Reds Lead K of P Contest With Wide Margin
The attendance contest at Brazos Lodge No. 64 Knights of Pythias shows the Reds ahead by 12 175 votes with 36 550 to 24 375 for the Blues. Three candidates were initiated into the Bank of Esquire, Henry Weaver Alvin Gregg and M E Cox. Music by Sam Knox and Nelleen Robertson accompanied by R R Rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Franks
Brazos Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Reds
Blues
Bank of Esquire
Henry Weaver
Alvin Gregg
M. E. Cox
Sam Knox
Nelleen Robertson
R. R. Rush
Methodist Junior Missionary Makes Wonderful Report
At the First Methodist Church the Junior Missionary Society report shows 47 members, 7 sick visits, 4 gifts to the sick, 33 Bible readers, with 8 babies and 4 adults present. Communion followed and practice scheduled for 2 15 Saturday. The Woman's Society notes 69 members, 49 sick visits, 26 gifts, and 34 Bible readers per week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church
Jno
Woman’s Missionary Society
First Methodist Church
Cathrill Heads A and M Freshman Class at College Station
J H Cathrill of Navasota was elected class president and J A Simons of Denton elected vice president at a recent A and M College freshman class meeting in College Station. Both had played on the freshman football squad and show promise for next year’s varsity. Officers to be elected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
A. and M. College of Texas
J. H. Cathrill
Navasota
J. A. Simons
Denton
Bryan Boy Earns Prize for Industrial Success in Houston
N E Cloud of Houston representing National Life and Accident Insurance Company topped local records with a $10.15 increase and 117 percent, becoming district leading producer with $21.10. Son of T A Cloud of Bryan, he works at the Bryan post office and has two years with the firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. E. Cloud
Houston
National Life and Accident Insurance Company
Nashville
Tennessee
Cloud
N.E. Cloud
T. A. Cloud
Bryan
Cottonwood Church Raises Funds for Foreign Missions
Rev. R. L. Brown urged a mission offering at Cottonwood Baptist Church Sunday morning. Over $50 was pledged in minutes with many members absent, and organizers expect the total to exceed $100 by December. The call was described as God's call to every county Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Brown
Cottonwood Baptist Church
Claude Smith Visits Bryan From Zurch Madison County
Claude Smith of Zurch in Madison county was among visitors seen in Bryan today, according to local notes on traveling guests and visitor activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Smith
Zurch
Madison County
Bryan
Steep Hollow Socials Report Sunday Visits
Steep Hollow residents host and visit relatives with families from Bryan Tabor Iola and local couples noting Sunday gatherings. Dee Worsham and Una Edge travel from Bryan to attend B Y P U at the church. Families include Murray Foster Barnett Moore Hopkins Hall and Bullock with local hospitality shared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Murray
J. D. Barnett
W. E. Moore
Raymond
McCallum
Tabor
Charley Murray
Bryan
B. L. Foster
Roy Foster
Allen Hopkins
Iola
Dee Worsham
Fannie Worsham
Una Edge
Fred Locke
Sam Bullock
Adelle Hall
T. P. Hall
Local Social Roster and School Sports at Smetana
Miss Minnie Cahill and Evelyn Cahill of Bryan visited relatives in Smetana. The Smetana boys lost to Harvey 22 to 19 while the girls won 19 to for the Harvey teams. Smetana girls begin Home Economics under Miss Atkins and boys start Vocational Agriculture under Mr. Victor of A and M College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smetana
Minnie Cahill
Evelyn Cahill
Bryan
Joe Vance
F. M. Vance
Albina Kve
Ella Rae Kopecky
Charles Merka
Benchley
Henry Regmund
Corpus Christi
Victor
A. and M. College
Community notes from Kurten and Bryan gatherings
Kurten and Bryan residents hosted visitors and shopped in Bryan on Saturday. Cliff Lopez returned from Chicago after a remarkable trip and Miss Icey Goen visited from Bryan. The Woman's Club and Girls' Club plan an all day bread making event with Miss Blair and Miss Sevier.
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Kurten
James Lang
Florene
J. T
Raymond
Odus
Artie Hearne
Bryan
Henry Kurten
Robert Lange
Ben Metzer
New Baden
R. Lange
Annie Metzer
Gretchen Kasiski
Emory
Hall
Fritz Wiese
Emanuel Kasiski
Emmett Holland
Edge
W. J Fridel
Josephine
Fritz Hahn
Smetana
Joe Regmund
Earnest Schmahl
Hapsburg
Germany
Otto Plagens
Frances
Louise Wager
Lena Wager
Fritz Wager
Louis Klintworth
Herman Schram
Joe Yeager
Opal Terry
Rosa Mae Bukowski
Aline Yeager
Helen Schram
Tillie
Ida Hahn
Gus
Willie
Otto Schultz
Otto Kindt
Fred Schram
John Manthei
Arthur Yeager
Rinehold Lenz
Henry
Theodore Weise
Theodore Pixgens
August Beyer
C. L. Benson
Abbie Sevier
Kurten School
Cliff Lopez
Icey Goen
Chicago
Cliff
Blair
Sevier
Holiday Excursion Fares to Texas and Louisiana
Great Northern Railway Company announces holiday excursion fares to all points in Texas and Louisiana. Sale dates are December 17 to 25, with final return limit January 5, 1926. For more information contact a ticket agent.
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G. N
International
Great Northern Rrco
Texas
Louisiana
Sale
Mr and Mrs Cy Koontz visit Bryan from Zack
Mr and Mrs Cy Koontz of Zack are Bryan visitors today with unspecified plans. The note indicates a transient social visit from a couple staying in Bryan.
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Cy Koontz
Zack
Bryan
Kings Highway News Roundup and Local Happenings
The fourth Saturday norther failed to materialize, delaying Kings' Highway service. The Thanksgiving school program under Mrs. Hearne was a success. Preparations begin for Christmas tide. Miss Louise Fletcher and Inez Batson visited Normangee. Abbie Sevier started a girls club for a busy winter. Mrs. Aubrey Lawless and sons, formerly neighbors now in Dallas, visited locally. Navasota river bridge is reported done and another near completion across the Lake. Citizens note progress on road improvements.
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Kings’ Highway
Hearne
Louise Fletcher
Inez Batson
Normangee
Abbie Sevier
Aubrey Lawless
Dallas
Navasota River
Boone Prairie Community News Sees Busy Week
Boone Prairie notes a busy week with visits among families including J E Ellison and Lum Vaughn, a basketball incident injuring a boy, a large audience at a musical at J E Ellison, and active Sunday schools across Church of Christ Methodist Baptist and Christian churches.
Texas Headlight Law Shapes Car Registration Process
The Texas Automobile Headlight Law requires a headlight certificate issued by a test station within 30 days of registration, or an affidavit if the vehicle lacks headlights. Re tests are allowed any time with payment for the certificate. Early testing aids efficiency and safety, with enforcement by local officers and year‑round checks on headlighting conditions.
Sparks Baby Girl Born This Morning
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Sparks are proud parents of a baby daughter born this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. W. M. Sparks
A Problem We Must Solve in Brazos County Farms
Agriculture needs better business organization and marketing across grain, live stock, dairy, and perishables. The article urges cooperation among farmers and businessmen to improve seed, crop quality, and markets, citing gully control, standardized cotton seed, and balanced farm programs as keys to higher profits and stability. It notes a Brazos poultry case with $35 pullets and Miss Mary Locke’s 150 birds producing 21 060 eggs for $778.87, showing potential profitability with better practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Hoover
Farr
Chas. H. Alvord
Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association
Miss Locke
Mary Locke
Brazos County
Misa Locke
Building Terraces For Erosion Control On Home Farms
The brief notes that egg production fell to about a dollar a day, records 80 eggs on Sunday November 6, and urges rebuilding terraces and mending breaks. It advises not to delay, suggests using a Martin ditcher or a large turning plow, and to terrace with the ridge thrown high, repeating after each rain until terraces reach two feet high and 20 feet wide.
Community Club Event at Steele's Store Featuring Allen Academy Band
The Community Club met Friday night with entertainment by the Allen Academy Band. W. S. Barron spoke on the Progress of Education. A pie eating contest awarded a large candy stick to the fastest eaters from two Allen Academy boys and two Steele's Store girls. Officers elected: C. M. Degelia president, Mrs. Mike Perrone vice president, Miss Mary Church secretary. Family of Lee Pizalato to move to Hearne. best wishes for Christmas and New Year.
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Steele’s
Allen Academy
W. S. Barron
Bryan
C. L. Benson
Leona Catalena
Ruth Ebarbo
Catalena
Mary Stella Trenticost
Jenny Cortemeglia
Tony Salvago
Josephine Perrone
Ross Pizalto
Marguerite Banana
Frank Degelia
C. M. Degelia
Mike Perrone
Mary Church
Steele's Store
Lee Pizalato
Hearne
Weekly Temperature Report From Texas A and M College
The article lists daily high and low temperatures recorded by the Division of Entomology at Texas A and M College led by F. Thomas. It notes no rainfall for the week and reports a freezing 32 degrees Saturday with no damage reports received by the Eagle from any county sources.
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Division of Entomolae A. and
M. College of Texas
F. Thomas
Sista
Eagle
Carr Quartet to Perform. Community Notes from Edge
The Carr Quartet sang at the Baptist church Sunday and will perform at the school Monday night. Local residents, including Mr. and Mrs. Outlaw, Payne family, and Maude Moore, spent the weekend with relatives. New Free Will Baptist preacher Vaughn delivered his first sermon as residents plan shade trees and flower gardens around the school grounds on Tuesday, December 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Bray
Praine Grove
Ed Bray
Edgar Wood
Temple
Church of Christ
Baptist
L. F. Mangus
George House
J. O. Orr
C. E. Griffin
Bryan
Bertha Johnson
Bro, Vaughn
Governor declines call for Texas legislature special session
Governor Miriam Ferguson announced she would not convene a special session of the Texas Legislature despite a request from Speaker Lee Satterwhite and 44 House members. She argued there is no necessity for the expense and urged economy in government appropriations.
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Associated Press
Austin
Miriam Ferguson
Lee Satterwhite
House
Texas
Firemen Record 100 Percent Attendance After Quiet Call
At 7 30 this morning two fire trucks responded to a soot fire at the old Manly home in Oak Grove Addition. No water was needed and only minor damage occurred. Roll call showed full turnout, a notable feat for a volunteer department though normal for Bryan's brigade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manly
Oak Grove Addition
Bryan
A L Smith Returns From Kerr County Hunt
A L Smith district agent of the Extension Service at A and M College returns from a three day deer and turkey hunt in Kerr County thirty miles west of Kerrville. He was joined by J C Yeary and Bailey Henderson. The party bagged three bucks and three gobblers including a 12 point 120 pound buck and a 15 pound gobbler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Smith
Extension Service
A. and M. College
Kerr County
Kerrville
J. C. Yeary
Bailey Henderson
Our City program of reading club highlights Bryan history
The Bryan Reading Club held a December meeting with Mrs. Gunter leading a session on Bryan's early settlers and city growth. Papers by Mrs. Roy Stone and Mrs. Gibbs covered Commerce Bryan, the Building and Loan Association history, and Bryan as an educational center including A and M College and Allen Academy.
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Our City
Bryan
Court House
W. K. Gibbs
A. and M. College
Allen Academy
Bryan City Life Reflected In Club And Church History
Mrs Simons notes Bryan has no politics with city management by a City Manager and City Commissioners aided by the Chamber of Commerce. Mrs Lamar Jones cites over half the population belonging to churches, with Bryan founded in 1866 and a "city of churches" identity.
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Villa Maria
Bryan Baptist Academy
Bryan
Simons
Chamber of Commerce
Lamar Jones
City of Churches
G. L. Crawford
Woman's Club
Reading
Extension Service
Memorial for Wilson Birthday Memorial Day in Texas schools
The Texas governor will declare December 7 a Woodrow Wilson Memorial Day for school exercises statewide. Students are urged to discuss Wilson life and contribute to a memorial hall fund in Staunton Virginia while reporting totals to officials. It invites broad national support from prominent figures and citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson
Texas
America
United States
Jay Stannard Baker
Edward W. Bok
Josephus Daniels
Charles W. Eliot
Charles Dana Gibson
John Sharp Williams
Cyrus H. McCormick
Jessie Jones
Albert Sidney Burleson
Thomas W. Gregory
Percy. Pennybacker
W. W. King
Staunton
Virginia
Seedling Peach Trees for Sale in Arkansas
One year seedling peach trees grown in Arkansas offered for sale at 25 cents each in lots of six or more. Buyer can pick up or arrange carriage. Contact Dan S Jackson College to book orders before sold out.
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Arkansas
198 College
Dan S
Jackson
College
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