Marriage Announced as Alma Ball to wed Luther Mathis
Mrs. Alma Rae Ball, former Miss Alma Ball, honored at a surprise party and linen shower in Bryan. About 26 friends gathered at East 25th street home with ferns and May roses as gifts were opened. She will marry Luther Mathis in January in San Antonio and plans to make their home there after the wedding. The bride grew up in Bryan and attended Stephen F. Austin High School. Refreshments included ribbon sandwiches olives and iced tea with guests serving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Mathis
Alma Rae Ball
San Antonio
R. E. Carleton
East 25Th Street
Mathis
Gte
Mr. Mathis
Bryan
Stephen FE. Austin High School
W. R. Ball
Farewell Picnic Honors Mrs. J. E. Stanford Before Move
Neighbors hosted a picnic at Sue Haswell Memorial Park for Mrs. J. E. Stanford who plans to move to Austin. After a contest titled Three things you should know when you move to the city she won and received a tub of party gifts. Guests included Mrs. J. E. Stanford and other neighbors and young attendees enjoyed fried chicken salad and pies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Stanford
Austin
Sue Haswell
J. M. Conway
Chas Rubin
Jack Jones
T. H. DeHart
Jess Cloud
Sam Bullock
Frank Richey
R. H. Ballerstedt
Misses Emoene Ballerstedt
Marjorie Jones
Ita Lee Bullock
Elizabeth Ann Cloud
Betty Bliss Ballerstedt
Marjorie DeHart
Lois Aline Richey
Edwin Cloud
Brides-To-Be Honored At Wimberly Garden Party
Mrs. Wimberly hosted a garden tea at her home with 150 guests. Honorees were Frances Locke and Edna Lane, brides to be, with Locke wearing white organdy and Lane in pink net. Senior hostesses and a lengthy receiving line accompanied the event’s floral setting and festive ambiance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Wimberly
C. B. Allen Dune
A. M. Waldrap
J. H. Conway
Houston Young
J. Harlan Both
Hearne
Maurice Young
Yan
Missie Elliott
Daniel Russell
H. P. Black
W. H. Andrew
Frances Cloud
Wimberly
Mesdames R. W. Nunn
E. H. Gibbons
Chas. S. Myers
Coulter Smith
Sam Cavitt
L. E B. Miller
H. K. Durham
B. B. Elliott
Forrest Jones
D. D. White
Jack Sandifer
Hudson Myers
Roy Stone
C. C. Vick
N. F Lockerd
Mrs. Wimberly
Popular Bryan Girl Weds A. & M. Senior in Beautiful Ceremony
Frances Locke of Bryan becomes bride of Marvin E K Erwin of Charlotte in a home wedding on College Avenue. Attendants include Martha Jane Nunn and Jane Elliott. Dr W H Andrew officiates as Mrs Daniel Russell sings. Honeymoon planned in Galveston before Erwin resumes chemical engineering studies at Texas A&M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Locke
College Avenue
Frances
Marvin EK. Erwin
H. J. Erwin
Charlotte
Daniel Russell
Guy Pd’ Hardelot
J. H. Conway
Lohengrin
Jane Elliott
C. C. Nash
Houston
Hunter Randolph
Austin
Eddie Jarman
Waco
Andrew
Mrs. Erwin
Galveston
Bryan
College
Allen Trant Nuptials Set At Denton In June
Invitations received by Bryan friends announce the marriage of Elizabeth Allen to Samuel A. Trant. The ceremony will be at 8 30 p m on Wednesday June 6 1934 at First Presbyterian Church Denton Texas. Elizabeth Allen has Bryan ties and Mrs George Foster will be matron of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Harry S. Allen
Elizabeth
Samuel A. Trant
First Presbyterian Church
Denton
Texas
W. P. Trant
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Longview
Allen
George Foster
Trant
Cotton mill activity in Texas up in April
The University of Texas Bureau of Business Research reports Texas cotton mills consumed 6844 bales in April, up 34 percent from a year earlier and slightly above March. Cloth production reached 6,048,000 yards, up 36 percent from April last year but down 4 percent from March, while cloth sales fell 60 percent from April 1933 and 37 percent from March. Unfilled orders stood at 11,216,000 yards, 29 percent below last April and 13 percent below March. The report notes this season reverses the usual March to April pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Texas Mills
Reliance Men Turn Out To Help Sick Neighbor
About 40 men gathered with teams on Wednesday to assist with the crop for Tom Sheely of the Reliance area. The effort shows strong community support as residents mobilize to aid a neighbor in need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reliance
Tom Sheely
Reli
Community Holds Dinner for Mr. Sheely in Reliance
The text notes a local gathering in Reliance where residents honor Mr. Sheely, a longtime area resident, with a community dinner while he rests in West Texas for health reasons. The event reflects community ties and appreciation from neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ence
West
Texas
Sheely
Reliance
Reliance Club Hears McSwain on Community Work
Judge A S McSwain spoke on community cooperation at the Reliance Community Club meeting. County Agent C L Benson discussed the cotton ace program, with readings by Miss Grace Shealey and Annie Lee Saxon and a clog dance by Conrad Merka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. McSwain
Reliance Community Club
Conrad Merka
Texaco Ramblers
Grace Shealey
Annie Lee Saxon
Margaret Shealey
C. L. Benson
Lee J. Rountree
Jewel Carroll
Slim” Nash
Bill Cox
Walton Holder
A. A. Newcomb
Bryan
Walter Lindsey
Mack Cash
Wild Dewberry Plants Yield Cash For Bryan Couple
A Bryan couple two miles west of town on highway 21 sold fresh dewberries from home grown vines at 35c per gallon. They started by transplanting wild plants found near a woods, now harvest two to three gallons daily and also can jelly and jam for winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Highway No. 21
Bryan Pastor Preaches Thornale High School Commencement
Dr W H Andrew pastor of the First Baptist church returned from Thorndale where he delivered the commencement sermon for Thorndale High School. Accompanied by H P Black soloist and Mrs C W Simmons accompanist the Bryan group also included Mr Simmons Henry Ross former Thorndale superintendent and Mrs Ross at the exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Andrew
First Baptist Church
Thorndale
Thorndale High School
Dr. Andrew
H. P. Black
C. W. Simmons
Simmons
Bryan
Henry Ross
Thorndale Public Schools
Ross
Quality printing ad hints at reliable service
An old style ad promises “quality work” and dependable printing for your next order. The brief mentions capable service and satisfaction guaranteed.
Youth of Bryan Receives Annapolis Appointment Orders
Raymond Magre passed the United States Naval Academy entrance test in Annapolis and has received orders to report no later than June 15. Moore, a chemistry major at Texas A. & M. College, will leave for Annapolis as a junior to begin the month‑long program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Magre
United States Naval Academy
Napolis
Moore
Planapolis
Texas
Anmonth
Funeral Service Held for Mother of Joe W. Batts
Joe W. Batts received word of his mother Mrs. Gertrude C. Batts Sr. who died soon after his arrival in Galveston. Services were from her home and burial followed in a Galveston cemetery with other family members. Mrs. Batts old on Mother's Day May 15 and lived in Galveston over forty years. She and her husband Bryan once lived there. surviving are her son Joe W. Batts and daughter Miss Anna Batts both of Galveston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Stuart
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
Kathleen Stuart
Mildred Salley
Henry Lewis
Berry Rich
Otis Gayle
Charles J. Cochran
R. R. Reppert
Rosemary Knoble
Antone Krenek
Legion
F. R. Collard Sr
Wichita Falls
Bryan
Joe W. Batts
Galveston
Gertrude C. Batts
Batts
Anna Batts
C of C Managers Visit in Bryan Conditions Good
W N Blanton and Hubert M Harrison toured Bryan and College Station after attending the Texas chamber of commerce executives school in Marlin. Blanton noted Houston business conditions held up well with three new oil fields aiding trade and a 17 story building underway. Harrison said East Texas conditions were better than a year ago with signs of further improvement and strong chamber cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N. Blanton
Houston Chamber of Commerce
Hubert M. Harrison
East Texas Organization
Bryan
College Friday
Marlin
Texas Chamber of Commerce
Blanton
Houston
America
Harrison
Texas
Leonard 4-H Poultry Winner Heads 196 Chickens Raiser
Louis Bienski, president of the Leonard 4-H boys club, raises 196 Barred Rocks from 200 eggs with a strong hatch. He previously started with 30 from 32 and culled none, reflecting steady progress in poultry husbandry this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Bienski
Leonard 4-H Boys Club
Young Bienski
Local Bryan Folks Visit and Family News Notes
Miss Mildred McKenzie and friends return home for the weekend from Southwestern University. Mrs. McClure rests well after a major operation in Houston with plans to return to Bryan next week. Local residents travel to Austin and Marlin for birthdays, conventions, and family visits while some attend medical appointments and recoveries in Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred McKenzie
Southwestern University
Oak McKenzie
Polly
Pattie Pearson
Houston
Emmitt £. McClure
Bryan
Miers
R. G. Williams
Austin
Virginia Williams
Virginia Manning
Huntsville
Ross Manning
Manhing
Bowie
Elias Whitmire
Irma Lambert
Madisonville
Bryer
Maniloff’s
Wilkerson Memorial Clinic
Robert Jackson
Caldwell
Hunter Announces Campaign Talks in Texas Towns
Tom F. Hunter, candidate for governor, adds campaign stops in Huntsville on May 28 and Bryan on June 2 at 2:30 p.m. opening event in Navasota on May 5. State headquarters in Wichita Falls confirms new dates extending his schedule through June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Tom F. Hunter
Bryan Man With New J. C. Penney Store
Luther E. Broadway, formerly of Bryan, is the warehouse manager for the new J C Penney store opened in Houston on Thursday. Broadway, reared in Brazos county, joined the Penney organization in Bryan in 1927 and has since worked at the Kingsville store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther E. Broadway
Bryan
J. CC. Penney
Houston
Mr. Broadway
Brazos County
Penney
Penney Stoves
Kingsville
Elementary School Exercises Honors Aid at Bowie and Travis
The 43 Travis and 31 Bowie pupils completing elementary work were honored at Stephen F. Austin high school and Bowie auditoriums. Awards for citizenship, U D C history medals, perfect attendance, and high scholarship were presented by American Legion members and U D C delegates. Notables include Reuben Bond Mary Alice Reese Maurice Searcy Barbara Barnard Lera Bess Shelander and Loraine Fleckenstein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis
Bowie
Stephen F. Austin High School
Bowie School
F. L. Henderson
George B. Butler
American Legion
R. Henry Harrison
Louise Weddington
Jack Ashworth
Edwin Nedbalek
Phippa Stoneham
Elizabeth
Suber
Peach Creek 4-H Club Reports Meeting Plans Fundraiser
All Peach Creek 4-H members attend a 2 PM school meeting. After songs led by Eunice Price and sponsor Mrs. Mack Sage, a box supper report was given for Sue Haswell Memorial Park. They plan a fund-raiser to send a club girl and the sponsor to the A and M College short course this summer. Members listed include Ing Mae Allen Alva Barker Funice Price Pansy Price Dimple Bell Ruby Lea Bell Lizzy Ruth Crenshaw Fdna Symns Gertrude Barker and Mrs Mack Sage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peach Creek
Eunice Price
Mack Sage
Sue Haswell Memorial Park
Gertrude Barker
Ima Mae Allen
A. and M. College
Ing Mae Allen
Alva Barker
Funice Price
Pansy Price
Dimple Bell
Ruby Lea Bell
Lizzy Ruth Crenshaw
Fdna Symns
Notable Visitors Include Beene Allen and Price Family
A list of visitors includes Archie Lee Beene Henry L Allen Paul Allen Aquilla Beene James Price Crenshaw Russell Beene and Frances Price visiting the area during the event period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Lee Beene
Henry L. Allen
Paul Allen
Aquilla Beene
James Price
Crenshaw
Russell Beene
Frances Price
Bryan Methodist Elected Delegate To ME Conference
Oak McKenzie was elected one of 11 delegates to the Texas conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South to be held in Nacogdoches in November. The Huntsville district meeting at Groveton named delegates including J. W. Dean and R. W. Dean of Navasota and other Bryan attendees. The session was presided by Dr. Ed R. Barcus with speakers on hospital work social service and orphanage efforts and lay leaders named for the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak McKenzie
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Nacogdoches
Huntsville
Grovetown
Gilbert Gresham
Centerville
T. L Beck
Groveton
R. W. Dean
Navasota
J. W. Vizer
Madi
Earl Huffor
Bryan
L. B. Elrod
A. M. Waldrop
M. B. Willis
Waco
Waldrop
Wilsor Bradley
Searcy Smith
E. J. Jenkins
Lee J. Rountree
Steeles Store Tops Smetana in Close 8-7 Victory
Steeles Store defeated Smetana 8 to 7 as Steeles Store pitchers limited Smetana to 10 hits. Willie Kuben opened scoring with a four base hit, and Bob Steeles Store starred in the field. Salvaggio and Degilia led Smetana’s bats, while Abbott and D. son shared the battery duties for Steeles Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steeles Store
Smetana
Bob Steeles Store
Willie Kuben
Sam Salvaggio
Smetane
Joe Degilia
Abbott and D. Son
Salvaggio, Kuder, and Sie
Intend to Marry in County Licenses Issued
County clerk Cheri Clyde Goen issues licenses to wed for M. E. Erwin and France L. Locke and for Manuel Duran and Julie Tere of Brazos County. The remainder of the text references unrelated items about clean cotton rags and a vague veg at Thy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Erwin
France L. Locke
Cheri Clyde Goen
Manuel Duran
Julie Tere
Brazos County
Mae West Endorses Kruschen Salts Diet Claim
The fragmentary notice touts a dramatic 20 pound weight loss in four weeks attributed to Kruschen Salts. It quotes Mae West and promotes daily intake with breakfast water for both men and women, asserting increased energy and no hunger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae West
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Sarah Durham
Imogene Nash
Jessie Thomas
Marjorie Earl Miller
Ruth Weddington
Allen-Trant
Barrow-Parker
Bonnie Parker
Associated Press
Louisiana
Shreveport
Barrow
Hears McSwain
Annapolis
C of
Hunter
Bryan Man
J. C. Penney
Boy Scouts
Loraine Fleckenstein
Rev
L. A. Wilson
Barbara Barnard
Dorothy Bla
Zek
Elise
Beethoven
Lera Bess Shelander
Martha
Flotow
Bill Moore
Rep. George
B. Butler
Bowie Knives
Peach Creek 4-H Club
Lon A. Smith
Bryan Methodist
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