P L Downs Jr Touts A M College Growth And Value
P L Downs Sr active VP of First National Bank of Temple arrived in Bryan to preside over the P L Downs Oratorical contest at A M College. Prizes of 25 and 15 were awarded in gold to top speakers. Downs praised A M College as the South’s greatest school for agricultural development and noted Bryan’s growth over fifty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. L. Downs, Sr
First National Bank of Temple
Bryan
T. C
P. L. Downs
A. & M. College
Downs
A. and M. College
Pp. L. Downs, Jr
Thomas S. Gathright
South
Texas
A. and M. Colege
Poem of The Lord's Prayer Found on Civil War Battlefield
An old satin poem clipped from a battlefield site in South Carolina during the Civil War bears The Lord's Prayer fitted as text. It was found by the brother of Mrs. Ha Smythe of Kendallville Indiana and dated 1823 with Charleston South Carolina or Dallas News references.
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Ha Smythe
Bonita Avenue
South Carolina
B. Helmer
Kendallville
Ind
Charleston
8. C
Dallas News
Bridge washed out by flood ends in two counties
Flood waters of the Big Brazos River eroded the middle 220 feet of the Jones Bridge leaving end spans standing and cutting off Bryan from Burleson county traffic. Loss estimated around 30000 dollars with no injuries. Debates consider pontoon or temporary bridges and possible soldier engineering aid from San Antonio.
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Big Brazos
Burleson and
Brazos
Jones Bridge
Burleson County
Bryan
Koppe
Brazos County
Jones’ Bridge
Jones
Engineering Corps
San An Antonio
Martin
Xon Creek
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Prospect School Meeting Examines Consolidation Prospects
County Superintendent D. J. McDonald led a Saturday night session at Prospect school to discuss consolidating Prospect and Wixon districts, a school bond election, and a new four room building possibly with a rural high school course. Lamar Bethea opposed consolidation while J. T. Maloney spoke on education benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. McDonald
Prospect School
Prospect
Wixon
Lamar Bethea
J. T. Maloney
County School Trustees to Meet Next Saturday in Regular Session
The County Board of School Trustees will meet next Saturday May 1 in regular session at the court house in Bryan. County Superintendent D. J. McDonald urged all trustees to attend as important business is on the agenda including the defining of boundaries of two districts and other special matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of School Trustees
Court House
Bryan
D. J. McDonald
Edge School Bond Election Passes With State Aid Discount
Edge School District won the bond election held last Saturday April 24 and will receive 800 in state aid next year as the district remains financially sound. Voters backed the measure by a comfortable margin in a progressive district, with residents linking school quality to community growth and rising land values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edge
Fourteen Pound Cabbage Grown By V. J. Fridel
Fourteen pound cabbage raised by V. J. Fridel in the Kurten community was shown at the Eagle office by Joe Regmund. Regmund also had a twelve pound head in his car. Fridel tended ten rows of cabbage about thirty yards long and expected to yield about fifteen hundred pounds from the tract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Regmund
Smetana
V. J. Fridel
Kurten
Bryan
Mr. Regmund
Eagle Office
Regmund
Fridel
Fire Damages Harvey Home of Mrs. W. P. Jones
A fire broke out in a single room of the W. P. Jones residence at Harvey Sunday night around six o clock. The blaze was extinguished quickly and left the room and interior smoke damaged. The cause is unknown. The home housed Mrs. W. P. Jones and family, including Coy Jones who was treated at Bryan Hospital for smoke and heat but is said to be only slightly injured and back home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Jones
Harvey
Brazos County
Coy Jones
Bryan Hospital
W. S. Howell Donates Wall Plaque for Freshman Field Crops Judging
College Station April 23 The Agronomy Department at A and M College Texas received a wall plaque donated by W S Howell of Bryan to engrave each year's winner of the Freshman Field Crops Judging Contest. The current plaque already lists 1926 winner R J Buchanan of Kurten Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Department of Agronomy
A. and
M. College of Texas
W.S. Howell
Bryan
Field Crops Laboratory
the Agronomy Department
R. J. Buchanan
Kurten
Texas
Buchanan
Officers And Teachers Meet At Longs Cafe
At Long's Cafe the First Baptist Sunday School officers and teachers held their regular monthly council. Crystal baskets adorned seven tables for the guests of the hour as seven courses were served. Charles Crawford presided over the business session, with minutes read by J B Locke and treasurer N F Lockerd reporting. Monthly department reports showed growth and good work, Mrs Sam M Hunter gave her impressions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretsity
Long's Cole
First Baptist Sunday School
Charles Crawford
J. B. Locke
N. F. Lockerd
Sam M. Hunter
Brazos County Forms Isaak Walton League Chapter
Brazos county organizers form a local ISAak Walton League of America chapter aiming to create a 10 000 acre game preserve with reservoirs stocked for angling. The group plans a charter night May 6 at the Chamber of Commerce and seeks members to support state stocked game and further outdoor recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Isaak Walton League of America
Chamber of Commerce Rooms
Nimrods
Robert E. Nesmith
Isaak Walton League
Ed Sims
A. D. Jackson
Ed M. Sims
A. S. Ware
Harry Estill
Jackson
Chamber of Commerce
Ioaak Walton League of America
Bryan
Isaak Walton League of American
A D. Jackson
Geo. Hassell
R. S. Mawhinney
H. C. Fulgham
Jno
N. A. Stewart
C. R. Estill
O. Henderson
F. L. Cawitt
H. >. Wilson
R .E. Jane
JT Cole
Dan Jackson
E. E. Yeager
D. P. Densby
John B. Daugherty
C. L.eason
A. 8. Ware
Floods Damage Brazos Bridges Totaling 40000 Dollars
Brazos County faces about 40000 dollars in bridge damage from recent floods. Jones Bridge carries most loss with repairs planned but three to four months before reopening. County Judge Ferguson and Burleson County officials plan reconstructions and consider bond issues to fund permanent spans.
Sunday School Convention in Waco Highlights Speakers
A recent Sunday School Convention in Waco featured H. O. Boatwright discussing The History and Development of the Sunday School and Miss Elizabeth Suber on How to Get the Sunday School Pupils to Work. Attendees included H. H. Newton Pat Newton H. P. Smith Mrs. H. P. Smith Mrs. Henry Locke Mrs. J. H. Conway and many others.
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Waco
H. O. Boatwright
Elizabeth Suber
H. H. Newton
N. F. Lockerd
Pat Newton
H. P. Smith
Allen Academy to Host Commencement Week Speakers
Allen Academy officials announce the 41st commencement starts Sunday May 23 with Dr H E Stout of Texas Woman's College Fort Worth delivering the baccalaureate sermon at 11 o'clock at the Methodist Episcopal church. On May 27 at Palace Theatre Hon Dan Moody of Austin will speak at graduation exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Moody
Austin
Millican Reorganizes Club Elects Officers
The Millican community reorganized its club on Thursday night and elected officers including Mrs. C. B. Me.
Millican Club Discusses Watermelon Marketing Plans
A Millican community meeting led by president Gregor and secretary Miss Burrows formed a watermelon club to market 64 acres of planted melons. Officers J D Steele and H B Crawford outlined marketing options, including carload and coatload sales, with local buyers or direct city contracts, aiming to cut middlemen and boost profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Steele
H. B. Crawford
Cuykendayl
Bryan Eagle
J. W. McCrary
Millican
Hempstead
Millican Club
School program features readings and tumbling display
The event included the delivery of declamations by C. H. Davis Miss Margaret Davis and Miss Georgia Earle Dunlap, a tumbling exhibition by the school boys led by Principal J. W. McCrary, and a reading by H. D. Cuykerdall of the Bryan Eagle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Davis
Margaret Davis
Georgia Earle Dunlap
J. W. McCrary
H. D. Cuykerdall
Bryan Eagle
Ideal ration for feeding cows outlined in Texas
College Station April 26 Professor George P Grout head of the Dairy Husbandry Department of the University and Texas A and M College describes the ideal milch cow diet Cotton seed meal is the cheapest protein source in the south palatable and valuable when combined with other concentrates The ration calls for Serve as follows 1 4 cotton seed meal 1 4 wheat bran or ground oats 1 2 ground corn hominy feed ground grain sorghum ground barley or rice bran 1 percent bone meal and 1 percent salt to the fixture
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas
George P. Grout
U. and M. College of Texas
South
Grout
Economical milk cow ration proposed by Grout
A historic feed formula states a cow aged at a certain age should consume 100 lbs cotton seed meal 100 lbs wheat bran 200 lbs barley or ground oats 4 lbs steamed bone meal 4 lbs salt. Grout notes this balanced ration yields maximum milk production and is most economical for a mild cow.
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Grout
Mrs McDowell Heads East Side P T A for 1926 27
Mrs H B Mc Dowell was elected president of the East Side Parent Teachers Association for 1926 27 at a Thursday afternoon meeting in the High School. Also chosen were Mrs J W Dyer chairing program Mrs J L Reese chairing membership Mrs M B Parker chairing ways and means Mrs Albert Buchanan secretary treasurer re elected and an advisory board named Mesdames Egbert Jones J W Batts W S Howell W B Cline S C Williams B A Sims and Miss Wesa Weddington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side
Parent Teachers’ Association
H. B. McDowell
J. W. Dyer
Chiirman
J. L. Reese
M. B. Parker
Ways and Means
Albert Buchanan
Bryan Visit Aims At County Plans And Bridge Work
Chairman Tyler and Co Ike Ashburn report Bell county delegation will be in Bryan today and tomorrow for A and M College matters. Board notes flood delays on roads and Jones Bridge damage. Pitts Bridge work proceeds but slowed by high water. Firemen’s Carnival progress seen as a success. water trough replacement discussed for North Main Street.
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Burleson County
Ferguson
W.G. Grant
Tyler
Ike Ashburn
A. and
M. College
Bell County
Bryan
Ed M. College
Board of of the
Chamber of Commerce
Jno
M. Lawrence
A. McCormick
Caldwell
Te Lawrence
Jones Bridge
Grimes County
W. H. Cole
Pitts Bridge
H. O. Ferguson
Grant
George A. Adams
Col. Ike Ashburn
J. N. Dulaney
Eugene Edge
H. 0. Ferguson
Tyler Haswell
F. L. Henderson
E. J. Jenkins
M. L. Parker
Lee J. Rountree
M. F. Vitopil
D. L. Wilson
S. E. Eberstadt
Two Bryan Couples Move to Beaumont for New Homes
Mr and Mrs James Page and Mr and Mrs Arthur Carter leave Bryan by car on Wednesday for Beaumont where they will live in the future. Both men have accepted jobs at an oil refinery in Beaumont. Bryan friends regret their departure but wish them success in their new home.
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James Page
Arthur Carter
Bryan
Beaumont
Mr. Page
Mr. Carter
Harrises Move Into Rebuilt Home on East 27th Street
Mr and Mrs Cliff A Harris relocate to their new home on the former site of a fire damaged house on East 27th Street. Miss Norma Woodrome and Eunice Storm of Galveston visit Miss Victoria Valenta of Kurten.
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Cliff A. Harris
East 27Th Street
Norma Woodrome
Eunice Storm
Galveston
Victoria Valenta
Kurten
Senate Approves Latvian War Debt Settlement
The Senate approved the Latvian war debt settlement after about an hour and a half of debate in Washington.
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Senate
Associated Press
Washington
Announcements for Democratic Primaries in July
Voter notices list candidates for various county and district offices in the 26th Legislative District and county roles. Included are W. S. Barron for Representative and MRS. MATTIE C. HALL for County Treasurer, with multiple names for Tax Assessor, Tax Collector, Clerk, Sheriff, Attorney, and County Commission precincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Barron
Mattie C. Hall
Roy Montgomery
Tom E. Taylor
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Ferry
W. S. Howell
Long's
Big Sandy
BP. D. Ferguson
Eagle
Thompson's Creek
Jim Jones
Leonard School House
Big Boggy Creek
Clay Farm
Kopecky Place
Mumford Road
Little Brazos Bridge
Sandy Point Road
Steele
Little Brazos
Navasot
Allen
Watermelon Club
McDowell
P.T.A
Bryan Cotton Oil & Fertilizer Co
H. C. Ferguson
Clyde F. Goen
Julius M. Barron
J. M. Ferguson
J. W. McCrary, JR
A. S. McSwain
Sisclff
Jess Conlee
Jim H. Reed
Por
W. E. Neeley
Co. M. Risinger
Guy F. Boyett
John Sabo
Emmett Holland
F. F. Regmund
M. Moore
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