Edge Blue Ribbon Forty wins Texas state club title
The Edge Community Brazos County Blue Ribbon Forty boys and girls club repeats as State Agricultural Community Club champions in Texas. Edge led by secretary Nora Ruth Hill and leader P. S. Mangum earned $1 000 in district and state prizes, with a $100 extra for the top district and a strong secretary’s book praised as the finest produced. Results list districts from Brazos to Mason counties and outline club finances and future plans for a large banquet and Delco lighting system.
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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 Daily Magic
College Station
Extension Service
A. and
M. College of Texas
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 Community
Bosque County
Col
Frank P. Holland
United States
A. and M. College of Texas
Lone’ Star of Texas
Nora Ruth Hill
Blue Ribbon Forty Club
Mr. Mangum
Blue Ribbon
Pauline Beard
John Tarleton College
Miss
Edge Boys’ and Girls’ Club
Rev J J Tatum Returns From North Texas Tour
Reverend J J Tatum arrived in Bryan by early morning train after an official visit across North Texas. His itinerary covered Decatur Henrietta Fort Worth Sherman and Denison ending with a day with sister Mrs Mattie Hanna. He noted severe cold further north and chose train travel over driving back by car.
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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 is out of service due to a burned out rotary converter armature. Traction Co repairs are underway with equipment sent to Houston. Buses operate between Bryan and College stations to handle light traffic during the holiday vacation period.
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Rotary Traction Co
Bryan
College
Houston
Bryan College
Brazos Federation Meets Despite Cold Weather
The Brazos Federation of Church Societies held its regular quarterly meeting at the Christian church with strong attendance. Officers were elected for the coming year, and affiliation with major mission councils was approved. Dr. Eugene W. Potter will speak about a Week Day Bible School planned for January 15, with a March 30 next meeting under Episcopal guild auspices.
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Brazos Federation of Church Societies
Christian Church
A. L. Page
Episcopal Guild
Rainfall totals 1.6 inches from Sunday to Tuesday
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 dominated the period with the heaviest fall occurring last night.
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Eagle Printing Company
Grain and Feed Offered by H A Watson Co Dallas
To grain and hay buyers we offer maize and kafir heads corn oats hay meal hulls and all kinds of feed carrots. Ask for prices delivered from H A Watson Co Dallas Tex.
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H. A. Watson CO
Dallas
Tex
City Manager J B Miller and Wife Return from Henderson Texas
J Bryan Miller city manager of Bryan and his wife 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 last week in an accident but the injury is healing rapidly.
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J. Bryan Miller
Bryan
Six year old Doris Hopkins dies after fire accident
Doris Hopkins six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs O Hopkins of Reliance dies at 8 30 pm after clothes caught fire while children burned leaves and trash in the dooryard Saturday Funeral services were held at Reliance today at 3 pm with Rev J J Tatum in charge Burial will follow in Reliance Cemetery She is survived by her parents a brother Otis Hopkins Jr and four sisters Mae Thelma Neville and Hester 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 Opens On January Second In College Station
Charley Operstenn and Luke Patronella open Campus Grocery in the former Boyett site, two rooms including James Drug Store No 3. The shop will deliver to Campus homes and nearby areas, drawing on years of experience in the grocery trade at College and Bryan.
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Oran Boyett
College Station
College
James Drug Store
Charley Operstenn
Luke Patronella
Peo
Boyett
Co. L. Eden Grocery
Bryan
Twenty Nine Guests Attend Dr Oliver Home Friday Dinner
A family reunion at Dr W H Oliver's home Friday night brought twenty nine relatives together. Music and songs delighted the group led by young talents B O McClain eight and Curtis Oliver three. Attendees included E T Oliver, Will Hundley Sr, C B Oliver and two sons, Boice Boyd and Curtis Allan, O B McClain, Womble family members from Caldwell, Perkins and daughter Dorothy Gonzales, Sharp Williams and daughter Pauline Yazoo City Miss, James Webb and Nobie Webb Bryan.
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W. H. Oliver
B. O. McClain
Curtis Oliver
E. T. Oliver
Will Hundley
C. B. Oliver
Boice Boyd
Curtis Allan
O. B. McClain
Henry G. Womble
Hubert Womble
Judson
Hubert
Caldwell
Arthur Perkins
Dorothy
Gonzales
John Sharp Williams
Pauline
Yazoo City
James Webb
Nobie Webb
Bryan
Music of Russia Theme at Texas Club in New York City
In New York City the Texas Club hosts a December meeting with Mattie D. Willis of Waco presenting a Music of Russia program. She outlines peasant song origins and profiles composers like Glinka, Rubenstein, Tchaikovsky, Balakireff, Rimsky-Korsakoff, and Rachmaninoff, with performances by Miss Winifred Earl, Miss Helen Shay, Miss Mary Lackland, and others. The event garners enthusiastic ovation.
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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
Miss Leila Griffin Stricken With Flu Illness
Bryan city schools teacher Miss Leila Griffin is reported ill with the flu, casting a temporary halt on her classroom duties and prompting school officials to monitor her condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leila Griffin
Bryan
Mrs Gladys Martin of Gause Dies After Childbirth
The obituary notes the death of Mrs. Gladys Porter Martin of Gause after convulsions at a local hospital Monday afternoon, days after Christmas when her infant daughter was born. Survived by husband Homer A Martin, infant daughter, son Homer Jr., and her Porter and Martin families. Funeral will be held in Frameville with interment in the family burying ground. services held in Bryan at the Williams home before transport.
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Gladys Porter Martin
W. C. Porter
Frameville
Martin
Earl Porter
Brazos Bottom
Bryan
McCulloch-Gordon Co
S. C. Williams
L G. N
Jim Jones
W. B. Porter
Rockdale
H. A. Martin
Gause
Entomology Division Records Weekly Temperatures at A and M
The A and M College Division of Entomology, led by F L Thomas, released temperatures from their standard thermometer for the past week. Data compiled show daily readings across the week, reflecting local climate trends observed by the department.
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A.M. Division OF Entomology
A. and M. College
F. L. Thomas
Clovis Bryant of Hearne Dies at Bryan Hospital
Clovis Bryant aged 16, son of Mr and Mrs P C Bryant of Hearne, died Sunday morning at 10 oclock in a local hospital 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 in Hearne with burial at Norwood Cemetery.
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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
Conn Gibbs leaves Tyler for Austin after a holiday visit to his parents. He has been in Tyler arranging a Hicks Tire and Rubber Co branch and goes to Austin as manager of the Austin office, a promotion in responsibility and pay. Bryan family congratulates his success.
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Conn Gibbs
Austin
W. F. Gibbs
Conn
Tyler
Hicks Tire and Rubber Company
Bryan
Death of Henry McDonald in Dallas
Leonard McDonald of Macy was summoned to Dallas after his son Henry McDonald died at home. The death was caused by acute indigestion and occurred within 15 minutes of the onset of illness.
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Leonard McDonald
MACY
Dallas
Henry McDonald
Henry Hodges Dies at 77 in College Station Home
Henry Hodges aged 77 years 11 months 5 days died at College on Sunday morning at 1 o clock. Born in Mississippi January 22 1847 he came to Texas in 1870 and lived in Burleson county before moving to College Station three years ago. Funeral held Caldwell Sunday at 3 30 pm with Rev W H Matthews officiating. burial Caldwell cemetery. He was a Confederate veteran. Survived by widow two daughters Sallie Mae Myers and Birdie Johnson and two sons H M Hodges and Halsey Hodges, all present at the funeral.
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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 Action
Allan C Fuller of Buffalo New York writes to the Bryan Daily Eagle praising the December 13 1924 report on the Colored Good Cheer Association. He calls the event a red letter day for Bryan Texas noting its inter racial progress and urges editorial discussion.
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Bryan
Texas
Bryan Daily Eagle
Allan C, Fuller
Buffalo
New York
Justice Court Sits on Minor Cases in Short Session
Justice Court held a brief session on minor cases with Lonnie Williams charged with disturbing the peace and set for 10 a.m. Wednesday. Judge J. W. Hamilton, ill with flu, attended briefly. B. K. Robinson and Jack Barg were fined 17.65 dollars for drunkenness, alleged from last Saturday night.
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Lonnie Williams
Bryan
J. W. Hamilton
B. K. Robinson
Jack Bargs
Judge and Mrs Astin stay at Rice Hotel through March
Judge J R Astin and his wife are staying several months at the Rice Hotel after traveling from their Shoreacres plantation home before the holidays and plan to remain through March.
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Bryan Judge
J. R. Astin
Rice Hotel
Stolen Dodge Sedan From Hassell Home Believed Connected
A Dodge sedan from Halsell Motor Company vanished from in front of George Hassell's College avenue residence between 1 and 7 Sunday morning. The same day a Ford coupe owned by T. P. Boyett was stolen but abandoned after fuel ran out. Police had no clues as Monday dawned, with investigators suspecting Houston-bound thieves.
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Halsell Motor Company
George Hassell
College Avenue
Houston
T. P. Boyett
Bryan
Hassell
Syptak and Broach Wed Quietly at Ament Home
On Saturday evening at 8 o clock at Rev Ament's College Avenue residence Bryan Adolph Syptak and Jewell Broach were married by Rev Ament. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs M S Broach and beloved locally. groom is son of Mr and Mrs Paul D Syptak of Wheelock and employed 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 Echoes Of Hall Family
Miss Adelle Hall spent Sunday with her parents at Steep Hollow. Her two sisters, away at school, stay at home for the week. Mrs N L McCullough of Bryan visits. Miss Kate Hall returns to Denton to study and Miss Rebecca Hall teaches in Somerville schools.
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Adelle Hall
JT. F. Hall
Steep Hollow
N. L. McCullough
Bryan
Kate Hall
C. L A
Denton
Rebecca Hall
Somerville
Distinguished University of Arkansas visitor to Bryan for Christmas
B F K Mullins from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville spends the Christmas season in Bryan as a guest of friends. Formerly a teacher at Texas A and M College, he lived in Bryan during that period and made many friends who welcome his return.
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B. F. K. Mullins
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville
Bryan
Mullins
A. and
M. College of Texas
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Delco Plant
P. S. Mangum
Commercial Club
North Part
Bryan-College Interurban
J. N. Goodwin
Church Federation
P. A. Walker
Newburg
Thedford’s
M. H. James Drug CO
J. B. Miller
Henderson Tex
Doris Hopkins
Gharley Opersteny and
DR. Oliver
Gladys Martin OF
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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