Brazos County Boys and Girls Club Notes and Farm News
County agents report Rotary and Lions clubs plan rural support for Brazos County farmers. Dairying and poultry prizes proposed. edge community terracing demos to begin. Bud Wilson’s high corn yield showcased with terraces and a new farm house. Next Kurten meet will award the best fall grain reporter with prizes at the fair.
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Brazos County
C. L
Lucy Givens
Rotary Club
Rotary
Agriculture Committee
The
Lions Club
C. A. Searcy
Dr. Seavey
Ocober
Charlie Schmidt
Joe Lloyd
Reliance
Schmidt
Tha
L. T
Bud” Wilson
Tabor
Walter Armstrong
Tabor Berets
Wilson
Daughters of the Desert Play Set At Schoolhouse
Kings Highway report notes poor crops and good weather saving harvest. Willie Novosad, former pupil, earned a Texas Tech scholarship but cannot attend this winter. Bryan High scores and staff institute noted. Two girls enter Bryan High. play titled The Daughters of the Desert scheduled for Saturday night September 20 at the schoolhouse.
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Willie Novosad
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Willie
Bryan High School
Daughters of the Desert
Local Cotton Receipts Reach 17 725 Bales in Market
Receipts at area warehouses through Wednesday total 17 725 with figures from Farmers' Union Lawrence Compress and Edens. Government ginning reports for Brazos county suggest substantial cotton received that was ginned abroad.
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Farmers’ Union
Lawrence
Compres
Brazos County
Longhorns Prepare For Semi Final Scrimmages
Texas Longhorns under Clyde Littlefield practice for two semi games with the St Edward Saints and the San Marco Bobcats set for Friday and Saturday. Secret scrimmage gates at Memorial Stadium restricted access, with only players officials and signed permits admitted. The Saints led by Al Saratiny feature Parms Boma and Ransom as tough opponents. the Bobcats face injuries and graduations thinning their ranks as Texas builds its likely lineup.
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Austin
Texas Longhorns
Clyde Littlefield
Texas
Memorial Stadium
Littlefield
Saints
al Saratiny
Parms
Boma
Ransom
Saratiny
Bobcats
Saint Fray
Mrs KE Siecke Visits Bryan in PTA Roles
Mrs KE Siecke of College Station visited Bryan this morning. She is a former Ninth District PTA president and current state PTA vice president. Siecke recently returned from an official trip supporting PT A Ali poultry and livestock ventures.
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KE. O. Siecke
College Station
Bryan
Siecke
Ninth District
Parent-Teacher Association
Pt, A. Ali Poultry and Livestock
People in the Galveston News Convention Dispute
A writer recounts sourcing a convention report from the Galveston News files, noting later published rebuttals by Captain Ayres and Dick Smith of Bryan, and offering to share the copy for use. The message closes with best wishes.
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Galveston News
Captain Ayres
Dick Smith
Bryan
Brazos County Convention Ends With Lang Backing
Stormy Brazos County Democratic convention dissolves after disputes over credentials and representation. J. P. Ayres elected pro tem and later permanent chair as Lang supporters consolidate. rest of delegates listed for state and federal conventions with Lang loyalty. A schism follows with about fifteen delegates leaving, mostly Hubards. Clerical note from Clarksville, Texas reports a 1930 date and a family history appeal from Mrs. W. C. Posey seeking relatives in Bryan.
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Lang
H. B. Stoddard
Brazos County
Bryan
Brazos
Ayres
Stoddard
Millx
Hubbard
Clarkesville
Texas
Bryan Fagle
S. B. Russell
Main Street
Depot
Texaas
Russellville
Ark
Lamar County
Paris
Joe Griffin
Phillips
Mary Jane Mason
W. C. Posey
Clarksville
Frogs To Meet Texas Teachers For Sixth Time In Denton
Fort Worth September 17 Frogs coached by Francis Schmidt will clash with Jack Sisco s Texas Teachers in Denton for the sixth meeting in school history. The Purple lead 4-1 in previous games and are favored after recent upgrades to the Southwest Conference era.
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Texas
Fort Worth
Francis Schmidt
Horned Frogs
Jack Sisco
North Texas Texas
Denton
Purple
Denton Crew
Cy Leland
Jine
Moore
Eagles
Frogs
Frog
American Legion Promotes Special Train To National Meeting
State officials of the American Legion promote a special train to carry Texas Legionnaires to the national convention in Boston from October 6 to 9. A. P. LaTouche of Houston leads arrangements with a large group of leaders including Ernest Cox of Corsicana and Hal Brennan of Laredo.
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Austin
American Legion
Boston
A. P. LaTouche
Houston
Legion
Ernest ©. Cox
Corsicana
Hal Brennan
Laredo
R. ©. Whiteaker
L. E. Ledbetter
Prayer Services at First Methodist Tonight
Prayer services will be held at First Methodist Church tonight opening at 7 40. Rev R S Marshall says the topic will be Does Prayer Change the Weather or Prayer for Temporal and Spiritual Blessings.
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First Methodist Church
R. 5. Marshall
Aggies Begin 1930 Grid Season At Kyle Field
Matty Bell and staff start 1930 Texas A and M practice at Kyle Field with 58 candidates. Five quarterbacks contend for the job led by Aston and Phillips. several lettermen including Abbey at center and Moulden Van Zandt at guard headline a competitive group of tackles and ends.
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College Station
Kyle Field
Texas Aggies
Matty Bell
Aggies
M. College of Texas
Bell
Corps of
Aggie
Tommie Mills
Jimmie Aston
Yarnersville
Harry Phillips
McKinney
Sevon
Harry Stiteler
Smithville
Bob Harling
Houston
Henry
Stiteler
Kiepto Holmes
J. G. Floyd
Rosewood
Adrian Tracy
Carl Moulden
Cisco
Byrom Magrill
Marshall
Jack Christian
Abilene
Roscoe van Zandt
Fort Wort
Dan Abbey
del Rio
Big Dan Abbey
Abbey
C. H. C. Anderson
Dallas
D. M. Piler
Mineola
Christian
van Zandt
Holmes
Lasterson
Moore
Itasca
Oliver Guseman
Rajah
Ovan Dawson
Crockett
Tom Hill
All Estate
Waco
Harry Fischer
Homer Thompson
Vernon
Brown White
San Benito
Leslie Wareing
Corsicana
Paul McFadden
Cleburne Star
Plainview Players Battle Lineup With Dallas Standout
Out of last season with a broken hand, Plainview faces a tough lineup including Charlie Malone and giant Dallas end from Dallas Bob Scheer Marshall and Walter Emmons in a key battle.
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Charlie Malone
Giant End
Dallas
Bob Scheer
Marshall
Walter Emmons
Plainview
Football Official Shocked by Wire On Gridiron Rules
In Dallas on September 17 a telegram to Joe Utay, a Dallas football official, was delivered with two stars on the envelope. He opened it to read from K Kail of New York, chair of the national rules committee, that the telegram of yesterday was answered. the ball is dead.
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Dallas
Joe Utay
Utay
From &K. Kail
New York
National Football Rules Committee
Sprague Parents Called to Death of Father in Kervin
Prof and Mrs Carl T Sprague of Midway rushed to Kervin after learning Mrs Sprague's father Mr Mayo was seriously injured. Mayo died around 1 30 a m with no accident details given. The Spragues traveled by auto overnight and reached Kervin this forenoon.
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C.t.sprague
Kervin
Carl T. Sprague
Midway
Brazos Hens Among Best in the Union
Special to The Eagle reports Texas poultry breeders in the Texas National Egg Laying Contest at A and M College post top marks for August. County agent E R Duke of Channing leads with 23.3 eggs per hen, while farms such as Sims Quality Farm Whitesboro and Ware Poultry Farm Stockdale show strong averages. Individual hens from Sherman Danton Corpus Christi and others hit high daily laying rates, with Leghorn and Barred Rock pens posting the top ten-month averages well above national norms.
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College Station
Texas
A. and M. College of Texas
United States
D. H. Reid
E. R. Duke
Channing
Prof. Reid
Sims Quality Farm
Whitesboro
Ware’ Poultry Farm
Stockdale
C. C. ‘Hampton
DeLeon
R. O. Owen
Senator Blease Announces Another Run for Senate
Senator Cole L. Blease, defeated in the Democratic primary by James F. Byrnes, says he will run again for the U S Senate. He thanked supporters and noted the next South Carolina senatorial election is in 1932, with the seat currently held by Senator R. D. Smith.
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Columbia
S. C
Cole L. Blease
James F. Byrnes
Spartanburg
United States Senate
South Carolina
R. D. Smith
Muenker Well Deep Test Drilling Near Anderson
Grimes county residents report the Muenker well at Anderson on the A. Muenker place has reached 2,500 feet and continues drilling day and night. The operation aims for a deep test.
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Grimes County
Muenker
Anderson
A. Muenker
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