Girls Club Leaders Meet in Bryan
The first session of a special meeting of Texas lady agents in Girls' Canning Club work opened at Carnegie Hall. O B Martin emphasized the work's growth, education impact, and global interest while local leaders reported on Brazos County corn yields and club cooperation. Twenty seven lady directors attended as the meeting runs through Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Carnegie Hall
Bernice Carter
L. M. Hewit
Col
W. F. Proctor
College Station
E. J. Kyle
H. H. Williamson
O. B. Martin
Washington
Martin
Oklahoma
S. A. Knapp
South
A. W. Buchanan
Brazos County
Corn Club
Mary E. Cresswell
Rainy Gathering for College Lady Agents Session
A rainy morning session at the college hosts the annual meeting of lady agents. Government film shows by Treat and Davis impress attendees, highlighting poultry and tomato talks by C N Kennedy and A T Potts. Reports from county agents follow, outlining work by Searces instructors and county outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Treat and
Davis
United States Department of Agriculture
Bryan
C. N. Kennedy
United States
Texas
A. T. Potts
Searces
Plea for Better Farming Sparks County Ad
A Brazos County Farm Demonstrator highlights a Bryan Weekly Eagle ad touting Henry Wilcox and Harris brothers yields on sandy upland. The piece argues improved land prep, intelligent fertilization, and intensive cultivation can double corn and cotton yields in three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County Farm Demonstrator
Eagle
Henry Wilcox
John Wilcox
Guy Harris
J. W. Harris
Victor Harris
Bryan Cotton Oil and Fertilizer Company
Did you do as well with your fertilizer premiums
A. W. Buchanan explains that an oil company used premiums to advertise a special fertilizer and boost production. He notes the campaign achieved its aim and challenges readers to assess their own results and why they may differ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ager
A. W. Buchanan
William J. Oliver
New Colored High School: A Letter of Thanks to Bryan
A letter commends Bryan Texas leaders and white citizens for funding and supporting a new colored high school after the 1918 fire. It notes electric lights, ample water, breezy hall, folding doors, and a respected superintendent and teaching staff, praising interracial cooperation and progress in Brazos County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Brazos County
Lone Star
Lawson
P. Landry
The Patient Hands Of Toil And The Labor Strain
Poem urges gratitude for workers in the factory district. It portrays hands worn by grease and toil bearing heavy burdens while producing society’s comforts. It laments their denied joys and calls for a fairer distribution of life’s burdens and rewards.
Local flood relief praised by grateful letter writer
The letter commends white residents for risking lives to rescue freezing and drowning flood victims. It notes the formation of a relief committee and a colored relief committee with R B Goosby as chairman and W R Ford as secretary to aid those in need. The writer thanks The Bryan Beagle for publicizing these deeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Goosby
W. R. Ford
Bryan Beagle
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Carnegie
Hall
NEW Colored School
Uable
Colored High School
Friends of
J.L
J. I. Case
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