Local visitors and residents share summer updates in Bryan
W V Hedrick and son Billie of Wheelock visit Bryan while backing the Old San Antonio Road. J B Pagin returns from Abilene. Annie Keneeny visits Fort Worth. many residents travel to Abilene Dallas Waco and Houston for work and recreation. rainfall brings mixed benefits to farms. multiple families return home from trips and plan openings of the new school term.
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W. V. Hedrick
Billie
Wheelock
Bryan
Hedrick
San Antonio
J. B. Pagin
Abilene
Annie Keneeny
Fort Worth
Milton Maloney
J. J. Maloney
Baylor University
Waco
First Baptist Church
M. Schulmaan
Dallas
G. F. Singletary
George
Navasota
Dave Freeman
Cross
Grimes County
Dorothy McDonald
Normangee
James Ray
A. L Rosprimt Jr
A. L. Rosprim
F. J. Ross
Sweetwater
Ranger
Bravos County
J. W. Smith
Houston
W. H. Robertson
New York
Washington
D. C
East
Jno. W. Black
Harvey Weddington
M. ER. Wallace
George Dorman
A. and
M. College
Dorman
Harry Dishman
Sanderson
M. College of Texas
Norman Cook
Brenham
Mary Jane Cook
Lucien Sandifer
Cook
Smith Drug Company
John Anderson
Burleson County
Caldwell
Jnc
K. Parker
Will Armstrong
Robert Armstrong
W. G. Choate
Hiram Booth
W. B. Cook
Missouri Pacific System
H. O. Boatwright
First National Bank
C. M. Risinger
Bertie Risinger
Steep Hollow
Mr. Risinger
Buster Mathis
Reliance
Henry Russell
Thorndale
Kathleen Cason
Houstead
Cason
J. E. Wallace
Emmett Jr
T. B. , Woods
New Braunfels
Camp Warneke
Carl R. Storrie
A. B. McSwain
Wellborn
N. A. Stewart
Lieut. Storrie
Army Air Service
Eva Stewart
West Side
C. S. Gainer
Oak Grove
Melvina Tabor
Fritz Luckenbach
Menard
Louise Harris Smith
Luckenback
Robert L. Butte, Jr
Tampico
Mexico
Mary Lily Fountain
W. C. Fountain
East Hampton
Long Island
S. C. Hoyle
Sam C. Hoyle Jr
N. F. Lockerd
Temple
Mr. Doyle
He L
Beard
Woman's Suffrage Ten Years Old Plan Campaign For Equal Rights
A century mark since the Nineteenth Amendment took effect sparks reflections on the long suffrage campaign led by Alice Paul, Carrie Chapman Catt, Anna Shaw, Mary Garrett Hay, Inez Milholland and Maud Younger. Activists plan a new push for a constitutional equal rights amendment.
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Plan
Alice Paul
Carrie Chapman Catt
Anna Shaw
Mary Garett Hay
Inez Milholland
Maud Younger
National Woman’s Party
Susan B. Anthony
House
Alice Pani
Slim
New Jersey
Brown couple wed at First Baptist Church Houston
Loetta Brown and her Houston groom were married Saturday evening at the First Baptist Church with Rev. M. G Payne officiating. A reception for the couple followed at the groom’s aunt Mrs O C Jersig’s home. The couple will reside in Houston on Clay Avenue.
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Loetta Brown
Houston
First Baptist Church
M. G Payne
Houston Harbor Church
O. C. Jersig
Texas Democratic runoff vote totals rise slowly
Dallas August 27 The Texas Election Bureau reports still incomplete tabulation from Saturdays runoff yields 153 more votes than last night with 845 469 total. Governor Sterling leads 465 760 to Ferguson 376 709. Lt Governor Witt 420 374. Strong 66 992. Attorney General Allred 461 986 Bobbitt 34 417. State Treasurer Lockbert 409 072 Davis 351 Bn. Commissioner McDonald 434 682 King 804 882.
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Dallas
Texas Election Bureau
Ross S. Sterling
Miriam A. Ferguson
Edgar Witt
Sterling P. Strong
James V. Allred
Robert Lee Bobbitt
Charley Lockbert
John B. Davis
Masons Present Plaque to Dr Hugo Eckener
Forty three Akron Masons on a European tour stopped in Friedrichshafen to present a solid gold plaque to Graf Zeppelin commander Dr Hugo Eckener. The piece features a Zeppelin replica and an inscription praising his services to aviation.
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Friedrichshafen
Germany
Masonic Club of
Akron
Ohio
England
Belgium
Holland
France
Switzerland
Hugo Eckener
Eckener
Avitation
Hugo Beckener
U.S. A
Pecan Crop Cut by Heat Wave in Burnet County
Burnet county agricultural agent estimates the pecan crop in the area has been cut three fourths by hot dry weather. If the heat persists, the crop may fall below this estimate.
Wrist Break Cranking Car Motor Injures Man
R. L. Hunnicutt suffered a fracture in his right forearm when the crank handle struck him above the wrist as the car motor backfired while he cranked it. He received treatment and was fairly comfortable later in the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Hunnicut
Mr. Hunnicutt
Hosiery Salesman Jailed Again for Swindle Charge
George Hill of Houston, a Real Silk Hosiery Company representative, is jailed in Bryan on multiple complaints from local women who prepaid for hosiery. He previously settled with one customer but faced renewed accusations of taking money with orders and shipping goods at full price, using various swindling methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hill
Houston
Bryan
Hill
A. S. Ware
Former Brazos Resident Wins In Run Off Election
Mrs. Jno. D. Conlee received word from her grandson Erwin Buchanan of Perryton that he won the Ochiltree County run off for county and district clerk last Saturday with a 315 vote majority over his opponent. Buchanan, a Brazos County native, has "made good" in every place he has pursued.
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Jno. D. Conlee
Erwin Buchanan
Perryton
Ochiltree County
Brazos County
White cotton regs sought by The Eagle office
The Eagle invites suppliers to submit clean white cotton regulations for office use. Details specify quality standards and submission deadlines for readings and references.
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Eagle
Morris Birthday Observed By OES of Bryan
A Bryan Chapter No. 222 Order of the Eastern Star program marks Robert Morris birthday at Sue Haswell Memorial Park Sunday evening from 6 to 7. Mesdames N L McCullough Oak McKenz ie and R M Dansby lead the committee as Masons and families are invited to attend the brief ceremony with music and talks by district officers and OES chapter members.
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Bryan
Order of the Eastern Star
Sue Haswell Memorial Park
Robert Morris
Mesdames
N. L. McCullough
Oak McKenzie
R. M. Dansby
Eastern Star
M. R. Bentley
Care of Orchard Demonstrated To Negro Agents
A group of 75 African American county and home demonstration agents from Texas Oklahoma and Louisiana attended a four week course at Prairie View sponsored by the Julius Rosenwald Foundation. They visited Texas A and M College Saturday for demonstrations in pecan budding pruning fruit trees and modern orchard practice led by H Estill and H K Hornsberry. Guy W Adri llance of Texas A and M instructed at Prairie View on horticulture and latest orcharding techniques.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Prairie View
Julius Rosenwald Foundation
A. and
M. College
Texas A. and
H. Estill
H. K. Hornsberry
Brazos County
Guy
Rare Paintings and Gutenberg Bible Headed to Congressional Library
The State Department told Congress on August 28 that negotiations led by American Minister Stockton secured the removal of a collection of rare paintings and the Gutenberg Bible from Austria. Congress appropriated 1.5 million dollars for the Library of Congress collection amid reports Austria’s government objected to the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stockton
Austria
Congress
Congressional Library
Old Independence Homecoming Set For Next Sunday
The seventh annual Homecoming will be held at the Baptist church in Independence, Washington county, next Sunday, August 31, with many locals traveling from Bryan. Bryan is featured on the program alongside nearby towns, each presenting a musical number led by T. A. Sweney of Bryan. Speakers include Hon. T. S. Henderson of Cameron, Judge Roystone Crance of Sweetwater, and Judge L. K. Bryan of Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Independence
Washington County
Bryan
T. A. Sweney
T. S. Henderson
Cameron
Grimes County
Anderson
Brenham
Burleson County
Brazos River
Texas voters hear oil talk and overalls plan debates
A Bryan crowd discusses a buy a base program tied to Governor Moody and cotton prices while Americans discuss oil prospects in Grimes and Burleson counties. Residents express support for Sterling and critique Ferguson as the 1930 census notes Texas population and future growth targets.
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Texas
Moody
Call for car light rules to improve night safety
A band director argues for revised headlight law amid many cars with a single light. He suggests a central front light or two lamps to curb danger from seeing distance on rough highways, urging action to prevent one eyed headlights.
Miss Greenwood to Lead Bryan Public School Dance Program
Miss Greenwood, a teacher of dancing and expression in Bryan public schools last year, is re elected for the coming school year and will begin Sept 15. She will organize classes in three city schools and offer class and private tap, acrobatic, clog, and ballroom instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Greenwood
J. T. Hanway
Labor Day Closing by Bryan and Local Merchants Listed
The article lists numerous local businesses and firms under a Labor Day closure led by Bryan. Names include banks, grocers, clothing and department stores, bakeries, and service providers such as First State Bank, Piggly Wiggly, Woolworth, J.C. Penney, Hensarling Feed, and Texas Bakery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First State Bank & Trust Co
First National Bank
City National Bank
Lake & Charlie Cash Gro
A. M. Waldrop & Co
Joe Pastor
David Reid
W. F. Gibbs & Son
J.T. Hanway Edge Dry Goods Co
A. & P. Tea Co. Piggly Wiggly
Montgomery Ward & Co
Joe Kaplan & Co., Inc
T. K. Lawrence, Inc
Geo. A. Ross Inc
M. Sebesta
Dansby-Martin Pty. Co
J. C. Penney
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Wilson
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Tennessee
Chicago
Nue
E. W. Markel
P. F. English
Galveston
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R. M. Hamberlin
Vicksburg
Susie Butler
George B. Butler Jr
University of Texas
Geo. A. Adams
East 27Th Street
FR. McDonald
A. H. King
Masons
Brazos
S. Buchanan
Mississippi A
Texas A
Buck
Iowa ‘State College
Mississippi
Morris
Oes of
Old Independence
Davement
Ferguson
R. L. Jones
Mr. Jones
Illinois
Dominick Angonia
Steeles Store
Angonia
Brazos Valley
Sterling
Ross Sterling
R. J. Dunn
M. B
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Miss Josephine
Bryan Merchants
K. & T. Market
N. Goodman
Maniloff
Allen Smith, Inc
Ben Marwill
Joe Altimore
B. & M. Grocery
G. S. Parker
Hensarling Feed Store
Bewley Mills
M. Bonneville
J. L. Reese
E. F. Parks
Jnc. A. Boriskie Co. J. Janeik
Chas. Todaro
Duke & Ayres
H. Black
Sankey Park
Webb Bros
A. J. Wagner
W. E. Johnson Jr
Eugene Edge & Son
Perry Bros
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