Caldwell Presents Loving Cup for Livestock Judging
J M Caldwell of Bryan donates a silver loving cup to be awarded to the top individual on the Texas A and M International Livestock Judging Team. The cup becomes permanent Saddle and Sirloin Club property and will bear winners’ names and the contest year. Caldwell also provides a medal for the top freshman on the Freshman Livestock Judging Team chosen near spring’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Calwell
Bryan
A. & M. College
Texas
Caldwell
Brazos Debates Road Bond and State Law for Roads
A Brazos citizen proposes a $1,500,000 road bond to be sold for permanent roads next summer. Another resident urges passing a road law by the legislature to complete road work in Brazos county within two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos
Brazos County
Wood Butler to Train for Omaha Wrestler Burns Challenge
Wood Butler begins training tonight for a wrestling match against Young Burns of Omaha at the Lyric Theatre on December 18. Burns has defeated every Texas opponent and challenges Butler in a 40 hand cap match. Butler is believed to be in fine shape in two weeks to meet his challenger.
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Wood Butler
Young Burns
Omaha
Nebraska
Lyric Theatre
Burns
Texas
Butler
One Woman Has Paid 1921 Brazos County Poll Tax
Tax Collector Roy Hudspeth reports only one woman, Mrs. Mark Francis of College Station, has paid her 1921 poll tax. About 250 men have paid and fewer than sixty days remain for the remaining 5,000 men and women to become full-fledged citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Hudspeth
Mark Francis
College
Brazos County
Bryan Weekly Eagle rate notice and local quotes
Bryan Weekly Eagle lists subscription rates for daily and weekly editions, including Brazos County pricing and delivery terms. The note urges supporting home enterprises and local goods, citing the value of dollars staying in town for Bryan, Hearne, Navasota, Calvert and nearby communities.
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iIn Penener
iIn
Ado
THE
Associated Press
Waco
Should Robbers Enter Your Home Tonight
An eerie Dallas newspaper advertisement urges residents to abandon homes after dark and seek safety in cemeteries to prove loyalty while thieves roam the city. It warns readers to bury valuables and trust banks, painting a city in peril and urging extreme caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Bryan adviser prompts 1924 candidate chatter
The Houston Post notes renewed Democratic activity around Mr. Bryan suggests he may be a candidate in 1924 but argues another candidate will emerge. It speculates Billy Bryan could vie, comparing his potential to Jimmie Cox and Harding era spending and votes.
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Houston Post
Bryan
Democratic Party
Billy Bryan
Yace
Jimmie Cox
Jimmie
Harding
Dallas Fines Suspected Vagrants and Expels Idle Men
The Dallas policy fines suspected vagrants $100 and offers paying the fine or leaving town. Officials should use discretion with idle men, but discretion wanes as slack employment draws undesirables into Southern cities, and moving them on is seen as preventing crime. The Houston Post criticizes inviting undesirables from Dallas to Houston.
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Dallas
Houston
Houston Post
Economic prices then and now for regional staples
The Houston Post notes in 1895 price ranges for apples eggs potatoes chickens and turkeys. If eggs now cost four times as much as then and chickens four times as high plus a single turkey equals a dozen earlier price, the disparity highlights inflation in food costs over time.
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Houston Post
Egg and Poultry Price Note in Market Report
A note shows eggs rising in price and turkeys selling at four dollars each. A turkey priced at four dollars per each now would bring four dollars per dozen if sold by the dozen.
Three New Restaurants Opened in Mexia During Oil Boom
Judge W C Davis of Bryan visited Mexia amid the restaurant rush. The Eagle notes the jam was so heavy he could not get a bite until returning to Bremond. It jokes the judge avoids Bremond unless he can buy a three cent pie for fifteen cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexia
Judge W. C. Davis
Bryan
Judge Davis
Bremond
Interscholastic League Meets in Brazos County 1921
Brazos County directors met at the courthouse on December 4 1920 to set the 1921 county meet for March 18 19 in Bryan. Maggie Easters elected Director of Essay Writing. four basketball contests planned. districts split by roads. games start January 15 1921.
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Interscholastic League
Court House
C. E Bobo
A. B. Ford
Annie Lawless
G. M. Ammons
W. R. Glazener
J. E. Smith
Maggie Easters
Kurten
Bess Morgan
Bryan
Jones’ Bridge Road
Steep Hollow
W. R.glazener
College Station
Texas
Brazos County Marriage Licenses Listed by County Clerk
A Brazos County list from the County Clerk A. S. McSwain shows couples newly licensed since the last Eagle reports. Names include LeRoy Green with Sarah Wilson, Elbate Livingston with Hattie Redding, Grebert Timothy with Dessie Green, Lester Foster with Yexana Walden, James Robertson with Perry Walden, Will Nelson with Emma Alexander, Ernest Hammonds with Annie Dayman, and Sam Lee with Sonia Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
A. S. McSwain
The
Eagle
LeRoy Green
Sarah Wilson
Elbate
A. R. Kroh to Speak at Baptist Tabernacle December 21
Mr. A. R. Kroh, described as an Apostle of Truth and an agricultural reformer, will address Bryan at the Baptist Tabernacle on December 21. Represented by F. W. Betts of Dallas, the talk follows a joint bankers and businessmen meeting in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Kroh promotes planting food crops and modern farming methods to lift farm prosperity. He travels without ties to any manufacturer, and his tour is sponsored by the Texas Automobile Dealers Association and the Texas Bankers Association.
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F. W. Betts
Dallas
Texas Bankers’ Association
Texas Automobile Association
Bankers and Businessmen of
Bryan
Chamber of Commerce Rooms
W. H. Cole
A. R. i Kroh
Baptist Tabernacle
Kroh
North Carolina
United States
Bryean
Apostle of
Truth
Texas Automobile Dealers Association
Texas Bankers Association
Idle men on Gainesville streets arrested in city effort
Gainesville Texas December 8. To prevent possible crime the city police arrested all idle men found on the streets. Three men were jailed today and immediately put to work with the street gang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesville
Tex
Aainesville
Sam B. Wilson Elected Director of Texas Dry Goods Group
At the Texas Retail Merchants Dry Goods Association meeting Sam B. Wilson president of the Sam B. Wilson Co. of Pryan was chosen as a director for the coming year. He is to be congratulated and will fulfill duties with honor and credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Retail Merchants Dry Goods Association
Sam B. Wilson
Sam B. Wilson Co
Pryan
Wilson
Death of Mrs John Son in Beaumont
Mrs W J Johnson dies in Beaumont after a six day pneumonia illness at age 39. Survived by husband Dunlap and Sam Johnson, her mother Mrs F L Dunlap, three brothers and two sisters. Funeral Tuesday at 10 in Beaumont with burial in Beaumont Cemetery. Relatives from Bryan attend.
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Bryan
W. J. Johnson
Beaumont
Charles S. Gainer
Charles Gainer, Jr
Belle Gainer
S. C. Williams
Bryan Develops Two Propositions for Growth and Industry
The Eagle reports two developing propositions in Bryan aimed at broad development. One plans a manufacturing plant for a remarkable invention, the other pursues resource development with vast potential. Investors have committed funds and express confidence in success.
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The
Eagle
Bryan
Constipation and Headache Cured in One Night
Product claim from Roman & Vick Drug Store touts Rub-My-Tism as curing constipation and headache with a nightly dose on the tongue with water, backed by a guarantee and promising relief from bruises cuts burns and other sores.
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Roman & Vick Drug Store
New Brazos County Commissioners Court Meets December 18
The Brazos County Commissioners Court holding its first monthly session on December 18 will approve bonds for County Treasurer Dora Wilson and Tax Collector Roy Hugdeth. The docket also covers a new Brazos County road law to be considered by the next legislature.
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Commissioners Court of
Brazos County
H. O. Ferguson
E. B. Holland
George P. Edge
C. I. Degelia
Jno. M. Moore
Dora Wilson
Roy Hudsweth
Dipping Season Extended Into March in Brazos County
Dr J A Wilk inson and Inspector Paul Swaincoat announce the 1920 dipping season ends November 80th and will resume around March 15th with warm weather. The recent season is described as very successful and Brazos County praised for tick eradication efforts.
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J. A. Wilkinson
Paul Swaincoat
Brazos County
Oil operators push expansion at Mexia Texas
Mexia Texas Dec 4 In talks with John B Means general manager Humphreys Mexia Company it is learned large orders for timber rigs and tools will enable drilling at least five more wells on the company holdings Geologists have mapped locations work resumes soon and tankage for well No 1 is under construction Weather has aided progress and visitors from multiple states including Washington Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Pennsylvania California and others are on site to observe the developments
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Mexia
Texas
John B. Means
Humphreys Mexia Company
Washington
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
California
Shoes for All Dozens of Pairs Discounted Daily
A local store slashes prices on a vast stock of shoes including infants children girls misses women and men. The vendor urges customers to buy now claiming prices are fixed low and offer two pairs for the price of one with many sizes available and a bold appeal to avoid getting barefoot.
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Hart Schaffner & Marx
A. M. Waldrop & Co
MR. Caldwell
Good Roads Movement
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Congress
Ler J. Rountree
Brazos County Interscholastic League Meeting
MR. Krch
the Baptist Tabernagle
MR. Wilson
NEW Commissioners’ Court
Central Texas Auto CO
Ky. T. Schovajsa
M. Bonneville
Clothing Department
Shoe Department
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