College Avenue Baptist Church Wins Attendance Banner
The College Station Baptist church won the attendance banner and the efficiency banner at the Creath-Bras Association Baptist Training revival. The Navasota church placed second in both categories. Rev. O. G. Barrow delivered the commencement speech with Mrs. P. C. McGahey as soloist and song leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Avenue
Navasota
O. G. Barrow
First Baptist Church of
Hearne
P. C. McGahey
R. A. Springer
Dallas
W. B. Breazeale
College Avenue Baptist Church
Bryan
Brazos Basin Project Moves Toward Federal Funding
Officials report that John Norris and Abraham Streiff will travel to Washington to adjust engineering plans for Brazos water development to meet Public Works Administration requirements. Governor Allred backs the project and supports bills to satisfy federal conditions as the plan seeks $40 million for twelve major dams and twenty-five smaller ones to control floods and generate electricity.
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Ickes
Congress
John Norris
State Board of Water Engineers
Abraham Streiff
Washington
Public Works Administration
James V. Allred
Texas
Brazos
Southwest
Seymour
Pat Neff
United States Geological Survey
Brouth
Lower
Ohio
Bragos
Brazos River Flood Control Project Nears Realization
Lewis Mims of Houston, president of the reclamation district board, says after nearly 40 years the Brazos flood control project appears closer to realization. The plan includes dams at Navasota Georgetown Belton Temple and Little River with power plants on the Salt and Clear forks and five on the Brazos proper. Estimates show 300 million kilowatt hours yearly and wide irrigation potential across more than 2,000,000 acres, though navigation is ruled out.
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Navasota
Georgetown
Belton
Temple
Little River
Brazos
Possum Kingdom
Little Keechi
Inspiration Point
DeCordova Bend
Bee Mountain
State Bond of Water Engineers
Freeport
Marlin
Clear Fork
Flinsvile
Hearne
Texas
Los Brazos de Dios
Burleson County
Lewis Mims
Houston
The
Hardware group fish fry draws Bryan and College Station
The Texas Hardware and Implement Association held a fish fry at Red Lake between Oakwood and Fairfield attended by Bryan residents J D Martin and family J D Martin Jr and son J D Ill Louis Wehrman and David Munday and College Station members Dan Scoates secretary Ray Hirams field representative Mildred Stromberg and Mildred Mathis in the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
College Station
Texas Hardware and Implement Association
Red Lake
Oakwood
Fairfield
J. D. Martin
J. D. Martin, Jr
J. D. Ill
Louis Wehrman
David Munday
Dan Scoates
Ray Hirams
Mildred Stromberg
Mildred Mathis
Bryan High Elects 27 Athletes Since 1932
The National Athletic Scholarship Society elects members by coaches and principal. Requirements include letter in major or two minors, three terms with average at least the school average, and exemplary citizenship and sportsmanship. Twenty seven members since 1932. thirteen currently at the high school, this year’s group maintaining high records.
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National Athletic Scholarship Society
Bryan
Rural Teachers Meet at Bowie School Auditorium
The final meeting of white rural school teachers was held Saturday morning at the Bowie school auditorium. The session was devoted to business matters and no speaker was scheduled.
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Bowie School
Masons Plan May Meeting at Brenham With Grand Master
Bryan and College Masons prepare to attend a meet ing in Brenham on May 7 where John H. Crocker Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Texas will address 41 South Central Texas lodges. A large barbecue at Firemen's Park tops the program with 500 plus Masons expected. J W Peebles names J W Hall and M M Erskine to organize attendance and transport.
Funeral Service For Miss Carrie Moseley Held At Home
Funeral services were conducted at the home on East 27th Street for Miss Carrie Moseley who died after a long illness at her North College Avenue residence. Dr. W H Andrew officiated, burial followed at Booneville cemetery. She was 72 and survived by three sisters from Bryan Houston and Heuston, with several pallbearers and out of town relatives attending.
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Carrie Moseley
North College Avenue
W. B. Edge
East 27Th Street
Addie Moseley
Moseley
Wade C. Moseley
Miss Addie
Miss Carrie
W. H. Andrew
First Baptist Church
Miss Carrie Moseley
Old
Booneville
Mosley
Texas
Brewer Hill
Burleson County
W. W. Wever
J. Q. Lipscomb
Bryan
Sallie Thomas
Houston
W. R. Thomas
Roy Wilson
H. H. Newton
F. L. Cavitt
Parker Carroll
N. A. Stewart
R. M. Searcy
E. J. Jenkins
E. W. Crenshaw
W. A. Withers
Jno
A. Moore
J. Webb Howell
D. C. DeMaret
E. B. Eliott
W. C. Davis
Chancey Kernale
Sallie E. Thomas
Winnie Thomas
Emily T. Cavitt
Annie T. Wilson
Tom Evans
Man of Brenham, Well Known Here, Is Buried Friday
Brenham resident W. B. Francis died at home after months of illness. He is survived by his widow and his sister Mrs. Wayne Blackman. Funeral services were held Friday at 4 p.m. from the family home in Brenham with interment at Burton cemetery. Mr. Willis Edge and relatives attended from nearby towns.
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Man
Brenham
Willis Edge
Edge
W. B. Francis
Francis
Wayne Blackman
Texas
Mr. Francis
Burton Cemetery
Walter Armstrong
Tabor
Notable Bryan Area Social Roundup This Week
Sunday automobile trip took Mr and Mrs Henry Buchanan and their family to Houston and Beaumont to visit relatives. Several local residents returned from visits and trips while others welcomed new family members or recovered from illnesses.
Former 4-H Girl Roberts Co Agent Named in Robertson County
Christine Hobbs of Austin has been appointed Robertson county home demonstration agent, effective May 1. A former Four-H member, she earned trips and awards, attended the University of Texas and Fort Worth Baptist Seminary, and most recently served as a relief canning supervisor in Travis county.
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College Station
Christine Hobbs
Austin
Robertson County
Sadie Hatfield
Hobbs
University of Texas and the Baptist Seminary At
Fort Worth
Travis County
Funeral Service For O. A. Fox Held Saturday
Funeral services for O. A. Fox were held Saturday at 2 p m at McCulloch Dansby chapel. Crowds filled the building and overflowed while floral tributes surrounded the casket and the room. A First Baptist choir quartet sang and ministers offered prayers and scripture. Brazos Union Lodge performed the Masonic burial at Bryan City cemetery.
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McCulloch-Dansby Funeral Chapel
O. A. Fox
Haswell Drive
First Baptist Church
W. B. Breazeale
W. H. Andrew
Bryan School Board Reelected Faculty and Approves Summer Session
Bryan city school board met Friday at the First National Bank and reelected the entire faculty, added one full-time teacher Wilson Cook known as Cheesy Cook, and approved a seven week summer school opening May 27. The board also passed resolutions honoring Col. C. C. Todd, noting his valued service and influence on the schools. Present were Dr. Lamar Jones E J Jenkins R V Armstrong Ivan Langford F L Henderson Superintendent S M Brown and secretary Mrs Jesse Jackson.
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Bryan City
First National Bank
Col. C. C. Todd
Wilson Cook
University of Texas
Austin School System
Cook
Southwest
Cheesy” Cook
Austin High School
A. E. Jones
W. R. Carmichael
S. M. Brown
Malcolm McInnis
Theo Mahler
Elizabeth Suber
Col. Todd
Board of Education
City of
Bryan
C. C. Todd
Dr. Lamar Jones
E. J. Jenkins
R. V. Armstrong
Ivan Langford
F. L. Henderson
Board
Mra
Jesse Jackson
Marriage Licenses for Courier Hoppess and Lily Rush Walker
Courier Thomas Hoppess and Miss Lily Rush Walker obtained marriage licenses, finalizing their plans to wed. The document confirms the pair’s intent to marry and the official record of their license.
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Courier Thomas Hoppess
Lily Rush Walker
Kings Highway School Closes With Closing Exercises
Closing exercises were held Friday night by Kings Highway school. A pupil play was presented and the graduating class received diplomas. Judge W C Davis gave a short address. Re elected staff includes Clyde C Bounds principal and teachers Corinne Smith Maude Lewis and Elsie Hauptfleisch.
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Kings Highway School
W. C. Davis
Clyde C. Bounds
Corinne Smith
Maude Lewis
Elsie Hauptfleisch
Waco Leaders Visit Bryan on a Good Will Tour
Waco business men traveled by special train to Bryan on Thursday night and left Friday morning after meeting Bryan merchants at the Missouri Pacific station. The delegation listed included E E Roberts A L Haster J B Dugger Pat M Neff Lews Marsh Dan LeBow J D Roberts and many others.
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Waco
Bryan
Missouri Pacific
E. E. Roberts
A. L. Haster
J. B. Dugger
Pat M. Neff
Lews Marsh
Dan LeBow
J. D. Roberts
Chas. Schuler
E. C. Barrett
Homer Adams
Russell Cox
Rush Berry
F. G. Elliott
W. W. Woodson
Boyd Russell
A. M. Goldstein
F. A. Gildersleeve
A. H. Kirksey
Connie Jones
H. Creswell
J. ©. Dunn
J. P. Brewington
E. E. Ray
Louis Collie
Tom Mabray
R. R. Anderson
Walter Gregg
Clint Padgitt
D. P. Wallace
Ed Shull
C. H. Ruebeck
Harry Klein
G. E. Armstrong
Wade Cunningham
F. L. Suber
Lester May
C. V. Allin
Tom Tidwell
R. B. Albaugh
T. H. Williams
C. H. Boice
Col. Will Torrence
Will Rogers
Lynn B. Shaw
W. V. Crawford
L. M. Shepardson
Brazos County Farmers Back AAA Meeting Plan
Brazos county farmers select a leading farmer to ride a special Texas agriculture train to Washington in May to advocate the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. A delegate and alternate will be named next Saturday by a committee including H P Dansby J E Weedon and O L Andrews of Harvey D S Buchanan of College Station and Co Cobb of Bowman.
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Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Brazos County
Texas Agriculturaists
Washington
AAA
H. P. Dansby
J. E. Weedon
O. L. Andrews
Harvey
D. S. Buchanan
College Station and Co
Benson
Eliminate Passes To High Games At District 12 Meet
District 12A meeting in Waco set new pass limits for football games. Passes will be restricted to band members, four yell leaders from each school, and sports writers. Even school officials and families must pay. a gatekeeper will check passes for all district and conference games. Bryan represented by Coach A. E. Pete Jones and Supt. S. M. Brown.
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Bryan
Waco
Temple
Corsicana
Hillsboro
Cleburne
Waxahachie
A. E
Pete” Jones
S. M. Brown
Two men held to grand jury on burglary and assault charges
Randall Williams, a Black man, was held to the grand jury by Justice A. J. Buchanan on a charge of attempted burglary at Brosig Plantation with bond set at $300. Albert Red Hoss Yeager, and Parish Apron String Searcy, both Black men, were held to the grand jury with bonds of $300 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall Williams
A. J. Buchanan
Brosig
Albert
Red Hoss) Yeager
Parish
Searcy
Pink Bollworm Moths Reach West Texas From Mexico
Washington reports pink bollworm moths flying from Mexico into Texas infest cotton areas in West Texas. Entomologists note moths can travel by wind, or drop from air currents, with traps finding moths at 3 000 feet and in isolated plots 25 to 60 miles from the nearest cotton.
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Mexico
Texas
Washington
Press Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
United States
Louisiana
Erosion policy question stirs Texas agriculture leaders
Peoples Column discusses President Roosevelt erosion surveys and the future of Texas A. and M. College led soil conservation. It notes 8,000,000 acres protected by the extension service and the transfer of CCC erosion work to a new Washington unit, prompting concerns over leadership and local adaptation. A baby beef show idea for Bryan gains support as farming diversifies and 4-H youth raise cattle for future county prosperity.
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Roosevelt
Texas A. and
M. College
Texas
C.C.C
Forest Service of
Extension Service of
United States
Soil Erosion Service
Washington
Texas A
Bryan
Brazos County
Heart Balm Bill Tabled In House In Savage Drive
Mrs Hel en Moore’s anti heart bill failed to pass in the Texas House as protests over removing safeguards to trusting girls drew out opposition. The measure would bar damages in alienation of affections and similar suits, with Moore claiming it aimed to stop blackmail.
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Austin
Helen Moore
House
Calvert Postmaster Nominee Backed by Congressman Johnson
Calvert postmaster candidate A. K. Tyson father of Tommie Tyson former Robertson County attorney received Congressman Luther Johnson’s backing. The information came to light in Bryan today.
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A. K. Tyson
Tommie Tyson
Robertson County
Luther Johnson
Calvert
Bryan
Judges Attend Court Dinner in Waco at Roosevelt Hotel
Judge W. C. Davis and F. L. Henderson rode to Waco Saturday for the annual dinner hosted by the Tenth Court of Civil Appeals for area judges and attorneys at the Roosevelt hotel.
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W. C. Davis
F. L. Henderson
Waco
Tenth Court of Civil Appeals
Roosevelt Hotel
Printing Ad Promises Quick Shipping Tag Supply
Shipping tags of every description in all weights and colors may be quickly furnished by consulting us. Prices will please you. Eagle Printing Company.
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Eagle Printing Company
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BIU
Brazos Project
Mississippi
Gulf
Northwest
Miss Moseley
Henry Buchanan
John Buchanan
S. W. Buchanan
Beaumont
Aubrey Foreman
W. G. Sims
Wilkerson Memorial Clinic
West 28Th Street
David Little
W. T. Kelly
Kurten
L. A. Gilmore
Ponca City
Okla
H. R. West
West
J. M. Dunn
H. B. McDowell
Morehead
L. E. Morehead
Montgomery Ward
Lafayette
J. N. Goodwin
McAllen
Goodwin
Coulter T. Hoppess
First Methodist Church
Leonard Wheeless
Reilly, Purse & Hall
Louis A. Reppert
Valley Falls
Kans
R. R. Reppert
Jas H. Webb
South College Avenue
Robert Koenig
Bobbie
Billie
Charles London
T. P. Hall
Steep Hollow
W. E. Gandy
Brazos Valley
G. C. Foster
River Oaks
Ben Bond
Blanche Thompson
Ballinger
Jack Sandifer
Atlanta
Clarence Parrott
St. Joseph's Hospital
4-H
Girl Robertson CO
F. L. Henderson Travis B. Bryan Wilson Bradley
Kings Highway
Peoples Column
Savage Drive
Charles L. Cadmus
Trenton
New Jersey
Emile Elle
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