Spiller Named Eden Grocery Manager in Bryan
R L Spiller formerly in charge of the mailing room at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station accepts the role of manager of the C L Eden Grocery Store in Bryan starting in August. A C M Mitchel, Spiller’s assistant, will take his former supervisor’s place. Spiller has long ties to Bryan and A M College, with prior mercantile and grocery experience includingUnion Hill and Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Spiller
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
C. L. Eden
Bryan
Experiment Station
Union Hill
Houston
Brazos County Girls Win Prizes at Farmer Short Course
Two Brazos county girls collected three prizes at the Farmers Short Course. Pauline Beard of Edge won first for best school dress and second for best story on dress. Norma Ruth Hill of Edge took third in canning and earned a Burpee canner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Farmers
Guion Hall
Pauline Beard
Edge
Extension Service Club of
Bryan
Norma Ruth Hill
Boiler Explosion Kills Two In Mirando Oil Field
Two oil field workers Sid Mickle and Wesley Mosfield were killed instantly when a boiler exploded at a well near Mirando City. Mickle was 27 from Devine Texas and Mosfield 22 from Hondo Texas. The blast occurred yesterday in Laredo Texas as Associated Press reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mirando
Associated Press
Laredo
Texas
Sid Mickle
Devine
Wesley Mosfield
Hondo
Mirando City
Milner Former A and M President Dies at Henderson
Col. Robert T. Milner former president of the A and M College and editorial writer for the Rusk County News died today. He served 1908 to 1912 guiding the college growth and military status. Survived by wife in Henderson, daughter Tabitha Milner, and two sons Milner Jr and Drink Milner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert T. Milner
The
Rusk County News
A. and M. College
Eagle
College Station
A. and M
War Department
Col. Milner
H. H. Harrington
W. B. Bizzell
Dean Puryear
Bryan Chamber of Commerce
Texas University
Henderson
Rusk County
Tabitha Milner
At Milner, Jr
Drink Milner
Watermelon Feast Along Brazos Crowds At Pitts Bridge
A moonlit Saturday eve on the Brazos at Pitts Bridge hosted a pleasant party for the Bryan Telephone Company young ladies and guests. Automobiles carried guests to the deep cool river where swims followed generous melons and ice cold drinks ending a perfect outing. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Boone, Mrs. N. B. Turnham, Misses Billie Deason, Mattie Sue Waite, Bertha Real, Ethel Sellars, Ella Mae Stewart, Annie Mae Stewart, Mary McGee, Jane McGee, Frances Boone, plus Messrs. William Boone, Regan Warren, Billie Edmondson, M. P. Mimms, Emory Franklin, N. FE. Peak, Henry White Jr., Jessie McGee, and Sam Templeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos River
Pittsbridge
Jack Boone
Ali
Bryan Telephone Company
Harvey Fender
N. B. Turnham
Stanford
Billie Deason
Mattie Sue Waite
Bertha
Lena Real
Ethel Sellars
Ella Mae
Annie Mae Stewart
Mary and
Jane McGee
Little Frances Boone
William Boone
Regan Warren
Billie Edmondson
Houston
M. P. Mimms
Emory Franklin
N. FE
Local party goes fishing after Guadalupe and Comal river trip
Mr and Mrs Roy Stone W B Saunders E M Dodson Mrs Dora Wilson and Miss Corrie Suber returned Sunday from a week camping and fishing trip to the Guadalupe and Comal rivers near New Braunfels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Stone
W. B. Saunders
E. M. Dodson
Dora Wilson
Corrie Suber
Guadalupe
Comal
New Braunfels
Senator J H Baugh Named to Third Court of Civil Appeals
Austin July 31 The resignation of J H Baugh of Brownwood as state senator was tendered to the governor and accepted He resigns to accept the appointment by the governor as a member of the third court of civil appeals in Austin
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Tex
J. H. Baugh
Brownwood
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Hopes for Paying Flow in Navasota Test Well
Oil operators report progress at the Navasota Grimes county test well near Carlos since July 16 with gumbo formation thick but expected to improve. Driller O C Bevers of Montgomery Texas praised the project while trustee John E Cuthrell predicts a commercial oil well soon. Visitors from Oklahoma Illinois Minnesota and Grimes county come daily and the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navasota Examiner-Review
Carlos
O. C. Bevers
Montgomery
Texas
John E. Cuthrell
Grimes County
Oklahoma
Ilineis
Minnesota
Smetana Marrieds Top Regulars In Five Inning Ball Game
Last Sunday afternoon Smetana regulars faced the married men of the community after Edge failed to appear. The married men won 18 to 12 in five innings with Joe Wehrman delivering a notable hit. Batters were Tony Kalin and Frank Socalo for the married men and Louis Ferchers and Mike Corona for the regulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smetana
Edge
Joe Wehrman
Tony Kalin
Frank Socalo
Louis Ferchers
Mike Corona
Baptist Auxiliary Circles Hold Splendid Meetings
Weekly Baptist Woman's Auxiliary gatherings at First Baptist church featured Circle No 1 led by Mrs Higgs and Circle No 2 led by Mrs Dansby with devotional study from Soul Winning. Donations to Buckner Orphan Home totaled $75.50 across circles 1 2 4 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Auxiliary of
The
First Baptist Church
H. O. Boatwright
Robert 5. Webb
R. S. Webb Jr
P. S. Park
Dave Jolly
Circle No. 2
Horace P. Dansby
Dansby
J. B. Sanders
Bucker Orphan Home
R. W. Persons
Mesdames
H. P. Dansby
Lock McNeeley
R. B. Grant
F. J. Lavender
Claud Buchanan
Eliza Beard
Hk. W. Persons
Held
Jno. A. Held
Circle No. 8
G. M. Brandon
Buckner Orphan Home
E. J. Fountain
E. H. P. Baine
Higgs
Albert Buchanan
Lillian Howard
J. W. Dyer
Cooper
Circle Treasury
Orphan Home Collection
First 1923 Bryan cotton bale delivered to local gin
Frank Kavar of Mount Prairie Burleson county brought in Bryan’s first 1923 cotton bale. Weighing 534 pounds and graded strict middling, it was ginned at Frank Foyt’s gin. Kavar earns the chamber’s $25 bonus. sale to occur in Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Frank Kavar
Mount Prairie
Burleson County
Snook
Frank Foyt
Chamber of Commerce
First Brazos County Bale Arrives in Bryan Morning
The first Brazos county bale and the second brought to Bryan arrived today. Grown by William Balknite nine miles west of the Brazos rivers junction, it weighs 1582 pounds with 600 more pounds ginned in the field. No gin is running in Bryan, and the owner plans to sell after ginning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Bryan
William Balknite
Little
Big Brazos
Robstown letter praises Eagle and Robstown cotton boom
A Robstown reader, A B Ford, writes to the Bryan Daily Eagle praising the newspaper and noting Robstown’s cotton harvest. He recalls his Bryan high school teaching days and extends best wishes as he becomes superintendent of Robstown schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Publishing Co
Bryan
Texas
A. B. Ford
Robstown
Ford
Robstown Public Schools
Skunk Bite Causes Worsening Injury for Cottonwood Woman
Early this morning Miss Dell Fuller of Cottonwood was bitten on the left foot by a skunk. The wound swelled quickly and fever set in, sending her to her sister Mrs. Sam Kauffman’s home for care. Serum for rabies has been ordered from Austin and will be given on arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dell Fuller
Cottonwood
Sam Kauffman
Austin
Bryan and Hearne Methodists Stage Baseball Classic
Bryan Methodists played Hearne Methodists in Hearne on Friday, losing 5 to 2. Bryan pitchers were Will Walker and Horace Beard, with Mal Hall catching. later Will Hudson pitched with Beard catching. A long list of Bryan spectators attended, and officials included Wade Cox as umpire and Walter Holden on sideline duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Methodists
Hearne Methodists
Hearne
Bryan
Will Walker
Mal Hall
Will Hudson
Horace Beard
Joe Hudson
Sargeant Jones
Guy Boyett
Sam Crenshaw
Roscoe Cole
Ranson Cole
James Robert Dunn
Bentley Family Goes On Vacation To Stillwater Oklahoma
Mr and Mrs M R Bentley and Wesley Bentley depart for Stillwater Oklahoma to visit Mr Bentley s parents Their daughter Ann joins from Dallas to visit Mr and Mrs M FE Hayes former Bryan citizens The family expects to return to Bryan in about two weeks
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. R. Bentley
Wesley Bentley
Stillwater
Oklahoma
Mr. Bentley
Dallas
Ann
M. FE. Hayes
Bryan
Eagle Receives Large Melon Gift From Local Grower
The Eagle thanks J. W. Harris Route No 1 for presenting a 50 pound melon to the force on Saturday. Harris, who grows two acres of melons, says they are tasty and profitable and he has more to market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Harris
Brazos County Day Highlights Growth At A and M College
County Agent Nisbet reports a profitable Brazos County Day at the A and M College with county agents club boys and girls farmers and farm women. More than fifteen hundred Brazos residents crowded the campus and over three thousand registered statewide. The extension service aims to aid communities with their own programs and to support all farmers organizations with education. Soil improvement work, especially in Northeast Texas, was praised and will be expanded this fall. The Palestine Herald notes the value of sending a larger Anderson county delegation to the annual meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nisbet
College Station
A. and M. Colege
A. and M. College
Brazos County
Texas
Anderson County
Palestine Herald
Smallest Carry-Over of Cotton in South History Reported
New Orleans based on August 1 annual report from the New Orleans Cotton Exchange shows world carry over of American cotton at 2,573,000 bales, down from 4,879,000 a year ago. It also notes American consumption at 12,631,000 bales for the year ending yesterday, versus 12,829,000 previously. Government yield forecast for cotton this year is 11,516,000 bales from a July 25 condition of 67.2 percent, with yields about 143.9 pounds per acre. state conditions list Texas 71, Arkansas 68, Louisiana 68, Oklahoma 63.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Hester
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Associated Press
New Orleans
South
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Mrs J J Tatum Injured in Gurgen Arkansas Train Incident
Earl Tatum received a call that his mother Mrs J J Tatum was injured at 6 15 am in Gurgen Arkansas while changing cars. She suffered a fractured hip and wrist when a train jerked and threw her to the ground. She and Bernelle Tatum were en route to Womble Arkansas and will be moved to a Little Rock hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Tatum
Bernelle Tatum
Gurgen
Arkansas
J. J. Tatum
Womble
Tatum
Bernelle
Bryan
Ark
Little Rock
Billie Mayfield Sued for Divorce in Houston
Mrs. Billie Mayfield filed for divorce in the eightieth district court at Houston. The couple married July 19, 1928 in Richmond, Texas, and separated July 22, 1923. The petition accuses Mynfield of neglecting martial duties and obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Billie Mayfield
Richmond
Texas
Eightieth District Court
Mayfields
Mynfield
President Harding Progress in Fight Illness
San Francisco August 1 The five doctors report President Harding remains exhausted but retains spirit. He is fairly comfortable after sleep with less labored breathing and steady temperature 99, pulse 114, respiration 30. Medical care continues to prevent further complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
San Francisco
Harding
Mrs. Tucker Hosts Picnic Supper by Oak Grove Lake
On Tuesday Mrs L H Tucker hosted a district picnic supper for her boarders at Oak Grove Lake near the water, spreading a generous menu of fried chicken sandwiches stuffed tomatoes pickles dressed eggs ice tea ice cream cake and fruit. Automobiles carried the group to the lakeside at six o'clock as a weekly summer diversion with Mr and Mrs W B Roman Mr and Mrs R B Strange Mr and Mrs R C Franks and many others in attendance at the casual outdoor meal.
Lawrence Front Complete At Lawrence Wholesale Grocery
The Lawrence Wholesale Grocery Company completed a new brick front and added a permanent awning to boost the store’s appearance. This enhancement aims to attract customers and update the building’s facade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Lawrence Wholesale Grocery Company
Barbecue Highlights Rural Progress Meet at Thorp Spring
The Rural Progress Conference at Thorp Spring features a mid event barbecue on the second day co hosted by A and M College and Thorp Spring Christian College. The opening Thursday August 2 at 10 30 a m includes remarks by A R Holton and Dr Edwin L Earp with J L Watson noting visiting A and M specialists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rural Progress
Thorp Spring
T. A. Davidson
Will Hale
A. and M. College
A. R. Holton
Thorp Spring Educational College
Edwin L. Earp
J. L. Watson
M. College
Sam B Wilson Heads to New York for August Stock Study
Sam B. Wilson of Sam B. Wilson and Company department store left this morning for New York to spend August studying styles and purchasing stock for his store. He has long traveled there, and his experience is a valuable asset to his customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam B. Wilson
Sam B. Wilson and Company Department
New York
Wilson
Director T. O. Walton to Attend Kurten Victory Celebration
T. O. Walton director of the Ex tension Service A and M College will attend the Kurten community meeting Friday night honoring the victory won at College on Brazos County Day. Secretary S. E. Eberstadt of the Chamber of Commerce will prize off in gold. The gathering will be outdoors with lighting provided by Delco plants from C. E. Griesser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. O. Walton
A. and M. College
Kurten
Brazos County
S. E. Eberstadt
Chamber of Commerce
C. E. Griesser Kingly
Delco
Lawless and Son Visit Kurten Notables in Town
W. R. Lawless and his son Will traveled to Kurten and were seen among local townspeople during the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Lawless
Will of Kurten
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KLAN
Court House
Ku Klux Klan
Court House Lawn
Fort Worth
Womanhoood
Spiller
Eden Grocery CO
R. T. Milner
Third Court Civil Appeals
Navasota
Baptist
Daily Eagle
Bryan and Hearne Methodists Stage Baseball
Gurgen, Ark
Mrs. Tucker
T. 0. Walton
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