Soldiers not forbidden to join Ku Klux Klan
Multiple U S army soldiers at Camp Meade reportedly joined a Denton Maryland Ku Klux Klan ceremony. They removed uniforms for civilian dress, with Klan propaganda alleged at the camp. Army headquarters stated soldiers are not forbidden to join the Klan. Educator criticized for K K K activities. Edwin Debarr of the University of Oklahoma faced reprimand for political Klan activity alleged during the Oklahoma primary. The board of regents cited violations of university regulations.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
United States Army
Camp Meade
Ku Klux Klan
Denton
Maryland
Oklahoma City
Edwin Debarr
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Board of
Regents
Debarr
H. L. Muldrow
Norman
Board of Regents
H. H. Wilson
Smetana Barbecue Annual Affair Recalls County Support
The Smetana community committee thanks Bryan and Brazos County for liberal support of the Smetana school barbecue held July 20. Net profit exceeds three hundred dollars enabling a third teacher, with local workers earning praise for unpaid efforts led by Joe Cash. Other contributors named. committee aims to make the event a county-wide annual affair.
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Smetana Community Committee
Bryan
Brazos County
Smetana School
Joe Cash
Charles Merka
John Kosarek
J. J. Haisler
Joe Hollik
Toney Messina
Votice
Mr. J. Finney Stuart Dies After Long Illness
J Finney Stuart died Tuesday August 15 at his home of his mother Mrs W S Stuart in Bryan following a five year illness and total blindness in recent years He was born October 19 1875 in Brazos county and raised in Bryan He married Callie Foster and leaves Lena Belle Stuart a daughter two brothers Elon and Charlie Stuart four sisters Mrs Thurston Cole Mrs P Moore Mrs J T Johnson and Miss Kittie Stuart Funeral from his mother's home Wednesday at 10 am with burial in Bryan Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Finney Stuart
W. S. Stuart
J. F. Stuart
The
Baptist Church
Brazos County
Bryan
Callie Foster
Lena Belle Stuart
Elon Stuart
Charlie Stuart
Galveston
Thurston Cole
P. Moore
J. T. Johnson
Kittie Stuart
Avith
Bryan Cemetery
Reed Family Attends Normangee K P Picnic and Celebration
Mrs J M Reed and Misses Jewel and Mildred Reed Pauline Elkins Emory Franklin and John Cox joined the Normangee K of P picnic at the San Antonio crossing on the Navasota river Monday afternoon. They report a splendid time with plenty of good eats cheer and fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Reed
Jewel
Mildred Reed
Pauline Elkins
Emory Franklin
John Cox
Normangee K. of P
San Antonio
Navasota River
McCallum Benbow Weds In Quiet Brazos Ceremony
Albert J. McCallum and Mary Benbow were married Sunday afternoon at Edge home of Mr and Mrs Marvin Thompson with Rev King Vivian officiating. The couple, long esteemed in Brazos County, wed secretly after visiting the bride’s parents and have not announced future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Thompson
Edge
Albert J. McCallum
Mise Mary Benbow
Brazos County
King Vivian
College Station
W. H. Benbow
Sterling Worth
John McCellum
Tabor
U.s Navy
Veterans Winning in Cotton Classing at A and M College
At Texas A and M College during the recent term about 1600 students enrolled. Clinton A. Medberry, a Veterans Bureau trainee in Chemical Engineering, posted the highest average 95 with no grade below A. Robert C. Childress, another Bureau trainee, scored 99 on the State Public Cotton Classers exam, the highest ever by a candidate before the Board. Robert H. Johnson, also a Bureau trainee, won first prize in the summer elimination contest among roughly 250 students. Many competitors were seasoned cotton men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. and
M. College of Texas
Veterans’ Bureau
Texas A. and
M. College
Clinton A. Medberry
A. and M. College
Robert C. Childress
Bureau
L. E. Dowd
State Board of Examiners
Robert H. Johnson
Governor Neff to keynote Waco flood conference
Governor Pat M Neff will deliver the keynote at a flood control and reclamation conference in Waco Texas August 16 at the Hotel Raleigh The event is led by the West Texas Chamber of Commerce with multiple reclamation and river associations and state officials invited to participate Speakers include Lee J Rountree E R Cockrell T A Taylor J A Norris and others with Ben Richards welcoming attendees and Carl Guinn presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas-Galveston News
Waco
Texas
Raleigh
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Colorado River Flood Control Association
Brazos River Reclamation Association
Lower
Rio Grande Valley Water Users’ Association
League of Texas
League
Neff
Pat M. Neff
Mayo Ben C. Richards
Lee J. Roun-yee
Bryan
E. R. Cockrell
Fort Worth
T. A. Taylor
University of Texas
A. A. Stiles
J. A. Norris
Board of Water Engineers
Leonard Tillotson
Sealy
J. A. Stiley
Pecos
A. Spencer
W Dz Wilson
Colorado River Reclamation Association
J. M. Lawrence
Broms River Reclamation Association
Carl Guinn
Ballinger
Young Men's Business League of
Mexia Oil Field Shows Dimming Lights and Steady Production
Mexia Texas August 15 The Mexia oil field at night contrasts with eight months ago when thousands of electric lights lit derricks from the Golden Lane to the Fish Pond. Now pumps beat steadily as production remains strong with daily output about 70 000 barrels from the E L Smith Benny Speer and Humphreys Oil Company wells.
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Mexia
Texas
Golden Lane
Fish Pond
E. L. Smith Oil Company
Benny Speer
Humphreys Oil Company
Mrs Coulter Smith Hosts Thursday Club Morning
Mrs Coulter Smith will be hostess to the Thursday Club on Thursday morning at 9 30 o clock at her home.
Reclamation conference draws Texas flood experts in Waco
Special to The Eagle reports a state wide flood prevention conference held at the Raleigh Hotel Waco Aug 16 at 10 00 am with 300 attendees from across Texas. President Neff praised the meeting as the greatest Texas conference yet while A B Spencer presided and speakers included Dr B Brooks Fort Worth Mayor Cockrell Bryan’s Lee J Rountree and Pat Mmittee on organization and resolutions appointed.
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Eagle
Waco
Texas
Raleigh
A. B. Spencer
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
8. P. Brooks
E. R. Cockrell
Ft.Worth
Lee J. Rountree
Bryan
Jeff
Pat M. Nmittee
Neff
Brazos River Reclamation Association
E. H. Astin
J. Webb Howell
Jno
Jno. M. Lawrence, E. E. McAdams, A. D. Jackson, H. O. Boatwright
W. H. Lanham
Dean C. Bolton
Lee J Rountree
Coal Operators of Southwest Not Bound by Agreement
Kansas City dispatch reports that coal operators in the Southwest claim they are not bound by the Cleveland wage agreements for Kansas Missouri Oklahoma and Arkansas fields. Harry Taylor, president of the Southwestern Operators Association, told the Associated Press. Immediate resumption of bituminous coal production was ordered as miners were to return to work after operators signed a renewed wage contract. The union demands adherence to the interstate agreement establishing wage terms and check off of union dues through March 1 1928, and a new advisory fact finding commission will be created with a meeting in October to select the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Frees
Kansas City
Southwest
Cleveland
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Harry Taylor
Southwestern Operators Association
Associated Press Today Commission
Ohio
Brazos County Poultry Association Plans Big Show
The Brazos County Poultry Association held a lively monthly meeting with 20 to 25 members and visitors. They tasked General Manager C E Jenkins to arrange coops and a venue for a December 5 to 7 poultry show, likely the west’s largest in the area, boosting local prosperity. Rhode Island Reds dominated the talk and showcased by R E Jones and George Adams, with future attention to Silver Laced Wyandotts and Rocks as the next featured breeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Rhode Island Reds
Will Jones
Route 6
Jones
Rhode Island
A. & M. College of Texas
T. J. Conway
A. & M. College
Beason
F. W. Kazemeir
George Adams
A. W. Kinnard
C. L. Beason
F. Whatemeir
R. E. Jones
Benson Will Jones
George A. Adams
Census Bureau reports cotton July consumption
The U S Census Bureau announced that cotton used in July totaled 458 548 bales lint and 55 124 bales linters, compared with 507 869 bales of lint and 53 385 bales in linters in June.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
U. S. Census Bureau
Improvements Tranform Bryan Home Into Prominent Residence
Mr and Mrs Ollie Emmet are upgrading their eastern Bryan home with a fresh two story paint job and improvements. The large residence enhances civic beauty and adds to the citys attractiveness and character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Emmet
Bryan
Edgar Shelton Acquitted In Klan Mask Altercation
Associated Press reports Edgar Shelton was found not guilty by a jury of precipitating an affray at a South Austin Baptist church when he snatched the mask from a Ku Klux Klansman during a disturbance. Five masked men appeared at the pulpit to deliver a $50 donation. The jury reached verdict after less than half an hour. Former County Judge J T Pickle assisted the state, and testimony suggested the Klan funded the case. The $50 gift was later recovered.
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Austin
Texas
Edgar Shelton
Pelpit
South Austin
Judes
J T Pickle
Shelton
Lieutenant Larsen Goes By Airship To Frisco
San Antonio report: Lieutenant Westside T. Larsen of Kelly Field flies to his San Francisco home to avoid train delays. He plans a one day flight with stops at El Paso and Nogales, aiming for San Diego 1100 miles away, weather permitting.
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San Antonio
Texas
Westside T. Larsen
Kelly Field
San Francisco
California
San Diego
el Paso
Nogales
Arizona
Short course at Prairie View Farmers Congress
The Farmers' Congress and Short Course at Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College on the 8th and 9th inst. was the most successful session in the history of the congress. Twenty members of the Farm Makers Club of Brazos county under L. A. Nash attended along with ten boys and ten girls. The boys won first and second prizes in dairy cattle judging and hog judging plus baseball. each Brazos girl earned a first year certificate in canning. Distinguished white visitors from across the state contributed encouragement and instruction. Prof. C. H. Waller and Mrs. M. E. V. Hunter led extension activities and home economics outreach.
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Farmers’ Congress
Prairie View
Brazos County
Canning
C. H. Waller
M. E. V. Hunter
Henry Koontze visiting Bryan on business
Henry Koontze of Zack was a business visitor in Bryan today. The live merchant advertises while the dead ong doesn’t. Phone 36.
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Henry Koontze
Zack
Bryan
Harrell pushes tariff duty on crude oil in Senate
In Washington on August 16 Senator Harrell Republican of Oklahoma urged tariff duties on crude petroleum and crude oil as the sole shield for independent U.S. oil producers against a perceived monopoly led by the Standard and Doheny group. He charged that key companies control Mexico’s oil and hold vast California Wyoming and Middlewest refining stakes, arguing the tariff would raise government revenue and aid independents. Also noted free zones at American ports would let crude materials be converted preshipment without duties, added as an amendment to the tariff bill approved by the Senate.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senate
Harrell
Republican
Oklahoma
United States
Standard
E. L. Doheny
Standard and Doheny Company
California
Wyoming
Standard of
Two Killed in Fast Frisco Train Wreck
Two train crew members died in a high speed Frisco collision at Hovine Missouri. The wreck involved No. 801 from Memphis to St Louis and No. 806 from St Louis to Tennessee. Fred Rogers of the State Educational Department arrived to discuss education matters with County Superintendent Eck Smith.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Frisco
Hovine
Missouri
Here
Memphis
Tennessee
Fred Rogers
State Educational Department
Eck Smith
Cotton Market Falls on Futures Drop
Cotton futures closed twenty points lower as local quotes show middling basis at twenty one and a half cents. Local market spots were quoted at twenty and a half cents per pound with steady demand noted across regions.
Absentee voting opens in Brazos County for primary
Voters expected to be away on August 26 may cast ballots starting today. Absentee voting runs ten days before the primary until three days prior, August 22. County Clerk A. S. McSwain announces readiness and compliance with the statute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
A. S. McSwain
Brazos Examin ing Board Plans Teacher Exam Dates
County Superintendent Eck Smith announces the Brazos Examining Board will conduct a teacher examination on Friday and Saturday August 18 and 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eck Smith
The
Brazos
Creek Indian girl Exie Fife strikes oil riches in Oklahoma
Exie Fife a 19 year old Creek Indian from Bristow oil fields earns vast wealth after wells on her allotment produce up to 3 000 barrels daily. Despite sudden riches she pursues a modest life as she plans a new six room home for her widowed mother and brother, while living in a two room box house.
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Associated Ress
Muskogee
Okla
Oklahoma
Exie Fife
Exie
Bristow
Indian Agency
Victor M. Locke
Five Civilized Tribes
Miss Fife
Fame
McIntosh County
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Smetana
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Bryan Improvements
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Dixie
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William Duncan, Edith Johnson
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