Allen Academy to Grant Diplomas to 42 Seniors in 44th Commencement
Allen Academy, Texas oldest preparatory school, closes after 44th annual commencement. A class of 42 will receive diplomas. Weeklong events include rifle and athletic awards, declamation contest, baccalaureate with Dr. E M Waits, final parade, Y M C A meeting, Military Day, exams, senior reception, and graduation May 30 at Palace Theatre with Dr P W Horn delivering the address.
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Allen Academy
Academy
Texas
N. B. Allen
Davis
Allen Band
Patronella Home Destroyed by Fire on West 17th Street
Neighbors发现 flames engulfing the attic as the Patronella family narrowly escaped injury late Sunday night. Fire gutted the West 17th Street home, leaving only outer walls. loss estimated at $8,000 with about half covered by insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Patronella
Patronella
West 17Th Street
W. S. Briggs
State Head CES Here Saturday For Ceremonies
Bryan Chapter No. 22, Order of the Eastern Star, will entertain Mrs. Birdie J. Easterling of Del Rio, worthy grand matron of the Eastern Star in Texas, on Saturday night, May 25. A rehearsal of initiatory ceremonies is set for officers Tuesday at 7 30. Easterling will stay with Rev. and Mrs. R L Brown in College Station over the weekend. Other Texas Grand Chapter officers are expected to attend.
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Bryan
Order of the Eastern Star
Birdie J. Easterling
del Rio
Eastern Star
Texas
Jeanette L. Wright
Texas Grand Chapter
Marriage Licenses Filed Amid Dismissals
County Clerk Jess B. McGee sues marriage licenses Saturday to Ellie Johnson and Rosa Lee Wilson, and to Ed Smith and Ernes tine Jackson. many were dismissed. All friends and patrons of the school are invited to attend commencement functions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess B. McGee
Ellie Johnson
Rosa Lee Wilson
Ed Smith
Ernestine Jackson
Brazos Lagging On Good Roads Opines Madison
Madison Meteor notes the State Highway department plans the contract letting May 24 to finish the road from one mile west of Midway to the Trinity river and to connect with the river bridge at Clapps ferry. It urges Bryan and Brazos counties to cooperate or Madisonville may push a Beaumont Waco line to reach a western outlet.
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State Highway Department
Midway
Trinity River
Clapps Ferry
Madison County
Bryan
Brazos County
Navasota
Kurten
San Antonio
Madisonville
Wheelock
A. and M. College
Madison
Madisonville Gets New Modern Brick Hotel
May 20. The Brizzolari hotel, a frame building in Madisonville's business section, was bought by H. B. Houston. It will be removed soon and plans are under way for a modern brick hotel to replace it.
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Madisonville
H. B. Houston
Bryan Young Man Weds Elgin Girl in Houston Ceremony
A marriage was solemnized Sunday at 8 30 p m at the home of Mr and Mrs Claude Davis in Elgin. Claudine Davis became the bride of Marvin E Wallace Jr son of Mr and Mrs M E Wallace of Bryan. Rev M H Dodson officiated. The couple will reside in Houston where Wallace supervises Gulf Production Company seismic staff.
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Claude Davis
Elgin
Claudine Davis
Marvin E. Wallace Jr
M. E. Wallace
Bryan
M. H. Dodson
First Baptist Church of
Marvin Wallace Jr
Houston
Wallace
Gulf Production Company
Group No 2 Meets at Mrs E J Jenkins Home
The Methodist Missionary Society Group No 2 met Monday afternoon with seven members present at Mrs E J Jenkins home. New member Mrs L H Tucker joined as the group conducted a devotional from Psalm 23 and discussed the Bible study course chapter two. The meeting adjourned to gather next Monday on the college campus with Mrs Albert Hanneman hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Missionary Society
E. J. Jenkins
Mesdames S. FE. Eberstadt
Josie Lawrence
Albert Hanneman
W. F. Gibbs
Lillie Hall
L. H. Tucker
College
Roadwork to start on Highway No 6 in Brazos County
Highway topping on No 6 from College Station to Millican will start after securing right of way between College and Navasota. The Texas Highway Commission allotted about 40 000 dollars for the project. When finished, a hard surfaced Bryan to Navasota road will exist, with completion hoped by August.
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Brazos County
College
Navasota
Jno
Lost pocket watch reported at St Anthony's Church
A small Elgin pocket watch belonging to a Sister at the Convent was lost on Sunday at St Anthony's Church. Call 195 with any information. The Prohibition Bureau investigated corn and grape sugar to determine its use, focusing less on the sugar for coffee.
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St. Anthony's Church
Prohibition Bureau
Calahan Veteran of War Buried
Floy Dansby returned from Baird for the funeral of her nephew C. C. Seale Jr. He died at 35 and was buried at Belleplain cemetery after a simple service. Seale served in World War I as an aviator in France and with the Spanish army in Morocco, earned several citations, and worked as an oil specialist in Romania and Texas. He was a charter member of Post No. 1 of the American Legion in Paris. A large turnout of veterans attended.
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Floy Dansby
Baird
C. C. Seale Jr
Belleplain
Willis P. Gerhardt
Abilene
Callahan County
United States Army
Mexico
Pershing
Aviation Corps
Seale
France
Europe
Morocco
Romania
Standard Oil Company
West
Texas
Desdemona
Hog Creek
Algeria
Paris
Post No. 1 of
The
American Legion
Baptist Young Women Bible Class Meeting
The First Baptist church Young Women's Bible class held its monthly session at teacher Mrs. Charlie Myers home with good attendance. President Miss Sadie Hamilton led reports showing constructive work. After business a program followed with homemade cake and ice cream.
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First Baptist Church
Charlie Myers
Sadie Hamilton
Myers
Elizabeth Hunnicutt
Winnie Mae Cason
Maude Jones
May Sowarby
Bryan School Boy Is Highly Praised
Jesse Gomez a Bowie elementary second grader was among over 2000 Texas pupils who entered a fire prevention poster contest by the state insurance department. Though he did not win cash prizes, he received an honorable mention and a letter from State Fire Insurance Commissioner J. W. DeWeese acknowledging his strong poster.
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Jesse Gomez
Bowie
Texas
State Insurance Department
Jesse
J. W. DeWeese
H. L. Durham
Former City Manager Sunday Visitor
Mr and Mrs FE E McAdams of Waco visited Bryan Sunday with daughter Jean McAdams and A W Buchanan. They joined Mrs Richter of Waco en route home from Houston after attending the Texas League of Municipalities state meeting. McAdams was named president of the league for the coming year. A Houston judge ruled young potters may park with lights on but warned against driving on unlit roads.
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FE. E. McAdams
Waco
Bryan
Jean McAdams
A. W. Buchanan
Houston
State Legislature Reaches Break, Muddling Through Expected
After a special session, observers believe the state will muddle along as lawmakers rest from contention and dispute, taking a pause from ongoing political fights.
Bryan Firemen Honor Departed Colleagues With Grave Decorations
Members of the Bryan Volunteer Fire Department decorated the graves in Bryan Cemetery as part of their annual observance. The memorial honored ten veterans who died in service from 1890 to 1929 and two retirees who died after long service, with floral tributes placed on each grave.
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Bryan
E. J. Ettle
G. M. Brandon
Joe Hearne Jr
George W. Smith Jr
A. E. Brown
J. W. Hamilton
A. E. Worley
W. J. Christian
Cadet Trav is M Hetherington Chosen for West Point
War Department confirms Cadet Trav is M Hetherington of A and M College as a cadet to West Point. Son of G K Hetherington of Reagan Falls County, he was born and raised in Reagan and earlier attended Reagan high school and Tyler Commercial College. He joined A and M College last year and was exempted from entrance exams by his grades. report date is July 1 at West Point.
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Travis M. Hetherington
M. College
West Point Military Academy
War Department
Hetherington
G. K. Hetherington
Reagan
Falls County
Reagan High School
Tyler Commercial College
Lawrence Grocery Company
Bryan
A. and
M. College of Texas
Tom Connally
Fort Sam Houston
West Point
New York
Allen Marksmen In Third Place For Hearst Cup
The Allen Academy rifle team earned third place in the Western division of the William Randolph Hearst contest, first Texas team to place in the event with 35 schools entered. The prize will be awarded at a later special ceremony.
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Allen Academy
William Randolph Hearst
C. B. Jones
San Antonio
Texas
Allen
Former Bryan Girl Now Visiting Here
Mrs Harold Harkey and her young son Harold Jr of Crystal City arrive in Bryan to visit relatives in her girlhood home. She stays with grandmother Mrs J H Suber and family and with her mother Mrs P L Barron at Rock Prairie. She will then travel to Belton for sister Eugenia Subers Baylor College graduation in 1929.
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Harold Harkey
Harold Jr
Crystal City
Bryan
J. H. Suber
P. L. Barron
Rock Prairie
Negro Shot Died After Accidental Gun Discharge
Colquitt Green, a negro boy near Normangee, was shot in the abdomen by an accidental discharge while hunting with other boys on Friday afternoon and died at a local hospital shortly after midnight.
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Colquitt Green
Normangee
Bryan Episcopalians Attend Houston Meet
Bryan residents including Rev W W Daup and K Lawrence along with Mrs J E Astin Mrs R B Marburger Mrs Mary Rich and Bill Darley traveled by auto to Houston to attend the Episcopal diocese of Texas executive board meeting. The party expects to return to Bryan and College Station tonight.
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W. W. Daup
K. Lawrence
Jno. E. Astin
Bryan
R. B. Marburger
Mary Rich
Bill Darley
M. College
College Station
Houston
Episcopal Diocese of
College
Commencement Plans Set For Bryan High 1928 29
School days for the term 1928 29 are numbered Superintendent H L Durham has announced speakers for commencement week in Bryan The Stephen F Austin high school senior exams started Thursday and continue into next week Regular exams begin May 24 Commencement Sunday May 26 features a baccalaureate sermon at 11 at First Baptist by Dr T C Seores of Houston City wide graduation exercises for seventh grade into high school are Wednesday at 8pm at the high school auditorium Final report cards and promotion certificates will be issued Friday at 1 30 pm Graduation exercises are Friday at 8 pm Governor Dan Moody will deliver the commencement address at the high school auditorium.
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H. L. Durham
Bryan
Stephen F. Austin High School
First Baptist Church
T. C. Seores
St. Paul's Methodist Church of
Houston
Dan Moody
Three Audiences Hear About Brazos County Free Library
Mrs. Elon Stuart and Mrs. Helen L. Clutter spoke to Wellborn school audiences about establishing a Brazos County Free Library. Clutter outlined the plan at Carnegie Library auditorium, then spoke at Rye school at night with Mrs. W. B. Cline.
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Elon Stuart
Brazos County
Parent-Teacher Council
Helen L. Clutter
Austin
Free County
Wellborn School
Clutter
Free County Library
Carnegie Library
W. B. Cline
Rye
Youngbloods Complete Visit to A and M College
Dr. B Youngblood of the U S Department of Agriculture and chief economist in experiment station work, with Mrs Youngblood, visited the A and M College campus to gather belongings for transfer to Washington. Mrs Youngblood will stay until Monday Fayetteville Ark trip concluded.
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Youngblood
B. Youngblood
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Texas
United States
Initiation Rites Staged by Bryan K C Knights of Columbus
The Bryan Council Knights of Columbus initiated 25 candidates Sunday with about 150 members and visitors from Hearne Cameron Lyons and Caldwell. Degree work was led by local and Palestine teams with district deputies from Marshall Beaumont Cameron and El Paso attending. A barbecue supper followed on the parochial school lawn with remarks by Father Gleissner and visiting officers.
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Bryan Council Knights of Columbus
Hearne
Cameron
Lyons
Caldwell
V. J Vitopil
H. B. McDowell
M. F. Vitopil
Wm. Opersteny
Joe Valouch
Steve Konecny
A. D. Price
Palestine
E. M. Burns
J. K. Thornton
A. W. Carter
George Bissony
Richard Nosse
George Lorma
W. J. O'Leary
Marshall
August Kuntz
J. D. Gleason
Beaumont
Cleo Callerros
el Paso
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
J. B. Gleissner
Aggies Face Austin Team in Unequal Showdown
The Aggies look to compete as the yellow coated Austin squad takes the field, but the Texas team appears to hold an inferiority complex in this matchup with a stronger opponent.
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Aggies
Austin
Storms Bring Fatal Lightning Strike to Steele's Store
A severe electrical storm struck Bryan causing one death Frank Trentacost a Steele's Store resident was killed by lightning while in the doorway of his shop He died before aid arrived The storm dumped 1.43 inches of rain by noon and caused widespread flooding and outages including three Go City electric lines going down and a miniature cyclone damaging Prospect area crops and buildings.
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Bryan
Steele's Store
Frank Trentacost
Trentacost
B. U. Sims
Childiem
Carrol Marcus
J. C. Mike
North Maina
Go City
17Th Street
24Th Street
Gallage Avenue
Waltee Vance
D. J. Mc~Donald
McDonald
Superior Figs Gracing Baptist Pastor’s Parsonage
Rev. R. E. Day displays a sample of Smyrna figs ripening in the yard of the First Beptia parsonage on West Seventh Street. The crop, described as a choice variety, bears larger fruit than Magnolia and is enjoyed with cream each morning, with figs maturing before the leaves.
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R. E. Day
Beptia Parsonage
Day
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Sander
A. S. McSwain
Matthew Sanders
Brazos
Huntsville
Sanders
Calahan
Baptist Young Women Bible Class Meeting
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Hearst Cup
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