ROTC Graduates Mark Reserve Day at Texas A&M
At Texas A&M College a record 200 plus graduating ROTC students were honored Sunday with the Reserve Day luncheon. Speeches by Col C L Mitchell and Lt Col James J O Brien praised reserve officer service and the RCA Texas Department reported over 2300 members. After the luncheon the graduates met with regular army instructors by branch.
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College Station
Texas A. & M. College
R.O.T.C
Ofexas
Reserve Air Corps
Organized Reserve Corps
Col
C. L. Mitchell
Fort Sam Houston
90Th Division
Texas A. & M
Sons of Texas
Texas
E. J. Howell
Texas Department
RCA
Jeff Barnette
Houston
Barnette
Houston Post
Dean F. C. Bolton
Signal Corps
Converse R. Lewis
College
Frank G. Anderson
James J. O’brien
St. Edwards University
Austin
State Department
L. E. Lee
Texas Sets Pace In Wildlife Extension Work
The Texas Extension Service under H. H. Williamson leads national wildlife extension efforts. R. E. Callender is named full time extension specialist in wildlife conservation as Game Preserve Demonstrations gain attention from landowners and sportsmen. The Natural History Society hosts Williamson and Callender on Wednesday night, May 19, with more talks planned for next year including Dr. Harold C. Bryant on Big Bend National Park and Victor Schoffelmay er on travel to Mexico or Russia. Public invited to hear both speakers at the Animal Industries building lecture room.
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Texas Extension Service
H. H. Willamson
R. E. Callender
Conservaton
America
Texas
Natural History Society
Williamson
Callender
Ross Sherwood
Harold C. Bryant
National Park Service
Big Bend National Park
Victor Schoffelmayer
Dallas News
Mexico
Russia
Prospect
Animal Industries Building
Major Miller Transferred from Allen to Hawaii
Bryan friends learn with regret that Major and Mrs C R Miller who have lived in Bryan for years while Major Miller served at Allen Academy will be leaving. Army orders from Washington state Major C Miller Infantry stationed at Bryan Texas has been transferred to the Hawaiian department.
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Bryan
C. R. Miller
Miller
Allen Academy
Boon
Washington
C. Miller
Infantry
Texas
Growth in Stephen F. Austin High attendance prompts expansion
The first grade pupils from East Side and West Side schools now graduate as seniors at Stephen F. Austin High. The 1926 starter class grew to 64 students, while this year's senior class reaches 126, signaling continued growth and the need for expanded facilities and better equipment.
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East Side
West Side
Stephen F. Austin High
Smith elected Bryan Lions president in years meeting
J Coulter Smith, a charter member and former vice president, was elected president for the ensuing year at Bryan Lions. S M Brown retires. R A Booth re elected secretary. first vice president E J Howell, second L L Pistole, third Bill Wimberley. Dillingham re elected, Paulson named to replace Goldsmith. Crenshaw and Wimberley re elected. two new members Noah Dansby and O E Teague join. Joint meeting with American Legion next Tuesday noon with Harry Colmery addressing.
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J. Coulter Smith
Bryan Lions
Tuesday Moon
S. M. Brown
R. A. Booth
E. J. Howell
L. L. Pistole
Bill Wimberley
J. C. Goldsmith
H. C. Dil
Harry Colmery
M. M. Erskine
American Legion
Bryan Lions Plan Meeting And Committee Actions
The Bryan Lions agreed to a joint meeting. Betty Ann McCartney entertained with ballet and was accompanied by her mother Mrs M E McCartney at the piano. Attendance winner was J Coulter Smith. Uniforms for club softball players will be purchased this week. A committee of Dr B Slaughter Dr W Paulson and Earl Tatum was appointed to place a sign at the bleachers noting the Lions erected the stands for fans.
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Lions
Betty Ann McCartney
M. E. McCartney
J. Coulter Smith
Marshall Bulock
B. Slaughter
W. E. Paulson
Earl Tatum
Bryan Lions
Boy Leads Winning Dallas Technical High ROTC Cadets
Lieut. Col. Kenneth Stallings, top ROTC officer at Dallas Technical High School, led the cadets to win the annual ROTC cup for the seven Dallas and Highland Park schools. Forest Avenue placed second and Sunset third. Stallings is the grandson of Mrs. W. J. Stallings and has vacationed at her Tabor-area farm.
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Kenneth Stallings
R.O.T.C
of Technical High School
Dallas
Highland Park
Dallas News
Technical
Forest Avenue
Sunset
W. J0. Stallings
Tabor
Oats Harvest Begins Near Olney
Harvesting oats has started near Olney with the binder cutting on two farms. Forecasts project a fair yield of 20 to 50 bushels per acre in local areas.
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Olney
Bryan Boy Elected Head of Nederland Industrial Education
Bryan Boy, a Texas A and M student and son of J. H. Morehead, has been elected head of the industrial education department at Nederland High School for the next school year. He will graduate from A and M this year, completing his work in the department.
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Bryan Boy
A&m
Nederland
John H. Morehead
Bryan
A. An M. College
J. H. Morehead
State winner Miss Virginia Bosque wins dress contest
Miss Virginia Bosque daughter of Mr and Mrs R F Bosque a sophomore at Stephen F Austin High School Bryan won first place in the tailored dress contest at the State Homemaking Rally in Fort Worth where hundreds of girls from across the state competed.
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Virginia Bosque
Stephen F. Austin High School
Bryan
Fort Worth
SFA Home Ec Girls Yearbook Lauded for State Rally Honors
Miss Winnie Harris of Stephen F. Austin High School led Bryan students whose yearbook earned multiple state honors at the Homemaking Rally. Virginia Bosque won first in tailored dresses, Olive Ruth Hensarling elected state secretary, and the state department requested eight division photos and ten activity snapshots for the state yearbook.
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Winnie Harris
Stephen F. Austin High School
State Department
Bryan
Virginia Bosque
Olive Ruth Hensarling
Miss Hill Heads BPWC Convention Arrangements
Miss Kate Adele Hill of College Station heads the mechanics committee for the BPWC state meeting in El Paso June 3 4 5 with Hilton as headquarters Dr Nina Fay Calhoun of Dallas chairs credentials Judge Sarah Hughes of Dallas speaks on Progress in the Legal Status of Women and Miss Grace Fitzgerald of Sherman state president on Looking Forward
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Kate Adele Hill
College Station
el Paso
Hilton Hotel
Nina Fay Calhoun
Dallas
Sarah Hughes
Grace Fitzgerald
Sherman
Humble Oil Declares New Quarterly Dividend
The Humble Oil and Refining company board declares a 3742 cent per share quarterly dividend payable July 1 to stockholders of record at 3 p.m. June 1.
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Houston
Humble Oil & Refining Company
Pasture Rotation Boosts Returns with Alternate Grazing
County Agent Combs reports on alternate grazing where 45 head of cattle grazed on five acres then moved to six acres to recover pasture. The pasture received 200 pounds per acre of super phosphate last fall. Brazos farmers received TVA super phosphate for pasture improvement and legumes, aiming for outstanding results.
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Joe Combs
Jefferson County
Extension Service
TVA
Combs
Jefferson
Glenview Dairy Improves Pasture on Highway 21 West
Glenview Dairy works on pasture improvement along Highway 21 West. Workers mow weeds and briars to allow nutritious grasses to form a full sod. The project aims to clear ground cover that blocks grass growth.
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Glenview Dairy
Highway 21
Livestock Association Plans Pasture Tour in Brazos County
The Livestock association meets Thursday night to discuss a tour of improved pastures in Brazos county. Members are urged to attend and offer suggestions on timing for the field tour.
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the Livestock Association
Brazos County
Rise and fall of Goforth community in Hays County
W H Darrow, now chief of the regional contact section at AAA Washington, D C, described on Farm and Home hour how Goforth, once a prosperous Texas community in Hays County sustained by fertile soil, was ruined by soil erosion and is now dilapidated and abandoned.
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W. H. Darrow
Extension Service
Division of Information
AAA
Washington, D. C
Goforth
Hays County
Texas
Brazos County Farmers Submit 923 Work Sheets on Cotton Acreage
Some 923 work sheets have been submitted by Brazos county farmers, about a 10 percent rise from last year. Acreage planted to cotton will be clearer after land is checked using an aerial map stored in the county agent's office. The agricultural conservation program may provide each cooperating farmer a farm blue print in the future to aid year to year planning. Brabham and iron peas suit sandy soils. inoculation of legumes is advised with one or two check rows to test inoculation value.
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Brazos County
Madison County Farms Plant 2000 Acres of Black-eyed Peas
Madison County farmers plant 2000 acres of black-eyed peas for commercial use this year in addition to peas grown under the agricultural conservation program. These peas cannot be sold commercially, and the farm plan includes continued production for conservation compliance.
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Madison County
Group Meeting of Demonstration Agents in Washington Grimes Brazos
A group meeting of Home Demonstration Agents from Washington Grimes and Brazos Counties along with Council Chairmen Sponsors Committees 4 H sponsors and girl club leaders will discuss sponsor agent club relations and best methods to develop demonstrators and use them to influence cooperators. The session starts 10 a m and runs into early afternoon with Miss Onah Jacks in charge.
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Washington
Grimes
Brazos
Onah Jacks
State Girls’ Club
Mabel McDonald Leads County 4-H Bedroom Demo
Mabel McDonald, bedroom demonstrator for the Kings Highway 4-H Girls Club, topped seven county demonstrators with a refined bedroom makeover. The project included ivory refinished furniture, sanded and varnished floor, ivory enamel woodwork, and coordinated centers for study bathing clothes storage and bed. The county judging occurs in late June with the State contest on July 1.
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Mabel McDonald
Kings Highway 4-H Girls Club
Home Demonstration Council Saturday meeting set
The Brazos County Home Demonstration Council will hold its regular meeting Saturday at 2 30 p m in the Council room of Bryan City Hall.
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Brazos County Home Demonstration Council
City Hall
Bryan
Short Course Delegates To Be Selected
The short course committee of the Brazos county home demonstration council will select three delegates to represent Brazos county at the Farmers Short Course to be held in August. A delegate has been selected from Brazos county for the event.
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Brazos County
County clubs report delegates to state Short Course
The text describes three council appointees composing a committee and requires three delegates from each county to be selected by May 20. Delegates must be named and sent to the Short Course committee at College Station.
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College Station
A. and M Club Banquet and Play Evening
Ex 4-H boys of Texas hosted a May 15 banquet and play at Maggie Parker hall for fifteen members and fifteen Brazos County 4-H girls. L. L. Johnson led the games. guests included Mr. and Mrs. Barnes and Holmgreen, Roy Snyder, and Velma Erisman. Club members voted to repeat the social next term and chose Barnes and Holmereen as joint sponsors.
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A. & M. Club
Texas
Maggie Parker
Brazos County
L. L. Johnson
College Club
G. W. Barnes
E. N. Holmgreen
Roy Snyder
Velma Erisman
Barnes
Holmereen
Telegram issues 64 page feature on city hospital and schools
The Temple Daily Telegram edited by W. R. Humphreys published a 64 page issue on Wednesday May 12 focusing on city hospital and school facilities. The edition was well written illustrated and carried extensive advertising and drew favorable comment from the state newspaper community.
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Temple Daily Telegram
W. R. Humphreys
Telegram
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ROTC
U.S
Maj. Miller
Allen
Hawaii
S.F.A. High
Lata
Hne
SFA
Miss Hill
Brazos County Boys’ and Girls’ Club Department
Brazos Varisco
Darrow
Yodora
Home Demonstration Council
Boys
Bryan Junk & Supply CO
Sam Scardino
Mgr
North Main Street
Surance Agency
Parker and
Dodson
Agency
Parker Bidg
Parker-Astin Howe. CO
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