Old Independence remembered at fourteenth homecoming
A large crowd gathered at Independence to revive memories of its glory days. Attendees included descendants of Baylor and Clay families, three great grandsons of Sam Houston, and local residents. The program featured a sermon by Rev James Carroll, music by the old choir, and a picnic lunch under live oaks, with efforts to preserve Baylor University Hill ruins and the historic Yequa Valley landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff T. Kemp
Lina Rogers Kemp
Baylor-Belton
Ruth Kemp
S&s Henderson
Baylor University
Waco
Mary Lake Henderson
Winnie Henderson
Boyd Wells
Old Independence
S. Henderson
Jeby
Washing County
Stephen Fo Aattin
Hidalgo
Washington
Pelaim
Independence
Seale University
Chapel Hill
Live Oak Seminary
Gay Hill
Jeff Davis
Jeff
Laure
Texas
Barry Gillespie
Edward Turner
John Sayles
Baylor
R. E. B. Baylor
Ps‘triother
Statesman
George
Red
Saylee Spring
Lys Oak Seminary
Peacoct Lane
Indiana
Rob Miller
Mame Miller McMahon
Rob
Capitol of
Yegua Valley
Alner Lipscomb
Supreme Court of Texas
Tacitus
Women’s College
Sam Houston
Clay
Cole
Hoxie
Blue
Shannon
Haynes
Hale
Seward
Love
Holland
Williams
Booker
Boatwright
Newman
Clampitt
Thornhill
Marton
Lockett
Lott
James Dallas
Hood
Texas Brigade
Mary Hunt Affleck
Kate Haynes Hudson
Helen C. Blue
America
England
Thompson (Bailey) Penney
Wallace
Wallace Brosige
Kate Haynes Ludson
Shady Grove
Leim
Dr. J
First Baptist Church
T. S. Hende ‘Son
Dr Carroll
First Baptist ‘Church
Illinois
East
Daniel Parker
Desert Song to Open State Fair of Texas Engagement
The Desert Song, praised by New York critics as a superb operetta with strong music and grand chorus, plays at the Dallas Fair Park Auditorium from October 6 to 21 with matinees on select days. It is cited as the most expensive entertainment ever engaged for a Texas State Fair.
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New York
London
England
Chicago
Texas
Iit
Fair Park
Dallas
Henry Buchanan and Wife Welcome New Bryan Residents
Mr and Mrs Henry Buchanan celebrate a marriage blessed at the bride’s Duncan Oklahoma home on August 26. they arrived in Bryan and stay with groom’s parents Mr and Mrs 3 W Buchanan while settling in at 28 rd Street.
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Henry Buchanan
Duncan
Oklahoma
Bryan
3. W. Buchanan
5. W. Bucnanan
District considers 506000 bond to build highways
Petitions circulate as ruling on a local election for 506000 dollars in bonds to finance hard surfaced roads in the district.
Independence Day History Recap At Old Independence
The speaker traced Independence Texas origins and local figures from 1837 to 1887. He described Zion Morrill and Parker founding churches, the naming of Independence after the Declaration, and honored pioneers like Nestor Clay, Asa Hoxie, Moses Austin Bryan, James Willie, and Gen. Robertson. The gathering closed with a September-first meeting date and thanked residents for hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Santa Anna
Independence
Nestor Clay
San Felipe
Asa Hoxie
Moses Austin Bryan
Stephen F. Austin
Austin
Houston
James Willie
Texas
Royal T. Wheeler
Supreme Court
R. M
Willie) Williamson
Jerome B. Robertson
Hood
Felix H. Robertson
John P. Cole
Washington County
H. A. McArdle
Lee
Dawn
Alamo
Harry Haynes
Lexus
Scotland
Jo Shannon
Local extension talk highlights farming city links in Bryan
Mr Williamson urges balance between agriculture and city life at a Bryan luncheon. He praises the chamber of commerce and farm demonstration agents while noting 19 of 23 extension workers in Bryan and College Station own homes. He cautions against back to the farm rhetoric and stresses mutual understanding between rural and urban communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilyn
Et Club
Spe
Bryan
College
Bryan Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commercce
Mr. Williamson
F. R. Bryant
A. M. Brock
J. A. Clutter
R. V. Armstrong
R. Franks
W. W. Chambers
Henry Locke
Harry S. Edge
Dupree Fountain
F. D. Fuller
H. H. Williamson
Gause Father and Son Visit Bryan for School Plans
Dr. Ferguson a noted farmer from Gause Milam County travels to Bryan with his son Tom Ferguson a star at Gause High School to discuss his entry at Allen Academy. Ferguson reports crops are shortened by recent dry weather.
Edge party heads to Texas Baptist convention
Mr and Mrs J L Edge Rev M L Hollis Misses Imaree Monica Wheeler C A Carson and others left Bryan by automobile early this morning for Chilton to attend the state convention of the Baptist church. Rev J J Tatum his daughter Mrs Walter Holmes and Mrs Della Wooten will go to Chilton tomorrow to attend the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Edge
M. L. Hollis
Imaree
Monica Wheeler
C. A. Carson
Bryan
Chilton
Texas
State Convention of the Baptist Church
J. J. Tatum
Walter Holmes
Della Wooten
Dove season Opens September First Amid Abundant Birds
Hunters ready their shooting irons for the dove season opening on September 1. Reports say a plentiful season with many doves observed, prompting early cleanup and preparation by local sportsmen.
Brazos County 4-H Club Plans and Prize Opportunities
Brazos County 4 H clubs meet with county council to adopt a four fold program. Rehearsals start soon for an educational 4 H tour of schools and communities. The Texas Cottonseed Crushers Association offers a $1000 prize contest with trips, watches, and gold medals for extension club members. Enrollment for 1928 participation opens. soil building and terracing featured. fair exhibits and scholarship contests announced. Living Room Improvement Contest rules issued for 1929.
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County 4
Texas Cottonseed Crushers’ Association
A. and M. College of Texas
Chicago
Brazos County
Webb Howell
Bryan
Howsell
Bernice Claytor
Kopetsky Returns to Florida After Family Visit
Albert Kopetsky returns to Florida with parents Mr and Mrs A D Kopetsky after a lengthy vacation. A farewell party at his home drew a very large crowd on Friday night. Pauline Thurman visits Miss Mary Kopetsky and returns to Bry an. Mrs White and two children visit Virgil Bush family and return to Louisiana. Mrs Anderson leaves for Louisiana to visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’s Highway
A. D. Kopetsky
Albert Kopetsky
Florida
Pauline Thurman
Mary Kopetsky
Bryan
Tammany's Reign Criticized Across New York Politics
The piece accuses Tammany Hall of corruption from New York City to the state, citing foreign-born voters, bootlegging rings, and lax enforcement. It claims Governor Almith's repeal of the Mullen-Gage law enabled widespread lawbreaking and warns that reform has not improved Tammany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Davis
Tammany
Aaron Burr
New York State
Daily Papers
Almith
Tweed
Croker
Murehey
Dove Season for North Zone Opens September 1
R. F. Grant, game warden, states the north zone dove season opens September 1. The route from Austin to the Brazos river and along the Beaumont branch of the Santa Fe railroad is noted in the season description. Grant also offers sale of hunting and fishing licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Fe Grant
Austin
Southern Pacific
Brazos River
Beaumont
Santa Fe
Allen Academy Cadet Raymond Bradley Visits Home Town
Raymond Bradley of Corsicana, a student and cadet corps officer at Allen Academy, is visiting friends for a few days and may return to Allen. He is popular at Bryan High and has work on his father's Louisiana rice farm during the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Bradley
Corsicana
Allen Academy
Allen
Raymond
Bryan
Louisiana
Bryanites Attend Houston Contest
Bryanites traveled to Houston Sunday to watch Wild Bill Hallahan beat Paulo Spittio Wachtel 2 to 1 and fan 11 batters. Attendees from Bryan included Lou Kraft Mike Barron Emory Deason Johnny Hudson Horace Dansby John O Connor Red Suderuth and Bob Middleton.
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Bryan
Houston
Wild Bill Hallahan
Paulo Spittio Wachtel
Lou Kraft
Mike Barron
Emory Deason
Johnny Hudson
Horace Dansby
John O’connor
Red Suderuth
Bob Middleton
Thrall Carrier Delivers Honey and News in Rural Route
A Thrall rural mail carrier blends delivery with beekeeping and has harvested over 4500 pounds of honey this season. He tends hives alongside his postal route, exemplifying rural multitasking.
Millican Notes bustling with visits and local life
The Millican column reports on visits to Decatur Denton and Fort Worth plus theater in Worth. Residents include Mrs Alma Williams Mrs Hugh Thompson Miss Mildred McGregor Guy Earl and Elizabeth, Emma Bradley and Belle Bradley among others. regional growth and rainfall affect cotton and grain, with fruit trees thriving in town.
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Millican
C. Jameson
Decatur
Denton
Denton College
M. College
Ft. Worth
Worth Theatre
Tennessee Dairies
Dallas
Brazos County
Alma Williams
Mississippi
Jeff Royder
Baytown
Chas. McGregor
L. B. Sampson
Otto
L. L. Dickson
Victoria
Guy Hodges
Guy Earl
Guy
Elizabeth
Hugh Thompson
Gulf
Joe McGregor
Mildred McGregor
Houston
Emma. Bradley
Galveston
Belle Bradley
Strousland
Emma Simpson
B.C. Jameson
Tolbert
Wellborn
Kathleen Meredith
R. E. Dunlap
Irene Furmann
Eliott Dunlap
Miriam Hensley
Lubbock
San Angelo
Burnie Vance
Sallie Vance
Henry Poole
Fletcher Poole
Kate Williams
Waco
Emma Williams
Frances
Maydell
Lettie Hill
California
Ella Dunlop
Jesse McFertin
Lufkin
Agreement Reached With Railroaders in Western Territory
The United States Board of Mediation announced an accord between the executive officers of the Order of Railway Conductors and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen of Western railroads. The dispute covered rates pay and certain rules.
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Washington
United States Board of Mediation
Order of Railway Conductors and Brotherhood of Railroad
Western Territory
Widows and Orphans Fund Planned by American Legion
The resolutions committee of the Department of the American Legion approved a fund for widows and orphans to be modeled after Masonic groups during the Texarkana convention. Congressman Tom Connally addressed the morning session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Texarkana
Resolutions Committee
Department of the American Legion
Tom Connally
Texas Plane Seeks Transcontinental Race from Abilene
L F Derryberry of Abilene took off in the Miss Abilene plane from Kinsolving field to enter the trans continental air race opening September 4. The Trav elair biplane was christened in a ceremony with Miss Frances Long naming the craft Miss Abilene. The entry is official for West Texas Chamber of Commerce and the city of Abilene with funding from Citicuse Abilene and the West Texas commerce group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
West Texas
L. F. Derryberry
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Cavitts Return From Cool West Vacation
Esther Edith Ethel Cavitt and Miss Aline Brogden returned yesterday from Colorado where they spent a pleasant automobile trip in the Rocky Mountains. They were charmed by Colorado as a summer resort and saw Pike's Peak Long's Peak Mount Manitou Incline and the Cave of the Winds with its stalactites stalagmites and hairpins.
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Esther
Edith
Ethel Cavitt
Aline Brogden
Colorado
Rocky Mountains
Pike’s
Long’s Peaks
Mt. Manitou
Cave of the Winds
Miss Mary Jessie Stone Leaves Bryan for North Carolina
Former Bryan resident Miss Mary Jessie Stone, ex Extension Service agent for Louisiana and state home demonstration agent, leaves Bryan this afternoon for South Pines North Carolina to assume a field editor post with the Progressive Farmer in Birmingham Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jessie Stone
Extension Service Department
A. and M. College
Louisiana
South Pines
North Carolina
Miss Stone
Progressive Farmer
Birmingham
Ala
Bryan
Emmel Returns From Pinewood Vacation Home
Ed R Emmel dean of the Bryan druggists reports returning from Pinewood Mississippi where relatives and friends were visited. He notes Pinewood a saw mill town built by a large company now selling the entire town as forests are depleted and residents leave. He adds crops in the area are poor this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed R. Emmel
The
Bryan Druggists
Pinewood
Miss
Emmel
Emmet
Self poisoning linked to constipation urged relief by Herbine
A health ad warns that slow toxin buildup from digestive waste harms the body and suggests Herbine vegetable cathartic as the pleasantest relief. It lists symptoms like headaches coated tongue insomnia and back pains and promotes Roman & Vick as advertisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roman & Vick.Adv
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LIONS
Gause
Coucoh Arayhota
Lucy Give
S. C. Weiten
Leonard Road
Westen
People’s
North Zone
Cavitts
Cool West
Alabama
E.R. Emmel
W.w.hall & CO
W. W. Hall
College Avenue Road
O, E. Hall
Bryan, Texas
Wm, Griffin
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