Bryan news pins many locals at shop and visits
A flood of visitors stop in Bryan with multiple locals shopping, visiting relatives, or traveling through. The piece notes arrivals from Wellborn Jennings Kurten and Hempstead, church plans in Waco, and a large Presbyterian laymen convention with over 1000 delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
J. I. Garth
M. Mahan
Hempstead
J. L. Brock
Bryan
Presbyterian Church
Waco
M. B. Easters
Kurton
John White, Jr
Wixon
Bryan Merchants
A. W. Boyder
West 28Th Street
Ernest Elliott
Mexia
J. B. Beers
A. & M. Extension Service
Texas
George R. Branch
Gussie
George, Jr
Teague
A. J. Buchanan
F. E. Lichte
M. F. Dansby
J. W. Martin
Miller
Omorrow
The
Alice Smith
Paris
Ark
Caroline Crenshaw
Semones Adams
Houston
George A. Adams
Allen Smith
Beason Appointed Local County Agent in Brazos County
C L Beason is named local county agent for Brazos County and begins work immediately. His experience in boys clubs and community organization, plus terracing and cover crop efforts, positions him to guide farmers and business leaders toward profitable agricultural practices. His prior ties to the county and admiration from peers supported his selection over other counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Splat
Brazos County
Benson
Arent
Milk drops to 15 cents a quart in Fort Worth
Fort Worth Texas February 16 price of milk fell three cents citing abundant supply. Milk now costs 15 cents per quart as farmers report ample stock. Alfalfa Bermuda and prairie hay prices not specified. C G Walker phone 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worte
Fort Worth
Texas
Bermuda
C. G. Walker
Kentucky Baptist Speaker Set for Bryan Event
Dr. E. Y. Mullins of Louisville Baptist Seminary will speak at First Baptist Church in Bryan next Monday night February 21 on the topic Southern Baptists and their relations to the world. He recently returned from Europe where he and Dr. J. B. Gambrel of Dallas served as delegates bearing American greetings and will share impressions of the global religious scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
E. Y. Mullins
The
Baptist Seminary
Louisville
First Baptist Church
First Baptists 70 Give Membership Banquet Friday
The First Baptists church invites all members to a Friday 8 pm banquet at the Tabernacle. Tickets cost 50 cents to cover expenses and the Ladies Auxiliary leads the event titled the First Baptist church auto en tour. A large committee coordinates menu and details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptists
First Baptists Church
Tabernacle
Ladies’ Auxiliary
First Baptist Church
T. R. Batte
G. B. Butler
I. L. Webb
E. H. Baine
Louis McCullough
N. F. Lockerd
Oliver J. Parks
W. 8. Higgs
E. Kennedy
R.S. Webb
Horace P. Dansby
E. J. Fountain
H. C. Boatwright
J. B. Sanders
Senate finance panel advances Texas appropriation bills
Austin reports the senate finance committee began reviewing the house emergency and deficiency appropriation bills, both passed by the House. The emergency bill requests 1,071,012 dollars and the deficiency bill 68,200 dollars, as committee members push to speed action in the current session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
HOUSE
Austin
Texas
Senate Finance Committee
Farmers' Association Attacks Reserve Board in Texas
The Farmers' Collective Bargaining Association demands a law forcing Texas state banking commissioner to obtain all letters from Federal Reserve banks to member banks over the last year, to curb credit restrictions that worsened the current panic. They urge laws to withdraw state banks from the Fed system and push for broad reforms including warehouse systems, collective buying, marketing laws, and increased funding for rural schools and higher education. They blame Fed actions for limiting loans to farmers and call for urgent constructive legislation.
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Dallas News
Austin
Tex
Federal Reserve Banks
Farmers’ Collective Bargaining Association
State Commissioner of Banking
Federal Reserve System
Commission Houses
House of Representatives
Farmers’ Committee
Teo
N. A. Shaw
D. C. Dove
Fred W. Davis
Texas State Bank
Memorial
Theederal Reserve Bank Board
Health Talk Thursday At Red Cross Center
The Red Cross Health Center invites mothers of small children to a weekly health talk on Thursday at 3 o clock. Elma Taylor Jones of A M College will run a measuring and weighing contest for children in the official November clinic, inviting comparison of current and past weights. The center aims to enroll more than one hundred children and extend care to all in need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Health Center
Elma Taylor Jones
A. & M. College
Red Cross
Reapportionment of Texas Under Way in Legislature
Autin Texas Feb 16 The sub committee on congressional districts has submitted a bill to create nineteen congressmen at one per 250000 population The Eighth District would include Leon Madison Robertson Freestone Limestone Brazos Milam Grimes Walker and Montgomery The Davis Rountree plan would assign Grimes Brazos and Montgomery two seats Under Hill plan the senatorial district would be Robertson Brazos Grimes Montgomery Walker and Madison
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Autin
Texas
Jones
West
Rountree
Leon
Madison
Robertson
Freestone
Limestone
Brazos
Milam
Grimes
Walker
Montgomery
Robertson, Brazos
Sheriff Arrests Man in Waxahachie Box Car Robbery
Floyd Pass was arrested by Sheriff L E Morehead after being found with about a dozen boxes of Prince Albert tobacco. Pass admitted theft and was taken to Waxahachie to face robbery charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Pass
L. E. Morehead
Waxahachie
Morehead
Chicken Feed Specialty Offer Loudly Noted
A short clipped notice cites C. G. Walker offering various feeds by phone 26 as a local advert in a small classifieds item. The fragment emphasizes diverse feeds and contact method.
Postponement of Brazos County Singing Convention Plan
A committee led by Mrs. Albert Buchanan reports finances in Brazos County are too weak to support building a permanent convention tabernacle. They suggest hosting future meetings at local churches and deferring permanent location decisions until economic conditions improve. The group remains committed to the project and open to community invitations for May discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Cloud
Brazos County
Singing Convention
Reliance Church
Red Cross
Albert Buchanan
I. M. Cook
H. P. Dansby
J. D. Martin
E. A. Peters
Beason Urges Less Cotton Planting in Brazos County
Brazos County agent Beason urges farmers to diversify crops amid a 1920 21 world cotton surplus. He cites US Department of Agriculture data showing a large potential surplus by July 1921 and argues for best quality, low cost cotton and planting of a single true variety per community. He also notes poultry and other crops could boost value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
United States Department of Agriculture
Keenine
Library notes from Bryan librarian on book gifts and rules
The Bryan librarian reports on a donation offer from The Encyclopedia Press for a complete Catholic Encyclopedia set and reminds readers of library rules. Notices emphasize returning books on time, paying fines, lost volumes covering full set value, quiet reading rooms, and careful upstairs area use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Encyclopedia Press
St. Louis
Texas
America
Probe of prison system opened in Texas by joint committee
Huntsville Texas February 16 A joint legislative committee began an active investigation into charges of cruelty and mistreatment of prisoners in the Texas penitentiary and prison farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Texas
Texas Penitentiary
Brown Spider Learns Respect After Cat Lift
In Spider Town a conceited Brown Spider boasted of escaping danger. Puss the attic cat captures him and after a risky ride, he falls from a low shelf. He ends up rebuilding higher, admitting fear and keeping quiet about the scare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puss
Brown Spider
Bryan Negro Invents Improved Machine Gun
Clarence Gregg, a Bryan Negro now in Kansas City, has invented and patented a new machine gun holding 1400 cartridges. The device can be operated remotely by electric attachment or by hand or foot, and fires any number of cartridges at once. Gregg worked on the weapon during the war and plans to submit a working model to Washington experts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Gregg
Kansas City
Gregg
Kansas City Post
Washington
Brazos Bottom
Pittsbridge
Leah Gregg
Old Place
Dramatic Club Stages Truth Themed Comedy at Guion Hall
James Montgomery leads in Nothing but the Truth presented by the A. and M. Dramatic Club at Guion Hall. The second season production drew fair audience despite counter attractions and will fund a Texas tour to showcase campus artistry. P N Winther plays Bob with strong support from M T Harrington J H Wheelock H F E Wilson and Dick Connelly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Montgomery
Guionhall
A. & M. Dramatic Club
Texas
P. N. Winther
Bob
M. T. Harrington
J H. Wheelock
H. F E. Wilson
Dick Connelly
Marion Foote Prefers Public Thanks With 1921 Floral Plans
Marion Foote thanks friends for kindness and patronage in the past season and solicits continued support for 1921 in her flower business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Foote
Maize in Head and Ear. Corn on Track.
Short note records a field crop update noting maize in head and ear and corn on track with reference to contact C. G. Walker via phone 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Walker
Gasged war vets face fatal TB due to neglect after WWI
Reports from the Red Cross in St. Louis warn that former soldiers gassed in WWI who neglected government treatment have seen a sharp rise in tuberculosis. The Southwest region records 10,500 December cases, up from 7,700 in June, driven by labor market prosperity and later low wages.
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American Red Cross
St. Louis
Southwest
Arkansas
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
Home Service Department
P T A Thanks City Commission for Planting Work
The Bryan Parent-Teachers Association expresses public thanks to the city commission for cooperation in planting shrubs and trees on Bryan school yards. Four men and two teams worked under John Daly, Jr. all day, producing a fine civic improvement. Yard labor from association members was also provided, aiding the planting season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Parent-Teachers Association
City Commission
Bryan
John Daly, Jr
Chisholms Honored by Greenville Church and College
Members of the First Baptist church of Greenville and Burleson College students hosted a reception Monday night for Mr. and Mrs. W A Chisholm. Chisholm serves as financial secretary and promoter for the church and is credited with notable work in Greenville. He will attend a city-wide B Y P U training school in Houston the last week of February, stopping in Bryan briefly en route. Gibbs and Hare announce continued drastic clearance sale prices through February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church of
Greenville
Burleson College
W. A. Chisholm
W. A Chisholm
Houston
Bryan
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J. W. Burroughs
Winnie Burroughs
Millican
Kathleen Sims
State University
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Caldwell
Paul Mikulee
Edge
Frank Rickey
A. Rickey
Frank Colson
C. B. Minter
Sudreth Waters
John Darby
Iola
Alice Outlaw
Irene Outlaw
Reliance
Wryan
J. P. Gilpin
Kurten
Gus Bade
W. H. Peyton
Benchley
J. S. Cross
Cross
Wichita
Amon Willams
R. L. Blanton
Coleview
W. A. McKinney
Wheelock
J. C. Lloyd
N. F. Outlaw
Penance
H. B. Jamison
J. B. Gleissner
Hearne
J. L. Hensarling
Wellborn
C. L. Beason
Kentucky
Farmers’ Association
Reserve Board
Life Blue Star
Roman & Vick Drug Ld
Beason
Library Notes
Associated Press
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Weekly
Eagle
Spider Town
Epiders
Bryan Negro
Parent-Teachers Association
W .A. Chisholm
Gibbs and Hare
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