Retired Baptist preacher E W Nunley seeks old friends
The letter from E. W. Nunley of Burleson Texas recalls Brazos County ties and Baptist faith. Nunley born before 1849 notes ordination in 1872 in Tennessee and fifty years of preaching. He writes of poverty, family, and hope for renewed acquaintance with Bryan Eagle readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
Texas
Bryan Eagle
Brazos County
Baptist Church
Burleson
The
Tennessee
Kingdom of God
Masonic Lodge
Jesus Christ
E. W. Nunley
Quarrel Over Poland Threatens Eastern European Peace
Premier Waldemaras of Lithuania told the League of Nations Council today that conditions endangering peace in Eastern Europe exist as he opened an attack on Poland in the ongoing Polish Lithuanian dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Geneva
Europe
Waldemaras
Lithuania
Council of the
League of Nations
Poland
College Social Club Christmas Eve Party Solicits Funds
The finance committee asks donations for the annual Christmas Eve party hosted by the College Social Club. Members and affiliates of A and M College are urged to contribute, with donations to be given at the Y or to a committee chairman Mrs. Martin B. Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College
Martin B. Hughes
Road Official Is Promoted Road Official Is Promoted
C E Johnston becomes president of the Kansas City Southern railroad succeeding J A Edson who resigned. The promotion places Johnston as head of the carrier in New York with the company announcing the change today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
C. E. Johnston
Kansas City Southern Railroad
the Road
J. A. Edson
Bartlett Chosen As Aggie Captain
Big Willie Bartlett of Marlin was elected captain of the 1928 A and M football team yesterday afternoon. He has played center and guard for two years and is noted as an all conference center candidate and exceptional punter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Bartlett
Marlin
Bartlett
Aggies
Whitmire Speaks to Bryan Lions On Cooperation And Service
J L Whitmire president of the United Merchants' Association of Texas was the Bryan Lions Club speaker. He urged citizen cooperation and intelligent salesmanship and service, noting a modern store draws trade from a wide radius and that Bryan could grow fivefold with collective effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
J. L. Whitmire
United Merchants’ Association of Texas
Bryan Lions Club
Pharoah
Iola Barron
Bert Blanchette
A. R. Locke
Allen Academy
W. W. Daup
A. F. Ainsworth
Palace Opera House
Daup
Harold Sanders
Maurice Schulman
Main Street
M. M. Erskine
Bob Armstrong
M. College
Mr. Whitmire
United States
A. S. Ware
J. E. Tatum
Pt. Geo. W. Griner
M. F. Vitopil
Joe Kaplan
H. H. Young
Clifton Franks
C. M. Hassell
Norman Dansby
Henry Locke
E. Eberstadt
G. L. Crawford
F. B. Patronella
Harry Estill
J. Bryan Miller
F. D
J. Coulter Smith
Mrs
Roy Danforth
Ty Cobb
Mabry Chosen Ross Volunteers King at A M College of Texas
F M Mabry of San Antonio electrical engineering student at Texas A and M was elected king of the Ross Volunteers for next spring at a college meeting. He will likely name the queen with coronation opening the R V celebration. The unit has 135 members this year with 51 veterans and 84 newcomers. 30 seniors and 54 juniors. Initiation of the 84 new members occurred last Sunday. Lester Potter of Dallas is captain and B C Warner Jr of Dallas is first sergeant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
F. M. Mabry
San Antonio
A. and M. College of Texas
Ross
Mabry
R. V
Lester Potter
Dallas
R. Vs
B. C. Warner, Jr
Good Cheer Seeks Clothing for All Ages in Brazos County
The Bryan and Brazos County Good Cheer appeals for second hand clothing for men women and children plus bedding sheets and pillow cases. Donations can be left at Brock Bros Store or by calling 238. The charity relies on local citizens to share gifts on this cold day.
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Bryan and Brazos County
Bryan
Brock Bros
Good Cheer Organization
Brazos County
Hughes Declines Run for Republican Nomination
Charles Evans Hughes, former Secretary of State, said he would not be a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. He expressed deep disappointment at President Coolidge's decision not to seek re election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
Associated Presss
New York
Charles Evans Hughes
United States
Rainbow Sextet To Perform At A. and M. College Dec 12
The Ladies Rainbow Sextet directed by Sue Ernest Hewling will present a varied program of music and fun at Assembly Hall, A and M College of Texas, December 12 at 7 45 pm. General admission 50c. students 35c. Hewling, a Victor record whistling artist and multi instrumentalist, leads six musicians in ensembles from orchestra to saxophone quartet and brass trio featuring whistling as a highlight. The show blends classical and popular numbers in lively arrangements.
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Ladies’ Rainbow Sextet
Sue Ernest Hewling
Assembly Hall
M. College of Texas
Hewling
Dr and Mrs Lee Move to Iola from Bryan
Bryan friends announce that Dr and Mrs George F Lee will leave Bryan for Iola in Grimes county where he will practice. Mrs Lee’s mother Mrs Dansby will join them at Iola after January 1. Many Bryan and Brazos County friends express regret and wish them well.
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Bryan
George F. Lee
Iola
Grimes County
Lee
D. M. Dansby
Brazos County
Dansby
Purples Win In Philathea Class Drive At First Methodist
The Purples led by Mrs. J. E. Covey defeated the Golds by raising 565.50 dollars in ten months of rummage candy and bazaar sales. Golds raised 533.22 dollars under Mrs. Poulter Christian. A January banquet will honor the winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Covey
First Methodist Church
Nell, Cole
Poulter Christian
R. 8
Marshall
Horace Mosteller
J. W. Williams
Nelson Dulaney
E. R. Budaly
H. R. Brayton
M. L. Hays
Ray Pippin
W. E. Neeley
E. R. Reynolds
M. E. McCartney
N. N. Snapp
Harry Snapp
J. S. Caldwell
Roland Nunn
R. E
W. M. Owens
Albert Goodman
E. W. Bullock
Hugo Lenz
W. L. Porter
C. M. Bethany
Powers
Wilson Bradley
Milton Davis
J. S. Doane
George Barnes
J. L. Lush
O. O. Henderson
al Patterson
Ray Jones
H. W. Plumb
Smith
Johnson
E. R. Bryant
W. F. Davis
Will Poindexter
Lamar Jones
Dana Carnes
Mugford
M. Schulman
A. K. Brown
Pierson
O. A. Ashworth
S. D. Pearce
Lee Mike
Sam E. Eberstadt
R. E. Bosque
J. N. Goodwin
Melle Williams
W. R. Fairman
Hugo John
M. M. Erskine
Joan Egan
Delay
Will K. Gibbs
Lucy Brogdon
Sallie Hill
Mamie Lee Hayden
Alice Smith
Bryan Boy Among Candidates For A. and M. Degree
Seventeen students at the A and M College of Texas are candidates for degrees to be awarded in February at the close of the first semester. Eleven seek the B S degree, three the M S degree, two the B A degree, and one the doctor of veterinary medicine.
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College Station
A. and
M. College of Texas
Ther
Willis Raymond Bodine
Temple
George W. Curry
el Paso
Jay H.floyd
Midland
Jose de la Fuendte
Saltillo
Mexico
Turner
Greenwade
Whitney
Joe Mason Hancock
Morgan Mill
Harold Collins Jackson Jr
Hereford
Clifford Newton Kornegay
Winters
Clarke Aubrey Mathews
Fort Worth
Gus A. Schattenberg
San Antonio
Thomas A. Servello
Corpus Christi
Emory Clayton Cuching
Bryan
Ray Flagg
Robert Earl Karper
William Alonzo Deen
Bert Thomason Lacey
Buffalo
Harvie R. Ellis
Former Brotherhood President Is Dead in Cleveland
William Prenter, former president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, died at his Cleveland home at age 72. He led the union in past years and was a prominent figure in railroad labor circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood
Associated Press
Cleveland
Dee
William Prenter
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Women May Vote Without Paying Their Poll Tax
City Secretary Guy P. Bittle notes an Attorney General ruling allows women to vote next year without paying the 1927 city poll tax. The January 31 deadline applies to local taxes as several railroads including Southern Pacific and Missouri Pacific have already paid their 1927 taxes.
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Guy P. Bittle
Little Theatre Play Scores Big Success Tuesday
The Little Theatre presented The Whole Towns Talking at the Palace Opera House to strong audience praise. The comedy drew cheers for the cast including Mrs Milton Fountain Miss Minnie Cahill I E Warren Sam Crenshaw and more with praise for Mrs Paul Stevens who directed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Opera House
Milton Fountain
Tyler Haswell
I. E. Warren
Minnie Cahill
Sam Crenshaw
Coolidge Names Myers for Bryan Postmaster
President Coolidge sent to the Senate for confirmation the name of Charles S. Myers to be postmaster at Bryan. The action announces a key federal appointment in a local city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
Myers
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Charles S. Myers
Bryan
Aggie Students Elect Football Player President
Brooks Conover of Dallas was elected president of the sophomore class at Texas A and M College. Tom W. Mills of Groesbeck is vice president, Joe Brown of Fort Worth secretary treasurer, and F E Kavanaugh of Port Arthur historian. Conover Mills and Brown were standout Aggie football players this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle
College Station
George Remus Hysterical in Court Today
In Cincinnati on December 7, George Remus, on trial for his life for killing his wife, became hysterical as Harrye Truesdale Hamilton testified that Remus was watched for days amid an alleged plot to murder him for a $10 000 offered by Mrs. Remus. The court recessed thereafter.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
George Remus
Harrye Truesdale
Hamilton
Ohio
Remus
Building permits near half million for Bryan in 1927
Building permits for Bryan during the first ten months of 1927 totaled 489,429 dollars, reported by City Manager J. Bryan Miller. The figure may be the highest for any city in Texas under 10 000 population for that period.
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Bryan
J. Bryan Miller
Blizzard Forces Cold Wave Across Midwest and Rockies
A severe blizzard in the Rocky Mountains spread into the Midwest and Southwest, driving temperatures from the sixties to freezing point soon after midnight. Snow and wind created dangerous travel conditions as cold air rushed southward.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Rocky Mountains
Middle West
Aggie Cadets Write Home At High Daily Volume
A and M College of Texas cadets average 5 000 letters daily to mothers dads and sweethearts with about 100 a day in postage via the college Y M C A. The 1926 27 report shows 62 000 letters handled at the Y desk and a student payroll over 2 000 while the budget totals 22 000 from rents privilege cards pictures Lyceum accounts and other sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Cashion
Postal Exchange
O. O. Henderson
Bryan
Lyceum
Christmas Tea Gathers Martha Class at First Christian
The Martha Class of the First Christian Church held a Tuesday December 6 gathering at Mrs Falgeaus College Ave home. Decorations games prizes and refreshments set a Christmas mood with G L Crawford Gladys Dowling winning prizes and James Ray Frances Caldwell booby prizes. Guests included Weldon Jones W S Collard E N Holm green Jess M Cooke A F Ainsworth James J Ray J D Love L J Falgeau E B Middleton Anna Manley Gladys Dowling Frances Caldwell Genie de Steigner Sara Bell Wilson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genie de Steigner
L. J. Falgeau
Martha
First Christian Church
Only Five Jurors Picked In Trial Of Becky Rogers
Becca Bradley Rogers bank robbery case stalled in La Grange as 75 veniremen were exhausted with only five jurors selected. Court planned to resume trial this afternoon after further veniremen were summoned.
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Becky Rogers
LA Grange
Rebecca Bradley Rogers
Cotton market slips on futures and spot declines
Cotton futures fall seven to eight points amid broad market weakness. Local spot prices ease to 19 to 20 cents per pound as buyers adjust to softer demand.
275 Residences Inspected for Fire Hazards
A Bryan campaign under the Chamber of Commerce on fire prevention reports 275 residences inspected with very few destructive flues found. The effort aims to reduce the fire rate as the inspection progresses exceptionally well.
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Bryan
Chamber of Commerce Committee
City Commission To Meet Friday To Consider Pay Petitions
Bryan City Commission will meet Friday night to consider petitions for additional pay ing which have circulated. The panel will also discuss awarding contracts for furnishing lubricating oil for public utilities, an item that commonly totals about $2,000.
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City Commission of
Bryan
Mortgage Probe Into Jurors Home Mentioned in Oil Trial
Washington detective Charles Ruddy Burns testified for the government that Henry Day, linked to Henry Sinclair, personally ordered an inquiry into whether jurors in the Fall Sinclair oil trial owned a mortgage on their home.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Deco
Charles Ruddy Burns
Henry Day
Henry Sinclair
Sinclair Oil
Methodist Women Groups Formed at First Methodist Church
A committee from the Women’s Missionary Society organized the church groupings. Group I includes Mesdames Barnes, Conway, Crenshaw, Emory, and others. Group II features Barrow, Bethea, Clark, Cochran, Crenshaw, and more. Group III lists Adams, Allen, Batte, Boyett, Cove y, and others. Group IV titled “Mother Baker” lists Chatham, Cole, Coulter, Downard, Eb erstadt, Eden, Hall, and additional members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church
W. H. Cole
B. T. Poole
J. B. Priddy
T. A. Adams
W. E. Neeley
I. Mesdames George Barnes J. M. Conway, E. W. Crenshaw, G. W. Emory
Mary Ewing
W. F. Gibbs
J. W. Hall
P. H. Hen‘sarling
Fred Jenson
J. T. McDonald
D. Pearce
W. E. Saunders
J. O O. Tucker
A. M. Waldrop
Hattie Welch
A. F. Wilson
J. W. Barron
Lamar Bethea
B. F. Clark
H. N. Cochran
Mary Crenshaw
H. C. Fulgham
M. L. Hayes
Kreminway
E. J. Jenkins
John Lawrence
Bessie Lawrence
Jessie Martin
Pearl Martindale
Lee Mike
E. A. Miller
Dave Munday
H. G. Stallings
James H. Webb
Miss Lillie Hall
Ili
R. O. Allen
Louis Batte
W.W. C. Boyett
W. B. Cline
J. E. Covey
R. M. Dansby
J. C. Davidson
Jim Darwin
C. R. Gardner
E. C. Harder
L. A. Koenig
C. A. Lewis
C. S. Martin
J. D. Martin
W. H. Plumb
Mary Shethorne
W. W. Solomon
Mother Baker
Mesdames Fannie Chatham
J. N. Cole
Dana Carnes
D. W. Coulter
W. A. Deaton
J. & Doane
R. W. Downard
S. E. Eberstadt
C. L. Eden
Mattie Hall
Deaths in Okmulgee Farm Fire Claim Three
A fire destroyed the J. T. Hunt farm home near Okmulgee Oklahoma killing three people and severely injuring a fourth. The victims were J. Hurt 73, Mrs. Hurt 68 and Oleta Hurt 14.
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Associated Press
Okmulgee
Okla
J. T. Hunt
Hurt
Mrs. Hurt
Oleta Hurt
Illinois Senator Denied His Seat
Washington reports Senator Frank Smith of Illinois was denied the oath of office by the Senate today. The action prevents him from taking his seat pending further proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Associated Press
Washington
Frank Smith
Senate
Joseph Keating Dies Wednesday
Joseph Keating Republican National Committeeman from Indiana died suddenly at his Indianapolis home on Wednesday December 7 after a brief illness or incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Keating
Associated Press
Indianapolis
Indiana
Market Drops After Cal's Declaration
New York opening sees sharp declines in many stocks from $1 to $4 or more per share as investors react to President Coolidge reiterating he will not be a candidate next year.
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Associated Press
New York
Coolidge
Scholarship Fund for Rice Students Is Announced
The Grant William Jordan and Cora Jordan Memorial Scholarship Fund will aid two Texas-born Harris county youths, one boy and one girl, to four years of Rice Institute tuition. The Houston Land and Trust Co. is executor with a $45 000 estate, funds kept perpetual if the recipients graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Rice Institute For College
Harris County
Cora Jordan
Houston Land and Trust Company
William Jordan
Texas
Rice Institute
Freeze Will Prevail For State Today
Dallas weather reports freezing temperatures to the coast tonight as the coldest weather of the season sweeps the state. Texline records four above zero while Bryan reports 1.23 inches of rain. a wind storm accompanied the rainfall and caused damage. Hearne suffers damage to the Western Public Service Company and its compress is unroofed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Weather Bureau
Texline
Bryan
Hearne
Western Public Service Company
Yancy Storey Case Is Reset
Sherman case against Yancy Storey for bank robbery was reset today by Judge Hare to January 30 on motion of the defense counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Sherman
Yancy Storey
Hare
Normalcy urged as athletic need at southern colleges meeting
The Association of Southern Colleges and Secondary Schools urged a policy of normalcy in athletics at its annual Jacksonville meeting. Dean Charles E. Finley, representing A and M College of Texas, reported that Texas members favor conservatism and deplore undue activity. The 1928 meeting will be in Fort Worth, the organization’s first in Texas, with unanimous support to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Association of Southern Colleges and Secondary Schools
Jacksonville
Florida
Charles E. Finley
M. College of Texas
Texas
Fort Worth
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Lions’ Club
King of
Good Cheer
Hughes
Rainbow Sextet
Mrs. Lee
Purples
Philathea
Bryan Boy
Middlewest
City Commission
C. R. Burns
Sinclair
Methodist
Okmulgee, Okla
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