Barron Resigns From Bryan Chamber of Commerce Board
Barron a local attorney and state legislator tendered resignation as a member of the Board of Directors. The vote passed to accept with regret. An election to replace him was postponed to the next regular meeting. Contents include remarks on a county judges and commissioners convention and local road improvements.
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Barron Tenders
Bryan Chamber OF Commerce
Bryan and Brazos County
M. College
Rountree
J. Webb Howell
Bryan
H. O. Ferguson
Brazos County
Little Brazos
Sandy Point
Barron
George A. Adams
F. C. Bolton
W. H. Cole
J. M. Gordon
F. L. Henderson
Jno
M. Lawrence
T. K. Lawrence
L. L. McInnis
J. B. Miller
M. L. Parker
Mrs. Lee
J. Rountree
M. F. Vitopil
D. L. Wilson
Letter From Mrs Carnes On Western Trip To Mount Rainier
Society editor Mrs Dona Carnes writes from The Olympic hotel Seattle on a vacation along the western coast. She recounts visits to Victoria Canada and Mount Rainier National Park with Mr and Mrs Gibbs, describing hotels farms dinners and hospitality during a memorable August trip.
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Dona Carnes
EAGLE
Trip
Olympic
Seattle
Washington
The
Bryan
Mount Rainier National Park
University of Washington
Victoria
Canada
Vancouver Island
Butchards
Parliament
Mr. Gibbs
Temporary wooden school structure to aid opening in September
Work has begun on a three room wooden structure at the colored school grounds. It measures 100 feet by 20 feet and will cost about 1650 dollars. Completion is planned before the September 6 opening. The city street force improves dirt streets citywide and around Howell Lumber Company for the September fair. Park improvements at Sue Haswell Memorial Park paused due to street work but will resume soon.
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Howell Lumber Company
Sue Haswell Memorial Park
Bryan
Old Settlers Home Coming Set With Grimes County Fair
Grimes County Old Settlers Association plans a public meeting and home coming on Thursday September 30 in conjunction with the county fair. The program will feature speeches historical reviews and old songs.
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Anderson
Grimes County
Old Settlers’ Association
O'Connor and Cahill Wed in Quiet St Josephs Rite
John O'Connor and Miss Annie Cahill were married at St Joseph's Church in a quiet ceremony Aug 17. Rev J B Gleissner officiated with Mendelssohn music, Ella Cahill maid of honor, Pete Vitopil best man, and St Joseph's choir singing. The couple plans a North Texas honeymoon and will reside in Bryan after visiting relatives.
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Jnc. O'Connor
Annie Cahill
St. Joseph's Church
J B. Gleissner
St. Joseph's Choir
J. B. Gleissner
Rose Cahill
Brazos County
F. W. Kazmeier
Margaretha O'Connor
Bryan
Texas farm youths named for 17th Farmers Short Course trip
A list of 26 Texas farm boys and girls who attended the seventeenth annual Farmers Short Course at College Station August 2 to 7 as guests of Missouri Pacific Lines. The group received transportation and expenses for winning county story-writing contests. Not all could be pictured. Names span multiple counties and include Woody McMertry Liberty and Louisa Schmidt Jackson.
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Texas
College Station
Missouri Pacific
College Stations
Woody McMertry
Liberty County
Bennie Stanfield
Bexar County
Dale Smith
Gregg County
Lewis Knippa
Uvalde County
C. Evans
Agricultural Club
Mamie Lee Ashwood
Houston County
Hazel Renhold
Galveston County
Mildred Laxson
Nueces County
Virginia
Rusk County
W. B. Cook
Gulf Coast Lines-International-Great North
Lions Club Meet Delights With Music And Games
The Bryan Lions Club gathered for a jovial program led by J. Bryan Miller and M. Vitopil. Mrs. Geo A Long sang for the crowd and a dollar chain, fines, and a mystery visitor sparked playful banter and laughs among members and guests.
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Lions Club
Lions
J. Bryan Miller
Mat Vitopil
Geo. A. Long
Bryan Lions
Bryan People
Wood
Red Roses
Scott
F. P. Chonukee
Lion Tom Suber
Lion Miller
F. P. Chonikee
Neely
Chambers
Jones
Armstrong
Lion Hensarling
Jess Gilpin
Kurten
Lion Erskine
Virginia Kurten
M. M. Erskine
Jean Love
Beaumont
J. Coulter Smith
J. M. Ferguson
Harrys. Edge
Willard Chambers
R. V. Armstrong
Tom G. Suber
Jean Love of
W. P. Moore
M. F. Vitopil
J. W. Hendricks Jr
W. BE. Neely
L. L. Stephens
Lamar Jones
J. E. Hensarling
S. C. Hoyle
Fred Hale
Roy Danforth
Sorghum seed selection and farm notes from Brazos County
Brazos County farmers report strong yields of grain sorghums with hopes for fair exhibits at the Howell Lumber Company Fair on September 25. Seed purity and variety are urged. The column covers corn bread, turnips, potlicker lore, market quality, grape growing, diversification in club projects, rural banking, winter grazing, and advice on selecting corn varieties.
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Brazos County
Howell Lumber Company
Texas
Brazos
EEN
Secretaries Eberstadt Leave on Vacation
Miss Eva Eberstadt of Jefferson has departed for home after a monthlong visit to her brother Sam. E Eberstadt and family were joined by the secretary of the Chamber of Commerce to spend his vacation in Jefferson.
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Eva Eberstadt
Jefferson
Sam. E. Eberstadt
Auto
Mr. Eberstadt
The
Chamber of Commerce
Adam Kosh Keeps Sharp Lookout For Cotton Leaf Worms
Adam Kosh a Brazos county farmer visited Bryan on business and said he had escaped cotton leaf worms while neighbors faced the infestation. He added he is keeping a sharp lookout and will meet them when they come.
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Adam Kosh
Brazos County
Bryan
Mr. Kosh
Boone Prairie Newsround Aug 18 Local Visits and Crop War
Mrs. S. A. Liner and her sons Hubert and Sam Jr. from Pearson La visit her father G. E. Ellison while recovering from a July 23 operation. Numerous locals attend Sunday gatherings and visits. Cotton worm control efforts are reported with farmers poisoning crops.
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Boone Prairie
Vanderwerth Family Vacation Route to Kenedy and San Antonio
Linotype operator William Vanderwerth of Eagle Printing Co is on a week long vacation with his wife and baby. They travel to Kenedy for most of the trip and will visit San Antonio for a day or two.
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William Vanderwerth
The
Eagle Printing Co
Kenedy
San Antonio
Parson Bird Attends Dan Moody Rally in Dallas
Brazos County residents note Rev. S Moylan Bird rector of St Andrew s church attended a Dan Moody rally in Dallas last Saturday He said Moody will win by a large margin and that he declined to open in prayer at a Ferguson meeting in Dallas Bird and family plan to return to Bryan by August 30th
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Brazos County
Dan Moody
Dallas
S. Moylan Bird
St. Andrew's Church
Moody
Ferguson
Adolphus
Dan
Rev. Bird
Bryan
Wholesalers of Waco Anticipate Rush of Business
Special to the Eagle reports Waco wholesalers and manufacturers expect a heavy fall buying season from August 16 to 28. Crops have been excellent, and merchants are promised inducements through central location and lower prices. The Chamber of Commerce arranged access to golf courses and social events for visiting buyers during the period.
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Waco
Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Teachers contracts due by first of September
County Superintendent D. J. McDonald notifies all teachers and trustees that all teacher contracts must be filed for approval before September 1. Several contracts have arrived, but remaining must be submitted promptly to the county office.
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D. J. McDonald
Bryan party returns from district meet in Huntsville
W. E. Farmer local superintendent of Western Public Service Company travels home by car with his daughter Gladys and Vera Ramsey after attending a two day district meeting in Huntsville. About 55 employees attended. Farmer praises Huntsville for hospitality and city facilities including a new hotel and Keep Hotel dance.
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W. E. Farmer
Western Public Service Company
Gladys
Vera’ Ramsey
Huntsville
Western Public Services Company
Mr. Farmer
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Keep
Cotton prospects bright in Brazos Valley tour report
Bryan Chamber of Commerce members toured the Brazos Valley and observed cotton fields from 2700 acre plantation to several farms. Foremen forecast yields from three quarters to a bale per acre, with overall outlook mixed due to flea damage and varied bottom crop conditions from Hearne to Austin.
Agricultural writers tour Brazos Valley cotton farms
Through Bryan Chamber of Commerce aid agricul tural writers spent Thursday morning on a sixty mile autovide in the Brazos Valley. They viewed thirty miles of cotton farms along the river with large stalks and promising fruiting. The plant is about thirty days late but looks to yield a bale per acre on most bottom lands across an estimated 150 square miles.
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Bryan Chamber of Commerce
Brazos Valley
Brazos
Nile
Pittman
Jno
M. Lawrence
Bryan
Here
Austin
Taylor
Cameron
Hearne
Caldwell
Giddings
Ellis County
Texas
Hereford
Cotulla
A. D. Jackson
Chamber of Commerce
Devine Farmers Urged to Sell Cotton Fast
A Devine News notice reports farmers from across the state and Oklahoma viewing crops from a Gulf inlet near Wells it advises Devine residents to sell cotton quickly as the state sees its largest acreage yet and a big crop last year.
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Gulf
Oklahoma
Devine
Devine News
More Than Five Hundred Hens In Laying Contest
Five hundred sixty hens including 112 entries from 16 states competed in the Texas National Egg Laying Contest at College Station. Eleven breeds were represented as results aim to indicate good average Texan hens. Over thirty days in June the flock laid more than 876 dozen eggs at 4.3 pounds feed per dozen. Income over feed cost was 24 cents per hen totaling $134.40 for all hens. Feed cost per hen for the month was 15 cents.
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College Station
Texas
Absentee Voting Details For Local Election
Absentee voting by mail is available now through August 17 and in person August 18 to 24 at the clerk's office. Applications by mail are an option for those out of town on election day. County Clerk A Ss McSwain offers help at the proper time. Only one application returned so far. about 100 ballots were cast in the first primary, and turnout is expected to be lighter in the runoff. Noah Dansby made a quick trip to Waco. postmaster S W Buchanan shows pride in his grandson Hollis Eugene Mast born August 15 in San Antonio.
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A. Ss. McSwain
Prince No. 11
Court House
W. Buchanan
Hollis Eugene Mast
San Antonio
Mrs
Pucker Mast
Democratic Nominees for 26th District and County Offices
The slate lists W. S. Barron for Representative 26th District Roy Montgomery for County Treasurer H O Ferguson for County Judge Clyde F Goen for Tax Assessor J M Ferguson for Tax Collector D J McDonald for County Sheriff A S McSwain for County Clerk Jim H Reed for County Attorney W E Neeley for County Commissioner Precinct 1 Guy F Boyett Precinct 1 John Sabo Precinct 2 PF Regmund Precinct 3 J M Moore Precinct 4
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Mdount Rainier
Rainier National Park
John O’connor
Geo. J. Nedbalek
Central Texas Auto Co
Houston
Ern Railroad
J. C. Harvey
Harris County
Charles Gavin
Brazoria
Clyde Hester
Cameron County
Webb McEver
Hill County
Freddie Conrad
Ellis Wurpbach
Medina County
Ted Galloway
Anderson County
Jack Winston
Smith County
Delbert Taylor
Victoria County
Earnest Bennett
Johnson County
Marvin Hood
Cherokee County
Quenton Willett
Newton County
Thos. Willingham
Robertson County
Walter Roesler
Milam County
C. Ll. Beasee
Lee J. Rountree
Bryan Eagle
Old Brazos
Roy Robinson
Higgs-Robinson Farm
Charles Schindler
Nacogdoches County
Borderbrook Farm
D. Angona
Ford
Jesse Gilpin
Jesse
S. C
Bank
Cleveland Bank &Trust Co
Shelby
North Carolina
Foster
Ing Rural Community Progress
South
W. E. Taylor
Deere & Company
Soil Culture Department
United States
Eberstadt
Griffen Richardson
Ennis
Lois Baker
Edna
Ollie Mac Bray
Raymond Richardson
Henry
Clara Ellison
Edgar Wood
Lee Reddin
Bob Johnson
Roselle Merryman
Grady Cooper
Earl Bruce
Bernice Jones
Eunice Baker
J. E. Allee
Pat “Morgan
Grant Prairie
Velma McDaniel
Groesbeck
Ollie
J. B. Ellison
J. E. Bray
Santone
Bird
Bryan Party
Noah Dansby
Dansby Furniture Co
W. S. Barron
Roy Montgomery
H. 0. Ferguson
Clyde F. Goen
A. S. McSwain
Jim H. Reed
W. E. Neeley
Guy F. Boyett
John Sabo
Regmund
J. M. Moore
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