Lions Hear Reports From Clubs Across Cities
Bryan Lions Club learned about activities of clubs in Dumas Hereford Panhandle Childress Pampa Crosbyton and Temple at a Tuesday noon meeting. R C Franks outlined the Lions Blind Foundation of Texas work including loans to blind persons to start businesses. Piano numbers were performed by Mrs Chris Nelson Jr and Bill Wimberly won the daily prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Lions Blind Foundation of Texas, Inc
Franks
Chris Nelson Jr
Forrestry Service College
Temple
Lesser Newton
Bryan Production Credit Association
Bill Wimberly
New Faculty and Reassignments At Local High School
New staff changes include Miss Wesa Weddington acting superintendent at Stephen F. Austin High, with Euell Porter leading a Hearne style glee club. Miss Margaret Graham will replace Miss Mattie Lee Hallman as secretary to the school board and supervisor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesa Weddington
Stephen F. Austin High School
Brown
Euell Porter
Hearne Boys Glee Club
Margaret Graham
Weatherford
University of Texas
Clara Calhoun
W. R. Carmichael
Winnie Mae Carter
Sunshine Cole
H. Wilson Cook
Mae Goodlett
Winnie Harris
Mary Hyman
A. F. Jones
Malcolm McInnis
Theodor Mahler
Clarice Matthews
Dorothy Ann Rooke
Fred L. Sloop
N. R. Smith
J. L. Lowell
Lois Wilcox
Fuell Porter
Mrs. O. H. Astin Injured in Fall at Home
Mrs. O. H. Astin known as Mother Astin slipped on stairs in her home, injuring a leg. The injury is not serious, and she remains in bed under a physician’s care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. O. HB. Astin Har
O. H. Astin
Folks in Bryan share news during Labor Day weekend
Mrs A J Buchanan and Misses Gussie and Nita Branch visited in Waco on Labor Day. Earle Freeman from Philadelphia arrived to join his wife visiting relatives S EF Eberstadt. Various locals traveled to Houston Galveston Port Arthur and Fort Worth for visits and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Buchanan
Gussie
Nita Branch
Waco
Earle Freeman
Philadelphia
S. EF. Eberstadt
Pool
Houston
Edith Haveman
Knox Blackwood
Galveston
W. F. Maxwell
Abilene
Hal Hunter
Fort Worth
C. E. Beeson
San Antonio
Anna Manley
L. J. Falgeau
Chess Taylor
Cortez
el Paso
Guy Faulk
George Wilkins
Bryan
Bellamy
Dashiell
Clifton Mathis
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Babe
W. E. Neeley
Rochester
Minn
Maurine
Mayo Clinic
Lake Country
Minnesota
George Branch Jr
Glen Rose
Katherine James
Blooming Grove
M. College
Fred Winkle
Fred Jr
Schulenburg
Labor Day
Roland Dansby
Dallas
Cecil Martin
H. Wilson Cook
Bryan Broncos
Temple
Cook
J. J. Gilpin
Kurten
J. L. Lloyd
Zeph Jones
Steve Mahle
Reliance
Bryanthoay
S. E. Eberstadt
Earle R. Preeman
Dal
Red Cross First Aid Class Completes 15-Hour Course
A Brazos County Red Cross first aid class at College Station finished 15 hours of training. Examinations were sent to the Midwestern Branch in St. Louis for certification. The NYA boys from A&M completed the course and will carry first aid knowledge to Texas homes. The 47-member class included M. L. Rodgers of College Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
College Station
St. Louis
Brazos County
American Red Cross
NYA
Texas
M. L. Rodgers
37 Soil Program Greater Success Than That of '36
COLLEGE STATION Sept 7 The 1937 Agricultural Conservation Program will be more successful than the 1926 program, predicted George Slaughter chairman of the Texas Agricultural Conservation Committee after a committee meeting. The state AAA office has received 239084 applications for entry in the current program about the same as 1936, with farmers more familiar this year and likely to comply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
George Slaughter
Texas Agricultural Conservation Committee
State Aaa
Slaughter
Laughter
Black 6 ply cardboard produced by Eagle Printing Co
Black 6 ply cardboard measuring 22228 inches is produced or stocked by Eagle Printing Co for printing uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Printing Co
Community Notes Welcomes New Teachers and Visitors
Millican residents report Mrs. C. E. Seeley’s return home and improved health. Families from Wharton Port Arthur and Bryan visit, with Netta Crawford Chas Crawford Jr. joining. New teachers D C Wiley and wife move in, welcomed by neighbors. Local visits include Lillie Edwards from St. Louis visiting Hempfling family and others. School days begin as Curtis Fuqua visits grandparents in La Porte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Seeley
R. Hassell
Wharton
Bryan
Netta Crawford
Chas. Crawford Jr
Edd McSwain
Port Arthur
P. W. McSwain
D. C. Wiley
Lillie Edwards
H. C
St. Louis
C. G. Hempfling
Allen Farm
Edwards
L. E. Norwood
Ella Dunlap
Myrtle McFerrin
Gray
Mart
Blair
Wellborn
M. A. McGregor
Bill Walker
L. M. Jackson
Navasota
Thelston Williams
College Station
Curtis Fuqua
la Porte
Robert Fuqua
Hazel Bacon
Sawyer
Miss Bacon
Templeman School
Carol Jameson
Montague
John Sidney Smith
College Avenue Baptist Church of Bryan
Sallye Jo Crawford
District Health Office Adds Staff at Bryan
Miss Sue Nickerson advisory nurse arrives to take up duties in State Health District No. 4 headquartered in Bryan after seven years with the department and Columbus University work. Miss Georgie Stephens departs for Western Reserve University in Cleveland for social service study. J H Munroe arrives as food and drug inspector and Miss Doris Bryan of Brenham becomes secretary to Dr. A M Dashiell in charge of the office. One more sanitarian will join soon to complete the personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Nickerson
Doris Bryan
Brenham
A. M. Dashiell
Office of
Health District No
Local gar drives curb Lake catches and dove season
Game Warden Sam Cavitt and others have been pruning gar from Mitchell and Hadley lakes with sizable specimens up to six feet. Cavitt notes plentiful watering spots after rains may ease dove congestion, as the season runs September 15 to October 31 with a daily bag limit of one bird and a possession cap of 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Cavitt
Mitchell Lake
Labor Day
Hadley Lake
Cavitt
Soil Conservation Convention Set for Temple Texas
The first Texas Soil Conservation Convention will convene in Temple on Monday September 13 with W C Marshall of Heidenheimer as state chairman presiding. The gathering will represent all state sections and aims to formalize the association's permanent structure and coordinate federal state cooperation for soil and water conservation in Texas. Joseph C Peacock of Palestine serves as executive secretary, with temporary offices in Temple's Professional Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Texas Soil Conservation
Farmers and Farm Operators of
Texas
Temple
W. C. Marshall
Heiden
Austin
Temple Municipal
Rural Schools Start Year s Work Tuesday
Rural schools opened the new year Tuesday in Smetana Millican Steeles Store Steep Hollow and Templeman. Additional schools Kurten Edge Tabor Kings Highway and Leonard planned to open next Monday. Rural white teachers hold first meeting Saturday at 10 at Bowie auditorium to discuss the year's plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smetana
Millican
Steeles Store
Steep Hollow
Templeman
Kurten
Edge
Tabor
Kings Highway
Leonard
Bowie Auditorium
George E. Siddall Dies Venerable Grimes County Pioneer
George E. Siddall a Grimes county pioneer died Sunday at his Anderson residence. Funeral services were held at 4 30 Monday at the residence with interment in Odd Fellows cemetery under Masonic Lodge auspices. He lived in Anderson sixty years and contributed to local history and civil life. He was brother to the late Robert E. Siddall and uncle to Cameron Siddall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Siddall
Grimes County
Anderson
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Masonic Lodge
Siddall
Robert E. Siddall
Cameron Siddall
A. and
M. College
Gulf Sulphur Co
Hendersons move to Itasca for new teaching post
Mrs Will Henderson and children Mary Elizabeth and Joe Martin of Kurten return from Tennessee Colony where Mr Henderson has taught vocational education. He accepts a job with Itasca schools and the family will move there this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itasca
Will Henderson
Mary Elizabeth
Joe Martin
Kurten
Herman Henderson
Tennessee Colony
Henderson
Kings Highway Cotton Picking and Local Visits
The article notes continued cotton picking near Kings Highway and mentions Bryan high school students starting classes. It records Labor Day visits by Miss Jettie Nash of Houston to her Nash family, plus weekend visits among the Lusk and Hill families in Hearne and Wheelock, and gatherings with the Novosad and Lys households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan High School
Jettie Nash
Houston
G. A. Nash
Lillie Lusk
O. Lusk
Hearne
H. Hill
Willis Novosad
Jacksonville
Adolph Novosad
Lois McNair
Wheelock
Lee Lys
Local Church Notices and Community Visits
Rev J J Pipkin led regular services Sunday morning. Willey pair lectured at church as they prepare to sail September 15. Webb George and David George of Oklahoma were here on business. Mrs W C Hill and family visited, and Granddaughters Bettye Joice and Billie Jean Outlaw joined. Many locals traveled to visit kin in Bryan Madisonville Big Sandy Hearne and Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Pipkin
Willey
Webb George
David George
Oklahoma
W. C. Hill
Dorothy
Maurice
Bettye Joice
Billie Jean Outlaw
College Station
E. J. Payne
Newman Powers
Madisonville
M. A. Barnett
Darvin
Big Sandy
J. W. Smith
Jack Manning
Bryan
John Thompson
Tabor
Edd Boggs
Houston
Texas Sweetheart Weds Borger Couple in Reno Ceremony
Texas sweet heart No. 1 Faye Cotton wed Ralph Shelton of Los Angeles in Reno on Sunday. Shelton formerly lived in Borger and the ceremony was confirmed by friends Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borger
Faye Cotton
Reno
Nev
Ralph Shelton
Los Angeles
Shelton
Sosolik Fires Subpar Rounds At Bryan Country Club
Joe Sosolik, Bryan College Station photographer and noted golfer, shot 70 for 18 holes and 1 under for 27 in a local event. He carded three birdies outward and two inward while Henry Ransom posted 69 for 18, with 36 and 33 on the two rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Sosolik
College
Bryan Country Club
Joe
Sosolik
Henry Ransom
Travis B. Bryan
George Hogan
Ransom
Columbus seeks electric service in rural electrification
Christopher Columbus, a negro farmer in the southern part of the county, signs up for electric service as the Bryan rural electrification program begins. Interest remains keen among rural residents and nearby counties Burleson and Robertson, with a work order expected from Washington soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Columbus
Bryan
Burleson
Robertson
Washington
Home brew raid nets seizure and arrest near Tabor
Deputy Sheriff Henry Koontz and Offa Williams raided Herbert Williams's home near Tabor Saturday evening and confiscated 39 bottles of home brew plus equipment. Williams was arrested and released Sunday after posting a $300 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Koontz
Offa Williams
Herbert Williams
Negro
Tabor
Williams
Scouts Meet With 4-H On Kurten Program
Brazos County Boys and Girls Club and Scouts will attend a Kurten meeting Saturday night to show how scout work relates to rural club work. C W West will discuss organizing scout work, M C Hughes will direct game conservation, likely R E Callender to speak. The event emphasizes 4 Her club work and better agriculture in Brazos County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scouts of
Bryan and College
Kurten
C. W. West
M. C. Hughes
Rotary Club
R. E. Callender
Extension Service
Farmers Meet at Court House on Co operative Seed Purchase
Farmers urged to attend a mass meeting at the Court House Saturday at 2 p m to discuss buying co operatively winter legume seed of a single variety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Prospect Bright Is Allen Report Registration Up
The Military Academy will begin its 53rd year on September 22 with a bright outlook. Changes in faculty and facilities aim to raise enrollment, with many old students returning and many new cadets expected, including international entrants from Mexico and Central and South America. Major E. H. Mitchell announces uniforms and equipment ready for distribution, and the corps has been praised as the best drilled among 31 honor military schools. Football training starts soon as letters go to over 60 cadets for practice amid an attractive schedule of games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Military Academy
Mexico
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Central
South America
E. H. Mitchell
Washington
Allen Cadet Corps
United States
Farmers urged to preserve cotton sale tickets for subsidies
Farmers should keep their cotton sale tickets to support loan applications and subsidy requests. Tickets must accompany subsidy applications to ensure eligibility and timely processing.
Inoculation report urged for legumes at county level
Farmers using inoculation on legumes are told to report results to the county agent. Inspect nodules on roots and compare growth of inoculated vines with non inoculated controls. The club to buy feeding calves for show at the fair requires close care within under sixty days.
Oklahoma and Mexico City Meet in Mexico
Oklahoma faces Mexico City rivals in a notable cross border match held in Mexico City. The event highlights regional intercollegiate competition with both sides seeking a strong performance. The outcome and key performances are awaited.
Cotton Contest Impresses With Superior Grade Samples
In College Station the East Texas Chamber of Commerce contest reports cotton samples far above average. Prof. J G Powers of Texas A and M College grades and staples nearly 1 000 samples, aiming for 12 000 by mid November. Judges include E A Miller and D T Killough. Doris Bryan appointed Health District No 4 secretary after competitive exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
J. G. Powers
Texas A. & M. College Textile Engineering Department
Powers
Chamber of Commerce
Texas A. & M
E. A. Miller
Texas Extension Service Agronomist
D. T. Killough
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bowie
C. M. Bethany
Dorothy Ettle
Nanna Garret
Edna Harris
Nina Henry
Christine Lichte
Katherine Sangster
Lola Rosier
Elizabeth Suber
Ophelie Wilcox
Margaret Zuber
Annette Bradfield
Ibarra
Mary Jane Na
Philippa Stoneham
Travis
Sam Crenshaw
Inez Brantner
May Bortis
Claribel Carrington
Sophronia Carrington
Mildred Killough
Billy Rose
Fort Worth Frontier
Miss Sue Nickerson
Vv. C. Mars
Joseph C. Peacock
Geo. E. Siddall
Brazos County Boys’ and Girls’ Club Department
Farmer
Farmer Mass Meeting
University of Mexico
Mexico City
Alony
Department Stores
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