City Commission approves emergency ordinance to vacate street space
The Bryan City Commission passed an emergency ordinance this morning vacating five feet off the north side of Twenty seventh street in block 256 to give hotel builders space. Voting for were L. L. McInnis H. A. Burger and Wilson Bradley and against were Mayor Tyler Haswell and E. J. Jenkins. Final codification readings followed with new ordinances on buildings milk and sanitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission
Twentyseventh Street
City of
Bryan
L. L. McInnis
H. A. Burger
Wilson Bradley
Tyler Haswell
E. J. Jenkins
Poultry Tour Highlights Brazos County Farms
Expert poultrymen spoke at stops on last week’s poultry tour in Brazos County. Talks covered Rhode Island Reds egg records, sanitation, chick care, breeding for eggs, marketing, candling, and future all mash rations. Local leaders praised progress and regional advantages for poultry farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos Co
Rhode Island
Mr. Irving
United States
R. C. Dunn
C. B. Godbey
W. R. Glazener
R. M. Sherwood
Guy T. White
W. J. Lawther Milling Company
Walter Burton
Pioneer Poultryman
Universal Milling Company
Brazos County
Texas
Week Of April 3 9 To Be Clean Up Period Here
The notice announces a cleanup period for the week of April with the annual state wide campaign imminent. Residents are urged to prepare for collection and disposal of junk and refuse. Local officials remind participants to follow guidelines and timelines.
Public Health Council Urges Texas Sanitation Upgrades
Dr. J C Anderson calls for statewide cooperation to combat dirt and disease. Recommendations include 100 percent sewer connections, sanitary closets where needed, monthly water testing by towns with shared supplies, mosquito control budgets in malaria districts, and standard milk ordinances. Rural advice covers well placement, cistern care, minnow stocking, and farmyard cleanliness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C.anderson
Texas
Senate Finance Committee Inspects A and M College
Senator Edgar Witt of Waco Gus Russland Schulenburg Julius Ress Kerrville members of the Senate Finance committee visit A and M College on Monday inspecting the institution They also tour Prairie View Normal and attend a dinner at Ibisa Hall Senators plan an executive session in Marlin on April 1 ahead of the May 10 special session with chairman E A Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar E. Witt
Waco
Gus Rassek
Schulenberg
Julius Ress
Kerrville
Senate Finance Committee
A. and
M. College
Prairie View
Ibisa
Russek
Visitors Day A M Consolidated School Showcases Student Work
Thirty eight patrons attended the visitors day at A M Consolidated school on Friday March 25. Eighth and ninth graders displayed picture galleries while tenth graders illustrated poems and posters. Patrons and teachers expressed appreciation for the year s work with praise for artistry and effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. and M. Consolidated School
T. O. Walton
C. H. Alvord
C. C. Hedges
D. H. Reid
C. H. Winkler
E. P. Humbert
J. R. Bender
J. H. Hance
B. D. Marburger
Mitchell
C. E. Koeni
Federal road aid to be released to Texas
Austin March 29 federal road aid totaling six million dollars for 1927 will be released to the State Highway Department within two or three weeks after a six month withdrawal. W R Ely a commission member said today the funds will restore road work and improve finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
State Highway Department
Highway Department
W. R. Ely
Warren, Lightfoot lead Lions Club fire talk and plans
I E Warre chief of the Bryan fire department spoke on Fire Prevention noting fires could be avoided, 84 percent from defective flues and 6 percent from poor wiring. Mayor Haswell and officials attended as E A Lightfoot urged band tax support and Easter egg-hunt planning committees were named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren and Lightfoot
I. E. Warre
Bryan
F. D. Fuller
Sam E. Eberstadt
Ty Cobb
Jess Hensarling
Ross M. Sherwood
G. L. Crawford
Coulter Smith
J. Bryan Miller
Maurice Schulman
Fred Hale
Willard Chambers
Ripper Erskine
W. E. Neeley
Henry Locke
Bob Armstrong
J. E. Henson
R. E. Bosque
Norman Dansby
S. E. Eberstadt
Bob Irvine
R. V. Armstrong
F. L. Henderson
I. E. Warren
Harry S. Edge
J. Coulter Smith
J. M. Ferguson
Rye School Benefit Lights Project Itself
The Busy Bunch Club of Rye school held its first meeting with officers elected including Martha Bolmanakise as president. Members reported on project ideas while $15.70 was raised to buy lights for the schoolhouse. J L Mizzelle from A and M College spoke on club benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rye School
Johnnie Zemanek
Emma Severa
Alfred Lero
C. L. Benson
Lillie Lero
J. L. Mizzelle
M. College
Sam E. Eberstadt
Rye
Abbie Sevier
Club Girls of
Bryan and Brazos County
Barron Enters Race for 41st Legislature Speakership
AUSTIN March 80 Announcement by Representative W S Barron of Bryan he will seek the speakership of the lower house in 1929. Barron a Fortieth legislature leader and Moody administration ally spoke as he left with the house appropriations committee touring West Texas educational institutions. Other names mentioned include Cecil Storey Alfred Petsch and John Henry Kirby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
W. S. Barron
Bryan
Forty-First Legislaure
Barron
Moody
House
West
Texas
Cecil Storey
Vernon
Alfred Petsch
Fredericksburg
John Henry Kirby
Houston
Largent Parks On World Tour
Sargent Parks son of Dallas residents travels with University Afloat around the world aboard the Kroonland journalizing visits to Kowloon Central India Jerusa lem Palestine and Spain He writes of turbans Taj Mahal Mount Carmel Nazareth Marys Well and travels to Norway and England with companions from Bryan nearby readers learn of his letters home and travel plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Largent Parks
Joe Parks
Dallas
J. W. Dyer
John A. Moore
E. F. Parks
Bryan
Kroonland
Dallas Coffin Company
Largent
Kowloon
China
Texas
India
Sargent
Munir Khan
Taj Mahal
Central India
Jerusalem
Holy Land
Palestine
Mount Carmel
Elijah
Nazareth
Mary
Joseph and
Sargent Parks
Spain
Norway
England
This Is Your Park Slogan Adopted By Haswell Park Board
The Sue Haswell Memorial Park board approved a park slogan at a morning meeting in City Hall. Seats donated by Mrs. W. S. Howell will be placed in the park. J. H. Nash funded brick ovens for picnics. Utilities and lighting projects proceed with city help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haswell Park Board
Sue Haswell Memorial Park Board
W. S. Howell
J. H. Nash
John M. Moore
H. O. Ferguson
J. E. Brown
J. Z. Ramsey
Lions Club
Boy Scouts
Sue Haswell Memorial Park
Reading Club Meets in Library on Nature Study
The Reading Club held its regular Tuesday meeting in the library with Mrs. Henderson guiding the program in leader’s absence. Walter E. Bond, assistant state forester, spoke on lumber and conservation noting Texas ranks seventh in lumber and trees grow faster in the South.
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Port Arthur
Roy Stone
O. O. “Henderson
Walter E. Bond
Bond
United States
Texas
Union
Roy Nunn
East Side PTA Offers 25 Dollar Prize
The East Side Parent-Teacher Association awards a life membership valued at 25 dollars in the Texas Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Association to the first president of the Bryan PTA, Mrs. W. B.
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Bryan East Side
Parent-Teacher Association
Texas Congress of Mothers and Parent- Teacher Association
Bryan
Parent- Teacher Association
W. B
Mrs W B Cline Honored By Parent Teacher Group
Mrs W B Cline of Bryan Texas has been placed on the Permanent Membership Roll by the state treasurer Mrs J M Loving Austin. She led the Bryan Parent-Teacher Association through its early years and built a strong foundation for the group. The East Side Parent-Teacher Association now presents her this tribute of honor for loyalty and service as the organization counts 116 members.
Boys Enrolling For Summer Camp
F C Birdwell of the Brazos County MTCA announces enrollment for this summer's CMT camps. The first application at the Eighth Corps Area is from Dix on Ludlow of Smithville Oklahoma, with Brazos County participant C L Ed- (text cut).
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Birdwell
Brazos County
M. T. C. Association
Eighth Corps
Dixon Ludlow
Smithville
Okla
C. L. Ed
Local C M T C Camp Seeks Bryan Youths For Service
Mr Birdwell invites 17 to 24 year olds from Bryan to join basic course camps with government funded outdoor life and training. Other courses assign students to camps for completion. Applications and literature are available at A M Waldrop and Co for interested applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
En, Jr
Bryan
Birdwell
A. M. Waldrop and Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
McInnis
Bradley
Burger
Haswell and Jenkins
Brock Bros
Gulloch-Danshyoo, Furniture & Undertaking
Aeelele
YS Ambulance Service
E. A. Lightfoot
Allen Academy Band
Allen Academy
Anton Berkman
M. H. James Drug Store
James W. James
Reading Club
East Side P.T
Ours
E. F. Parks Co
Dopce Brothers
Dodge
Reo
Hassell Motor Company
Dodge Brothers
Washington
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