County petitions seek no bond election for road work
More than 100 petitions signed by Bryan and Brazos County voters urge the county commissioners to call no special election on issuing bonds up to 1 100,000 for road improvements. The drive includes precinct committees, a 1000 mile dairy tour highlighted by C L Beason, and a meeting at Bohemian hall to discuss roads and schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Commisioners Court
Rates County
Bryan and Brazos County
Bryan
John M. Lawrence
C. L. Beasba
Brazos County
Banson
Bohemian Hall
M. College
George A. Adams
Travis B. Bryan
H. O. Ferguson
F. L. Henderson
W. S. Higgs
J. Webb Howell
Moody vetoes spark Texas budget clash over small items
Rep. Leonard Tilotson of Sealy disputes Governor Moody's vetoes of certain appropriations. He defends limiting appropriations to revenue, notes public service value in elbmosynary institutions, agriculture, and pink bollworm efforts aiding West Texas farmers and the cotton industry.
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Austin
Leonard Tilotson
Sealy
Moody
Tillotson
West
Texas
Visitors Praise Bryan Library
Mrs. D. W. Bailey of Dallas compliments the Bryan Library as the best and most inviting on travels in Texas. She and her husband and daughter Allene visited Sunday, praising the librarian’s friendly atmosphere and courtesies during eleven years of visits.
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Bryan
Texas
D. W. Bailey
Dallas
Allene
Bailey
Handcuffs Lost When Man Is Hooked to Car
Wallisville August 22. Justice of the Peace Gourley left a prisoner handcuffed to the steering wheel of his car while he went to his office. On return the prisoner had escaped with the steering wheel and a $10 pair of handcuffs, using pliers to free himself with an unshackled hand.
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Wallisville
Mt. Belvieu
Barbers Hill
Chambers County
Justice of the Peace
Gourley
Brazoria County Couples File Intent to Wed
Filing of intention to marry received from Joe Altimore and Josephine Accurso and from Henry Burrell and Anita Deshorwn at the County Clerk’s office. All parties listed are from Brazoria County.
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Jess B. McGee
Joe Altimore
Josephine Accurso
Henry Burrell
Anita Deshorwn
Brazi8
Last Survivor of Texas Treasury Vigilantes Dies in Austin
Joseph Carl Petmecky, 8%, the last surviving member of a 1863 Texas vigilante group, died at his Austin home. He helped defend the state treasury when 40 robbers attempted a major heist, taking part in a gun battle that scattered gold and silver but left hundreds of thousands behind.
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Austin
Joseph Carl Petmecky
Germany
Pelmecky
Treasury Building
Banaas
Sunbeam Train To Stop At A. & M. College After August 18
The Sunbeam, a Southern Pacific non stop service from Houston to Dallas, will begin stopping at College Station after August 18 along with Wawaseta Mexia and Corsicana. Division superintendent Hollomon said the change follows a conference with College authorities and Bryan business leaders to better serve both communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunbeam
Southern Pacific
Bryan
College Station
Houston
Dallas
Wawaseta
Mexia
Corsicana
B. S. Helleman
College
Hollomon
Mexican Converts Baptized After Bryan Revival
On Sunday afternoon Rev. R. K. Day of the First Baptist Church of Bryan conducted a baptism at Jones Bridge on the Brazos River. The revival by Mexican Christian workers concluded with sixteen baptisms, including three women, three girls, and ten men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. K. Day
First Baptist Church of
Cotton bale counts rise at Bray warehouses
Reports from cotton warehouses in Bray show 658 full and 16 round bales handled this season. The Lawrence warehouse records 78 bales, Farmers Union 329, and the compress bales are exclusive of those passing through local warehouses. Eden gin reports 16 round bales.
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Bray
Lawrence
Farmers Union
Eden Gin
Brazos County Sets Tax Rate At Seventy Cents
Brazos County Commissioners Court fixed the ad valorem tax rate at 70 cents for the year, the same as last year. The court recessed to August 24 to hear a petition for a county-wide road bond election and to open bids for tractors and graders to speed summer road construction. Judge A S McSwain said new equipment allows ahead-of-schedule road work and greater emphasis on maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
County Commissioners Court
A. S. McSwain
Former Bryan Boy to Spend Year in Europe
Wesley Nagle of El Paso son of Mr and Mrs M Nagle will spend the weekend with his uncle A M Waldrop and Mrs Waldrop. He graduated from Stanford University last June and will sail to Leipzig Germany to enroll for a year in chemical engineering at the University of Leipzig. Nagle is nephew of the late Prof J C Nagle formerly head of Civil Engineering at A and M College. Allister Waldrop of Houston will join for the weekend visit with his parents.
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Wesley Nagle
el Paso
Attorney Neeley Seriously Ill At Marlin Hospital
Friends report County Attorney W. E. Neeley in serious condition after a sinus operation in Marlin. Mrs Neeley remains at his side as visitors travel from Bryan to offer support and a pair of Neeley children recover from tonsil procedures nearby.
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Neeley
Marlin Hospital
W. E. Neeley
Marlin
Mr. Neeley
Ruth
Bonnie Mary Neeley
Bonnie Mary
Guy Harris
Madisonville Good Will Tour Planned
The Madisonville Chamber of Commerce announces a fall good will tour beginning September 16. Thirty two floats decorated with banners will represent the city’s business houses and fifteen towns and communities will be visited.
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Madisonville
Texas Visitor Praises State’s Progress and Houston Hope
J. G. Hood of Birmingham visiting Bryan with cousin Mrs. Elis praises Texas as an empire within itself and says Houston will be the South’s largest city soon. He notes Texas attractions after 18 months in California and discusses postwar recovery and potential relocation.
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Texas
J. G. Hood
Birmingham
Ala
Bryan
R. R. Elis
Hood
California
Houston
Mr. Hood
Jessie Jones
Ad Valorem Tax Rate Boosted to 30 from 22 Cents
The automatic tax board agreed to levy 50 cents on the $100 for ad valorem purposes and fixed the Confederate pension allotment at seven cents while failing to agree on school levy. The past year rate was 22 cents with a constitutional limit of 35 cents. If school funding remains at 35 cents the total rate rises to 72 cents. Governor Moody attributed the hike to legislative action and expressed regret, saying the legislature bears responsibility.
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Austin
Automatic Tax Board
Moody
Board of Education
Jane Y. McCallum
W.W. Gregory Hatcher
S. H. Terrell
Young scholar Miss Conlee to earn BA before age 20
Miss Vivian Ozelle Conlee, granddaughter of Mr and Mrs John D Conlee, will receive a BA from Texas State University at Austin with the summer class of 1920. Commencement exercises are set for Wednesday August 24. She is noted for an unusual scholarship record and will graduate before turning twenty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian Ozelle Conlee
John D. Conlee
Texas State University
Ausin
Conlee
Veto Fallout Hits A and M College Budget Pressure
Special to The Eagle reports Texas A and M College directors warn vetoes by the governor will cut salaries and maintenance, reducing contingent funds to 58 000 and leaving 14 200 less for extension division agents. Enrollment may rise by 200 750 over 1927 levels.
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Eagle
College Station
A. and M., College of Texas
Dist
Texas
Board seeks early meeting with governor over vetoed college budgets
Seven state college leaders plan a conference with the governor to review deep veto cuts that imperil programs and personnel at Texas A&M and Prairie View. They note the governor’s support yet urge relief to restore efficiency, promising cooperation and a prompt board meeting once possible.
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Prairie View
John Tarleton Agricultural College
Stephenville
Law
Mitchell to Succeed Wright At A M College
J E Mitchell from the 1929 A and M class is chosen as successor to the late Sgt Julian R Wright as assistant commandant for the new year. He will arrive from Fort Worth on September 1 to assume duties. Mitchell, San Antonio native, led the Student Welfare Council and captained Battery D.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.E. Mitchell
Julian R. Wright
Mitchell
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Student Welfare Council
Wood and Stone Fort Crogan Restored at Burnet
Austin reports the Robert E. Lee highway association proposes restoring Fort Crogan at Burnet where General Lee was housed before the Civil War. J. H. Faubion of Leander seeks pioneer memoirs to learn more of Lee in Texas and his troops guarding settlers. A giant live oak at Jolleyville is identified as a Lee camping spot from his early military career.
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Austin
Robert E. Lee Highway Association
Fort Crogan
Burnet
Lee
Southwest
J. H. Faubion
Leander
Williamson County
Old Settler’s Association
Texas
Jolleyville
Bryan Girl Receives Degree at Huntsville
Miss Pansy Conlee of Bryan received her B A degree from Texas State Teachers College Huntsville during summer school. She plans to teach next year near Houston after completing studies with a large class of graduates.
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Pansy Conlee
Huntsville
Texas State Teachers College
Houston
Bryan and Mrs Annie Anderson Funeral in Ennis
Bryan and Mrs Annie Anderson of Houston and four grandchildren attend funeral services. Relatives and friends from Bryan traveled to Ennis for the ceremony.
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Bryan
Annie Anderson
Houston
Ennis
Funeral Today For Mother of Bryan Resident
Mrs Lois Curran of Houston died suddenly in her bed Sunday morning prompting family to travel to Ennis for burial beside her husband. Service to be conducted from the train at 5 30 this afternoon in Ennis. Survivors include two daughters including Mrs Ivan Boyett of Bryan. The Woman's Missionary Society of the First Methodist church held Group No 5 meeting Monday with six present reporting 42 chapters read and 9 visits to the sick.
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Ivan Boyett
Mary Lois Boyett
Houston
Ennis
Woman’s Missionary Society of the
First Methodist Church
W. L. Jucker
Mesdames O. A. Ashworth
Wilson Bradley
J. W. Black
J. H. Beard, J. N. Dulaney, and
W. L. Tucker
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Bryan Library
Texas Treasury Vigilantes
A. & M. College
Associated Press
James H. Snook
Theora Hix
Brazos
Bryan Boy
Europe
Allister Waldrop
Public National Bank
Harry Cassady
Texas Wonderful
Texas U
Wright
A-M College
Crogan
Acorn
Mother of Bryan
Galveston
Ft. Worth
C. B. Holzmann
Missouri Pacific Lines
Pin-Money Grocery
Parker Lbr, Co
Carrabd, Shimen and
Collette
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