Colonel Ashburn Appeals for Defense Day
Colonel Ashburn urges Bryan and Brazos County residents to join Defense Day on September 12 to test the National Defense Act plan. He explains local mobilization under the 360th Infantry with Company A in Bryan, led by Captain Corpening and Lieut Crawford, as a model for training and civic readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Brazos County
Texas
360Th Infantry
360Th
Corpening
Charles W. Crawford
Congress
Ninetieth
Ike S.ashburn
Boriskie
W. J. Boriskie
Rock Farm
Route 3
L. C. Beall, Jr
Voshon
Washington
Mr. Bea
Madison County seeks highway change at 21 designation
At a Bryan and Brazos County Chamber meeting Madison County officials discussed shifting State Designated Highway Number 21 from Democratic Crossing to a new point. Brazos County commissioners opposed the change in a prior vote. The highway committee was empowered to negotiate with Madison and Brazos counties. The session also covered local advertising, entertainment success, and upcoming civic events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan and Brazos County
W. H. Cole
Ferguson
Brazos County
S. E. Eberstadt
Clarence E. Gilmore
State Railroad Commission
Western Union
Bryan
Chamber of Commerce
Tyler Haswell
Haswell Book Store
McFadden Publications, Inc
Court House
Eagle
Houston
John M. Lawrence
Texas Commercial News of
Sugarland
Bryan Chamber of Commerce
Mexia Daily News
Bryan Daily Eagle
H. O. Ferguson
Kelly
Bryan College Road
J. Webb Howell
Texas Highway Association
Board of County Commissioners
J. Bryan Miller
J. E. Covey
J. N. Lulaney
J. M. Gordon
JT. B. Lawrence
L. L. McInnis
Lee J. Rountree
A. M. Waldrop
Death of Infant William Henry Ware
infant son of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Ware died Tuesday morning at 8 at the family home on Parker 2 Avenue. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 from the McCulloch-Gordon Co. chapel conducted by Rev. R. L. Brown and Rev. J. J. Pipkin. Burial was in the city cemetery. H. D. Cuykendall and family visited Henry Kurten and Mr. and Mrs. Will Henderson Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry Ware
A. S. Ware
Parker 2
McCulloch-Gordon Co
R. L. Brown
College Baptist Church
J. J. Pipkin
Edge women enter dress contest for October fair prizes
The Home Demonstration Club of Edge met with county agent Laura Belle Roten to decide on competing in the house dress contest for prizes at the community fair on October 8. Members present included Mesdames Mangum, House, Hill, Griffin, Moore, P. S. Mangum, Barnett, Boggs, Rhodes, Thompson, Payne, Denman, Payne, Chas Payne, and Miss Laura Belle Roten with Mayte Thompson, Bessie House, Norm a Ruth Hill and Velma Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edge
Laura Belle Roten
Mesdames
P. S. Mangum
George House
W. C. Hill
C. E. Griffin
E. B. Moore
B. F. Moore
P. Moore
M. A. Barnett
C. F. Boggs
W. R. Henry
P. H. Yeager
D. D. MacAlpine
C. D. Rhodes
J. W. Thompson
FE. J. Payne
I. F. Denman
Chas Payne
Mayte Thompson
Bessie House
Norma Ruth Hill
Velma Moore
Methodist Missionary Society Meeting Reports Varied Attendance
The Woman's Missionary Society of the First Methodist church held Monday group meetings at four homes. Group 4 hosted Mrs. D. P. Gaby in her new home with gifts and a Japan history program led by Mrs. R. J. Newland. Group 3 met at Mrs. H. C. Willis with devotional by Mrs. A. K. Short and prayers by Mrs. E. C. Harder. attendees included Mrs. E. C. Harder and several others with refreshments served afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society of the
First Methodist Church
D. P. Gaby
Gaby
Myra Ewing
Japan
R. J. Newland
Miss Ewing
Cliff Martin
Oak McKenzie
Jno
M. Lawrence, Sr
H. D. Cuykendall
W. W. Solomon
H. N. Cochran
E. W. Crenshaw
A. L. Koenig
J. W. Hall
Hugo Lenz
M. R. Bentley
H. C. Willis
A. K. Short
E. C. Harder
A. H. Stone
J. W. Barron
C. R. Gardner
Albert Hanneman
Charley Felker
Linger A Spell Wins Beauty Shop Name Prize
Mrs A K Short won the contest for the best name of the newly opened Bry an beauty parlor. Judges Mrs C A Searcy Mrs T K Lawrence and Mrs Lee J Rountree chose Linger A Spell Beauty Shop as the winner. The prize is a free permanent wave. More than fifty names were submitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Lang
C. A. Searcy
T. K. Lawrence
Lee J. Rountree
A. K. Short
Lang A. Spell
City Manager and Mrs J Bryan Miller Rent New Cottage
City Manager and Mrs J Bryan Miller have rented the neat new cottage owned by George A Adams on South Bryan Street and are occupying it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Bryan Miller
George A. Adams
South Bryan Street
Opening Day Snappygrams Prompt School Antics
Opening day brings scenes of children in varied groups from picnics to penitentiaries with parents watching wallets. Teachers greet pupils while the campus stokes rivalry as students carve desks and seek first licks, predicting the annual routine.
Mr and Mrs M R Phillips to spend year visiting kin
Mr and Mrs M R Phillips depart Bryan for Taylor to visit their daughter. They plan months in Houston and El Paso with relatives before returning next summer. Residents of West 27th Street for 18 years and longtime local figures.
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M. R. Phillips
Taylor
Houston
el Paso
Bryan
Mrs. Phillips
West 27Th Street
Cotton in Wheelock Community Practically All Picked
Mr and Mrs A C Novosad of Wheelock report the cotton in their community is practically all picked. The crop is better than first estimated but far below last year. Novosad has 22 acres planted and has already gathered bales. He grows Truitt long staple cotton which matures early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Novosad
Wheelock
Bryan
Kurten Fair Hosts House Dress Contest for Sixteen Women
Sixteen Kurten community women will compete for prizes in house dress making at the Kurten fair on September 24. Miss Laura Belle Roten, county home demonstration agent, led an all day session assisted by Mrs. Dora Barnes from A and M College with a demonstration on tailored finishings and varied hand sewing methods. Participants included Mrs. W. H. Buchanan, Mrs. W. F. Odom, Mrs. James Lang, Mrs. M B Easters, Miss Edna Easters, Mrs. John Sabo, Miss Johnnie Sabo, Mrs. Will Henderson, Mrs. John Utsey, Mrs. Keith, Mrs. J. P. Glpin, Mrs. Lawless, Miss Kate Lawless, Mrs. R. Franze, Miss Margaret Franze, and Miss Nellie Lawless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kurten
Laura Belle Roten
Dora Barnes
A. and M. College
Barnes
W. H. Buchanan
W. F. Odom
James Lang
M.B. Easters
Edna Easters
John Sabo
Johnnie Sabo
Will Henderson
John Utsey
Keith
J.P. Glpin
Lawless
Kate Lawless
R. Franze
Margaret Franze
Nellie Lawless
Big Night At Reliance Community Club Meeting
A large crowd gathered at the Reliance church for the first meetings of the newly formed community club. District Agent J E Stanford directed games and songs, praising future visits. The event also featured talks on youth encouragement, club work, and farming notes by C L Benson. Jim Saxon won a cup race with a water-balanced contest in 40 seconds, edging rivals. Attendees from Bryan included J E Stanford, Miss Roten, and the Benson family.
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Reliance Church
J. E. Stanford
Stanford
Reliance
Laura Belle Roten
Edith Conway
C. L. Benson
Jim Saxon
Bryan
J.E. Stanford
C., L. Benson
Emma
Frances
Dr H L Fountain of Houston Visits Town
Dr H L Fountain of Houston was in town Monday, visiting local colleagues and reviewing ongoing medical projects. He met with area physicians and discussed community health initiatives.
Four Brazos County boys to state fair encampment
Brazos County quotas four club boys for the Educational Encampment at the Dallas Fair October 14 to 16. Entries reward reports on corn cotton poultry and live stock with prizes. County teachers push for 100 percent club county status and urge donations to cover rail fare for the winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. C. Evans
Extension Service
C. L. Benson
Brazos County
Kurten Community Club Plans Fair Activities and School Funding
The Kurten Community Club met at the schoolhouse with vice president Mrs. Tal Tobias presiding in James Lang’s absence. They discussed paying labor for the new school building, transferring pledge funds, raising more for the project, and proposed a community store. The club approved lunch ticketing at the fair, organized dinner tables and fair day programs, and heard readings after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lang
Kurten
Tal Tobias
Tobias
Tabernacle
W. F. Odom
Mary Lou Prinzer
W. T. Kelley
Will Henderson
Charles Gerka
Bryan
Odom
Benson
Gerka
S. E. Eberstadt
H. D. Cuykendall
Bryan Eagle
Francis Stockton
Mrs Francis Merka of Benchley Dies at 53
Mrs Francis Merka aged 53 years 9 months 4 days died Monday night at 10 oclock in a local hospital after a three month illness with pneumonia as the cause. Funeral arrangements by McCulloch Gordon Co pending arrival of relatives likely Wednesday with Rev J B Gliessner officiating and burial in Smetana cemetery. Survived by husband two daughters Mrs Mary Williams of Benchley and three sons Chas P Merka Bryan Joe F Merka Frank J Merka of Benchley six sisters and three brothers. Mr Merka a prosperous farmer of Benchley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Merka
McCulloch- Gordon Co
J. B. Gliessner
Smetana
Mary Williams
Benchley
Chas. P. Merka
Bryan
Joe F. Merka
Frank J. Merka
Mr. Merka
Navasota Receives 2877 Bales of Cotton by Sept
Navasota reports 2877 bales of cotton received in warehouses by noon Saturday, comparing with 1730 bales for the same period last year. The current street price remains 24 cents a pound middling, unchanged from one week ago.
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Navasota
Martens Enjoy Kerrville Camp Summer Vacation
Mrs. Chas. Marten and children of College returned from a summer at Kerrville Presbyterian Encampment. Royal and Charles Marten spent the season at Camp Rio Vista near Kerrville with 60 boys and camp director Herbert Crate. They traveled to San Antonio for the final banquet and sight seeing, then continued to Bryan by car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Marten
Kerrville Presbyterian
Royal
Charles Marten
Camp Rio Vista
Kerrville
Herbert Crate
San Antonio
Edge Community Fair planned for October 8
The Edge boys and girls club met at the school-house auditorium to plan a successful year and discuss the Edge Community Fair set for Wednesday October 8. County Agent Benson and H D Cuykendall of Bryan Eagle attended with his son Lyle. Principal P S Mangum urged club members to aim high and the Edge Blue Ribbon Forty was noted as aimed for victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edge
C. L. Benson
H. D. Cuykendall
Bryan Eagle
Lyle
P. S. Mangum
Jim
James Whitcomb Riley
Sam Walter Foss
Icy Goen Hosts Out of Town Guest Party
The C F Goen home hosted Miss Icy Goen's party Thursday night in honor of guests Miss Agnes Moreland of Dassetta and Miss Ethel Chessire of Normangee. Cards and dominoes provided entertainment and late punch and cake were served to a list of attendees including Misses Charles Wheeler Glada May Trent Elizabeth Hunni cutt Inez Etheridge Delores Thibo deaux Lillie Belle Gilpin Bessie Withers Una Edge Ethel Chesshire Agnes Moreland and Messrs Ira Kelley Marshall Peters Roy James Ben Frank Ammons Willis Edge Norman Harris and Mr and Mrs Preston Goen and Mr and Mrs C F Goen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Goen
Icy Goen
Agnes Moreland
Dassetta
Ethel Chessire
Normangee
Ana Dominoes
Charles Wheeler
Glada May Trent
Elizabeth Hunnicutt
Inez Etheridge
Delores Thibodeaux
Lillie Belle Gilpin
Bessie Withers
Una Edge
Ethel Chesshire
Mary Elizabeth Danforth Breaks Arm While Visiting
Five year old Mary Elizabeth Danforth daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Danforth suffered a severe arm fracture when a screen detached and the child fell head first to the ground at her grandmother Mary J Roberts home Her right arm was broken between wrist and elbow and the bone end cut an artery requiring hospital care and she is resting at home with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Danforth
Roy Danforth
J. W. Roberts
Mary Elizabeth
Church Entertains at Steep Hollow Benefit Night
Steep Hollow church hosts a Friday night benefit featuring cakes pies ice cream and soda water all proceeds aid church programs. Committee invites all to attend.
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Steep Hollow Church
Creosone Promises Relief for Gum Disease in 12 Hours
An advertised liquid medicated for gum tissue heals sore gums within 12 hours. It claims to reach tooth roots, relieve pain, tighten loose teeth, heal pus pockets, and kill the bacteria causing pyorrhea, offering home treatment with dental chair benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creosone
For Working People Liver Health Remedy Ad
An old style drug ad urges workers to take Herbine to purify the system and restore energy when liver function causes fatigue and mood drop. The remedy is priced at 60 cents and sold by M. H. James Drug Co at both stores.
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M. H. James Drug CO
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ashburn
Madison County
Henry Kurten
Methodist Group Missionary Society
MR. and
Fars
Reliance Meeting
Brazos County Boy's and Girls Club Department
Brazos
Delca
Fair Association
Chambers of Commerce
B. H. Reid
A. and M. College of Texas
F. W. Locke
Arp
Frank Arp
Leonard Road
Winterville
W. FE. Garnett
Garnett
J. T. Cross
Mr. Cross
East
Francis Merka OF
Marten
Miss Icy Goen
Bryan Cotton Oil and Fertilizer CO
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