Dates Set for 28th Annual Farmers Short Course
The 28th annual Farmers Short Course at Texas A and M College will run August 16 to 19, four days instead of five. Roy W. Snyder, Extension Service supervisor, chairs the General Short Course committee. Committees named for technical, administrative, and program and entertainment duties will organize educational features, accommodations, and activities for attendees from across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. K. Thornton Jr
F. R. Eudaly
Civil Docket Is Fixed By Davis For May Court
The May term civil docket was set Tuesday morning by Judge W. C. Davis. Non jury cases occupy weeks two and six with criminal cases in weeks three and four. Readouts list cases for weeks two five and six with specific parties and dates through June 16.
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Davis
W. C. Davis
Denton Vocational Guidance Day Invites Texas Seniors
High school seniors across Texas are invited to Denton on May 15 as guests of Texas State College for Women and North Texas State Teachers College for a Vocational Guidance Day. Students will register in the morning, tour departments, and discuss future occupations. An 11 15 program by music physical education and speech students precedes luncheon and campus visits to the Teachers College in the afternoon.
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Denton
Texas
Texas State College For Women
North Texas State Teachers College
Teachers College
Kurten 4-H Club outlines June committees and urged action
Brazos County Boys' and Girls' Club notes at Kurten 4-H meeting discuss record keeping crop work fertilizer use and attendance. Otto Loekstedt appointed committees for June including Marie Leonard Sabo Raymond Nickey J T Cloud Don Lloyd Alfred Conrad Herbert Wilson. District 11 reports show Burleson leading with 1200 work sheets Fort Bend 1000 Brazos 835. The plan invites all county farmers to join to boost local agriculture.
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Kurten
Otto Loekstedt
Marie
Leonard Sabo
Raymond Nickey
J. T. Cloud
Don Lloyd
Alfred Conrad
Herbert Wilson
4-H Club News and Farm Notes From Kurten Meeting
County Agent C L Benson distributed 20 spring rat traps to 10 4-H boys at the Kurten gathering with a June deadline for biggest rat report. Joe Berlango of Leonard 4-H offers progress notes, while Cliff Lopez set a 1925 county record for a trip to Chicago. A soil erosion demo on the Graham farm near College features terraces and strip cropping. The column urges farm work and notes Bermuda patches being cleared in the dry spell.
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C. L. Benson
Kurten
Joe Berlango
Leonard
Cliff Lopez
Chicago
Bermuda
Jimmie Cahill
Smetana
Graham
College
Last Call for Supper Time for Conservation Work Sheets
Announcement warns that submission for Agricultural Conservation program work sheets closes Saturday this week. The notice notes ongoing deadlines and urges participants to complete and return forms promptly.
Reliance Community Notes Mixed With Social Visits
Reliance residents reported weather delays but planned events. Several families visited relatives in Bryan Buckholts Wellborn and Bryan area. The Intermediate B T U staged a Mother’s Day program and many local families enjoyed weekend trips and social gatherings.
Auto thief identified as Harvey Short from Ilouston
Sheriff says detainee calling himself James Asher is Harvey Short of Ilouston. Short had just been released from a two year state prison term for auto theft convicted at Tyler in April. He is jailed on a charge of stealing Horace Jones’s car Tuesday afternoon and wrecking it afterward.
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Roy Nunn
James Asher
Horace Jones
Harvey Short
Ilouston
Short
Tyler
Mother's Day Activities and Local Gatherings
A large crowd attended the Mother's Day program at the church last Sunday and many enjoyed Mother's Day by the river. A Mother's Day dinner was served at the home of Mr and Mrs Chas Payne with numerous relatives present including the Moores Rosiers Rumfields and Griffins. Nearby residents express a need for rain as crops begin harvest. Reverend C B Thompson to preach next Sunday night and the community plans food and singing.
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Reliance Club
Wellborn
Sam Bullock
Alta
Britton Risinger
A. M. Hartsfield
Fuller
Bryan
J. C. Merka
Merka
W. J. Riley
Buckholts
C. C. Lawless
Berry Risinger
Elmer Bullock
Billie Risinger
B.T.U
T. L. Berdine
Jim Riley
Reliance
C. R. Saxon
W. N. Morgan
C. N. Shealy
Herold Shealy
Inez James
Esther Mordy
Chas. Payne
Grandma. Moore
Claude Moore
Elbert Moore
Floyd Moore
E. J. Payne
Roy Lewis
Mike Rosier
Houston
Ira Rumfield
Tabor
I. L. Yancy
Rosa Anna Rosier
Herbert Little
Brazos Valley
J. T. Griffin
Chas. E. Griffin
C. B. Thompson
R. B. Sweet
C Men Methods Aid Texas Highway Safety Enforcement
Texas highway safety improves as the railroad commission uses C Men style checks. Wal ton D. Hood reports that inspectors verify truck logs and hours driven, compare payrolls, and pursue company violations. Since Sept 1 last year, nearly $20,000 in fines across 175 cases, with one dismissal.
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Austin
Texas
Motor Transportation Division
The
Railroad Commission
Walton D. Hood
Commission
Hood
Drunken Driving Arrests Reported in Madison County
County officers jailed Cleve Smith on Sunday for drunken driving on Sandy Point road. On Saturday night, Hugh H. McMahan was also arrested for the same offense. R. E. Gustine, accompanying McMahan, was fined in justice court for drunkenness. All parties are from Madison county.
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Cleve Smith
Sandy Point
Hugh H. McMahan
R. E. Gustine
McMahan
Justice Court
Madison County
Texas Schools Seek U S Grants to Clear Hazards
Public Works Administration reports 94 applications from Texas schools for loans totaling 175,753 and grants of 3,767,054 to alleviate hazardous conditions. Projects total 8,364,177. Senator Schwellenbach introduced a resolution to release PWA funds nationwide after the New London Texas school explosion.
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Washington
Public Works Administration
Senate
Texas
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Wash
Schwellenbach
PWA
United States
New London
Texas Youth Administration Policy Continues Under Kellam
May 11 Austin national youth programs will persist as before. J C Kellam, named state director in Washington, states the Texas plan will maintain the educational work project program and job placement efforts that provided part time work to about 30 000 Texas youths during the previous two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
J. C. Kellam
National Youth Adminstation
Washington
Texas
Kellam
Kellam Named Acting NYA Director After Johnson Resigns
Mr. Kellam was appointed acting director of the NYA on March 1 after Lyndon Johnson resigned to run for Congress. Kellam had served as assistant director under Johnson since October 1, 1935, as conditions shift and new fields open up.
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Mr. Kellam
NYA
Lyndon Johnson
Congress
Johnson
College Girls Give Recital At TSCW Denton
Misses Josephine Dunn and Alice Secates of College Station were presented in formal recitals at Texas State College for Women in Denton. Dunn gave a senior voice recital on May 7, and Secates a senior organ recital on May 2. Dunn is a voice major studying under Stella Owsley. Secates is an organ pupil of Carl Wiesemann and the daughter of Mr and Mrs Dan Scoates.
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Denton
Josephine Dunn
Alice Secates
College Station
Texas State College For Women
Miss Dunn
Miss Secoates
R. J. Dunn
Stella Owsley
Carl Wiesemann
Scoates
Dan Scoates
40 257 Civilian Conservation Corps Enrollees in Eighth Corps Area
Fort Sam Houston reports the Civilian Conservation Corps strength in the Eighth Corps Area at 40,257 enrollees as of April 30. The breakdown lists 32,244 white juniors, 2,750 colored juniors, 2,331 white local experienced men, 167 colored local experienced men, 2,275 white veterans, 488 colored veterans and two artists.
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Fort Sam Houston
Civilian Conservation Corps
Eighth Corps
Texas newspaper man succumbs in Houston
W. F. Bookman, 67, former state news editor of The Post, died at St. Joseph's infirmary in Houston Monday night. For several years he had re-
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W. F. Bookman
The
Post
St. Joseph’s Infirmary
Houston
Local Journalist Ties Lincoln County to Texas Daily Papers
The obituary notes a longtime journalist tied to Madisonville and once publisher of a Texas City newspaper. Survivors include two sons Bryan Bookman of the Houston Chronicle and Cass Bookman of Beaumont and a daughter.
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Madisonville
Texas City
Post
Texas
Bryan Bookman
Houston Chronicle
Cass Bookman
Beaumont
Gable Accuser Sentenced in Mail Fraud Case
Mrs Violet Wells Norton of Los Angeles was sentenced to one year in jail after conviction for mail fraud arising from her claim that film star Clark Gable fathered her illegitimate child. The May 11 ruling followed her accusation against the actor.
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Los Angeles
Violet Wells Norton
Clark Gable
Bank Robbery in Big Sandy by Three Men
Big Sandy on May 11 reports three men robbed the local bank Monday, taking an estimated $2500 to $3000. No further details on suspects or method provided.
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BIG Sandy Bank
Big Sandy
Citizens Summoned for Petit Jury in Brazos County
Freeholders summoned for the second week of the May term of district court must report Monday at 9 30. Names listed include E E Allen Jno M Ross J W Dominek J A Higgins Howard Berry S G Bailey W J Bariskie Guy F Boyett George Bren Lee Burley Frank L Cash W H Bullock J E Cook F C Herling Louis Holubec E M Seeman Jno Barnes Ed Curik Roy Elliott Emmett Holland J L Burt Joe Church Hugo Dobrovolny C A Allen E J Blazek Stiney Boriskie J A Boriskie J R Bullard R C Dabney Lee Demottier Frank Fickey O E Hall T H Haltom R L Hearn E H Heatlet P H Hensarling.
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Brazos County
District Court
E. E. Allen
Jno
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M. Bonneville
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Lee Sausley
Sam Sausley
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C. L. Eden
Gainer
Tom Hanns
Let National Bank of Bryan
Chas. Marino
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Louis A. Kogarek
Sylvester Abbott
Halsell Motor Co
J. G. Minkert
Admi
Jas. Hall
Luther Hall
John M. Lawrence, Jr
Philip Centanni
John G. Smith
W. W. Grif
Edward Clark
W. R. Boswell
Federal Underwriters Exchange
W. R. Sutton
Andrew Frank Cox
Jeff Hefley
Robert A. Jaster
Joe Kroleyk
V. V. Mercer
Yodora
Brazos County Boys’ and Girls’ Club Department
Kurten Club
Club Boy’s
Teas State
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Batiste
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U. S
Weer
Ock ET
McKesson & Rorsins, Inc
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