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A partial OCR line reports a gun related incident with unknown location and people. The fragment lacks identifiable names places dates or outcomes.
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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1927
Page
4
A partial OCR line reports a gun related incident with unknown location and people. The fragment lacks identifiable names places dates or outcomes.
William C. Alexander of Gulf Texas left a Gulf Sulphur Co monthly pay of about 200 dollars to resume education after an eight year gap. The 25 year old senior at Allen Academy Bryan serves as president of the senior class and YMC A leader and aims to study law at a Texas university next year.
Sam Eberstadt spoke at a Tuesday lunch to Bryan and Brazos County Lions, praising rural aid and financing for local ventures. He quipped about Eve and Adam, while W. L. Crawford led as toastmaster. Guests included Cathy Hutton and Mildred Salley who sang, and FE. A. Lightfoot won the attendance prize.
A series of varied names appears in the OCR'd text including Chambers Geo W Griner Wallace Wilcox R V Armstrong J Bryan Miller Henry Locke Harry S Edge Norman Dansby Marshall Bullock Fred Hale Bill Wimberly J Coulter Smith J W Hendrix Jr L L Stephens M Schulman S C Hoyle G L Crawford Ross M Sherwood E R Bryant Mrs E Bryant Miss Miriam Crute Miss Mandell Wiley Miss Kathleen Cason Francis F Bishop Miss Mildred Salley Miss Catherine Hutton Anton H Berkman F D Fuller Ty Cobb.
Fort Worth resident Anton Vy mola visits family in Kurten while Emily Weise from College Station spends the weekend at home. Rev H Roitsch travels to Houston for a ministers conference and Emanuel Kasiske visits from Bryan. E Rudd stays in Huntsville. Mrs W H Buchanan is reported sick. Annie and Idella Holubec drive to Edge to visit sister A Kopecky. Tabor boys basketball defeat Kurten 20 to 30.
R J Valouch, living with his mother near Bryan, advocates cow hog and hen farming. He plans 25 acres cotton 15 corn 2 milo 4 sudan grass 4 peanuts, feeds peanuts to hogs, keeps 5 hogs 2 sows for meat and lard, 5 Jersey cows for dairy and 125 chickens for eggs and sale, plus a fruit orchard. He notes his mother cans fruit for year round use and says others should adopt this plan to guard against cotton price drops.
A 1927 death notice of Carlotta renews interest in two relics owned by Mrs. M. W. Sims of Bryan. Charlotta's white kid glove with gold trim and a dated August 7 1865 note from Emperor Maximilian to Col. M. W. Sims are described as priceless keepsakes from the Mexican Imperial era.
Miss Lilian Jones of College spent the weekend with Miss Ruth Lloyd. Bernie Risinger and family of Steep Hollow visited Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Risinger. Bruno and Joe Krolczyk of Bryan visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Krolczyk. Little Everette Riley of Bryan spent the week with his grandfather J. W. Riley. It will be of interest to the man.
The county clerk records list marriages between Morgan Lewis and Cassie Brown, John Amson and Florinda Brighamel, Jim Gonzales and Ida Clark, Hal Grace and Edna Chatham, Tony Stratton and Bessie Messina, Joe Camatello and Katie Acusa, Clay born Whitfield and Erma Holland, Jim Foley and Letha Chapman, Clarence Rogers and Mattie Benson, Albert Payton and Perlina Phillips, Doak Gibson and Timmie Owens, Jesus Hernandez and Anisela Cortez, Thai Lee Jr. and Ina McGowns, Tony Contella and Annie Mae Catalina, Henry Kosarek and Edina Siegert, Raymond Harris and Orlando Blum, Johnnie Lockett and Sarah Fingers, P. P. Marie and Ruth Courte, J. T. Wilson and Mary Alice Wolfe, and Frank Smith and Verna Williams.
In Tabor on Feb 3 the ladies of the community met at the high school auditorium after poor January attendance. Nine members were present, new enrollments expected, and officers elected: Miss Mary Locke president, Miss Maggie Benbow secretary, Mrs J T Cross Jr lab reporter. The group outlined monthly tasks and planned speaker demonstrations from the Extension Service.
Miss Abbie M. Sevier and Miss Ella Bandelin led a round table on gardening poultry clothing food health and home improvement. The group plans to enter garden and home improvement contests and invites new members for the March session with Mrs Dora Barnes expected.
Kurten services set at Bethlehem church North Zurch Sunday morning at 10:00. Evening worship at Kurten Evangelical Lutheran church Missouri Synod led by Rev. Hugo Roitsch at 7:15 p. m.
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