Bryan Hosts Large Weekend Family Gatherings and Visits
A flurry of visits and family reunions filled Bryan as residents traveled from Dallas Port Arthur Houston and Mc Kinney. Notables include Dr and Mrs John W Black Mrs W A Scott and families with Mary Martha Black in Bertram, and A B Richie improving after a hip injury at Wilkerson Memorial Clinic. Local officials R W Dean and others attended federal court matters in Bryan and statewide trips continued through Mother's Day with relatives visiting colleges and homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Morgen
Bobby
Er Stine
Poper
Timpson
Per
Meret
Mary Mertha Black
Bertram
Mary Martha Is
H. L. Whitley
W. L. Good
Dallas
Studebaker
Morris Schulman
Bryan Amusement Company
Joe Pietzer
C. H. Hen
Joan
Hay
W. Cee
Currie
Houston
Tom Lowe
Bryangen
George Deaton
Howston
Deaton
Gerke
Fritz Plagens
Kurten
Gus Hartman
San Francisco
California
Hartman En
Bryan Sary
Fritz Wiese
Hartman
Brazos
Coun
R. H. Ballersted
Jay Bertram
Bonnie Bliss
Conroe
Sara Conn
Madisonville
Bryan
W. F. Gibbs
W. E. Darden
First Presbyterian Church
Waco
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Fred Welker
Charles E. Griffin
Freddie Jolly
Edge
A. B
Richie
Wilkerson Memorial Clinic
Emmett Lewis
San Antonio
Harder Charlies Todaro
E. E. Yeager
Lola
George Rhinehart
McKinney
Baylor Plans 90th Commencement May 23–27 1935
Invitations go to Bryan friends and ex students for Baylor University 90th annual commencement in Waco from May 23 to May 27 1935. The baccalaureate sermon will be May 26 at 11 a.m. by Rev John L Wharton of Longview. Mrs J M Dawson of Waco to deliver the commencement address May 27 at 10 a.m. Jubilee Class reunions 1885 1910 1915 1925 and 1930 set for May 25 at 4 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Baylor University
Waco
Pat Neff
Longview
J. M. Dawson
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Pioneer Wheelock Resident Dead Buried In Wheelock
Mrs. C. Killough a pioneer Wheelock resident died Sunday night at 9 20 and was buried Monday afternoon at 3 20 in Wheelock Cemetery. Born Johanna Wetterlieg in Helsingborg Sweden on August 26 1257 she lived in Wheelock 60 years. She and her husband raised 11 children 10 survive incl Miss Davie Killough Austin Mrs St Forrest Lott Mrs W D Pitts Houston Mrs Walter Leslie San Antonio and Mrs John Winter plus nine grandchildren and many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. ©. Killough
Wheelock
Erosion Meeting Likely As Residents Weigh June Trades Day
L Ferguson and County Judge Ferguson will attend the meeting along with residents and officials. L Maniloff outlined bright prospects for the upcoming Trades Day on June 3. The City Development committee said City Manager R G Williams, now in Vernon, would visit Julian Montgomery, state PWA engineer, in Fort Worth to learn details on his return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Wilson
Ferguson
L Maniloff
R. G. Williams
Vernon
Julian Montgomery
PWA
Fort Worth
Cotton Contest Winners At A M Plan Egypt Trip
Frank Bednarek Schulenburg William A Moseley Jr and Levis M Thompson Throckmorton were named 1935 cotton contest winners at Texas A and M College and will receive traveling fellowships for study of the cotton industry in the United States and abroad. They graduate in 1935 and join J S Mugford for a tour of the Southern cotton belt Washington D C and New York before sailing for overseas lands with uncertain foreign itinerary possibly Egypt. The trio led in examinations across all cotton subjects and the 1935 trip will be the fourth such tour from the college with past groups visiting Europe Japan Chosen and Manchukuo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Frank Bednarek
Schulenburg
William A. Moseley, Jr
Levis M. Thompson
Throckmorton
Texas A. & M. College
United States
J. S. Mugford
Washington
D. C
New York
Europe
Egypt
Japan
Chosen
Manchukuo
Change in Managers at Piggly Wiggly Store
Henry Harris left the Piggly Wiggly store to visit the Armstrong Packing plant in Fort Worth for about two weeks before serving as representative for the organization in this territory. Gordon Edge, formerly at the Victor Harris IGA, has assumed the Piggly Wiggly manager role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Harris
Fort Worth
Armstrong Packing Company
Gordon Edge
Victor Harris Iga
Davis Sets Civil Case Docket For May Term Court
Judge W C Davis set the May term civil docket with non jury work the first two weeks and criminal cases in weeks three and four. The May 17 jury docket opens with Lorea v Falco et al. Others include Thompson v Home Benefit Assn Brazos Co et al and many insurers and creditors in sequence through June 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
W. C. Davis
Joe Lorea
Chas. M. Falco
Louis B. Thompson
the Home Benefit Assn
Brazos County
M. Bonmeville
H. F. Wehrman
Parker-Astin How. Co
First National Bank of Temple
Texas
J. M. Saladimer
Howell & Company
Henry Odom
Lena M. Salvate
Old States Life Insurance Assn
National Mutual Benefit Association
Senior Play Delights Crowd With Mystery Comedy And Music
The senior play drew strong applause with a mix of mystery comedy and romance. Performers included Miss Imogene Nash and Harry Wayne Williams with piano by John Edge. Cast members and organizers are named. Senior Class day events and upcoming baccalaureate on May 19 and commencement May 24 are announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imogene Nash
Harry Wayne Williams
John Edge
Marjorie Earle Miller
Erma
Lewrie
Hall
Bryan men purchase barber shop from Metropolitan owners
R. H. Ballerstedt and J. R. Bullard, operators of the Metropolitan Barber Shop, have bought the College shop located in the basement of the YMCA building. Ballerstedt will run the College shop while Bullard manages the Bryan shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BRYAN
R. H. Ballerstedt
J. R. Bullard
Metropolitan
College
Mr. Ballerstedt
Mr. Bullard
Blank legal forms available at Eagle office
Blank notes mortgages farm scemo and other legal blanks can be obtained at the Eagle office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Office
Miss Hatfield Speaks At Harvey Club Meet
Miss Sadie Hatfield of the Texas A. & M. Extension Service spoke on Puerto Rico where she did special work. Mrs Alma Metcalfe demonstrated placing and cutting a slip by a foundation pattern at the Harvey club meeting. Afternoon games and refreshments followed. attendees included Misses Sadie Hatfield Leo Mills and Mesdames Alma Metcalfe N C Cole C L J W McCulloch J D Hypden and W B Reman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Hatfield
Texas A. & M. Extension Service
Puerto Rico
Alma Metcalfe
Harvey Club
Harvey School
Leo Mills
Mesdames Alma Metcalfe
N. C. Cole
St Josephs honors parents with seventh grade recital
Students of St Josephs School hosted a recital for parents on Friday. Mothers were served a simple breakfast by seventh grade pupils. Honor guests Rt Rev Monsignor J B Gleissner and Rev Timothy Valenta attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Students of St. Joseph’s
Monsignor
J. B. Gleissner
Timothy Valenta
Kurten School Ninth Grade Class To Attend S F A High
County superintendent Mrs. W. E. Neeley presented certificates to Kurten school ninth graders. Eight students will enroll at Stephen F. Austin high school in Bryan next year including Pearle Gerke and Lillian Lenz. The evening closed with two one act plays Silver Lining and My Double.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Gerke
Pauline Rahnert
Louise Restmeyer
Harold Sabo
Robert Schmidt
LeRoy Jones
Claude Brocksmith
W. E. Neeley
Kurten School
Stephen F. Austin High School
Bryan
Pearle Gerke
Eo Plagens
Lillian Lenz
Clara Seeman
Henrietta Kolodejcha
Hattie Holubec
Wear
Former Bryanite W J Neale Dies in Waco at 64
Waco reports the death of W J Neale 64 former president of the American and Texas Cotton Shippers associations. He suffered a heart attack and died Friday after moving to Waco in 1879 from Bryan. He headed the McFadden agency and served as director of the American Shippers Texas Power and Light and First National Bank. Funeral is set for Sunday at 3 p.m. He leaves a widow and three sons William F. Dallas William W. Galveston and Tom Bakersfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
W. J. Neale
American
Texas Cotton Shippers’ Associations
Neele
Bryan
G. H. Randle Cotton Company
McFadden Cotton Company
McFadden
Stolen chickens held at Brazos County jail
Some chickens recovered by city and county police are held at the Brazos County jail. Residents who lost fowls are invited to inspect the birds to determine ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Realtor M. H. James Named National Committee Man
M. H. James, president of the Houston Real Estate Board and brother of J. W. James of Bryan, has been named a national committee man for the National Association of Real Estate Boards. He will focus on taxation issues in his new role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. James
Houston Real Estate Board
J. W. James
Bryan
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Bryan Girl Hosts Guests at Texas State College Short Course
Miss Bess Lichte of Bryan will host about 2000 guests for a one day short course at Texas State College for Women Friday May 17. The home demonstration major will guide visitors around the campus and help manage the noon picnic with the Denton Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Bess Lichte
F. E. Lichte
Bryan
Texas State College For Women
Miss Lichte
Mmajor
Rehabilitation Conference Heads Legion Plan in Bryan
A state wide series on rehabilitation and child welfare will hold a Bryan conference Thursday night May 16 at 8 p m. The Legion home hosts the event with Bruce Stubblefield and national committee leaders, plus local officers and Auxiliary members. Legionnaires and eligible others are urged to attend for service and information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
State Department of the American Legion
Legion
Bruce Stubblefield
National Rehabilitation Committee
Ralph C. Risch
National Child Welfare Committee
Auxiliary
Fred E. Young
W. S. Goode
Enrollment for Bible School at 18th Street Baptist
Saturday June 15 marks enrollment day for Vacation Bible School at First Baptist Church. Classes run two weeks from June 17 with no Saturday sessions. Commencement is Friday evening June 28 open to parents and the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Second Annual Texas School Administration Conference Planned
Plans for the second annual Texas School Administration Conference at Texas A and M College June 10 through 13 are underway. Dean T. D. Brooks says the event gathers city school superintendents and public school leaders to discuss tax support for education, social security, census, and insurance issues with participation from B. B. Anderson and other educators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas School Administration
Texas A. & M. College
T. D. Brooks
Texas
B. B. Anderson
L. P. Gabbard
Division of Farm and Ranch Economics
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Supt. N. S. Helland
Breckenridge
John Olson
State Department of Public Instruction
B. B. Cobb
Fort Worth
Texas State Teachers Association
W. Z. Rogers
Lamesa
Bonner Frizzell
Palestine
City Commission Votes To Light Playground Ball Field In Park
City commissioners at the regular meeting discussed Roosevelt public works projects including street oil treatment and light line extensions. They approved a plan to install lights at Sue Haswell Memorial park playground field for night play and debated a tax on marble machines pending legislative action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Public Works
C. S. Johnson
Tyler Haswell
Sue Haswell Memorial Park
F. L. Henderson
Wilson Bradley
RK. G. Williams
Bryan
Texas Municipal Utilities League
Vernon
N. A. Stewart
Twelve Amendments Proposed for Texas Voters This Year
The Texas legislature adjourns as 12 amendments from more than forty proposed constitutional changes reach voters. Proposals include old age and teachers pensions, free texts for parochial schools, repeal of prohibition, state liquor supervision, smaller county legislatures, higher official salaries, governor pardoning limits, emergency sessions for amendments, ending county fee systems, state employee insurance, and admitting the insane to state hospitals without trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
State Parole and Pardon Board
Funeral Service Held Saturday for T M Elliott
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon from the north bound Southern Pacific Sunbeam for T. M. Elliott 46 who died Friday in a Houston hospital. Burial followed at Wheelock cemetery with survivors including his widow, one daughter Joe Thomas Elliott of Houston, two sisters Mrs Farrow of Mexia and Mrs Little of Longview, and four brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific Sunbeam
T. M. Elliott
Houston
Elliott
Jackson Street
McCulloch-Dansby
Wheelock Cemetery
Frank Cheavens
Baptist Church
Wheelock
Franklin
Joe Thomas Elliott
B. Farrow
Mexia
A. Little
Longview
R. R. Elliott
Normangee
FE. M. Elliott
James Elliott
Cannery to Open for Beans and Local Farm Crops
The Bryan cannery will begin operations within days to process beans from relief farms and other county vegetables on toll basis. Producers receive 60 percent of the product, 40 percent to relief for distribution. The operation will expand with the corn harvest and more shifts as labor and cans are supplied. An allotment of 13 447 dollars from the Texas relief commission funds the effort with emphasis on employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Cannery
J. L. Brock
Relief Organization
Texas Relief Commission
Mrs Buchanan Speaks on The Christian Mother at Allen
Mrs A J Buchanan addressed Allen Academy cadets on The Christian Mother and Her Influence during the Mother's Day program at the Allen Y M C A. She urged enduring Christian influence as a life duty while noting the role of mothers in the program. Several mothers participated, with readings, singing, invocation, and benediction by Allen faculty and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Buchanan
Allen Academy
Allen Y. M. C. A
J. H. Allen
C. E. Cole
N. B. Allen
J. N. Moseley
L. Traylor
E. P. Christensen
Allen
Court Convened By Judge Davis for Six Week Term
Judge W. C. Davis convened the May term of district court for six weeks. The first week focuses on non-jury work, then civil docket Tuesday, with criminal work in weeks three and four. Grand jury with W. R. Allen and Roy Robertace, all Bryan residents, began sessions. several liquor law violations prominent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
W. C. Davis
District Court
W. R. Allen
Roy Robertace
Steeles Store
C. E. Seeley
Millican
C. F. Goen
Harvey
Adolph Qoperstein
Kurten
John Rychlick
Edge
Will Presnal
Tabor
Charles Merka
Smetana
John Patronella
Willis Edge
W. B. Harris
R. W. Francis
W. F. Gibbs
Bryan
W. P. Trant
Door Baliff
Offa Williams
Horace Reed
D. D. Jolley
O. M. Murphy
Henry Koontz
Henry Kurten
H. P. Franklin
Frank Kre
W. N. Colson
College Station
Frank South
Grand Jury
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L. L Webb
Jeanette
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Bryer
R. A. Allen
Cadet Allen
Alien Military Academy
E. M. Bryant
Fiffle
Don Martin's
McCleary
Louise Peters
Emma Isbell
Iola
George Pletzer
Bettie Ann
George Jr
Pletzer
Joe Pletzer
John E. Blair
Raymond Buchanan
W. H. Buchanan
Karten
Baylor
A-M Plan
Josephine Price
Feme Sole
M. E. Lott
Texas & New Orleans R. R. Co
Abe Chanowsky
Sam Nuche, Jr
Texas Reserve Life Insurance Co
Chas. Falco
la Salle Life Insurance Co
M. C. Cobb
Blake Jamerson
Delia Salvate
Mutual Family Insurance Awn
Bankers Life & Loan Assn
Mutual Family Insurance Assn
Sam Nuche Jr
Sammel J
Alma Kerr Sims
Jno. E. Astin
L. R. Harrison
Curtis Vvipson
Curtis Vinson
Southwestern Greyhound Lines, Inc
Tony Otten
M. Mirabella
Ernest Sample
Clas
First Methodist
Miss Hatfield
Carl
Ransome Cole
Mr. Neale
J. N. Cole
Carl, Ransome
Nellie Cole
Cole
CIA
Legion Heads
J. A. Sandie and
Miss Ellen Car
Ter
Paul Wilson
Bessie Fuhlberg
Hillcrest
Baker Avenue
Travis School
Board of Equilization
A. D. Jackson
Buchanan
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