Longtime Bryan Leader L. L. McInnis Dies at 76
L. L. McInnis known as Mayor in Bryan died Sunday night at age 76 after a long public career. A 56 year resident and A M College alumnus and faculty member, he shaped Bryan’s government and education through council service and support of schools. He later worked at First National Bank until his death, remembered as courteous and well read.
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Bryan
L. L. McInnis
Major McInnis
Mississippi
Texas A. & M. College
First National Bank
Bowery Dreams and a Bowery Boy Hero Al Smith
In New York Jan 17 a writer notes many abandon pomp for humble work after hardship. A friend inherits debts but rebuilds from a small Indiana town job, later turning down an $8,000 yearly offer. The bowery scene shows restless youth and sudden dramatic career sparks, ending with a nod to Al Smith.
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New York
Gilbert Gabriel
Indiana
Press for Cutting Government Costs in Texas
The Texas Legislature may pass bills to reduce state and local government costs, with a Texas press alliance urged to educate readers on retrenchment. A Legislative Committee favors shifting officials to straight salaries, abolishing the fee system, and directing fees to the general fund to curb abuses and court congestion.
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Texas
Minera Wells
County Judges and Commissioners Association
Press of
Fifty years of federal civil service examined in context
A Fort Worth Star-Telegram analysis marks the civil service law's 50th anniversary. It traces federal employment from 107000 in 1892 to about 925000 including post office staff, notes wartime surges and postwar declines, and discusses public perception of government payrolls as a dominant industry. It also contrasts Hoover and Roosevelt on naval policy and disarmament.
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Fort Worth
Navy
Roosevelt
Navy Department
Hoover
The 4-H Club Aides Prosperity Aims in Agriculture
The piece argues that improving farming methods and stronger farmer cooperation, driven by about a million 4-H club members nationwide, is key to making agriculture profitable. Boys focus on poultry cattle hogs dairy and crops while girls pursue gardens poultry and domestic economy, boosting rural life economically and socially.
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Texas
All Weather Highway From Bryan To Madisonville Nears Open
By month’s end motorists can travel east on Highway 21 from Bryan to Madisonville on concrete. Concrete from Kurten to Navasota river should finish by Saturday night with traffic by two weeks. The Madison county side connects North Zulch to the county seat and Brazos County improves laterals feeding the highway to reach more residents. The east end will soon be open boosting Bryan’s trade prospects and paving the way for westward pavement early next year.
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Bryan
Madisonville
Madison County
Brazos
Kurten
Navasota River
North Zulch
Brazos County
Reappointment of E. J. Kiest to A. and M. College Board
Editorial lauds publisher E. J. Kiest of the Dallas Times Herald for a sixth year on the Texas A and M College board. Praises his leadership, vision, and commitment to youth education, asserting continued governance will advance the college and Southwest development.
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Texas A. & M. College
Texas
E. J. Kiest
Dallas Times- Herald
Kiest
Southwest
Commonwealth
Mission plan to put unemployed on farms to grow food
A Mission Texas capitalist proposes moving jobless residents to farms to raise their own food. He argues even if city folk fail on farms, they would still need aid from relief agencies.
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Mission
Texas
Bowery Burlesque Desolation and Stage Gossip Reflections
An evocative column recalls empty Bowery burlesque houses and a vivid stage lore moment. It notes past thrills as a gallery bouncer barks Hats off and mentions figures from theater and natural history alongside a salon of fleeting New York theater impressions.
Intend to Marry C L Hayes and Ruby Riggs of Brazos County
The couple C L Hayes and Ruby Riggs of Brazos County file notice of intention to marry with County Clerk Clyde Goen. The Eagle offers cash for clean cotton rags.
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C. L. Hayes
Ruby Riggs
Brazos County
Clyde Goen
Benjamin Franklin Born in Boston January Seventeenth
A note marks January 17 1706 as the birth date of Benjamin Franklin the American statesman and philosopher whose later life influenced colonial science diplomacy and the founding era.
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Benjamin Franklin
Philosopher
Twenty Five Years Ago in Bryan Morning Eagle January 17 1908
A social meeting and oyster supper of laymen at First Baptist church featured fine fellowship and noble addresses led by toastmaster A W Buchanan. J A Foreman sold cattle to Conroe buyers shipped Wednesday night. Texas Woman's College seniors elected Gussie Buchanan president and other officers. Paul Edge plans a visit to Overton before returning to IL & G N railroad work. Milam democrats urge Tom S Henderson for state senate. Judge Hudson and Guy Beard went to Franklin district court. C T Skains and Mrs Skains visited Houston with Miss Lucy Skains.
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Bryan
Conroe
Texas Woman's College
Gussie Buchanan
Mabel Kimmerman
Irma Harris
Ella Price
Gertrude Raves
Paul Edge
Overton
Milam County
Toms. Henderson
Senate
W. B. Hudson
Guy M. Beard
Franklin
C. T. Skains
Houston
Lucy Skains
Wheelock
Two Cities Distinct Paths: Growth Fails and Living City Prevails
The author recalls two distant cities. one fails to grow with decaying lights and a dead local press, signaling a poor place to live or work. The other thrives with lively streets, bright windows, bustling lobbies, and strong local advertising, signaling a city to live in and invest.
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Leity
Former Soldier Portrays Man of Action and Art Lover
Campbell’s reminiscence reads as a tale of adventure and romance, detailing a man of action and his enduring passion for beauty in art literature and music. It notes years of suffering yet his home holds paintings and sculptures as relics of a larger life.
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Campbell
Lart
Willig Henry Cheapbeil
Editorial on saving devices and money as price system lubricant
The piece argues the machine age is not to be resisted but integrated with monetary reform. It cites Sloan, Ogburn, and technocracy while warning against price derangement and urging open trade, flexible debt relief, and sustained use of labor-saving devices to reduce toil and raise living standards.
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Alfred P
General Motors Corporation
Publi
Sloan
William F. Ogburn
The
Unity of Chicago
Hoover Common Social Trends
Christian Science Monitor
Pioneer Bryan Confederate Captain W H Campbell Dies
The Bryan Texas figure W H Campbell born August 11 1842 Missouri was the last son of J P Campbell and prominent Bryan family. He served as captain under Jefferson Davis and with Quantrells Band, later fought in Mexico with Maximilian and Cuba, worked as an artist in New York before settling in Texas with his wife Alice Townsend Campbell. He died in Bryan and is buried in a Brazos County rural cemetery.
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J. P. Campbell
Bryan
Brazos County
Missouri
Mary C. McIntosh
W. C. Wilcox
W. H. Blessing
Jennie Pico
Wallie C. Mullhall
Bob Martin
Maude Leigh
Laura Woolsey
Navasota
William HH. Campbell
John Brown
General Price
Quantrell
Jefferson Davis
Mr. Campbell
Maximilian
Mexico
W. H. Campbell
Cuba
United States
New York City
New York
Alice Townsend
Campbell
Texas
Baptist worker plans district meeting
H. P. Black educational director of the First Baptist church traveled to Belt on Friday to meet Dr. R. T. Wilson of Temple to arrange the tentative district program.
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Bryan Baptist Worker
B.T.S
H. P. Black
First Baptist Church
Belt
R. T. Wilson
Temple
Baptist Training School Convention in Lampasas March 2
Baptist Training School and day School convention set for Lampasas on March 2 with Dr. Wilson as president of the Sunday School division of the district and Mr. Black as president of the B T S division.
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Baptist Training School
Lampasas
Wilson
Trict
Black
Local 4-H Club Leader Develops Dairy And Hog Enterprise
Brazos County reports show a community leader earning 9341.81 from labor and investments across hogs, dairy cows, beef calf, corn, cotton, maize, and poultry. He promotes Standard bred fowls, disease resistant birds, and shares advice with neighbors as county agents mentor with 4-H members forming a hog-centered business and dairy operations expanding to Grade A milk.
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F. W. Marty
George P. McCarthy
Morris Williamson
Texas A
M. Colk
Bryan
Benson
Helpi Ke Selves
Young Williamson
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