Power contract and paving considered at city commission meet
The Bryan College Traction Company power contract and franchise were discussed by the city commission. It was referred to a two member committee for consultation with interurban officials, with a definite report to follow next Tuesday. Pavement work on Randolph Avenue and 24th Street was approved and paying certificates ordered. City Manager E E McAdams reported on utilities for the past year, with the matter referred for further consideration. Attending were Mayor Tyler Haswell, Mayor L L McInnis, H A Burger, E J Jenkins, Wilson Bradley, City Manager McAdams and City Secretary Guy P Bittle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan College Traction Company
City Commission
H. A. Burger
E. E. McAdams
Commission
Randolph Avenue
24Th Street
Washington Avenue
Tyler Haswell
L. L. McInnis
E. J. Jenkins
Wilson Bradley
Guy P. Bittle
Greeting from Colorado Postcard
Mr and Mrs W L Powers of Trinidad Colorado send a note about a driving trip from Rotan New Mexico through Rotan Pass to Trinidad. They describe rain making roads bad and say they will turn homeward in a few days after several days on the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Powers
Trinidad
Colorado
Rotan N. M
Rotan Pass
Trindad
Col
Hearne Seeks Local Country Club Based on Bryan Model
Hearne citizens discuss forming a country club after receiving a letter to A. M. Waldrop asking for Bryan Country Club details. The goal is to create recreational facilities and playgrounds in Hearne, aligning with other progressive towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearne
A. M. Waldrop
Bryan Country Club
Jack Shelburnes Marriage Surprise Bryan Friends
Mrs. C. C. Shelburn and Mrs. O. A. Ashworth plan a Houston visit to see Mr. and Mrs. Jack Shelburn, whose marriage in Houston recently surprised Bryan friends. Jack Shelburn, born and raised in Bryan, is well liked by many.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Shelburn
O. A. Ashworth
Houston
Jack Shelburn
Bryan
City Manager McAdams Visits Bedias Father Illness
E. E. McAdams, city manager, spent Sunday in Bedias visiting his father, James R. McAdams, who has been bedbound by illness for weeks. McAdams reports some improvement but his father remains very weak and in poor health due to advanced age. he is in his 79th year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. McAdams
Bedias
Jas. R. McAdams
Mr. McAdams
Mr. Thomas Returns From New York Purchases
W. R. Thomas returned yesterday from New York after three weeks buying fall and winter stock for The Fair. New goods are arriving by express and will continue daily, with purchases larger and more varied than before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Thomas
New York
Erargain Sale
M. Bonneville
Main Street
Bryan Boy Makes Good in Washington DC
Sam B. Wilson reports on a Bryan graduate visiting Washington DC and staying with Dallas Hawkins. Hawkins, once an Eagle Printing Co employee in Bryan, has found success in the auditing department of the Washington Post.
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Bryan Boy
Washington, D
Sam B. Wilson
Washington D. C
Dallas Hawkins
Bryan
Hawkins
Eagle Printing Company
Washington Post
Little Women Shorthand Proves Simple for Young Learners
The passage praises a shorthand system for being practical logical and easy to learn with twelve year old girls achieving the happiest results. It highlights that young Misses can study it effectively and succeed.
Incidentally Enhance a Woman Renee Spirit in Work
A line about embedding the Renee spirit in work aims to consistently bring success. The phrase suggests a reinforcing womanly ethos guiding professional efforts and outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renee
Bryan Citizens Lead Texas Conservation Meeting
Stewart L. Williams of Ballinger was elected president of the Texas Conservation Association at the end of the second annual convention in San Antonio. Officers and a legislative committee were named as speakers highlighted flood control soil surveys terracing and coordinated reclamation to save farm water and protect soils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas News
San Antonio
Tex
Stewart L. Williams
Ballinger
Texas Conservation Association
Leonard Tillotson
Sealy
United States Geological Survey
Rio Grande Valley
A. D. Jackson
A. and M
Conservation Association
M. R. Bentley
A. and
M. College
Texas
John M. Lawrence
Stuart L. Williams
Carl S. Gunn
Bryan
FE. C. Snow
Laferia
Frank Robertson
San Benito
Sam G. Morgan
Dallas
J. A. Kemp
Wichita Falls
F. C. Weinert
Seguin
W. B. Tuttle
Dr. Hines Clark
Crowell
Homer D. Wade
Fort Worth
John W. Gaines
C. B. Jones
Spur
F. W. Saebury
Brownsville
Roy Miller
Corpus Christi
W. E. Lea
Orange
T. S. Henderson
Cameron
E. H. Astin
G. G. Kelly
Wharton
R. E. L. Knight
E. R. Cockrell
Ft. Worth
R. F. Burgess
el Paso
H. H. Allen
San Angelo
H. T. Wilkins
Bronte
C. 8. Guin
Ward Templeman
Navasota
W. M. Fly
Gonzales
R. J. Eilers
Austin
W. W. Woodson
Waco
Friends in Need Society notes dues and death in Bryan
Bryan Texas August 27 1928 notice states W T James a member in good standing died August 25 1923 and beneficiaries paid one dollar for each member in good standing at his death. Each member is assessed one dollar ten cents due by Monday September 10 1923 or policy will be suspended. signed A J Buchanan vice president and J T Maloney secretary.
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Bryan
Texas
W. T. James
A. J. Buchanan
J. T. Maloney
Grace Family Reunion At Sulphur Springs After Twelve Years
Double Sulphur Springs hosted a Grace family reunion last Sunday the first in twelve years. Attendees brought baskets for a barbecue meal of chicken squirrel pork and mutton and enjoyed cards and swimming in the afternoon. Family members listed include T L Grace R S Grace J M Barron S A Atkins E P Burnett H C Maurer J W Barron P L Barron Dr G F Lee Enoch Holland and Dave Munday with others likely present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Double Sulphur Springs
T. L. Grace
R. S. Grace
J. M. Barron
S. A. Atkins
E. P. Burnett
H. C. Maurer
J. W. Barron
P. L. Barron
G. F. Lee
Enoch Holland
Dave Munday
D. Brown
Messrs. Carroll
Jones
C. Kelley
B. Kelly
Teachers Institute Near Brazos Held at College
The district teachers institute for seven counties near Brazos will meet at College next Monday, as announced by County Superintendent D. J. McDonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers’ Institute
Brazos
D. J. McDonald
Jinx on Football Sees Strong High School Teams in Southwest
Jinx Tucker analyzes how several splended high school squads in the region, led by Itasca under Heinie Weir and Marlin, Rosebud, and McGregor, may challenge for the title. He notes conference rules require three games and discusses Texas A and M and Texas University as contenders alongside Arkansas and Texas A&M in chasing the Southwestern title.
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Jinx Tucker
Milford
Tigers
Itasca
Heinie Weir
Weir
D. X. Bible
Marlin
Rosebud
McGregor
Waco
Hillsboro
Texas University
Oklahoma A
Three Stages of Suffering From Mosquito Bites
An editorial humor piece argues that mass mosquito swarms ruin outdoor life and provoke profanity. It praises city efforts to curb mosquitos and urges property owners to remove breeding sites through spring cleaning.
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W. 8. Bizzell
Mosquito
Laura Roten Vaccinates Flock Against Chicken Pox
Miss Laura Belle Roten home demonstration agent vaccinated 150 White Leghorn chickens against chicken pox and soup at Mrs. Will Henderson’s home in Kurten Texas last Monday afternoon. She was aided by Mrs. J. P. Gilpin, Mrs. J. L. Jones, and Mrs. Henderson in a session lasting one hour and forty minutes.
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Bryan Daily Bogie
Kurten
Tex
Laura Belle Roten
Will Henderson
JP. Gilpin
J. L. Jones
Henderson
Trustees to Fill County Board Seat on September First
Prof. W. L. Powers, president of the county board of trustees, has called a meeting for Saturday September 1 1923 to elect a county trustee to fill Prof. Martin L. Hayes's place and to transact any other business. D. J. McDonald, Secretary of County Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Powers
County Board of Trustees
Martin L. Hayes
D. J. McDonald
Masons Visit Shiro for Degree Work
A party of Bryan and College Masons traveled to Shiro on Tuesday to perform Masonic work in the local lodge. The visitors were W. A. Duncan J. D. Martin W. F. Davis L. E. Dowd George A. Long Tiny Keene John Carmichael Harry E. Randolph Charley Ayers Roy Huds peth M. K. Thornton W. C. Dabney H. S. Kerr and R. M. Burman. W. W. H. Buchanan and Will Henderson joined at Kurten by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan and College Masons
Shire
Shiro
W. A. Duncan
J. D. Martin
W. F. Davis
L. E. Dowd
George A. Long
Tiny” Keene
John Carmichael
Harry E. Randolph
Charley Ayers
Roy Hudspeth
M. K. Thornton
W. C. Dabney H. S. Kerr
Spur Farm Lands offer low prices on Northwest Texas ranches
Spur Farm Lands markets productive high terrain tracts in Dickens county Texas with prices described as low and terms easy. The ad highlights no commissions, direct sale from owner, ample acres already sold and paid, and options for stock farms and small ranch tracts. It touts climate hills schools gravel roads and strong county growth per census data.
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Texas
Dickens County
Cap Rock
Clifford B. Jones
Mer
Ss. M. Swenson & Sons
Spur
LIVERGARD and LUNGARDIA Ad Claims
An old advertisement promotes LIVERGARD as the superior laxative and LUNGARDIA as unmatched for coughs colds and sore throat. The copy claims a single trial convinces and notes Lungardia Co Dallas Texas supplies druggists nationwide.
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Livergard
Lungardia Livergard
Lungardia
Lungardia Co
Dallas
Texas
Adv
Western Union Manager to Remain in Bryan
District Commercial Superintendent J. F. Wilson of Dallas spent Wednesday in Bryan consulting with Bryan Western Union Manager W. B. about continued leadership. The visit focused on business operations and community service arrangements for the local office.
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Western Union
Bryan
J. F. Wilson
Dallas
Hollingsworth Resigns But Will Stay in Bryan
The notice states Mr. Hollingsworth had resigned his post but has chosen to remain in Bryan. It also mentions Ji R. Tatman visiting Teague to tend a very ill sister at the bedside.
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R. Hollingsworth
Mr. Hollingsworth
Bryan
Ji R. Tatman
Teague
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Country Club
McAdams
MR. Thomas
Bryan, Texas
Conservation
Friends IN Need Society
Grace Family Reunion
Jinx
Laura B. Roten
Will Harris
Loretta
Galveston
the Eagle
Anson LeRoy Parsons
Wellborner
Bryan Toay
Walter Wipprecht
Texarkana
Carl Wipprecht
E. J. Fermier
Michigan
Chas. Hruska
H. T. Schovajsa
Cecelia Schemelsky
M. F. Vitopil
Minnie Mathews
Palestine
I. E. Warren
Midland
Graham
Alton
Glenn Flynn
R. W. Howell
Flynn
First Methodist Church
Lee J. Rountree
Susie Mae Sanders
Calvert
W. B. Walthall
Victoria
Washington, D. C
J. R. Collier
Judd Collier
Brazos Bottom
Collier
Brazos County
Elizabeth Hunnicutt
R. J. Hunnicutt
Doris Climpet
Bertha Risse
Louise Janett
Caldwell
Rubye Boriskie
W. B. Bizzell
W. S. Bizzell
Somerville
Tech College
R. B. Grant
Richard and
Davis
Margaret
Marvin F. Carroll
del Rio
H. G. Brewer
Rosse
N. F. Lockerd
J. Webb Howell
Boulder
May Tucker
Walter Tucker
Fred Manly
Gladys Vance
Erwin Smith
Edison English
Tot Melton
Pitts Bridge
Vilas Johnson
Groesbeck
Lions Club
E. J. Fountain
Chicago
Ed S. Derden
Edgar
D. L. Wilson
D. L. Jr
Temple
W. T. Hefley
S. W. Lawless
Lawless
Richardson
Masons
Northwest
the Home Guards
Sora
Weeckly
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