Building A New Church Our Four Years' Pastorate In Bryan
E L Shettles recounts a four year Bryan Texas pastorate leading to a new M E South church. He details tent revival led by Rev George R Stuart, conversion stories, building plans, corner stone ceremony, architect J E Flanders and contractor J Jenkins death, funding via Home Mission Society, sale and relocation of old church, and opening service with Bishop Hoss replacement Rankin sermon.
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Bryan
Texas
E. L. Shettles
Austin
George R. Stuart
Stuart
Ramsey
Baptist Church
Bry
Charley McCoy
Methodist Church
Lyol mx Huntsville
Stuart Pita
J. E. Flanders
Dallas
George Jenkins
Pasteur Institute
Atlanta
Mr. Jenkins
Edwin
C. E. Jenkins
Home Mission Society
Grand Lodge of Masons
Grand Lodge
Geo. D. Neal
Navasota
H. B. Stoddard
Knight Templars of America
Millican
Wellborn
B. F. Hawes
Broun
M. E. Church
J. F. Flanders
BK. L. Shettles
Pauline Webb
Julius Zimmerman
Altar Society
Kate Lawrence
Foreign Mission Society
Ruby Connelly
Texas Christian Advocate
Prof
J. Hi. Allen
James O. Chance
Mainly About Folks Mainly About Folks
Bryan Daily papers list a string of local social notes. Attendees at events include Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Edge at the Texas Arkansas game in Austin and Supt. S. M. Brown along with J. C. Goldsmith, Bob Armstrong, and Fred Hale traveling to Fort Worth to see Rice Texas Christian. Dr. R. B. Grant returned from St. Louis where he attended the Southern Medical Association meeting. Nelda Baker, daughter of H. J. Baker of Waco, leaves Bryan for her home in Waco after months in Bryan as a secretary at A and M College Extension Service. Additional visits feature Mrs. Allen Black and P. Black from Phoenix visiting Mrs. Carroll in Bryan, Tom K. Langley of Dallas in Bryan, and J. Webb Howell’s Houston trip for business. A group plans Thanksgiving week with Mrs. S. J. Miller, Jack Miller, Mrs. A. E. Pleak, and Kay Hassell II among the college friends. A. J. Jones, a flying cadet from Randolph Field, is noted in the running line.
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Charles H. Edge
Austin
R. B. Grant
St. Louis
Southern Medical Association
American Physicians and Surgeons
Nelda Baker
H. J. Baker
Waco
Bryan
A. & M. College
S. M. Brown
J. C. Goldsmith
Bob Armstrong
Fred Hale
Fort Worth
DeWitt Graham
San Marcos
E. J. Jenkins
C. I. Friedlander
George Iceland
Elizabeth Myers
Cincinnati
Ohio
Black's
San Benito
Allen Black
J. M. Carroll
P. §. Black
Phoenix
Ariz
Carroll
Tom K. Langley
Dallas
College Station
J. Webb Howell
Houston
George Halsell
S. J. Miller
Jack Miller
San Antonio
A. E. Pleak
Rosenburg
Kay Hassell II
J. M. Jones
Randolph Field
Tejas Scouts Hunt Possums After Meeting in Benchley
Tejas troop members enjoyed a possum hunt Friday night at the Columbus Scale place in Benchley after their regular meeting. Four possums were caught, the first for many boys, then the group relaxed at the Benchley highway park with hot chocolate before returning home about 1 a.m. Participants included Ralph Fuqua Harold Miller Everett Martin Wilton Dishman Emerson Connell Herbert Pledger Walter Boles Tommie Jenkins John Blair Paul Pierce Jack Ashworth Ernest Hugghins David Johnson Sid Smith Larry Bruner Jack Conlee Buck Black and Hiram Billy Downerd.
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Tejas
Benchley
Charlie Ball
P. W. Bruner
O. A. Ashworth
J. E. Blair
H. T. Downard
Highway Park
Ralph Fuqua
Harold Miller
Everett Martin
Wilton Dishman
Emerson Connell
Herbert Pledger
Walter Boles
Tommie Jenkins
John Blair
Paul Pierce
Jack Ashworth
Ernest Hugghins
David Johnson
Sid Smith
Larry Bruner
Jack Conlee
Buck Black
Hiram
Billy Downerd
Madisonville Woman Succumbs to Injuries
Funeral services were held at the First Baptist church for Mrs. R. F. Musgrove 54 who died in a Houston hospital from injuries suffered in an auto crash near Houston two weeks earlier Also killed in the crash was her mother Mrs D W Magness and another passenger Mrs J B Wiser was seriously injured All residents of Madisonville Survivors include her husband five sons Edgar Roy Burt Musgrove Arthur Ray two sisters and eight brothers with kin in Madisonville Madison County Houston and San Marcos The Rev C F Andrews officiated
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Madisonville
Navy
First Baptist Church
R. F. Musgrove
Houston
D. W. Magness
Musgrove
J. B. Wiser
C. F. Andrews
Black Hawk Ointment Ad at Sam's Drug Store
Advertisment for Black Hawk Ointment to treat Athlete's Foot eczema and ringworm. Sam's Drug Store offers 50 cent and one dollar jars with a guarantee to kill the itch. The informal ad notes pricing and product name.
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Sam’s
Bryan Broncos Roll Past Conroe Tigers 52–0 in District Tilt
Bryan Broncos end a losing streak with a dominant 52–0 victory over Conroe Tigers. Starters and substitutes alike contribute as H G Stallings and Pete Scanlin log multi long scores and near 350 yards from scrimmage. Stallings passes and runs set up most scores. Scanlin breaks for two long TDs.
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Bryan’ Broncos
Pillar
Conroe Tigers
H. G. Stallings
Pete Scanlin
Bryan
Fete Jones
Stallings
Scanlin
Syptak
L. O. Manning
Tigers
Conroe
Batten
Price
Nelson
Luke Patranella
F. J. Vitopil
Johnny Berry
Oren Beal
Patranella
McCall
Colts
Robert Cole Nelson
Bill Moore
Harding
Weedon
Colt
Antone Merka
Joe Novak
Robert Trant
Jack Lindsey
Waldie
Editors Name Officers At 24th Texas Convention
H D Meister of Yoakum was elected president of the Texas Editorial Association as 70 veteran editors closed the Twenty-fourth annual convention in Edinburg. Fort Davis will host next year. New officers include Henry Hurt, Carl White, Arthur LeFevre, Hamp Cook, and Col P L Downs. An executive committee was named with members from Terrell to Denton. Speakers included Lieut. Governor Woodul unable to attend, plus Hugh Mitchell and A D Jackson. A luncheon and a banquet capped the gathering with remarks from W R Montgomery and Paul Vickers.
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Edinburg
H. D. Meister
Houston
Col. P. L. Downs
Temple
LeFevre
Cook
Downs
Fred Massengill
Terrell
Austin Callan
C. C. Hudson
Town Park
Ben F. Harigel
la Grange
A. Boss
Schulenberg
Frank Holland
Dallas
P. E. Montgomery
Marriage Licenses Granted Frank Berlingan and Miss Christopher Garcja
Two individuals, Frank Berlingan and Miss Christopher Garcja, obtained a marriage license in the local civil office. The ceremony is scheduled to follow per filing records.
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Frank Berlingan
Christopher Garcja
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