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Newspaper

Bryan Weekly Eagle

Location

Bryan, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 28, 1921

Page

4

Too Much Harmony In Capitol Says Gov Neff

Governor Neff warns of a lively Texas special session to debate public service and funding. He argues for discord to push for state improvement and hints at June timing. A plan to cut 25 to 40 percent of appropriations aims to avoid higher taxes amid a $40 million request versus $25 million available.

Capitol Gov. Neff Texas The Eagle Austin Neff Senate

Bryan Weekly Eagle public notice details and rates

Public notice legibly records Bryan Weekly Eagle publication details and mailing rates. It lists post office entry date April 28, 1911, editor Lee J. Rountree and price terms for daily and weekly editions, including Brazos County and outside Texas rates and Associated Press membership.

Bryan Texas Lee J. Rountree Ter

Campus Study Club Report Summary

The Campus Study Club reports six years as a federated group with 37 members. They studied The Interests of the Twentieth Century Woman with talks on Texas problems, sponsored library work for Consolidated School, raised 159 dollars, donated about 600 volumes, spent 10.50 on magazines for the college hospital, and supported an overseas orphan. They contributed 23 dollars in candy to State Orphans Home children at Christmas, organized a Rural Work through J. C. Nagle, held one open meeting with Grace Wilmot speaking, hosted about 300 visitors, and hosted two social events Open House and April Fool. They urge Bryan businessmen to place an ad in the Bryan Eagle.

Campus Study Club Caldwall Martin L. Hayes George Texas Consolidated School College Hospital State Orphans Home J. C. Nagle Parent-Teachers’ Association Grace Wilmot New York City

Brazos County Farm Bureau to meet May 14

Bra zos county to hold its farm bureau organization meeting in Bryan on Saturday May 14 with speakers including Aaron Sapiro of California and a two week schedule of farm bureau meetings in Edge Tabor Shirock Parker Prospect Steele's Store and other locations in Bra zos county from April 28 to May 7.

Brazos County Farm Bureau Edge Tabor Shirock Parker Prospect Steele’s Store Aaron Sapiro California Bryan

Hilbert Sloane Injured After Bicycle Accident

A Ford car driven near James Drug Store struck Hilbert Sloane, a colored boy on a bicycle, shortly before noon today. He suffered a broken leg and injuries to the head and body and was taken to Smith's Drug Store for surgical attention. The full extent of injuries is not yet known.

James Drug Store John Smith Hilbert Sloane Hilbert Smith

U S Passports Issued For Coulter And Baker

The telegram from Congressman Hatton W Sumners confirms passports issued in Washington for J Coulter and Andrew Baker of Dallas for an extended South American trip. They will depart for New Orleans on Sunday to sail for Havana then Panama and the Southern continent. Mildred Reed, daughter of Mrs J M Reed, won a tractor name for the Agricultural Engineering Farm at College Station with Chau Chu Farm. Helen Flynn of Cameron visits Bryan as a relative of Rev Glenn Flynn. M R Bentley of the A and M Extension Department spent Wednesday in Anderson Grimes County.

Falter J. Coulter Hatton W. Sumners Washington Mr. Coulter Andrew Baker Dallas South America Messrs. Coulter Baker New Orleans Havana Panama Mildred Reed J. M. Reed College Station Chau Chu Farm Helen Flynn Cameron R. W. Howell Miss Flynn Glenn Flynn First Methodist Church Bryan M. R. Bentley A. & M. Extension Department Anderson Grimes County Taylor A. & M. College Murray Brazos County

Aaron Sapiro to Speak in Bryan May 7 at 2 PM

Bryan chamber committee outlines plans for Aaron Sapiro California marketing expert to address Brazos county farmers at the court house in Bryan on Saturday May 7 at 2 o clock. Committees on music band advertising and welcome updated with members including J D Martin S E Eberstadt Oak McKenzie and Lee J Rountree. A Farm Bureau endorsed appraisal lauds Sapiro as a pivotal figure in American cooperative marketing.

Agricultural and Entertainment Committee Bryan and Brazos County W. J. McCulloch H. O. Ferguson K. C. Stone E G. Jenkins M. F. Vytopil C. C. Morgan J. D. Martin E Eberstadt Lee J. Rountree Martin T. O. Walton A. & M. Extension Service Mr. Sapiro Brazos County R. C. Stone E. ©. Jones S. E. Eberstadt Oak McKenzie Sapiro Aaron Sapiro American Farm Bureau Federation Daniel Lewis Bryan Court House Farm and Fireside All America California Rochdale

Brazos County Voters Seek May 31 Bond Election

A Bryan area petition urges Brazos County Commissioners Court to order a May 31 election on a 1.5 million dollar road bond issue to build maintain and operate paved roads and turnpikes and to levy taxes for interest and a sinking fund. The document lists dozens of signers including J W Batts Wilson Bradley and Robert Armstrong.

Commissioners Court Brazos County Texas Brazos State of Texas County of Brazos J. W. Batts Wilson Bradley Robert Armstrong Park Co R. Gardner Lee Cortemeglia Lamar Bethea D. C. Demaret E. J. Fountain J. H. McCullough Oak Allen Jr, W. B. Walthall Hugh Cassiday Oliver Tucker On F. Stasney M. Bethany B. Hudson P. J. Palasota A. M. Waldrop Geo. A. Adams Henry Locke M. G. Nall R. Q. Astin F. E. Lichte Howell F. C. Oliver C. $. Gainer A. Benbow G. G G. Buchanan Joe R. Tatma O. Martinson Sam B. Wilsor H. C. Gibson J. T. Turner Sam Kaplan A. A. McKenz John Fickey M. E. Wallace W. I. McCulloch R. M. Walker Or S Viviani J. Gelber M. Hunter P. L. Bowles Jno A. Moore Jr J. H. Nash Wm. Fairman L. Watson H. T. Sdownard J. N. Goodwin M. W. Batts H. O. Jones W. R. Fairman Roy Hudspeth Travis B. Bryan McSwair Martin J. W. Barron H. A. Burger G. Minkert A. P. Buchanan S. M. Barr Guy P. Boyett Ed M. Sims R. S. Webb R. B. Taylor A. Spell L. E. Morehes J. M. Caldwell C. Altemore Lee J. Rountree Caine Todaro Mrs. Sallie Wal G. Walker D. Mike i, Kennedy E. B. Elliott J. Groginsky J. EB. Covey I. Manifoft W. O. Sander M. J. Tremont E. J. Jenkins J. T. Denena E. G. Jenkins P. S.woodyard J. Coulter Smith J. Baker Frank McGee Sol Gerson Tyler Haswell C. Woston J. Tom Smith A. K. Brown C. Morgan L B. Thompson F. T. Cole Wallace Peverly Foul Dansby J. M. Barron Seale H. Harris i Nunn J. W. Payne J. F Stuart G. P. Bittle Jas. Darwin BE. Jones M. F. Dansby J. A. Tobias R. V. Cole Frank Zubik T. Hanway C. Hoyle W. F. Miller Horace Boyett J. F. Griffin G. A. Lone H. L, Russell H G. Umland H. N. Cochrane L M. Glaze Simpson W. Wilkin R. W. Howell J. W. Hallah R. Ellis Jenkins Gee G. Chance J. Ll. Brock George M. Bray L. L, Stephens T. K. Lawrence W. E. Battle B Reed W. B. Cline D. Salvato Joe Sosolik J. T Park Db Munday Allen Smith A. J. Wagner Cooper C. A. Bearcy M. Vick F. A. Lowry J. H. Gammon Chas Smith Ernest Moore J. Newland J. Parks Joe Oorsteny H. F. Prinzel M. Sebesta Ll. Brogdon W. Hicks Palermo Parker Jr M. L. Parker Lee Conzelo

General Leonard Wood urges Lent Sacrifice for Near East relief

Major General Leonard Wood chairs the Near East Relief Lent Sacrifice Appeal Committee to raise funds for Armenians in the Near East. Prominent supporters include Andrew Mellon, Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, William Taft, Mary Gurden, John Hibben, and David Belasco. The campaign seeks two and a half million Armenian aid to prevent starvation and disease among two million survivors.

Sheridan Leonard Wood Sixth Corps Near East Wood Charles W. Vickery Cleveland H. Dodge General Wood the Treasury Andrew V. Mellon Corinne Roosevelt Robinson Roosevelt W. H. Taft Mary Gurden John Grier Hibben Princeton University Fred William T. Manning New York Henry van Dyke David Belasco Samuel Gompers Frank A. Munsey Carrie Chapman Catt Henry Morgenthau John G. Milburn The American Bar Association Elizabeth Marbury Medill McCormick Chicago

President Harding backs Near East Relief appeal

President Warren G. Harding endorses Maj. Gen. Leon Bar d Wood's national Lenten Sacrifice Offering for the Near East Relief to aid starving Christians. He urges continued private American generosity, noting the relief has yielded tenfold dividends in sympathy and calls for success in advancing the relief movement.

Washington Harding Leonard Wood Madison Avenue New York City Warren G Hard 'G

Editor Scholl and Fisher Alsup Libel Case Notes

The editor Scholl pleaded guilty to libel against Governor Neff and paid a $500 fine. Fisher Alsup was found guilty and fined $2000, possibly due to his dual role as teacher and newspaper man. A separate ad seeks a good farm for sale with cash price details from D. F. Bush of Minneapolis. Rever MNeily Feole.

Scholl Neff Fisher Alsup Fisher Waco-News Tribune D. F. Bush Minneapolis, Minn

Whiskey Still Captured by Brazos County Officers

Sheriff Morehead and officers seized a full whiskey still at Bev Thor ton's on Carter Creek near Bryan. Four men Bev Tornton Charley Anderson Launtie Moseley and Willie Watson were jailed with the contraption including two twenty gallon tanks and several jugs of corn whiskey. An examining trial was set for Thursday.

Brazos County L. E. Morehead W. S. Martin T. H. Franklin Bev Thornton Carter Creek Bryan Bev Tornton Charley Anderson Launtie Moseley Willie Watson Anderson Beaumont Morehead Martin Franklin J. W. Hamilton Eagle Chief Martin

Precinct Bond Plan Divides Road Funds in Brazos County

Judge Ferguson and Commissioners Edge Moore Degelia and Holland approve a May 31 bond issue of 1 500 000 for public roads. Bonds to be spent in each precinct based on tax values with funds from Bryan city taxes and railroad asset taxes allotted to areas of greatest need. Bryan funds cannot be used in Bryan. money goes to county roads per engineer plans.

Ferguson Edge Moore Bryan

May Fete highlights and local visits in Bryan

Local events report a grand May Fete on Saturday with a 25 cent Tag Ticket to aid Bryan public schools. Visitors include Capt. Brigance and Jim Swanson from Navasota, Prof. Cobb and John Smith, plus district officials and town residents. A grass fire near the cotton compress caused a 2:30 p.m. alarm with no damage.

A. B. McSwain Wellborn Ryan A. F. Brigance Jim Swanson Navasota Bryan Allen Lawn J. L. Cobb Tabor John Smith Cottonwood J. L. Sample Eagle C. V. Vaughan Bro. Vaughan Odd Fellows Lodge H. L. Kirby Orange T. N. Kirby J. W. Burroughs Winnie Millican L. A. Fuller Austin J. T. Lawler Ida Japhet Houston L. A. Hamilton East Aurora N. Y Walter Wipprecht Elsbeth Wipprecht Ed Dowling Milican

Texas Bra zos County Election to Approve $16000 District Bonds

The Bra zos County Sheriff announces a May 28 1921 election at Tabor High School to decide whether the Com mon School District No 12 should issue bonds totaling 16000 dollars for building and equipping a public school. Voters must be property taxpayers and resident qualified electors. bond interest 45 percent per year with 20 year maturity and a tax to pay interest and create a sinking fund. The notice follows a March 6 1921 district redefinition and county court authorization.

of Texas Brazos Tabor High School Dats Commissioners Court

Governor Harding to Survey Farm Credit in Midwest

Special to the Eagle reports Governor Harding of the Federal Reserve Board will begin a personal survey next week of farm credit in the Middle West and South West. He aims to uncover overhead costs and machinery in operation that hinder producers and impede real work.

Eagle Washington Harding Federal Reserve Board Middle West South West

Absolon Receives Life Sentence in Blue Ridge Bank Murder

Richmond Texas April 28 The jury today sentenced Fred Absolon charged with murdering Blue Ridge bank cashier Kirby. The life penalty replaces any potential death sentence.

Absolon Blue Ridge Reseerated Press Richmond Texas Fred Absolon Kirby Blue Ridge Bank

Tanlac Restores Health of Fort Gibson Merchant

John W. Thomas of Thomas Meat Market and Grocery Store on Chestnut Street credits Tanlac with drastic health recovery after years of poor digestion, bloating, fatigue, and weight loss. He reports renewed appetite, better sleep, and daily energy, praising Tanlac and its Bryan distributor N A Stewart.

Tanlac John W. Thomas Thomas’ Meat Market and Grocery Store Chestnut Street Fort Gibson Oklo Mr. Thomas Taniac Bryan N. A. Stewart

Revival Services at Free Baptist Church in Bryan

The Free Baptist church revival continues with rising attendance. Rev. C. B. Thompson delivered a stern sermon on Stewardship praising a determined Christian fight for unity. Many pledged to join the campaign for the lost as services closed. Evening service set for 7:44.

The Free Baptist Church C. B. Thompson Bryan

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