Baptist Student Union Officers at A M College
The article lists the Baptist Student Union officers at A and M with names and hometowns. It notes the president is a nephew of Ex-Governor Pat M. Neff and lauds the group as a strong organization eight years after formation. It emphasizes leadership roles, student outreach, and plans for a church building this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Student Union
A.M
G. E. Bushong
Grapevine
A. G. Forster
Dallas
E. L. Boehm
Genoa
S. S
E. H. Johnson
Elizabeth
J. H. Quisenberry
Quanah
W. C. Vertrees
Brownsville
D. W. Sherrill
Kerns
A. Ana M
R. L. Brown
Revolutionary General Gonzalez Visits Bryan This Week
Exiled Mexican general Pablo Gonzalez, a veteran of the Mexican revolutions, visits Bryan Texas to attend Allen Academy commencement. He praises Bryan and plans to possibly return to Mexico or lead a new revolutionary band if the political climate changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pablo Gonzales
Mexico
Geneeva Carranza
Bryan
Allen
Texas
San Antonio
Laredo
General Gonzalez
Allen Academy
Poindexter Again Heads S L League Pointexter
The Bryan Sunday School Baseball League opens Wednesday June 6 at Allen Academy with First Baptists vs First Methodists. Teams include Demolays, First Baptists, Methodists, College Avenue Baptists, and Wellborn. Presbyterians drop out. Officers elected: President Wil Poindexter, Vice President A S Ware, Secretary-Treasurer Ty Cobb. Entrance fee cut to 15 per club. payments and rosters due by May 31 8 p m. Each club may field 15 players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Lane
Allen Academy
First Baptists
First Methodists
First Baptiste
Methodists
College Avenue Baptists
Wellborn
Presbyterians
Wil Poindexter
A. S. Ware
Ty Cobb
Finance and Grounds
Hendrix Conway
Oak McKenzie
Jim Dunn
Poindexted
Company B Wins Waldrop Flag At Allen
Large audience watches Allen Academy drill contest as Company B captained by William Humble wins the A. M. Waldrop flag for the best drilled company. Lee Braun of Milano earns the J. S. Griffith cup for leading the best drilled platoon. William Eaves wins for captain of the day. Sherrill Raley receives the Chamber of Commerce medal for best cadet. Judges were army officers from A and M College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. O. Allen
Allen Academy
William Humble
A. M. Waldrop
Lee Braun
Milano
Houston
William Eaves
Bryan and Brazos County
Exercises of Villa Maria to Be on Thursday
The graduating exercises of Villa Maria will be held in the Academy auditorium Thursday evening May 31 at 7 p. m. The graduates of the grammar school are Frank Schultz Bryan Antone Simon Bryan Mary E Gardner Bryan Margaret Le Blanc Dallas Jane Sosolik Bryan Antoinette Scarmardo Pitts Bridge Annie Palermo Bryan Jeevie L Clark Coleman Lillian Curtis San Antonio Mary Zak Bryan. The department are Elizabeth Gorzzycki Bryan Mary D Voigt Galveston Lucille Koneeny Bryan. Friends and patrons of the Academy are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Villa Maria
Academy
Grammar School
Frank Schultz
Bryan
Antone Simon
Mary E. Gardner
Margaret LeBlanc
Dallas
Jane Sosolik
Antoinette Scarmardo
Pitts Bridge
Annie Palermo
Jeevie L. Clark
Coleman
Lillian Curtis
San Antonio
Mary Zak
Grammar
Elizabeth Gorzycki
Mary D. Voigt
Galveston
Lucille Koneeny
Mrs Laing Recovers Memory Loss About Lufkin Attack
Mrs John Laing wife of Houston painter and paperhanger killed by midnight attackers says she recalls nothing of the assault. She and her husband and two boys arrived in Lufkin and she woke in the hospital with no memory of the events. The elder child has recovered and the younger is near discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lufkin
John Lank
Houston
Robert
John Jr
Laing
Couple of Ceremonies Reported by Rev Marshall
Rev R S Marshall of the First Methodist church performed the marriage of E E Ball and Bertha Beal Saturday night at 9 at the Methodist parsonage. He also officiated at the Sunday ceremony for John Hampson and Mable Winfred Marlacher at Dr J L Lush's home in A and M College area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Marshall
First Methodist Church
E. Ball
Bertha Beal
Methodist
J. L. Lush
A. and
M. College
John Hampson
Mable Winfred Marlacher
Thresher Demonstrated at Texas A&M College Field
COLLEGE STATION May 2 Initial demonstration of a combined harvester thresher loaned by Western Harvester Company Stockton Calif was held last week on the agricultural engineering farm to harvest oats. The $2000 machine cuts and threshes in one operation delivering grain to sack wagon or truck viewed by a large class. President Walton visited the farm and department head D Secates praised the loan noting the department’s equipment valued at about $20 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
M. College of Texas
Western Harvester Company
Stockton
Calif
T. 0. Walton
D. Secates
Agricultural Engineering
Lindbergh Lands in Columbus as T A T Inc Chairman
Col Charles Lindbergh arrived in Columbus this morning on the first leg of his cross country flight as chairman of the Transcontinental Air Transport Inc. He departed New York earlier today for the Pacific Coast leg of the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Col
Charles Lindbergh
Pacific Coast
Transcontinental Air Transport Inc
New York
Manhunt Pursues Four Bank Robbers in Midwest
A large force estimated at 200 to 400 armed men scoured Western Kansas and Eastern Colorado today for four bank bandits blamed for three killings. The fugitives, believed hidden near Elnader 20 miles north of Scott City, kidnapped E A Kessenger assistant cashier at the First National Bank of Samar Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Scott City
Kans
Kansas
Colorado
Elnader
Here
E. A. Kessenger
First National Bank of
Samar
Colo
Brazos County Debts Analyzed by Candidate McSwain
A. S. McSwain submits analysis of Brazos County finances. He compares January 1921 total indebtedness of 626 500 with 448 000 for Road Districts 1 and 2, leaving 178 500 county debt. A new check shows 198 000 county indebtedness, up 19 500 since January 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Eagle
Mullins and Wife Honored at Southwestern Seminary
Mr and Mrs D D Jolly returned from Ft Worth where their son in law B F K Mullins graduated from Southwestern Theological Seminary. Mullins was class president, delivered the class address, and achieved the highest grade ever at the seminary. Mrs Mullins was honored through the term appearing in cantanzas and at commencements with a public recital by music teacher J Frank Chick in Cowden Music Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. D. Jolly
Ft. Worth
B. K. F. Mullins
Southwestern Theological Seminary
Mullins
J. Frank Chick
Cowden Music Hall
South
Retired Banker at San Angelo Dies on Monday
SAN ANGELO May 28 J M Shannon 80 a rancher and retired capitalist who came to West Texas in the early eighties died at his home here He was connected with several West Texas banks at the time of his death
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
J. M. Shannon
West Texas
Father Pleads Guilty Taking Lives of Sons
In Valparaiso Indiana on May 28 George Crisham 35 pleaded guilty to murdering his two sons Edgar seven and George nine by drowning them in a canal east of Chicago. Insanity was raised by defense as mitigating evidence before Judge Crumbacker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Ind
George Crisham
Edgar
George
Chicago
Crumbacker
Pioneer Woman Dan Waggoner Dies in Fort Worth
Mrs Dan Waggoner 86 longtime Fort Worth resident died Monday morning at her home. Funeral plans uncertain but likely today in Decatur her former home. She donated to First Methodist Church and Texas Woman's College funding the Mrs Dan Waggoner hall and other gifts. She built the Mrs Dan Waggoner office building at Smith and Houston with survivors including sister Mrs W T Waggoner two brothers Ed Halsell and W E Halsell and stepson W T Waggoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Fort Worth
Dan Waggoner
Decatur
Smith and
Houston Streets
W. T. Waggoner
Ed Halsell
Muskogee
Okla
W. E. Halsell
Kansas City
Mayor to Accept Hall for Democratic Convention
Mayor Oscar Holcombe will accept the new Democratic convention hall on May 26 if plans proceed. The contractor guarantees readiness with a 3000 dollar daily penalty for delays and features include insect screening refrigeration and a soundproof glass cage for radio announcers. Telephone and telegraph work is near completion with numerous wires to the hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Oscar Holcombe
Criminal District Court Docket for May June Sessions
The criminal docket for the third and fourth weeks of the May term lists cases by date. May 28 includes State v Tom Ryan theft of cattle and State v Charley Ayres criminal assault among others. May 29 State v Jim Earley. May 30 State v Toney Campise. June 4 State v Fred Peter theft and State v Frank Crosland theft. June 5 State v Ira Lee Burnett murder. June 7 State v R J Hunnicutt criminal assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Tom Ryan
Charley Ayres
Asault
Beulah Bennet Hall
Jim Earley
Toney Campise
Fred Peter
Frank Crosland
Ira Lee Burnett
R. J. Hunnicutt
Astin speaks at C of C meet on 1929 East Texas convention
K K H Astin vice president East Texas Chamber of Commerce led Bryan Brazos County Chamber meeting outlining a plan to prepare for the 1929 East Texas convention. A general chairman will be appointed, with E H Astin named. The group discussed motion pictures to promote Bryan College and drive to recruit 100 local members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kk. H. Astin
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Bryan and Brazos County
J. Webb Bowell
E. H. Astin
Eugene Edge
Educational Committee
Bryan
College
W. S. Howell
FE. J. Jenkins
LaSalle Pharm
Ty Cobb
Lions Club
Chamber of Commerce
F. L. Henderson
H. L. Durham
R. V. Armstrong
F. C. Bolton
W. H. Cole
Tyler Haswell
J. Webb Howell
E. J. Jenkins
John M. Lawrence
W. S. McCulloch
J. D. Martin
J. Bryan Miller
Oak McKenzie
A. M. Waldrop
Moody Enters Name for Governor as Primary Near
Governor Lan Moody filed to have his name on the Democratic ballot for re election as governor. He may withdraw if nominated for vice president at Houston. The state now requires candidates to file by next Monday with D W Wilcox. a $100 fee and a July primary loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Lan Moody
Moody
Houston
Texas
Wilcox
Richard T. Fleming
State Democratic Executive Committee
Fleming
Senate
D. W. Wilcox
Georgetown
State Committee
Louis J. Wardlaw
Tarrant County
Edith L. Wilmans
Dallas County
Thomas Blanton
Taylor County
Tom Connally
Falls County
Minnie Fisher Cunningham
Walker County
Earle B. Mayfeld
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alfred Crocker
Center
W. M. Littlefield
San Benito
W. D Neff
Dan Russell
L. M. Rowe
Wharton
B. Y
GL Sowell
Midway
W. PB. Badgett
Denison
L. H. Garland
Hope
Ark
H. W. Gideon
R. H Winders
H. M. Wingreen
Denisa
Tenn
Parents of Our Boys
Poindexter
S. §. League
Howell & CO
and Sherill Raley
Col. Lindbergh
A. S. McSwain
B. F. K. Mullins
Holcombe
Hall
Criminal District Court
Astin
East Texas
C. Meet
Acy
Dan Moody
Roman & Vick
Main Street
The
Eagle Printting Company
Moppet
Fleischmanns Yeast
Maxwell House
Garret
Clarence Curlee
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