Aggie Squad Poised for Fort Worth Showdown with TCU
College Station reports the Texas A&M Aggies and T C U Horned Frogs set for a high stakes Southwest Conference clash in Fort Worth. Coach Bell and Coach Schmidt prepare fresh tactics as Gruggs and Brown spark a battle of aerial offenses and strong backfields.
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College Station
Matty Bell
Texas Aggies
Francis Schmidt
T. C. U. Horned Frogs
Fort Worth
Frank Anderson
Aggie
Horned Frogs
Howard Gruggs
Horned Frog
Southwest
Grimes County Fair Opens with H H Williamson Address
H H Williamson, vice director of Texas Extension Service, will open the Grimes County Fair in Anderson at 10 30 Wednesday morning October 23 with an address on current Texas agriculture and farmers problems and solutions. Williamson, a Grimes County native and A and M College graduate, has long worked with extension services across the state and will speak to farmers bankers and local business leaders about agricultural issues and remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Williamson
Texas Extension Service
Grimes County
Anderson
Texas
Mr. Williamson
Igil
Lower Valley
Great Plains
Fair Association
Williamson
Navasota
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Four Veterans Bolster Aggie Backfield in Texas Clash
The Aggies rely on Dorsey Conover Zarafonetis and Floyd to lead the offense as they meet Texas Christian University in Fort Worth next Saturday October 19. Dorsey returns from a broken thumb and is noted as a top passer, Conover tops the rushing list, Zarafonetis is a hard plunging fullback and punter, while Floyd anchors the defense and provides backfield speed. This game marks the final college appearance for Dorsey and Conover. Zarafonetis and Floyd are juniors.
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Frogs
Joe Brown
Roscoe van Zandt
Hollils Bible
Aggies
Roswell Higginbotham
Aggie
Horned Frog
Bible, Brown
van Zandt
Bell
Fort Worth
Kansas Aggie
Ralph Dorsey
Leonard Clark
Kansans
College Station
Dorsey
Conover
Zarafonetis
Floyd
Texas Aggie
Matty Bell
Brooks Conover
Dallas
Aggie Ground Gaiers
George Zarafonetis
Breckenridge
Zarafonetic
Bull Floyd
Rosewood
Horned Frogs
Agwies
Edge Items Highlight Club Meeting and Local Visits
The O. Henry English Club of seventh grade met Wednesday with a visitor Miss Bertha Mac Elliott. Visitors Oscar Joost and Bryan Powell, both of Houston, were guests of Mrs. Schulz. The Tabor basketball team defeated Edge 27 to 9 on Edge court.
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O. Henry English Club
Bertha Mac Elliott
Oscar Joost
C. Schulz
Bryan Powell
Houston
Schulz
Norman McDonald
R. R. McDonald
Marie Boenigk
Tabor
Ruby
Bertha Walker
Walker
North Houston
Edge
Kathryn Wilson
Normangee
Merle Hill
College Station
Eldrid Henry
W. R. Henry
Rye School Opens with Enthusiastic Student Body
Rye teachers report the first week with 45 students after October 7 enrollment. 4-H member Helen Kopecky earned a Dallas State Fair trip for her canning records and story. Local families visit or host relatives from Edge, Houston, and Wheelock as Sunday gatherings unfold.
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Rye
Helen Kopecky
Joe Merka
Robert
Lyndell
Edwin Cajka
Wheelock
Joe Kopecky
Julia
Christine Wymple
Edge
Frank Hobarta
John McDowell
John
Clarence
Houston
Millican Visitors From Roans Prairie and Houston
Mrs. Jim Cane of Roans Prairie visited relatives in Millican last weekend. Mr and Mrs Joe McGregor Mr and Mrs Malcolm McGregor and Miss Mildred McGregor of Houston visited Millican relatives. Miss Bell Bradley became a cashier at Camp Cafe in Navasota. Mrs Emma Williams and Miss Nannie Mae Williams visit Roans Prairie. Correspondent notes Noahs Ark in Navasota last night disproving claims of low turnout.
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Jim Cane
Roans Prairie
Millican
Joe McGregor
Malcolm McGregor
Mildred McGregor
Houston
Bell Bradley
Camp Cafe
Navasota
Emma Williams
Nannie Mae Williams
Noah's Ark
Gardeners Go Dry As Drought Shrinks Water Supplies
Still no rain brings drought effects across the region. cisterns dry and elev en families draw from Faqua well. Tanks empty and milk stock must be watered at wells or driven to water holes. Virginia Dawn Tolbert born to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Tolbert. Mrs. Tolbert formerly Miss Kathleen Meredith. Mrs. Ella Taylor of Corsicana visited sister Mrs. R. Dunlap. Radio 2 reports on world series and the prime minister’s visit.
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Jesse Tolbert
Virginia Dawn
Tolbert
Kathleen Meredith
R. ©. Dunlap
Trime
England
Radio 2
Bryan High Bears Schedule Two Big Games
The Bryan High Bears play two major games at Forrest Field in two weeks. On Oct. 18 they host Houston County Training School at West Side Park, followed by Oct. 25 a Booker T. Washington High team from Houston visits Forrest Field. Colored school officials and the Bryan Athletic Council organized the event with music and entertainment, aiming to attract white fans.
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Bryan High Bears
Houston County Training School
West Side Park
Booker T. Washington High
Houston
Bears
Forrest Field
Bryan Athletic Council
Shot Riddled Body of Woman Found in Cotton Patch
A 38 year old woman, Kessie Davis, was shot twice in a cotton patch near Riverside while working. Her 7 year old son, Tommy Davis, found her body as she walked home from school after rain. Police, sheriff, and a witness describe seeing a man leaving the area. inquest held with no identified killer.
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Thompson Creek
Tommy Davis
Kessie Davis
J. T. McGee
Reed
Lon Paker
Riverside
Smetana Road
Stephen Davis
Ford Says Women Decline In Industry Prefer Home Power
Henry Ford argues in a Pictorial Review interview that women are a diminishing force in industry and should focus on the home. He predicts the mechanical age will release women from drudgery and calls for partnership between men and women to unlock new power.
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Henry Ford
Pictorial Review
Ford
Mr. Ford
Local Residents Share News on Emory Place and Nearby Areas
Prospect George Watson and family settle on the Emory place. L Watson hails from Madison county. Durward Beany and family visited H. C. Field’s home. Mrs. Olin Ford and Miss Caroline Keefer of North Zulah called on the McDonald home. Ed Beal and wife from Goose Creek visited kin. G. M. Terry expects rain and has weatherboarded his house. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Steele M. McDonald in McCamey Texas. Dr. Dunn tested 71 Barred Plymouth Rock flock. only five reacted. Jack Guido and Lucy Carrobo of Prospect were wed with Houston relatives attending. Mrs. Earl Carroll of Wace visited G. M. Terry’s mother. D. W. Davenport has been sick but is improving.
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George Watson
Emory Place
L Watson
Madison Couty
Durwood Beany
H. C.field
Mr. Bean
Madison County
Olin Ford
Caroline Keefer
North Zulah
McDonald
Ed Beal
Goose Creek
G. M. Terry
D. J. McDonald
Steele M. McDonald
McCamey
Texas
Dunn
College
Plymouth Rock
Jack Guido
Lucy Corrobbo
Prospect
Guido
Lucy
Houston
Earl Carroll
Wace
D. W. Davenport
Inspect School Buildings by City Commission
Bryan city commissioners inspected the Travis and Bowie School buildings today. Accompanying them were Bertram E. Giesecke of the firm Giesecke and Harris architects for the school buildings and the municipal building.
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Travis and
Bowie
Bryan City
Bertram E. Giesecke
Giesecke and Harris
Mexican Solons Vote to Use Per Diem for Roads
Toluca Mexico Oct. 16 The state legislature voted unanimously to surrender its daily expense allowance of 2 50 dollars for each member so the funds could be used to build roads.
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