Man Killed During Farm Arrest Shootout in Burleson County
At 6 10 this morning on the W A Boyett farm in Brazos Botton Burleson County three white convicts broke guard but were pursued. R G Turner overseer on the Boyett property and a black driver located two of the men shortly after. Turner shot at Harry Lysanger when he resisted and the man’s chest was hit. Lysanger 45 was taken from Caldwell to Bryan and prepared for burial. Turner surrendered and awaits an examining trial set for Monday before Judge J W Hamilton with bond set at 1000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Boyett
Brazos Botton
Burleson County
Bryan
R. G. Turner
Boyett
Turner
Harry Lysanger
Boyett Farm
Caldwell
Ed Hrdlicka
Oak McKenzie
Justice of the Peace
J. W. Hamilton
Iis
Picnic at country club garden with family group
Mr. and Mrs. Gabe Cazell, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Cole, Mrs. Nannie Rohde, Margaret Nan Cazell and Gabe Cazell Jr enjoyed a pleasant outdoor picnic at the country club grounds last night. A fried chicken supper with all the trimmings followed by hide-and-seek and other open-air games lasted late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gabe Cazell
C. M. Cole
Nannie Rohde
Margaret Nan Cazell
Gabe Cazell, Jr
Country Club
Steep Hollow Social News Highlights Local Visits
Sid ney Adkinson of Corsicana visits his sister Mrs W E Moore. Mrs A J McMillan and Jim McMillan from Mart visit Mrs B L Foster. Stella Marten from Junction stays with Mrs B L Foster. Alva Holligan visits Will Riley. Mr and Mrs Jim Riley attend local updates. Roy Foster family and others motor to Lola for a birthday dinner. Mrs O V Hopkins is ill. Clayton Blunt of Groesbeck visits the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Dally Eagle
Steep Hollow
Sidney Adkinson
Corsicana
W. E. Moore
A. J. McMillan
Jim McMillan
Mart
B. L. Foster
Stella Marten
Junction
Alva Holligan
Will Riley
Jim Riley
Luther James
Concord
Roy Foster
Lola
Mildred
Ruby Foster
Ernest Thompson
Lee Hopkins
Sarah Hopkins
O. V. Hopkins
J. J. Parker
John Rauls
Parker School
Clayton Blunt
Groesbeck
State to Build Auto Plate Plant at Gatesville
State Board of Control will urge creating a plant to manufacture 900000 automobile number plates annually. Located at Gatesville's boys training school, it would cost about 25000 dollars, use inmate labor, save 101000 dollars yearly, and train youths while paying for itself in one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
State Board of Control
B. Cowell
Texas
Gatesville
Cowell
Birth of 9 12 Pound Daughter to Schovassa Family
Born at 6 o'clock this morning at the Schovassa home a daughter weighing 9 12 pounds joins Mr. and Mrs. H T Schovassa. Mother and child are reported doing well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Schovassa
Country Boys Triumph as Bullock Dominates Local Nine
Elmer Bullock pitched masterfully as the county team defeated Bryan in a decisive win. Errors by Bryan cost them, while Hudson and Bullock excelled on the mound and at the plate. Fans were sparse despite a plan to fund a grandstand with a three game series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Bullock
Bullock
Bryan
Franklin Opens With First Bales As Cotton Flows
The first bale of cotton for the Franklin territory was brought in by P. P. Sandifer and sold to L. M. Bradbury for 31 cents a pound. Another bale near Hearne was brought to Franklin but returned to Hearne. Dry weather has caused cotton to open rapidly and expect more bales to arrive soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Franklin Territory
P. Sandifer
L. M. Bradbury
Hearne
Miss Louise Hillyer Leaves for Colorado Vacation
Miss Louise Hillyer assistant to the registrar of A and M College leaves today for two weeks vacation in Colorado. She will visit Colorado Springs Denver Manitou and Estes Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Hillyer
M. College
Colorado
Hopkins student injured in Houston accident kills Indiana woman
C A Hopkins, student in the architectural course at A and M College, suffered slight injuries in a Houston automobile crash that killed Miss Muriel Bafford of Indianapolis and seriously injured Fred Metts. Hopkins is registered from San Antonio and will enter as a junior this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Hopkins
A. and M. College
Houston
Muriel Bafford
Indianaplis
Indiana
Fred Metts
Mr. Hopkins
San Antonio
Young folks enjoy day trip to Wixon Lake
A crowd gathered at Wixon Lake last Wednesday for a day of picnicking and swimming. They dined under trees around 1 pm and shared a watermelon feast after a bountiful meal. Attendees included Misses Tracy Rose Annie Dominik Annie Sebesta Albina Sebesta Annie Konecny Franie Kroszyk and Messrs Bruno Krolczyk Joe Krolczyk John Wysocki Louis Dominik Peter Dominik.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wixon Lake
Akodak
Misses Tracy
Rose
Annie Dominik
Annie
Albina Sebesta
Annie Konecny
Franie Kroszyk
Messrs
Bruno
Joe Krolczyk
John Wysocki
Louis
Peter Dominik
CAMP LIFE AT GOVERNMENT DAM SHARED BY HOUSE PARTY
A Houston area party returned from a week at Government Dam praising the scenery weather and mosquito-free mornings. They stayed in a one room two story thatched house owned by Ollie Emmet Henry Rohde and Roy Hudspeth with cooking and sleeping facilities. Members included Mr and Mrs R R Myers and Miss Mary Galbraith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government Dam
Ollie Emmet
Henry Rohde
Roy Hudspeth
R. R. Myers
Houston
Mary Galbraith
Johnnie Sims
Hudson Myers
Walter Wipprecht Returns to Herrington Kansas
Walter Wipprecht Jr returns to Herrington Kansas after visiting his parents. He attends Purdue University Lafayette Indiana studying railroad mechanical engineering nine months a year and gains summer rail experience. He is noted as the youngest man ever allowed to fire a railroad engine aided by a nine month leave from the Railroad Brotherhood of Firemen. He travels by auto with his brother Carl after leaving Stephenville for Herrington while Carl continues westward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Wipprecht, Jr
Herrington
Kansas
Walter Wipprecht
Walter
Purdue University
Lafayette
Indiana
Railroad Brotherhood of Firemen
Union
Auto
Carl
Stephenville
Westland
Texas
Home of N A Stewart Remodeled and Expanded in Bryan
The druggist N A Stewart at the corner of 26th Street and Main has completed remodeling and repairing his home. Architect H N June prepared the plans for the A and M College. Lee Mike was contractor. Three rooms were added creating an eight room house with a reception hall and large porch, improving the city’s appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. A. Stewart
26Th Street
Main Street
H. N. June
A. and M. College
Lee Mike
Stewart
Bryan
Cotton Picking to Begin in Brazos Bottom Next Week
Hearne August 8 cotton is opening rapidly and dry weather speeds the process. Picking will begin in parts of the Brazos bottom next week but labor is feared to be scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos
Hearne
Houston party works on I G N railroad telegraph line
Mr and Mrs A M Ward W F Parker Lloyd Baker and Mr Queen foreman are in Bryan for two or three weeks while men install another telegraph line on the LG N railroad. They report difficulty locating apartments to rent and Mrs Ward praises Bryan noting the housing shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Ward
W. F. Parker
Lloyd Baker
Mr. Queen
Bryan
LG. N
Benchley Budget itemizes drought worries and local visits
Special to Bryan Dally Eagle reports hot dry weather hurting crops with sweet potatoes at risk if drought persists. Cotton is opening, and several bales may be ginned this week. Local residents and guests, including Judge Joe Reed, Prof. L. W. Kline, and Mrs. J. E. Cameron, are noted among travels and social visits around Benchley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Dally Eagle
Benchley
Joe Kopecky
Jim Peyton
Curtis Haltom
Joe Juroska
Joe Reed
Franklin
R. H. Seale
Wilson
Hempstead
Dr. Wills
Hostresser
Houston
S. R. Rice
Colorado
W. H. Peyton
Henry Bowman
H. W. Peyton
Calvert
L. W. Kline
Skidmore College
Saratoga
N. Y
Galveston
Kline
J. E. Cameron
Tabor
Jesse Peyton
Sutton
Mamie Skarns DeMaret
Cameron
Claude Henry
Hearne
Walter Harris
Eagle in Far West Fans Demand Daily Eagle
A letter from T A Hensarling Jr. of Flomot Motley County pleads for the Daily Eagle to be delivered regularly, recalling Brazos county readers’ frustration with missing issues and hoping for timely renewal notices. Mr. and Mrs. Hensarling formerly taught in Millican and are praised for their record in Brazos County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Daily Eagle Daily
Dad
W H Worsham Called By Death After Long Illness
W H Worsham aged 60 years 6 months 18 days died at his home 12 miles northeast of Bryan Tuesday afternoon at 1 o clock after a lingering illness. Funeral Monday at 4 with Rev H C Willis of the First Methodist Church officiating. Interment in Alexander cemetery. Survived by his widow and fourteen children listed in the obituary. He was a Tallassee Alabama native who came to Texas in 1878 and lived in Brazos county 22 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Worsham
Bryan
H. C. Willis
First Methodist Church
Alexander Cemetery
McCulloch—Gordon Co
Bryan High Football Aims for State Title With Community Backing
Bryan High and its football traditions dominate a 1924 meeting at the Fin-Feather Club House. About 50 people, including business leaders and club members, pledged support to fund equipment and season expenses estimated at 250 dollars. The plan names Oak McKenzie and D L Wilson backing under writings by ten to twenty businessmen with Rotary and Lions clubs backing, and a local bank note. Norman and Mit Dansby of the A and M squad praised Bryan High’s history and urged commitment from players and the coach R O Wilson to deliver a championship season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan High School
Forrest Jones
Oak McKenzie
Jones
McKenzie
D. L. Wilson
Bryan Rotary Club
Rotary
Lions Clubs
Wilson
Caldwell
Alabama
Bryan
H. D. Cuykendall
Bryan Eagle
Tom Suber
Lions Club
R. J. Hunnicutt
W. E. Farmer
Western Public Service Company
Dansbys
Norman
Mit Dansby
Bryan High
R. O
Dick) Wilson
R. B. Grant
Thurston Cole
Norman Dansby
Bill Oliver
George
Death of Mrs Lena Degelia in Mudville
Mrs Lena Degelia 71 died at the family home in Mudville Wednesday evening at 6 o’clock. Survived by husband, five sons C M Frank John Charles of Bryan James Degelia of Dallas. three daughters Tina Bessie of Bryan and Mary Codella of Pasadena, California. Native of Italy she had lived in Brazos County for years. Funeral from home at 10 and St Anthony’s church at 11 led by Rev B Brain. Burial in Bryan Catholic Cemetery by McCulloch Gordon Co undertakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Degelia
Mudville
C. M
Frank
John
Charles
Bryan
James Degelia
Dallas
Tina
Bessie Degelia
Mary Codella
Pasadena
Cal
Degelia
Italy
Brazos County
St. Anthony’s Church
Rev. B. Brain
Bryan Catholic Cemetery
McCulloch-Gordon Co., Undertakers
Smetana Sidelights on Visits From Local Notables
Miss Ella Robinson returns from Iola where she visited relatives. Miss Antonette Snider of Bremond visits Cahill home. Ernest Scott and family return to Ben Arnold after time with relatives. Mrs. Frank McKalip and Mattie Mae go to Bryan. Annie Cunningham returns from Caldwell. Henrith, railroad foreman, spends Sunday in Murph with parents. Fannie Havel and Albina Kreblood of Bryan visit mountain area. Amelia Lero Maggie Kruz and J M Cahill with Mike Kruz motor to College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antonette Snider
Bremend
Cahill
Ernest Scott
Baby
Ben Arnold
Frank McKalip
Mattie Mae
Bryan
Annie Cunningham
Caldwell
Henrith
Will K Gibbs Heads to St Louis for Eastern Markets
Will K Gibbs leaves Sunday for St Louis to purchase full merchandise for W. F. Gibbs & Son. It is his first trip to Eastern markets and his training equips him to bring Bryan an assortment of dependable goods at the lowest prices possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will K. Gibbs
St Louis
W. F. Gibbs & Son
Mr. Gibbs
Bryan
Bryan Delegates Attend Western Epworth League Assembly
Mr and Mrs E W Crenshaw Miss Elliott Benson and Sam Crenshaw left Sunday noon for Mount Sequoyah Fayetteville Arkansas to attend the Western Epworth League Assembly of the Methodist Episcopal Church The assembly will continue for fifteen days and is composed of leaguers from Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas Miss Benson goes as a delegate from this district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Crenshaw
Elliott Benson
Sam Crenshaw
Mount Sequoyah
Fayetteville
Arkansas
Western Epworth League Assembly
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Texas
Oklahoma
Miss Benson
Electra engineer chosen city manager for Bryan
J Bryan Miller, city engineer of Electra, Texas, has been selected by the Bryan City Commission to become city manager, succeeding E. E. McAdams. The appointment takes effect August 15, with the act to be formalized at the regular meeting Friday night. Miller is a 1917 A and M graduate in electrical engineering, previously secretary of Leonard Chamber of Commerce and prior experience with Elroyd Engineering of Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
E. E. McAdams
H. A. Berger
J. Bryan Miller
Electra
Texas
McAdams
Waco
Bryan Miller
A. & M. College
Miller
Chamber of Commerce
Leonard
Elroyd Engineering Company
Dallas
Negro Woman's House Burns With Contents in Bryan
A five room wooden house owned by fattie Crawford in northwestern Bryan burned early Friday around 3:45 AM. The alarm came in at 3:40 AM but by arrival the structure and its contents were a total loss. Insurance on the house was $350.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fattie Crawford
Bryan
Chevrolet Truck from Stephan’s Bottling Burns on Road
A Stephan Bottling Works Reo truck burned completely on the road from Edge to Bryan while returning from repairs on another vehicle. The driver of the rear truck alerted others after seeing the front truck driven by Lee Sausley on fire near Dilley Short Tap. Firefighters and passersby could not save the vehicle. insurance on the truck stood at $290.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevrolet
Geo. Stephan
EDGE
Bryan
Stephan Bottling Works
Dilley
Reo
Lee Sausley
Carlos man dies after beating by kinfolk in rural incident
Albert Kolbhinski, 22, of Carlos, died about 4 a m Friday from wounds suffered near the railroad in Carlos, 20 miles north of here. Relatives John Boney and Toney Kolbhinski, arrested for murder, allegedly attacked him with axe handles after a confrontation witnessed near the tracks earlier in the week. The trio posted bond for an examining trial set for Aug 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Kolichinski
Carlos
Here
John Boney
Toney Kolbhinski
Will Fabian
Anderson
Fabian
Messrs
John, Boney
Toney Kolichinski
John Kolbhinski
Boney
Toney
Albert Kolbhinski
Kolbchinski
Navasota Examiner
Judge Davis to Speak on Democratic Nominees Trip
Judge W. C. Davis will speak at the Henry Prairie church Friday night August 5th invited by the Henry Prairie community. He will discuss national politics and recount the Democratic convention in New York with his estimate of Davis and Bryan the Democratic nominees. Franklin Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Prairie
W. C. Davis
Henry Prairie Church
Davis
New York
Bryan
Franklin
Texas
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C. F. Stevens
John L. Wroe
Board OF Control
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Weinziel
Wilcox
Royder
Duzendorf
Wickes
Barron
Weinztel
Kelly
E. Bullock
Dansby
Guy Boyett
C. S. Beckwith
ABA
Hpoa Wickes
N. Dansby
M. Dansby
Allen
Kellett
Emert Tee Koneeny
Ae Cloud
Iludson
ABR
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HPOA E Royder, 3b -._., atk
C. Wilcox
M Dansby
Cloud. Jones
AGGIE
Herrington, Kansas
WN. A. Stewart
I.G. N
Benchley Budget
Smetana
Ella Robinson
Iola
ST. Louis
Epworth
Sequoyah
J Bryan Milcer
Ir Electra
Judge Davis
Eagle
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