Neff for President Admired by Kansan Promoter
C W Osborn of Burleson County Production Company reports Texan Governor Pat M Neff as a strong presidential prospect. Osborn praises Neffs enforcement of law and anti lynching stance, noting Texas dry conditions and ranger led crackdowns. He cites Neffs bold actions in Mexia and staunch opposition to suspended sentences as evidence of his leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Sun
Pat M. Neff
Texas
United States
C. W. Osborn
Burleson County
Fourth Avenue
Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce
Union
Lone Star
Mexia
Tiais
Neff
Big Birthday Barbecue at Harvey Farm Home
Big Birthday Barbecue hosted by S Jones on Thursday at his Harvey community farm. An annual family reunion drawing many relatives including Dr Elzee Jones and Dr Lam ar Jones of Galveston, E M King of College, Forest Jones, Ed gar C Jones, J M Ferguson of Bryan, all attending with their spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Jones
Harvey
Jones
Elzee Jones
Galveston
E. M. King
College
Lamar Jones
Forest Jones
Edgar C. Jones
J. M. Ferguson
Bryan
Death of Mrs Hogue Shocks Bryan Community
Hogue of Iola, sister of H Franklin and S H Franklin, died unexpectedly Friday afternoon after paralysis struck her Wednesday. Burial occurred Saturday with local Bryan attendees including Mr and Mrs A M Williams T H Franklin and H H Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hogue
H. Franklin
S. H. Franklin
W. P. Hogue
Iola
Bryan
T. H. Franklin
Mrs Wheeler and baby visit Houston grandmother
Mrs John Henry Wheeler and her baby from Houston are visiting grandmother Mrs M J Parker. The brief social note notes the family connection and current travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henry Wheeler
Baby
Houston
M. J. Parker
Keansmen Visit Rev Brown Amid Ku Klux Klan Letter
Six Klansmen approached the pulpit at Kurten Baptist church as Rev. R L Brown opened services and handed him a letter with a $20 donation. The letter from Bryan Kl Klux Klan No 48 praised white supremacy and pledged allegiance to Klan aims in a July 29 1922 Bryan Texas communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Brown
The
Baptist Church
Rev. Brown
Bryan
Texas
Kurten
Bryan Ku Klux Klan No
God of Nations
America
Bryan Klan
Realm OF
Knights OF the KU Klux Klan
Endeavorers Enjoy Watermelon Feast Near Bryan
The Christian Endeavorers of the Free Baptists church held an 8 o'clock gathering at the church then traveled to Carter's Creek three miles east of Bryan for a watermelon feast. About fifty young people enjoyed a merry ride in cool breezes scented with new mown hay and a general good time and frolic. Chaperones were Mrs. S. W. Buchanan and Rev and Mrs J. J. Tatum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavorers
The
Free Baptists Church
Carter’s Creek
Bryan
S. W. Buchanan
J. J. Tatum
Librarian Miss Willie Rogers Starts Vacation Abroad
Miss Willie Rogers, librarian, leaves today for vacation visiting her sister in Newheren Alabama after first stopping in Trouston. In her absence, Mrs. Thos Lundine will oversee the library and the public is urged to give her the same cooperation shown to the librarian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Rogers
Trouston
Newheren
Alabama
Thos. Lundine
Lundine
Hearne Road Bonds Fail in Texas Vote
The $200000 bond issue for good roads failed to pass. Hearne supported the proposal with a solid majority while Elliot and Benchley opposed it. Mumford backed it strongly. Another attempt will be made soon to present the measure to voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearne
Texas
Mumford
Elliot
Benchley
Hemstitching Attachment Offered for Sewing Machines
An ad for a superior Hemstitching Attachment fits any sewing machine and adjusts easily. Price three dollars delivered with full instructions and examples of work. Orders quickly filled from Superior Hemstitching Attachment Co. 509 Starr St. Corpus Christi Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Hemstitching Attachment Co
Starr St
Corpus Christi
Texas
Lawn Church Party a Delighted Summer Social
The Woman's Auxiliary of First Baptist hosted an outdoor lawn party for adult members on Monday at the Howell home. Guests enjoyed a decorated, lantern-lit lawn with chairs tables lilies and ferns while R S Webb Jr presided Gabe Carell led songs and Medberry from A and M College delivered readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
W. S. Howell
Howell
R. B. Grant
R. S. Webb, Jr
Gabe Carell
Medberry
A. & M. College
Jane Cavitt
Waldrop Heads East Markets for Tex. Retail Clo thiers
A. M. Waldrop president of the Texas Association of Retail Clothiers sails to Eastern markets to buy goods for A. M. Weldrop & Co. He will also represent Texas at the National Association of Clothiers in New York at Madison Square Garden on September 1. He plans calls on St. Louis and Chicago and expects to return to Bryan by September 15, announcing via the newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Waldrop
Texas Association of Retail Clothiers
A. M. Weldrop & Co
Waldrop
Texas
National Association of Clothiers
New York
Madison Square Garden
St. Louis
Chicago
Bryan
Judd Mortimer Lewis Addresses College at Short Course Close
In College Station Texas the thirteenth annual Farmers Short Course closed with winners announced and prizes awarded. Judd Mortimer Lewis of Houston spoke in Guion hall after being introduced by Director T O Walton to an audience of about 1500. Contests drew attention over the past two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas
Judd Mortimer Lewis
Houston
Guion Hall
T. O. Walton
Chas Claydon Predicts Oil For Bryan
Chas Claydon of Normangee former Bryan resident visits Bryan and asserts oil exists within Bryan’s eastern corporate area. He plans to return August 4 to meet geologist H G Simmons of La Junta Col.. Simmons investigates Brazos County oil prospects. Claydon has long argued for local oil development based on twenty five years in Brazos County. The company Mr Simmons represents holds extensive wells in Oklahoma Texas and Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Claydon
Normangee
Bryan
Henry George
Alexander
Claydon
Eagle Office
H. G. Simmons
la Junta
Brazos County
Mr. Claydon
Leon County
Mr.Simmons
Oklahoma
Texas
Louisiana
Bryan Party Returns from Mexico Trip
Messrs J M Gordon Roger Q Astin George G Chance John Collins and Shug Astin returned from a journey to Western Texas and Mexico along the Rio Grande near Del Rio. They traveled by auto and reported a fine trip across mountains and plains in the booming West. J F Oates traveled to Detroit for two weeks on business. While away Mrs Oates and daughter Virginia visit friends in Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
J. M. Gordon
Roger Q. Astin
George G. Chance
John Collins
Shug Astin
Texas
Mexico
Rilo Grande
del Rio
Eagle
J. F. Oates
Detroit
Michigan
Mrs. Oates
Virginia
Houston
Amaze Your Friends With Your Complexion
An old advertisement touts Ironized Yeast as a quick solution for clear skin. Take two tablets with each meal to fade pimples and blackheads, claiming a youthful velvety complexion and vital elements absent from food. Available from druggists with a free test offer via mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ironized Yeast Co
Dept
Atlanta
Building Homes for Bigger Bryan
Mr and Mrs John M Lawrence Jr have let a contract for a six room bungalow on their lot in the eastern part of town on 28th Street. Work began this morning and will be rushed to completion. Meanwhile cottages on College boulevard near Koenig and Gainer remodels add to Bryan’s attractive homes district. Two five room bungalows rise at 24th and East Tabor by Miss Lucy Christian as rental housing. A seven room stucco bungalow by Mr and Mrs J B Christian nears completion on 24th Street at College boulevard, expected to be occupied after August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Lawrence, Jr
28Th Street
College Boulevards
A. L. Koenig
24Th
East Tabor Streets
Lucy Christian
Bryan
J. B. Christian
24Th Street
College Boulevard
Grimes County Day at A. and M. Short Course
Grimes County Day at Guion Hall drew six to eight hundred attendees, with over two hundred from the county. The Civic Club sent a car, but two program items were omitted due to illness. Highlights included the Grimes County Junior Chorus directed by Miss Julia D. Owen and Mrs. J. Wallace Brosig’s county history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navasota Examiner-Review
Guion Hall
Grimes County
Civic Club
John Ackerman
Katherine Sangster
T. P. Buffington
Navasota
Grimes County Chamber of Commerce
Julia D. Owen
Bizzell
J. Wallace Brosig
Mrs Taliferro Sidelined by Bad Ankle Sprain
Mrs. Taliferro is confined to bed after a serious ankle sprain in Franklin last week. Friends of the estimable lady express hopes for a full and speedy recovery.
Happy Family Reunion Honoring W A Scott in Edge Apartment
Mr and Mrs W A Scott and Mr and Mrs August Scott of Hearne spent Sunday with Dr and Mrs J W Black. The day marked Mr Scott’s 52nd milestone with a birthday dinner arranged by his daughter Mrs Black at Edge Apartment. Family gathered for the celebration with no one missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Scott
August Scott
Hearne
J. W. Black
Mrs. Black
Edge
Major Ike S. Ashburn at Camp Travis
Major Ike S. Ashburn reports at Camp Travis until August 26 praising Camp life with about 1200 soldiers and noting the Daily Eagle keeps home connected. He says residents do not appreciate the paper until away from home. The message conveys strong approval of the camp and the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashburn
the Eagle
Ike S. Ashburn
Camp
Travis
Daily Eagle
Mr and Mrs Reppert Return After Tragic Drowning Loss
Mr and Mrs R R Reppert and children Lawrence Louise and Barbara return from Valley Falls Kansas where they buried their two sons Homer and Alien who died July 10 in a drowning accident while on a fishing excursion in Wixon Creek.
Brazos County Democrats Name Delegates at July Convention
The Brazos County Democratic Convention met July 29 in Bryan. F L Henderson read the delegate list from the July 2 primary, naming delegates for Precincts 1 through 12. W S Higgs was elected chairman with Henderson secretary. several committees and state delegates were appointed. Resolutions endorsed Governor Pat Neff and strict liquor prohibitions, urged tax and road funding reforms, and called for support of rural education and farm housing programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Bryan
F. L. Henderson
Texas
J. W. Burrows
J. D. Battle
P. L. Barron
W. E. Graham
W. B. Bizzell
Ike
Ashburn
O. M. Ball
W. C. Boyett
Dean E. J. Kyle
B. Youngblood
J. L. Stasney
T. O. Walton
J. &. Mooring
J. P. Nignazzo
I. M. Cook
E. A. Peters
E. R. Lloyd
J. L. Cobb
Emmett Holland
Ohn Beard
Tom Elliott
John Kosarek
City Hall
H. B. Stoddard
M. W. Sivas
C.S. Gainer
W. S. Saunders
Robert Armstrong
W. S. Howell
H. P. Dansby
E. H. Astin
Lamar Bethea
W. H. Cole
K. E. Covey
R. B. Grant
C. Edgar Jones
J. S. Byars
Higgs
J. T. Maloney
L. L. McInnis
W. C. Davis
Lee J. Rountree
San Antonio
Lee J.rountree
W.B. Bizzell
L. L. Mellnnis
Jno
A. Moore
A. D. Jackson
Mills P. Walker
M. Lawrence
Oak McKenzie
C. S. Gainer
J. E. Covey
M. W. Sims
W. E. Neeley
W. S. Barron
G. W. Dunlap
S. E Eberstadt
H. Astin
J. D. Martin
S. C. Hoyle
Jno. Beard, Miss Helen Higgins
EB. J. Kyle
W. S. Higgs
R. O. Allen
Poisoning Of Cotton Leaf Worms Spreads In Brazos Bottom
Egbert Jones reports nighttime and dawn poisoning of cotton leaf worms in parts of the Brazos Bottom. He fears the current crop may survive but the next wave in about fifteen days could strip leaves and harm cotton. Farmers statewide are applying poison to beat the outbreak, with heavier worm presence reported below Waco along the Brazos than in Robertson Burleson Grimes and Brazos counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egbert Jones
Brazos
Mr. Jones
Waco
Robertson
Burleson
Grimes
Huge Cotton Stalk From Brazos Bottom Observed
Messrs. E. J. Fountain and John A. Moore report a six foot tall cotton stalk with 120 bolls from Toney Variska’s 400 acre field in the Brazos bottom. They note it grew in rich bottom lands not in the overflow area and say the crop looks promising as the season proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
E. J. Fountain
John A. Moore
Brazos Bottom
Eagle Office
Messrs. Fountain
Moore
Toney Varis~ka
Brazos River
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U.S
Osborn
Gulf
Brownsville
Pittsburgher
Keansmen
Rev
Brown
Lawn Church
MR. Waldrop
Chas
James Drug Store
Grimes County Day
A. & M. Short Course
J. G. Minkert
W. D. Lawrence
E. B. Lloyd
Bey
Democratic Party
Democratic State Convention
Committee On
Mazie
Kellogg’s
W. K. Kellogg
Kelley
Arso
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