College Avenue Baptist Church Opens New Home to Warm Welcome
The College Avenue Baptist Church held its first service in the new building with a public goodwill service attended by many. Church and civic leaders from Free Will Baptist, Methodist, Christian, Presbyterian, and Baptist groups gave greetings and prayers. The program featured scripture by Dr. H. H. McCain and talks on community responsibility to the church. The audience toured the unit, with plans for future expansion including a third story and auditorium. The church reports near 300 members and 444 Sunday School enrollees, among the largest in the city. Beautiful cape jessamines and larkspurs decorated the auditorium.
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College Avenue
Oak McKenzie
H. H. McCain
First Methodist Church
Antioch
A. F. Ainsworth
First Christian Church
R. L. Brown
College Station
J. J. Pipkin
Brazos County
R. E. Day
First Baptist Church
Thomas Gordon Watts
Presbyterian Church
R. R. Rush
Maudelle Wiley
W.S. Barron
East Side PTA Holds Year-End Meeting Achieves Record Attendance
East Side Parent-Teacher Association met for its last 1927-28 session with the largest attendance in its history. President Mrs H B McDowell praised members and outlined plans to equip the high school cafeteria, form a special committee, and raise standards to match Bryan PTA.
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East Side
Parent-Teacher Association
H. B. McDowell
Buchanan
Mra McDowell
Albert Buchanan
Morris Tatum
Tatum
Elon Stuart
Charles Andrews
Albert
Parent- Teacher Association
Annie Dearing
Miss Dearing
Miss Pipkin
B. McDowell
Wilson Bradley
J. W. Black
J. M. Williams
W. F. Davis
W. B. Edge
Dave Munday
Forest Jones
E. R. Eudaly
G. W. Barnes
S. C. Williams
H. H. Williamson
J. T. Egan
E. R. Alexander
J. L. Reese
Lois Wilcox
Tyler Haswell
E. €. Elliott
Higgs
Recital by Mrs Hendrix Conway Pupils Delights Large Baptist Audience
Mrs Hendrix Conway presented her pupils in a pianoforte recital Monday night at the Baptist auditorium over the Wallace Printing company. The program featured numerous named students performing works by Chopin Bach Handel Gluck and others.
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Hendrix Conway
Baptist
Wallace Printing Company
My Regiment
Faith
John Turner
Rummel
Bessie Mae Lichte
Dorothy Hedges
Thomas
Irvin Reid
Barcarolle
Josephine Dunn
Sartorio
Ruth Smith
Rogers
Andred Reid
Dore
Louise Dyer
Dale
Lucy Parks
Lynes
Hattie Bess Griffin
Brown
Sarah Louise Turner
Haydn
Mary Elizabeth Smith
Heins
Mozelle Vick
Low
Merrie
Lillian Parke
Marie
Gardner Honored By Methodists
C. R. Gardner, local insurance representative, is appointed district lay leader for the Methodist church. His district encompasses the area served by the local congregation and related church activities.
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C. R. Gardner
Methodist Church
Judge Davis Inspires Bryan Graduates On Graduation Day
On May 20 1927 Bryan High School awarded diplomas to a large class in a ceremony led by Superintendent Madison Hall Judge W C Davis delivered an eloquent address urging graduates to seek lasting goals and uphold true manhood and womanhood. Dorothy Graham led the academic honors earning the Lincoln medal and a University of Texas scholarship went to Miss Graham and Leon Lobello.
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Bryan
Madison Pall
H. H. McCain
First Methodist Church of
Thomas Giese
Emile Cochran
Lyn@ell Henry
Annette Lobello
Lucy Merka
Maudelle Wiley
Dorothy Graham
Sleepy Hollow
Richard Kouitz
C. B. Moehlman
Emil Cochran
Louis Beard
Bryan High School
Bryan School
A. M. Waldrop
William Scott
John Sidney Smith
Lincoln
Hall
University of Texas
Leon Lobello
W. C. Davis
Judge Davis
Madison Hall
Local Methodist Appointment Sets District Visit Plan
The Huntsville meeting named a new appointee to the district. He will visit every church in his district this year, requiring Sundays away from Bryan. Gardner was also elected a delegate to the Port Arthur general conference in the fall.
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Brazos
Grimes
Madison
Walker
Trinity
San Jacinto
Montgomery
Houston
Huntsville
Bryan
Gardner
Port Arthur
Local Club First To Raise Its Quota In East Texas
Brazos county ready to fund the East Texas Chamber of Commerce with a $1,000 quota the first reported and paid. The Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce announced the gift at today's meeting. Funds from a benefit theater event at the Queen Theatre will aid the fire department's trip to the San Antonio state convention.
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East Texas
D. C. Drive
Brazos County
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Bryan and Brazos County
Fire Department
San Antonio
Bryan Chamber of Commerce
W. S. Howell
S. E. Eberstadt
N. B. Allen
Chamber of Commerce
George A. Adams
J. N. Dulaney
H. O. Ferguson
Tyler Haswell
J. Webb Howell
W. 8
Howell
E. J. Jenkins
John M. Lawrence
J. D. Martin
J. Bryan Miller
M. L. Parker
Mrs. Lee J. Rountree
D.L. Wilson
Commencement at A and M Consolidated High School
Twenty one graduates received diplomas at the A and M Consolidated High School commencement in College Station. Dean C E Finley of A and M College delivered the address and presented diplomas as E W Chaney presided. Henry Hance and Marie Dawson earned top scholastic honors with averages of 90.9 and 85.5 and will choose scholarships at several institutions.
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College Station
A. and M. Consolidated High School
C. E. Finley
School of Arts and Sciences
A. and M. College
E. W. Chaney
Henry Hance
Marie Dawson
A. and
M. College of Texas
University of Texas, Texas University
Southern Methodist University
Austin College
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
Blinn Memorial College
Elton Holland
Brazos County Creamery Meeting Teaches Dairying Lessons
J A Clutter of A and M College led Brazos county patrons through a day of dairy education on May 18. Topics included butter fat testing, pasture quality, spring vs fall calving, and cow judging, with emphasis on improving raw material quality and cooperative marketing.
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Brazos County
A. & M. College
J. A. Clutter
A. and M. College i
A. Land M. Creamery
Clutter
A. and M. Creamery
Darnell
A. L. Darnell
Dairy Husbandry
College
Lavender Gives Palms To Park
J. F. Lavender of Bryan donated 80 palms to be planted in the Sue Haswell Memorial Park. Palms will be planted tomorrow morning at predetermined locations. A pageant is planned with a tentative date of June 10. Mrs. W. S. Howell chairs the pageant committee, supervising by Mrs. Roy Danforth and Mrs. D. C. McIntosh. Present were Mrs. Howell, Mrs. Lawrence, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Vitopil, J. E. Warren, M. M. Erskine, and J. Bryan Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Lavender
Bryan
Sue Haswell
Park Board
J. Bryan Miller
W. S. Howell
Roy Danforth
D. C. McIntosh
W. D. Lawrence
J. M. Gordon
Vitopil
J. E. Warren
M. M. Erskine
Grand Commander P. S. Park Honored at Temple Cornerstone
Grand Commander P. S. Park returned from Columbus with Past Grand Master William Madden Fly and J. J. Mansfield to lay the corner stone of a new 15000 dollar Masonic Temple. Attorney General Claud Pollard spoke as 500 visitors and wives attended a buffet luncheon under a large oak tree noted for Texas history.
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P. S. Park
Columbus
William Madden Fly
J. J. Mansfield
Claud Pollard
First District Court
Texas
Goodwill Tour by Bryan County Chamber and Allen Academy Band
The Bryan and Branos County Chamber of Commerce and Allen Academy band plan a May 30 to June 9 goodwill tour visiting towns across North to South Texas. Led by Sam E. Eberstadt, the itinerary spans Hearne to Bryan with stops in Calvert Bremond Corsicana Ennis Waxahachie Fort Worth Denton Weatherford Ranger Eastland DeLeon Brownwood Lampasas Georgetown Temple Round Rock Austin Lockhart Luling Gonzales Waelder Flatonia Schulenburg Weimar Columbus Wharton Bay City Galveston Texas City Dickinson League City Harrisburg Houston Dayton Beaumont Orange Kirbyville Jasper St Augustine Nacogdoches Alto Crockett Madisonville.
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Bryan and Branos County
Bartlett
Granger
Taylor
Round Rock
Austin
Lockhart
Luling Gonzales
Waelder
Flatonia
Schulenberg
Weimar
Columbus
Wharton
Bay City
West Columbia
Angleton
Galveston
Texas City
Dickinson
League City
Harrisburg
Houston
Dayton
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Orange
Kirbyville
Jasper
St. Augustine
Nacogdoches
Alto, Crockett
Centerville
Madisonvile
Bryan
De Molay Rainbow Picnic Honors Local Graduates
Sue Haswell Memorial Park hosted a Friday night De Molay Rainbow picnic in Bryan. About 6:30 attendees arrived and by 7:00 a full picnic spread was served including weenies roasted over a wood fire, home baked cakes, potato salad, olives, rolls and fruit punch. Chaperones from Eastern Star Masons and Rainbow DeMolay boards supervised. The event celebrated local Rainbow and DeMolay graduates from Bryan High School: Dorothy Graham, Gussie Ballerstedt, Emile Cochran, Elizabeth Hunnicutt, Ralphanna Searcy, Florence Fermier, Morene Howell, Wava Martin, Leslie Randolph, Reed MacDonald, Wesley Bentley, Harry Dishman, Lynn Griffith, Hendrix Conway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Haswell
de Molay
H. P. Smith
Eastern Star
Masons
Rainbow
DeMolay
Bryan
Dorothy Graham
Gussie Ballerstedt
Emile Cochran
Elizabeth Hunnicutt
Ralphanna Searcy
Florence Fermier
Morene Howell
Wava Martin
Leslie Randolph
Reed MacDonald
Wesley Bentley
Harry Dishman
Lynn Griffith
Hendrix Conway
Brazos County Grows Cape Jessamines Triumph
Brazos county emerges as a leading region for Cape Jessamines cultivation surpassing other counties. The article notes Brazos County’s success and cites tangible evidence on the desk as proof.
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Brazos County
Brazos County Farm Notes Highlight County Efforts
Brazos county farmers hear plans to study A&M Experiment Station methods at Ard University. call for a Brazos county farm meeting to learn field tops and breeding. Notes on Williamson corn method, loss of a dairy cow, tick costs, upcoming play at Steele's Store, and Shirock versus Steep Hollow contest results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Locke
Tabor
Denton
Denton County
Denton Experiment Station
Denton Chamber of Commerce
Brazos County
A.ard M. College
J. A. Clutter
A. and M. College
Bryan
Carl Jones
E. M. Seaman
Reliance
Richard Davis Jr Dies Here After Operation
Richard Davis Jr aged 4 years 9 months and 21 days died Friday night at Bryans hospital after an operation. Funeral held at 4 pm from Mrs Susie Fergusons residence on West 25th street with Rev C B Thompson officiating. Interment in City Cemetery under McCulloch Dansby company. Pallbearers included D D Vasbinder N A Stewart Joe Howard Guy Dansby.
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Richard Davis
Richard Davis, Jr
Bryans Hospital
Susie Fergusom
West 25Th Street
C. B. Thompson
Iola
McCulloch-Dansby Company
Little Richard
D. D. Vasbinder
N. A. Stewart
Joe Howard
Guy Dansby
Limited Scholarships Offer for Cameron Texas Readers
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Cameron
Texas
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Merkel
Eleanor Chance
Lack
Lelia Davis
Grace
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Taps
Englemann
S. L. Turner
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A. & M. Consolidated School
Mazie Higgins
Lillian Gorzycki
Ruth Carroll
Eualye McCall
E. D. Martin
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D. C. MclIntosh
Christine Boriskie
Jack Boyett
Berenice Buck
Mildred Buck
Edwin Bullock
Robert Conner
Marie Dawsno
George Fermier
Mendrick Gorzycki
Laurine Marburger
Ruth Meads
Catherine Mitchell
Andrew Reid
Paul Siecke
Lasater White
D. B. Gregory
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Chaney
George P. Grout
Dairy Husbandry Department
Grout
C. R. Presnal
F. J. Elbright
Anton Watthaber
C. R. L. Jones
J. J. Jones
W. M. Jones
Minnie
Della Locke
Frank Weinzeil
B. H. Yeager
Abbie Se
Bryan C
Allen Academy
C. L. Benson
Frank Conaway
Reliance Club
Frank
D. W. Williams
Animal Husbandry Department
Steele's Store
E. M. Sory
Shirock Club
Steep Hollow
Howell Lumber Company
Shirock
Edge Blue Ribbon Club
Edge
John Rychick
Kansas City
Missouri
Tony Variseo
Mr. Varisco
Rudolph Kindt
King’s Highway
Joe Lock
Chas. Schram
Bryan Hearne
Nick Salvato
Walden’s Business College
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M. D. Pellagra
Texarkana
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