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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1936
Page
6
Notable Local Figures and Trips Highlight Friday Page
Justice of the Peace A J Buchanan is still seriously ill. Hal Hunter departs for Fort Worth to join Mrs Hunter amid Frontier Centennial visits. Mrs H H Young of Houston visits Bryan. Dr W H Andrew and Mrs Andrew take a vacation trip to Dallas Tyler Longview and Conway Arkansas then return with their son Bill. Dr Walton Cole fills pulpit in Dayton Kentucky while Andrew away. Norwood family returns from Dallas and Fort Worth centennial shows. Various locals travel or visit relatives and plan visits to Moody and Galveston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
A. J. Buchanan
Hal Hunter
Goodyear Tires
Fort Worth
Hunter
H. H. Young
Houston
Mesdames
Chester Higgs
Allan Kraft
W. H. Andrew
First Baptist Church
Andrew
Dallas
Tyler
Longview
Conway
Ark
Bill
Walton Cole
Dayton, Tucky
E First Baptist Church
V. Norwood
Ethel Cook
Iola
Jack Vine
Lum Bullock
Mumford
Freeport
W. R. Allen
Austin
A. E. Jones
Adrianne
Moody
Robert L. Green
Tulsa
Okla
James Sidney Perry
R. W. Moreland
Dorothea
Marjorie
Albert Sevier
Malcolm
Bobbie Jeanne
Ethlyn Rannon
Patricia Gilpin
No More Sunburn For Pigs From England
Four large black hogs arrived from England and were quarantined in New Jersey as the likely remedy for sunburned pigs in the Midwest. Agriculture Department officials praised the dark-skinned stock though acknowledging their sun-tolerance advantage and the Danish pig's desirable ham and bacon traits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
England
Midwest
Thenna
N. J
Hugh C. McPhee
Dr. McPhee
McPhee
Agriculture Department
Movement of Birds Signals Fall Arrival at Sanctuary
Harlingen August 31 John Larson warden of Green Island bird sanctuary says the approach of fall is intimated by the movement of birds away from the island. The sanctuary is closed to visitors while Larson remains to oversee the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlingen
John ©. Larson
Green Island Bird Sanctuary
Larson
F. A. Ludwig Named Southern Pacific Bryan Agent
F. A. Ludwig is appointed Bryan agent for the Southern Pacific Railroad. Born in Perry Falls county, he learned telegraphy at 16 and rose through roles from clerk to telegrapher and relief agent at stations including Rice Mexia Nelleva cut off Mansfield and Bryan. He aided about 20 agents before his 1936 promotion to Bryan agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Ludwig
Southern Pacific
Bryan
Perry
Falls County
Rice
Houston & Texas Central Railway Company
Jewett
Mansfield
Ennis-Fort Worth
G. W. Martin
College Station
Waxahachie
Ennis, Sherman and
Denison
Texas small towns outpace cities in 1933 retail sales
Commerce Department analysis shows 1933 Texas per capita retail sales averaged 166 dollars, with Henderson leading at 1392 and Longview 1368. Gregg county tops counties at 932, while Dallas, Houston and other metros trail. County figures reflect 1930 population weights and 1933 totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Texas
Commerce Department
Henderson
Longview
Gregg County
Culbeeson County
Tyler
Wharton
Floydada
Haskell
Paducah
Victoria
Stamford
Gatesville
Bryan and Center
Snyder
Ballinger and Pampa
Goose Creek
Lampasas
Clarksville
Pecos
Bay City
Athens
Vernon
Lubbock
Burkburnett
Weatherford
Berger
Brady and Childress
Dallas
Houston
Galveston
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Gregg
Culberson
Harris
Montgomery
Potter
Refugio
Tom Green
Loving
Reeves
Upton
Travis
Sutton
Bryan school board approves new lighting at Forrest Field
The Bryan school board agreed to install a virtually new lighting system at Forrest Field. Poles will rise from forty to fifty one feet and 1500 watt lamps will replace 1000 watt units with upgraded reflectors and wiring. Installation should be ready by Bryan's Sept 18 game with Navasota, possibly earlier for the Sept 11 Calvert game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Field
Bryan
Bryan Field
Navasota
Calvert
County Payout Totals by District as Listed
Reagan, Ector, Gray, Rusk and more records show county payouts with figures ranging from 248 to 166 dollars. Counties including Bexar Nueces Victoria Hale Jefferson Hutchinson and Deaf Smith appear with varying sums. The list also includes Midland, Tarrant Taylor Wichita Ochiltree Sterling and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reagan
Ector and
Smith
Gray
Rusk
Midland and Tarrant
Taylor and Wichita
Ochiltree
Sterling
Bexar
Nueces
Victoria
Hale and Jefferson
Hutchinson
Deaf Smith
Kerr
Childress
Garza
Crockett and
Maverick
Kendall
McLennan
Jones
Brazos
Floyd
Swisher
Comal
Pecos
Wilbarger
Baylor
Nolan
Stephens
el Paso
Dickens
Terrell
Cottle
Rain Helps Fall Garden Planting In Harvey Area
Sunday rain refreshed the community aiding fall garden planting. Rev. E. E. Carrington held services, with next prayers planned for Sept. 13. Local families including the Pates, Andrews, Peters, Cole, Gamble, Hensarling, Kelley, and others visited kin and enjoyed the Texas Centennial events in Dallas and Houston Galveston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey
E .E. Carrington
Luther Pate
San Francisco
Calif
J. T. Pate
O. L. Andrews
Billy
E. A. Peters
Dallas
N. G. Cole
Houston
Galveston
S. B. Pate
G. A. Gamble
E. A. Hensarling
Helen
G. A. Gamble and Sons
Ira Kelley
Cecil Kelley
K. Kelley
T. A. Hensarling
Steep Hollow
Severe storm hits town at weekend gathering
A heavy downpour with thunder and lightning struck the gin lot and gusts broke church panes and clipped Prentice Wilson's hat brim. The Free Baptist quarterly meeting drew delegates from most member churches and plans were announced for the Plainview session. Edgar Taylor resigned as clerk and treasurer. Clyde Goen was elected for the year. Attendees also joined the Cross-Bond reunion at Sue Haswell Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Prentice Wilson
Jim Murphy
Free Baptist Quarterly Meeting
Plainview
Edgar Taylor
Rio Grande golf champs always runner up next
Harlingen reports a pattern at the Lower Rio Grande Valley championships where each winner has become runner up the next year. Inaugurated 1932, Hill Cooke first, then Al Escalante, Bill Barton, and Dickie Turner followed as runners-up in subsequent years. The 1956 event in September looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlingen
Claud H. Liston
Hill Cooke
Cooke
al Escalante
Brownsville
Escalante
Bill Barton
Mercedes
Barton
Dickie Turner
McAllen
Turner
Henderson Returns with No News on Rea Project
City attorney F L Henderson returned from Washington DC where he pursued Bryan rural electrification project. He said nothing definite could be published yet but news on the project should arrive soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
REA
F. L. Henderson
Washington, D. C
Bryan
Death Valley Scotty Back in Town to Finish Castle
Death Valley Scotty returned to Los Angeles for the first time in weeks saying he has half a million in cash and will finish building his 1920s castle in Death Valley. He claims about 700000 in the rocks and estimates 100 men will take 20 months to finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Death Valley Scotty
Los Angeles
Death Valley
Scotty
Monte Cristo Desert
America
the Rocks
Texas Fiscal Picture Positive as Taxes Rise
Texas reports a pleasing financial picture for the fiscal year end with record motor fuel tax receipts at 41 million dollars and gains in cigarette and gross production taxes. Deficits linger in general revenue and Confederate pension funds while permanent investments grow. highway and school funds show solid balances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
General Revenue
Comptroller's Department
Confederate
Highway Department
University of Texas
Eastland County Nine Fairs Planned This Fall
Eastland County will host three county wide fairs and six community fairs in September and October. The county fair runs September 16 to 19 in Eastland, the Rising Star fair October 8 to 10 with exhibits from Eastland Brown and Comanche counties, and the county livestock show October 16 to 17 in Eastland. Community fairs occur at Colony September 4 New Hope September 9 Flatwood September 10 Morton Valley September 11 Grandview September 12 and Shady Grove September 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cisco
Eastand
Eastland
Brown
Comanche
Colony
New Hope
Flatwood
Morton Valley
Grandview
Shady Grove
Forest Fire Drives Evacuations Near Deadwood Nevada Gulch
Fifty families in Nevada gulch near Deadwood evacuate as a forest blaze moves through the area driven by strong winds. About four hundred workers from Homestake Mining Co and the Black Hills National Forest Service assist in firefighting efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
S. D
Nevada Gulch
Homestake Mining Company
Black Hills National Forest Service
Bald Mountain Mining Firm Fire Line Mentioned
A fragment notes the Bald Mountain Mining company of Trojan and residents of the village who were already on the fire line assisting efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bald Mountain Mining Company
Trojan
Rain Stops Grimes Brazos Title Game
The Grimes Brazos league title game between College Station and Shire was rained out at Firemen's Park Navasota. The postponement moves the game to next Sunday at 3 30 p m at the same venue, per College Station manager Cled Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Firemen’s Park
Navasota
College Station
Shire
Fireman's Park
Cled Warren
College Station Nine
Fugitive Convict Shot To Death In Resisting Arrest
Baton Rouge police report John Guillory a fugitive convict shot to death in Rayne Louisiana while resisting arrest. He escaped in 1935 from the Louisiana penitentiary where he was serving a life term for murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
John Guillory
Rayne
Louisiana
Plan for Permanent Exhibit for State at Texas Centenni
A Dallas meeting will discuss making permanent the Texas resources exhibit from the Centennial Exposition. Col. George Knapp of Houston, on the Southern Pacific, chairs the committee and will report. The state may provide a permanent home in the Hall of State costing 1.2 million dollars. An exhibit at the 1939 New York fair is also planned to attract American investors to Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
George Knapp
Houston
Texas Lines
Southern Pacific
Knapp
America
Texas
Sam Collins and Hazel Elnor Bess
Frank Stabler and Clemence May are listed in a short notice item featuring two pairs of names, suggesting a notice involving these individuals in a historical newspaper segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Collins
Hazel Elnor Bess
Frank Stabler
Clemence May
Rooms for Rent Sign Offered by Eagle Printing Co
A 9x14 inch Rooms for Rent sign is available for purchase at Eagle Printing Co. The offer highlights a compact, ready to install advertisement suitable for property owners seeking quick signage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Printing Co
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Harley Sadler
the Alamo
Ffolksies
Pew
Trinity Parish
New York City
Protestant Episcopal Church
Fleming
Harvard
Oxford
Fredericks. Fleming
Frederic
Bryan and Brazos
J. T. Closs
Edge
C. M. Payne
Roy Elliott
L. O. Wilkerson
W. R. Cross
Hearne
G.D. Leighman
J. H. White
J. W. Beal
Kurten
L. H. Bond
Joe Bond
J. F. Lloyd
College
Jack Jones
Rose Stuart
M. G. Cross
Lawrence Bannon
Carrie Stamps
W. C. Bond
J. D. Barnett
Lynn Weeden
E. E. Carrington
Jeff Davis
C. B. Moore
F. A. Lowry
Magnolia
C. D. Lowey
B. G. Bond
E. Martin
C. A. Hartsfield
Cheatham
E. R. Murray
T. L. Smith
E. B. Moore
W. R. Wall
J. M. Closs
Joe Jeff Danforth
Lamar Cross
Kings Highway
J. A. Pridgton
Newman Powers
I. L. Yaney
Roy Lewis
Earnest
Ora Wilson
Orion
Carson Lawson
Rio Grande
Henry
Eastland County
First National Bank
Hrvan, Texas
Travis B. Bryan President
Ivan Langford
Navasota Park
Palmer
Palmers
Alaria
Harley
Circus
Lawrence Show Lot
By Carl Anderson
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