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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1922
Page
1
Exports of cotton and linters for November reached 858,337 bales valued at 109,387,719 dollars, with October at 798,664 bales worth 93,903,000 dollars. Eleven months to November total 5,505,665 bales valued at 593,529,725 dollars, about 120,000,000 dollars higher than the prior year.
Postmaster O. O. Henderson and College coach Frank G. Anderson returned from Kerrville area deer hunt. Henderson killed an 11 point buck and Anderson an 8 point buck, with venison shared courtesy of Henderson.
Hearne Democrat editor Judge J Felton Lane relays a radiogram from Bryan editor Lee J Rountree en route to Austin saying he received a big package of devon and cannot divide. Lane notes the Bryan editor could not be found in Hearne despite being in town, and mocks the idea of scarcity among editors seeking a share.
The Knights of Pythias Lodge elected officers at Tuesday’s meeting to be installed in January. Named were George & Hadley C C Tom G Zuber W C C W Crawford prelate Oak Mc Kenzie M of W C S Beckwith K of R and S J T Maloney M o F H S Locke M of E L B Locke M at A Carl Wipprecht J G R C Franks O G Oak McKenzie trustee Oak McKenzie representative to Grand Lodge J I Maloney alternate.
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Smith moved from Bryan to Kingston Rhode Island on Christmas Day. He has accepted the position at the Rhode Island experiment station and will oversee feed control for the state. They resided in Bryan for three years where he conducted chemical research at A & M.
Mr and Mrs A L Ward entertain at their home in this city a handsome baby boy A L Jr born December 26th
Miss Hettie Edge travels to Nave Sota this afternoon for a social visit with Mrs Ruth Gooch and Mrs Ruby Gooch at their home.
Immigrants and leaders shaped Texas growth from 1830 to 1831. William Barrett Travis Patrick C Jack N D Labadie and Sterling Robertson moved to key sites. DeWitt's colony drew families. Branch Archer Edward Burelson and Samuel Fisher influenced politics and defense.
County Agent C L Benson and family joined Mrs W S Lackey of Caldwell for a Christmas reunion at Caldwell Texas. Mrs Lackey aged 84 enjoyed good health and hosted children sons in law grandchildren and a great grandchild. The story recalls Lackey family roots from Alabama and old Texas travel tales.
Mrs. Frank Goodson aged 46 of Union Hill near Bryan died Saturday afternoon at 6 after almost two years of illness. Funeral held Sunday at 4 in the Goodson cemetery with Rev H C Willis officiating. Surviving are three daughters, three sons, a sister and two brothers.
The Ross family of Blanco Texas appears among the nation’s largest Masonic families with eight sons and the father all Masons. P M Ross a Mason for over forty years was initiated at Blano Lodge 216 six sons joined there and two at Robstown Texas. Only the Bowie family of San Benito has more with nine sons and the father. Westbrook brothers of San Antonio also have six sons in Masonry.
Mr and Mrs J L Sample of the Tabor community were among Bryan shoppers today, joining local residents in a day of shopping and social activity.
Dr. Robert E. Vinson, president of the University of Texas, writes the Bryan Eagle to refute reports of student misconduct. He states no UT girls paraded in trousers and a campus all night party involved nonstudents or only eight UT students, with disciplinary action forthcoming for the eight. He defends campus conditions as better than ever and urges fair treatment of UT and its students.
J E Spiller, aged about 40, died from a self inflicted gunshot in a Milby hotel room in Houston. A freshly fired cartridge lay in the chamber with fifteen notes to family and newspapers. Inquest ruled death by pistol shot. burial plans and personal property details noted.
The Brazos County Clerk McSwain reports marriage licenses issued since the last Eagle item. Couples include John T. Stovall with Adele Latimer, Asa Scott Anderson with Clara Louise Clark, Ea Haddle with Deola Vix, Vance Morris with Gertie Wade, Jamie Holliday with Georgia Penson, Jessie Davis with Bula Webster, L. L. Foraker with Laura Broach, and others.
The Weather Bureau reports in New Orleans La for Bryan and Vicinity conditions remain fair and colder tonight with frost possible Thursday and beyond.
Writ of habeas corpus for Dr. B. M. McKain former mayor of Merrouge La arrested in Baltimore on murder charges. Extradition papers will go from Louisiana to Baltimore with McKain’s counsel vowing to contest any extradition. Kla nismen offer legal help in Bastrop Louisiana over lake bodies claim.
A Texas flood control program backed by the Texas Conservation Association and two river associations outlines a state wide survey to identify sites for reclamation projects reservoirs and dams with estimated costs water supply and public value. Leonard Tillotson Lee Rountree and Homer D Wade attended the conference with about thirty Texas officials and citizens.
Will Robinson of Houston is in Bryan visiting friends and will stay through the holidays. Mrs. R C Conlee and her children from Iola arrived in Bryan for a Christmas visit with Mr. and Mrs. John D Conlee on North Tabor Avenue.
Mr. Walter Armstrong of Tabor is in town today and stopped by the Eagle office as a visitor.
Mr and Mrs Henry Kurten of Kurten were in town today on business.
The Brazos County Association of School Trustees met in regular session at the court house with Vice President W. C. Hill presiding. Educators from rural schools heard brief talks by Prof. P. S. Mangum and County Superintendent Eck Smith on the financial plight and possible remedies. A committee including Hill, Walter Armstrong and Lee J. Rountree was named to draft resolutions urging the governor and legislature to adopt Governor Neff's recommended measures. The group adjourned to meet again on the fourth Saturday in January 1923.
Mrs. R. L. Brown held the winning number in the doll contest at the Fair Tuesday night. Will H. Thomas offered the prize. The doll drew admiration from Mrs. Thomas, a visitor at the Eagle office, who noted Mrs. Brown has yet to decide what to do with the doll.
Cotton futures showed no change while Bryan market spots traded at 25 1 4 cents middling basis. The report notes stable prices across futures and local Bryan sales in middling grade.
Texas lawmakers circle for speaker race in Austin with contenders Seagler Carpenter and others eyed as possible rivals. A January 3 conference may map a new constitution plan as Rountree proposes a party caucus to frame the issue.
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