet for Sale at Eagle Printing
A used typewriter second sheet titled Typewriter Yellow is offered by Eagle Printing Company. The advertisement notes availability for immediate purchase and invites inquiries for price and condition.
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Eagie Printing Company
Farmers plan corn-hog contracts in Brazos county
A county agents meeting in Brazos county Saturday afternoon gathered farmers for corn-hog contract planning. March 17 is the last contract day. attendees will assemble at 10 a.m. at the agent’s office to prepare data on past production and crops planted.
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Brazos County
Aubrey Jones
J. E. Weeden
Barnes
Joe Fazzino
Peters
John Newcomb
Kk. M. Regenbrecht
Texas
Ers
Contra
Collec
E& Agent
Knights of Columbus Initiation Draws 300 in Houston
Thirty council delegates gather in Houston to witness first through third degree initiations with 300 attendees from Bryan Galveston Port Arthur Beaumont Yo East Bernard Port Neches Antonio and La Grange. A banquet followed at the Knights of Columbus hall and Bryan council plans a 100 percent attendance at the Thursday meeting.
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Houston Sun
Houston Coune
Knights of Columbus
Bryan
Galves Port Arthur
Beaumont
East Bernard
Port Neches
Antonio
la Grange
Knights of Columbus Hall
J. Fickey
Seerie
John J. Stasney
Wehrman
Anton Zemanek
Jo Boriskie
Joe Havel
Frank He
Frank Schultz
Joe Kops
Charles Nemec
Joe Valouch
Man Krenek
Eddie Hanus
Jee Denk
John Hobarta
Albin Huw
Adolph Hobarta
Frank Jymund
Steve Reymund
Frank ©Man
Frank Valouch
Pete Win
Frank Vitopil
John O’coy
Willie Koeman
Bryan Council
Old Canine Parade Invites Entries for Style Show
Local boys urge entries for a dog parade to be held at 4 pm on Mare. Prizes offered for best and worst decorated dogs plus other categories. The event, tied to the Spring Style show, will include a line on Bryan Street. Committee members ER, Canady, Patronella, and Miss Kate Pa plan details and urge owners to contact them or the chamber of commerce. Dogs must be accompanied by handlers and will be protected on the dog catcher.
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Bryan
Canady
Patronella
Kate Pa
Chamber of Comms
McKinney Mill Receives Delayed Sight Draft Notice
McKinney mill and elevator company received a sight draft mailed July 29 1932 in Oklahoma for 650 dollars. The envelope stamped delay and duty due to mail robbery explains the month tardiness of receipt of the draft.
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Ie McKinney
McKiney Mill and Elevatorpany
Okla
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Pyrenees
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Los Angeles Times
Qomintyre
New York
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Huck Finn
Henry Hull
Kivery Cafe
West Street
Bryan K-C
Grou
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