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Newspaper

Bryan Weekly Eagle

Location

Bryan, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1928

Page

3

4 H Club Scholarship Girls Demonstrate Home Program

The 4 H Club scholarship girls sent by the Woman's Club presented a home demonstration program at A and M College. Miss Lucy Givens and assistants led talks on sewing craft and nutrition. Mrs. Haswell announced committees for January elections and federation delegates.

Matthew Arnold Federation of Women’s Clubs Womn M. College Cime Lucy Givens Brazosoynty Mamie Hayden Mildred Horton B. H. Astin Woman's C Lab Denton Tyler Haswell E. J. Fountain C. L A A.nd Texas Oy J. T. Hanway M. W. Sims Texas Exas Bryan Texs Brazos County Rome Givens Helen Jones Woodville Annette Morrell Wood Francis Noto Steele's Store Maggie Cahill Smetana Albina Blazek Leonard Lena May Bonano Steele Alma Indt King’s Highway Milton Fountain Albert Goodman Fannie Buchanan C. Whitney Coombs Haswell B. A. Sims A. K. Brown H. C. Fulgham J. H. Conway City Federation J. B. Priddy Ida Kernodle Morris Schulman

Local family visits Fort Worth for holidays

Mr and Mrs P C Key and their children Freeman and Freda Lafou left today for a holiday visit in Fort Worth. Mr and Mrs M S Hanover of Wheelock are in town on business today.

P. C. Key Freeman Freda Lafou Fort Worth M. S. Hanover Wheelock

Red Cross quota reached in Brazos County drive

D L Wilson of Bryan announced the twelfth annual Red Cross roll call in Brazos County exceeded the 500 member quota with a total of 501 members in 1929. He thanked the American Legion Rotary Club and Lions Club of Bryan while noting committee reports from Leonard Shirock Kurten Harvey Wellborn Reliance Steep Hollow Rye Allen Academy A and M College Tabor and Bryan. The total contributions were 501 members and 501.30 dollars.

D. L. Wilson Bryan American Red Cross Brazos County Albert Buchanan Wilson Red Cross American Legion Rotary Club Lions Club of Leonard Shirock Kurten Harvey Wellborn Reliance Steep Hollow Rye Allen Academy A. and M. College Tabor

Tabor Community Ends 1928 Meet With Film Showing

The Tabor Community Club held its final 1928 meeting at the community house, hampered by flu but with an attentive audience. A film by A and M College and Bryan drew about 30 000 Texas viewers, then plans for 1929 were outlined.

Tabor Mary Locke C. L. Benson S. E. Eberstadt Bryan Chamber of Commerce Eberstadt Bryan Brazos County Allen Academy A. and M. College C. H. Wingler A. and M Locke

Franchise for spur track granted to H. and T. C.

The city commission granted a franchise Friday night to the H. and T. C. Railroad Company for the construction of a spur track near the Bryan Cotton Seed Oil Mill.

H. and T. C. Railroad Company Bryan

Self Poison From Constipation Warns Against Toxic Habits

An article warns that daily intake of toxins from constipation poisons the body and causes headaches insomnia and other symptoms. It promotes Terbine a venetable remedy advertised as a natural relief and urges readers to obtain a bottle immediately.

Holiday club notes mix food and farming tips

A club notes column blends Christmas menus with health tips and project reports. It highlights a spinach salad idea, canned value totals of $9 908.49 from club women, Arkansas dairy work with scrub and pure bred bulls, local farmers adopting farm levels and terraces, meat curing methods, and plans for poultry education.

Arkansas Brazos County Bologna

Dr W P Gilstrap Dies in Houston After Illness

Telegrams sent to Drs C A Searcy and L O Wilkerson announced the death of Dr W P Gilstrap of Wheelock at Baptist Hospital Houston on Saturday December 15 at 12 01 am following a brief illness. A prominent physician in Robertson and Brazos counties for 25 years his death brings sorrow to many. Funeral services set for Sunday December 16 at 2 pm in Franklin with interment in the family burial ground. Friends from Bryan and Brazos County expected to attend.

C. A. Searcy L. O. Wilkerson W. P. Gilstrap Wheelock the Baptist Hospital Houston Gilstrap Robertson Brazos Counties W. P Gilstrap Franklin Texas Bryan Brazos County

Milton Fountain Buys Brazos Farm

J Milton Fountain bought the Brazos Valley farm of 485 acres at Myers Station from Egbert Jones for 44875 dollars. The land, part of the Jac Parker estate, was originally bought by W H Cole and Jones. The sale includes a gin plant and 14 rent houses. Fountain will direct farming in 1929.

J. Milton Fountain Brazos Valley Egbert Jones Jac. K. Parker Myers Station W. H. Cole Mr. Jones Cole Mr. Fountain

Bryan Cemetery Directors Hold Last 1928 Meeting

The Bryan Cemetery Association board met Tuesday at 10 at City National Bank. Directors praised cemetery improvements and thanked the city of Bryan for cooperation. Endowment and financials were reported. plans for 1929 were noted. Next meeting is the fourth Thursday in 1929.

Bryan Cemetery Association City National Bank Geo. A Adams Dana Carnes F. L. Cavitt Mary P. Carr G. M. Brandon John K. Parker Edgar Covey J. E. Astin Albert Buchanan R. O.allen J. Bryan Miller Marion Armstrong Denver Col Bryan Jac. K. Parker Southwest Section M. B. Parker R. Q. Astin Louise H. Smith Mabel Castles J. E. Covey Robert S. Webb W. S. Howell R. O. Allen

Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs Martin F Kapechinsky

A daughter named Miss Princess was born Wednesday at the family home in Union Hill to Mr. and Mrs. Martin F. Kapechinsky. The mother is critically ill with slight hope for recovery.

Martin F. Kapechinsky Union Hill Princess

Night school proposal to aid poultry farmers

A speaker urges rural communities to start a night school on poultry care. The program would teach incubation, brooding, feeding and culling skills, with plans to be organized by the next meeting. County agents should be consulted for guidance.

Children Write To Santa Claus From Bryan and Edge

Santa letters arrive at the Eagle office for publication to connect kiddies with St. Nicholas. Read lists from Monroe Marshall six, Charles Aden Buchanan Jr., and Dorothy Rose Buchanan including bicycles, toys, a fire truck, dolls, tricycles and household items for delivery.

Santa Claus Office of the Eagle St. Nicholas Mack Dan Watson Charles Aden Buchanan Jr Edge Apartments Geraldine Robert Aden Dorothy Rose Buchanan

Texas Lumbermen Seek Farm Building Information

A Texas Retail Lumbermen’s Association committee met with President T. O. Walton and Extension Service director O. B. Martin to study modern farm buildings. Members from Waco Houston Cameron New Braunfels Bryan and other cities discussed advancing builders’ knowledge to better guide farmers, noting designs have improved and may cost little more yet provide efficiency gains.

Texas Texas Retail Lumbermen’s Association T. O. Walton O. B. Martin A. and M. College E. P. Hunter Waco I. B. McFarland Webster McEvoy Houston R. P. Jeter Cameron P. F. Pfeuffer New Braunfels R. G. Hyett W. S. Howell Bryan Hunter

Soil erosion study amendment aims at conservation effort

The Buchanan amendment seeks 160000 dollars for soil erosion and rainfall conservation research. A. and M. Spur station reports 100 acres involved in runoff tests with water losses up to 85 percent in a year and forty one tons of soil washed from an acre.

Spur A. and M. College Luther A. Johnson Corsicana A. B. Conner A. and M. Agricultural Experiment Station Acre East Texas Bureau of Chemistry and Soils Johnson Mississippi Missouri Ohio Indiana Ilinois Kentucky Piedmont Appalachian Louisiana Oklahoma Kansas New England

Main Streets Christmas Lights Impress City Leaders

Citizens and officials praised Bryan’s Main Street light display as a modern, attractive project. Local leaders like W. F. Gibbs and S. E. Eberstadt lauded its beauty and civic value, while tourists and residents noted the plan’s potential to boost tourism and holiday shopping.

Bryan W. F. Gibbs Texas W. P. Gayle C. R. Gardner Main Street A. M. Waldrop S. E. Eberstadt Chamber of Commerce Houston Dallas City Commission W. R. Thomas A. J. Wagner Coney Island

Every Woman Knows about Burns and Scalds Caution

An advertisement urges women to keep Liquid Borozone in the home medicine cabinet to quickly relieve burn pain and prevent infection. It promotes Roman and Vick as the sellers.

Honor Students Named at Allen Academy Fall Term

Headmaster F E L Wickline announced Allen Academy honor students for the fall term. Recipients include Adams of Houston Cerna of Mexico L Clark Weslaco C Cook Sherman Doty Mexico Dwyer Houston Gardner Bryan Goulette Odessa W Hamilton Houston Kagy Dallas Mills Houston Nash Leona Nicosia Houston Paine Houston Pellandini Mexico Rosenburg Houston A Smith Dallas E Smith Dallas Lacy Wallace Port Neches Wattigney High Island White Arkansas Winter man Eagle Lake.

Allen Academy L Wickline Adams Houston Cerna Mexico L. Clark Weslaco C. Cook Sherman Doty Dwyer Gardner Bryan Goulette Odessa W. Hamilton Kagy Dallas Mills Nash Leona Nicosia Paine Pellandini Rosenburg A. Smith E. Smith Lacy Wallace Port Neches Wattigney High Island White Arkansas Winterman Eagle Lake

Mrs Ashford Plans Holiday Visit to Pawhuska Family

Mrs G F Ashford will visit her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Cecil Ashford in Pawhuska Oklahoma during the holidays.

G. F. Ashford Mrs. Cecil Ashford Pawhuska Okla

Publicity Aims From Southwestern Waterworks Convention

Charles H. Ade director of the Southwestern Waterworks Association and editor of the Southwest Waterworks Journal spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Bryan for the waterworks school and upcoming convention at Bryan and A and M College. He gathered data and Bryan and College views for publicity in the journal issue preceding the convention. Ade was joined by Mrs. Ade visiting her parents Mr and Mrs S L Eaves. The Eagle Want Ads offer results for selling items.

Charles H. Ade Southwestern Waterworks Assoiation Southwest Waterworks Journal Temple Bryan A. and M. College Ade

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T. C Ady W. H. Buchanan Willie Kelly E. M. Seaman Charlie Merka Eudaly Wallace Stevenet Willie Yeager Kurten Club Wallace Willie Brazos Terracing Pays Dick Elliott Holland Epyet Emmett Holland D. H. Reid Brazos Farm Bryan, Texas Monroe Marshall Roman É& Vick Eagle First State Bank & Trust Company
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