Dallas firm win contract to build LaSalle Hotel in Bryan
The Beltows Maclay Construction Co of Dallas secured the contract to erect the LaSalle Hotel in Bryan at about 250000 dollars. Construction to start at once with completion by April 1. Local labor and materials to be used. Dupree Fountain of Houston to manage, George Walling of Austin the architect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Construction CO
Lasalle Hotel
Bryan
Beltows-Maclay Construction Company of
Dallas
Bellows-Maclay Company
Auditorium
Houston
Galveston
Fort Worth Club
Fort Worth
Grayson
Sherman
LaSalle
Petroleum Building
W. H. Maclay
Dupree Fountain
George Walling
Austin
Walling
Texas
St. Martin Lutheran Church
Nale
Scott and White Sanitarium
Kyle Hotel
Temple
Bryan Hi School Opens With Representative Citizens
Bryan High School held an auspicious opening exercises with broad civic participation. Harry L. Durham served as toastmaster and welcomed prominent citizens and new teachers while F. L. Henderson addressed the school board on the qualifications of a good student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Hi School
Bryan
Bryan High School
Harry L. Durham
F. L. Henderson
Henderson
Dorothy Graham
Ida Belle Higgs
Welcoming Party For Supt Durham And Wife Planned
Bryan citizens and all patrons are invited to a social reception at Bryan High School auditorium on Thursday September 15 at 8 pm. The Parents Teachers Association hosts the event honoring Supt H L Durham, his wife, and the teachers to foster home school cooperation for the new school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Bryan High School
East
West Side
Arent Teachers Association
H. L. Durham
Bryan People Return From Vacation Days
Monday movers bring new residents to Bryan linked to A. and M. College. Families listed include Fare from Boulder. Woolker and Morgan from Cincinnati. Sturgis, Bauer, Woodrum from Ames and Beaumont. Middleton and Gill. and Stevens all taking apartments at The Edge for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
M. College
W. M. Fare
Boulder
Colorado
Joe Woolker
8. S. Morgan
Cincinnati
Ohio
M. B. Sturgis
George Bauer
Mack Woodrum
Ames
Iowa
Errol Middleton
H. C. Gill
Beaumont
Paul Stevens
The
Edge
Missionary Club Holds September Meeting
The Woman's Missionary Society of the First Christian Church met Monday afternoon September 12 with Mrs. J W Barton on West 24th Street. Mrs J E Dishman presided as the program centered on Who is My Neighbor with papers and talks led by Mrs Allen Smith and Mrs W S Collard. Ice cream and cake followed the program served by Mrs Barton assisted by Mrs Frank McGee and Virginia Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society of the First Christian Church
J. W. Barton
West 24Th Street
J. E. Dishman
W. R. Scott
Geo. L. Crawford
Allen Smith
W. S. Collard
Disiaman
Barton
Frank McGee
Virginia Scott
Mrs. Barton
Mesdames
A. F. Ainsworth
Will
Collard
G. L. Crawford
Hettie Kinkaid
J. C. Johnson
A. J. Shelton
Ernest Langford
H. O. Ferguson
F. W. Reed
Weather Turns Hot and Dry All Week Says A and M College
The section notes a hot and dry week per statistics from A and M College and provides following figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. and
M. College
Friley Announces New Set Conference Rules
Dean Charles E. Friley of A and M College and chairman of the Aggie athletic board announces a new set of rules and regulations for the Southwestern Athletic Conference. He says the rules will be printed again and distributed soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Friley
A. and M. College
Aggie Athletic Board
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Lions Hear M. L. Cashion On Y M C A Progress At Meeting
Bryan Lions Club members heard a speech by M. L. Cashion of the Y M C A praising the organization’s growth and service worldwide. The club voted to fund travel for a worker to the State Fair and formed committees to promote high school events and a college membership drive. Colonel Charles Nelson and Joe Kaplan were welcomed as new members and various local leaders spoke during the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Dallas
S. Howell
M. L. Cashion
Charles Nelson
M. College
Joe Kaplan
Harold Sanders
Bryan
Bryan Lions’ Club
Sam E. Eberstadt
M. M. Erskine
Harrys. Edge
Norman Dansby
Willard Chambers
Tom Suber
A. and
F. D. Fuller
Fred Hale
R. M. Sherwood
Sue Haswell Memorial Park
Edgar Bullock
Rose Marie Graham
Dorothy Graham
Marie Graham
W. E. Farmer
John S. Egan
Colonel Nelson
L. H. Tucker
J. E. Henson
H. L. Durham
Claude Poe
Cashion
Dodge
University of Virginia
Dwight L. Moody
H. H. Young
Bob Irvine
George W. Griner
A. F. Ainsworth
M. F. Vitopil
R. V. Armstrong
Noah W. Dansby
R. C. Franks
W. E. Neeley
Frank B. Patronella
A. M. Brock
Harry S. Edge
E. E. Bullock
S. E. Eberstadt
W. S. Howell
C. J. Nelson
Ty Cobb
Brazos County Gins 7216 Bales
Brazos county ginned 7216 bales of cotton from the 1927 crop prior to September 1 1927. This compares with 1817 bales ginned by September 1 1926. The figures were reported to J F Howard Brazos county statistician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
J. F. Howard
J A Capps Home Destroyed By Early Morning Fire
The Ursuline Avenue residence of J A Capps burned completely and lost its house and furniture. Firefighters arrived as flames enveloped the structure. Origin of the blaze is unknown with losses estimated between 3000 and 6000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Capps
Ursuline Avenue
Service Charges Added for Small Accounts in Bryan
Banks in Bryan plan a 50 cent monthly service fee on accounts under 50 dollars to cover bookkeeping costs. Officials say the move encourages customers to maintain balances for emergencies and curb spending while highlighting increased need for clerical staff. A banker notes wartime savings could have reached 1.5 million dollars for Brazos County if such charges applied to accounts under 200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Brazos County
Iowa Visitors Tour Texas Roads Observe Cotton Bolls
Miss Olga Hartig and Miss Elizabeth Miehe of Dubuque Iowa toured Texas by car stopping in Bryan as guests of E R Emmet. They compared Iowa roads favorably noting Texas is vast and some roads still under development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olga T. Hartig
Elizabeth Miehe
Dubuque
Iowa
Texas
Bryan
E. R. Emmet
Ozarks
Hartig
Prof Chaney to Speak at Palo Pinto Institute
Prof. E. W. Chaney former Mineral Wells high school principal and A and M Consolidated schools superintendent will lecture Friday at 11 30 am at Palo Pinto County Institute. He departs Mineral Wells for Nashville Tennessee to pursue a Ph D degree after receiving a special scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Chaney
Mineral Wells High School
A. and M. Consolidated Schools
Palo Pinto County Institute
Chaney
Mineral Wells
Peabody
Nashville
Tennessee
Mineral Wells Index
Mexican boy enters Allen Academy with four English words
Alexander Gonzalez of Linares Mexico brings his son Alfred to Bryan to enter Allen Academy. The youth speaks only four English words Baseball football basketball tennis. Allen Academy has applications from students in eight states and two foreign countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Gonzalez
Linares
N. S
Mexico
Alfred
Bryan
Allen Academy
United States
Gonzalez
Dallas
Boyett Brothers Return From East Trip
Lynwood and Jack Boyett returned from a 5000 mile automobile journey through the East and Midwest with stops in Austin Dallas St. Louis Illinois Indiana and Philadelphia. In New York they watched the Giants Cubs Yanks and Red Sox play and praised Charlie Root and the Yankees as the best teams they saw while traveling on a ninety five dollar expense account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynwood
Jack Boyett
Main Street
Bryan
Broadway
New York City
Austin
Dallas
St. Louis
Illinois
Indiana
Philadelphia
Washington
Virginia
Carolinas
Alabama
Mississippi
New York
Giants
Cubs
Yanks
Red Sox
Charlie Root
Brown couple report successful Fort Worth meeting
Rev. and Mrs. R. L. Brown attended the second annual Texas Baptist Religious Educational Association gathering in Fort Worth. He called the meeting far reaching and plans to fill a pulpit in Normangee before returning for College Sunday services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Brown
Fort Worth
Texas Baptist Religious Educational Association
Baptist
Colleges and Universities of
Texas
Rev. Brown
Brown
Waxahachie
Frank O Martin
Howell Again Heads Bryan Country Club Board
The Bryan Country Club re elected W. S. Howell as president for another year at the first board meeting the incoming directors held last night. The club reports a strong year with finances in good shape, reduced indebtedness, and a superb swimming season. Directors present included J. E. Covey and Travis B. Bryan. absent was O. E. Saunders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Country Club
W. S. Howell
Howell
Central Texas
Travis B. Bryan
George D. Hassell
O. E. Saunders
G. G. Nowell
T. C. Walton
W. A. Duncan
Merchants of Bryan
Thos. Lundin
Geo. D. Hassell
J. E. Covey
L. R. Besse
Wilson Bradley
T. O. Walton
J. J. Richey
George G. Chance
J. H. Conway
D. X
Former Brazos County Man Dies in Arizona
Charles E. Hull 72, long active in Houston railroad circles, died in Clifton Arizona after years of health travel. He left a widow two daughters Mrs J E Long Seattle and Mrs G R Haysmann Honolulu and two sons B E Hull Houston and C B Hull New York. Burial planned in Navasota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Hill
Steep Hollow
S. J. Hull
Brazos County
Bryan
Lida South
W. 8. South
Navasota
Houston
C. E. Hull
Houston Post-Dispatch
Clifton
Arizona
Southern Pacific General Offices
J. E. Long
Seattle
Wash
G. R. Haymann
Honolulu
B. E. Hull
C. B. Hull
New York
Miskell Body Taken to Thornton for Burial
Jim Willis of Thornton identified the body of Floyd Miskell who was killed in an automobile accident here Tuesday. The 25 year old farmer and mechanic had come to Bryan on the way to Houston to see a brother. He is survived by his mother Mrs Padgett of Corsicana and a brother in Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Willis
Thornton
Floyd Miskell
Willis
Bryan
Houston
Miskell
Bryan Public Schools Announces Complete Faculty List
Superintendent H. L. Durham presents Bryan Public Schools full faculty roster for West Side East Side and High School along with new teachers and their qualifications. The opening exercises are scheduled for 10 oclock with civic leaders in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Public Schools
H. L. Durham
West Side
Harry L. Durham
Margaret Zuber
Nina Henry
Edna Harris
Eva Stewart
Susie Benbow
Elizabeth Suber
Dorothy Ettle
Wesa Weddington
Malcolm McInnis
G. E. Cox
Elizabeth Holt
Hary Hyman
Fred L. Sloop
Lucy Harrison
Claud Poe
Julia Southard
Lois Gilstrap
Julia Wilcox
C. E. Parker
Sunshine Cole
Commercial
E. A. Kemp
McDowell Names Committees For East Side PTA Year
Mrs. H B McDowell president of East Side Parent Teachers Association opens the fall meeting with reports on pre school round up cafeteria refinishings and fundraising. Committees for reception program and refreshments are appointed for the school year with next meeting scheduled October 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. McDowell
East Side
Parent-Teacher Association
Albert Buchanan
Elon Stuart
Morris Tatum
Balance General Fund
Balance Library Fund
Treasury
General Fund
Joe Kaplan
Wallace Printing Company
Credit East Side P.T. A
Wilson Bradley
W. B. Edge
McDowell
East
West Side
Bryan
J. E. Covey
W. S. Howell
W. S. Higgs
Jnc. W. Black
S. E. Cavitt
Forest Jones
J. Tom Smith
J. L. Reese
Charley Andrews
Rural School Teachers Named For 27 In Brazos County
County Superintendent D J McDonald announces the complete list of rural school teachers for Brazos County. The article names numerous teachers by number and location, alongside officers of the Brazos County Interscholastic League with positions such as Director General athletics and various subject leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
D. J. McDonald
Norene Brown
Tabor
Carl T. Sprague
College Consolidated
Gladys Wells
Hazel Bacon
Millican
Jennie Campbell
Peach Creek
Evelyn Morehead
Providence
James H. Pipkin
Florence Means
Nona Belle Holland
Harvey
Milton Hicks
Bertie Risinger
Laura Mims Hicks
Steep Hollow
R. C. Saxon
Lillie Crenshaw
Mary Morgan
Reliance
Elijah Rudd
Maggie E. Kelley
Ruby Wallin
Alice Pearl Odom
Kurten
P. A. Tardy
Woodville
Robi. L. Hewitt
J. H. Stockton
W. D. Bunting
Winnie Harris
J. T. Cross Jr
Alexander
Harvey Petry
Louise Fletcher
Ruby Walker
Leonora Echols
Edge
A. J. Hearne
Vera Ramsey Mathis
Leonard
Marriage Licenses Issued in County Clerk’s Office
The county clerk reports rising marriage licenses with numerous pairs listed. Levi Brooks with Miss Schen, Homer Mathis with Vera Ramsey, Sipriano Garza with Jinove Gonzales, Noah McWhorter with Bessie Wilson, Cecil Cha with Nevada Hicks, Umland with Marie E Walter, Charles McWhorter with Alm Ray Wilson, Benjamin Adam with Antonia Herrendez, and other couples noted among Whites and Colored residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cupid
A. S. Me
Levi Brooks
Schen
Homer Mathis
Vera Ramsey
Weldon O
Annie L. Bei
Sipriano Garza
Jinove
Gonzales
Noah McWhorter
Bessie Wilson
Cecil Cha
Nevada Hicks
Umland
Marie E Walter Rice
Avis
Charley McWhorter
Alm
Ray Wilson
Benjamin Adam
Antonia Herrendez
Collin County Girl Wins Canning Prizes Across Years
Miss Arnold of Collin County is noted for amassing numerous prizes in canning from county and state fairs. From 1923 to 1925 she won dozens of first and second awards in containers, preserves, and products, with steady family farming support and praise from C. Smith, secretary of the McKinney Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
Miss Arnold
Collins County
C. Smith
McKinney Chamber of Co
Smith
Fort Worth
Red River
Arnold
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Lelia Davis
Little W. C. Davis Jr
Christian Church
H. H. McCain
Methodist Church
Thos
Gordon Watts
R. E. Day
Roy
S. Holloman
Rotary Club
Oak McKenzie
Lions Club
City
Chamber of Commerce
J. Bryan Miller
G. W. Orms
Court House
W. C. Davis
H. D. McDowell
Safronia Carrington
Esther Lee Price
Roger McGee
Supt. Durham
Parker
Dan Artonio Rug Co
Christian Church Missionary Club
Dean Friley
Bryan School
Boyett Brothers
Mrs. Brown
Miskells
Eagle
S. A. Nash
Ada Hall
Mary Keatts
Lucile Knox
Sadie Thomas
F. C. Mellon
N. E. A. Diggs
A. E. Kemp
F. W. Thompson
Esther Price
Uvalde
A. B
Baylor University
North Texas State Teachers’ College
Caldwell
Sherman High School
Austin College
Burleson College
Peoria
Kansas
Kansas State Teachers’ College
E. M. Sory
Ollie Wallin
Mattie Wallin
Elva Henderson
Stele’s
Mae Wilson
Bertha Walker
Wixon Prospect
Sybie Lewis
Fick
Ophelia Wilcox
Knob Prairie
Ella Conaway
Onah Shaw
Bowman
Harryette Amsler
Minter Spring
F. M. Vance
Catherine Graybill
John S. Buchanan
Smetana
Mary Cahil
Fountain
Willie Crenshaw
Goodson
Leila Maude
David Woolridge
Taylor
James White
Williams
Nathaniel Smith
Ira Bell
Pollard
Practical Vel
Rosa Lee Hall
Will and
O. L. Mason
Collin County
Fagle
Star Products Co
Cameron
Roman & Vick
Ella Scarborough
Dothan
Ala
Cardus
Cardui
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