Edge Blue Ribbon Forty wins Texas state club title again
The Edge Blue Ribbon Forty Club of Brazos County repeated as Texas state champions in the Farm and Ranch contest, beating Mason County by 1.2 percent. The group, organized in Edge school, earned $1,000 in district prizes and an extra $100 for the top district, with a notable secretary’s book praised as a model for clubs statewide.
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Edge
Texas
Brazos County
Victor
Agricultural Community Club Work of
Extension Service Department
The
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Mason County
Bryan Dally Eagle
College Station
Extension Service
A. and
M. College of Texas
T. O. Walton
Edge Community
Peter's Prairie
Dientsburg
Jackson County
Dessau
Travis County
Tryon
Gregg County
Sunset
Kerr County
Karpersville
Stephens County
Lakeview
Hale County
Meridian
Bosque County
Col
Frank P. Holland
P. S. Mangum
Mr. Mangum
Blue Ribbon
Commercial Club
United States
A. and M. College of Texas
Lone’ Star of Texas
Enire
Nora Ruth Hill
Blue Ribbon Forty Club
Mangum
Pauline Beard
John Tarleton College
Miss Beard
Co. L. Beason
Edge Boys’ and Girls’ Club
Bryan City Manager J B Miller Returns From Texas Visit
J Bryan Miller city manager of Bryan and Mrs Miller returned to Bryan Sunday afternoon on the L G N from Henderson Texas where they spent the Christmas holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs H Arnold Mrs Miller scalded her foot badly last week but is rapidly healing
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J. Bryan Miller
Bryan
Brazos Federation Names Officers at Quarterly Meeting
Brazos Federation of Church Societies held its regular quarterly meeting at the Christian church despite heavy rain. Mrs. J. N. Goodwin was elected president with Mrs. W. G. Reynolds and Mrs. B. Thompson as officers, and vice presidents from Episcopal and Christian churches were approved. The group endorsed affiliation with mission councils and planned a January 15 briefing by Dr. Eugene W. Potter on a Week Day Bible School in Bryan. The next meeting will be March 30 under Episcopal guild auspices.
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Brazos Federation of Church Societies
Christian Church
A. L. Page
Episcopal Guild
Rev J J Tatum Returns From North Texas Tour
Rev J J Tatum arrived in Bryan on the early morning train after an official visit across North Texas. His itinerary included Decatur Henrietta Fort Worth Sherman and Denison, ending with a visit to his sister Mrs Mattie Hanna. He noted very cold weather in the north and chose train travel home, leaving his car at Sherman.
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J. J. Tatum
North Texas
Bryan
Decatur
Henrietta
Fort Worth
Sherman
Denison
Mattie Hanna
Bryan College Interurban Out Of Commission
The Bryan College Interurban line is down for repairs after the rotary converter armature burned out today. The Traction Co will not resume normal service until later this week, sending equipment to Houston for repairs. Buses are operating between Bryan and College to handle traffic during the holiday break.
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Ha N Co
Bryan-College
Bryan
College
Traction Company
Houston
Rainfall Totals 1.6 Inches From Sunday to Tuesday
Government rain gauge at Eagle Printing Company records 1.6 inches of rain from 4 p.m. Sunday to 8 a.m. Tuesday. Light intermittent showers continued, with last night showing the heaviest precipitation.
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Eagle Printing Company
Grain and Feed Offered by H H Watson Co Dallas
Grain and feed advertisement from H H Watson Co in Dallas Texas selling maize kafir heads corn oats hay meal hulls and carrots with delivery price inquiries.
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H. H. Watson CO
Dallas
Tex
SixYearOld Doris Hopkins Dies After Houseyard Fire
Doris Hopkins aged six, daughter of Mr and Mrs O Hopkins of Reliance, died last night at 8 30 pm from burns suffered while her clothing caught fire during a leaves and trash burning in the dooryard on Saturday. Funeral services were held today at Reliance with Rev J J Tatum officiating and burial in Reliance Cemetery. She is survived by her parents a brother Otis Hopkins Jr and four sisters Mae Thelma Neville and Hester Hopkins all of Reliance.
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Doris
O. Hopkins
Reliance Community
Reliance
J. J. Tatum
Otis Hopkins, Jr
Misses Mae
Thelma
Neville
Hester Hopkins
Campus Grocery to Open in New Oran Boyett Building
Charley Operstein and Luke Patronella will open the Campus Grocery in the new brick Oran Boyett building at College Station on January 2. The store will offer home delivery to Campus homes and nearby areas, with prior experience at Boyett College and C. L. Eden Grocery in Bryan.
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Oran Boyett
College Station
College
James Drug Store
Charley Operstein
Luke Patronella
Peo
Boyett
C. L. Eden Grocery
Bryan
Music of Russia Theme Texas Club in New York City
The Texas Club of New York hosted a December meeting led by Mattie D. Willis of Waco on the music of Russia. Willis discussed peasant origins of songs and Russian composers from Glinka to Rachmaninoff, with performances by Boon, Misses Earl and Shay, Lackland, and Griggs, earning enthusiastic ovations.
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Russia
Texas Club
New York City
K. Brooks
New York
Mattie D. Willis
Waco
Texas Club of New York
Willis
Manly Price Boone
Houston
Winifred Earl
Helen Shay
Galveston
Rubenstein
Tschaikowsky
Mary Lackland
Richmond
Vaillard
Leila Griffin Reported Ill With Flu
Miss Leila Griffin a Bryan city schools teacher is reported ill with the flu. The note notes her absence from class and informs of her illness within the Bryan school community.
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Leila Griffin
Bryan
Mrs Gladys Martin of Gause Dies After Childbirth
Gladys Porter Martin died at a local hospital on Monday after convulsions following Christmas birth. She leaves an infant daughter and a three year old son Homer Jr, husband Homer Martin, and her Porters family of Frameville and Brazos Bottom. Funeral plans list Frameville burial. she is survived by her parents W C Porter and W B Porter and siblings across Caldwell Port Arthur San Marcos Port Arthur Minerva.
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Gladys Porter Martin
W. C. Porter
Frameville
Martin
Earl Porter
Brazos Bottom
Bryan
McCulloch-Gordon Co
S. C. Williams
B. G. Jackson
San Marcos
W. H. Bain
Port Arthur
C. E. Black
Caldwell
J. W. Porter
L. A. Porter
C. C. Porter
Minerva
Temperatures for Past Week From Entomology Division
The A M College Entomology Division led by F L Thomas furnishes last week’s temperatures from their standard thermometer. Readings cover daily highs and lows and reflect conditions observed by the division during the period.
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A.M. Division OF Entomology
A. and M. College
F. L. Thomas
Clovis Bryant of Hearne Dies in Bryan Hospital
Clovis Bryant, 16, son of Mr and Mrs P C Bryant of Hearne, died Sunday morning at 10 o’clock after a three week illness. He leaves his parents a brother J D Bryant and sister Dollie Bryant of Hearne. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at Norwood Cemetery Hearne. Burial follows at Norwood Cemetery. McCulloch Gordon Co funeral directors sent the body from Bryan to Hearne Sunday night. The father is employed by Humble Oil Co in Hearne.
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Clovis Bryant
P. C. Bryant
Hearne
J. D. Bryant
Dollie Bryant
Humble Oil Co
H. & T. C. Sunday Night To Hearne By the McCulloch- Gordon Co
Norwood Cemetery
Former Bryan Boy Promoted to Austin Manager Post
Conn Gibbs leaves for Austin to take charge as manager of Hicks Tire and Rubber Company’s Austin branch. He has been based in Tyler where he ran the local Hicks branch and his promotion brings increased responsibility and salary. Bryan families celebrate the success of their children.
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Conn Gibbs
Austin
W. F. Gibbs
Conn
Tyler
Hicks Tire and Rubber Company
Bryan
Death in Dallas Claims Henry Mac Donald
Leonard McDonald of Macy was called to Dallas Sunday by the death of his son Henry Mac Donald from acute indigestion. The end came within 15 minutes of the attack.
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Leonard McDonald
MACY
Dallas
Henry MacDonald
Henry Hodges Dies at Home at College Station
Henry Hodges aged 77 11 5 died at College Station Sunday morning at 1 o clock. Born in Mississippi January 22 1847 he moved to Texas in 1870 and lived in Burleson county before settling in College Station. Funeral services were held in Caldwell Sunday at 3:30 pm with burial in Caldwell cemetery. He was a Confederate veteran. Survived by widow two daughters Mrs Sallie Mae Myers of College and Mrs Birdie Johnson of Houston and two sons H M Hodges of Taylor and Halsey Hodges of Houston.
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Henry Hodges
College
Mr. Hodges
Mississippi
Texas
Burleson County
College Station
Caldwell
McCulloch-Gordon Co
Allan Fuller Praises Bryan Good Cheer Union
Allan C Fuller of Buffalo New York commends the December 13 1924 Bryan Texas article on the Colored Good Cheer Association. He calls it a red letter day for Bryan and urges editorial praise for its interracial outreach and Christian brotherhood throughout the community.
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Bryan
Texas
Bryan Daily Eagle
Allan C. Fuller
Buffalo
New York
Justice Court Briefs Include Disturbing the Peace Case
A charge of disturbing the peace was filed this morning against Lonnie Williams in Bryan. The case was set for 10 o'clock Wednesday morning. Justice J. W. Hamilton, ill with the flu, presided briefly. Earlier, B. K. Robinson and Jack Bargs were fined $17.65 after being arraigned on drunkenness charges from last Saturday night.
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Lonnie Williams
Bryan
J. W. Hamilton
B. K. Robinson
Jack Bargs
Judge and Mrs J R Astin stay at Rice Hotel through March
Judge J R Astin and his wife are living at the Rice Hotel for several months after returning from their Shoreacres plantation home just before the holidays. They plan to remain through March, per the Houston Post-Dispatch.
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Bryan Judge
J. R. Astin
Rice
Stolen Halsell Motor sedan linked to Sunday thefts
A 4 Dodge sedan type B with leather upholstery and dash clock was stolen from in front of George Hassell on College avenue between 1 and 7 am Sunday. A Ford coupe belonging to T. P. Boyett was also stolen but abandoned after fuel ran out. Police traced possible return toward Houston with no arrests by Monday morning.
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Halsell Motor Company
George Hassell
College Avenue
Houston
T. P. Boyett
Bryan
Halsell
Syptak and Broach Secretly Wed in Bryan
On Saturday evening at 8 o clock at the home of Rev. and Mrs. L Guy Ament in College Avenue Bryan Adolph Syptak and Jewell Broach were married with few intimate witnesses. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M S Broach and the groom a son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Syptak of Wheelock and banker at First National Bank of Bryan. They reside with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Homes for now.
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L. Guy Ament
College Avenue
Adolph Syptak
Jewell Broach
Rev
Paul D. Syptak
Wheelock
First National Bank of
Bryan
Family Reunion At Steep Hollow With Hall Family
Miss Adelle Hall spent Sunday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Hall at Steep Hollow. Her two sisters, away at school, are at home for the week. Mrs. N. L. McCullough of Bryan visits, creating a pleasant reunion. Kate Hall returns to C. I. A. Denton and Rebecca Hall to Somerville to teach.
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Adelle Hall
T. P. Hall
Steep Hollow
N. L. McCullough
Bryan
Kate Hall
Denton
Rebecca Hall
Somerville
Distinguished Visitor B F K Mullins in Bryan for Christmas
University of Arkansas faculty member B F K Mullins spends the Christmas season in Bryan as guest of friends. He formerly taught at A and M College of Texas and made his home in Bryan during that period, where he formed many ties.
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B. F. K. Mullins
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville
Bryan
Mullins
A. and
M. College of Texas
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J. B. Miller
Henderson Tex
J. N. Goodwin
Church Federation
North Part
Bryan-College Interurban
P. A. Walker
Newburg
Thedford’s
M. H. James Drug CO
Doris Hopkins
Gharley Opersteny and
DR. Oliver
W. H. Oliver
B. O. McClain
Curtis Oliver
E. T. Oliver
Will Hundley
Co. B. Oliver
Boice Boyd
Curtis Allan
O. B. McClain
Henry G. Womble
Hubert Womble
Judson
Hubert
Arthur Perkins
Dorothy
Gonzales
John
Gladys Martin OF
Gause
Bryan Hospital
Bryan Boy
Allan Fuller
Justice Court
DODGE
George Halsell
Syptak
Broach Wed
Natch
Bryan Cotton Oil and Fertilizer CO
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