Smetana Sidelights: Sheriff's Death and Local News
Tragic death of L. B. Morehead, the sheriff, draws grief and sympathy for Mrs. Morehead and children. Reports note injuries to Norman Lester in a L G N bridge crew incident. April Fool prank at Smetana high leads to half holiday. Turner later taken to A and M College. Civic notes include visits, social events, and travel to hear Father Barra in Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Daily Eagle
Smetana
L. B. Morehead
Bryan
Steve Reymund
Mr. Turner
Smetana High School
A. and M. College
Jim
Ernest Cahill
Howell Robertson
Fickey
Cahills
Father Barra
Philadelphia
St. Joseph’s Church
Rock Prairie Ruffles Reports Springtime Social Notes
Special to Bryan Daily Eagle from Rock Prairie April 2 notes sunny weather prompts picnics while farming remains busy. No measles cases reported, Mrs Hill near recovery, visits by Miss Mary Beth Mitchell and Mrs Lynn Battle. Sunday school attendance contest favors boys. Lep Year party planned with safe refreshments. Community urges cooperation for growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Daily Eagle
Rock Prairie
Hill
J A. Gandy
Mary Beth Mitchell
Elizabeth Atkins
Lynn Battle
Steep Hollow
Reliance B Y P U Organizing at Reliance Church
Reliance community reports a large crowd at a Sunday B Y P U gathering and plans to organize a B Y P U at the Reliance church next Sunday at 7 30 p m with guests from Bryan assisting.
Poultry Farm Seeks Boost for Brazos County Industry
Poultry raisers invited to visit the Experiment Station Poultry Farm at the Feeding and Breeding Station. Baby chicks hatch Fridays. incubators run Thursdays. custom hatching and egg matching offered. Poultry husbandman Ross M Sherwood promotes farm work and industry improvement. Also noting a Rawleigh retailing opportunity in Brazos County with W T Crawford in New Baden, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Ross M. Sherwood
Rawleigh
W. T. Crawford
New Baden
Texas
Card of thanks from Mrs Annie Stevener and family
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness and help during the illness and death of our husband and father. Annie Stevener and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Stevener
Co operative Church Society To Be Formed By Local Churches
A union prayer service at the Tabernacle gathered about 75 women from Bryan Protestant churches to create a permanent cooperative church society. A committee with one member from each church will plan the organization and meet at Mrs J Webb Howell's home. A second mass meeting is set for April 7 at 2 30 pm to hear the committee report.Temporary secretary Mrs M R Bentley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabernacle
L. Guy Ament
Bryan
J. Webb Howell
First Baptist
Free Baptist
C. C. Wheeler
L. Ll. McInnis
J. N. Goodwin
W. S. Collard
Episcopal
M. Hetty Curry
M. R. Bentley
Chautauqua Rotary Meet Focuses On Upcoming Series
Noon luncheon at the Green Parrot Tea Room previews the Chautauqua programs with Fred Brooks and Miss Nash present. Rev S Moylan Bird urged ticket sales while Mrs Sims praised the Women's Club efforts as Rotarians and guests laughed at anecdotes before a 1 30 dismissal.
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Green Parrot Tea Room
Fred Brooks
Miss Nash
Jac. W. Black
Rotary
Bryan
Women’s Club
W. B. Cline
M. W.W. Sims
Lafayette
Tyler Haswell
W. J. Coulter
Rotary Meeting
Wilson Bradley
Sam Eberstadt
Jnc
Barron
M.e.wallace
A.benbow
J.a.myers
C. L. Benson
J. E. Covey
E. RB. Elliott
Moylan Bird
John W. Black
D. D. Wasbinder
W. N. McCulloch
Chas. F. Hillier
M. L. Parker
Eberstadt Urges Palestine Boosters In Speech
The Palestine Herald reports Mr. Eberstadt urging local business leaders to emulate Bryan Texas by boosting commerce. He cites Palestine’s larger population but smaller business league and Chamber of Commerce activity, urging residents to drop knockers and build boosters for future growth. A rising vote of thanks followed his talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Bryan
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Busines League
Eberstadt
Ninteen
Palestine Herald
Mani loff Variety Store Announces Closing Out Sale
Ed Graham announces a closing out sale starting Friday to clear the Mani loff Variety Store stock of merchandise and fixtures to make room for a new business venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ED Graham
Former Bryan citizen requests Eagle subscription
Mrs. Dora Yarborough of Lindale Texas, formerly of Bryan, asks to be placed on the Eagle subscription list. She says she wants the Eagle to keep up with friends in Bryan and Brazos County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Dora Yarborough
Lindale
Texas
Eagle
Yarborough
Brazos County
Knobel Ripper Wedding at Methodist Parsonage
Frank Ripper, a U.S. soldier at the A. and M. College, wed Mrs. Ma zie Knobel of Navasota in a 5 o'clock ceremony officiated by Rev. H. C. Willis at the Methodist parsonage Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knobel.ripper
Frank Ripper
U. S
A. and M. College
Mazie Knobel
Navasota
H. C. Willis
Methodist
Mob Hangs Two Men Over Leak Shooting in Bryan
From the Bryan jail two black men were taken by a mob and hanged after confessing involvement in the E. A. Leak shooting. Reports say four more were hanged in the Brazos bottoms related to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston News
Bryan
E. A. Leak
Brazos
Mayor Haswell to Address Navasota Kiwanis Luncheon
Mayor Tyler Haswell will speak at the Kiwanis Club of Navasota during the regular noon luncheon on Tuesday April 8. He will discuss the city’s recent cruise with the Houston Chamber of Commerce to the West Indies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayor Haswell Will Teill
Navasota Kiwanis Club OF
West Indies
Tyler Haswell
Kiwanis Club
Navasota
Haswell
Houston Chamber of Commerce
Jess Joins Ranks In Brazos County Support
H H Williamson praised for finance committee work as ex students sign on. Jess M Cook, University ex and cotton classing course alum, joins the association pledge to support the College per The Texas Aggie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess
H. H. Williamson
Brazos County
Jess M. Cook
T. E
Association
The
Texas Aggie
Pecan Prospects Highlight Brazos County Interest
D A Angona of Steele's Store visited Bryan on Wednesday to consult County Agent Beason about budding paper shell pecans on native trees. Beason will assist Angona and others in Brazos bottom with pecan work soon, citing great possibilities for the industry in Brazos bottom and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Angona
Steele’s
Bryan
Beason
Angona
Brazos Bottom
Brazos County
Haswell Reports Havana to Kingston Trip on Lafayette
Mayor Haswell and party toured Havana Porto Plata San Juan Marquay Port au Prince Kingston and other sites aboard the U S S Lafayette. He described seasickness, Americanized Havana, Cuban sugar and rum plants, Dominican and Haitian scenes, and a Jamaican stop before returning to Houston. He noted taxi scams in Havana and how a local policeman set fair fares.
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Tyler Haswell
W. J. Coulter
M. W. Sims, Sr
Bryan
State of Texas
U. S. S. Lafayette
West Indies
Haswell
Mr. Haswell
Gulf
Mississippi
Havana
New Orleans
San Antonio
Monte Carlo
Porto Platte
Major Lopez
Allen Military Academy
San Dontingo
Market Square
Port Au Prince
Negro Republic
Chamber of Commerce
Kingston
Jamaica
Houston
Millican census chief touts record rural district
J D Battle of Millican told Bryan crowds of the Millican school census, near 500 names, making the district Brazos county’s largest. He spent three weeks taking the census amid mud and high water, and noted eight names short of five hundred. Dayton Leonard Warren born April 1, 1924 to Mr and Mrs G R Warren at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. Various locals, visits, and civic notes follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Battle
Millican
Bryan
Battle
Brazos County
G. R. Warren
Dayton Leonard
Warren
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Ike Ashburn
A. and M. S.students’ Association
John T. Hanway
Houston
Suddeth Waters
Iola
E. L. Meyers
I. B. Welch
J. J. Tatum
Weatherford
Free Baptist Church
J. L. Tatum
Durant
Okla
Rev
Mrs Carr of Dallas Returns from Visit
Mrs. John K. Carr of Dallas has returned after visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Collard and Mrs. Mary P. Carr in town.
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John K. Carr
Dallas
W. S. Collard
Mary P. Carr
Benefits of Cotton Marketing Association Explained
Tex as farmers sold 60 million dollars of cotton via co operative systems with a gain of twenty dollars per bale. Montgomery UT described the co operative model grading handling and global agencies while noting rising membership and advantages for growers. Speakers at the three day meeting included Blackshear Lee Jamison Beuchel Connell and Jamison urged better real estate education and professional licensure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Fort Worth
Texas
Co-Operative Association
R. H. Montgomery
University of Texas
Southwestern Political and Social Science Association
Federal Reserve Bank
Montgomery
A. H. Blackshear
Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association
W. P. Lee
A. and M. College
W. A. W. Jamison
University of Arkansas
F. A. Beuchel
M. College
W. J. Connell
North Texas State Teachers’ College
Association
Jamison
Southern California University
Los Angeles
New York University
Local Notes Roundup From Bryan Area
Monday updates report several Bryan residents traveling to Houston for Shrine ceremonies and visiting friends. Measles illnesses affect multiple families, with Silvester Gardner and the Cuykendalls listed as ill. A 17 year old underwent appendicitis surgery in Bryan, while Edwin Ford recovers from measles. The Embroidery Club suspends a Tuesday meeting and local residents make weekend trips to Houston and Navasota.
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P. S. Park
Mexia
S. G. Bailey
E. B. LaRoche
W. A. Duncan
C. C. Yates
H. C. Dillingham
College Station
F. E. Juchie
George Chance
Houston
Arabia Temple
Walter J. Coulter
G. W. Forrester
Navasota
Robstown
Ford
Graham
Kay Halsell
Richard Ratcliff
Galveston
Notable Local Returnees and Visits Mentioned in Bryan Community
Richard prepares to resume work as he returns home to Bryan. County Attorney Oak McKenzie reports from Houston Lufkin and Rosenberg on legal matters. County Agent C L Besson travels to Millican for extension work. Bryan residents W H Cole H R Brayton visit Houston. Judge H O Ferguson and Mrs Ferguson spend weekend in Houston. J M Conway and daughters Edith and Louise visit from Steen Hollow. Emmett Holland W C Hall and others from Edge come to Bryan. Mrs L H Tucker travels to Houston to visit her daughter. Mrs L S Randolph returns from Fort Worth after visiting her sons and Buster at A and M College. S E Eberstadt returns from Palestine Longview Jefferson on Extension duties. Rev C E Bullock of Hearne visits his parents. W W Chambers returns from Cameron where Caroline visits grandparents.
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Mer
Chamber Wilson
Bryan
Richard
Oak McKenzie
Houston
Lufkin
Rosenberg
C. L. Besson Wen
Millican
W. H. Cole
H. R. Brayton
H. O. Ferguson
J. M. Conway
Edith
Louise
Steen Hollow
Emmett Holland
W. C. Hall
W. R. Henry
John Thompson
Edge
L. H. Tucker
Herbert Manton
L. S. Randolph
Ft. Worth
H. E. Randolph
Buster
M. College
Palestine
Longview
Jefferson
C. E. Bullock
Hearne
J. M. Bullock
W. W. Chambers
Cameron
Notable Visitors and Local Arrivals Announced in Bryan
From Edge and Houston visitors to Bryan and College exchanges are listed. Professors Colson and Cuykendall visit, Mrs. Burns plans a visit to her daughter, Colbert Held contracts measles, and others attend funerals and grand juries. General Stoddard returns after flu confinement and is greeted by friends.
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J. A. Rychick
P. S. Mangum
John Rychik
Willie Hare
Edge
W. G. Colson
Tabor
Bryan
H. D. Cuykendall
W. B. Bizzell
Grover Sangster
Houston
Sangster
Navasota
Llowell-Emory
Roy Delano
Orange
H. H. Prager
R. M. Brown
Robert, Jr
Joe Howard
Haswell Book Store
Federal Grand Jury
H. B. Stoddard
General Stoddard
M. B. Easters
Kurton
Grand Jury
Tanlac Promoted as World's Greatest Tonic in Spring Campaign
Tanlac is hailed as the world's greatest tonic by over 100,000 people in a spring campaign. Advertisers claim it restores strength and health, urging readers to try Tanlac for springtime vitality.
Tanlac Promises Health Declares Wide Benefits
Don’t gamble with health demand the best Tanlac has benefited thousands of persons suffering from stomach trouble indigestion rheumatism nervousness and kindred ailments Tanlac is for sale by all good druggists accept no substitute over 40 million bottles sold.
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Tanlac
Ownership Statement for Bryan Weekly Eagle April 1 1924
The document lists publisher The Eagle Printing Company Bryan Texas editor and manager Mrs Lee J Rountree and details ownership with multiple stockholders including Geo Grape J C Nagle Parker Astin How Co and others. It also notes bondholders Mergenthaler Linotype Company and includes notarization by C E Jones dated April 2 1924.
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Bryan Weekly Eagle
Bryan
Texas
State of Texas
County of Brazos
Lee J. Rountree
The
Eagle Printing Company
Bryan, Texas
Lee J
Geo. Grape
Brownsville
J. C. Nagle
Dallas
Parker-Astin How. Co
F. E. Geisiecke
Austin
J. K. Parker
C. M. Cole
A. J. Buchanan
E. J. Fermier
College Station
W. T. Wright
Greensboro
N. C
J. N. Carnes
Carthage
H. O. Boatwright
First National Bank
Oak McKenzie
Mill's
D. D. Williamson
P. A. Tardy
Pat Newton
Julia Parezek
Ruth Johnson Gordon
Mergenthaler Linotype Company
New Orleans
KAUFFMAN'S WILL LEAVE FOR CHICAGO THIS WEEK
Mr and Mrs Sam Kauffman former operators of the Kauffman Cafe are visiting Mrs W D Fuller at Tabor before leaving this week or next for Chicago where they will make their future home He expects to engage in business there.
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Sam Kaufman
Kauffman Cafe
W. D. Fuller
Tabor
Chicago
Kauffman
For Sale Sugar Cane for Planting in Texas
Sugar cane for planting advertised for immediate sale. Contact M. S. Broach in Tabor, Texas to arrange pickup or delivery at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ring M, S
Broach
Tabor
Texas
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Reliance Record
Reliance
Reliance Church
Laura Belle Roten
George Saxon
Essie Shealy
Ellen Lloyd
Nolan Cloud
Goose Creek
Jackson Conway
Lillian Jones
Ruth Lloyd
College
Ruth
J. L. Lloyd
Leonard Morehead
John Riley
Billie Risinger
T. B. Smith
Will Shealy
Harold Shealy
Grace Shealy
Lizzie Slaughter
Co-Operative Church Society
Chautauqua
Rotary Meet
Palestine Daily
Eagie
Old
Castile
Texas Cement Company
Dominican Republic
Haiti
America
Cuba
San Juan
Porto Rico
J. O. Morgan
T. O. Walton
A. K. Short
Extension Service Department
A. and
Wichita Falls
W. D. Stallings
Alexander
Mark Francis
William Carlson
Carlson
H. L. Cunningham
Th’ Eagle
R. E. Smith
Rosaline
Althea Edge
Texas U
Congress
C. E. Jones
Kauffman's
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