Early Brazos County Roots in Boonville History
The column recalls Brazos County’s 1842 formation from Washington County and the Boonville village as a center of early life. It notes the first county court at Ferguson Springs, figures like Harvey Mitchell and William Vess, the founding of Boonville, and the burial of Sheriff Vess in Boonville Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Griffin
Mr. Griffin
Brazos County
The
Eagle
Washington County
Brazos River
Navasota River
Robertson County
San Antonio Road
Our County
Republic of Texas
County of
Brazos
Harvey Mitchell
R. L. Weddington
Miss West Weddington
Bryan East Side School
Texas
Cornersville
Tennessee
William Vess
Reed
Ferguson Springs
Ferguson Spring
Joesph Ferguson
H. C. Ferguson
J. M. Ferguson
Law and Ordery
Boonville
Bryan
Navasota
Boonville Court House
R. E. B. Baylor
Baylor University
Charles Stewart
Houston
Squire Reed
Carter's Creek Bottom
Col
Sam Houston
Deaf Smith
Edward Burleson
Old Boonville Cemetery
Bryan Woman's Club extends thanks for Woodrow Wilson memorial film
The Bryan Woman's Club expresses gratitude to Maurice Schulman theatre manager Joe Pletzer and Mrs Leo Daniels for music at the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Film shown at Palace Theatre Bryan Sunday afternoon and evening January 16. Also thanks to Mrs J H Conway and Mrs Roy Danforth for music assistance Judge W C Davis master of ceremonies Rev W W Daup invocation Tom K Granger of the Houston Chronicle for bringing the film and assisting with arrangements Paul Wakefield of the Chronicle for publicity material Bryan Eagle for daily editorials and Jesse Jones of Houston for purchasing the film providing inspiration to honor the war time president for future generations.
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Woodrow Wilson
Palace Theatre
Bryan
Bryan Woman's Club
Maurice Schulman
Joe Pletzer
Leo Daniels
J. H. Conway
Roy Danforth
W. C. Davis
W. W. Daup
Tom K. Granger
Houston Chroicle
Paul Wakefield
The
Houston Chronicle
Bryan Eagle
Jesse Jones
Houston
Texas
Allen Academy
Jesse H. Jones
A. and
M. College
Woman’s Club
Geo. W. Griner
W. G. Martin
Wilson
New Jersey
Princeton
Europe
Black Jack”- Pershing
E., M. House
Albert Sidney Burleson
Thomas Watt Gregory
David
William Jennings Bryan
Germany
United States
America
New Oak Tree Found in Central Texas Discovery
Dr. B C Tharp of the University of Texas reports a possible new oak species found in Goliad county during a South Texas survey. Specimens and fruit have been sent to Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum for verification while seeds from the counties Gonzales, Goliad, Nueces, Kleberg, Brooks, Hidalgo, Jim Wells and Live Oak are being collected for planting in the university garden.
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Austin
Goliad County
B. C. Tharp
University of Texas
South Texas
Arnold Arborteum
Harvard University
Doctor Tharp
Gonzales
Goliad
Nueces
Kleberg
Brooks
Hidalgo
Jim Wells
Live Oak
University
Botanical
Tharp
Nedbalek Plans More Feed Planting This Year
John Nedbalek of Wheelock visits and says he has ample feed for the year and will plant more feed than last year. He plans to reduce acreage only of cotton if at all.
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Nedbalek
John Nedbalek
Wheelock
Barron Named On Rules Committee By The Speaker
The Texas House announces committee appointments as Speaker Bobbitt names Ed R. Sinks chair of Banks and Banking and Claude Teer to be chair of Appropriations. Other picks include Lee Satterwhite for Penitentiaries and Leonard Tilletson for Revenue and Taxation with ten committees named so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
House Committee On Banks and Banking
R. L. Bobbitt
Ed R. Sinks
Giddings
R. B. Alexander
Smithville
George C. Purl
Dallas
Claude Teer
Granger
Committee On Appropriations
Bobbitt
A. E. Wood
Teerhails
Senate Finance Committee
Lee Satterwhite
Amarillo
Penitentiaries Committee
Satterwhite
Leonard Tilletson
Sealy
Revenue and Taxation
House
Banks and Banking
Sinks
Alexander
Avis
Beck
Eickenrodt
Gipson
Eichenrodt
Harding
Holder
Swain
Turner
Whitaker
Nicholson
Sutton
Barron
Loy
Rowell
Morse
Daniels
Dunlap
Gilbert and Smith
Smith
May Organize A Cannery In Waco
Waco hosts a conference Saturday at the Chamber of Commerce to discuss making Waco the center of a proposed Texas cannery chain. D. C. Chapin of San Antonio, president of Texas Food Packers, Inc., leads the plan to establish multiple canneries with a core in a truck gardening region of the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Waco
Texas
McLennan
Chamber of Commerce
D. C. Chapin
San Antonio
Texas Food Packers, Inc
Chapin
Free Baptist Brotherhood Reported Meeting Banquet
The Free Baptist Brotherhood met in the church Sunday School annex for an oyster supper served by women. Twenty seats were marked. oysters and peach cobbler were enjoyed as short talks outlined the group's aims. The debate titled That a man should have eyes in the back of his head drew merriment. five new members joined and the group looks to February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Baptist Brotherhood
Brotherhood
Milo Moore
Sanders III Undergoes Appendicitis Operation at Bryan Hospital
W R Sanders III was hospitalized Sunday after an appendicitis operation at Bryan Hospital. He is reported resting well. His daughter Mrs A S Denman of Beaumont arrived to be at his bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Sanders III
W. R. Sanders
Bryan Hospital
Wilson Film Shown At Palace Twice Sunday In Texas
Large crowds attended the Woodrow Wilson memorial picture at the Palace Theatre with Al len Academy students also present. The Bryan Texas showing followed the Woodrow Wilson film brought by the local Woman's Club.
College Station Scouts Hold Second Meeting of Year
The College Station Boy Scouts troop held its second meeting of the year Friday at 7:00 pm. All but one member attended and games filled the evening. Plans were made to spend Saturday afternoon January 15 in the woods. The 16 members are listed with two patrols and newly elected officers, including George Fermier as senior patrol leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of America
College Station
Patrol No
George Fermier
Howard Hedges
Paul Siecke
Leon Taubenhaus
John Bender
Robert Richie
W. S. Edmonds
Irving Reid
Andrew Reid
Henry Hance
Lucian Morgan
Hugh Ayers
Bob Humbert
John Turner
Charles Finley
Frank Bolton
E. J. Fermier
J. H. Hance
C. C. Hedges
Fermier
Ralph T. Stewart
L. G. Jones
Death of R. R. Burns Reported in Grimes County
R W P Trant returned from Keith Grimes county with news of the death of R R Burns a well known Grimes county citizen who did much business in Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WW. P. Trant
Keith
Grimes County
R. R. Burns
Burns
Bryan
Eagle Want Ad Column Quick Result Notes
Brief column directs readers to use Eagle want ads for fast results and listings. It notes speed and convenience, inviting advertisers and job seekers to place notices efficiently.
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Eagle
Wedding Ceremonies At St. Joseph's Church
Saturday ceremonies united Joseph Salvagio and Miss Liberiga ela, and Louis Fragioni wed Miss aa Cash in a nuptial mass by Rev B Bravi. Rudolph Valentino and Miss Manuyela Salazar vowed before Rev J Gleissner, then Sunday morning Rev Gleissner joined John Visoski and Miss Anna Sebesta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Salvagio
Liberigaela
Louis Fragioni
Aa Cash
J. B. Gleissner
Surprise Birthday Party For Mrs George Long
Mrs George Long received a genuine surprise Monday evening when relatives and friends gathered at the Long home on South Washington Avenue for a birthday celebration arranged by Mrs L E Dowd and Mr Dowd. The group then went to Aggieland Inn for a 6 o clock dinner with twelve guests including Mr and Mrs John M Caldwell, her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Long
South Washington Avenue
L. E. Dowd
Mrs. Long
Mr. Long
Mr. Dowd
Mrs. Dowd
Aggieland Inn
Dowds
Long
John M. Caldwell
Air Guns Have No Place Here in Bryan Bird Lovers Say
Bryan residents denounce air gun use by boys after Christmas gifting leads to the killing of song birds across Brazos county. A mockingbird lay dead on a Bryan sidewalk with a shot in its breast as cards and bluebirds fall to target practice neglecting spring’s return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Brazos County
Texas
Cardinals
Obituary: John McCallum 86 Dies Near Tabor
John McCallum aged 86 died at the family home in Ta Tuesday morning after a brief illness. Born in Scotland he came to Texas in 1886 and lived in Brazos county 40 years as a farmer. Funeral is Wednesday at 11 with Rev. Jesse Thompson. interment Alexander Cemetery. Survived by four sons and two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McCallum
Scotland
Texas
Brazos County
Jesse Thompson
College
Wanted Clean Cotton Rags at The Eagle Office
The Eagle Office offers five cents per pound for clean cotton rags. Respondents urged to bring rags to the office for pickup or delivery arrangements.
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Eagle
Twenty Two Degrees To Be Awarded At A M College
Twenty two degrees will be awarded at the A and M College of Texas at the close of the first term. One professional degree one master of science degree one doctor of veterinary medicine degree and nineteen bachelor of science degrees. Recipients include D A Steward Jr Navasota civil engineer E Hobbe Llano agriculture A V Young Marshall and several named graduates across agricultural and engineering fields.
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Eagle
College Station
A. and M. College of Texas
Charles E. Finley
D. A. Steward, Jr
Navasota
E. Hobbe
Llano
Agriculture
A. V. Young
Marshall
Revival Services to Start at Free Baptist Church Sunday
Rev Milo Moore of the Free Baptist Church will preach a Sunday night sermon titled Look and Live from Isa 45 22 and Heb 12 2. His forceful delivery stressed backward upward and outward looks to inspire the upcoming revival shifting into a poetry revival starting Sunday Jan 24 with morning service sermon How to Promote a Revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo Moore
The
Free Baptist Church
God
Jesus
Val
Mrs Griffin Hosts J C Penney Employees Party
Mrs George Griffin hosted a Friday evening party at her home inviting J C Penney Co employees. The event featured a get acquainted hour and 42 games plus a refreshment plate. Guests included E R Bryant D C Jones H W Plumb Mary Alice Plumb Jas J Ray Jr F C Birdwell J B Fagan Leila Griffin Hattie Bess Griffin Marion Birdwell and George Griffin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Griffin
J. C. Penny Co
E. R. Bryant
D. C. Jones
H. W. Plumb
Mary Alice Plumb
Jas J. Ray, Jr
Mesdames F. C. Birdwell
J. B. Fagan
Leila Griffin
Hattie Bess Griffin
Marion Birdwell
A Loving Heart Is the Beginning of All Knowledge
The quote attributed to Carlyle speaks to the foundational role of affection in learning. It frames empathy as the primer for understanding, suggesting backstage links between emotion and intellect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlyle
Methodist Women Missionary Groups Meet on Monday
The Woman's Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church held two Monday group meetings. Group 1 met at Mrs. J. E. Covey's with 10 members and one visitor, reporting 183 chapters read and 46 visits to the sick. Group 2 gathered at Mrs. C. L. Eden's. ten members attended, plans for the year were discussed, and a lesson on The Missionary Message of the Bible was led by Mrs. S. E. Eberstadt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church
J. E. Covey
W. H. Cole
R. O. Allen
Mesdames R. O. Allen
Dona Carnes
E. W. Crenshaw
W. E. Neeley
J. O. Tucker
R. B. Welch
Lillie Hall
W. H. Boyett
C. L. Eden
B. T. Poole
E. C. Harder
Clifton R. Gardner
S. E. Eberstadt
Rebecca Baker
J. W. Barron
C. LL Eden
EL Eberstadt
Albert Hanneman
Missionary Group Meeting Details Minutes Fragment
Mrs ddy press d the meeting and the jar service reading the chartes of Romans. M Cochran led the prayer. Discussion centered on Our Theory of Missions and Definition of Missions. Members listed include Mrs J B Lewis Bessie Koenig HN C Beard Joe kins W W Solomon Jessie Martin and others. Group No 5 held their session with sixteen answering roll call and 83 chapters read in the Bi 46 visits made to sick antl ers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ddy
M Cochran
N. Goodwin
W. Solomon
Ae Bean
J. B
Lewis
Bessie
L. A. Koenig
HN. C
J. N. Beard
Joekins
W. W. Solomo Jessie Martin
Allphin
Mrs. Williams
Capitalist Visitor Seeks Farm Use Plans Near Luling
A visiting capitalist from Caldwell Guadalupe and nearby counties arrives with President T. O. Dean and E. J. Kyle to discuss allocating a 000,000 fund for farming. Accompanied by Gallier and K. C. Baker, they tour a 1220 acre model farm proposed near Luling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eee Dail
Edgar B. Davis
United North
Luling
Caldwell
Guadalupe
Les
T. O. Dean E. J. Kyle
Gallier
K. C. Baker
How Doctors Are Cold Remedies and Calomel Tablets
An old newspaper snippet promotes Calo tablets as a safe remedy for colds influenza and sore throat. It claims Calo tablets deliver calomel and salts with no nausea or appetite loss and require no salts or unpleasant effects.
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Albert Buchanan
St. Joseph’s Church
Tabor
A. & M. College
Agricultural Administration
R. iX. Lothrop
J. A. Sehiable
Shawnee
Oklahoma
F. Gomez, Jr
Linares
Mexico
O. J. Hanszen
R. W. Hutchins
C. B. Kennington
Divine
J. D. Langford, Jr
Greenville
N. H. Reviere
F. E. Tutt
Meridian
W. H. Olivarri
W. R. Bodine
Temple
C. F. Gorman
Winsboro
E. J. Axtme
Tucson
Arizona
G. E. Bean
Lubbock
L. Laughlin
San Angelo
T. E. Roensch
Bellville
Cheaney
W. W. Powers
Fort Stockton
R. H. Mitchell
Free Baptist
Mrs. Griffin
J. C. Penney
Methodist Women Missionary Groups
Avna
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