Reliance Women Elect Officers at September Meeting
The Reliance home demonstration club elected new officers with Mrs. J. C. Merka as president, Mrs. C. C. Lawless as vice president, and Mrs. I. J. White as secretary. Essie Shealy volunteered as food demonstrator. The group planned reports and delegate appointments for later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reliance Home Demonstration Club
C. R. Saxon
J. C. Merka
C. C. Lawless
I. J. White
Essie Shealy
Merka
George Jones
A. M. Hartsfield
LaGrange
Alma Metcalfe
Prairie Chicken Save Efforts Highlight Liberty County Meeting
Dr. Walter P. Taylor of the Texas Wildlife Service addressed East Texas sportsmen in Cleveland on the vanishing Attwater Prairie Chicken and urged protection. The gathering formed Liberty County Game Protective Association with support from Texas Wildlife Federation leaders and local officials. The Big Thicket was praised as a future natural game preserve as the Texas Academy of Science pledges a major conservation role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter P. Taylor
Texas Wildlife Service
Cleveland
Texas
Taylor
Liberty County Game Protective Association
Liberty County
H. W. Flagg
Galveston
T. W. Sharpe
Austin
The
Texas Wildlife Federation
Joe Record
Southeast Texas Game Protective Association
R. E. Jackson
Silsbee Sportsman
Big Thicket
Don O. Baird
Texas Academy of Science
Huntsville
S. R. Warner
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Will L. Smith
Warner
Big
Baird
San Etonio
Fred Gage Named President of Brazos Rural Teachers
Fred Gage of Kurten was elected president of the Brazos county rural teachers organization at a brief first meeting of the year held in the Bowie school auditorium. Other officers include Paul Orr as vice president Miss Thelma Sealy secretary treasurer Luther Pearson chorister and Miss Margaret Buchanan reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Gage
Kurten
Brazos County Rural Teachers Organization
Bowie
Charles B. Barnelay
Paul Orr
King’s Highway
Thelma Sealy
Reliance
Luther Pearson
Smetana
Margaret Buchanan
Minter Springs
Summer truck farming boosts Keith farmer in Grimes county
Summer truck farming pays farmer J. W. Rice of Keith in Grimes county. He devotes spring to cotton and turkeys in summer and fall with irrigation. Since July he has sold 175 dollars worth of truck farm produce, much of it in Brazos county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Rice
Keith
Grimes County
Bryan Couple Moves to Town and Grocery Job Ties
Mr and Mrs J G Ferrell have moved to Bryan from 1st street living at No 12 Itp nts Mr Ferrell is employed at the Gordon Sere ef grocery warehouse in Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Ferrell
Bryan
No. 12
Ferrell
Gordon Sereef
Folks Mainly About Folks From Saturday’s Daily
Roy Vick Jr returns Friday after a two day visit with parents Mr and Mrs R M Vick. He works for Texas Power and Light at Trinidad. Mrs Maggie Harris returns from vacations in Beaumont and Galveston visiting son Carroll and daughter Mary. A long list of Bryan residents and visitors attends Labor Day events and Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas, with many heading to Dallas and Fort Worth for weekend trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Vick, Jr
R. M. Vick
Texas Power and Light
Trinidad
Maggie Harris
Beaumont
Galveston
Carroll
Mary
W. H. Rucker
General Food Co
Bryan
Abilene
Rucker
Hugo Lenz
Evelyn Lenz
Marjorie Jones
Dallas
Wayne Ditto
Randolph Field
Walter Jackson
Charutt
Kansas
Doris Marie Jackson
Leo Kosofsky
New York
I. Maniloff
University of Oklahoma
Young Kosofsky
J. P. Rice
J. W. Rice
Lawell
C. W. Goodman
Keith
Grimes County
Burleson County
Kate White
Houston
Bettie Joe Holton
Miss White
Jack Boone
W. H. Andrew
Suter Addition
Bill Andrew
Clayton
Arkansas
S. W. Buchanan
Henry Buchanan
Calvert
Buchanan
Laura Kestler
John Gray
Bremond
Clara Calhoun
Department of Commercial Work
Stephen F. Austin
San Antonio
Dixon L. James
John James
H. D. Grant
Fred Grant
Dime Box
Lee County
R. L. Olson
la Grange
Leon
Allen Academy
Dorothy Buchanan
A. W. Buchanan
F. L. MacGruder
San Angelo
Fort Worth
J. D. Conlee
East 21St Street
Conlee
Ida Kernodle
David
Ann
Austin
Anna Penn
Wipprecht
Elsbeth Wipprecht
Ed Edge
J. L. Edge
Emory Smith
City Hall
W. J. Landry
W. M. McKenzie
Stuart Cole
W. J. Dobrovotny
Waco
Fannie Dobrovotny
M. R. Bentley
Ann Bentley
Fire Friday Night Damages J B Adams Home on Mechanics Ave
A blaze swept the J B Adams residence on Mechanics Avenue around 2 40 Friday evening causing notable damage. Firefighters battled flames attempting to control the incident as neighbors watched. No injuries reported in the early reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Adams
Mechanics Avenue
Demos Appeal for National Race Contributions
Roy Miller of Texas democrats calls Brazos county to donate to the national race with a Texas minimum of 250000. He notes Texas will meet the target, while northern and eastern states face tougher contests. Contributions may be given at the Bryan Eagle office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Roy Miller
Texas
Bryan
Labor Day Accident Toll Reaches 244 Lives
The three day Labor Day weekend saw at least 244 deaths in the United States. Auto crashes accounted for 215, drowning 13, trains four, and falls two. Michigan reported 21 deaths, including auto, fall and drowning incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
United States
Allegheny County
National Safety Council
Michigan
Fire Damages Suspected Clothes Closet. Smoke Damages Reported
Fire department extinguished a small blaze before heavy fire spread. Little was burned but smoke damage occurred. cause undetermined though believed to have started in a clothes closet.
Trade group plans and underpass update for Bryan area
Unit Plantroop led by Marshall Bullock plans a show after a series of trade trips. A committee including City Manager Williams and County Judge Ferguson continued to finalize plans to operate the Bryan cannery next year. The Highway No 21 underpass will open soon and a grade crossing closure at the old Hearne road is urged. A Legion fair barbecue meeting is set for Friday night. Housing for visiting students in Bryan is being sought and a project to aid students in finding rooms is proposed. Six goodwill trips were completed, with strong attendance especially on the last two. Directors present: Bullock Canady Case, Chance Conway Lawrence Jr Maniloff Park Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Bullock
Bryan
R G. Williams
J. M. Ferguson
C. L. Benson
Highway No. 21
Division
J. E. Bair
Hearne Road
Hearne
Jno
Trade Extension
North Zulch
E. R. Canady
J. F. Casey
George G. Chance
J. H. Conway
Walter Johnson Enters Baptist Bible Institute
Walter Johnson and family announced he will enter the Baptist Bible Institute in New Orleans for two years of training. He has been financial secretary for Magnolia Baptist church in Beaumont and active in Bryan church youth work, helping organize the Bryan Federation of Young People's Societies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Johnson
James Dow
Beaumont
Johnson
Magnolia Baptist Church
Maude Wheelers
New Orleans
Baptist Bible Institute
Bryan
Free Will Baptist Church
Bryan Federation of Young People’s Societies
Steamboat House Restored On Sam Houston Grounds
Huntsville Texas September 8 Steamboat House once tied to Gen Sam Houston and later neglected has been rescued and restored on the Sam Houston grounds J E Josey of Houston donated it on March 2 last the Centennial of Texas Independence It features deck like galleries and two towers recalling a Mississippi river steamboat built by Dr Rufus Bailey It served as Houston home and hosted a 1872 dinner that helped spark a state university idea
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Sam Houston
J. E. Josey
Houston
Rufus Bailey
Austin College
Bailey
Courteous Citizenship and the Value of Civility
A Civility column discusses how courtesy grows from respect, observation, tact, enthusiasm, efficiency, and service. It links polite conduct to national identity and business etiquette, then shifts to listing federal civil service job pay scales and how to obtain information from Will S. Collard in Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Civil Service Tests Open Competitive Examinations
The United States Civil Service Commission announced open competitive examinations including positions in economics public health administration and related fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
United States Civil Service Commission
Economist Public Health
Eagle Printing Co. Promotes New Steel Engraved Cards
The Eagle Printing Co announces newest samples of steel engraved business cards with high quality workmanship. They claim prices are in line and invite inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Printing Co
Uncle Abner Sees Tax Relief in Higher Rates
Local speaker warns taxes rising will force more inefficient tax collectors. Mention of Jake Crabtree going coon hunting last night and considering college for his son this Fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Crabtree
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Comparative Rifle Companies
National Guard
Third Army
Frank Parker
Henry
BY Carl Anderson
Steamboat House
Houston’s
People’s Column
Public Health Service
Geological Survey and
Soil Conservation Service
Bureau of Plant Industry
Will S. Collard
Post Office Department
U. S. Civil Service Board of Examiners
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
First National Bank
Travis
Ivan Langford
Pop
Abner
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