Ambitious Hearne Chamber Banquet Boosts Civic Spirit
Hearne Texas Chamber of Commerce celebrated a successful annual banquet in the Van Noy dining room with guests from East Texas and Cameron joining local leaders. W N Blanton urged teamwork while local officials and visiting chambers outlined future plans for a county chamber and broader civic cooperation.
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Hearne Chithiber of Commerce
Hearne Democrat
Hearne
Chamber of Commerce
van Noy
W. N. Blanton
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Sam E. Eberstadt
Bryan Chamber of Commerce
Moulton Cobb
H. W. Cummings
Heerne
County Chamber of Commerce
Cummings
Additional Five Mains For Bryan
The City Commission of Bryan reports new utilities including an eight inch main on Nineteenth Street from Main Avenue to Bryan Avenue with a fire hydrant on Bryan Avenue. An eight inch main on Twenty first Street connects Main Avenue to Washington Avenue with a hydrant at Tabor Avenue and Twenty first Street. A six inch extension on Plotzer Avenue from Monroe North to Antone Street and multiple extensions on Twenty sixth Street.
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City Commission of
Bryan
State Insurance Commission
Nineteenth Street
Main Avenue
Bryan Avenue
Twentyfirst
Washington Avenue
Tabor Avenue
Twenty-first Street
Plotzer Avenue
Monroe
Antone Street
Twenty-sixth Street
Women garden clubs plan nitrate fertilization display
The Women's Home Demonstration Clubs of Kurten Tabor Edge and Reliance plan a garden contest. Each club will have a special demonstrator in fertilization with plots of one quarter acre. Half of each plot will be fertilized with nitrate of soda to show effects on vegetables. Demonstrators are Mrs Will Henderson Kurten Mrs FE Wilson Tabor Mrs Claude Moore Edge and Mr Grace Horton Reliance.
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Kurten
Tabor
Edge
Reliance
Will Henderson
FE. E. Wilson
Claude Moore
Grace Horton
Funeral Service For W. D. Yardley Held Sunday
The Brazos County community gathers to mourn W. D. Yardley Sr a Harvey resident born March 17 1862 at 63 the funeral was held Sunday at Bethel Church with Rev R L Brown presiding and interment at Bethel Cemetery McCulloch Dansby Co directed arrangements pallbearers J D Jones J M Ferguson B E A Peters Kan Kelley Will Raines W B Barron J H Reed J H Nash six children survive James Yardley Port Arthur W D Yardley Jr Harvey Mrs Claude Moore Dallas Mrs Gabe Jones Caldwell Mrs O L Andrews Harvey Miss Elsie Yardley Harvey.
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W. D. Yardley Sr
Harvey
Brazos County
W. D. Yardley
James Yardley
Port Arthur
W. D. Yardley Jr
Claude Moore
Dallas
Gabe Jones Caldwell
O. L. Andrews
Elsie Yardley
Bethe Church
Bethel Cemetery
McCulloch-Dansby Company
Bryan
R. L. Brown
College
J. D. Jones
J. M. Ferguson
BE. A. Peters
Kan Kelley
Will Raines
W. B. Barron
J. H. Reed
J. H. Nash
North Zulch Youth Dies After Shot Wound
Elva Coldiron seventeen of North Zulch Madison county died Sunday after being shot on a roadway. Houston Neeley of Iola is reportedly under arrest in Madisonville. Funeral services were held at the Coldiron home with burial in Rock Prairie cemetery. He was survived by his parents three brothers and four sisters.
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Elva .Coldiron
North Zulch
Madison County
Bryan
C. C. Coldiron
McCulloch-Dansby Funeral
Houston Neeley
Iola
Madisonville
Elva Coldiron
Rock Prairie
Alvord Praises Growth of San Antonio Livestock Show
C H Alvord, secretary of the International Exposition Association and former Texas A and M extension director, hails the San Antonio livestock show expansion. He credits county agents and 4 H workers, notes Breckenridge Park was insufficient, and calls the 175 acre site barely adequate for the event.
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Alvord
San Antonio
C. H. Alvord
International Exposition Association
Extension
Texas A. and
Breckenridge Park
San Antonio Express
William Tobias Dies At Age Three In Steep Hollow
William Robert Tobias, three, son of Mr and Mrs Aubrey Tobias of Steep Hollow, died Sunday morning March 4 1928 after brief illness. Funeral held at Steep Hollow church at 4:30 pm with Rev J J Tatum of Bryan presiding. Pallbearers included John W Hicks N L McCullough Z R Jones and Milton Hicks. Survived by parents a brother Aubrey Lawless Tobias and a sister Mary Frances Tobias.
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William Robert Tobias
Aubrey Tobias
Steep Hollow
Charlotte Tobias
Steep Hollow Church
J. J. Tatum
Bryan
John W. Hicks
N. L. McCullough
Z. R. Jones
Milton Hicks
Aubrey Lawless Tobias
Mary Frances Tobias
Visitors From Hearne Attend District Benefit Meeting
Visitors from Hearne attended the Wor mans Benefit Association district meeting in Bryan at the Elk's club rooms Friday at 8 o'clock. Attendees included Mrs H A Ely Mrs Otho Matthews Mrs Jessie Gray Mrs Gould Ely Mrs Bob Green Mrs Tom Tee ing Miss Frances Wilkerson Miss Katherine Beverly Mrs Jack Rose Mrs M Murphey and daughter Mrs Will Dilard Miss Zola Jones. They traveled by car from Hearne in the afternoon and returned home after the meeting Friday night.
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Hearne
Bryan
Wor‘an’s Benefit Association
Elk’s Club Rooms
H. A. Ely
Otho Matthews
Jessie Gray
Gould Ely
Bob Green
Tom Teeing
Frances Wilkerson
Katherine Beverly
Jack Rose
M. Murphey
Will Dilard
Zola Jones
Commission Debates City Improvements Plan
The City Commission outlines a three fold program including adequate school facilities more paved streets and a new municipal building with a large auditorium. Major L L Mellanis, a prominent member, says they hope to secure all three projects and are giving them careful study.
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L. L. MelIanis
East Texas Chamber Seeks 6 Million For Pink Boll War
The East Texas Chamber of Commerce board passes a resolution urging Congress to appropriate six million dollars to fight the pink boll worm in Texas. It cites the cotton industry's value, Federal quarantine duties, and prior pest eradication as justification for immediate national funding and action.
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East Texas
Chanter of Commerce
Congress
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Texas
W. N. Blanton
United States
National Congress
Federal
Horticultural Board
Federal Horticultural Board
United
District Rally Of Woman's Benefit Association Shines
Bryan and Hearne clubs staged a brilliant Wo man’s Benefit Association rally at the Elk’s hall honoring Mrs Alberta Droelle of Detroit supreme vice president of the WBA, Mrs Sallie Botzler of Dallas state field director, and Mrs Berta Renfro of San Antonio district deputy. A pageant by guard teams, color bearers, and junior members opened with music and readings. Corsage bouquets, gifts, and a pink and white ice cream reception followed for nearly two hundred attendees.
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Woman’s Benefit Association
Bryan
Elk’s Club
Bryan Review
Hearne Review No
Alberta Droelle
Detroit
Mich
Sallie Botzler
Dallas
T. A. Adams
Bryan Guard
H. A. Ely
Hearne Guard
Hearne
Dorothy McDowell
Beth McGee
Ellis Ballerstedt
Bessie Lou Wiley
Mae Patterson
Gussie Ballerstedt
Flora Wilcox
Vera Leonard
Doris May Warren
Benny Mary Neeley
Mary Louise Jones
Frances Boone
Sue Roman
Jane Jennings
Maudelle Wiley
Berta M. Renfro
San Antonio
Hearne Review
Public Utilities Show Increase in Bry City Finances
Bry city utilities, which earned 53000 dollars net last year, show stronger finances this year according to city manager J. Bryan Miller. The fiscal year ends June 30 with a report due and budget planning for next year.
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Bry
J. Bryan Miller
Building and Loan May Issue Series Of Stock
The Bryan Building and Loan Association may issue its ninth series of stock in April, says W H Cole, president. The association has issued a new series every year since its founding with one lapse, under Cole’s management it has become prosperous and useful in Texas and Bryan’s development. It aids home builders of limited means and investors in an economical operation.
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Bryan Building and Loan Association
W. H. Cole
Cole
Texas
Bryan
Allen Academy Y Students Put On Good Program
Allen Academy Y M C A members presented their best program of the year. William O. Alexander of Gulf presided. A. R. Locke of Mexia delivered a well-prepared address. The Allen Academy quartet sang, with an added feature by a dining room quartet of negro workers. Major W. G. Martin gave the benediction.
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Allen Academy Y. M. C. A
William O. Alexander
Gulf
A. R. Locke
Mexia
Allen Academy
W. G. Martin
Berlin Case Is Tried In Hurry
The case of Will Berlin charged with seduction of Josie Chytil from the Edge community was tried yesterday afternoon in just over half an hour. Berlin was acquitted. Several Edge residents testified as witnesses and the courtroom was crowded with anxious spectators.
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Will Berlin
Josie Chytil
Berlin
Business Expert to Speak in Bryan on March 15
Guy Hulse of St. Louis, a nationally known business public speaker tied to the National Retail Merchants Association, will visit Bryan Thursday March 15. He will attend a luncheon as guest of honor at the Rotary Club, with expenses covered by the Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce entertainment committee chaired by Mrs. Lee J. Rountree. A mass meeting will invite businesspeople from Navasota Hearne Franklin Calvert Cameron and Mumford to attend.
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Guy Hulse
St. Lou
National Retail Merchants’ Association
Bryan
Rotary Club
Bryan and Brazos County
Texas 4-H Girls Earn National Encampment Trips
Edith Reneau of Shamrock Wheeler County and Maurine McNatt near Greenville Hunt County win free trips to the National 4-H Club Encampment in Washington D C. They were chosen for home demonstration club records and will be financed by the Texas farm boys and girls club stand at the Farmers Short Course at A and M College.
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Edith Reneau
Wheeler County
Maurine McNatt
Hunt County
Washington, D.C
Associated Press
College Station
Shamrock
Greenville
Mildred Horton
Extension Service
A. and
M. College of Texas
Washington
Girls of
Texas
Texas Farm Boys
Farmers Short Lourse
Viola Jones
Myrtle Miller
Punt County
Iso
Herman Henderson
Kurten
Brazos County
Leon
Maurine McNutt
Wagner
Local Merchants Urge Attendance at Leader’s Meeting
C R Gardner secretary of the Retail Merchants Association says Mr Hulse is an expert whose message is worth traveling a hundred miles to hear. He urges every business man seeking to improve his business to attend the meeting.
Marriage Licenses On The Wane In County Clerk Records
The county clerk's office lists several recent marriage licenses including Alex McMurray with Annie May Milligan, Willie Hall with Beulah Bennett, Gilbert Turner with Blassie Lee Davis, Nathaniel Fair with Addie Scott, Willie Davis with Bertha Green, John Johnson with Annie Mae Proctor, J. L. Johnson with Ruth Gafford, D. L. Peters with Mae Dell Hensarling, Thomas Farrison Baker Jr. with Lily Bess Kyle, Louis Lopez with Aurora Nunez, T. J. Laster with Annie Mas Chappel, and Ira Thomas with Minnie Lee Taylor. A note mentions a sky with small white clouds described as mackerel sky.
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A. S. McSwain
Pete J. Vitopi
Christine Stasney
Alex McMurray
Annie May Milligan
Willie Hall
Beulah Bennett
Gilbert Turner
Blassie Lee Davis
Nathaniel Fair
Addie Scott
Willie Davis
Bertha Green
John Johnson
Annie Mae Proctor
J. L. Johnson
Ruth Gafford
D. L. Peters
Mae Dell Hensarling
Thomas Farrison Baker Jr
Lily Be
Stop That Itching Soap Ad From Star Products Co
An old advertisement promotes Blue Star Soap as a treatment for itching and skin sores. The copy claims deep penetration and restoration of cracked or blistered skin, and highlights a 25 cent price tag. Produced by Star Products Co. of Cameron, Texas.
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Star Products Co
Cameron
Texas
Roman & Vick
Star Roup and Diarrhoea Tablets Promotion
An advertisement for Star Roup and Diarrhoea Tablets claims to prevent and relieve bowel troubles with a money back guarantee, attributed to ROMAN and VICE, DRUGS.
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Star
Roman & Vice
Rainbow Club Meets On Friday in Bryan Assembly 41
Bryan Assembly No 41, Order of the Rainbow, held a March first Friday meeting with about 40 members and visitors. After routine business, initiatory ceremony rehearsal prepared for an Eastern Star visitors school in Bryan on Monday March 5. Officers to fill stations should attend at 7 30 p m. Rainbow girls will be first on a full program as Eastern Star aims to run the evening on schedule.
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Bryan
Order of the Rainbow
Eastern Star
Eastern Star School of Instruction
Rainbow Girls
W H Cole Supports New City Hall in Bryan
W H Cole, chairman of the Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce development committee, urges a commodious new city administration building with a large auditorium for Bryan.
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W. H. Cole
Bryan and Brazos County
Local Official Seeks Large Auditorium For City Hall
A city leader endorsed securing an auditorium after development growth. He urged a big venue seating 1,000 to 1,500 people and suggested financing the project by selling the current city building and fire station, avoiding a bond vote.
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Bryan
Cole
More Winners In School Race Are Announced
City wide elimination contest results released in Bryan show winners in junior and sub-junior spelling from East and West Sides, with James Singletary Edna Nokes Walter Lee Porter Lena Belle Smith Farle Tardy Mattie Lee Wright Genevieve Barron Ruby Mae Winkler. High school essay winners include Margaret Parker Leila Law Davis and Jesse Myrle Henry. East Side winners Shirley Johnson Betsy Searcy Davis Grant. West Side winners Ann Bentley Leon Lobello Annie Ruth Ware.
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Bryan
East Side
James Singletary
Edna Nokes
Walter Lee Porter
Lena Belle Smith
Farle Tardy
Mattie Lee Wright
Genevieve Barron
Ruby Mae Winkler
Margaret Parker
Leila Law Davis
Jesse Myrle Henry
Shirley Johnson
Betsy Searcy
Davis Grant
West Side
Ann Bentley
Leon Lobello
Annie Ruth Ware
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Fw. D. Thuggard
Calvert Chamber
Calvert
Dr. Cummings
Henry Hurr, Jr
Calvert Tribune
Accard
Hearne C
E. L. Dorrough
Hearne Chamsecretary
Eberstadt
The
Democrat
Dorrough
East Texas Chamber
Blanton
Rudyard Kipling
Bloomin’ Regiment
Army
Bloomin
Mr. Blanton
W. H. Ely
S. J. Alexander
Herman Hill
Geo. Palmos
F. R. Pugh
R. R. Jeter
Hearne Lumber Company
Rev. C. E. Bulock
Chas
Glenn W. Stinnett
Cobb
Brady Nixon Cole
University of Texas
Bryan Chamber
Mr. Eberstadt
H. C. Ferguson A
McSwain
Clyde F. Goen Marshall C. Peters. CO. L. Eden
Roy Hudspeth
Tom G. Suber
Jesse B. McGee
E. M. Sory
Frank M. Vance
Roy Montgomery
Justice OF the Peace
J. T. McGee
John
Phillips
Guy F. Boyett
Emmett Holland
Fritz Kindt
WM. Conrad
Hugo Endler
Frank Erc
Fred A. Werrman
H. R. Danforth
Straight
Gibraltar
Hercules
William Tobias
Building and Loan
Brazos River
Jones Bridge
Caldwell
Burleson County
Blake
Doll Blake
Brazos Bottom
Floy Blake
Will Anderson
Cheek Wright
BABY
Eagle Office
Rainbow Club
New Hall
Bryan Cotton Oil & Fertilizer CO
Ormy
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