Bryan Weekly Eagle Post Office Entry and Rates Notice
Bryan Weekly Eagle lists post office entry of its second class writer under congressional act and rates for daily news by mail in Brazos county. Advertising reps cited in Dallas New York and Chicago offices.
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EAGLE
Bryan
Brazos County
Texas Delly Press League
Mercentile Bank
Dallas
Texas
Madison Ave
New York
N. Y
Asenciation
Chicago
Lilingeta
Mrs. Lee J. Rountree Carries On In Bryan After Husband’s Death
Mrs. Lee J. Rountree of Bryan took over the Bryan Daily Eagle after her husband Lee J. Rountree died in the Texas House. She became managing editor, guiding community activities, serving on the State Park Board, and leading organizations including the Texas Editorial Association and Bryan Chamber of Commerce. Her work honors his memory by pursuing his aims with credit.
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Lee J. Rountree
Bryan
Lee J
Chamber of Commerce
Texas
L. M. Johnson
Timber Heritage in Texas Warns Against Forest Destruction
A man from East Texas says he shot a woodpecker to preserve timber, illustrating a humorous yet pointed critique of Texans neglecting forests. The piece urges readers to awaken to responsibility for future generations and stop ruthless depletion of timber heritage.
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East Texas
Plant Today to Make Bryan Beautiful
The piece urges immediate action to plant trees and shrubs around Bryan, citing acorns growing into oaks and applying manic activity to seize the opportunity. It emphasizes planting now to achieve lasting beauty for Bryan.
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Bryan
Congresswoman pushes Volstead Act modification for light wine sales
Times note evolving politics as a congresswoman proposes amending the Volstead Act to legalize sale of light wines and beer, a shift from earlier arguments linking suffrage to Prohibition. Verily, the world moves on.
Friends Depart Memory Deep Caverns Poem Line
A lone quotable line evokes departure and memory, referencing cavern imagery and the poet Thomas Haynes Bayly.
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Thomas Haynes Bayly
Farmers' State Bank Navasota Closes On Friday
A late Friday notice on the doors of Farmers State Guaranty Bank announced the bank's affairs are in the hands of the State Banking Department. Examiners J B Quota and H D Wallace are in the city and in charge, with no official statement issued yet. No business interruption occurred on opening.
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Navasota Examiner
Farmers State Guaranty Bank
State Banking Department
J. B. Quota
H. D. Wallace
Schlafly Urges Poultry Payoffs in Brazos County
H J Schlafly of Great Eight Poultry Farm spoke to Bryan Chamber of Commerce on poultry profits and farm diversification. He showcased a case where a farmer’s daughter built a 700 pullet foundation from 2,000 chicks, generating income to support parents and mortgage, and outlined profits for standard bred flocks versus mongrels, urging local farmers to adopt poultry to rival cotton. He noted Brazos County’s climate, soils, and proximity to A and M College as advantages.
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Great Eight Poultry Farm
Brazos County
Bryan
H. J. Schlafly
Great Eight
Carlyle
Illinois
Bryan and Brazos County
Eberstadt
J. Bryan Miller
Schlafly
Rountree
J. Webb Howell
Howell
Mr. Schlafly
Mississippi
Inois
A. and M. College
Bryan Nursery and Floral Company
Ike Ashburn
Wilson Bradley
J. N. Dulaney
J. M. Gordon
E. J. Jenkins
Jno
Mr. Lawrence
T. K. Lawrence
J. D. Martin
L. L. McInnis
J. B. Miller
M. L. Parker
Lee J. Rountree
D. L. Wilson
BE. Eberstadt
L. D. McGee
J. T. McGee
Sam G. Parker
Mary Locke
Tabor
E. R. Alexander
M. College
E. R. Connally
Iola
John Crenshaw
W. J. Coulter
W. O. Sanders
C. E. Jenkins
J. B. Gleissner
L. Guy Ament
W. I. Conaway
Reliance
Rudolph Kindt
Macy
Walter Armstrong
Columbus Seale
Benchley
L. Lyman Spaulding
New York City
F. W. Kazemeier
H. H. McCain
J. Borvekie
Gav. W. Johnson
C. L. Benson
Abbie Sevier
D. H. Reid
A. and
J. H. Conway
J. C. Davidson
Harvey
J. L. Broach
C. A. Schram
Fritz Kindt
M. M. Erskine
The
Lions Club
Texas
Wichita Falls
West
Brazos
Colorado
Red Beds
A. and M. College of Texas
Methodist Groups Met On Monday At Several Homes
News from the First Methodist church reports five Women's Missionary Society groups met Monday. Group 1 led by Mrs. W. E. Neeley with 10 members, discussed Budget making from Life as a Stewardship. Group 2 met at Mrs. Darwin with eight members and a lesson on Stewardship. Group 3 gathered at the parsonage with 14 members and two visitors for a program on Life as a Stewardship. Group 4 met with 14 members and one visitor, focusing on Budget Making and the Masters' work. Group 5 met with 17 members, noting 59 chapters read and plans for future leadership changes.
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Woman’s Missionary Society
First Methodist Church
G. C. Sublette
W. E. Neeley
James
E. J. Jenkins
E. W. Crenshaw
Jno. M. Lawrence
Mesdames G. C. Sublette
W. A
J. M. Darwin
Dave Munday
W. B. Cline
Mesdames A. M. Waldrop
J. J. Mayes
T. A. Adams
D. P. Gaby
D. Munday
Jim Darwin
Miss Lillie Hall
Methodist Missionary Society
McCain
S. E. Eberstadt
Mesdames
J. N. Goodwin
C. A. Lewis
J. E. Covey
Co. C. Shelburn
W. A. Cole
R. B. Welch
Ralph Howell
Dr. McCain
R. J. Newland
P. H. Hensarling
H. N. Cochran
J. C. Davidson
Mesdames P. H. Hensarling
R. W. Downard
Albert Hanneman
B. T. Poole
W. F. Gibbs
J. T. McDonald
Josie Lawrence
A. L. Koenig
Hugo Lenz
E. R. Williams
C. J. Jancik
W. G. Alsebrook
L. J. Dupuy
J. N. Dulaney
Will Poindexter
J. N. Williams
Callie Kern
Wilson Bradley
G. C. Thornton
Texas Prison Population Reported at 516
Austin February 16. The Texas prison commission reports 516 inmates are in the state penitentiary and on state prison farms for Governor Miriam A. Ferguson’s administration.
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Austin
Texas Penitentiary
Prison Commission
Miriam A. Ferguson
Teaching soils to drink the very last drop
O L Tabor dies this morning at his Bryan home after brief illness. Funeral services Wednesday at 10:00 a m from the family residence with burial in City Cemetery. He was a longtime Bryan resident, son of pioneer Tabor family, and a member of First Baptist Church and Knights of Pythias. Survived by wife Annie Davis and five children.
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C. L. Tabor
O. L. Tabor
Bryan
Tabor
Navasota
Oliver L. Tabor
J. W. Tabor
Texas
First Baptist Church of
Bryan Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Oliver J. Tabor
Nea Lockhart
Gardwell County
Annie Davis
O. L Tabor, Jr
Houston
Jeff Ww
Charles H. Tabor
Lula
Melvina Ta Fed
John Q. Tabor
Sacramento
California
George R. Tabor
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Fred Mally
San Antonio
R. EB. Day
First Baptist Church
City
O. L. Tabor, Jr
Oklahoma City, Okla
R. M. Walker
Margaret M. Tabor
Waxahachie
Firemen Banquet Date Moved to February 23
The Bryan City Commission changes the Firemen Banquet to Tuesday night February 23 to honor the Bryan Volunteer Fire Department. Business and professional people are invited to attend by paying for their plates and showing support.
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Bryan
Bergdoll Held on Morality Charges in Girl Case
Baden February 16 Associated Press reports Grover Cleveland Bergdoll a Philadelphia draft evader has been ordered held under arrest after failing to disprove charges of immorality involving a girl. Attorney General Baden investigates other serious charges involving girls under fourteen and boys.
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Associated Press
Mosback, Baden
Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll
Philadelphia
Baden
Ina Capps Marries Jewett Man In Sunday Ceremony
Ina Capps wed A C Brotherton of Jewett at 2 pm Sunday at the Capps home on Ursuline Avenue. Rev. C B Thompson officiated a ring ceremony with close friends present. The couple will reside in Jewett where Brotherton is a mail carrier. his father farms near Iola in Grimes County.
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Ina Capps
A. C. Brotherton
Jewett
Capps
Ursuline Avenue
C. B. Thompson
The
Free Baptist Church
Brotherton
Mr. Brotherton
Iola
Grimes County
County Meet Set For March 19 At College Station
Arrangements are complete for the County Inter scholastic Meet to be held March 19 at College Station with some events continuing the next day. Entrant names and ages must reach Director-General J. W. McCrary Jr. by March 9. An executive committee meeting will be March 6 in the office of County Superintendent D. J. McDonald. members include J. F. Hurff, Mrs. Fred Sloop, L. C. Courtney, Miss Erin Simpson, Mrs. Fanchon McIntosh, and W. G. Colson.
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College Station
J. W. McCrary, Jr
Millican
D. J. McDonald
J. F. Hurff
Kurten
Fred Sloop
Bryan
L. C. Courtney
Edge
Erin Simpson
Fanchon McIntosh
W. G. Colaon
Tabor
Athlet
Hidalgo County Flood Control Work Approved
State Reclamation Engineer B F Williams endorsed Hidalgo county flood control plans as part of a 3 000 000 project for Hidalgo and Cameron counties in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Official approval to follow next Monday. Cameron county plans not yet submitted. Initial work to begin at the east end of the Hidalgo project.
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Austin
Hidalgo County
B. F. Williams
Hidalgo
Cameron Counties
Rio Grande Valley
Cameron County
George West Dies In San Antonio At 74
George West aged 74 a famed cattle baron of the Old West died at his San Antonio home from pneumonia. He founded George West and Kittie Texas later the county seat of Live Oak County and helped bring the railroad establish schools and public buildings for the area.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
George West
George
Sacred Twilight Concert Set for February 21 at First Presbyterian
The Bryan Music Study Club met to plan a Sacred Twilight Concert to be held Sunday February 21 at the First Presbyterian church under the direction of Mrs. M. K. Thornton and Mrs. Lynn Harter. The program will be announced later and features items by Grieg, Schumann, Woodman, Liszt and others.
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Bryan
First Presbyterian Church
M. K. Thornton
Lynn Harter
Karl W. Gehrkins
W. S. Howell
A. Ashworth
Grieg
Blumstuck
Schumann
Nina Ferguson
Federal Gift Tax Ruled Unconstitutional for Living Gifts
New York Feb 16 Federal Judge Hand ruled the gift tax unconstitutional for gifts not made in contemplation of death. The decision challenges a levy that has collected millions for the Federal Treasury and narrows the tax's reach on transfers during life.
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Associated Press
New York
Hand
Garrett Urges Brazos River Navigation Probe
Rep Garrett of Texas proposed a bill to examine the Brazos river from its mouth to Rosenberg for navigation improvements. Mrs Bryan Garrett of Wellborn traveled to Bryan for her baby's tonsil removal, had the operation, and returned home after a weekend with Dr and Mrs Lee.
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Garrett
Brazos River
Associated Press
Washington
Rosenberg
Texas
Bryan Garrett
Wellborn
Bryan
Bryan Hospital
Lee
Twin Calves Born in Local Herds After Night Count
J W Mathis counted his stock on College road and found two cows and one calf had grown to three calves overnight two are twins one male and one female. The twins Emma and Frances Beason belong to C L Beason’s herd, sired by his twin daughters Emma and Francis Beason.
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J. W. Mathis
Mr. Mathis
College Road
Benson House
Benson
C. L. Beason
Emma
Lady Naoma
Frances Lady Naoma
Beason
Francis Beason
Eagle Printing Company Promises Prompt Job Printing
The Job Printing Department of the Eagle is well equipped for any bird or size job work. All work neatly and promptly done. Wanted clean white rage. Eagle Printing Company.
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The
Eagle
Eagle Printing Company
Local County Officials Announced for Precincts
Announcement lists county officials H. C. Ferguson tax assessor Clyde F. Goen Julius M. Barron and commissioner candidates from Precinct No. 1 M. Risinger Guy Boyett as possible appointments or elections in the precinct.
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Clyde F. Goen
Julius M. Barron
M. Risinger
Guy F. Boyett
V. F. Regmund
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Mars
Farmers’ State Bank
HJ. Schlafly
Bryan Chamber Commerce
E. L. Tanner
Wellington Brink
Farm and Ranch
Tanner
Jones County
A. D. Jackson
Extension Service Department
Mosbach
Johnson
Santone
Mattie C. Hall
Roy Montgomery
Tom B. Taylor
H. C. Ferguson
Drr. J. McDonald
Tor
A. S. McSwain
Jess Conlee
W. FE. Neeley
I'recinet
J.T. Maloney
M. Moore
Dr. Humphreys
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