Bryan Daily Almanac Notes Social Visits And Local News
Bryan residents host visitors from Waco Caldwel Cairo and Houston. Attendees include Mrs J R Wow Mrs Berge son speaker at Southwest Educational Directors Conference Aug 27 28 29 and families from Milano Milam and Dallas. Local hospital updates and school staff moves accompany travel and civic event mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Wow
South Town
J. J. Wheeler
Burling N. C
Bryan
Worod
Wheeler
M. W. Bergeson
Ft. Worth
Seminary Hill
Southwest Educational Directors Conference
Rengeson
Dicketer
First Baptist Church
Southern Baptist Board
Texas
Berge- Son
Frank Vance
Lila Faye
Katherine
Waco
Vance
S. E. Good
Jee Reese
Lila Faye Vance
I Yan
Jack Bullard
Mr. Land
Walter Holmes
Elizabeth Holmes
P. S. Park
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Bryan Party Appeals Western Tour Diary
Miss Frances Darnell recounts a long summer trip starting August 2 from Bryan. The journey includes Carlsbad Cavern Los Angeles Hollywood Angelus Temple San Diego and the California Pacific International Exposition. Stops at San Francisco Yosemite Salt Lake City and Denver precede a September return with livestock show duties September 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Darnell
A. L. Darnell
North
West
Bryan
Carlsbad Cavern
Los Angeles
Calif
H. R. Brayton
Hollywood
Beverly Hills
Angelus Temple
Ay McPherson
San Diego
San Francisco
Yosemite National Park
Salt Lake City
Denver
Daddy
Paris
Gonzales Sets Seven Day Centennial Celebration
Gonzales plans a seven day commemoration of the Battle of Gonzales dated October 2, 1885. The event marks the Texas centennial and is organized by the Centennial planning board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonzales
Centennial Planning Board
Hearne Methodist School Of Instruction To Meet Here
Hearne hosts the Marlin district fall school of instruction of the Texas Conference on Sept 10 with Mrs J W Mills and Mrs J W Summerlin as instructors. The 22 churches in the district may send four delegates each. Dinner will be served by Hearne Methodist women. An unusually large crowd is expected and courses promise instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearne
Hearne Methodist Missionary Society
Marlin
Texas Conference
J. W. Mills
J. W. Summerlin
Methodist Church
Local Society Notes and Visits Round Hearne Area
Miss Kath ryn Bishop has returned from Austin with a UT degree. E H Heartfield made a business trip to Marlin. Judges G O Crisp C L Alexander and Alexander Bankhead visited the Alexanders. Mrs V C Frederick and children from Houston visit Mrs D G Weston. Miss Mavis Alexander plans a Huntsville house party at Miss Mary Bell Coon’s home. City Secretary W A Wilkerson in Palestine and Crockett with WPA officials for Hearne projects, joined by R M McCarver. Rotary Club discussed Marketing Methods at noon at the Methodist dining rooms with B W Harper presiding and Milton Blake presenting. Mr and Mrs J G Philen return from Brownsville after two weeks away. O G Hudson traveled to Dallas. Mrs M E Carrington of New Orleans visits in the home of her son and daughter‑in‑law D B Carrington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reese Ashley
Milano
St. Joseph's Hospital
Ashley
Jess Conlee
Caldwell
R. G. Hackmey
Mexia
Hacksey
Bard
W. H. Andrew
First Baptist Church
Bremond Baptist Church
Jack Boone
Labor Day
Houston
Katie White
Louise Carish
Agnes Wood
Velmaes
Clarence McCall
Chicago
Cled
Reagan Warren
E. J. Mosser
Athens
McCall
Bryan
South
L. R. Gerrick
Cook's Point
J. C. Royder
Wellborn
A. E. Jones
Adrianna
Henry Ross
E. F. Parks
Baker
Wesley Bentley
Houston Federal Bank
Coopera
M. B. Wilson
Kyle
Goodwin
Ax& M. College
Gulf States Utilities Co
Joe Jeff Danforth
Roy Danforth
Mary Danforth
James Fuhsburg
Madisonville
Cheatham
Ross
Austin
Stephen F. Austin High School
A. & M. College
Brazos County
R. R B. Shaw
Josephine
Lurline Crenshaw
Rock Prairie
Marion Hartfield
Steep Hollow
W.E. Graham
Tee “Andrews
W. H. Bullock
Harvey
G. T. Davis
Marion Hunter
Normangee
Jas. N. Harrison
Tabor
Sarah Watts
Navasota
Mary Elizabeth Henry
Robert Whitten
LaPorte
Young Peoples Leagues
Brazos Presbytery
Camp Gasa del Mar
Lige Spell
Lawrence Spell
Ollie
Hall
United States Marine Hospital
Galveston
Mr. Hall
T. A. ‘Franklin
N.B. Turpham
Emory Franklin
Sweetwater
Dick Griffin
Griffin
Franklin
L. V. Smith
Virginia
Paso
Bernie Dillon
Diane
Lera Bess Shelander
San Antonio
Bess FP. Williamson
Bedias
Wikerson Memorial Clinic
Ross Robert, Jr
H.H. Williamson
Texas A. and M. Extension Service
A.L. Liles
Temple
Liles
Texas
Longhorn Caverns
Burnet County
M. H. Withers
East Euna Street
Will McGregor
Los Angeles
California
W. M. Black
Norman Dansby
Marjorie Morrison
Carlsbad Cavern
Dansby
Hearne
C. G. Hudson
J. B. Covington
Katherine
Mary Ellen
James
Bartle Crenan
Ellen Frances
Billy
Burlington
J. William Keienburg
Nancy Hudson
Ursuline Academy
Mavis Alexander
Huntsville
Mary Bell Coon
W. A.wilkerson
Palestine and Crockett
WPA
R. M. McCarver
Rotary Club
Methodist Church
B. W. Harper
Milton Blake
Burglary Report At Brady Brothers Grocery
Burglars entered the Brady Brothers grocery store in Hearne last night. A. B. Brady found a cut screen and pried window. Loot included $10 cash cigarettes and papers. A colored woman returned the papers this morning saying she found them in her yard. Police consider the burglar likely a Black male.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearne
Brady Brothers
A. B. Brady
Hearne Trades Day Draws Large Local Crowd
A big turnout from the surrounding trade district attended Hearne trades day on Monday. Cash prizes went to Grace Bueh who won $20 and Veda Hines along with Mrs. Jakie Silverman who earned $5 each. Organizers plan new features for the next trades day on the first Monday in October with the program to be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearne
Grace Bueh
Veda Hines
Jakie Silverman
Marriages and Teaching Appointments Highlight Hearne News
Miss Mabel Walston wed J Spraggin of Goose Creek in Goose Creek on Sunday. The bride, a UT Austin graduate, taught at Goose Creek HS and plans to live in Goose Creek. Miss Estelle Cullum earned a B S from Denton State Teachers College and will teach elementary in Longview Public Schools starting soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearne
Mabel Walston
J. T. Walston
J. Spraggin
Goose Creek
Estelle Cullum
Denton State Teachers College
Longview
Cullum
Bridge Club Attends Wilkerson Hostess Event
Aug 31 Hearne Mrs W A Wilkerson hosted the Friday Bridge club at her Magnolia street home. Guests and members enjoyed punch along with Mesdames Abe Hensarling R W Marshall George Chatmas O H McCollum Harry Gray H V Martin and A R Weeks during the afternoon of games.
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Bridge Club
Hearne
W. A. Wilkerson
Magnolia Street
Mesdames
Abe Hensarling
R. W. Marshall
George Chatmas
O. H. McCollum
Harry Gray
H. V. Martin
A. R. Weeks
Funeral Services Held for Mrs Tom Connally
Dr and Mrs S J Alexander traveled to Marlin Thursday to attend the funeral of the late Mrs Tom Connally. Miss Carrie Tarkington of McKinney is visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs L W Perkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearne
S. J. Alexander
Marlin
Tom Connally
Carrie Tarkington of
McKinney
L. W. Perkins
Convention Plans for Spanish War Veterans
Plans for a four day national convention of Spanish American war veterans to begin September 15 are under way at the Eugene J Hernandez camp in San Antonio. Notable veterans expected include four former commanders in chief Col William L Grayson Fred Green William J Otsen and George Lubbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Eugene J. Hernandez
United Spanish War Veterans
William L. Grayson
Savannah
Fred Green
Michigan
William J. Otsen
Enid
Okla
George Lubbs
New York
Texas cotton seed ordered from Brazil
The Davidson Sunshine Cotton company of McKinney reports a Brazil order for David son Sunshine cotton seed, routed via Anderson Clayton of Houston. The seed, once grown here by the late J. W Davidson, has gained fame in multiple cotton regions and even abroad.
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Texas
Brazil
McKinney
Davidson Sunshine
Davidson Sunshine Cotton Company
Porter Harding
Anderson- Clayton Company
Houston
Bagdad
Iraq
J. W. Davidson
Conchas Dam Construction Starts Reducing Unemployment
Work on the Conchas dam project near Tucumcari New Mexico began with $4,500,000 allotted for the first year of construction. The project is reducing unemployment in the area and supports local employment prospects.
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Tucumcari
N. M
Conchas Dam
Ethiopians claimed as ancient nation with mixed origins
An article discusses Ethiopian identity tracing descent from King David and mixing of Hamite Semite and Negro bloodlines. It cites anthropologists and references Emperor Haile Selassie and European racial theories, arguing Ethiopians have a long, distinct history beyond color. The piece juxtaposes this with broader questions of culture versus biology and mentions cultural ascent in ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt.
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Hailie Selassie
Empire
Abyssinia
Ethiopia
Lion of Judah
Queen Victoria
David
Egypt
North Africa
Arabia
Addis Ababa
Sergi
Germany
Greece
Rome
Chaldea
Europe
Alps
Use Trench Silo To Preserve Big Texas Feed Crop
STEPHENVILLE Sept 3 E R Eudaly of Texas A and M College tells farmers from two counties trench silos are safe inexpensive to build and preserve feed for seven years. They store feed with a water seal and thick dirt topping to exclude air and yield palatable silage rich in sugar.
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Stephenville
Texas
E. R. Eudaly
Texas A. & M. College
Evdaly
Eudaly
Community leaders push sidewalk extensions and listing efforts
Street marking and bad weather sidewalks prompt action as residents urge continued listings with the chamber of commerce. The Education committee reports student housing needs while plans for a Baby Beef club mature with about 20 boys aimed at feeding a calf for Houston Fat Stock Show with local prizes totaling 200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Russell
Education Committee
Chamber of Commerce
E. E. Yeager
I. Maniloff
Snook
Bryan
Snook Area
C. L. Benson
Houston
Baptist Women Elect Officers At Annual Meet
The Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church elected officers for the new church year. President is Mrs. H. P. Smith with Mrs. Forrest Jones as treasurer and Mrs. Coulter Smith presiding. Circle 5 led the program on A Certain Woman and a series of talks addressed stewardship of influence and opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society of the
First Baptist Church
H. P. Smith
Daniel Russell
Forrest Jones
Coulter Smith
S. C. Richardson
E. R. Alexander
W. E. Wimberly
G. M. Brandon
Chas. S. Myers
Orphan's Home
W. S. Higgs
Clarence Vick
R. S. Webb
W. B. Harris
Y. W. A. Work
P. S. Mangum
Sunbeam
Minnie Wilkes
N. A. Stewart
Circle 5
R. R. Ellis
Christ
Lester Newton
J. N. Moseley
M. W. Bergeson
Prison wood squad operation halted in Texas system
Huntsville officials ended the wood squad after three years of profitability, pulling 50 convicts and three large trucks from the program. The unit, created to harden convicts before farm work, had produced about 36000 dollars in profit annually and was redirected to cotton picking on farms.
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Huntsville
Wood Squad
Texas
Revival for Young People At College Avenue Baptist
College Avenue Baptist plans a youth revival from September 29 to October 6 led by Dr. T. B. Maston of Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary Fort Worth. Evening services focus on youth with daytime conferences for parents and youths and aim to enlist, rededicate, and deepen spirituality while seeking converts. Ernest Sample and John Sidney Smith organize the youth groups and publicity.
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Bryan
Avenue Baptist Church
T. B. Masten
Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary
Fort Worth
Maston
School of Religious Education
Ernest Sample
Young People's Union
John Sidney Smith
Limited Young People’s Union
W. B. Breazeale
Baptist Training Union
Simmons Resigns As Prison Head Effective Nov 1
Lee Simmons chief of the Texas prison system since 1930 resigns effective November 1. He cites personal financial sacrifice and says he will return to Sherman. Board chairman W A Paddock calls the move a surprise and notes no action taken yet. Simmons previously managed farms and chaired penal concerns while in Grayson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Lee Simmons
Texas
State Prison Commission
Simmons
Sherman
Chamber of Commerce
W. A. Paddock
Grayson County
Patman Denounced by Legion Leader in Kansas
John Thomas Taylor, vice chairman of the American Legion legislative committee, told the Kansas Legion convention in Hutchinson that Congressman Wright Patman of Texas and inflationists bore responsibility for defeating the bonus legislation. He said the Patman bill discarded compensation and that the legion does not seek inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson
Kan
John Thomas Taylor
American Legion Legislative Committee
Wright Patman
Texas
Patman
Taylor
Kansas American Legion
Legion
Brady Ram Sale Set For September Auction
Brady announces a second ram sale on September 13 and 14 featuring about 400 registered Delaine bucks from leading U S flocks, expected to attract buyers from across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Sam's Drug Store Sells Black Hawk Ointment
Advertisement for Black Hawk Ointment at Sam's Drug Store promising to kill itch with a guarantee. Prices listed at 50 cents and one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam’s Drug Store
Black Hawk
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Hearne News
Norman L. McCarver
Baptist Circles
Velora Griffin
Lois Glass
Baptist Church
O. G. Barrow
Episcopal Auxiliary
Episcopal Church
D. C. Weston
J. H. Moss
Dorris, Ruth
Frances
John Moss
M. L. Thames of
Terry Culbreth
Marjorie Stephens
Dallas
W. H. Ely
J. E. Rogers
Randal
Oklahoma
Clarence Allen
Jewel and
Kathryn Bishop
University of Texas
E. H. Heartfield
G.O. Crisp
Kaufman
C. L. Alexander
Alexander Bankhead
V. C. Frederick
Mary Alice
D. G. Weston
J.G. Philen
J. G. Philen Jr
Brownsville
O. G. Hudson
M. E. Carrington
New Orleans
Son
D. B. Carrington
Hearne Trades
Gonchas Dam
Oxford
Cambridge
Theodore
Victoria
Palestine
Spengler
New York Times
Burleson County
Wilson
Brazos River
Ireeters
E. R. Bryant
J.H. Conway
Charles H. Edge
W. R. McCullough
Sankey Park
G. S. Parker Jr
Lee
Big Texas
Baptist
Masten
C AB
American Legion
Goodloe’s
Sewing Machine Exchange
F. 25Th
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