Readers urge charity hospital support for Bryan and Brazos County
In a letter to the editor a Bryan doctor group clarifies claims about doctors charging high fees. They state doctors will not be paid and hospital services would be offered at half price via Wilkerson Clinic. The writer urges city county commissions to fund a public charity hospital for about 2000 annually to aid the ill.
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the Eagle
City Commission
Bryan
Wilkerson
Brazos County
Prayers Planned For Country by Catholic Bishop
Rt Rev J B Gleiasner pastor of St Josephs Catholic church received a letter urging a time of distress prayer. The letter from Bishop C F Byrne of Galveston commands adding the 13th prayer In quacunque tribulatione to Mass prayers and asks parishioners to pray daily for the President and the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Gleiasner
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
C. FE. Byrne
Galveston
Young Attorney Honored in District Court
Butler Hickman a Brazos law student soon to be admitted to the Texas bar was honored by Judge W C Davis in district court on Friday. He aided Lamar Bethea in Harris Mathews defense for a criminal attack on a partially paralyzed girl delivering the opening speech. A stenographic report of his address was ordered for posterity. Bethea praised the speech as very good.
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Butler Hickman
Brazos
Texas
W. C. Davis
Hickman
Lamar Bethea
Harris Mathews
Davis
R. McDonald
Bethea
Three Year Term Is Given Negro In Reed Attack
Sylvester Steen, a negro, was found guilty in district court of assault with intent to murder for the Reed attack. He received a three year term in state prison. Lamar, Steen's attorney, plans a new trial. Jesse Steen, alleged to have aided the attack, will be tried later, likely Monday.
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Sylvester Steen
L. A. Reed
J. H. Reed
Lamarthen
Steen
Jesse Steen
Sylvester
Reed
Senate to act on 3.2 beer bill after House approval
Washington reports the House passed the Cul len 3.2 per cent beer bill and sent it to the Senate. Senate leaders plan to expedite the measure as President Roosevelt urged action, with expectations the bill could reach the president for signature before the week ends. Rep Blanton of Texas warned that unanimous consent could not stop the bill.
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Washington
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Capitol
Blanton
Texas
1834 Gold Piece Turned in Here by Hearne Negro
Montgomery Ward cashiers found a dated 1894 five dollar gold piece turned in by an elderly Hearne man described as a negro. The coin was slightly larger than later issues and, in good condition, prompted questions about its value before being sent to the bank for the federal hoard.
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Hearne Negro
Montgomery Ward Company
Hearne
Uncle Sam
Brazos County Hen Team Wins High Rank in Egg Contest
Brazos County Rhode Island Red hens owned by Henry Herndon earned top national standings in four months of Standard tests. The John Tarleton College entries in Stephenville placed second among eight in the country with 937 eggs and 965 points and won first among Texas pens. February records show 1165 eggs and 1205.51 points, placing them among the nation’s top ten with about 125 eggs per hen.
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Brazos County
S. C
Rhode Island Reds
Henry Herndon
Mr. Herndon
John Tarleton College
Stephenville
County RFC Funds Arrive For Bryan Brazos County Work
The first $1,000 RFC installment for Bryan and Brazos counties was received from Austin this morning. A similar amount is expected soon, with the remainder due by month end. The Marell city and county allowance is $4,000, same as January and February. About 100 RFC laborers work daily on the South College Avenue sewer project.
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R. F.C
Bryan
Brazos County
Austin
Marell
South College Avenue
Negro Pleads Guilty to Prohibition Violation
Henry Hailey pleaded guilty in district court this morning to a prohibition violation and was sentenced to one year in state prison. He was indicted with James Scarmardo and Joe Accurso, who face trial on Monday under the same indictment.
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Henry Hailey
Hailey
James Scarmardo
Joe Accurso
Cause of Texas Children Advocated by Ex Secretary of State
Mrs. Jane Y. McCallum of Austin, former secretary of state, addressed Brazos club women on Public Welfare and Government. She argued that policies serving the greatest number also serve individuals, with a focus on child welfare from prenatal care to maturity and civic responsibility.
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Texas
Jane Y. McCallum
Austin
Dan Moody
R. S. Sterling
Club Women of
McCallum
Pneumonia Fatal To Griff Cloud Buried Tuesday
William Griffith Cloud 29 died Monday afternoon at his Bryan home after a five day pneumonia illness. Born in Kurten, he lived in Bryan all his life and was a 1921 Bryan High School graduate. He left A and M College in 1925 to run Piggly Wiggly in Bryan, later becoming owner and manager until his death. Married December 25, 1929 to Frances Wilkes of Bastrop. Survived by widow, his parents, two brothers Glenn and Robert L. Cloud, and two sisters Mrs Irma C Hensarling and Mildred Cloud. Funeral services were held at 4 o clock this afternoon from the late residence.
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William Griffith Cloud
Bryan
Kurten
Griff Cloud
W. B. Cloud
Bryan High School
A. and M. College
Piggly-Wiggly Grocery Company
Cloud
Bastrop
Frances Wilkes
W. E. Cloud
Glenn
Robert L. Cloud
Irma C. Hensarling
Mildred Cloud
Bishop Boaz Preaches A and M College Sermon
Bishop H. A. Boaz will deliver the commencement sermon for the A. M. College on Sunday morning May 28 at the college. He will then preach at First Methodist church in Bryan at 8:00 p.m. that evening, announced by Dr. L. B. Elrod.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Boaz
A. & M. College
First Methodist Church
Bryan
L. B. Elrod
Bedias Blaze Destroys Church and Homes in Wind-Driven Fire
A wind fueled fire from John Stewart’s flue near 2 10 p m destroyed the First Baptist church and two homes in Bedias while damaging eight or nine others. The J C Griffith home also burned as Madisonville and Navasota fire crews contained the blaze and two people were injured.
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Bedias
John Stewart
First Baptist Church
Stewart
J. C. Griffith
Second Baptist Church
Madisonville
Navasota
Health Week plans outline committee roles
The National Negro Health Week committees were named at a general meeting in Bryan. White and Negro members will coordinate clinics, health exhibits, school programs, and a county plant exchange under leaders Mrs. W. E. Neeley and Mrs. W. S. Howell, with doctors Hammond Sealey Carter and others assisting.
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D. B. Cofer
John F. Astin
W. A. Hammond
J. A. Carlier
H. K
W. 5. Howell
Lee J. Rountree
R. G. Williams
L. A. Nash
R. C. Neal
Demands for Aid Showing Increase at Good Cheer Meeting
The Good Cheer Association met Tuesday at the chamber of commerce rooms to discuss rising relief demands and care methods. Mrs. J. L. Brock presented February’s full report and plans to expand work, with Bryan grocerymen praised for gifts of groceries bread and cake.
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Good Cheer Association
Chamber of Commerce
J. L. Brock
Bryan
Eagle Menace Drives Antelope Herd in Guadalupe Mountains
ALAMOGORDO N M March 11 A Cienega rancher Will Brownfield witnessed a golden eagle pursue a herd of 12 antelope high in the Guadalupe mountains. The eagle forced the herd to move until the weakest was exhausted then swooped in to kill it, attacking other game as it fed. Brownfield called the eagles a menace to wild game in the Guadalupes.
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Alamogordo
N. M
Guadalupe Mountains
Will Brownfield
Cienega
Brownfield
Guadalupes
Former Soldier From Brazos Co Buried Here
Funeral services for Wade Harvey Jones 43 a Wellborn resident and World War veteran were held Sunday at 2 30 pm at MacCulloch Dansby funeral parlor with Rev Roy S Holloman in charge. Interment followed at Minter Springs cemetery with Rev Jim Brown officiating. He died Friday in Legion after a two year illness. He is survived by his wife three children and a sister Mrs T B Robinson of Bryan.
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Wade Harvey Jones
Wellborn
MacCulloch-Dansby
Roy S. Holloman
Minter Springs
Jim Brown
Mr. Jones
Legion
Bryan
T. B. Robinson
Gatesville Term Planned for Trio of Young Negroes
Three young African American youths P H Tyler Alfred Hickman and Lorrezo Goolsby appeared before Judge W C Davis in Gatesville for burglary of the Piggly Wiggly grocery Wednesday night with county attorney absent they expressed readiness to plead guilty and a Gatesville term was planned for an indefinite period Johnny Ruffino faced justice in J T McGee court on receiving stolen property linked to 17 packs of cigarettes sold by the same trio valued under 50 dollars expected to be tried this week
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P. H. Tyler
Alfred Hickman
Lorrezo Goolsby
W. C. Davis
Piggly Wiggly Grocery
Navasota
Oak McKenzie
Gatesville
Johnny Ruffino
J. T. McGee
Ruffino
Bryan Banks Resume Operations Under Treasury Authority
Banks in Bryan, Texas, authorized to resume normal operations today March 15 by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Texas Commissioner of Banking. They were subject to an acid test and found sound, solvent, and able to meet all obligations, with restrictions only on gold certificates and currency for hoarding. The community is praised for cooperation and continued service to agriculture and business.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Texas
Bryan
Internationally Known Sculptor Talks Monument Plan in Dakota
Hugo Villa of San Antonio, longtime chief sculptor for Gutzon Borglum, spoke to the Bryan Lions on the Mount Rushmore national monument project. He noted the work behind the Washington Jefferson and Lincoln statues on Mt Rushmore in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Villa, a native of northern Italy, has also sculpted for European royal families and the President's palace.
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Bryan Lions
Dakota
Hugo Villa
San Antonio
Gutzon Borglum
National Monument
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Mt. Rushmore
Black Hills
South Dakota
Mr. Villa
5. C. P. Vosper
Artchitect
Texas A. and
M. College
Albert Opersteiy, Jr
Lion W. M. Sparks
Villa
Italy
Cemetery Association Meets To Plan Replanting After Freeze
Bryan Cemetery Association directors chaired by Tyler Haswell convened at the municipal building. Members, including N. A. Stewart and Mrs. Carnes, discussed replanting dead shrubs and hedge plants, gravel updates for walks, and ongoing beautification of several lots with flowers and ornamental shrubs. Financials show maintenance and available balances with receipts and disbursements recorded.
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Tyler Haswell
Bryan Cemetery Association
Municipal
Haswell
E. J. Jenkins
Dana Carnes
G. M. Brandon
R. O. Allen
Jno
K. Parker
N. A. Stewart
Albert Buchanan
Caldwell
J. J. Hanway
Jno. KE. Astin
Carnes
May Carr
Jac. K. Parker
New Cream Route From Normangee Opens Today
Plans for a Normangee to Bryan cream route began at a Normangee meeting with Bryan and Normangee representatives. A central milk separation station will serve farmers with no separation costs for thirty days. A guaranteed 100 gallons daily, possibly 300 to 500, was set, with Bryan offering 12 cents per pound butter fat.
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Normangee
Bryan
George
J. Webb Howell
C. L. Benson
J.C. Webb
BE. BE. Yeager
E. EE. Yeager
Ed S. Martin
E.R. Canady
H. T. Schovassa
Lee J. Rountree
Ray Epps
V. C. McDonald
G. R. Donaho
W. W. Brady
R. L. Bailey
H. 0. Pil
Wilson McDonald
Mary B. McDonald
Cavan McDonald
M. L. Crawford
K.C. Wilson
A. W. Phifer
C. C. Martin
Loans for Crops To Be Available In Near Future
Dallas Crop Production Loan Office supervisor W. Walworth Harrison told Brazos County officials that checks for crop production loans will be issued today. He praised the Brazos committee for security and good technical makeup, noting funds should reach first applicants within a few days.
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W. Walworth Harrison
Dallas
Bryan
Brazos County Loan Committee
CC. L. Benson
Mr. Harrison
Brazos County
J. Webb Howell
W. 8. Higgs
Jno
Laborers Refuse Farm Work. R F C Lists May Be Cut
A Bryan report shows laborers, especially Black workers, reluctant to take farm employment funded by relief programs. City manager R G Williams announced that those who refused such farm work would be removed from R F C relief lists. Farmers notified to submit names of workers they need to the county R F C committee to compel participation.
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Bryan
R. G. Williams
R.F. C
Williams
R. FP. C
Chamber of Commerce
C. W. Rice
Texas Negro Business and Laboring Men's Association
Houston
Prospect Women Demonstrate Home Canned Dishes
Miss Blanche Brown led a Prospect Women's Home Demonstration Club meeting at Mrs. Ancel Duncan's home with 16 members. A dish named Chuck Wagon Beans, a raw vegetable slaw, and a special salad dressing were shown, and February sales reports totaled 70 dollars and 48 cents from half the members.
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Blanche Brown
Prospect Women's Home Demonstration Club
Ancel Duncan
J. T. Cross, Jr
O. H. Moffatt
Ek. J. Hopkins
Truby Clary
A. J. Nash
Ruby Hayes
J. B. Wilson
P. K. Trant
N. V. Timmons
L. Stewart
H. E
New Plan for Charity Work Advanced by Local Committee
A regional charity reform plan led by Pres J F Casey of the Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce outlines a new relief program for the city and county. Members including Mrs J L Marburger Mrs B D Marburger A J Buchanan City Manager R G Williams and Prof Daniel Russell will study moving unemployed families to farms only if suitable. A survey will identify farms or relatives with farms and a committee of Judge A S McSwain County Agent C L Benson and four county commissioners plus Miss Blanche Brown will oversee the farm availability survey.
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J. F. Casey
Bryan and Brazos County
A.S. McSwain
C. L. Benson
Funeral Service for Aged Brazos Man Saturday
Jacob Putz Sr aged 84 of Brazos county dies after months of illness. Funeral from St. Josephs Catholic church in Bryan Saturday at 10 AM with Rt Rev J B Gliessner officiating. Interment Mt Calvary under McCulloch Dansby. Survived by wife Mary, four sons Frank J2 L J Ed and J M Sramek, three daughters and a daughter in Dallas.
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Jacob Putz
Ed Putz
Brazos County
Bryan
Ennis
I Land
America
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
McCulloch-Dansby
Mary Putz
Frank Putz
Denning
New Mexico
L. J
Mary Visoski
J. M. Sramek
Mra. T. P. Andert
Dallas
Grimes Women Set April 21 Observance of San Jacinto Day
Grimes County Federation of Women's Clubs plans a San Jacinto Day program at Washington State Park on April 21 led by Mrs. Lester Taylor of Roans Prairie. Attendees should sing The Eyes of Texas and Texas My Texas and bring a luncheon dish for the event.
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San Jacinto
Washington State Park
Grimes County Federation of Women's
Lester Taylor
Roans Prat« Rie
Texas
Bryan
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Bill
Brazos Co
County Rfc
Boaz
Eagle
Bryan Banks
Prospect
College and Allen
Grimes
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