Local and Personal News From Bryan Area
Bryan and surrounding communities see a steady stream of visitors and residents in town today. Notables include Presnal Millican visitors, J. Foreman ill at home, and Mary Bell from Akron visiting Mrs Campbell. A real estate transfer records 102 acres to G G Evans for 3592.75 dollars as well. The Bryan Baptist Academy girls lose 25 to 6 to Steep Hollow in basketball.
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Huriday
J. K. Presnal
Bryan
Tabor
R. W. Baker
Millican
Louis Lero
Rye
T. A. Hensarling
Steep Hollow
L. J.krenek
Shiloh
J. A. Foreman
S. W. Buchanan
E. Morgan
Harvey
W. B. Hudson
Mary Bell
Akron
Ohio
E. G. Campbell
James Chemelsky
Lee Andrews
Court House
W. H. Sanders
G. G. Evans
G. Powell
J. T. Barry
Lucy Holman
S. M. Cook
Navasota
Emory
A. and
M. College
Marlin
Clarence Ousley
Bryan Baptist Academy
Local residents visit Bryan on busy day
A flood of town visitors included TUESDAY B Sbisa from College A B McSwain from Wellborn T L Tobias from Kurten Ed Elliott from near Tabor Uncle Ike Holligan from Holligan's chapel T W Beard from Edge Charlies Martin from Steep Hollow Z T Dowling from Wellborn and many others. Mrs Floyd Todd and Mr Mrs W S Seeley from Tabor shopped in the city along with J R Stewart from Reliance and Lillian Shackleford returning from Denton after a wedding.
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I. F. Thompson
Holligan Chapel
E. A. Peters
Harvey
Co. C. Morgan
Reliance
Amon Williams
Coleview
J. M. Olsen
Steep Hollow
Mre
W. B. Loftin
Millican
John Hicks
Kurt
A. B. McSwain
Wellborn
T. L. Tobias
Kurten
Ed Elliott
Tabor
Ike Holligan
Holligan
T. W. Beard
Edge
Charlies Martin
Z. T. Dowling
Bryan
Floyd Todd
W. 8S. Seeley
J. R. Stewart
Mattie Josey
Hempstead
L. M. Glaze
W. J. Moore
Benchley
Eagle
Lillian Shackleford
Denton
J. M. Hubbard
New Orleans
Elmer Dodson
Houston
Ford Distributing
Stella
Pearl Gans
Longview
O. B. Stoddard
Methodist Church
Galveston
German blockade affects America
Chicago February twenty first. President J P Griffin of the Chicago Board of Trade telegraphed the Interstate Commerce Commission and eastern railroad presidents that unless an immediate embargo is placed on all products east bound from Chicago except fuel and foodstuffs the country will face danger of anarchy and rioting.
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Chicago
J. P Griffin
Chicago Board of Trade Today
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eastern Railroads
Bryan Mourns Death of W A Guyton in Automobile Crash
Miss Mary Guyton of Villa Maria Academy traveled to Galveston after a message that her father W A Guyton president of the Texas and Gulf Steamship Co was killed by an automobile at Oyster near Galveston last night. He was widely known and had many friends in Bryan who regret his death.
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D. E. Suber
Newberry
I. C
Albert Hanneman
Albert, Jr
Marlin
Bryan
Dr. Goddard
Goddard
First Methodist
Coulter Smith
D . McAlpine
Yarborough
R. E. Jolly
Clyde
Dave Jolly
Lillian Shackelford
Denton
Allen Academy
Calvert
Calvert High
M. Bonneville, Jr
Mary Guyton
Villa Maria Academy
Galveston
W. A. Guyton
Texas and Gulf Steamship Company
Oyster
County Court notices abandonment and aggravated assault
The County Court records show P. T. Grady charged with abandonment of wife and child and John Wheelock charged in two aggravated assault cases. Bonds have been furnished and defendants are at liberty awaiting the next term.
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P. T. Grady
John Wheelock
Wanted 100 head good thrifty shoots for sale
Wanted 100 head good thrifty shoots weighing 50 to 85 pounds. Will pay 844 cents per pound. Phone 67 College.
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College
Texas Industrial Congress Outlines 917 Plan for Farms
Dallas Feb 21 The Texas Industrial Congress approved six projects aimed at boosting farming in 1917. Plans include crop rotation and diversification, home gardens, livestock as a base for farming, dairying, eliminating cattle ticks, and organizing national farm loan associations. Five acres for home living yield $245, vs $150 from five acres of cotton, showing feed production as cheaper and more profitable. Cotton is deemed king only if prices are fixed by growers.
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Dallas
Texas
Texas Industrial Congress
J. A. Kemp
Nathan Adams
J. Perry Burrus
D. Hanley
la Monte Daniels
United States
Wellborn News Highlights Local Visits and Sports
Weather remains favorable for farmers as Lagrippe lingers with no serious cases. Mrs. A W Royder returns from Hearne visit. Marjorie Neelley ill last week. Hensarling relatives visit Abe Hensarling Sr in Steep Hollow. New residents L M Gandy family move in. May Foster back from Port Arthur to stay with Minnie Foster. Wellborn beats Dowling school in basketball. Mrs Will Pool returns from Houston visit. Ed Carl and Dimple tour Bryan. Please someone explain how long be
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A. W. Royder
Tom Johnson
Hearne
Marjorie Neelley
Goree Neelley
J. L
G. B. Hensarling
Steep Hollow
Abe Hensarling
A. Hensarling, Jr
Wellborn
Dowlings School
Will Pool
Houston
Ed Carl
Miss Dimple
Bryan
Social Roundup Spotted Visitors and Trips
Miss Grace McSwain visited Bryan on Tuesday with Miss Jessie Parker hosting. Raleigh Parker traveled from Millikan to see his brother and go hunting. Dee Burkhalter visited Millican to care for a sick father. Bob Mewsom toured through in his Buick. Trueman Carroll appeared from Rock Prairie. CORRESPONDENT.
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Bryan
Grace McSwain
Jessie Parker
Raleigh Parker
Millican
Dee Burkhalter
Bob Mewsom
Trueman Carroll
Rock Prairie
Wilson Probing Preparedness Plans Amid Debate
President Wilson studies universal military training ideas and weighs possible plans to back. He has not endorsed the Senate military affairs committee bill or the War Department proposal, but supports the core principles behind preparedness.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bresttant
Wilson
Senate
Mayor Mitchel Hears Hunger Plea On East Side
East Side housewives tell Mayor Mitchel their children are starving due to food costs. They seek a million dollar city appropriation to provide meals. The Associated Press reports the plea made in New York on February 21.
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New York City
Associated Press
New York
East Side
Mitchel
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Mike Wisoskie
J. H. Reed
J. S. Adair
T. O. Gatcher
J. T. Pate
P. H. Hensarling
G.S. Parker
A. Dean
Ross
C. H. Mathis
Rell
J. R. Byars
Independance
J. R. Eden
Miss Pearl
Victor Andrews
J. D. Goent
W. E. Johnson
Beaumont
J. P. Gilpin
Will Holmes
Palestine
Co. M
Berry Risinger
George Powers
Je Zarch
On Powers
O. B. Wooten
Col- RS
Cliff Martin
Cottonood
I. M. Cook
Jeep Hollow
R. H. Harrison
Cor
W. S. Parker
Henry Faite
Ed Carll
Miss Mple
Will Rains
W. EK. Gandy
J. R. Smith
Son Morgan
Lee Mike
Ennis
John D. Jones
Lola
W. P. Jones
Ola
O. A. Jones
Mattie B. Smith
Kilgore
Mills Walker
Navasota High School
Bryan High School
F. C. Bolton
J. C. Mathis
A. B. Todd
Will Battle
George Williams
E. L. Goodson
H. Hodges
J. E. Bullock
Presley
Cook’s Point
Ethel Gelber
University of Austin
Mary Kaczer
Sam B. Wilson
C. E. Gustavus
Amarillo
J. 8. Burtis
E. J. Jenkins
Albert Jenkins
U. S. Army
Henry Fickel
Smetana
J. T. Dyess
Tom Goodwin
J. S. Smith
Harris School House
Jim Kincannon
F. A. Capps
Fort Worth
S. D. A. Duncan
Waco
Joe Sample
Cottonwood
A. W. Wilkerson
Chas. Merka
L. H. Wright
Jim Tobias
Mary Sloan
Hettie Edge
B. L. Myers
Estelle
Daisy Belle Ford
Cleburne
Annie Mae Lock
B. Sbisa
Nesday
Clayton Stackes
W. A. Smith
Monroe Cobb
Roy Smith
Os Wy. Saxon
Sam Hunter
Corsicana
Tom Patten
C. A. Jenkins
J. C. Cloud of
Kurton
Chas. Smith
Gladys
M. Brown
J. A. Andrews
F. J. Ball
Johnnie Burtis
North Zulch
J. M. Conlee
Keith
Grimes County
L. S. Williams
America
Industrial Congress
Wellborn News
Lagrippe
Star Brand
Brazos County
Bryan Cotton Oil and Fertilizer CO
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