Aggie Grid Squad Set for Fall Training at Kyle Field
Texas A&M announces the 61 man Aggie football squad will begin intensive fall practice at Kyle Field on September 10 under head coach Matty Bell and line coach Klepto Holmes. Captain J. G. Floyd leads the backfield with other veterans Van Zandt, Christian, Abbey, Moulden, Magrill, Tracy returning on the line and ends.
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College Station
Matty Bell
Klepto Holmes
J. G
Bull) Floyd
Texas Aggie
Kyle Field
Bell
Holmes
John Reid
Floyd
Aggies
R. L. van Zandt
Fort Worth
Jack Christian
Abilene
Dan Abbey
del Rio
Carl Moulden
Cisco
Byrom Magrill
Marshall
C. A. Tracy
Houston
Lepto Holmes
Aggie
Longhorns count on green material to mold title contenders
Texas aims to build a championship eleven with limited veteran depth as coach Clyde Littlefield relies on young players like Ernest Koy and Dexter Shelley to anchor the lineup. Practice begins September 10 with 60 hopefuls, while losses from graduation and ineligibility thin the experienced core.
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Longhorns
Austin
Clyde Littlefield
University of Texas
Baylor
Southern Methodist University
Claude Meadows
Ox” Blanton
Oochie” Earle
Temple
Steers
Oklahoma Sooners
Norman
Okla
Dallas
Allen Academy football outlook for the new season
The Allen Academy coaching staff led by Head Coach Puny Wilson and Kent Morrison anticipates a strong football year. More than forty athletes report September 15 for equipment and training as twelve lettermen return from last season. The season opens September 20 with the first game on the academy gridiron and a complete weekend schedule announced.
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Allen
F. “Puny
Wilson
Kent V. Morrison
J. H. Sevier
C. E. Hargraves
Morrison
Academy
Canvass Ballot Shows No Change From Last Return
The county Democratic executive committee met in J. W. Batts office to canvass last Saturday’s runoff vote. By press time the canvass was half complete and no changes had been found in the returns as reported by the Daily Eagle on Saturday night or in Monday’s issue. Candidates in county and precinct runoff contests will be certified for the November general election ballot.
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Democratic Executive Committee
J. W. Batts
Fagle
Mrs. Cline and Daughters Return to Bryan from Corpus Christi
Mrs. W. B. Cline and her daughters Isses Louise Elizabeth and Ann returned yesterday to their Bryan home after several weeks of visiting Corpus Christi.
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W. B. Cline
Isses Louise
Elizabeth
Ann
Bryan
Corpus Christi
Mission Circles Of 1st Baptist Ready for Work
The Woman's Missionary Union of the First Baptist Church of Bryan met for its regular session to elect officers for 1931 and assign members to five circles. Officers chosen include Mrs. Travis B. Bryan as president and Mrs. T. A. Sweeney as first vice president. Circle 1 and Circle 2 member lists are named with numerous ladies from the church.
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Woman’s Missionary Union of the
First Baptist Church of
D. Paul Dansby
W. R. Sanders
P. S. Park
Clarence C. Vick
H. L. Durham
K. FE. Snuggs
W. S. Howell
R. 5
Webb
Geo. A. Adams
R. S. Webb Dr
J. G. Minkert
Forrest Jones
Co. A. Harris
M. P. Holleman
P. G
Circle Club Circles with Named Members List
A list of Circle No. 3 4 and 5 members names including S Myers D D White Joe White J H Nash M F Thurmond and many ladies such as C S Jones Geo House A J Buchanan C C Dunlaney and others. The notices enumerate dozens of women and men grouped by circle numbers for a community or church event.
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S. Myers
D. D. White
Joe White
J. H. Nash
M. F. Thurmond
C.S. Jones
Geo. House
A. J. Buchanan
C. C. Dunlaney
E. H. Gibbons
O. L. Taylor
Elbert Moore
G. V. Doyle
J. B. Sanders
W. P. Ward
J. W. Dyer
Will Locke
H. H. Newton
H. O
W. S Johnson
J. FE. Stanford
J. L. Cobb
Wiley Higgs
S. C. Hart
G. M. Brandon
C. A. Buchanan
N. A. Stewart
E. J. Fountain
W. A. Withers
Jno
A. Moore
W. C. Fountain
T. B. Higgs
J. H. Con Way
L. E. Miller
J. T. L. McNew
Shock and Fall Prove Fatal to Ennis Lineman
D. T. Sparks aged 25 died after a fall from a Texas Light and Power Company pole between Hearne and Calvert. He suffered a spinal injury when a live 32 000 volt line discharged through his body, knocking him unconscious and hurling him to the ground before his death at a local hospital.
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D. T. Sparks
Ennis
Sparks
Texas Light and Power Company
Hearne
Calvert
Bryan High unveils top state athletic plant in Texas
Reporter Beck notes Bryan High School hosts a premier athletic facility with a new gate honoring the 1920 graduates. The senior class funded the gate, stands feature an entrance ramp, and emergency exits. parking will be west of the fence. Tommy Mills to receive full material support from the Athletic Council and community.
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Bryan High School
Texas
Bryan
Tommy Mills
Tommy
Bryan High School Field Praised by A and M Official
James Sullivan, athletic director at A and M College, calls Bryan high school field the best small plant he has seen. He praises the Athletic Council and Bryan residents for a fine facility. He asserts Bryan has one of the nation’s best high school fields.
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James Sullivan
A. and
M. College
Athletic Council
Bryan
Jimmie
South
New Siren Installed for Bryan Fire Department
The Bryan fire department installs a new, more powerful siren today after the old mechanism burned out. The upgrade follows dispatchers reporting improved alert range and reliability with the replacement unit.
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Bryan Fire Department
Bryan
Bar Association to Hold Midwinter Meeting in January
Houston reports the American Bar Association executive committee will meet in January for a midwinter session. George C. Gaines, secretary of the Texas Bar Association, announced the gathering but not the exact agenda.
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Houston
American Bar Association
George CC. Gaines
Texas Bar Association
Rainfall Totals Slight in Early Afternoon Downpour
Clouds lowered as the day progressed and an occasional shower produced a light rain of about .15 inches by mid afternoon. The brief downpour dampened streets and cooled the measured totals.
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Aggie Grid
Letterman
Jack Sparks
Ed Price
Rees
Beard
Brown
Beulah
Mills
Rose
Nixon
Nemir
Beaty
Burnett
Cheatham
Hargrove
1St Baptist
W. A. Deaton
D. L. Wilson
G. W. P Branson
W. W. Weaver
J. J. Pipkin
Bryan Marble and Granite Co
Court House Square
Sam Barr
Elgin Watches
Sankey Park
van Camp
Fancy Santos
FORD
Oakland
Central Texas Auto CO
BY Beck
Wegturn
Ee alCoger Dyer Wattel
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