Brazos County Farmers Form Unit of Cotton Growers Association
Brazos county farmers met at Bryan courthouse on Saturday August 7 at 2 30 pm to elect officers and organize a county unit of the United Cotton Growers Association of America. Fred Roberts outlined a campaign to reach 100000 members by January 1 1921 with warehouses financing distress cotton and a marketing bureau selling to spinners. Officers named include I M Cook president and W E Graham secretary with Wellington Brink editor and manager of the Cotton Grower. Additional meetings are planned in Steep Hollow Reliance Kurten and a Saturday session at the court house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Court House
Bryan
United Cotton Growers Association of America
J. T. Maloney
Fred Roberts
Corpus Christi
Texas
Roberts
D. C. Dove
W. H. Summerall
Cyrus B. Lucas
Chas. H. Llavo
J. A. Hill
W. 8. Stephenson
Walter L. Barnum
J. H. Barbee
Ed C. Lasater
al M. McFadden
E. A. Flynn
Cotton Growers Association
Steep Hollow
Harvey School House
Reliance
Kurten
J. M. Cook
W. E. Graham
Citation by Publication in Texas Divorce Case No 8855
Public notice commands Walter Stewart to be summoned via weekly publication for four weeks in Brazos County papers. The suit filed August 6 1920 seeks dissolution of marriage to Jessie Bea trice Stewart with custody of Lula Stewart born from the union. Trial set for September 20 1920 in Brazos County District Court, Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Beatrice Stewart
Walter Stewart
Lula Stewart
J. W. Barron
Brazos County
Texas
Bryan
Confidence in 666 Chill and Fever Tonic Grows
Public trust rises as doctors, druggists, and consumers express confidence in 666 Chill and Fever Tonic. Local merchants report steady sales and favorable word of mouth, reflecting broad acceptance across communities.
Anti malaria campaign praised in Cotton Belt area
H. W. Van Hovenberg sanitary engineer reports success of anti malaria efforts along the Cotton Belt in eastern Texas. He meets with Dr. C. W. Goddard state health officer and W. M. Ehlers, and plans to push the program at the Farmers Short Course at College Station using the malaria demonstration car Anopholes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Texas
H. W. van Hovererg
C. W. Goddard
W. M. Ehlers
Bureau of Sanitary Engineers
van Hovenberg
College Station
Citation by publication in land dispute in Brazos County
Texas court summons unknown heirs of Wickson and related defendants in a land dispute. O L Tabor sues for title to two Eli Wickson survey tracts totaling about 705 acres. Publication required weekly for four weeks before September 20, 1920 in Brazos County newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Brazos County
Eli Wickson
Elizabeth Jane Wickson
Sterling C. Wickson
J. H. H. McKee
Asa Wickson
Joseph T. Robinson
M. D. Davis
Samuel Blackwall
S. E. Hallam
District Court
Bryan
A. D
O. L. Tabor
Thomas A. Robin
P. R. Smith
Peter Brown
P. O
Buzzard Roost Lake
N. E
Wickson
W. R. King
Prairie
Varas
Said
Navasota
J. W. Barron
Brazos County Tick Eradication Convictions Reported
Five Brazos County residents were brought before Justice of the Peace J W Hamilton for failing to comply with the dipping law. Two pled guilty and paid fines and costs, while the remaining cases were held open for now. County officers stated the tick eradication law aims to aid farmers and will be enforced strictly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Justice of the Peace
J. W. Hamilton
Farmers Strike Drops Prices on Eastern Long Island
Eastern Long Island farmers launch a strike over low prices with no potato loading in Riverhead. Potatoes fetch about 1.50 a bushel, beans and cabbages fed to hogs, and wholesale declines drive retail costs down. Market influenced by New Jersey and west shore arrivals. Housewives pay city prices. potatoes reportedly cost 42 per bushel in New York restaurants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Long Island
Riverhead
New Jersey
West Shore
A and M College Plans Faster Renovations Before Fall Term
College Station Texas August 5 repair work at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas speeds up to finish before the September opening. A stucco building for the military department rises as a model high school is built. Dormitories are being repaired and prepared. President Bizzell expects higher attendance than last year’s 1 845 but believes no student will be turned away for lack of quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
College Station
Texas
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
Military Department
Bizzell
Notice of Special Stockholders and Directors Meeting
A special meeting of stockholders and board of directors of the Bryan College Interurban Railway Company is scheduled in Bryan Brazos county Texas on Friday September 10 1920. Agenda to consider amending the charter second section to specify the company may construct own and operate street railways between Bryan and College Station and to transport freight and passengers using electricity gas naptha or denatured alcohol. L M Levinson secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan College Interurban Railway Company
Bryan
Brazos County
Texas
College Station
L. M. Levinson
Williard Skelton and Claudia Casey Wed in Cameron
Williard B. Skelton a Cameron area salesman for Daugherty Motor marries Claudia Mae Casey on July 27 in Cameron Texas. The couple’s local ties and connections are noted with Skelton’s roots in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williard B. Skelton
Cameron
Texas
Claudia Mae Casey
Skelton
Daugherty Motor Company
Moves to Bryan with Fast Printing Skill
Phil Smith left Sunday for Bryan where he has a job at printing. He is noted for fast workmanship and can do as much work as most two men printing today. Smith will locate in Sulphur Springs permanently, joining the Eagle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Smith
Bryan
Sulphur Springs News-Telegram
Mr. Smith
The
Eagle
Mason Cooper Assigned to Fight Pink Boll Worm in Louisiana
Mason Cooper of this city, son of Mr and Mrs Sim Cooper, has joined the federal department of agriculture and is stationed in Louisiana to work in pink boll worm infested districts. He reports ongoing inspections but no worms have been found yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason Cooper
Sim Cooper
Federal Department of Agriculture
Louisiana
Bailey R J dies in Calvert. funeral held
J I Barron received news that R J Bailey of Calvert dropped dead at 4 PM Thursday. Bailey, reared in Bryan, son of the late Uncle Lem Bailey, lived in Bryan before moving to Calvert with his family. He leaves a wife and three children. Barron attended the Calvert funeral this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. I. Barron
R. J. Bailey
Calvert
Mr. Bailey
Bryan
Lem Bailey
Texas Corn Crop Estimated At 160 Million Bushels
Austin August 6 estimate the Texas corn crop this year will exceed 160 million bushels. Major Ian H Dickson chief of the State Warehouse Marketing Department announces plans to market the surplus by securing buyers from other states. He already has prospective buyers to ensure farmers obtain the highest market price. Reports from the Texas corn belt indicate a bumper crop this fall. Some buyers will be from within Texas, as several regions lack local consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Texas
State
Ian H. Dickson
Dickson
Corn Belt
Plumbers Hunt Gators on Pasiga River Expedition
Harmony Club members of Plumber Local 606 sailed on the Ligia Elena to Pasiga River for an alligator hunt. They returned with numerous catches including a 21 foot specimen by Fred Goebler and six alligators beached for photos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmony Club
Pasiga River
Ligia Elena
Marine Landing
H. Johnston
Mr. Johnson
Harmony Quartette
William Dooling
Fred Goshler
Dave Aiken
Bill Dooling
Andy McCormack
Dave Wheeler
Joe Mahoney
Fred Goebler
George Odean
John McPartland
Henry Johnson
Olly Price
Christobal
Panama Canal Zone
W. S. Johnson
Henry
Canal Zone
Sheriff Sale of Mare and Mule in Brazos County
By order of sale of Brazos County District Court the sheriff will auction on August 17 1920 between 10 am and 4 pm at the Bryan courthouse the following property of Jessie Washington a bay mare Ada a bay mare mule Rhoda and a bay mare Dolly to satisfy a judgment of M F Dansby for 1194 dollars plus interest and costs. L E Morehead Sheriff. Ordered published in the Bryan Eagle August 5 and 12 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Brazos County
Texas
Court House
Bryan
Ada
Rhoda
Dolly
Jessie Washington
District Court of
M. F. Dansby
Jesse Washington
L. E. Morehead
Brazys County
Ll. FE. Morehead
Rub My Tism Pain Relief Ad Returns from North Texas Trip
A short notice notes that Ado C. L. Benson has returned from a trip to North Texas. The item promotes Rub My Tism as a pain killer for rheumatism neuralgia sprains and related pains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Benson
North
Texas
East Texas Chamber honors Mr Rountree speech in Dallas
A note from Claude W Bryant, president of the East Texas Chamber of Commerce, praises Mr. Rountree for highlighting Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County in a banquet speech reported by the Dallas News. The letter expresses appreciation and hopes for future occasions to return the favor, noting the speech was well received by Dallas and East Texas attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rountrees
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Dallas
Dallas News
Sulphur Springs
Hopkins County
Rountree
Saad
Ben Perry Freed After Eight Years In Prison
A Brasos county man Ben Perry negro was imprisoned for eight years for assaulting a white girl near Bryan. Green Hunter alias James Brown claimed guilt and was hanged in Dallas after confessing he alone committed the crime. Perry’s release follows Hunter’s confession shifting the crime away from Perry. Sheriff Harston planned to aid Perry’s reintegration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Perry
Green Hunter
James Brown
Perry
Bryan
Harston
Dallas News
Rosprim
Hunter
Brazos County
Dallas
J. G. Minkert
Morehead
Texas farmers battle rat plague as city campaigns spill over
In Fort Worth and other Texas cities rat drives push pests into rural areas. Farmers report fields and corn stalks eaten, feedhouses looted, and outbreaks across Denton, Erath, Erath county, and Gulf ports. Government agents urge poison, traps, and barn attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
Galveston
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Gulf Ports
Denton County
Roanoke
Erath County
Pat Carter
Stephenville
Former Bryan Residents Visit First Baptist Church
S J Howell of Dallas and M FPF of Houston, two well known visitors and former Bryan citizens, attended the First Baptist church Sunday school. They spoke briefly about Bryan and their past ties to the church and Sunday school, expressing pleasure at meeting old friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. J. Howell
Dallas
FPF
M. ‘Law
Houston
Bryan
Yuestreday
First Baptist Church
Baptist Church
Patent remedy claims cure for malaria and fevers
An advertisement touts a patent remedy as curing malaria chills bilious fever colds and la grippe. It also claims to kill the parasite causing fever and to act as a laxative and general tonic.
Dr J W Howell Dies After Long Illness in Galveston
Dr J W Howell 72 died Thursday morning at Sealey hospital Galveston after a period of declining health. Born January 1 1848 in Greenville SC he came to Bryan in 1872 joining the drug trade and later held leading roles in banking and business. Survived by wife four children and many relatives the funeral will be held Saturday at 10 AM from the family home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Eagle
J. W. Howell
Sealey Hospital
Galveston
J. Webb Howell
Robert W. Howell
Howell
Greenville
South Carolina
Texas
Mary Emma Webb
J. H. Webb
R. S
Jas. H. Webb
Bryan
Clarks, Bryan and Howell
J. S. Fowlkes Co
First National Bank
Bryan Press Company
Howell & Co., Inc
Howell Lumber Co
First Baptist Church
W. S. Howell
City
D. D. Eastham
Waxahachie
Nation's Wheat and Corn Production Forecast
The Department of Agriculture projects Aug 1 crop conditions and forecasts for crops nationwide. Spring wheat is 262 million bushels, corn 3 003 billion, oats 1 402 billion, barley 196 million, rye 78 million, potatoes 402 million, tobacco 1 544 million pounds, flax 14.3 million, rice 52 million, hay 107.2 million, sugar beets 8.9 million tons. Oats on farms total 56.42 million bushels, down from 93.05 million last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Department of Agriculture
Rub My Tism Antiseptic Reminder Ad
A vintage ad touts Rub My Tism as a powerful antiseptic. It claims to kill poison from infected cuts and cure old sores and tetter, promoting its effectiveness for general skin ailments.
HARRISON RETURNS FROM IRRIGATED REGIONS TOUR
R A Harrison returns from weeks touring irrigated valleys of New Mexico Arizona and California to inspect long staple cotton crops for contracts. He praises the region noting high land values and heat detours. He mentions Roosevelt dam and quakes in California before heading to Greenville Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Harrison
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Conversaton
Eagle
Harrison
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Dam
Elephant Bute
Rio Grande
Colorado
Grand Canyon
Greenville
Tex
Funeral services for Dr J W Howell at College Avenue home
The funeral for Dr J W Howell was held at his College Avenue residence at 10 oclock with many friends attending. Dr John A Held of the First Baptist church conducted the service. His brother S J Howell of Dallas and sister Mrs A P James of Waco were present. Pallbearers were Maj L L McInnis Travis B Bryan George Chance M W Sims W Wipprecht Wallace Beverley W A Withers and Dr A N Mondrick. Honorary pallbearers were Capt W E Saunders and Gen H B Stoddard, old comrades in arms with Howell in the Confederacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Howell
College Avenue
John A. Held
First Baptist Church
S. J. Howell
Dallas
A. P. James
Waco
Maj
L. L. McInnis
Travis B. Bryan
George Chance
M. W. Sims
W. Wipprecht
Wallace Beverley
W. A. Withers
A. N. Mondrick
W. E. Saunders
H. B. Stoddard
Bryan
Dr Howell
Confederacy
Committee to Austin to face Railroad Commission over Bryan College Interurban
Chairman Lee J. Rountree and Mayor J. M. Lawrence led a Chamber of Commerce delegation plus W Wipprecht and Prof J C Bolton from A and M College to Austin yesterday to appear before the Railroad Commission regarding the Bryan College Interurban issue. Rountree and Lawrence drove to Hearne and rode the Sunshine Special to Austin while Wipprecht and Bolton traveled by train. Details of questioned topics were not disclosed as the summons arrived by telephone. Rountree reported to Earl B. Mayfield, commission chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee J. Rountree
J. M. Lawrence
Chamber of Commerce
W. Wipprecht
J. C. Bolton
A. and M. College
Austin
Railroad Commission
Bryan College
Rountree
Earl B. Mayfield
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Cotton Growers Association For
DR. van Hovenberg
Skelton-Casey
J. Bailey
Fred Gocler
Lee Rountree
Fast
Claude W, Bryant
Pres. Chamber of Commerce
Céan
Sam Houston Normal Institute
Smith-Hughes
H. F. Estill
Huntsville, Texas
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