Negro Work Songs Seminar Set for Monday
Native-born Southerners and residents from afar will hear Prof Gates Thomas of Southwest Texas Teachers College discuss South Texas Negro Work Songs and their place in regional literature. The talk, his second campus appearance, follows a Social Science Seminar banquet and will begin at 8 in the Physics lecture room. Open to the public with an invitation to Bryan and College residents.
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Gates Thomas
Southwest Texas Teachers College
San Marcos
College Station
South Texas
Thomas
W. H. Thomas
A. and M. College
Bryan
City Gleanup and Trade Day Plans Highlight Brazos County Meeting
The group urged cleaning of rear business properties facing Railroad Street and endorsed expedient right of way moves for highway construction in Brazos County. The publicity committee reported progress in educational programs and November 20 Trades Day promotion by Associated Community Builders. Eugene Edge chaired the session with directors Tyler Haswell O S Johnson W F Gelber J H Conway Charles Kosarek M L Parker and J D Hefley listed as contacts.
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Railroad Street
Chamber of Commerce
Brazos County
Eugene Edge
Tyler Haswell
O. S. Johnson
W. F. Gelber
J. H. Conway
Charles Kosarek
M. L. Parker
J. D. Hefley
Plans for Bowie elementary school wing and new Negro high school
Bryan city commission has received plans for the final section of the Bowie elementary school building and for a proposed new Negro high school. Both sets will be on file at the city building for examination by contractors and other interested parties.
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Bowie
Bryan City Commission
Bryan Folk Sees World Series Baseball Game
J. M. Kulak and James Dunn of Bryan and H. H. Hetzler and Ray Stubbs of Hearne returned from Lincoln Nebraska where they saw the Aggie Cornhusker football game last week. En route home they stopped in St. Louis for the World Series baseball games this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Kulak
James Dunn
Bryan
H. H. Hetzler
Ray Stubbs
Hearne
Lincoln
Neb
Aggie-Cornhusker
St. Louis
Progress of Brazos county dairy and seed growth observed
Brazos county shows a marked rise in seed crop acreage over the last two years and steady dairy herd improvement led by notable herd sires. Prof Shepardson notes increased cream intake at the college creamery and endorses cream marketing as the most profitable path, with skimmed milk used for hogs and poultry to diversify dairy income.
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Brazos County
Shepdrdson
Shepardson
Prof
Texas
G. A. Reid
Houston
R. D. Snyder
Extension Service
College Station
C. L. Benson
Jno
W. Black
Wilson Bradley
C. 8. Beckwith
J. F. Casey
J. Caldwell
W. J. Goulter
W. F. Davis
R. J. Dunn
Kay Hassell
Tyler Haswell
E. P. Humbert
W. H. Lawrence
C. B. Martin
A. S. McSwain
Oak McKenzie
W. J. McCulloch
D. H. Reid
E.B. Reynolds
H. T. Sehovassa
C. C., Todd
M. E. Wallace
D. L. Wilson
H. H. Williamson
L. E. Warren
A. M. Waldrop
EB. J. Kyle
Hugh Looney
J. E. Stanford
North Texas Conference Considers New Church Supreme Court
The quadrennium meeting will vote on establishing a church Supreme Court to replace appeals decisions by the College of Bishops. approval requires a three-fourths majority from 88 annual conferences. The gathering will also address preacher appointments as ministers face frequent reassignment. Rev. O. T. Cooper and Rev. R. G. Mood are slated for district reassignments.
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C. C. Gregory
Umphrey Lee
Dallas
J. D. Pinkston
O. D. Gose
Decatur Mission
E. A. Drew
Krum
Slidell
E. C. Escoe
Pilot Point Station
W. E. Kirby
Greenville
J. A. Old
McKinney
F. M. Richardson
Paris
J. J. Cooper
Leonard
T. W. Lovell
Trenton
T. A. Malone
Lake Creek
S. McKenny
Wichita Falls
Bishop Boaz
Dr. Cooper
Dr. Mood
W. F. Bryan
Decatur
Geo. C. French
Denton
W. T. Whiteside
Ira C. Riker
A. J. Weeks
Sherman
J. Sam Barcus
Sulphur Springs
A. Spragins
North Texas
Texas
Northwest Texas
R. G. Mood
C. W. Dennis
Rockwall
Hugh 8. Porter
Garland
Cicero B. Fielder
Farmersville
E. J. Patton
Plano
Ben Bell
Earl M. Jones
Winnsboro
E. G. Hamilton
Grand Prairie
G. P. Robertson
M. B. Sherwood
Judicial Council
General Conference
Supreme Court
College of Bishops
Committee On Appeals
O. T. Cooper
Officers Elected By Allen Seniors
At Allen Academy senior class meeting officers were elected Captain Moreau Platt of Quincey Louisiana as president Cadet Jerrat A Lightfoot of Bryan as vice president Lieutenant Ralph V Nicosia of Houston as secretary treasurer and Cadet William E Walker of Port Arthur as sergeant at arms.
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Allen Academy
Moreau Platt
the Quincey
Jerrat A. Lightfoot
Bryan
Ralph V. Nicosia
Houston
William E. Walker
Port Arthur
Texas Leads States in Main Pipelines Transporting Miles
Texas tops the nation in main pipeline mileage, with about six thousand miles moving crude and refined products, per Manufacturers' Record. The measure highlights the state's expansive energy infrastructure and industrial reach.
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Texas
Flyers Take Off From Harbor Grace For Trans Atlantic Flight
Captain Errol Boyd and Lieutenant Harry Connor departed Harbor Grace Newfoundland at 11 20 am Eastern for a trans Atlantic flight to England aboard the airplane Columbia. The mission follows fog delays and aims to match or surpass earlier trans Atlantic attempts by Chamberlain Levine and others. The Quaker City radioed New York reporting sighting of the Columbia 100 miles east of Cape Race.
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Harbor Grace
N. F
Errol Boyd
Harry Connor
Columbia
England
Clarence Chamberlain
Germany
C. A. Levine
Mable Bell
Havanese
Rome
Roosevelt Field
Levine
Boyd
Royal Air Force
Airmail
Connor
Roger Q. Williams
Bermuda
Quaker City
New York
Cape Race
Smith Sets Course for Australia Solo Flight
Wing Commander Charles Kingsford Smith departed from Heston England in a plane named the Southern Cross Jr on a solo flight to Australia aiming to beat Bert Hinkler’s record of 15 days from England to Australia. The two seater aircraft carries extra fuel in the spare seat.
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Heston
Eng
Charles Kingsford Smith
Atlantic
Pacific
Australia
Bert Hinkler
England
Southern Cross, Jr
Texas Rice Output Rises to 7.38 Million Bushels in 1930
Texas stands as the second largest rice producer in the United States with an estimated 7,380,000 bushels produced in 1930. The figure reflects state farming activity and grain industry momentum during the year.
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Texas
United States
New Year Opened By Woman's Club in Bryan
Members of the Bryan Woman's Club and leaders from Bryan and College communities heard an address on Parliamentary Practice by Mrs. B. F. Boydston of Waco, who also led a parliamentary usage drill. The afternoon program included reports, guest lists, and a push toward a new administration with emphasis on efficient, same-day laundry service launches and exclusive white labor use in upcoming projects.
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Bryan Woman's Club
Bryan
B. F. Boydston
Waco
Boydston
J. L. Brock
Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
Parent-Teacher Association
Texas State Forestry Association
Mesdames O. B. Martin
E. O. Steeke
E. P. Humbert
Guy Harris
A. L. Smith
Public Invited To Inspect New Laundry Plant
The Bryan Laundry Company invites the public to inspect its new plant on North Main Street this Saturday. Officials promise modern equipment, sanitary features, and a germ proof service as the plant goes into regular operation next week.
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Texas
Fort Worth
Bryan Laundry Company, Inc
North Main Street
Bryan
Brazos County
Legion Fréétre
Evidence of a perfect cotton crop on display at Eagle
Local cotton buyer F R Rogers showed a stalk of cotton grown in his yard with a tally of 30 bolls on the first crop and an estimate of 75 to open, 100 squares and small bolls on the second. The stalk stands five feet tall with fruit from ground level and price discussions followed.
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Eagle
Eagle Office
F. R. Rogers
Bank holiday closures across Bryan observe Columbus Day
Banks in Bryan will be closed Monday October 18 for Columbus Day observance. City National Bart First National Bank First State Bank & Trust Co.
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Bryan Will
City National Bart
First National Bank
First State Bank & Trust Co
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Allen
Ocean
Aviation
Smith
Woman’s Club
Goal
Voledoes
Tom Lawrence
Spurs
Est
Dominick Angomm
Steeles
Wott
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Wilson
Bradley
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