Social Roundup Highlights Bryan Area Visitors
A cascade of short notices from Bryan lists visits by Ed Edge of Dallas to J. L. Edge’s home, Kerrick and Victoria Warner of Claude, and many locals traveling to Waco, Houston, San Antonio, Chicago, and beyond. social ties span families, editors, and officials, with Labor Day gatherings and weekend stays noted across Brazos County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Edge
Dallas
J. L. Edge
Lee J. Rountree
Janie Rosprim
Waco
Bryan
Claude
Phebe K. Warner
M. R. Bentley
Warner
Pacific Coast
Texas
Boston
S. S. James
Oak McKenzie
Paris
James
United States
R. G. Williams
Austin
San Antonio
Sam Bullock
Brazos Valley
A. Cloud
Miss Hazel
Houston
Dora Godfrey
Mary
Gertrude Lucas
Gause
Milam County
Mary Cavitt
Emily Thomas Cavitt
Howard Smith
Waco Record
Bill Houghton
George
Kate White
Robbie Dell Colley
Altho
Ellis
Alvin
Alvin Sun
Miss Colley
Madisonville
Frank Ripper
FE Bluestein
Corpus Christi
Cyril Luker
Labor Day
Lou Webb
Iola
E. E. Yeager
Edgar C. Jones
Minnie Wilkes
Bastrop
Griff Cloud
G. S. Brink
Anna Claire
Joan
Galveston
D. G. Palmer
K. G. Wilson
M. C. Elliott
R. D. Hooper
Normangee
Sam Crenshaw
Chicago
Frank Keneeny
Bill Keneeny
Fort Worth
Labor Day visit to Madisonville clan
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bullard spent Labor Day with Mr Bullard's sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hendrick, at Madisonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bullard
Labor Day
Mr. Bullard
Fred Hendrick
Madisonville
Travis Teachers Assignments for Term at Travis School
Principal J Vernon Brown announces teacher assignments for all grade levels at Travis elementary. Parents of first and second graders may meet Monday morning and those of third and fourth graders Tuesday morning from 9 30 to 12 oclock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis Elementary
J. Vernon Brown
Travis
May Burtis
Lemma Dowel
Annie Dearing
County cotton growers back acreage cut plan for 1934
A resolutions report from the meeting at the Adolphus hotel, led by John D. Rogers, urges Secretary Wallace to adopt a uniform 1934 cotton acreage reduction. It opposes using five year average crops, calls for no more than 25 million acres, bases cuts on total cotton belt lands, and seeks full nationwide applicability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolphus Hotel
C. A. Cobb
John D. Rogers
R. E. Overstreet
Bryand
G. C. King
Burleson County
Wallace
Texas
United States
Farmers vow to oppose cotton acreage reduction plan in Texas
A McLennan county meeting denounced Houston Chamber of Commerce telegrams as misleading campaigns against cotton acreage control to be discussed at Dallas. Growers and local businessmen urged attendance at the Adolphus hotel for Tuesday’s conference led by agriculture secretary officials, aiming to counter shippers and warehousemen influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WACO
Houston Chamber of Commercce
Chambers of Commerce
Dallas
McLennan County
Adolphus Hotel
Secretary of Agriculture
John Gorham
Bosqueville
Houston
Cotton acreage control debated at Dallas meeting
The Dallas gathering debated acreage control to aid Texas growers and business interests while critics argued it could cause unemployment. The session endorsed the cotton cooperative association and planned four county meetings next week to organize under the federal plan with leaders from McGregor Moody Bruceville and Crawford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Gorham
Cotton Cooperative Association
Central Texas
Waco
Dallas
Houston Chamber of Commerce Telegram
Mr. Gorham
J. H. Youngblood
Speegieville
J. W. Price
Norwood
C. L. Wilson
Moody
George Marrs
W. J. Neumann
Eddy
C. A. Morris
McGregor
R. B. Miller
Crawford
F. M. Lyon
Joe Crapin
W. S
Bruceville
Bryan Merchants Set Fall Opening Plan On Main Street
The Bryan Trade Extension committee led by N B Allen weighed summer work and approved Ed S Martin's cost estimate for Highway 75 signs guiding traffic to Houston via Bryan. A Fall Opening on Friday Sept 22 was announced with a possible joint fashion show and band concert to be staged on Main Street with several directors in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. B. Allen
Ed S. Martin
Bryan
Houston
Trade Extension Committee
Martin
Main Street
F. C. Bolton
J. F. Casey
W. J. Coulter
Charles Edge
J. Webb Howell
Johnson
I. Maniloff
Legislature faces long session with possible 90 days
Reports indicate Eleven Majorusual bills loom in the upcoming session and some lawmakers expect a 90 day duration. Observers say three special sessions could follow if needed, signaling a drawn out legislative calendar.
Etiquette Qs and Emily Post Answers Roundup
A compact list of 39 etiquette questions with Post solutions covering gloves handshakes carving, names, invitations, dining rules, introductions, and social norms. Highlights include who signs, who is served first, appropriate dress and greetings, and dining etiquette across events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Post
John Smith
Mary Smith
Texas Legislature Eyes Wide Tax and Policy Reform
The session plan includes modifying anti trust laws to align with national policy, adjusting beer taxes to fund relief bonds, repealing truck load limits, issuing up to 20 million in relief bonds, and improving bond fund management. It also covers Robertson insurance law changes for foreign companies, sales tax proposals with exemptions, potential income tax, luxury tax concerns, cigaret tax revisions for schools, and restoring appropriations with salary safeguards. Opinions split on new taxes, with a sizable group opposing additional taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robertson
Texas
Legislature Set To Battle Over Bonds And Tax Changes
Lawmakers in Austin face a heated session over a new cigarette and gasoline tax and a forthcoming bond issue. Debate centers on bond amounts from 2 to 7 million, with some favoring highway control and others seeking tighter supervision. Senator W. N. Martin opposes new taxes rising from House bills, while NRA driven boosts spur salaries to be reconsidered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mne
Sheppard
Austin
W. N. Martin
Hillsboro
Highway Department
Martin
Senate
House
NRA
Now I Feel Full of Pep
An old advertisement promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claiming it steadies nerves improves appetite sleep and relieves headaches and backaches. It urges readers to obtain a bottle from their druggist to feel better.
Texan Receives Last Carnegie Hero Medal for Bravery
Pittsburgh reports that Charles Coe, a Texas driller, earned the last gold medal from the Carnegie Hero Fund after sacrificing his life saving two children from a fire in Burkburnett Texas. Since 1928 the fund has awarded 2 691 medals overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Charles Coe
Carnegie Hero Fund
Coe
Texas
Hero Fund Commission
Andrew Carnegie
Burkburnett
Card of Thanks for T. A. Searcy family tribute
Card of thanks to friends who paid tribute after the death of T. A. Searcy expresses gratitude for consolation and sympathy. Signed by Mrs. T. A. Searcy, Mrs. Lena Searcy, Mrs. D. L. Donahue, Mrs. P. C. Wetzel, T. A. Searcy Jr., and Dr. R. M. Searey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Searcy
Lena Searcy
D. L. Donahue
P. C., Wetzel T. A. Searcy, Jr
R. M. Searey
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Tored
Annie Keneeny
John Keneeny
West 24Th Street
W. M. Fairies
H. B. Blanton
Baltimore
Blanton
Rebecca Hall
T. P. Hall
Steep Hollow
Kate L. Williams
Temple
Josie Lawrence
Williams
J. A. Williams
Ursuline Avenue
J. W. Harris
Julius Groginsky
Harold
Gerald
J. Groginsky
Edith Sud
Sophie Kaplan
Sol Gerson
Ann Bentley
Mary Harrell
Wesley Bentley
Ann
Chubby Gregg
Guarantee Shoe
Doris Abrams
Hearne
Monette Groginsky
Walter Holmes
Earl Tatum
Huntsville
Sam Houston
Mary Tobias
Aubry Tobias
Wilkerson Clinic
Manuel Akin
C. M. Bethany
Sue
Ennis
Robert Gross
L. B. Elrod
J. G. Minkert
Meredith
Buchanan
Daly
North
Washington Avenue
East 23Rd Street
Ida Kern
Greenville
Ala
Abe Kern
Troy
Carolyn
Virginia Kern
L. B. Kern
Alabama
Marlin
5. C. Johnson
Vergn Scott
Stephenville
Will al
R. L. George
Seymour
Cora Dulaney
C. C. Dulaney
Dalas
Etta Goodson
FE. W. Crenshaw
Helen V. Orsak
Los Angeles
Calif
William Orsak
Orsak
Charles
James Pipkin
Beaumont
J. J. Pipkin
Charles Pipkin
Sen
Charles Gainer
Charles Reynolds
Tree Army
Palacios
FE. P. Reynolds
W. F. Gibbs
Will K. Gibbs
Mary Caroline
Robert Gibbs
Ezra Lee Waits
Esther Lee Price
Anneta Moran
Claribel Carrington
Julia Schovassa
Oline Koenig
Allie Montgomery
Sophronia Carrington
Lelia Griffin
Céleste Plemons
Mary Andrews
Francisco de Pinedo
Floyd Benett Field
Baghdad
Lydia E. Pinkham
Harriett Parker
Lena Wetter
Hero Fund
Tion
John Minustik
Henry Hoyack
Joe Howard
Charlie Munday Noble Edens
Harry Reeves
Bryan Motor Co
North Main St
Weldona Corporation
Atlantic City
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