Kurten Seventh Grade Diplomas Presented At Ceremony
Twelve seventh graders at Kurten school received diplomas Friday night. Mex W. E. Neeley, county superintendent, addressed the audience. Salutatory by Wie Rviedejerk, class will by Lurene Kormar, valedictory by Helen Stevener. High ranking student was Donald Earl Liegh. Other graduates include William Conrad and Tomy Bonitazi. End of David Bunting’s term as principal as Fred Gage named successor. Saturday morning play announced for next Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kurten
Mex
W. £. Neeley
Rviedejerk
Lurene Kormar
Helen Stevener
Donald Earl Liegh
Stu
William Conrad
Tomy Bonitazi
Mildred Carter
Mary Metzer
Claudia Mae Brewer
Annie Schram
Pauline Newcom
Wanda Cloud
David Burting
Kurten School
Stephen F Austin High
Fred ©. Gage
Reliance Eel
Bunting
My Brother's Keeper
Negro Teachers Receive Informal Brazos County Reception
Rural Brazos county teachers plus city, county and A and M district officials attended an informal reception at Kemp high school. Speakers included Mrs. W. R. Banke and Gordon Worley. community singing and songs such as O Brazos County were featured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Kemp High School
M Mt
A and M
W. RB. Banke
Preirie View
Gordon Worley
Jeanes
W. FE. Neeley
C. M. Bethany
F. L. Bloop
Elizabeth Sloop
J. L. Brock
Dorothy Buchanan
Minnie Woiton
James,Bunting
John Miliffe
Poppy Day Poster Winners Named in Bryan Contest
Prizes of five dollars went to three Bryan public school pupils Mary Frances Payne 11 Travie Milton Payne 14 and Helen McDonald 16 for Poppy Day posters. About 15 posters earned honorable mentions and will promote the Poppy Day sale. The top posters go to Austin for state judging and possible national competition. Judges praised Mary Payne’s entry for appeal artistry originality and neatness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Public School
Mary Frances Payne
Travie
Milton Payne
Helen McDonald
Austin
Mary Payne
W. H. Lawrence
M. E. Adams
Mins Suphrenia Carrington
Travis School
St. Joseph’s
Stephen F. Austin
Legion Home
Yellow Second Sweets at the Eagle Printing Company
A short note describes yellow second sweets produced at the Eagle Printing Company, noting their availability or mention in an advertorial context.
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The
Eagle Printing Company
Local Folks Visit Homes and Attend Functions
Mrs C C Nash of Houston is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs RK Bh Balerstedt. Miss Marge ret Zuber and Percy Tardy went to Houston for the day. Mrs B H Harrison Sr visited Pasadena to see her son Matt Bethel and family. Miss Mary Louise Jones underwent an operation at Wilkerson Memorial Clinic. Fort Worth visitors with P Bruner family. Patey’s picture in Fort Worth Star Telegram. Various Bryan residents host and visit relatives with a funeral attendance noted for E Greisser. John E Rouse of Waco travels to Houston to meet Dick Rouse of New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Nash
Houston
Stedt
RK. BH. Balerstedt
P. A. Tardy
Margeret Zuber
Percy Tardy
B. H. Harrison Sr
Pasadena
Matt Bethel
Mary Louise Jones
Forrest Jones
Wilkerson Memorial Clinic
Ray G. Seaman
Patsy
Phyllis
Don
Fort Worth
P. W
Chatham
Washington Avenue
Lucian Sandifer
Evelyn
Bryan
Hart
Ruth Culp
Milano
Grady Terry
W. J. Head
Hawkins
Georgetown
E. Greisser
West 24Th Street
Charles Griesser
B. W. Farquhar
Port Arthur
J. C. Gerke
Austin
W. Bosse
Navanota
C. M
Dick Rouse
New Orleans
M. B. Easters
Kurten
Bryan Merchants
Farmere
Sallie Littleton
Susie Mae Littleton
Bremond
Reliance
Marriage Licenses Granted In Local Court
W A Griffin and Georgia Ford, Harry W Aldredge and Mildred Garvin, Wesley Richards and Edna Symna obtain marriage licenses in the local civil records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Griffin
Georgia Y. Ford
Harry W. Aldredge
Mildred Garvin
Wesley Richards
Edna Symna
Legion Plan to Boost Highway 6 Traffic and Events
The American Legion Earl Graham Post discussed promoting Highway No. 6 from Houston to Dallas and regaining traffic from No. 75. Delegates were named for Sun District Corsicana May 16 17 and Division in Nacogdoches May 30 21. Memorial Day ceremonies planned with Auxiliary.
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Houston
Dallas
Earl Graham Post
American Legion
Post
Auxilary
Navatota
Brenham
Caldwell
A. H. Spann
J. Willie Leigh Post
Navasota
The
Fair Board
Legionnaires
O. A. Ashworth
Junior Audubon Club Formed At Steele's Store
Students at Steele's Store school form a Junior Audubon club led by Miss Mattie Wallin with 35 members from all grades. Louise Varisco is president, Elenora Depuma vice president, Rena Perrone secretary, Joanna Perrone treasurer, RB. B. Wallin sergeant at arms, Myrtle Wallin reporter. United by bird conservation, the eagle becomes emblem. members receive Bird Lore subscription and national bird buttons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steele’s Store School
Audubon Club
Mattie Wallin
Louise Varisco
Elenora Depuma
Rena Perrone
Joanna Perrone
RB. B. Wallin
Atearms
Myrtle Wallin
O. T. Pollock
R. B. Hearne
Junior-Senior Banquet Honors Austin High Students
More than 150 students and faculty gathered Friday at the Knights of Columbus hall for the Austin High School junior senior banquet with a Spanish Centennial motif. Walter Holden Jr presided as toastmaster. Miss Helen Sosolik and Bill Moore spoke. A humorous debate on limburger cheese versus a hole in a doughnut sparked laughs as Jackie Nutter performed tap numbers and Noel Gayle led singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus Hall
Readers At Event List Participants In Local Gathering
Misses Elliott Benson and Lois Wilcox, W. H. Cook and Sam Gren shaw attended the event, with Carmichael, Miss Rucker and Mr. Cook absent. Also present were Miss Wesa Weddington, Mrs. A. E. Jones and Mrs. Thomas Lundin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott Benson
Lois Wilcox
W. H. Cook
Sam Grenshaw
Mr. Carmichael
Miss Rucker
Mr. Cook
Wesa Weddington
A. E. Jones
Thomas Lundin
Stover Joins Cherokee Troop Committee Of Boys Scouts
Gordon Stover, manager of K Walens and Lions Club member, named as committeeman for Cherokee Troop No. 4 of the Boy Scouts. Other members include J Coulter Smith chair, J D Benson secretary treasurer, Col Frank Anderson, J C Harrison, Jno M Lawrence Jr, Dr R M Searcy, and R H Bush. Troop lists 34 scouts, two over the allowed maximum, with Alfred J Stiles granting permission. J W Hall Jr named assistant Scoutmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Stover
K. Walens
Lions Club
Boy Scouts of America
J. Coulter Smith
J.D. Benson
Col
Frank Anderson
J. C. Harrison
Jno
Houston Area Council
Alfred J. Stiles
J. W. Hall, Jr
Departing Legion Auxiliary Leader Honored At Meet
At the American Legion Auxiliary meeting 66 members attended. President Mrs Patranella, who is leaving for Dallas, was honored as her resignation was accepted. Vice-president Miss Schovassa assumed the chair and Ed Martin presented a coffee table gift to the Patranellas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
John Patranella
Dallas
Patranella
Julia Schovassa
Auxiliary
Legion
Ed Martin
Brenham
Navasota
Caldwell
Must Have Proof Of Age For Old Age Pension Applicants
Brazos county investigator J E Gammon says applicants must provide positive age proof as federal matching funds hinge on verification. He lists certificates and records such as birth and marriage certificates, church baptism, school and employment records, military service, voting enrollment, and welfare records as acceptable proofs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Gammon
Brazos County
Texas Old Age Assistance Commission
Savings Bank
Fairfield Farmman Abe Chay ers Dies by Self Inflicted Shotgun
Abe Chay ers, 47, was found dead on his farm four miles south of Fairfield about 10:30 Monday morning. A shotgun discharge near the body caused a fatal head wound. A local coroner ruled death by own action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Abe Chayers
Big Lake Near Drying Up In May Drought
May 5 report from Big Lake notes the lake south of town is nearly dry with only a single hole remaining. Old residents recall the water once kept by cattle and trampled banks, suggesting the area had never dried in earlier days.
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Big Lake
Here
Unification Aims To Merge Major Methodist Churches
Delegates at the quadrennial conference in Columbus approve unification of the Methodist Episcopal Church United with the South and the Methodist Protestant church. The merger would create the world's largest Protestant body with over eight million Methodists. A key debate centers on creating a separate Negro jurisdiction to avoid racial integration, with Negro leaders and members weighing in. Five geographical jurisdictions would replace current regional divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Methodist Protestant Church
Methodist Church
Gains Shown in First Quarter Bio Firm Earnings
The Associated Press survey of first reporting corporations shows a 34.8 percent year over year rise in earnings for the initial quarter. Incomes improved across 190 reports versus 92 declines, with heavy industries and machinery, oil and rail equipment posting the sharpest gains up to 163.5 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
Seminars to Host Joint Banquet May 11 at Shisa Hall
The Science and Social Science Seminars plan a joint banquet at 6 20 p m in Shisa Hall banquet room on Monday May 11. Speaker will be Charles F Terrill vice president of Gulf States Utilities and member of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. Tickets available from Dean T D Brooks T F Mayo R L Hunt N F Rode F W Jensen W L Porter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shisa Hall
Charles F. Terrill
Gulf States Utilities
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Dean T. D. Brooks
T. F. Mayo
R. L. Hunt
N. F. Rode
F. W. Jensen
W. L. Porter
World’s Fair Band Benefit shown at Palace Theater
The Band Mothers Club presents the official sound motion picture of the Chicago World’s Fair at the Palace Theater in Bryan. The screening runs from 10 a.m. to closing time as a fundraiser for the Stephen F. Austin high school band, highlighting key exhibits and progress in a 90 minute view.
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Mothers’ Club
Stephen F. Austin
Bryan
Palace Theater
Enchanted Island
Byrd
Paris
Hall of Science
Black Forest
Llama Temple
Old Fort Dearborn
Brazos Singers Hold All Day Harvey Meeting
The Brazos County Singing Convention met all day at Harvey with over 1000 in attendance. Guests from Brazos Grimes Robertson Burleson Leon Limestone Walker Milam counties joined in gospel choruses and a noon dinner under the trees. Leaders L D Huffstater and W W Combs of Dallas assisted. Alta Taylor Bryan is president Johnny Stockton College Station vice president.
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Brazos County
Harvey
Brazos
Grimes
Robertson
Burleson
Leon
Limestone
Walker
Milam
L. D. Huffstatler
W. W. Combs
Dallas
Smetana
Alta Taylor
Bryan
Johnny Stockton
College Station
Negro 4-H Girls Meet Brings Extension Leader Talk
Miss Bess Edwards assistant state home demonstration agent spoke at the first annual State 4-H Club Girls Day for Negro club girls at the Central District Association Tabernacle. Seventy six girls from nine communities attended and a 4-H glee club contest was featured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bess Edwards
Texas A. and M. Extension Service
Central District Association Tabernacle
Laurelia M. Holden
Minnie Woiton
R. K. Fletcher
Miss Edwards
Griffin charged after drunken driving collision in Burleson
H. L. Griffin a Burleson county resident was arrested Saturday night on a charge of driving a car while intoxicated. His wife and child were in the car when it collided with a service car driven by M. E. Rawls. Mrs. Griffin suffered a slight injury. Charges were filed Monday in Justice A. J. Buchanan's court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Griffin
Burleson County
Griffin
M. E. Rawls
Justice A. J. Buchanan
Gulf Offers New Texas Road Map 14 to Motorists
Gulf stations nationwide begin offering the 1936 Texas road map number 14. The map details state highways and byways, principal cities, scenic attractions, and driving safety tips. Gulf notes it pioneered free road maps over 20 years ago and also offers state maps and guided tours via its Tourguide Bureau in Pittsburgh.
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Texas
Gulf
Pennsylvania
United States
Canada
Gulf Building
Pittsburgh
Episcopal Camp Dates For Summer Given
The Episcopal church camps at Camp Allen on Trinity Bay near Goose Creek run from early June to late August. Age groups and directors include Older boys 14-19 Rev Marmion June 9-22 adult conference Rev Jones June 25-July 4. Junior boys 10-13 Rev Goodrich July 7-20. Senior girls 14-19 Miss Giesecke July 24-August 14. Junior girls 10-18 Miss Buford August 17-30. Rev Wilson notes St Andrew's church may be represented in some conferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Church
Camp Allen
Trinity Bay
Goose Creek
L. A. Wilson
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Gresham Marmion
Columbus
Everett H. Jones
Waco
Louis Goodrich
Wharton
Lynette Giesecke
Diocesan Young People's Worker
Susie Buford
Houston
Wilson
St. Andrew’'s Church
Mary Hardin Homecoming Plans Set for May 23
Mary Hardin Baylor announces homecoming on May 23 with reunions planned by the classes of 1932 33 34 and 35 and extended gatherings for graduates from 1910 through 1915 on the campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hardin
Mary Mardin- Baylor
Robert S Grace Funeral Service Is Held Monday
Funeral service for Robert S Grace aged 51 was held Monday at McCulloch Dansby chapel. Pastor Dr Thomas Gordon Watts officiated with interment in the Grace family lot at Bryan City Cemetery. Surviving are his widow four sisters and a niece and nephew. Pallbearers listed with many honored mourners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert 5
Grace
East 28Th Street
McCulloch-Dansby Funergy Chapel
Thomas Gordon Watts
First Presbyterian Church
Bryan City
Robert S$. Grace
Bryan
Tom Grace
Robert S. Grace
Julius Barron
Ed Burnett
Essie A. Atkins
Beaumont
H. C. Maurer
Dallas
Cliff Martin
Guy Dansby
J.C. Williams
H. H. Newton
J. T. Maloney
Howard Todd
J. W. Black
Elon Stuart
A. A. Newcomb
H. Patterson
M. E. Davis
E. W. Crepshaw, Sr
John Reed
R. W. Nunn
Walter Hicks
C. C. Morgan
J. Tom Smith
J. B. Kelly
Mayon Ricks
Dan Moore
D. Paul Dansby
Jno
M. Barron
Charley Andrews
Irvin Barron
S. W. Buchanan
Daniel Russell
Green Buchanan
David Reid
Bryan People Attend PTEXCC Convention in Houston
D. L. Wilson of the Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce and Mrs. Lee J. Rountree county councillor and highway committee chair attended the tenth annual East Texas Chamber of Commerce convention in Houston. Wilson accompanied the Allen Military Academy band, the official ETEX band, while Rountree joined a Resolutions committee meeting Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Wilson
Bryan and Brazos
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Legion Auxiliary
Charles F, Terrill
Eagle Printing Co
S.F.A
GULP
Episcopal
Ptexcc
Palmer
Wubckly
Enemetech
Gobtech
Ryo
Alec
Star Blades
Dept
AX-2
Star Blade Division
Johnson Street
Brooklyn
GME
Chevrolet
Bryan Motor Company
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