Bryan Seeks Large Poultry Plant Amid Tick Concern
In a 1929 Houston column H M Madison urges Bryan officials and county agents to explore establishing a sizable poultry plant, noting Fort Worth offers two plant types and stressing that tick issues hinder regional expansion. He asks contact with chamber of commerce secretary and Mrs. Rountree for tick-eradication steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
G. W. Martin
Symmonds
Bryan
Fort Worth
Chamber of Commerce
H. M. Madison
Landscape gardening student joins Dallas designer this year
A. and M. College student Agoonga Joe Westbrook of Dallas will assist Coulter Smith, florist, on College Road in landscape design work during the year. He has worked for a Dallas landscape company. Also noted are Cottonwood business visitors J. L. Sample and Nagle of El Paso staying with A. M. Waldrop and Emily Hill. Annie Koneeny of West 24th Street underwent appendicitis surgery at Bryan hospital this morning and is resting well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Westbrook
Dallas
A. and
M. College
Coulter Smith
Annie Koneeny
John Koneeny
West 24Th Street
Bryan Hospital
Massacre in Kansu Province Reported by Missionaries
Letters from missionaries in the affected area confirm a slaughter of 3,000 Muslims in Kansu province. The killings occurred in late August but reached Hankow late due to poor communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Hankow
China
Kansu
Houston Channel Receives $300,009 for Texas Project
Secretary Good allocated 300000 dollars for Houston ship channel improvement in Texas on September 25. The funding aims to upgrade navigation and coastal infrastructure, supporting regional trade and maritime activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Good Today
Houston Ship Channel
Texas
Bobbitt Is Named To Attorney Generalship
Brigadier General Jacob Wolters of Houston arrived in Borger to evaluate the need for martial law in the oil town. Special Investigator Clem Calhoun and Ranger Captain Hickman escorted him from Amarillo, with Wolters planning to travel to Austin to present his assessment in person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borger
Jacob Wolters
Houston
Moody
Clem Calhoun
Hickman
Amarillo
Wolters
Austin
Better Roads Will Develop Good Schools
Bryan Lions Club luncheon heard Prof. W. L. Hughes of R. M. College discuss how good roads boost rural education. He cited Arcadia Parish Louisiana as an example of a strong rural school system enabled by road networks. Lion J. Bryan Miller praised the Greater Palace Theatre and commended Morris and A Schulman, with Lions saluting Schulman and his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Lions Club
W. L. Hughes
Department of Rural Education
R. End M. College
Hughes
Arcadia Parish
Louisiana
Lion J. Bryan Miller
Bryan
Greater Palace Theatre
Messrs
Morris
A. Schulman
Lion Miller
Lion Schulman
Air Derby to Kansas City heads by Goebel on second lap
SAN ANTONIO Sept 25 Captain Roberto Fierro led a Mexico City Kansas City air derby field landing at 11 05 this morning with four others stopping for an hour. Art Goebel who placed third in the race was reported to be following Fierro in the standings today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Kansas City
Goebel
San Antonio
Roberto Fierro
Weather outlook for New Orleans and Texas region
Weather note reports generally fair conditions for Bryan and vicinity tonight and Thursday. Similar fair prospects extend to East and West Texas for tonight and Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Eagle
New Orleans
Bryan
Vicinity
East
West Texas
Mexico City to Kansas City air derby starts from Brownsville
The second leg began at 8 A M with Captain Felicano Flores leading two Mexican fliers and Art Goebel the sole American. Lieutenant Colonel Fernando Proal is missing after apparently going off the course on the Brownsville to Mexico City segment. Stops planned at San Antonio Dallas and a layover night at Wewoka Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Brownsville
Mexico City
Bryan Lions Plan Saturday Effort to Drive Voter Turnout
Bryan Lions will coordinate a voter turnout drive in the business district west of Main Street. A central committee from the club will operate from the Chamber of Commerce with nine section chairmen in charge of each district, ensuring voters are directed to polls and listed correctly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Lions
Main Street
Chamber of Commerce
I. & G. N West
28Th Street
27Th Street
R. C. Franks
LaSalle Bytes
Canada Drug Store
H. L. Locke
City National
First National
E. R. Bryant
First State Bank
Sebesta’s
Bill Wimberly
Groginsky’s
Lobella
C. E. Griesser
Allen Smith
Corrobbo
Shimen and Collette
M. Erskine
Woodyard’s
Ice Factory
Prayer Service Doubles After Prophet Study at First Methodist
Attendance at the First Methodist church prayer service has doubled since the pastor began studying the Minor Prophets. Tonight’s study at 7:50 focuses on Hosea the prophet and Hosea the book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Hosea
Delegates Named From Navasota DAR Chapter
The Robert Raines chapter of the D A R selects Mrs Sam Steel new regent and Miss Louise Craig to represent at the state conference in Beaumont in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navasota
Robert Raines
Sam Steel
Louise Craig
Beaumont
Smetana Strong For Bond Issue Rally Draws Support
County residents rallied in Smetana for the proposed road bond issue to be voted on Saturday. Speakers included Charles Kosarek Frank Koeman John M Lawrence Walter Wipprecht and F L Henderson. Attendees pledged support and promised to vote to back the road improvement program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smetana
Charles Kosarek
Frank Koeman
Jno. M. Lawrence
Walter Wipprecht
F. L. Hender
League of Nations Adjourns Tenth Annual Assembly
The League of Nations adjourned its tenth annual session in Geneva with delegates from over 50 nations hailing the meeting as the most constructive and progressive in ten years of the League’s existence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Geneva
Assembly of the
League of Nations
League
Cotton Bales Handled In Bryan To Date
Figures by J Webb Howell of the Bryan Cotton Oil and Fertilizer Co show 10 989 bales handled in Bryan since the season opened. Weighed and shipped 8020 bales hauled 690 stored 1879 round bales 800. Ginnings in Brazos County this dry year were 8935 in 1925 and 7291 in 1921. The total may reach 10 000 bales though the crop is hard to estimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Webb Howell
Bryan Cotton Oil and Fertilizer Company
Bryan
Brazos County
Brazos County Grand Jury Reports Twenty True Bills
The Brazos county grand jury named J. D. Martin foreman reported 20 true bills after four days of inquiry. Seventeen felonies and three misdemeanors included indictments for assault to commit murder driving while intoxicated murder burglary thefts and desertion. Judge Davis ordered indictments released on bond and planned a Thursday criminal docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
J. D. Martin
Houston Neeley
Grimes County
James Fells
Joe Smith
Smith
Fells
Dewey Carnes of
Bryan
W. C. Davis
Grand Jury
Postoffice Safe Rifled at Pflugerville Near Austin
The Pflugerville post office inside a drug store was rifled early today. A robber escaped with cash and jewelry valued about 1000 dollars. The drug store stock included jewelry, aiding the theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pflugerville Brown
Associated Press
Austin
Pflugerville
Here
Henry Seale Backs Measure for Brazos County Roads
Banker and cattleman Kenny Seale reports shifting sentiment in Brazos County toward the bond issue for good roads. He says surveys show strong support outside Bryan and that the old San Antonio Road will benefit from the bond, with permanent bridges planned over the Big and Little Brazos rivers once approved.
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Brazos County
San Antonio
Kenny Seale
Bryan
State Highway Commission
Old Trail
Seale
Highway Commission
Big
Brazos Rivers
Smetana School Opens With Largest Graduation Class
The Smetana school opened on Wednesday with its largest graduating class of five. Enrollment reached 80 students. Speaker Hon. W. S. Barron of Bryan, chair of the 41st Legislature, gave the opening address on education. Principal B. L. Henderson and assistants Mrs. B. L. Henderson, Mrs. John Buchanan, and Mrs. Mary Fuller led the staff. Mrs. Buchanan and Mrs. Fuller bring five years of prior Smetana teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smetana
W. S. Barron
Bryan
B. L. Henderson
John Buchanan
Mary Fuller
Henderson
Buchanan
Fuller
Smetana School
Qualifications For Voting On Saturday
All persons over twenty one who paid the 1928 poll tax and those who turned twenty one after January 1 1928 up to election day, plus all over sixty, are qualified voters for the bond issue election on Saturday September 28. To vote you must be a taxpayer owning property subject to tax. If you own real or personal property you are entitled to vote even if not on the tax rolls. Personal property includes money, automobile, watch, cattle, or movable property.
Knob Prairie Backing Road Bonds Campaign Opens
Knob Prairie supporters agree at a Stel house meeting to back the road bonds issue on the Saturday polls. Dr B A Sims F L Henderson and Judge W C Davis spoke and a county wide rally on Main street Friday night was planned to mobilize voters for the good roads drive. John M Lawrence announced future speakers.
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Ie Stel House
B. A. Sims
F. L. Henderson
W. C. Davis
Main Street
John M. Lawrence
Good Roads Campaign Committee
Bryan Teachers Mark Successful Caldwell Rural Institute
County Superintendent F M Vance notes the Brazos and Burleson county rural teachers institute held in Caldwell on Monday and Tuesday as among the most successful in the history of the organization. Key speakers included R M Woods of Sam Houston State Teachers College and H L Durham of Bryan city schools with W L Hughes of Texas A and M College. Mrs W B Cline of Bryan spoke on the value of the free county library.
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F. M. Vance
Teachers Institute For Brazos
Burleson County
Caldwell
R. M. Woods
Sam Houston State Teachers College
H. L. Durham
Bryan
W. L. Hughes
Texas A. and
M. College
Free County
W. B. Cline
Bobbitt Named Texas Attorney General
Robert Lee Bobbitt of Laredo has been appointed attorney general of Texas succeeding Claude Pollard who resigned. Governor Dan Moody to formally announce the appointment on his return from Kerrville. Bobbitt declined comment until Moody’s return after the noon conference.
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Associated Press
Austin
Robert Lee Bobbitt
Laredo
Texas
Claude Pollard
Dan Moody
Kerrville
Bobbitt
Griffin Fund Set From Benefit at A. M. College
A benefit concert at Assembly Hall in the college will raise the George Griffin Jr. Fund. Funds will be placed with Mrs. Tyler Haswell for distribution at stated intervals. Prominent patrons include Mr. and Mrs. Henry Locke and Dr. A. J. Malone of Beeville. Frank Proschowski praises Griffin’s talent in a letter received today.
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George Griffin Jr
A. & M. College Assembly Hall
New York
Proschowski
Tyler Haswell
Henry Locke
P. S. Tilson
Houston
Floy Dansby
W. R. Fairman
Allen Slaith
A. J. Malone
Beeville
Frank Proschowski
Griffin
Kansas City
George
Cotton futures close modestly higher on improved market
The cotton market saw gains with futures closing 8 to 12 points higher. New cotton also edged up as prices ranged from 18 to 19 78 cents.
McLennan County Farmers Turn to Dairying After Failures
J B Snider of Waco representing the Borden Milk Company spoke at Kurten school house to local citizens and visitors from Bryan and College Station. County Agent C L Benson and Extension Service official H H Williamson introduced him as he outlined dairy farming and milk marketing experiences in McLennan county prior to the Borden plant opening.
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J. B. Snider
Waco
Borden Milk Company
Bryan Ard College Station
Kurten School House
Princ David Bunting
C. L. Benson
Benson
H. H. Williamson
A. and M. College
Mr. Snider
Snider
McLennan County
Borden
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the People’s Column
J. L. Sample
Cottonwood
Mrs. Nagle
el Paso
Regioj
Ss Aga 2
A. M.waldrop
Emily
Hill
Houston Channel
Calhoun
Oil Town
Hoover
Ramsay MacDonald
Hamaguchi
Japan
Mussolini
Italy
Briand
France
Louisiana Parish
Fierro
Henry Seale
Knob Prairie
Moody Today
Sterling Chance
Haswell
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