Marriage of Miss Lily Rush to Coulter Hoppess in Bryan Texas
Miss Lily Rush Walker daughter of Mr and Mrs P Walker married Coulter T Hoppess son of the late Mr and Mrs Frank Hoppess Monday April 29 at 5 30 pm First Methodist church Bryan. The ceremony featured Easter lilies green ivy and white candles with J H Conway at organ and Erwin Conway as soloist. The bridal party included Shirleed Walker as maid of honor and Woodrow Wallace John Frank Womble Jess M Connell Carter J King as ushers. Afterward guests gathered at the M P Walker home for a two week honeymoon at Heart of the Hills Inn. The couple will reside in Bryan after their trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lily Rush Z Walker
Ills
P. Walker
Coulter T. Hoppess
Frank Hoppess
First Methodist Church
L. B. Elrod
Texas
Ain
J. H. Conway
Erwin Conway
W. J. Coulter
Minnie Barrow
Shirlreed Walker
Woodrow Wallace
John Frank Womble
Longview
Jess M. Connell
Waco
Carter J. King
Albany
Bryan
M. P. Walker
West 26Th Street
Mrs. Hoppess
Heart of the Hills Inn
West
Walker
J. N. Goodwin
Blackwood Benson
Austin
Margaret Walker
Frances James
Cora Beth Powers
Norman Schuessler
Leola Holtzer
Stephen F. Austin High School
University of Texas, Austin
Baylor University
Teneriffe
Methodist Ladies Host Silver Tea For Building Fund
Susanna Wesley Bible class of First Methodist Sunday School holds a silver tea Wednesday afternoon from 3 to 5 at Mrs. L. B. Elrod home. All town women invited. offering supports church building fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susanna Wesley
First Methodist Sunday School
L. B. Elrod
Tyler Haswell Has Long Bryan Service and Philanthropy
Tyler Haswell a Bryan leader and businessman served on the City Council 1913 1917 the City Commission 1917 1927 and as Mayor 1921 1927. He built Haswell's Book and Stationery Store and donated Sue Haswell Memorial Park. He chaired Bryan Chamber of Commerce and supported Rotary and Country Club. He died leaving a widow Ara Wynne a daughter Ara Haswell a grandson Haswell Giraud and sister Mrs J D Irons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haswell
Bryan Chamber of Commerce
Bryan Rotary Club
Bryan Country Club
Tyler Haswell
Chamber of Commerce
Bryan
Brazos County
Benjamin Harrison
South
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
George T. Haswell
Old Millican
Sue Haswell
Earth
Ara Wynne
Huntsville
Ara Haswell
Haswell Giraud
J. D. Irons
San Antonio
Insurance Agency Banquet Marks Bryan Meeting Milestone
Hershel Burgess of Seaboard Life and his wife hosted a banquet at the LaSalle hotel in Bryan for agency salesmen. Burgess reported the Bryan office is over 100 percent ahead of its 1934 year to date written insurance, as May data for the tenth anniversary month was highlighted. Davis Faulkner disclosed the Houston home office agency ranking and noted May volume would be second to Houston. Attendees included local couples plus visitors from Brenham Groesbeck Hearne Caldwell Madisonville Navasota Cameron and Houston officers Burke Baker Faulkner Ghent Graves and Bob McElhanon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershel Burgess
Seaboard Life Insurance Company
Home Office
Houston
Burgess
Monroe Griffin
Bryan
D. H. O'Neil
Brenham
Ruth Powell
Groesbeck
C. E. Smith
Hearne
Fred Deutach
Caldwell
W. J. Isgitt
Madisonville
Oscar Foster
Navasota
Grady Cooper
Cameron
Daughters of 1812 meetin g reported by Mrs Tilson
Mrs P Tilson of Houston formerly of Bryan reports on the 1812 Daughters general convention at Continental Hall Washington D C She spoke as national chairman of patriotic education before the meeting The convention adjourned and delegates enjoyed a Richmond Virginia visit with a reception at the governor s executive mansion Mrs Tilson to return home early next week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Tilson
Houston
Continental Hall
Washington, D. C
Richmond
Virginia
Executive Mansion
Funeral figures, travels and visits in Bryan area
Ben Elzie and Jim Francis of Tabor attended the funeral of W B Francis in Brenham. John Frank Womble of Longview visits Bryan family on Baker avenue. Etta Wills of Henderson and Dorothy Eden of Dallas head to Galveston for April days with relatives Rowell Jackson family. Mrs W B Albright of Paris and Mr Clifton of Nacogdoches arrive for O A Fox funeral at 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben
Elzie
Jim Francis
Tabor
Brenham
W. B. Francis
John Frank Womble
Longview
Bryan
Henry Womble
Baker Avenue
Etta Wills
Henderson
Dorothy Eden
Dallas
Galveston
T. D. Rowell
Robert Jackson
Waco
Houston
O. A. Fox
Bethany to Speak at B and P W Club Meeting
C M Bethany principal of Bowie elementary and Brazos county Centennial chair will speak on the Centennial at the Bryan and College Station Business and Professional Women's Club meeting Thursday evening May 2. Yellow second sheets at the Eagle Printing Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Bethany
Bowie
Brazos County
Bryan
College Station
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Edge Club Plans First Public Meeting Friday Night
Edge 4 H club president Thomas Free will host the first public meeting Friday night. Each member competes for a prize for the best progress report on club projects. Principal A C Dowell and Edge school teachers receive credit for the year’s club work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edge Club
Thomas Free
Edge 4-H Club
A. C. Dowell
Edge School
Leonard 4 H Club Hosts Double Header at School Closing
The Leonard 4 H Club joined the school closing exercises last Saturday night. Mesdames Mary Cahill Fuller and Nona Belle Holland directed, with music by James Jackson and son on guitars, Winifred Carroll on violin, Ernest Sample on bass horn, Louis Thompson on guitar, Gordon Weaver on mandolin, County Agent C. L. Benson providing "straws."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard
Leonard 4-H
Mesdames Mary Cahill Fuller
Nona Belle Holland
James Jackson
James Jr
Winifred Carroll
Ernest Sample
Louis Thompson
Gordon Weaver
C. L. Benson
Straws
Farm pride and prison farm welfare in Texas debate
The piece argues the corn hog program should not push farmers below family needs and cites Lee Simmons, Texas penitentiary manager, showing prisoners fed for under a dollar a month with farm output. It endorses returning to farming as a livelihood to reduce social woes like soup lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Simmons
State Penitentiary
Pecan Budding Demonstration Aids Local 4 H Club
Four H members from Peach Creek school will assist County Agent C L Benson in a pecan budding demonstration at the E E Allen farm this Friday. Farmers nearby may learn top working native pecan trees to paper shell varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peach Creek School
C. L. Benson
E. E. Allen
Brazos Courty
D. L. Wilson
F. W. Locke
Emmett Holland
Claude Moore
Albert Payne
Hatch Yields Vary in County Poultry Study
One hatch produced 125 husky poults while the other yielded only six birds. Both egg batches were incubated together, suggesting trouble in breeding stock or flock care. A county agent will inspect the flocks to identify issues. Federated Clubs plan the Sue Haswell Memorial Park picnic on May 9 and urge full rural club attendance. Miss Sadie Hatfield will speak on Puerto Rico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Haswell
Rural work centers approved for Texas construction
Nine rural work centers have been approved for construction in Texas by officials of the Texas Relief Commission. Applications from 27 other community committees will soon go to the Commission. Names of approved centers include North Zulch Madison Center Hill Friendship Moffett Tennessee Colony Donie China Springs Dilley San Isidro and more in various counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Austin
Texas
Texas Relief Commission
C. T. Watson
Commission
North Zulch
Madison County
Center Hill
Houston County
Friendship
Moffett
Angelina County
Tennessee Colony
Anderson County
Donie
Freestone County
China Springs
McLennan County
Dilley
Frio County
San Isidro
Starr County
Cotton farmers sign gov rent contracts in Jim Wells county
About 800 cotton farmers in Jim Wells county signed contracts to rent acreage to the government for the year. County agent E. D. Beck announced that nearly all last year’s signers repeated, and more than 200 new farmers joined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
Jim Wells County
E. D. Beck
4-H Club Boy to Represent Texas in Washington Talk
Field Agent T M Campbell reports Texas will send a 4-H club boy to Washington D C to discuss in a national hook up. Alvin Wilkins of Wharton County is chosen to speak on What 4 H Club Work Has Meant to Me.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Campbell
Texas
Soini
Washington, D. C
Prairie View
Alvin Wilkins
Wharton County
County Corn Loss Shrinking Through Cultivation Demos
A county survey finds half of corn crops lost yearly from improper and insufficient cultivation. Many farmers lack knowledge of corn growth while cotton farming rush reduces cultivation time. A negro agent conducts demonstrations across the county to teach proper methods, continuing throughout the cultural season.
Community House Enables Farm Families To Can Food
John D. Rogers of Allen Farm community permits using an empty tenant house to radio different canning efforts. The building is being equipped and remodeled to meet sanitary standards for home demonstration club women and other farm families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
50 Home Demonstration Club
John D. Rogers
Allen Farm
Post Oak Home Station Club Mattress Making
The Post Oak home station club will meet at W. E. Pigford's home to continue mattress making lessons. Participants, including L. D. Banknite, attended January sessions run by the home agent, now enabling the Post Oak community to learn mattress production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Oak Home Station Club
W. E. Pigford
L. D. Banknite
Post Oak
Gardeners Can Can Vegetables And Dewberries For Pantry
With rain and garden planting, 3 percent garden and pantry demonstrators and club women begin canning mustard and turnip greens English peas and baby beets. Farm women report over 1000 cans of vegetables dewberries jam and jelly canned in recent days. Families enjoy an adequate daily diet including leafy vegetables and eggs.
Tabor High Students Present Play Saturday Night
Tabor high school will stage the play Poor Father on Saturday night May 4 at the Tabor Auditorium. There is no admission charge and the public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabor High
Tabor High School
Tabor
Aged Grimes County Woman Buried April 27
Navasota April 27 Mrs C A Cochran aged 75 years and 28 days died at her home in Retreat at 4 30 a m Friday She leaves two daughters Mrs Ethel Troyer and Mrs L L Mc Gee of Retreat and one son J BR Clark Jr of Kansas City Kansas Five grandchildren and one great grandchild Funeral services were held at the family residence in Retreat at 10 o clock Saturday with the Hempstead Methodist church pastor officiating and interment was in Retreat cemetery directed by H F Lindley
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navasota
C. A. Cochran
Retreat
Ethel Troyer
L. L. McGee
J. BR. Clark, Jr
Kansas City
Kansas
Methodist Church
Hempstead
H. F. Lindley
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F. J. Scanlin
North Parker
D. B. Mauro
Paul Patranella
Sam Patranella
Joe Patranella
Mary Douchmas
Carlo Conetella
Angi Scanlin
Sam Restivo
Mary Vitopil
Ross Scanlin
Kay Viviana
Blage Scamardo
Frank Cash
Joe Philipella
First Baptist Church
Minkert
Highway No. 21
Kurten
Bride OF
Lily Rush Walker
Mills Prentice Walker
W. F. Hoppess
Insurance Agency
Studebaker
Ford
Parker
26Th St
Bryan, Texas
Bethany
Eagle Printing Company
Brazos County Boys and Girls Club Department
John Barnes
Brother Barnes
Roosevelt
Masury
Joe Kaplan & Company, Inc
Main
Negro Club
Grimes County
Istores
Felts
Navy
Sarly
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