RELEASE DATE: APRIL 18, 2021
KINSEARCHING
by
Marleta Childs
P. O. Box 6825
LUBBOCK, TX 79493-6825
[email protected]
This week we conclude listing the names of the Texas members of the American Pharmaceutical Association found in the March 1929 (Volume 50, Number 2) issue of The Texas Druggist, the official periodical of the Texas Pharmaceutical Association, published in Forney, Texas. (Some punctuation may be added or deleted in the narrative for clarity. Surnames are capitalized for emphasis.) The roster furnishes the individual’s name, place of residence, and the year he or she joined the organization.
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A. J. KOEN, Olton, 1928
Geo. T. OVERSTREET, Paris, 1921
J. G. SMITH, Port Arthur, 1922
Elmo D. REED, Robstown, 1927
Fred LEBR, Rockdale, 1928
Henry F. HEIN, San Antonio, 1917
Andrew M. JENSEN, San Antonio, 1928
Herman A. NESTER, San Antonio, 1909
Ancil PLANTO, San Antonio, 1927
Michael SACCAR, Ph.G., San Antonio, 1905
(Editor’s note: Ph.G. is an obsolete
academic degree for Graduate of Pharmacy. It was replaced by the current
B.Pharm, meaning Bachelor of Pharmacy.)
Mrs. B. W. SCHMIDTZINSKY, San Antonio, 1927
Geo. E. DIXON, Shepherd, 1928
Paul D. CARROLL, Texarkana, 1929
Jack BROWN, Tyler, 1928
Emery Wm. PARKER, Victoria, 1921
Cedric M. JEFFERS, Waco, 1924
Wilford HARRISON, Wichita Falls, 1926
Hilmer A. KRAEGE, Yorktown, 1927
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Appearing on page 9 of the June 1929 (Volume 50, No. 3) issue of The Texas Druggist is the following article concerning a meeting of women pharmacists in Austin:
“Mrs. J. W. BRADFIELD was hostess to the Women Pharmacists of the university department, Friday evening, April 6th, at her home on Camp Mabry Road, Austin. An interesting program was given by Miss Alice BLAISDELL, who spoke on the origin and history of ether; and Miss Helen BUCKLEY, who discussed phases of advancement in pharmacy.
After the program, the meeting was turned into a bridge tournament with Mrs. H. H. BOHN winning honors and Miss Pauline FULLER cutting high for consolation. After the games, Mrs. Bradfield was assisted by her daughter, Miss Elizabeth BRADFIELD, in serving an ice course to her guests....”
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“F. A. FOSTER, late of the Foster-Fain Drug Co. of Cleburne, is one of the old veterans. In 1924, Mr. Foster retired from active business after having spent over forty years in Cleburne....”
Also on page 115 is this article pertaining to how one man got interested in becoming a pharmacist. “E. G. MICHEL of Marble Falls got his first inclination to be a druggist from a set-to with malarial chills. He was so frail he could not do the farm work which he started out to do and so he applied to Dr. J. A. FIELDS of Giddings for a job in his drug store. He was glad to take the job at six dollars per month... By working during the day and studying at night, he qualified himself as a pharmacist. After three years he bought an interest in the store largely on credit, which he paid back in three years....” A photograph of Michael’s Modern Store accompanies the article.
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