Bryan Citizens Brace for Week of Big Entertainment
Bryan residents are urged to wear bright smiles as a packed six day program attracts thousands. The Lions and Rotarians stage a Donkey baseball game tonight and Tuesday at Forest Field. The fifth annual American Legion Free Brazos county Fair opens Thursday and runs through Saturday, with circus day featuring a major circus visiting Bryan for the first time in years.
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Bryan
Legion Fair
Lions and Rotarians
Forrest Field
American Legion Free
ABOUT BRYAN ABOUT BRYAN
Rep and Mrs Hugh Jones arrive from Austin after the 43rd legislature special session adjourned They will stay with Mr and Mrs R W Persons Mrs Jones and Mrs Persons are sisters Also accompanying them is Mrs W L Norris of Center returning from Austin They visit Mrs J D Conlee grandmother of Betty Lou and Irvin Busby of Megargel
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Hugh Jones
Center
Austin
Jones
Shelby County
R. W. Persons
Persons
Rep
W. L. Norris
M. B. Brown
Roland Busby
Megaragel
I. R. Buchanan
Betty Lou
Irvin
J. D. Conlee
Last Achievement Day Tour Held By Prospect Club
The Brazos county Achievement Day tour concluded Friday afternoon at the Prospect community. Members and visitors toured home pantries starting at Mrs. Steele Mc Donald’s residence, then visited pantries of Mrs. Ancel Duncan, Mrs. J. E. Wilson, and Mrs. P. Ky Trant. In Wilson’s yard they viewed Miss Flossie Mae Wilson’s demonstrator display. guests from Bryan, College Station, and other county areas attended.
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Brazos County
Prospect Community
Steele McDonald
Funeral Service For Ella Carrington Held In Bryan
Miss Ella Carrington 56 wife of Rev. E E Carrington died Thursday afternoon at her Bryan home after a brief illness. Funeral services were held Monday at 2 80 p m at Providence cemetery with Rev W O Wright Rev C A Ray and Dr W H Andrew officiating. Survivors include her husband and six children in Bryan and Austin.
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Providence Cemetery
Burleson County
Ella Carington
E. E. Carrington
Ursuline Avenue
Carrington
Joe C
M. I. Brown
Austin
Saphronia
Clara Dell
Martha
John
Bryan
The
Baptist Church
Providence
W. O. Wright
Caldwell
C. A. Ray
Somerville
W. H. Andrew
A. Bain
Lonnie Hearbe
City Fathers Favor Parade by Hagenbeck Wallace Circus in Bryan
Bryan city commissioners vote to back a parade by the Hagenbeck Wallace circus next Saturday with responsibility for street damage. They anticipate crowd benefits and plan to move the parade along Main Street to Bryan Avenue toward the show grounds. The body also approves graveling 30 miles of dirt streets funded by state relief money for unemployment work, and advances 4000 to the city school board. The Brazos county pork shipment for relief arrives early in the week with distribution and storage planned. The meeting adjourns until Wednesday at 6:30.
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Bryan
Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus
Main Street
Bryan Avenue
State Rehabilitation and Relief Commission
Houston
Brazos County
Williams
Alexander Named As President by Brazos A M Club
E R Alexander professor of agricultural education at Texas A M College was elected president of the Brazos County A M club at a campus luncheon. He succeeds C W Crawford who has served as president for two years. D S Buchanan and W S Morgan were chosen vice president and treasurer, with E E McQuillen T A Munson and L G Jones reelected to the board of directors.
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College Station
E. R. Alexander
Brazos County
A. and M. Club
Texas A. and
M. College
Aggiesend Inn
Alexander
C. W. Crawford
D. S. Buchanan
W. S. Morgan
P. G. Norton
E. E. McQuillen
T. A. Munson
L. G. Jones
Club
Tyler M E Conference Opens with Houston Pastor
The Methodist conference will convene in Tyler at Marvin church on November 2. Opening service Wednesday evening November 1 will be preached by Dr. Robert E. Goodrich of First Methodist Houston. Bishop H A Boaz will preside with his cabinet. Bryan attendees include De. L. B. Elrod and Oak McKenzie as board of stewards chairmen.
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Tyler
Marvin Church
Robert E. Goodrich
First Methodist Church
Houston
Dr. Goodrich
H. A. Boaz
Bryan
Bryan First
Harvey School Students Visit Eagle Office
Harvey school children who ride the bus from Bryan to the Eagle office on Thursday afternoon toured newspaper production. They included Charles Kincannon, Thomas Arrington, Edd Ryan, Hazel Hyden and others among a group of Harvey students learning how a paper is made.
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Harvey School
Bryan
Eagle
Sam Pate
Charles Kincannon
Thomas Arrington
Edd Ryan
Hazel Hyden
Ethel Minnie Mills
Ruby Hyden
Florence Cook
Marta Ruth Hensarling
Anita Hensarling
Louise Hensarling
Mae Byrd Hensarling
Alton Hensarling
Morris McCullough
Clifford Kelley
Fifth Annual American Legion Free Fair Opens in Brazos County
The Fair hosted by Earl Graham Post No. 159 marks its fifth year with broader displays and diversified exhibits. Rural communities showcase farming and homemaking progress, storage and preservation methods, and rising rural living standards inspiring county citizens to support the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Brazos County
Earl Graham Post
First National Installs Time Lock Safe at Bank
The bank installs a new security system with a time locked main safe compartment. The cash is moved to an electronically secured section each morning, which requires a continuous fifteen minute electric timer before the key can unlock the door. The note ends with a continuation reference on page 6.
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First National Bank
Bank
Funeral Service For Tabor Woman Held In Alexandria
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Alexandria church for Mrs. Lou Walker wife of George G Walker of Tabor who died at a Bryan clinic Saturday night after a brief illness She was 60 years old Surviving are her husband four sons and four daughters among them John Paul Earnest Sam Pearl Walker Oscar Gregg Henry Richardson and Henry Barnes Active pallbearers were Guy F Boyett Z Davis C A Buchanan J W Thompson John McCallum and Joe Locke
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria Church
Lou Walker
George G. Walker
Tabor
Bryan Clinic
John and Paul
Earnest
Waco
Sam
College Station
Pearl Walker
Oscar Gregg
Crystal City
Henry Richardson
Henry Barnes
Bryan
Guy F. Boyett
Z. Davis
C. A. Buchanan
J. W. Thompson
John McCallum
Joe Locke
Tabor Community Holds A Fine Friday Night Meeting
Tabor community held a notable Friday night gathering directed by Principal A M Scarborough. The program featured songs read by students, monologues, a vocal quartet, a string orchestra, and a piano accompanist with praise from Lions club chairman R A McDaniel as the Lions pledge support for rural fellowship and learning.
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McDaniel
Lions Club
Negro Arrested After Saturday Night Rampage
Fred Wilson, a Black man, drove into a city street sweeper on Main Street then seized Night Watchman Earl Phillips revolver and marched him blocks. Police and county officers captured Wilson who will face charges including driving while intoxicated theft of a revolver carrying a lethal weapon and resisting an officer.
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Fred Wilson
Main Street
Earl Phillips
Phillips
Wilson
Phillip
Covington
Potatoes Displayed By Louis Shirley At Fair
Louis Shirley of Reliance showed sweet potatoes he grew on his farm. He dug 30 pounds from a single hill. The potatoes will be on display at the American Legion Free Fair on October 19, 2021.
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Louis Shirley
Reliance
American Legion
Swensons Plan Test Well Near Humble
Report says the Swenson family owns land near Humble and will drill a test oil well despite a $100,000 lease offer being refused. The Humblewell project proceeds day and night with visitors watching what is described as the area’s most exhaustive oil test yet.
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Bryan
Humble Company
Ferguson Crossing
Swenson
Swensons
Auto Turns Over Injuring Bryan Couple Returning from Temple
Mr and Mrs A J Buchanan were returning from Temple with daughter Mrs George R Branch when their car veered to avoid an oncoming vehicle blinded by lights near Benchley. The car rolled three times. injuries were minor bruises and scratches. They were treated at home in Bryan after the accident and planned to visit Temple the next day.
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A. J. Buchanan
Temple
George R. Branch
Benchley
Buchanan
R. H. Seale
Bryan
Dead Line Fixed For Art Exhibits At Brazos Fair
Mrs George E Adams heads the American Legion Free Fair art exhibit department and asks exhibitors to deliver entries by Wednesday noon to allow time for placement before Thursday opening. Brazos county aims for a larger and more varied show than last year.
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George E. Adams
Brazos County
W. W. Harris Celebrates 78th Birthday in Bryan
Former Bryan mayor W. W. Harris turns 78 Monday and receives well wishes from friends. A note comes from G. D. Barnett, state superintendent of the Western Union Telegraph Company. Harris spent years as a telegraph and railroad man.
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W. W. Harris
Bryan
G. D. Barnett
Western Union Telegraph Company
Mr. Harris
Licenses Issued to Four Couples by County Clerk
The county clerk issued marriage licenses to Elvin C. Moehlman and Edna Earle Bethea both white, and Willis Ferrell and Clara D. Williams both Negro.
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Elvin C. Moehlman
Edna Earle Bethea
Willis Ferrell
Clara D. Williams
Club girls head to State Fair by train Monday
Misses Adele Churik Lena Novosad and Dot Marie Sramek depart Kings Highway and Sme tana by train for Dallas and the State Fair. They earned trips to the fair through club work during the year and will join other state winners in Dallas.
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Adele Churik
Lena Novosad
Kings Highway
Dot Marie Sramek
Smetana
Dallas
Grandma Baker Celebrates 93rd Birthday in Church
Sunday School and church members honored Mrs. W. B. Grandma Baker on her 93rd birthday. Dr. L. B. Elrod praised her Christian life as the congregation offered congratulations and gifts, including a cake with a candle for each year.
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First Methodist Sunday School
W. B
Grandma) Baker
L. B. Elrod
Baker
Typhoid Vaccine Campaign Reaches County Communities
A total of 343 people completed typhoid immunizations and 296 received first or second doses in county communities this week. Dr. R. M. Searcy county health officer led the effort with Mrs. Edna Abbott Shelton and Sedalia Wilson assisting. 27 doses were given by Dr. W. A. Hammond and Dr. S. J. Searey. Health centers were set at Edge, Fickey, Kings Highway, Knob Prairie, Kurten, Smetana, and Prospect schools through community sponsorship.
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Edna Abbott Shelton
R. M. Searcy
Shelton
Sedalia Wilson
W. A. Hammond
S. J. Searey
Edge
Fickey
Kings Highway
Knob Prairie
Kurten
Smetana
Prospect
Fine Livestock to Exhibit at Brazos Fair
County Agent C L Benson reports Albert Kyle of Whitney and Sam Martin of Morgan will bring a truck load of fine registered Polled Herefords to the Brazos Fair exhibition. Kyle is brother of Dean E J Kyle of College and has two College students in school there. The exhibit lets Mr Kyle visit his sons while sharing beef cattle displays at the fair.
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American Legion Fair Association
C. L. Benson
Albert Kyle
Whitney
Sam Martin
Morgan
Dean E. J. Kyle
College
Kyle
Luther A Johnson Visits Bryan on Weekend Plans
Congressman Luther A. Johnson said he never stops running and spent the weekend in Bryan with relatives and friends after speaking at Flynn in Leon County Friday night. He left Bryan for Houston around four o clock as he continues his southern trip.
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Luther A. Johnson
Bryan
Houston
Mr. Johnson
Flynn
Leon County
Treatments Against Disease Given by Bryan
Immunization efforts in Bryan provided 414 residents with free typhoid and diphtheria treatments at the City Hall clinic last month. Of these, 392 received typhoid vaccine and 22 received diphtheria antitoxin injections, with two doses required for diphtheria spaced 21 days apart.
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Bryan
R. Henry Harrison, Jr
City Hall Clinic
Harrison
State Health
Bryan Proper
Flock of Geese Signals Early Winter in Bryan
Residents heard the honking of the first large flock of Canadian geese this fall over Bryan on Wednesday night. A lone duck sighting a few evenings earlier was noted as unusual, but the geese flying southward suggest winter is near.
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Bryan
Bryan Nimrod
Ninth Cotton Consignment Grants Farmers Checks Totaling $106 756
The ninth government check consignment arrived today via County Agent C. L. Benson, bringing the overall count to 694 checks totaling $106,766.59. Names of recipients include Alphonse Holik Samuel Tramble John Jones Emma Kincannon Luella Shaw Louis Gilbert Charley Bassett Pinkney Mims Raymond Valouch Edgar Jones Louis Lenz George Arington R. O. Williams Gus RoyThomas Moore Sr. T H. Wager William Hilton Silas Smith Will Jones Robert Carroll George Williams Thomas Kirby Tom Wortham Henderson Smith James Townsend Collie Townsend William Crenshaw Sam Castle Lamar Mahle Anderson Jones Hubert Burkhalter Lonnie Bringley Huger Haveron Noon Williams Roland Jones James Watson George Banks John Raines George Dunn Henry Smith Willie Rice John Thompson Frank McCoy Alex Rice Taylor Ross Charley Cobb Cyril Milberger George Webb Willis Means Lucious Harvey Samuel Hester William Lumpkin Henry Sanders Sue Johns Amos Johns John Berka Cyrus Neblett Frank Barnes Frank Brandesky Joe Valouch
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C. L. Benson
Alphonse J. Holik
Samuel Tramble
John D. Jones
Emma I. Kincannon
Luella R. Shaw
Louis Gilbert
Charley Bassett
Pinkney M. Mims
Raymond J. Valouch
Edgar J. Jones
Louis Lenz
George Arington
R. O. Williams
Gus Roy
Thomas H. Moore Sr
T. H. F. Wager
William H. S. Hilton
Silas H. Smith
Will M. Jones
Robert H. Carroll
George Williams
Thomas N. Kirby
Tom Wortham
Henderson Smith
James B. Townsend
Collie Townsend
William M. Crenshaw
Sam Castle
Lamar F. Mahle
Anderson Jones
Hubert, Burkhalter
License to Wed For Kerwin Garrison Mack and Johnson
The county clerk issued marriage licenses to N. J. Kerwin and Mrs. A N Garrison both white and Cleveland Mack and Rosseleau Johnson described as Negroes.
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N. J. Kerwin
A. N. Garrison
White
Cleveland Mack
Rosseleau Johnson
Mother of Bryan Man Passes Away in Madisonville
Mrs. J. D. Womble of Madisonville, mother of J. H. Womble of Bryan, died at 1 a.m. Saturday at her home. She was 81. Funeral services were held that afternoon at 3. She is survived by her husband J. D. Womble, 82, and four children: J. H. Womble of Bryan, Mrs. H. P. Crabb and Jess Womble of Madisonville, and Jim Womble of Wood, California.
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J. D. Womble
Madisonville
J. H. Womble
Bryan
H. P. Crabb
Jess Womble
Jim Womble
Wood
Californiaa
Brazos County Fair Opens With New Displays and Shows
The American Legion Free Fair of Brazos County opens this week with expanded exhibits from rural communities and 4-H workers at the Legion fair grounds. The Crawford-Francis Shows and Ford Motor Company traveling exhibit bring moving pictures and lectures, with the Bryan Lions club booth and pecan display from the State Department of Agriculture. Free shows and high class entertainment are promised for three days.
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Crawford-Francis
Bryan
Ford Motor Company
Humble Well Reaches 3000 Feet At F Crossing
The Humble company reports the test well at F Crossing has reached about 3000 feet with no unusual signs so far. About thirty men work day and night shifts. camp facilities include three dormitories and a mess hall. An artesian well was brought in and a gravelled road into the camp is planned for graveled later. R. N. Nolley heads the camp with C. W. De Laney on site. the development draws regional oil interest.
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F Crossing
Gulf Company
Swenson
R. N. Nolley
Humble Camp
C. W. DeLaney
Houston
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People’s Column
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Brazos A-M Club
Tyler M. E
Eagle Office
First National
Auto
Brazos Fair
Grandma” Baker
Grandma Baker
Bryan Man
American Legion Free Fair
Old Villa Maria Academy
Legion Fair Grounds
Fair Association
Bryan Lions Club
State Department of Agriculture
J. H. Burkett
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