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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1926
Page
4
County Agent C J Benson surveys farm needs in Brazos County urging diversification and poultry growth. He notes milk cow profits, the potential for a commercial egg farm, and warns against a one crop system while promoting education and local contests for diversified farming with a radio broadcast prize in Houston.
An agricultural message urges Brazos County farmers to adopt diverse crops for safety and soil health. It warns against high cotton prices and low crop yields, urging row crops, garden growth, and home farming to secure a comfortable rural life. The piece also notes local club activity and community group efforts to improve farming and youth programs.
Mrs Lizzie Prinzel returns from Marlin visit. Kurten hosts many Bryan and College Station guests for family gatherings. The basketball team defeats Millican 14 7 for boys and 16 7 for girls. A surprise party for Miss Tillie Hahn includes many local youths with cake, games, and music.
Boone Prairie reports a calm week with corn planting and garden tending underway. Weekly visitors include Lucile Frazer of Shiloh and families from Rosse Odds and Beck Prairie. School progress at Shiloh under E D Cockrum with a new literary society led by Mel Dowdy and Nelcine Frazer.
Prize list outlines Best record awards for canning and preserving home grown foods and overall Community Progress prizes. It calls for broad participation from at least 1000 farmers and farm women and urges display in every school and home in Brazos County.
Miss Robbye Lea Lusk of Needville spent the week end with Miss Mattie Moore. Several visitors from Gauze, Hearne, Benchley, Bryan, and Mart came to see relatives. Rev J W Handy conducted services at Union Hill. Family gatherings and a funeral in Smetana were noted with multiple local names.
Tabor notes weekend visitors including Adolph Conrad of Houston and Thomas Kirby of San Angelo. Church services and a program at Tabor auditorium are announced for February 26. Several residents report illnesses, end of school plans, and social visits across families from Kurtin to Edge and Normangee.
Kings Highway February 25 reports the top six month averages ending February 19 in each grade led by Primer Willie Curik and 9th grader Alma Kindt. Also noted are visitors from Hearne to Misses Jetty and Minnie Nash, plus Fritz Kindt and others.
Farmers break land rapidly with some corn already planted. Cemetery fence at Bright Light advances slowly due to funds. Community asks support for Noah Cole and cemetery protection from stray cattle. Club girls meet at the schoolhouse with new member Verkle Vaughn and plans for April activities. Reverend Brown preached at Bethel First Baptist on drifting from God. Seeds sold by Texas Seed Co from Amarillo with freight paid to Texas towns.
The item notes Miss Ruth Lewis substituting for someone and Adrian McDonald sick. An offer advertises a stamped embroidery piece for fifteen cents with a money back guarantee from Granger in Ft Worth. Also listed is sale of good cotton seed at four dollars per hundred pounds by M S Broach in Tabor Texas.
The following is a list of marriage licenses issued since the last publication, per County Clerk A. S. McSwain. Names include Louis Gregg with Mammie Marshall, William McWhorter with Helen Riggs, J L Worsham with Arella Gregg, and many others such as Dock Wade Corrie Wilson, Louis Corradine Savannah Davis, and Marvin Blue Cora James.
Texas farm crops in 1925 valued at $7 993 380.00, far ahead of all states. Iowa ranked second in the nation with the next-highest figure.
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