Progress on No. 21 Highway Work in Brazos County
Delegation reports the Texas Highway Commission will award the dirt work and drainage contract for Highway 21 between Bryan and the Navasota river at the November meeting. Right of way is secured except for Bryan area. other segments await acquisition to avoid delays as counties compete for road work. Local officials urge continued cooperation to accelerate completion of No. 21 and related routes toward a modern, well surfaced network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Brazos County
State Highway Commission
Bryan
Navasota River
County Commissioners Court
Highway Commission
Brazos
Highway Department
Benchley
Hearne
Robertson County
Grimes County
No. 21
Daily Bible Thought on Grace and Salvation
A religious excerpt cites Titus 3 4 7 praising grace mercy and salvation through Jesus Christ. It emphasizes that justification comes by grace not works and that believers are heirs to eternal life through the Holy Spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Jesus Christ
Prohibition Debates Aridity and Alcohol Statistics
Professor Irving Fisher argues that alcohol deaths and related social ills are lower now than before prohibition and that economic estimates show vast asset value in maintaining prohibition. He cites official figures and polls, concluding drinking is drying up and aridity may advance with continued enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Irving Fisher
Yale University
Prof. Fisher
Amos W. Woodcock
Prohibition
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Wets
Fisher
United States
Prohibition Bureau
Colonel Woodcock
Woodcock
Gas Explosion in Palestine Highlights Connection Safety
A gas pocket explosion in Palestine destroyed a building and injured one man with others hurt in adjacent structures. The incident urges testing all rubber gas connections and tight fitting ends to prevent fires and improve safety for homes and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Bryan
Texas
College Avenue Baptists Mark Fifth Anniversary of Hollomon Pastorate
The College Avenue Baptist Church celebrated Rev. Roy S. Hollomon’s five years as pastor with tributes from members. Since his arrival October 15, 1925, membership rose from 80 to 463, with 308 by letter and 154 by baptism. Total funds raised reached 58,544.99 for local expense, building, missions, and benevolence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Avenue Baptist Church
Roy S. Hollomon
Holloman
W. 5. Barron
Pastor Honored at College Avenue Baptist Church
The College Avenue Baptist congregation paid tribute to Rev. Roy S Hollomon on Wednesday night marking his fifth year as pastor. The church reports 578 members with 283 in average attendance and property valued at $45,000. Mrs Hollomon’s illness prevented her attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Avenue Baptist Church
Roy S Hollom
Twenty-Five Years Ago in The Bryan Morning Eagle
A snapshot from October 1905 notes visits by Miss Bettie Johnson and Dr A Benbow, with Mrs Johnnie Koppe of Kurten and Wm Manthei of Kurten in Bryan. A fire alarm at the G S Parker gin caused no major damage. The item urges local fair attendance and praise for Bryan and Brazos county. Frost hits Birmingham, Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Morning Eagle
Bettie Johnson
Waco
A. Benbow
Roby
Johnnie Koppe
Kurten
C. A. Harris
Brownsville
Matamoros
G. S. Parker Gin
Wm. Manthei
Bryan
Brazos County
United States
Journal of Educacation
Birmingham
Ala
Dealey on Advertising: Newspapers as Core Medium
George B. Dealey, publisher of the Dallas Morning News and Dallas Journal, cautions advertisers against scattershot campaigns. He urges use of a coordinated plan across media, favors newspapers for research free efficiency, and criticizes overpricing ad space and oversized single inserts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Dealey
Dallas Morning News
Dallas Journal
Mr. Dealey
Editorial plea to boost Washington town image through simple hospitality
Carl Georch editor of the Progress Washington speaks to a service club urging locals to greet every visitor and offer help to strangers. He proposes a simple plan to make Your town the most popular in the country without spending money and asks members to cooperate fully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Georch
the Progress
Washington, N. C
Geord
Editorial on low trade mood and need for work based relief
The piece links global trade dullness to credit excess, market instability, and reduced buying power. It argues for job creation over money grants, notes the risk of a prolonged industrial shift, and stresses focusing on the worker rather than the machine to restore prosperity. Pieces
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Russia
India
South America
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
Rowntree & Co
Atlantic
Christian Science Monitor
Georch Praises Waxahachie Courtesy in Civic Plan
The Jefferson Journal quotes Mr Georch touting a complete plan urged for citizen cooperation. He praises Waxahachie Texas as a friendly town where cheerful greetings foster shopping and civic goodwill, noting how courteous clerks and neighbors leave visitors with positive impressions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Jefferson Journal
Ponzi Loses Federal Writ to Halt Deportation
Charles Ponzi, famed for his coupon scheme and a five year prison sentence, failed to obtain a federal writ of prohibition to stop his deportation after leaving jail. He sought to forestall deportation upon his release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Charles Ponzi
Return of Mope Hampton and Broadway Whispers
New York reports Mope Hampton, Titian-haired star, may appear at Covent Garden Berlin Vienna and Paris opera after a successful abroad run. Her marriage to Jules Brulatour, film magnate, keeps them central in social and opera circles as talks of a Metropolitan future swirl amid memories of Broadway mockery and rep shows.
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New York
Mope Hampton
Jules Brulatour
Miss Hempton
Upper Avenue
Palm Beach
Madam Pompadour
Broadway
Finia
Miss Hampton
Metropolitan
Laura Jean Libby
Philadelphia
Family ties mark Aggie Frog game weekend attendance
A. D. Kellner of Houston visited Bryan for a family gathering with his uncle E. R. Emmet. Hon. C. N. Shaver of Huntsville, Walker County representative, attended Saturdays Aggie Frog game at Kyle Field as a spectator.
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A. D. Kellner
Houston
Bryan
E. R. Emmet
C. N. Shaver
Huntsville
Walker County
Kyle Field
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Daily Bible Thought
Pullman
American Federation of Labor
Henry Ford
America
College Avenue Baptists
Hollomon
Brazil
Associated Press
Mario Fernandez da Cunha
Santa Anna Do Livramerito
Rio Grande Do Sul
Peren Piace
Lotts
George M. Lott
Chicago
Abigail Stapleton Allen
White Sulphur Springs
W Va
Bryan Eagie
Red Bank, N. J
Yoomeniure
George M. Cohan
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Florida
Missouri
Illinois
Man
Booth
East Thirty-Ninth Street
Charles B. Driscoll
Reno
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