Gryan Texas Newspaper Masthead and Editorial Note
Printed every afternoon except Sunday by the Eagle Printing Company Gryan Texas Board of Directors Lee J Rountree President H Boat wright Vice President Pp A Tardy Secretary C M Cole Assistant Secretary J Fermier Entered at the post office at Gryan Texas April 28 1911 as second class matter under act of congress March 8 1878 LEE J ROUNTREE Managing Editor Rates By Carrier in Advance One month Three months Six months one year Members of Associated Press A lot of people who dont advertise think business is dead Editor Sam Miller of the Mineral Wells Index says Many men who are physically unable to saw any fire wood can yet deliver a heavy bowling alley ball with terrific speed
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The
Eagle Printing Company
Gryan, Texas
Boarch
Lee J. Rountree
H. ©. Boatwright
Pp. A. Tardy
C. M. Cole
Gryan
Texas
Sam Miller
Mineral Wells Index
Bryan
Bryan Eagle
W. R. Cavitt
Tramps and Hoboes Move South, Editor Notes
Hearne Democrat editor J Felton Lane comments that many vagrants have relocated to the South, suggesting harsher northern conditions would force them into labor shoveling snow. The remark paints a regional snapshot of attitudes toward itinerant workers during the period.
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J. Felton Lane
The
Hearne Democrat
The Eagle Denounces a Man During Crisis
A sharp editorial condemns a crisis era figure who argues for limited growth. It likens him to a predatory lion seeking to devour others and insists on decisive action rather than incremental change.
Editor's note on spring hopes and nine innings
The editor remarks on forgotten words and lingering focus on spring and baseball. He mentions teen pots and looks ahead to next season with nine innings in mind. The tone is reflective about progress and anticipation.
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Fred M. Herndon
Tnornease Cnampion
Football seasons linger as local teams push on
Bryan Hign ot vallas and Waco Hi continue football play as season concerns fade. The Eagle hints the season may end soon with commencement days approaching and a shift toward rest for real sport.
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Bryan Hign
Vallas
Waco Hi
Eagle
Brenham Men Avoid Trouble at Evening Parties
Editor Ben F. Harigel of the La Grange Journal notes that Brenham men have not encountered trouble at evening gatherings after trampling on the trailing skirts of the women.
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Ben F. Harigel
The
la Grange Journal
Brenham
Hot Scramble for Congressman Hardy's Seat
The Eagle notes no candidate yet in the Sixth District to spur a hot race, contradicting Washington headlines about a scramble for the seat.
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Hardy
Washington
Houston Chronicle
the Eagle
Banks in Rockdale Promote Cheerful Morale Ad
Three Rockdale banks ran a page advertisement in the Rockdale Reporter on Friday to lift business morale. The note of cheer expresses support for the community and for John E. Cooke of the Reporter, suggesting better days ahead as long as the banks stand by him.
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Rockdale
John E. Cooke
Reporter
Radio Sermons Go From Kosse to Houston
The Kosse Cyclone notes plans to send radio sermons from Kosse to Houston and jokes that Dallas deserves sermons as well. The piece suggests reaching Houston and Dallas audiences will require more than radio sermons.
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Kosse Cyclone
Dallas
Houston
Weeping sob-sisters urge crime law enforcement
The speaker accuses sob-sisters of only weeping for the wronged party in Shreveport and ignoring broader violations of criminal law, suggesting they lack knowledge of proper action when laws are flagrantly broken.
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Chicago
Shreveport
Mob law sparking debate over enforcement in 1922 era
The note argues about 62 people in the United States faced mob law trouble in 1922 amid 625000 crimes and about 55000 convictions. It urges newspapers and judges to demand stronger criminal law enforcement to halt mob-law practices.
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United States
Austin Citizens Face Fuel Shortage Before Cold Spell
Before the recent cold spell, fuel dealers said a large portion of Austin residents were without fuel. A man in a 6000 berry limousine with a poodle and fur coat was seen driving with a load of wood, illustrating hard times.
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Austin American
Austin
Congress Avenue
Telephones Speed News From Nero to Modern Rome
The Kosse Cyclone recalls Nero’s era saying news traveled slowly in ancient times while telegraph and telephone shorten the gap. He notes Mexico’s hijinks were heard days later, but modern communications deliver Rome news within hours.
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Kosse
Lee Rountree
Nero
Mexia
America
Rome
Cabbage Profits in Houston Prompt Farmer Outcry
The Houston Post quotes concern over cabbage pricing from Marie Valley farmers who receive 5 to 6 dollars per ton while Houston buyers resell at 140 to 180 dollars a ton. It warns profits must be shared or risk harming the crop and local supply, calling the situation almost criminal.
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The
Houston Post
Magic Valley
George
Marie Valley
Houston
Mundane 860 Pound Hog Draws Editorial Satire
A Bartlett farmer allegedly killed an 860 pound hog and sold 200 pounds of sausage 230 pounds of lard and 120 pounds of meat to cover taxes and house insurance with meat left for home use. The Bryan Eagle questions the 860 pound figure and mocks the notion of such a hog, while a Dallas Gleaner quote humorously critiques rural worry over credits and tariffs.
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Bartlett
Williamson County
Bryan Eagle
Lee
Frank Cates
Bartlett Tribune
Scot Davis
Scot
Joe J. Taylor
State Press
Dallas-Galveston News
Waco Times-Herald Backs Enlarging Miller Cotton Mill
The paper endorses expanding the Miller Cotton Mill but notes success requires real work to make the mill function.
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Waco Times-Herald
Advertisers urged to reach broader Bryan trade area
To the Business Men of Bryan. If you will advertise you will get business from a larger trade territory than ever before. Because our neighbors go to sleep is no reason we should do so.
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Bryan
Martial law arrests and escapes in Mexia incident
Forty two arrests were made in Mexia Sunday and about 200 had been arrested before under martial law. A thousand or so made their escape when martial law was being declared by Governor Neff. Several officers failed to escape and have been arrested.
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Mexia
Neff
Texas Governor Declares Organized Crime in State
Gov Neff says organized crime operates in Texas. The remark references influence over judges newspapers and ministers and hints at sympathy from powerful figures as trouble for criminals unfolds.
Go to work says Texas voices amid crime talk
A call to action notes many Texans are idle and crime rises as judges, newspapers, and ministers overlook the link. The piece urges people to return to work and restore normalcy, warning that idleness breeds crime.
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Texas
Editor George Robinson Praises Texas Strawberry Crop
The Waco Times-Herald editor writes on the Texas strawberry crop. The piece notes Col. George Bailey of the Houston Post as a unique editor who could live on strawberries, attributing this to his long amiable disposition over forty three and a half years.
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George Robinson
Waco Times-Herald
Texas
Col
George Bailey
The
Houston Post
George
Harding program to trim government workers collapses
The article argues President Harding cannot cut useless Washington staff and save money. It asserts at least a quarter of the federal workforce is wasteful and burdens taxpayers, and that waste, extravagance, inefficiency, and duplication will persist.
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Harding
Washington
Saloons Open in Galveston Rumor Sparks Debate
Sunshine Joe Webb questions Col Billie Mayfield on Galveston saloons being wide open. Webb doubts truth or chamber influence and warns against a false ticket to Galveston.
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Sunshine Joe Webb
Waco News-Tribune
Billie Mayfield
Galveston
Galveston Chamber of Commerce
Billie
Joe
News-Tribune
Grandoldtetas
Eagle backs Neff plan to fund Texas penitentiary system
The Eagle agrees with Governor Neff and Commissioner Herring on keeping the penitentiary system without an extra session. It suggests borrowing money and making farms self supporting by shifting to a business basis. Past management failed, and reform is overdue with Neff and Herring aiming to succeed.
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Eagle
Neff
Texas
Herring
Gov. Neff
General Sam Houston Razor Found Near Old Texas Home
Mr. J. B. Dunn brought a rare keepsake to the Eagle office a leashed General Sam Houston Razor. The heavy blade in a leather case bears the maker W Graves & Sons Sheaf Works. The razor was discovered during demolition of a log house once tied to General Houston after the Republic era near Brazos and Robertson counties.
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J. B. Dunn
Eagle Office
Texas Republic
Mr. Dunn
Texas
Knights of Pythias Thank the Masons for Home
Brazos Lodge No. 64 Knights of Pythias presents a resolution to Union Lodge No. 129 A F and A M Bryan Texas. The message thanks the Masons for providing a home at the Masonic Temple and expresses lifelong fraternal appreciation and a wish to repay the generosity in future acts.
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Knights of Pythias Lodge
Masonic Temple
Castle Hall
George E. Hadley
Masonic Lodge
Brazos County
I Union Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Bryan
Texas
Brazos Lodge No. 64
Knights’ of Pythias
Lee J. Rountree
R. M. Walker
Henry S. Locke
Arazos
Knights OF Pythias of
Death of S C Wisnieski in 66th year at St Josephs
Funeral services for S C Wisnieski were held January 18 at St Josephs church conducted by Rev J B Gleissner and Rev Litwora. He died of heart failure at his son W F Wisniskie in Houston Texas aged 66 years (% months and 27 days). He was buried in Smetana cemetery and survived by seven sons and three daughters.
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S. C. Wisnieski
St. Joseph’s Church
J. B. Gleissner
Litwora
W. F Wisniskie
Houston
Texas
Smetana Cemetery
Stephan
Max Wisniskie
Stonham
J. G
Charles
Louis
Theodore
Frances
B. P. Konecny
T. C. Chiappetta
W. H
Death of Mr. John Sanders in Center Texas
Mrs. R W Persons mourns the death of her aged father Mr John Sanders at the family home in Center Texas after a long illness. He died Thursday morning January 19. The funeral was held at the home Friday with interment in the family burying ground.
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Sanders
R. W. Persons
John Sanders
Center
Texas
Persons
Agricultural Camouflage and Farmers’ Profit Share Call
President Harding urges an agriculture conference to address farm price disparities and inefficiency in distribution. The Eagle argues profits should be shared with farmers, blaming high finished-product prices on low raw-material returns and urging nationwide efforts to improve efficiency.
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Harding
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
Tree Planting Time in Brazos County
Mrs. Lee J. Rountree urges Brazos County residents to plant trees this January and throughout the year. The piece highlights yaupon hedges, long lasting evergreens, and the example of local supporters like James H. Webb and Director B Youngblood, stressing community beauty, shade, and future prosperity. It references pecan trees, Governor James S. Hogg’s wish for a tree at his grave, and lists Bryan residents with notable pecan trees as encouragement.
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Lee J. Rountree
Bryan
Europe
Yaupon
James H. Webb
E. H. Astin
W. O. Sanders
Hawthorne
England
City of
B. Youngblood
A. and M College
Youngblood
James S. Hogg
Gov Hogg
Hogg
Brazos County
Ds W. Cavitt
A. M. Waldrop
W. H. Cole
W. E. Saunders
L. H. Tucker
W. Wipprecht
FB. J. Jenkins
Elzbeth Wipprecht
Dr. Jno
A. Held
B. Sbisa
W. S. Higgs
Father Gleissner Returns From Ursuline Anniversary
Father J B Gleissner returned from Galveston where he attended a celebration marking the seventy fifth anniversary of the Ursuline Sisters arrival in Galveston Archbishop Sharp of New Orleans Bishop Byrne of Galveston and Lynch of Dallas led a gathering of priests and religious friends at the observances.
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Father Gleissner
J. B. Gleissner
Galveston
Ursuline Sisters
Sharp
New Orleans
Byrne
Lynch
Dallas
Ursuline
Planting of trees urged by Maj Cavitt in Bryan
Major Cavitt urges widespread tree planting in Bryan area advising planting soon after first freeze with pecans preferred. He describes beds of pecan and black walnut trees, free saplings for February distribution, and calls for a meeting with local officials to act.
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Annual Report Issued
A. D. Jackson notes the Thirty-Third Annual Report from Texas A and M College outlines farming economics, animal care, crop protection, soil fertility, and crop varieties. The eighty-page booklet offers practical guidance and is mailed free while supplies last upon request to B. Youngblood, director, College Station, Texas.
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A. D. Jackson
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
A. and M. College
Texas
B. Youngblood
College Station
Rev J J Tatum Rescues Car In Rain Bogging Incident
Rev J J Tatum returned from Keith in Grimes county where heavy rain caused his car to bog down. After lingering with no help at a nearby house he harnessed two mules and pulled the vehicle free, then continued to Bryan.
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Tatum
J. J. Tatum
Keith
Grimes County
Bryan
Kre for County Commissioner in Precinct 3
The Eagle announces Frank Kre seeks the county commissioner seat in Precinct 3. A lifetime Smetara resident, Kre has served as constable for several terms and is currently in that office. He asks Democratic primary consideration in July.
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Eagle
Frank Kre
Kre
Smetara
Missionary Society Group Meetings Held
Woman's Missionary Society groups of the First Methodist church met yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock in members' homes. Group No. 4 elected officers, Group No. 3 conducted a last chapter mission study, Circle No. 1 elected leaders, Group No. 2 chose officers and hosted a social hour. College group on campus held an afternoon lesson on Christ with several members present.
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Woman's Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church
J. W. Black
W. B. Cline
Mesdames R. O. Allen
T. A. Adams
J E. Covey
W. M. Owens
B. T Pool
W. L. Porter
R. J. Newland
J. E. Covey
E J. Jenkins
H. N
H.C. Fulgham
H. H. Young
E. C. Harder
R.W. Broach
H. C. Willis
Oak McKenzie
A. E. Worley
J. M. Reed
Daisy Mae
Nellie Eden
Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Lee J. Rountree
Mission Study
J. H. Gulledge
J. L. McKee
Daniel Secoates
King Vivion
C. O. Watkins
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