Woman's Home Missionary Meet Discusses Church Problems
Delegates at the Woman's Home Missionary Society convention within the Methodist church hear reports on district work and departmental programs. Talks cover social service youth groups rural church work and more led by Mrs. N W Wycough and others with a noonday luncheon and a campus drive about Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Home Missionary Society
Methodist Church
N. W. Wycough
Madisonville
J. N. Goodwin
S. E. Eberstadt
Bryan
The
Baptist Tabernacle
J.N. Goodwin
H. C. Willis
John A. Held
J. Coy Williams
Caldwell
N. M. Wycough
the Tabernacle
W. B. Bizzell
F. A. Beuchel
W. A. Stone
W. F. Thomas
B. F. Harrison
S. G. Bailey
J. R. McKee
J. L. Dickey
Tabernacle
Corps
Crockett
J. FE. Brooks
Ira M. Camp
Navasota
D. W. Sargent
Hal Camp
M. E. Parker
Robert Grace
C. B. Farrington
Huntsville
Frances Leake
Arrangement Made for Three County Negro Institute
George Barron of Grimes County Richard Goodman of Robertson County and D J McDonald of Brazos County met at the Court House Monday afternoon and arranged a tri county Negro teachers institute to be held here the week before Christmas. They made a permanent arrangement for such an institute annually with the gathering to be held in Bryan the first week in September at the same time the tri county institute for white teachers is at College Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Barron
Grimes County
Richard Goodman
Robertson County
D. J. McDonald
Brazos County
Court House
McDonald
Bryan
College Station
State secretary refuses recognition to Governor Walton
Oklahoma City October 24 Associated Press reports a clerk from Governor Walton's office attempted to file two executive orders with the secretary of state. Miss Una Roberts assistant secretary of state refused to accept the papers because the Senate had suspended the governor. Officials said the incident could lead to court action to challenge the suspension's legality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Walton
Una Roberts
State Senate
P. O. K. K. Banquet Set For October Night at Bryan Hotel
The Bryan Dokey Club holds its regular monthly banquet on Monday night October 29 at Hotel Bryan designated as ladies night. Each Dokey may invite his wife sweetheart or other lady guest to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Dokey Club
Hotel Bryan
Marriage Licenses Issued This Past Week in Brazos County
The Brazos county court house issued multiple marriage licenses this past week starting October 16. It lists couples including John Price and Parthenia Harris, Alvin Roberson and Aline Kelley, James Lakeston and Emma Lockett, Estell Henderson and Hattie Wigens, Robert Franklin and Mattie Wallace, Sheddie Roberson and Hannah Terrell, Shade Johnson and Roberta Garland, O Neal Jones and Willie Hayes, Frank Scombrey and Mary Jones, Henry Wilson and Mary Jane Webb, Tommie Chapell and Eliza McMurry, W H Longbridge and Halley Banks, Chronic Davis and Helen Haire, Jesus Velasquez and Amanda Delgadillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County Court House
John Price
Parthenia Harris
Alvin Roberson
Aline Kelley
James Lakeston
Emma Lockett
Estell Henderson
Hattie Wigens
Robert Franklin
Mattie Wallace
Sheddie Roberson
Saanah Terrell
Shade Johnson
Roberta Garland
O'Neal Jones
Willie Hayes
Frank Scombrey
Mary Jones
Henry Wilson
Mary Jane Webb
Tommie Chapell
Eliza McMurry
W. H. Longbridge
Halley Banks
Chronic Davis
Helen Haire
Jesus Velasquez
Amanda Delgadillo
Auto Licenses Past Week Brazos County
The following automobile licenses have been issued in Brazos county in the course of the past week. J Conway O A Hanke J L Callaway H Jones Fred L Cavitt M B Parker Antone Blazek Buster Williams Sam Marghetta John F McGill Joe W Sikorske W G Henderson Miss Julia Parezek Arthur L Smith Tony Piccolo L F E Dowd R W Warren Mose Johnson F D Lefevre Victor Canitello W A Duncan W E Lewis F B Kapczinski.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
J. Conway
O. A. Hanke
J. L. Callaway
H. Jones
Fred L. Cavitt
M. B Parker
Antone Blazek
Buster Williams
Sam Marghetta
John F. McGill
Joe W. Sikorske
W. G. Henderson
Julia Parezek
Arthurl. Smith
Tony Piccolo
L. F E. Dowd
R. W. Warren
Mose Johnson
F. D. Lefevre
Victor Canitello
W. A. Duncan
W. E. Lewis
F. 8
Kapcehinski
Giant Potato Shocks Burleson County in 20 Pound Claim
Carto Secarmada from two miles from Pitts Bridge near Cald well Burleson county brings in a sweet potato claimed to weigh 20 pounds at digging with other potatoes on the same vine totaling 26 pounds. He says the potato grew in sandy land without fertilizer and he expects 200 bushels per acre from the patch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carto Secarmada
Pitts Bridge
Caldwell
Burleson County
Eagle Office
Reading Club Forms Scholarship Fund at Carnegie Library
The Reading Club held a Tuesday meeting at Carnegie Library presided by Mrs. A A Lenert. They voted to create and maintain a scholarship fund and appointed Mrs. Ff Edson, Mrs. C M Bethany, Mrs. A P Swallow and Mr. T B Bryan to plan it. Kathleen Sims was elected to represent the club at the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs meeting in Wichita Falls November 13 to 17. The program covered the novel Cytherea by Joseph Hergesheimer with talks on its real and hidden purposes led by Mrs. E O Edson and Mrs. Dora Wilson, followed by discussions with many members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading Club
Carnegie Library
A. A. Lenert
Ruth Lawler
Mesdames Ff. O. Edson
C. M. Bethany
A. P. Swallow
T. B. Bryan
Kathleen Sims
Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
Wichita Falls
Joseph Hergesheimer
E. 0. Edson
Dora Wilson
Lamar Jones
Nina Henry
Mesdames C. M. Bethany
H. R Brayton
J. S. Caldwell
G. L. Crawford
F. C. Edson
Sterling Evans
4. P. Swallow
Mal Hall
Ralph Ware
Fred Jones
A. A. Lennett
J. T. S. Park
Dora Wilsen
G. R. Warren
Power Plant Sets City Peak for September to October Output
City Manager F E E Mc Adams cites October delivery at 117049 kilowatts, up 12000 from all prior months. Electricity use for lights rises in winter while water consumption falls, with spring reversing the pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F E. E. McAdams
Mr. McAdams
Brazos County Boys Win Money for Yellow Dent Corn
A report from R W Persons to County Agent Benson notes Brazos County club boys earned good money on Yellow Dent corn at the State Fair. The message says I W Hill of the U S Department of Agriculture may visit Brazos County clubs in Bryan on Tuesday October 23, with planned visits to Tebor Edge and Kurten clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Co. L. Benson
R. W. Persons
Dallas
Washington, D. C
Bryan
Mr. Hill
Tebor
Edge
Kurten
Mr and Mrs Fountain Honeymoon Visitors in Bryan
Mr James Milton Fountain and his wife Mary St Claire Russell arrived in Bryan from Dallas this afternoon by auto after their marriage last Sunday. Mrs Fountain, formerly Miss Russell of Bonham, is praised as a bright asset to Bryan social and church life. The couple will reside with F J Fountain on East 29th street during their early days.
Champion killer sentenced to death in jail break case
Sidney Welk was found guilty of murdering Willis Champion, a county jailer, and was sentenced to death by a Dallas jury. Champion was shot during an unsuccessful attempt to break jail on September 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
Sidney Welk
Willis Champion
Night County
Champion
Bry an Cemetery Association Urges Community Clean-up
At a Bry an Cemetery Association meeting, members led by George A. Adams and Mayor Tyler Haswell called on the public to help clean up their cemetery lots. Rain has spurred weeds. volunteers are named to supervise sections across the cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Cemetery Association
George A. Adams
Tyler Haswell
J. E. Astin
John K. Parker
Mary Carr
Dana Carnes
J. E. Covey
R. S. Webb
T. R. Batte
South West
Mable Castlee
J. Webb Howell
North West
George M. Brandon
North East
Music Study Club Changes Meeting Day
The Bryan Music Study Club met at 3 p.m. with Mrs. W. S. Howell presiding. Nine teen members attended. Meetings will alternate Thursdays beginning the second Thursday in October to avoid a conflict with the Extension Club. A choral club was approved with Gabe Cazell as director. Federation dues were paid and members urged to report promptly. New members elected include Mesdames O. A. Ashworth A. L. Darnell Roy Stone R. W. Persons A. S. Ware and Misses Helen Held Violet Short Marjorie Short. Ruth Lawler led a Bach lesson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Music Study Club
W. S. Howell
Extension Club
Music Club
Unaimous
Gabe Cazell
A. Ashworth
A. L. Darnell
Roy Stone
R. W. Persons
A. S. Ware
Helen Held
Violet
Marjorie Short
Ruth Lawler
Bach
School Children to Visit Brazos Poultry Show Friday
The majority of county pupils are to attend the Brazos County Poultry Show on Friday December 7 the last day of the three day event Superintendent V J Boriskie announced after a meeting with D J McDonald Teachers will bring pupils in Friday afternoon to view about seven hundred birds on exhibit Prizes are monetary for all exhibitors except professionals who receive ribbons Catalogs are available on request from the superintendent
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
V. J. Boriskie
D. J. McDonald
Boriskie
Selphian Club Meets in Regular Friday Session
Members of the Bryan Delphian Society held their regular Friday afternoon program focused on linking European and Asiatic civilizations. A Babylon clay tablet exhibit, secured by Mrs. M. Francis, accompanied a discussion on The Medo Persian Empire led by Mrs. J. H. Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Delphian Society
Babylon
M. Francis
O. M. Ball
College Station
J. H. Allen
Chas. Wetter
F D. Fuller
Gabe Cazell
Annie Dearing
Henry Locke
Eberstadt
EE. McAdams
David Reid
Langdon Spell
Lamar Jones
B. QO. Mitchell
Eastland
Bryan
F. D. Fuller
Palestine
Falling Thrall Youth Hurt From Window Jump
Gill Lewis, an Allen Academy student from Thrall Texas, was badly hurt Thursday when he fell from a second story window at the Academy to a porch while playing with others. He was taken to Bryan hospital with gashes to his back and abdomen. His mother Mrs. Lewis came to be with him. doctors warned of pneumonia risk from anesthesia if he does not improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gill Lewis
Thrall
Texas
Allen Academy
Academy
Bryan Hospital
Lewis
Brazos County Boys Return From Dallas Fair
Walden Orr and Floyd Moore of Edge and Clyde Wilson of Tabor returned from the State Fair Friday recounting a great time. County Agent C. L. Benson noted the weight of their suitcases suggests they won many prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walden Orr
Floyd Moore
Edge
Clyde Wilson
Tabor
C. L. Benson
Vanderworths Visit Ta-Sor Family
Mrs. W. C. Vanderworth and her young daughter Lila Lee stay several days with her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Stallings in the Ta-Sor community.
Bitter fight over who paid Oklahoma House session expenses
Representative Callahan a Walton supporter introduced a resolution for an investigation into who financed the September 26 special session when troops dispersed members by order of Governor Walton. The measure, adopted after sharp debate, asks whether the Ku Klux Klan or Tulsa interests funded the attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callahan
Walton
Ku Klux Klan
Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Okl
House
Latimer County
Tulsa
Dr EvansAdvocates U S Select Immigration
Dr W H Evans imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan calls for United States to choose the immigrants it wants and invite them while excluding others He lists education health and home building as citizenship criteria He asserts three persistent groups defy assimilation and predicts the Klan will persevere Mr and Mrs Walter J Smith of Millican visited Bryan today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
W. H. Evans
Ku Klux Klan
United States
Evans
Building and Loan Association Makes Additional Loans
A Bryan Building and Loan Association meeting at the Chamber of Commerce rooms approved four new loans totaling about 14 000. Secretary Eberstadt noted 12 or 14 loan applications pending and only one delinquent among 300 subscribers. All stockholders pay dues promptly as roughly 6400 comes in monthly and is loaned out as received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Building and Loan Association
Chamber of Commerce
W. H. Cole
Wilson Bradley
H. O. Boatwright
J. B. Bagley
A. H. Leidigh
S. E. Eberstadt
Eberstadt
School Box Supper Auction Set At Leonard Thursday
County Agent C L Benson and Secretary S E Eberstadt will attend a meeting at the Leonard school Thursday night to conduct the auction at the box supper. Mrs P A Tardy is the teacher. The public is cordially invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Benson
S. E. Eberstadt
Leonard School
P. A. Tardy
Old Settlers Reunion Prep At Steep Hollow Cemetery
Steep Hollow Cemetery Association gears up for the Old Settlers Reunion on November 11 inviting all former residents and their families. The group notes improved grounds with hog proof fencing, cleared plots, shade trees, and new plantings while planning marked graves, walks, and a community dinner on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OLD Settlers
Steep Hollow
Steep Hollow Cemetery Association
Laura Mims
T. P. Hall
Cemetery Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Woman's Home Missionary
Methodist Tabernacle
College
Negro Institute
Power Plant
Bryan Cemetery
Music Study Club
Selphian Club
METN
Austin
Court of Criminal Appeals
the Dean
Shelby Cox
Texas Aggies
Kyle Field
Oklahoma House
Walter J. Smith
Millican
Building and Loan Association
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