Texas Aggies Banquet Bryan Hi Champs in 1920s
In College Station Texas on January 11 the Texas Aggies hosted a banquet for the Bryan High champions nicknamed the Little Aggies. Major Ike Ashburn presided greeting the Bryan team and pledging support for future victories while the Aggies band provided music.
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College Station
Texas
Texas Aggies
Bryan Hi
Aggies
Wm. J. Cline, Jr
John Cunningham
S. ©. Bartlett
C. J. Wright
T. E. Hubby
F. E. Buchan
S. E. Eberstadt
Bryan Chamber of Commerce
Lee J
Earl Tatum
Mit Dansby
Christopher Cortemeglia
Willie Dobrovothey
Alton Boyett
Mark Wilcox
Roy M. Wilson
Harry B. Williams
Amos Ball
Monroe Griffin
Ernest Kennedy
Reed Mitchell
Glynn Cloud
Fred Zak
J. P D. Martin
James Sullivan
D. X. Bible
H. Moore
Frank O. Martin
W. H. H. Morris, Jr
Lee J. Rountree
Ike S. Ashburn
Wm. B. Cline
Jno. Cunningham
Oil indications reported near Singleton well in Grimes County
Bryan residents with land near Sin gleton Grimes county received cheering news from an oil well being drilled. Reports say the drill penetrated two feet of sand before shutdown to install casings and prepare for a thorough test. Depth is about 3000 feet with indications favorable.
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Bryan
Singleton
Grimes County
I. & G. N. Railroad
H. H. Young
Navasota
Brazos County Poultry Show Triumph in Bryan
The Brazos County Poultry Show, held January 6 and 7 in Bryan, drew 450 birds despite adverse weather. Supervisors C. E. Jenkins and Carl Wipprecht, Secretary W. C. Sanders, and judges F. W. Kazemier and T. J. Conway led the effort, with premiums listed in the Daily Eagle and Weekly Eagle. The event is expected to grow bigger in 1925.
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Brazos County
Bryan
C. E. Jenkins
Carl Wipprecht
W. C. Sanders
Messrs
F. W. Kazemier
T. J. Conway
Daily Eagle
Weekly Eagle
Knights Templar Elect 1922 Officers at Ivanhoe Commandry No 8
At the annual meeting of Ivanhoe Commandry No 8 Knights Templar officers were elected and installed. J. D. Martin was Emminent Commander, D C Jones Generalissimo, Travis B Bryan Captain General, R W Howell Treasurer, and W F E Saunders Recorder. Installation was performed by Sir Knight P S Park and W E Saunders.
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Ivanho
Knights ‘Templar
J. D. Martin
Emminent
D. C. Jones
Travis B. Bryan
R. W. Howell
W. FE. Saunders
Knight P. S. Park
W. E. Saunders
Knights of Pythias Install Officers in Brazos Lodge
Brazos Lodge No. 64 Knights of Pythias installed 1922 officers Tuesday evening led by Grand Chancellor J. T. Maloney and Grand Vice Chancellor J. G. Bailey. New officers include Oak McKenzie as Chancellor Commander and J. E. Gammon as Vice Chancellor with several others. Three candidates were initiated as Esquires amid a large meeting with remarks from multiple dignitaries.
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Brazos Lodge No
Knights of Pythias
J. T. Maloney
J. G. Bailey
Humble
Henry S. Locke
M. M. Erstine
Oak McKenzie
J. E. Gammon
Tl. G. Suber
C. W. Crawford
M. A
C. S. Beckwith
H. S. Locke
Joe B. Reed
Guy F. Boyett
Carl Wipprecht
L. PB. Locke
Inner Guard
Rank of
Esquire
George E. Hadley
Jno. A. Held
Tom G. Suber
John B. Beers
Henry 8. Locke
R. M. Walker
R. L. Perry
Mart
Tax collections total $46,782 for 1921 in county
State and county taxes totaling $8,636.19 have been collected since January 1, 1922 while poll taxes reach $483. Tax Collector Roy Hudspeth announced the year end total of $46,782.73 for 1921. Auto owners without registration face arrest and fines, with 1025 cars registered this year, paid by women, against about 1400 last year.
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Roy Hudspeth
Pour Candidates Initiated by Bryan Chapter C E
Bryan Chapter No. 222 C. E. initiated four candidates at a called meeting last night at 8 o clock. The new members were Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Stanford Miss Ross Edwards and Mr. John T. Egan. A social gathering followed with refreshments served.
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Bryan
C. E. 5S
J. E. Stanford
Ross Edwards
John T. Egan
Burglary at Hearne Wholesale House Steals 50000 Cigarettes
The Lawrence Grocery Company wholesale house at Hearne was burglarized Monday night and 50 000 cigarettes were taken. No clue to the burglary. Bryan house notified today. Officers investigating at Hearne and in Robertson County.
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Lawrence Grocery Company
Hearne
Bryan
Robertson County
Clyde F. Goen Seeks Brazos County Tax Assessor Seat
Clyde F Goen announces candidacy for Tax Assessor of Brazos County subject to Democratic Primaries. A Brazos County native with farm life, A and M College attendance, and Navy service in World War I, he touts education and business training and asks for votes and active campaign support. His note references his father W R Goen and says two terms are enough.
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Brazos County
W. R. Goen
Clyde F. Goen
Clyde F Goen Announces Candidacy for Brazos Tax Assessor
In the Eagle today an announcement by Clyde F Goen seeks the Democratic primary nomination for Brazos County tax assessor. He pledges to apply his best efforts to duty if elected and urges consideration of his claims for office.
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MR. Goen
Clyde F. Goen
Brazos County
Goen
Eagle
Snowfall in Texas Panhandle Sparks Light Totals
Light snows fell in the Texas Panhandle overnight with Amarillo reporting 26 degrees above zero this morning. Business visitors E. B. LaRoche and B. Sbisa of College were in Bryan today.
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Associated Press
Amarillo
Panhandle
Texas
Messrs
E. B. LaRoche
B. Sbisa
Bryan
Bryan Chamber votes on 25000 bond, home demo urged
The Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce discussed a 25000 bond issue for Bryan public schools on January 25 to improve East End and expand West End facilities. The meeting backed home demonstration work in Brazos County and urged county court join with A and M College to fund it. The old board retires. new directors to be elected January 17.
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Bryan and Brazos County
Tyler Haswell
L. L. MelInnis
City Commission
F. J. Fountain
L. L. McInnis
W .B. Bizzell
R. S. Webb
H. O. Ferguson
A. M
W. B. Bizzell
A. and M. College
Laura F. Neale
Brazos County
Bryan
East End
West End
McInnis
Board of Directors
A. and
M. College
J. Jenkins
E. J. Fountain
J. N. Dulaney
W. H. Cole
W. R B. Bizzell
J. T. Maloney
H. 0. Ferguson
A. M. Waldrop
R. O. Allen
J D. Martin
F. L. Henderson
Jno
A. Moore
M. Lawrence
J. Webb Howell
M. E. Wallace
PD. L.wilson
J. M. Gordon
Oak M Kenzie
Travis B. Bryan
Sam B. Wilson
Lee J. Rountree
T. K. Lawrence
Bryan banks elect officers and directors for 1922 session
Stockholders and directors of Bryan banks met Tuesday to elect officers and directors for 1922 across First State Bank & Trust Co First National Bank and City National Bank. Names include Seale Higgs Dulaney Jones Newton Locke Boatwright McInnis Bryan Crenshaw, Astin and Cole among others.
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Bryan Banks
First State Bank & Trust Co
First State Bank and Trust Co
R. H. Seale
W. S. Higgs
J. N. Dulaney
C. E. Jones
Pat Newton
L. L. Locke
N. F. Lockerd
S. L. Boatwright
H. O. Boatwright
L. L. McInnis
R. W. Howell
J. Webb Howell
Travis B. Bryan
City National Bank
E. H. Astin
E. W. Crenshaw
W. H. Cole
F. L. Cavitt
J. H. Beard
M. M. Erskine
Ross Dean
Esther Cavitt
Jno
M. Lawrence
R. Q. Astin
M. L. Parker
Geo. G. Chance
Bridge To Be Built Over Little Brazos River
Brazos County Commissioners Court in regular session awards contract for steel to Truss Steel Production Co of St Louis to build a bridge over the Little Brazos River on the Mudville road. Delivery promised within five weeks funded by a $100000 bridge bond issue approved last November.
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Brazos County Commissioners Court
H. O. Ferguson
C. M. Degalia
Jno. M. Moore
George P. Edge
E. B. Holland
Little Brazos River
Mudville Road
Brazos
Officers arrest Houston area youths in car theft case
Sheriff L. E. Morehead and officers T. H. Franklin and Clarence Skaines nabbed two Ellington Field youths near Houston in Bryan. They found a Ford, groceries, and an army 45-caliber pistol. Suspects offered little talk and were jailed in Braves county. The Ford owner will fetch the car in Bryan tonight. Police plan to escort them to Houston for trial on automobile theft charges.
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L. E. Morehead
T. H. Franklin
Clarence Skaines
Ellington Field
Houston
Bryan
Braves County
Morehead
Station Conference Highlights Plant Disease Breakthrough
At the Agricultural Research Conference of Experiment Station workers on Tuesday, A D Jackson and J M Jones spoke on selling the station to farmers and problems in animal industry. Dr J J Taubenhaus announced successful grafting cotton root to growing plants in the greenhouse, a historic step expected to aid root rot research.
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Agricultural Research Conference of Experiment Station
A. D.jackson
J. M. Jones
Mr. Jackson
Jones
B. Youngblood
J. J. Taubenhaus
Taubenhaus
Court reverses 99 year murder sentence in Waco case
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed and dismissed the 99 year sentence of Robert J. Riddle for the 1920 murder of Mrs. Ida Serely in Waco. The decision cited an illegal grand jury that included women, leaving no case against Riddle.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals
Robert J. Riddle
Waco
Ida Serely
Riddle
Premier Briand to Face Parliament Over Cannes Decisions
Premier Briand will depart for Paris to brief the cabinet on Cannes negotiations and seek backing or rejection from the chamber of Deputies. Paris lawmakers criticized concessions made with the allied supreme council as Deputy Leon Daudet urged an extraordinary session to address Briand’s decisions.
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Associated Press
Cannes
France
Briand
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Supreme Council
Leon Daudet
Annes
Aggies Quintet to Go on Road Trip
The Aggie quintet will depart Thursday for a four game road swing beginning in Dallas against SMU with Friday and Saturday games, then at Baylor in Waco for Monday and Tuesday contests before returning to resume classes. Hartung is injured but expected to play. Gill may handle most guard duties as substitute.
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College Station
Texas
Aggie
Dallas
Southern Methodist University
Waco
Baylor Bears
Doc Blackwell
Basketeers
Southwestern Pirates
Aggies
Houston Triangles
Bears
Triangles
Houston
Hartung
San Marcos
Gill
Trianoles
Chicken Dinner for Victorious Aggies Mark 1921 Victory
Special to the Eagle reports a private Sbisa Mess Hall dinner for the 1921 Aggie football team and officials. Captain Weir read a congratulatory telegram, the group approved a fifteenth honor for W A Duncan, and Garrity led a retreat after a celebratory cake prepared by Chef W H Moore was unveiled.
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Eagle
College Station
Texas
Aggie Wonder
Sbisa
Maryland
German reps summoned to explain missed payments
In Cannes on January 11 representatives of the German government were summoned to appear before the Allied Reparations Commission to explain Germany’s inability to meet January and February payments. Local visitors included Mr. and Mrs. J. Walter Smith of Millican.
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Associated Press
Cannes
France
Allied Reparations Commission
Germany
J. Walter Smith
Millican
Bryan
Texas Solons Best Known for Athletic Roots in Congress
Washington reports that many Texas lawmakers are former athletes. Notables include Speaker Gillett once a star shortstop and Senator Culberson a Virginia Military Academy trackman. Others cited are Rep. Garner of Blossom fame and Rep. Black, with Parish and Jones also noted for football, hammer throw, and baseball prowess.
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Washington
Congress
Gillett
Charles A. Culberson
Texas
Virginia Military Academy
Senate
Senator Culberson
Morris Sheppard
John N. Garner
Ways and Means
South
Garner
Babe Ruthian
Babe Rube
Eugene Black
Black
Lucian W. Parish
Texas University
Marvin Jones
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Jones
Fritz G. Lanham
Lanham
McCulloch County Faces No Small Grain Crop This Season
Due to persistent dry weather in McCulloch county, there is no small grain crop for the fall and winter. Farmers plan to plant spring oats if rain comes, using them for feed and aiming to reduce cotton acreage to a low minimum.
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Brady, McCulloch Co
Texas
McCulloch County
Coulter’s Great Meeting Praised by Local Cleric
Rev King Vivion of College praised the Sunday gathering at College led by L A Coulter from the Texas YMCA. He visited the Eagle office Monday afternoon to extend commendation for the event.
Parker Visiting From San Angelo on Brief Business
Prof. T. W. Parker former Brazos County superintendent now with the State Live Stock Sanitary Commission arrives in San Angelo for a short business visit and to be a guest of relatives and friends.
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T. W. Parker
Brazos County
State Live Stock Sanitary Commission
San Angelo
Rates Too High for Freight and Passengers Sin Texas
Galveston Texas January 11 High railway freight and passenger rates have depressed agriculture and stock raising. S C Kirkpatrick of Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe says further rate cuts depend on labor cost adjustments. The article argues wage and cost of living shifts justify lower rates to restore efficiency and revive business.
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Galveston
Texas
S. C. Kirkpatrick
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
Chicago
Railway Labor Board
Santa Fe
Kirkpatrick
Railroad Labor Board
Mr. Kirkpatrick
Labor Board
Othr
Drilling Resumes on Wixon Lake Oil Well Near Bryan
Drilling restarted Tuesday on Two Rivers Oil Company No 2 at Eli Wixson northeast of Bryan with a light rotary rig. No. 1 is shut at 1850 feet awaiting heavier tools for within 30 days.
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Two Rivers Oil Company
Eli Wixson
Bryan
J. N. Goodwin
J. C. Miller
Brazos-Mexia Oil Company
W. J. McDonald
Augustus Williams
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Knights Templar
Bryan Chapter
C. E
Texas Panhandle
Bryan Public Schools
Eberstadt
Little Brazos
Aggies Quintet
Wixon Lake
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