Reunion honors 100th birthday of Mrs. Ellen Thompson
At J. T. Sawyer home in Millican Texas January 22 1926 a reunion dinner celebrated Mrs. Ellen Thompson born January 22 1826 in Bib County Alabama. Five living children and many grandchildren were present among variegated Thompson descendants and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Sawyer
Millican
Texas
Ellen Thompson
Sawyer
Ellen Risinger
Bib
Alabama
Isaac Thompson
Augusta Ellen Thompson
Willie Sawyer
W. R. Thompson
Plainview
D. E. Thompson
LF. Thompson
Bryan
Susie Hudson
S. E. W. Hudson
San Saba
Hudson
White
Kelly
Bryan Woman's Club Leads Crape Myrtle City Effort in Texas
The Bryan Woman's Club urges citizens to plant crape myrtle shrubs at low cost, noting the plant as hardy and bloom rich from May through summer. Chairman Mrs. J. W. Batts appeals for cooperation and phone contact at 309 to arrange purchases. Varieties range from dwarf to tall shrubs, with colors from white to Watermelon red and pinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Woman's Club
Bryan
Texa’s
J. W. Batts
Woman's Club Committee
Texas
Thirty-Eighth Anniversary of Texas A&M Experiment Station
Special to the Eagle College Station reports January 25 marks the 38th anniversary of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. It recounts origins under Congress 1887 funding, early joint work with Mississippi roots, growth to sixteen divisions and fifteen substations, and a staff expansion from four teachers to seventy-three scientists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas A. & M. Experiment Station
College Station
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Congress
Texas Station
Experiment Station Council
L.L. McInnis
Bryan
T. M. Scott
F. A. Gulley
Gulley
Agricultural College of Mississippi
Gulf Coast
Rio Grande
San Antonio
Harris County
Address on School Diseases by Dr. J. E. Marsh at PT A A meeting
The Parent-Teachers Association of A. and M. Consolidated School met January 14 with a large turnout. The high school orchestra performed well under Mrs. D. C. McIntosh. Dr. Marsh spoke on preventing contagious diseases in children, covering general and special prevention and early symptom recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teachers’ Association of A. and M. Consolidated School
D. C. McIntosh
J. E. Marsh
Temperatures And Snowfall Report For Week
The Division of Entomology at Texas A and M College records weekly max and min temperatures from January 18. Readings show highs around 50s and lows in the 30s with mixed precipitation. Snowfall is estimated at three inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division of
Entemolo A. and
M. College of Texas
F. MY
L. Thomas
EB. B. Reinhardt
Division of Entomology
Gertrude Sims On Staff of Big Daily for A Day
Gertrude Sims of Bryan Texas worked as a reporter when 62 University of Oklahoma journalism students produced four editions of the Oklahoma News an Oklahoma City daily. Students filled editing desks covered city hall police court state capitol and chamber of commerce plus society theatre and features with regular reporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Eagle
Norman
Okla
Gertrude Sims
Bryan
Texas
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma News
Oklahoma City
City Desk
City Hall
State Capitol
Chamber of Commerce
Louise Beard
Bison
Lexie Marlin
Pawnee
Fred Passmore
Martha
Ruth Nettleton
Carrol Elliott
Mangum
Telegraph
Elizabeth Roads
Waukomis
Society
Richard Caldwell
Potcast
Theatres
Sam Buskirk
el Reno
Cecil Stroup
Krebs
Charles Barwick
Guthrie
Judge Byrd E White Gives to Student Loan Fund
Christmas Day mail brought a check from Judge Byrd E White of Lancaster a College director to the Ex-Students Loan Fund The judge said he aims to place money where it will do the most good and supports A and M men His role on the College Board and on endowment committees is noted along with his Yale and Texas degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrd E. White
Lancaster
Judge White
University
Yale
University of Texas
Texas Aggie
Blue Star Remedy Promises Quick Itch Relief
An advertisement touts Blue Star Remedy for eczema, itch, poison oak, ringworm, and other skin troubles. It claims deep skin penetration, immediate relief, non staining, and pleasant odor, with ROMA and VICK.Adv as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roma & Vick.adv
Guy F Boyett Seeks Democratic Nomination for Precinct 1
Guy F Boyett announces candidacy for Commissioner of Precinct No 1 Brazos county in the Democratic primaries. He asks voters for support and pledges to represent the precinct and protect its interests if elected, thanking voters in advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Guy F
Boyett
Snow Men Seen In All Parts of Bryan On Sunday
Bryan residents awoke to a city of quirky snow sculptures. Amateurs crafted grotesque and grand figures from dwarfs to giants, while a sentinel snowman on West 26th Street and Parker Avenue kept watch. By sunset the whiteness faded to slush signaling a rapid thaw. Old timers recall a snowy January promises a bountiful harvest as Brazos county eyes 1926 autumn yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
West 26Th Stret
Parker Avenue
Sebesta
Astin
Old Brazos County
Mrs McReynolds Visits College Station Event
Mrs W I McReynolds returned Sunday from College Station where she stayed with her sister Mrs A B Connor whose husband is connected with the A and M agricultural department. She attended Mrs Connor's luncheon honoring Mrs B Youngblood president of the fourth district of women's clubs on her birthday. Miss Hazel McReynolds plans to visit her aunt in College Station Friday. Wa c o News-Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. I. McReynolds
College Station
A. B. Connor
A. and M. Agricultural Department
McReynolds
Mrs. Lee J. Rountree Heads Bryan Chamber Commerce
Mrs. Lee J. Rountree elected president of the Bryan Chamber of Commerce at the first meeting of the new fiscal year. Sam E. Eberstadt re elected secretary for the ninth time by acclamation. The Pitts Bridge repair discussion opened the session with bids to be received in three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Lee J. Rountree
Bryan
Weekly Eagle
Wilson Bradley
J. N. Dulaney
Fred L. Cavitt
Sam E. Eberstadt
Eberstadt
Texas
Pitts Bridge
Austin
State Highway Commission
Jnc. M. Lawrence
H. O. Ferguson
J. T. Maloney
F. L. Henderson
Lamar Bethea
W. C. Boyett
W. A. Boyett
R. S. Bowers
Caldwell
Board of Directors
W. S. Higgs
Lawrence
C. L. Benson
US Uic
Barron
Geo. A. Adams
E. J. Jenkins
J. N. Dulney
Jnc
A. Moore
Eugene Edge
H. C. Ferguson
J. M. Gordon
Tyler Haswell
Jno
M. Lawrence
T. K. Lawrence
J. D. Martin
L. L. McInnis
J. B. Miller
M. L. Parker
A. M. Waldrop
T. O. Walton
J. Webb Howell
D. L. Wilson
S. E. Eberstadt
How Doctors Treat Colds and the Flu
Doctors and druggists now recommend Calotabs to break up a cold overnight or shorten grippe influenza. Take one or two Calotabs at bedtime with water. no salts or nausea. Next morning you feel clean, appetite returns, and you may eat freely. Family package with directions, five cents at drug stores.
Two Negro Boys Arrested for Theft of Bicycles
Two boys around school age were arrested after complaints led Sheriff Jess Conlee to recover two stolen bicycles. They were identified as Otis Powell and Eugene Jones. One bicycle belonged to Sam B. Wilson store and the other to James Drug Store. Both bikes were recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Conlee
Otis Powell
Eugene Jones
Sam B. Wilson
James Drug
Miss Malcolm McInnis Joins A and M Consolidated School
Miss Malcolm McInnis has been elected to succeed Mrs E O Pollock as teacher in the Consolidated Schools at A and M College. Pollock resigned and McInnis will begin the new term on February 1 at the college campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm McInnis
E. O. Pollock
A. and
M. College
Pollock
Miss McInnis
Two Bryan Men Get Degrees At A M At Midterm
College Station Texas January 26 Fifteen students at A and M College of Texas will receive degrees at the close of the first semester on January 29 Twelve will earn bachelor of science degrees two master of science degrees and one doctor of veterinary medicine J W Galbraith Belton H R Allen Mansfield La C S Rude Bryan G L Crawford Bryan P W Barnes College Station recipient of the veterinary medicine degree plus a list of other graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Gay
Moscow
W. H. Greenstreet
Laredo
K. W. Irwin
Teague
J. F. B. Lyons
Fort Worth
W. A. Moore
Dallas
M. H. Remschel
Gonzales
Bryan Cafe Sold to Uncle Buck Buchanan
The Bryan Cafe on Bryan Street was sold today by Long & Cook to Uncle Buck Buchanan, former White Front Cafe proprietor on North Main Street. Management changed at 2 PM as Long & Cook focus on Long's Cafe, previously Green Parrot Tea Room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Street
Long & Cook
Buck” Buchanan
White Front
North Main Street
Long’s Cafe
Green Parrot Tea Room
Mrs. R. C. Wilkins and Daughter Visit Bryan
Mrs. R. C. Wilkins and her young daughter Anna Mary Wilkins from Ossian Louisiana are guests of Mrs. Wilkins memory in Bryan. Locals know her as Miss Lillian Hazel and the visit pleases a wide circle of friends. She has been visiting her mother Mrs. M. Hazel in San Augustine Texas since Jan 1 and will return home after this Bryan College visit.
Reynolds couple visits Bryan before work move
Mr and Mrs Ralph Reynolds arrive from Youngstown Ohio and stay with Mr and Mrs W G Reynolds in Bryan greeting friends. They plan a visit at Roans Prairie with Mrs Reynolds mother Mrs J M Cone and will move to Dallas February 1 for Mr Reynolds to begin work with Truscon Steel Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Reynolds
Bryan
Youngstown
Ohio
Reynolds
Truscon Steel Company
Reverend Day To Arrive In Bryan From Uvalde
Members of First Baptist Church of Bryan expect Rev. R. E. Day of Uvalde to reach Bryan this week and lead services on Sunday January 31. His family will visit their daughter in Conroe and join him next week if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church of
Bryan
R. E. Day
Uvalde
Burleson County Adds Full Time Public Health Nurse
Burleson County will employ a full time county public health nurse starting February 1 after the county commissioners approved the $1500 funding without dissension. Robertson County is also weighing a similar full-time nursing program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burleson
Burleson County
Eagle
Robertson County
Will Hudson Family Reunion Arrives in Bryan
Will Hudson of San Saba and his two daughters Mrs E White of Ockdale and Mrs F E Kelley of San Saba arrived in Bryan by car for several days visit and to attend a birthday dinner marking the 100th birth day of Mrs Ella Thompson of Millican. More than fifty relatives expected at the Thompson home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Hudson
San Saba
Offa Williams Ill With Pneumonia in Lubbock Hospital
Mrs. J. E. Reed reports from Lubbock Texas that her father Offa Williams longtime Bryan police officer and later owner of the Bryan Cafe is seriously ill with pneumonia at Elwood Hospital in Lubbock. Williams joined the Lubbock police after leaving Bryan last July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Offa Williams
Lubbock Hospital
J. E. Reed
Lubbock
Texas
Bryan
Elwood
Williams
McCulloch and Dansby Wedding Invitation
Mr and Mrs William Irvin McCulloch request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Esther to Mr Milton W Dansby on Tuesday evening February ninth nineteen twenty six at eight o’clock First Presbyterian church Bryan Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
William Irvin McCulloch
Esther
Milton W. Dansby
First Presbyterian Church
Texas
Wellborn Wade Brothers Visit Bryan on Business
J. H. Wade and . C. Wade of Wellborn are in Bryan for business, traveling to meet local merchants and discuss arrangements today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Wade
C. Wade
Wellborn
Bryan
Harris couple award contract for new home
Mr and Mrs Cliff Harris have let the contract to build a new residence on the site of their former house, which was destroyed by fire in early January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff Harris
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clarence Sawyer
Albert Sawyer
Lester Sawyer
Elsie Jolly
G. W. Meither
Beaumont
Obie Morehead
Seldon Thompson
Hardy Thompson
Martha Thompson
Leslie Jolly
Lenora Sawyer
Arthur McMellan
Rosa Dell MccMellan
Charlie McMellan
Roy McMellar
Everage McMellan
Navasota
Grandma Thompson
Thompson
Bryan the
Crape Myrtle City
B. Youngblood
Major McInnis
Smith Drug CO
Big Daily
Guy Boyett
Bryan Chamber Commerce
Fred Cavitt
A. & M. Consolidated School
Eagle Printing Company
Bryan Cafe
Uncle Buck Buchanan
R. C. Wilkins
Louisiana
Lower
Rio Grande Valley
Gulf Coast Lines
W. Strain
Houston, Texas
Bryan Cotton Oil & Fertilizer Co
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