Danish Prison Reform Seminar Highlights Texas Links
The Science and Social Science Seminars banquet heard Dr. F. E. Giesecke discuss prisons and reform with focus on Texas. He outlined Denmark's system, classification, and shorter average terms, noting cross country lessons for Texas and the need for uniform laws. He described a multinational study trip and a push for a Texas prison commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mess Hall
F. E. Giececke
Engineering Experiment Station
Texas
Engineering Department
Giesecke
Texas Prison Board
France
England
Denmark
Switzerland
Germany
Austria
Cracho-Slovakia
Alabama
Florida
North Carolina
Virginia
District of Columbia
Maryland
New Jersey
New York
Michigan
Ke Nis
Minnesota
Kansas
Oklahoma
United States
J. Giesecke
Brazos Grand Jury Returns Twenty True Bills
Brazos county grand jury chaired by foreman C. C. Morgan returned twenty true bills eleven felonies and nine misdemeanors on Thursday afternoon. District Judge W. C. Davis discharged the panel after praise for its work and noted the coming criminal docket. Indictments include thefts of chickens autos forged checks and burglary linked to local cases in Bryan Hearne and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Grand Jury
C. C. Morgan
W. C. Davis
Sheriff’s Department
Davis
Andrew McDonald
Seth Holmes
Oscar Moseley
Paul Cane
Guy Dansby
Ben Powers
Dewey Carnes
Otis DeHart
Harold White
Z. M. Eden
Prison systems abroad and humane treatment discussed
The article surveys European prison systems noting Switzerland runs a profitable, self supporting system and England uses a centralized model for efficient prisoner classification. Dr Giesecke urges humane treatment, comparing Texas and New York conditions, with discussions at a banquet where seminar presidents outline plans for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
England
Europé
Europe
United States
Giesecke
Texas
New York
F.L. Thomas
S.S. Morvan
F. L.thomas
Wuther Jones
A. Burt
Ficcinins
Medals Awarded Scouts of Bryan As Knot Makers
Following a Bryan Boy Scouts meeting at the Scout house, R. W. Downard praised the movement and urged daily scout ideals. George Barnes Jr. won first in the knot tying contest with a gold medal, while Walter Lee Porter took second with silver and Ben Delamatet earned bronze.
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Bryan
Scout House
R. W. Downard
George Barnes Jr
Walter Lee Porter
Ben Delamatet
Griesser Child Shines In First Grade Clinic
Griesser daughter of Mr and Mrs Chas Griesser was the only child found 100 percent physically perfect among over 50 examined at a Friday clinic for Bryan first graders. Par ent-Teacher Association arranged the event with physicians and dentists. no serious defects were found, but dental, throat, and vision issues were noted and urged for treatment before school starts.
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Little Dell Griesser
Chas. Griesser
Court House
Whays
Bryan
E. N. Holmgreen
J. E. Covey
Gtpe
Parent-Teacher
Brian
Theiraisy
A M Engineering Heads at T L M Convention
Prof. E W Steele head of sanitary engineering at A and M College attends the eighteenth annual Texas League of Municipalities convention in Austin and presents a paper on teaching city management to young engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Steele
A. and M. College
Austin
Texas League of Municipalities
Steele
Marshall Back From Conference
Rev R S Marshall returns from the Dallas quadrennial Methodist Episcopal Church South conference praising the autonomous church moves in Mexico Brazil and Korea and noting the floor debates as evidence of strong intellectual leadership. He highlights Josephus Daniels as a leading layman attendee.
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Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Dallas
Church
R. S. Marshall
Mexico
Brazil
Korea
Marshall
Josephus Daniels
Navy
Rev. Marshall
Masonic Club Hosts Country Club Party at A M College
About 100 members and friends from Masons Eastern Stars Rainbow Girls and DeMolays gathered Friday at the Bryan Country Club. The event featured four bridge tables and two tables of 12 with dancing to music by the A M Cannoneers. Chaperones included Mr and Mrs F E Lichte and others. P L Tracy, Masonry Club president, led arrangements assisted by J C Howard Sam Reynolds A Cuthrell and Mrs J L Wyright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Club
A. & M. College
Bryan Country Cluir
A. & M. Cannoneers
Cotton Classer Training Course Runs to July 12
May 22 College Station A special training course for experienced cotton buyers to prepare for the Federal classer license will run through July 12 at Texas A&M University. Led by Prof. J B Bagley the program offers instruction from two licensed classers and can lead to the Federal exam in Houston or College Station. Living accommodations on campus are available during the summer session starting June 3 with fees required for the course and exam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
A. & M. College of Texas
J. B. Bagley
Texas Cotton Cooperative Association
Bagley
J. G. Powers
Textile Engineering Department
C. L. Baker Jr
Steep Hollow Cemetery Association Plans Annual Meeting
The Steep Hollow Cemetery Association announces its annual meeting will be held at Steep Hollow church on Sunday June 25 with a regular program and all day sessions. It urges all former residents of the old Steep Hollow community to attend and notes further announcements will appear in newspapers.
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The
Steep Hollow Cemetery
Rev Day Returns From Southern Baptist Convention
Rev R E Day pastor of the First Baptist church returns from New Orleans where he attended the Southern Baptist convention this week and reports a profitable well attended gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Day
The
Southern Baptist Convention
R. E. ‘Day
First ‘Baptist Church
New Orleans
Smetana Women Win Firsts in Home Contests
Brazos county women earned top honors in the home improvement contest sponsored by Miss Lucy Givens. Mrs. P. R. Keith won county Class No. 1 with a $30.95 exertion, and Mrs. Hugo Debrovelny won Class No. 2 with $56.64 spent. Honorable mentions went to Mrs. E. A. Seaman Miss Mary Hobart and Miss Essie Shealey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Darrow
S. H. Bartz
Brazos County
Lucy Givens
P. R. Keith
Smetana
Keith
Hugo Debrovelyn
Essie Shealey
Reliance
Fattening Sugar Claim From Food Distribution
Dr Charles Hickerty of New York, former president of the American Chemical Society, is cited by Food Distribution as declaring that soluble sugar passes through the body unchanged. The so called new sugar, produced from cotton, would let a person eat sweets without gaining fat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hickerty
New York
Amperican Chemical Society
Cleota Bullock Rates 100 Percent In PTA Roundup
In a Bowie Travis PTA round up a second child was rated 100 percent in general physical condition by the National Congress of Mothers standard. Cleota Ann Bullock, daughter of Mr and Mrs Marshal Bullock, earned the distinction. Other children nearly complete immunization were Joe A Orr Jewel Glyn Nowell and Dorothy Mae Kosarek, all examined by the PTA clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie and
Travis
National Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teachers
Cleota Ann Bullock
Marshal Bullock
Joe A. Orr
J. A. Orr
Jewel Glyn Nowell
G. G. Nowell
Dorothy Mae Kosarek
Chas. Kosarek
Remington Agent Wins State Trap Shoot Championship
M. W. Wickes returned from Houston where he represented Remington Arms Company in the annual state trap shoot and won the state championship for the second year in a row. His total score was 670 of 700 with strong marks at 16 and 24 yards, earning praise from Houston newspapers for his performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. Witkes
Houston
Remington Arms Company
Wickes
Houston Papers
Poppy Drive Urges Student Help At Local High School
Mrs. I H Bartz and Miss Wese Weddington addressed Stephen F. Austin high school students urging aid for Poppy Day sales. Pupils at Bowie and Travis schools were planned to hear similar asks with prizes for top sellers. The poppy honors war dead and funds veteran rehabilitation and family support through the American Legion Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
I. H. Bartz
Stephen F. Austin High School
Bartz
Carnegie Library
Wese Weddington
Bowie
Travis
France
Belgium
Legion and Auxiliary
Judgment Rendered in Three Rivers Glass Co. Suit
In the suit on account of the Three Rivers Glass Co. against the Brazos Bottling Works, on the docket in district court Tuesday, judgment for the defendant was rendered by District Judge W. Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Three Rivers Glass Co
Brazos Bottling Works
Barbara Fullerton Farm Trespass Notice at Tabor
A 40 acre Barbara Fullerton farm at Tabor is posted against all trespassers and any trespassers will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
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Barbara Fullerton
Tabor
Jurors Summoned For Petit Jury Thru Third Week
Citizens of Brazos county are summoned for petit jury service in the May term of the district court in the 85th judicial district. Judge Davis presides and jurors report Monday at 9 a.m. Names listed include Bullard Presnal Regmund McDonald Bullock Lloyd Schmidt Rahnert Plagen Kent Rudisell Shaw Goodman Boyett Gardner Manthei Bullock Schram Zubik Tardy Davidson Smith Keneeny Herisarling Manthei Ward Wehrman Bullard Saxon Hearne Barron Noto Carroll Powers Beason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
85Th Judicial District
Ww. Co. Davis
District Court
R. W. Bullard
Will Presnal
Adolph Regmund
Grant McDonald
Elmer Bullock
J. ©. Lloyd
Fritz Schmidt
Weldon Jones
Fritz Rahnert
Otto Plagen
H. Kent
R. T. Rudisell
R. R. Shaw
Albert Goodman
Alton Boyett
C. R. Gardner
Julius Manthei
E. W. Bullock
Herman Schram
Frank Zubik
P. A. Tardy
R. M. Davidson
S. H. Smith
T. H. Keneeny
E. A. Herisarling
Jno
A. Manthei
Webb Ward
F. A. Wehrman
Girl Scout Work In Bryan Given Great Impetus
Mrs. J E Stanford Mrs D Paul Daneby and others named to form a troop committee for Bryan Girl Scout work. Miss Katherine Maxson captain and Miss Julia Schovassa lieutenant. Nine patrols organized across Bowie schools Travis Ste phen F Austin under Maxson. Summer plans include stunt night sunrise breakfast watermelon feast. Meetings to resume second week monthly during summer and first in September.
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J. E. Stanford
D. Paul Daneby
Harry S. Edge
D. W. Fagan
Bryan
Katherine Maxson
Julia Schovajsa
American Legion Auxiliary
Miss Maxson
Schovassa
Bowie
Trav
Stephen F. Austin
Maxgan
Land valuation short course at A and M College
Value of land factors to be taught at the first soil and land valuation short course at Texas A and M College in College Station July 8 190. Dr J O Morgan will lead with talks from agriculture faculty and Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. Judge M H Gossett will give the banquet address July 9 and field trips will follow the next day for appraisal study.
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Eagle
College Station
A. and M. College of Texas
J. O. Morgan
School of Agriculture
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
M. H. Gossett
Federal Land Bank
Houston
Morgan
Cowboys Reunion Financed by Stock Sales in Stamford
Sufficient stock has been sold to guarantee finances of the Texas Cowboy Reunion Inc. of Stamford for this year. Preliminary details are complete and plans for the June 26 27 and 28 program proceed, featuring a three day reunion and roundup of pioneer cattlemen with a rodeo and other entertainment for all ages. A personal maid ad appears from Bryan offering good wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Texas Cowboy Reunion, Inc
Southwest
Bryan Rainbows Confer Degrees at Brenham Lodge
A Bryan Rainbow Girls degree team from Assembly No. 41 assisted Mrs. Daisy C. Cushing in Brenham to institute an assembly there. The party, joined by local Masons and Eastern Stars, returned to Bryan after the meeting with special musical numbers by Frances Chance and a vocal quartet.
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Bryan
Order of the Rainbow For Girls
Brenham
Daisy C. Cushing
San Antonio
The
Rainbow Order
Texas
Specia
Frances Chance
Goya
Lucile Vick
Mildred McKenzie
Libby Lynn
Gardner
Lois Kraft
Byenham
Minnie Lee Ayers
Shirley Reed Walker
Frances Thomas
Lucy Parks
Sara Reva Maniloff
Iola Barron
Margaret Benson
Mary Elizabeth Smith
Lily Kaplan
June Munday
Libby Lynn Gardner
Annie Ruth Ware
Lessie Mae Lichte
Lois Ramsey
Alice Catherine O’gier
Betsy Searcy
Zetta Marie Andrews
Caroline Silvey
Rainbow Girls
R. L. Brown
W. D. Lloyd
C. R Gardner
R. M. Vick
Record Set In Texas Egg Lay Contest At A and M College
A Barred Rock pen from Golden Rule Poultry, Brazos County, set a six month egg record with 1 435 eggs in the 13th Texas National Egg Laying Contest at Texas A and M College. The farm also placed high with White Leghorns, and Brazos County flocks won multiple honors in Barred Rock and overall egg production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas A
M. College
Golden Rule
Brazos County
England
Golden Rule Farm
Kazmeier
Borderbrook Farms
District Judge W C Davis Visits Hearne on Business
District Judge W C Davis traveled to Hearne this afternoon on official business.
Lubbock Official Visits Bryan Resident Heads Home
R A Holland of Lubbock former Bryan resident visits for a few days with his mother Mrs Martha C Holland. Holland serves as tax assessor and collector for Lubbock city and notes J Bryan Miller now on the job as Lubbock city manager. Also notice seeking two reliable men for permanent work with a national sales organization via E W Zander at Mrs White s 3814 East 24th Street or write for interview. Read Eagle want ads.
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R. A. Holland
Lubbock
Bryan
Martha C. Holland
Holland
J. Bryan Miller
E. W. Zander
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Texas A.and
F. E. Giesecke
J. J. Taubenhaus
Brazos Grand Jury
Fort Worth
Claude M. Ward
Parker
Rufus Vaughan
Ernest Mason
Mason
Morris Schulman
Palace Theater
Ray Walker
W. L. Powers
Harry Wells
T. B. Martin
Roy Lee
Hearne
Scouts of
Griesser
A.M
Cemetery Association OF
Steep Hollow
Cleota Bullock
Bryan Trap
Brady
John Brady
Court of Civil Appeals
Lehlia Highsmith
Bryan Rainbows
Brenham Lodge
Eagie
Associate Justice Court of Civil Appeals
Waco
James P. Alexander
Lee J. Rountree
Lamar Bethea
Raymond B. Jones
R. R
Dick” Broach
Frank Worsham
Clyde F. Goen
J. M. Ferguson
Jess
McGee
Roy Montgomery
J. H. Reew
F. M. Vance
Guy Boyett
F. H. Pool
Emmett Holland
J. W. Harris
Fred A. Wehrman
C. A. Buchanan
John G. Smith
R. Pat Patterson
Justice of the Peace
J. T. Megee
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