CHY COUNTY UNEMPLOYED GO TO WORK
Civil Works program in CHY and county puts 175 men to work on city and county projects this week. A second shift of 175 began Monday, totaling about 350 workers for city projects with pay around 10.50 weekly, and 200 plus kept on for two months on the city street graveling project. A county commissioner's refusal to work 7 of 40 assigned men sparks race tensions and possible state level review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Austin
Pat Patterson
Patterson
Lawrence Westbrook
Texas Civil Works Committee
Married licenses granted by County Clerk Wednesday
Scott and Miss Addie At wins, white, and Willie Lee Jones with Lula Bailey, negro, were issued marriage licenses by County Clerk Clyde Goen on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Addie Atwins
Willie Lee Jones
Lula Bailey
Clyde Goen
Making of Home Is Subject for NRA Night Class
Twenty women and girls gathered at Stephen P. Austin high school for the first unit of the NRA teaching course on better home making. Miss Winnie Harris described the difference between housekeeping and home making and outlined budgeting, meals, and care of family members. Bernice Claytor demonstrated home improvements and decor. Classes meet at 7 p m each Monday. new members may register any time. rugs and rug making will be next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen P. Austin High School
NRA
Winnie Harris
Bernice Claytor
Extension Service
A. and M College
Stephen F. Austin High School
Typewriter Yellow Second Sheets Sold by Nagle Printing
Nagle Printing Company offers typewriter yellow second sheets for sale. The advertisement highlights stock sheets for office use and standard paper sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nagle Printing Company
Bryan Items Spotlight Local Social and Business Activity
A Bryan public notes list many visits and errands by residents from Corpus Christi, Navarrota, Reliance, Kurten and Tyler. Officials, farmers, and club members travel to Houston, Marlin, Caldwell and Austin for events and shopping. The Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs Convention wraps with praise for the new club home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. C. Yancey
Corpus Christi
Bryan
Marlin
T. J. Worsham
Brazos County
Grimes County
Frank Worsham
William M. Hudspeth
Tabor
R. P. Marsteller
College
Albert Barnett
North Zuleh
Essie Shealey
Reliance
J. F. Rosborough
Bassett Orr
Houston
A. & M.rice
Alfred Schulman
Morris Schulman
William Allen
Caldwell
Jo-Anna Tatman
West 26Th Street
I. R. Etheridge
D. L. Hudson
Connie Merle
Donnie Lee
Marshall
James F. Roxborough
J. G. Minkert
W. Bassett Orr
Rio Grande Valley
J. M. Atkins
Rock Prairie
Marguerite Buchanan
Kurten
I. W. Fagan
Will K. Gibbs
Hearne
L. L. Mebanis
May Wilson
Malcolm Melnnis
Elsbeth Wiprecht
Maudelle Wiley
J. W. Wiley
J. Sidney Smith
J. L. Brock
Fourth District
Lee J. Rountree
Dana Carnes
Austin
Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
W. S. Howes
W. H. Andrew
Sam Knox
A. B. Martindale
Tyler
Joe R. Tatman
Martindale
Knox
Sam
Tatman
Install Officers of Rye 4-H Club in County Fair Year
The Rye 4-H club installed officers for the new year during its Tuesday meeting. New officers are Anna Mae Merka president J C Levo vice president Albena Severa secretary Frances Bredel assistant secretary Elizabeth Thames song leader Emory Leve yell leader Antone Zemanek treasurer Josephine Wolfe reporter. The club had 14 members last year with projects in field products poultry and livestock. Receipts for products totaled 610.08 costs 100.46 yielding a net 509.57 and the club earned county first with a 100 percent report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rye 4-H
Anna Mae Merka
J. C. Levo
Albena Severa
Frances Bredel
Elizabeth Thames
Emory Leve
Antone Zemanek
Josephine Wolfe
Rye
First National Bank Record Noted in Texas History
The article highlights the 60 year history of the Bryan bank on the same corner since 1873, its national status since 1886, and its three presidents. It contrasts with the Denton bank opened earlier, enduring fires without record loss, and notes Texas banks five decades or longer, many altered by mergers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State National Bank of
Denton
Banking Fraternity of
Texas
First National Bank of Bryan
Bryan Bank
Denton Bank
Bryan Institution
Bryan Banking House
J. W. Howell
H. C. Boatwright
Travis B. Bryan
First National
Groos National Bank of
San Antonio
Drive for A and M Community Chest Nears Close
The campus drive will likely end December 1 as many workers are away. Prof. Daniel Russell says final reports will follow, with totals already exceeding department quotas. Notable gifts come from lower salaried staff in buildings and grounds and the mess hall, and students led by Cadet Colonel J W Holmes have contributed significantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Community Chest
Daniel Russell
College Community Chest Committee
J. W. Holmes
Peter Scott Marries Addie Atkins in Courthouse Ceremony
Peter Scott, proprietor of the New York Cafe, wed Miss Addie Atkins of Brases county on Wednesday afternoon in Justice J. T. McGee's office at the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Scott
New York
Addie Atkins
Brases County
J. T. McGee
New Telephone Directory Planned for Bryan and Collene
The Southwest Telephone company in Bryan announces a new directory to be published and distributed around December 1. W M sempail of Dallas, director of directories, is coordinating the project. About 2400 copies will be printed and production will be handled by Eagle Printing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Collene
Southwest Telephone Company
W. M. Sempail
Dallas
Eagle Printing Company
Old Brazos County Land Ad Found in Indianapolis Paper
A 1885 Indianapolis Evening Minute ad offering 2 214 acres in Brazos County Texas is unearthed by Dallas man. The piece notes the land's distance from Brazos County seat and Millican, its timber and cleared land, and potential sale as a whole or in parts. The relic prompts Brazos county old-timers to recall past buyers, prices, and land fate over 50 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Dallas
Brazos County
Texas
Millican
Chas. W. Gorsuch
Virginia Avenue
Indiana
Hoosier
Robert W. Lowry
Belmont Ave
Lowry
Tariff barriers depress Swiss textile trade during Texas A&M tour
Basel dispatch notes Swiss textile stagnation from prohibitive tariff walls. Swiss mills run at 50 60 percent capacity with idle spindles as domestic demand rises. Silk and linen sectors suffer, while Swiss imports rely on American and Egyptian cotton amid adverse trade balance of 128 million in 1929 rising to 185 million in 1930. Spinners fear higher American cotton prices and shifting to other growths. The group tours Lucerne region, enjoying mountain scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basel
Switzerland
Texas A. & M. College
Europe
Zurich
Bern
Burgedorf
Swiss Linen Manufacturers Association
R. von Stuerler
United States
Texas Group
Lake Lucerne
Mugford
Kruschen Salts Proclaimed Safe Weight Loss Aid
Brooklyn reader Miss M Ratner endorses Kruschen for four months noting pounds lost and improved health. Ad claims a half teaspoon in hot water each morning before breakfast boosts health and fat loss with a 4 week bottle priced cheaply and a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Ratner
Brooklyn
N. J
America
Bryan Harvey Men Have Outing Thursday Night
An old fashioned squirrel stew and a gathering of Harvey and Bryan men took place Thursday at the D. L. Peters pasture on the Navasota river. The group cooked nine squirrels into the stew, shared coffee, and traded stories late into the night. Peters family and several local men joined the event and contributed to the hunt and meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey and Bryan
D. L. Peters
Navasota River
FE. A. Peters
H. P. Daneby
Will Kincannon
J. Sidney Smith
R. L. Carroll
John Buchanan
Theater Members Present One-Act Play The Valiant
Lit tle Theater group met Monday evening at the Woman's Club building to view The Valiant an one act play by Holsworthy Hall Miss Rita Kraft directed the production with Coulter Hoppess Bob Erisman Milton Maloney W S Johnson in the cast The next meeting is set for Monday December 4 at the same venue with Milton Maloney directing and Ervin McLeroy as stage manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holsworthy Hall
Little Theater
Woman’s Club
Rita Kraft
Coulter Hoppess
Bob Erisman
College Station
W. S. Johnson
Milton Maloney
Iss Rita Kraft
Alvie Adams
Ervin McLeroy
Bryan Artist Sends Blue Bonnet Picture to Ohio
A Texas blue bonnet scene will grace a Cleveland home after Mr. and Mrs. A. T. P. Wheeler of Dallas bought it for Ohio friends. The painting by Willie Rogers shows a springtime Texas scene near Bryan and highlights the blue bonnet’s beauty and abundance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Cleveland
Ohio
A. T. P. Wheeler
Dallas
Willie Rogers
Bryan
UT Hand Prints Recall 1898 Football Stars on Main Building
The Daily Texan recounts how Cade Kid Bethea and George Robertson left their imprinted hands in the Main building stone in 1898 99. It notes Bethea’s missing thumb and Robertson’s traced third finger and recalls their later careers in Le ingston and Dallas law. Dean Taylor and H Y Benedict attest to the historic memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Texas
Cade ‘Kid’ Bethea
George Robertson
R. W
Chuck Wortham
Wortham
Dean T. A. Taylor
H. Y. Benedict
Bethea
Congress Avenue
Dean Taylor
Robertson
Robert
Leingston
N.ne
Dallas
Son, Robertson, and Payne
University
Chuck” Wortham
Dean Taylor Kiraanlf
The
Daily Texan
Free Will Baptist Church Enlarged in West 27th Street Upgrade
Substantial improvements underway at Free Will Baptist Church on West 27th Street. Sunday School attendance has grown, necessitating larger quarters, and this week work began on a second story for the School annex to accommodate the increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Baptist Church
West 27Th Street
the Free Baptist Church
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L. Benson
Beason
W. W. Wipprecht
A. ’& M. College
C. A. Cobb
Wipprecht
Luke Patranello
Rye Club
Bryan Lions Club
Rye 4-H Club
First National Bank
A&m Community Chest
Telephone Co
0. M. Lowry
Texas Cooperative News
By Curtis Vinson
Harvey
Blue Bonnet
T. U
Cade “Kid” Bethea
Lamar Bethea
Free Will Baptist Church
Ward
Riverside Mate
Montgomery
Bryan, Texas
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