Banks of Bryan form strong local banking trio
Bryan hosts three banks with combined capital of 350000 and deposits around 2250000. Loans and discounts total about 1500000. Each bank reports stable leadership, long-standing boards, and active annual meetings electing officers. Local social notes include a wedding and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
First State Bank and Trust Company
R. H. Seale
H. P. Dansby
Samuel Levy
W. J. Coulter
Jnc
W. Coulter
E. J. Jenkins
C. M. Cole
W. S. Mial
Ed. Hall
W. S. Higgs
J. N. Dulaney
G. J. Nedbalek
P. W. Edge
First National Bank
J. W. Howell
L. L. McInnis
Guy M. Bryan, Jr
H. O. Boatwright
R. W
Major McInnis
City National Bank
E. H. Astin
John K. Parker
M. L. Parker
E. W. Crenshaw
W. H. Cole
R. Q. Astin
J. W. English
Jac. K. Parker
Fred L. Cavitt
W. M. Erskine
J. H. Beard
Esther Cavitt
Clarence A. Seale
Collection and Exchange Department
M. M
Erskine
Fertilizer Boosts Corn Yield In Tunis Neighborhood Trial
Dr. R. B. Little compared fertilized and unfertilized corn rows on the same field. fertilized ears grew 8 to 9 inches with fuller grain, while unfertilized ears measured 4 to 5 inches and had sparse grain. He used Star brand fertilizer at 100 pounds per acre and suggests alternating peanut rows in future plantings.
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R. B. Litle
Tunis
Dr. Little
Death Affects Frank Blume Family in Tabor
The death angel visited the Blume home as Mrs. Blume, after influenza, developed pneumonia and died leaving a husband and a small boy. The community offers sympathy to the bereaved. Miss Myrtle McCullough spent Saturday.
Miss Anna Mae Yardley Hosts Birthday Party in Harvey
Miss Essie Jones entertained in honor of her younger sister Totsy Dell with games and cake in the auditorium. The party included prizes for peanuts racing, cake cutting and a nine candle send off. Guests included Feldon Andrews Thelston Carrol Irene Higgs of Bryan. Our senior basketball team beat Bryan High 8 to 5.
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Totsy Dell
Maurice Dyess
Canary Dehart
Jessie Myrtle Hensarling
Feldon Andrews
Thelston Carrol
Irene Higgs
Bryan
Bryan High School
British Officer Commands German Captain During Surrender Off Firth of Forth
An English naval officer visits a German battleship after surrender and disciplines unruly sailors lounging in the captain’s cabin. He warns them in German, then orders a petty officer to remove misbehaving sailors, clearing the lobby and proceeding with formal inspection.
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Associated Press
London
Firth of Forth
Solaten Und Arbeiter
France Sets Demands for Germany in Peace Talks
Paris reports France has four main demands: indemnity, surrender of the Saar, a neutral security zone between Alsace Lorraine and the Rhine, and Syria including Beirut. Paris argues these terms would secure France financially and territorially but may clash with Wilsonian ideals on indemnity.
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Paris
France
Germany
Sarre
Alsace-Lorraine
Rhine
Syria
Asia Minor
Beirut
Wilson
M. Clemenceau
France’s Indemnity Demands and Redrawn Frontiers
The text debates how Germany could pay reparations without gold, discusses the Sarre Valley and its mineral value, and weighs French demands on Rhine security and the German population. It also covers Syria and linked claims by Italy Greece and Britain, warning that Syria could trigger broader annexation issues.
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Germany
Sarre Valley
France
Alsace-Lorraine
Rhine
Syria
Anatolia
Asia Minor
Mesopotamia
The Republic of Luxemburg Lasted Six Hours
London reports the Luxemburg republic proclaimed by the public health committee lasted six hours before French military authorities restored order. A delegation to Paris may be sent to advocate annexation to France as a growing movement gains strength.
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London
Republic of Luxemburg
Committee On Public Health
Express
Brussels
Grand Duchy
Luxemburg
Paris
Journal Des de Bats
France
History repeats itself as Germany and Britain compared
London reports the bishop of Durham citing Livy to liken Germany and England in a modern naval conflict. The Manchester Guardian notes Rome defeated Carthage by naval force while Carthage’s weakness lay in internal strife, arguing the parallel to war is imperfect and England’s liberty strengthens it.
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London
Durham
Carthage
Rome
Germany
England
Manchester Guardian
The
Guardian
David Beatty
School of Treite
Edge Boy Recounts World War I Frontline Recall From France to Belgium
An Edge boy writes to H. C. Beard about marching at 3 a.m. from Edge to a Bryan circus and the stark contrast of going over the top in France. He recalls shellfire, gas, and a vivid trench life, praising American and French troops, and notes Thanksgiving ahead with a commission earned a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. V. Ryeehlik
Edge
H. C. Beard
Bryan
France
Young Ryehlik
Bodie
Kamerad
Sherman
Mrs Frank Braczyk Dies After Illness in Bryan
Mrs Frank Braczyk formerly Veronica Kosh died after a brief illness at the family home in Bryan. She was 25 years old, married April 7, 1913, and leaves a husband three children two brothers one serving in France and three sisters. Funeral at St Joseph's church Wednesday at 11.
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Daily Eagle
Frank Braczyk
Bryan
Braczyk
Veronica Kosh
Frank Kosh
Brazos County
France
United States Army
Frank Hanus
Martin Kapczynski
Rosie Kosh
St. Joseph’s Church
J. B. Gleissner
When French Dad It Could Not Be Done Yank s Did It
Miss Wesa Weddington received a letter from Captain Arthur Zimmerman a former Bryan boy who moved with his father to Brady Texas. He worked on the Santa Fe railroad rising to promotion and served as an adjustor for the Texas division at the outbreak of war.
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Chateau-Thierry
Epaux-Bezu
Belleau Wood
Bois de Balleau
Mont St. Pere
Chateau Thierry
Marne
Verdun
Meuse- Argonne
Duisy
Dun-sur-Meuse
Army of Occupation
Aubauge
Belgium
Rhine
Wesa Weddington
Arthur Zimmerman
Bryan
Brady
Texas
Santa Fe Railroad
Zimmerman
Calotabs Promise Quick Cold Cure
Calotabs brand claims to cut short a cold overnight by using one purified calomel tablet at bedtime. It says no salts no nausea and no interference with meals or work with a morning relief and system refreshment. Sold in sealed packages for thirty five cents with druggist guarantee refunds if not delighted.
Todd to Muster Out in Camp Bowie Texas
J. H. Todd left Vancouver yesterday for Camp Bowie Texas where he will be mustered out of the army. It is expected he will report for duty at the First National Bank Bryan about March 1.
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J. H. Todd
Vancouver
Bowie
Texas
Mr. Todd
First National Bank
Bryan
Expenditure of Draft in Texas Reported by Adjutant General
Austin January 14 The total expenditures of the U S government for the administration of the draft in Texas up to November 30 1918 were 877 514 according to Adjutant General James A Harley The report notes Texas population share about 5 percent provided 111 190 qualified for service and 45 965 enlisted or volunteered in the draft age The figures exclude navy marine enlistments since March 1918 and add an estimated 25 000 volunteers from allied branches giving a Texas joining total of 182 153 Those figures do not include the new national guard 534 officers 14 723 enlisted The state had 988 068 registrants within the draft age and the organizational framework included district and local boards plus medical and legal advisory units.
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Austin
Tex
United States
Texas
James A. Harley
National Gear
Amer
Navy
Marine
Haveen
Army
Harley
National Guard
HARKING BACK TO DAYS OF LONG AGO
With American Forces on Dwina January 14 the shortage of kerosene and candles has revived the sevtila a birch twig lighting device. A wooden trough with an iron pan holds ashes as twigs burn five minutes each providing candle light and smoke. Families share feeding the sevtila as villages rely on old customs. Peasant women also use preelka a wooden loom to card and weave flax for garments yielding coarse and fine cloth.
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Associated Press
Dwina
Russia
English Queen Acts In Moving Pictures
London waits to see the film Women Who Win in which Queen Mary makes her debut as a movie actress. The picture is being prepared for showing in London venues and draws public interest from royal supporters and cinema patrons alike.
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London
Queen Mary
Queen walks out of film scene at aircraft exhibit
Under the Brit- Women’s Service auspices with Lady neces Balfour president, a staged play featuring the queen connected to airplane work was shown in England and the United States. During filming at Agricultural Hall the queen began the scene with the heroine, spoke with her, then unexpectedly left the set before completion and returned to finish after a lady in waiting explained the situation.
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Neces Balfour
England
United States
Semarie
Agricultural Hall
Sher
Airplanes to Change Face of Earth Says Inventor
London January 15 J A Whitehead inventor declared that air travel will bring vast changes. The world’s face, life pace and ideas of speed will alter as aviation grows. England’s future hinges on commercial aircraft use and controlling global aerodromes.
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Associated Press
London
J. A. Whitehead
England
Dull court session opens with lone civil suit in Caldwell
Caldwell Texas county court opened with a sole civil case, a landlord versus tenant dispute. The trial extended over two days while lawyers argued before the jury. The jail remains empty as cold drizzle falls and officials seem less busy than in past days.
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Caldwell
Tex
Couple from Tabor Weds at First Baptist Church
E R Mannard and Miss Minnig Wilson of Tabor were married Sunday at 3 in the First Baptist church parlors with Dr. Held officiating. The couple's many friends wish them happiness.
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E. R. Mannard
Minnig Wilson
Tabor
First Baptist Church
Eight ships begin at Orange shipyard this week
Keels have been laid for four more steamships at the National shipyards in Orange Texas. The new vessels are of the World’s largest type wood er steamers using the Daughtery design. With these four keels, eight government ships are under construction at the yard where more than 1200 men are employed.
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Orange
Tex
National
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