Charlie Stuart Writes of Life at Great Lakes
Letter from Chas W. Stuart of Company E, 3rd Regiment, Great Lakes Til, describes quarantine, daily inspections, chores, harsh weather, limited meals, a large Christmas turkey, plans to attend New Year’s events, and updates from fellow sailors amid training at Camp Dewey. He mentions Billy Sunday’s planned visit and asks girls to send cakes to lift spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Lank
Spell
Willie Tucker
New York
Chas
W. Stuart
3Rd Regiment
Great Lakes
Til
Camp Dewey
Obion's Long Time Steward Celebrated At College
B Sbisa of A and M College marked forty one years of continuous service today being the oldest staff member. A small group including Dr W B Bizzell and Dean Puryear honored him at his campus home as he recalled campus growth from a handful of students to over a thousand now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Sbisa
A. and
M. College
Bryan Daily Eagle
Burkhalter Named Publicity Man at A. and M. College
Frank Burkhalter, a Baylor and Columbia Journalism School graduate, becomes Burkhalter College publicity man after leaving the Houston Chronicle. He will begin work tomorrow after visiting relatives in Waco on New Year’s day. A well known Texas newspaper man who is not married joins the college staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Houston Chronicle
College
Concentration of Agricultural Extension at A and M College
Dr W B Bizzell announces after Austin talks that Chairman Tillotson and the legislative committee will urge concentrating all agricultural extension work at Texas A and M college. The report plans to move it from the state department of agriculture. Further details remain unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Bizzell
Texas A. and M. College
Austin
Tillotson
Bizzell
Tillot- Son
State Department of Agriculture
New Year Opens For Tabor District Schools
The old year ends and a bright new year begins as schools in the district resume after a weeklong vacation. Herbert Smith returns home from Camp Travis for Christmas. Local youths ride to the artesian well near Edge for dinner and photos before returning home. Mina Graham visits Mrs. L Wilcox. Lillie Belle Ray visits Miss Ray Wilcox. Horace Smith of Bryan spends the weekend here. Lottie Blanton returns to Belton University after a home visit. Ernest Walker comes home on furlough from the Great Lakes naval training camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabor
Herbert Smith
Camp Travis
Harris
Artesian
Edge
Mina Graham
L. Wilcox
Lillie Belle Ray
Jews to Jerusalem plans outlined at Zionist meeting
Chicago January 1 1921 conference of Federated Zionist Societies of the Middle West appointed a committee to select a commission of prominent Hebrews to go to Palestine and establish a home costing 10 million dollars with one million to be raised in two months. Delegates subscribed 15000 at the meeting and last night. A petition seeks 42286 volunteers to go to Palestine for its rehabilitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Palestine
Federated Zionist Societies of
Middle West
Physicians Praise Hobo Kidney and Bladder Remedy
Retired Lake Charles physician Dr E J Lyons endorses Hobo Kidney and Bladder Remedy after his wife reportedly improved from urinary troubles. He cites long relief after ten bottles and urges others with kidney or bladder issues to request a free booklet with sworn statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Lyons
Lake Charles
Bright
Lyons
Hobo Medicine Manufacturing O
Singer
M. H. James
Bryan
Texas
Ady
Bryan Markets Prices for Skin Trouble Remedy
Bryan market quotations note price trends for several products with a focus on Zensal for all skin troubles. Smith Drug Co. sells the remedy, highlighting regular pricing amid years of price changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Drug Co
National Debt Reaches 5.615 Billion at Start of 1917
The United States ends 1916 with a national debt of 5,615,000,000 dollars, about 51 dollars per person, five times higher than nine months earlier. Only one third of the debt will mature by next year’s start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Locals and Persons From Friday's Bryan Eagle
Friday's Bryan Eagle lists numerous visitors and residents in Bryan and nearby towns. Names include Cavitt from Wheelock, Neville from Cross, Stevener from Kurten, Saxon from Reliance, Gilpin, Graham, Beal, McCallum, Parker, Rawls, Tobias, Andrews, Seay, Wymola, Morehead, Kopecky, Sims, Sheffield, Ferguson, Lillian, Jones, Ardella, McSwain, Blanton, Williams, Jenkins, Byars, Risinger, Coulson, Morgan, Tabor, Dean, Lindsey, Drummond, Tabor, Cloud, Meredith, Cobb, Wilcox, Pipkin, Blanton, and others visiting or residing in Harvey, Grimes, or Robertson counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baily Eagle
Kurten
Bryan
Sam Cavitt
Wheelock
Hardy Neville
Cross
Grimes County
Gus Stevener
George Saxon
Reliance
J. P. Gilpin
W. E. Graham
Rock Prairie
Joe Beal
Prospect
John McCallum, Sr
Tabor
W. R. Parker
J. W. Rawls
Thompson Creek
Jim Tobias
Ab Andrews
van Seay
Zurch
Madison County
Charley Wymola
Alexander
John Morehead
Harvey
Joe Kopecky
Daily Eagle
Chas. Sims
Normangee
Emmett Sheffield
J. H. Ferguson
Lillian
W. P. Jones
Miss Ardella
Ardella
College of Industrial Arts
Denton
A. B. McSwain
R. E. Blanton
James Wilson, Jr
J. G. Minkert
W. L. Cross
J. A. D. Robinson
Wixon
E. R. Lloyd
Henry Shows
J. D. Barnett
Steep Hollow
A. W. Cloud
Crosby
Kurton
William Hudspeth
O. Lt. Andrews
D. P. Snellings
Mart
George Williams
Coleview
C. A. Jenkins
Harris
J. S. Byars
Independence
Walter Armstrong
Cottonwood
Greens Prairie
Tom Wheeler
Lola
J. Harris
Hart
J. H. White, Sr
J. S. Williams
C. M. Risinger
Wiley Coulson
Iola
C. C. Morgan
Patty Bogee
le Will Pressnal
A. A. Dean
Harrison Lindsey
Cit
W. G. Drummond
A. J. Tabor, Jr
J.C. Cloud
J. W. Sheppard
J. M
J. I. Cobb
J. H. Wilcox
T. B. Smith
Ardella Jones
Willie May Jones
Lois Pipkin
Lottie Blanton
County Farm Agents Gather at A and M College
A convention of county and district agents, assistants, and extension service specialists opens at A and M College. Present are 139 county agents 26 assistants 9 district agents and 31 staff specialists. Notables include Charles A. Albert and Dr. Frank Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. and M. College
Local residents travel and daily visits noted in Belton region
The round of visits includes John Sabo from Haring school, Edith Tobias and Maggie Easters from Kurten, and Jim Tobias from Kurten. Annie May Yardley teaches in Wellborn while Lizzie Suber returns from Jewett to aid her mother during Mrs. Adams's illness. W R Summers begins as emergency farm demonstration agent for the A and M extension, based here and operating across Brazos and Burleson counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belton
Baylor Female College
John Sabo
Haring
Edith Tobias
Maggie Easters
Kurten
Merman Wehrman
Smetana
Jim Tobias
Annie May Yardley
Wellborn
Daily Eagle
W. G. Drummond
Cottonwood
Eagle
G. B. Hensarling
Mrs. Crawford
Milli- Can
H. Crenshaw
W. W. Dollar
J. W. Ward
Iola
Bryan Merchants
Otto Straub
Minter Springs
I. M. Cook
Steep Hollow
Lizzie Suber
Jewett
J. H. Suber
R. B. Adams
Suber
W. R. Summers
A. Ang M. College
Brazos
Burleson County
Earthquake Strikes Guatemala City Killing and Homeless Toll
Washington officials estimate 100000 are homeless in Guatemala City after last Wednesdays quake with many killed. Foreign colony reportedly spared. American warships to deliver supplies to the stricken area as aftershocks continued into Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Guatemala City
Higgs Joins W. J. Coulter Firm In Ownership Change
In Bryan a major business shift occurs as W. J. Coulter retires from the W. J. Coulter company and W. S. Higgs joins as manager and secretary treasurer. J. Tom Smith remains as vice president and oversees buying while Higgs handles finances, continuing the firm’s name and central Texas presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Chaange
W. J. Coulter Company
W. J. Coulter
W. S. Higgs
J. Tom Smith
Smith
Higgs
Texas
E. L. Ward
J. W. Coulter
Captain Ward
Coulter
Mr. Coulter
Brazos County
Guatemala City Earthquake Deaths Rise To One Thousand
A telegram from San Jose Guatemala reports about one thousand deaths in Guatemala City due to the quake. The disaster wrecked the penitentiary asylum post office a large theater and many other buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Guatemala City
San Jose
Guatemala
Christmas Eve Community Efforts Highlight Harvey Harvey
On Christmas Eve Bryan Red Cross receives 30 new members and 3 dollars cash, totaling 33 with other local volunteers. The piece notes civic spirit, visits by navy men Roscoe Cole and Herman Todd, social events at Dr Davidson’s home, and a Harvey resident Mrs Hudson dies at age 86, buried at Old Bethel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey
Mesdames Peters
Davidson
Red Cross of
Bryan
L. S. Williams
Poole
Jno. Pate
Douglas Holly
J. ¢. Davidson
Goodnight and Son
Dallas
Bensons
Call
Benson
Houston
Wagoner
Dowling
College Station
Miss Jones
Weldon
Ethel Sellers
Ardella Jones
Denton
Roscoe Cole
Herman Todd
United States Navy
Jesse Cook
Allentown
Uncle Sam
Hoover Club
Delores Thibodoux
Port Arthur
Ruth
Vesta Pate
Old Bethel
El Paso man credits Tanlac with restored health and energy
L. E. Hartman of 2403 Gold Street El Paso says a grip pneumonia and stomach trouble left him exhausted and unable to walk across a room. After taking Tanlac his appetite improved his skin cleared headaches faded sleep returned and he gained energy and strength to work daily. Tanlac sold in Bryan Wellborn Edge Allen and Tabor by named sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanlac
L. E. Hartman
Gold Street
Great Western Oil Co
el Paso
Hartman
Shreveport Electric Company
Shreveport
Taniac
Bryan
N. A. Stewart
Wellborn
J. R. Royder
Edge
Moore and Payne
Allen
Terrell Bros
Tabor
J. K. Presnal
Death of Mrs. A S Bullock in Steep Hollow
Mrs. A S Bullock Miss Mary Edwina Newman died at her family home in Steep Hollow on Monday December 24 after a long illness. A native of Louisiana she lived in Brazos County most of her life and was a faithful Baptist. Survived by husband A S Bullock and six children Homer Bullock Robert Bullock Bertha Robertson John Riley Emma Beale Charley Bullock. Funeral Christmas day at Steep Hollow cemetery conducted by Rev Co B Bullock Rev J M Bullock and Dr M R E Weaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.S. Bullock
Steep Hollow
Homer Bullock
Colorado City
Robert Bullock
San Angelo
Bertha Robertson
Paso
John Riley
Reliance
Emma Beale
Prospect
Charley Bullock
Steep Hollow Cemetery
Co. B Bullock
J. M. Bullock
M R E. Weaver
Extension Director Ousley Travels for Washington Assignment
Hon Clarence Ousley director of the extension service has gone to Sherman to deliver an address and from there will proceed to Washington to resume his work as assistant secretary of agriculture. Miss Martha Gillespie county agent for girls canning and Poultry clubs of Brazos county has returned from Elgin where she spent the holidays with her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. O. Walton
W. B. Bizzell
Clarence Ousley
Washington
F. A. Lindsey
Charles A. Albert
Southwestern Division
Frank Jones
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Fort Worth
Extension Service
Sherman
Martha Gillespie
Brazos County
Egin
Cheap money for farmers in drought regions of Texas
Austin plans to relieve drought stricken western Texas by mobilizing producing forces to grow more food for the war. A drouth relief committee and bankers discussed depositing a large fund in banks in the afflicted area to be loaned at low interest to farmers. An active campaign to increase and conserve food supplies was planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Grouth
Texas
Drouth Relief Committee
Citation by Publication in Brazos County Texas Court
The State of Texas commands the Brazos County Sheriff to summon Bertha E. Robinson by weekly newspaper publication for four weeks before February 11, 1918. She must answer a petition filed November 30, 1917 in No. 7616-A, seeking dissolution of marriage to T. B. Robinson and custody of Ruby Irene Robinson. The court in Bryan, Texas will proceed to a term starting February 11, 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
Brazos County
Bertha E. Robinson
District Court
Bryan
T. B. Robinson
Bertha B. Robinson
Ruby Irene Robinson
Texas
Seal
J. W. Barron
Dodson's Liver Tone Proposed as Calomel Substitute
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable alternative to calomel. It claims calomel is mercury, causes salivation, cramps, and weakness, while Liver Tone starts the liver gently without side effects and does not upset the stomach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson
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Charlie Stuart
Jackie
Billy
Jackies
Obion
Burkhalter College
Jerusalem
G. D. Tucker
Lesa
Bryan Markets
HGGS
Ad Department
H. T. Lawler Milling & Trading Co
Lee Birley
C. L. Eden
Galveston
Hall
Jobson
Aldine
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