Rotary is State of Mind Attuned to Call for Service
Es H Williams son Bryan Rotary Club president opens with a vow to lead, stressing Rotary as a state of mind driven to service. He urges full member participation, solid attendance, strong committees, and prudent membership to keep the club solvent and impactful in Bryan.
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Rotary
Pres. Williamson
Bryan
Dean Hoffman
Harrisburg Patriot ‘and Evening News
Rotary Club
Rotary Creed Encourages Faithful Service in New Year
A Rotary Club message urges members to renew devotion and strive for greater Rotary achievements despite discouragement. It shares a parable of a rose bush blooming unseen, reminding Rotarians that unseen efforts later prosper, spreading fragrance and improving lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Texas Trucking Growth and Dairies Boost Rural Industry
The Floresville Chronicle notes Wilson county truck shipments totaling cars of green corn and watermelons while Nacogdoches opens a canning plant for tomatoes. Wise county ships cream to Philadelphia and Decatur receives a carload of powdered milk as a Wise farmer reports 6000 pounds of potatoes sold. A Donley county tenant shifts from cotton to dairying with dairy cows and hens, subleasing acreage to tenants in 1928.
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Floresville
Wilson County
Stockdale
Floresville Chronicle
Wise County
Philadelphia
Tennessee Dairies
Decatur
Paradise
Clare Allgood
Decatur News
Oswald Scott
Donley County
Clarendon News
New Orleans Hosts World’s Largest Mahogany Plant
New Orleans hosts the world’s largest mahogany distributing plant, a major facility noted for its scale and reach in wood distribution. The operation underscores the city’s role in the timber trade Empire resources and regional manufacturing strength.
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New Orleans
Nevada marriages outpace divorces in 1928 figures
Nevada reports 4 168 marriages and 2 585 divorces in 1928, with Washoe County showing 2 977 marriages and 2 013 divorces. State rise in marriages driven largely by changes in California law, per commerce department.
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Nevada
Washoe County
Renoislats Ind.ostvionss
Department of Commerce
Commerce Department
California
Farmers Short Course At A and M College Marks 20th Year
The 20th annual Farmers Short Course at Texas A and M College runs July 29 to August 3 with broad programs for farm families. Separate statewide meetings of county superintendents of public instruction and extension workers are held in conjunction, featuring speakers on education policy and agricultural methods. The Texas Beekeepers Association and Experiment Station staff will participate, along with home demonstration and county agents in targeted sessions.
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Texas
Farmers
A. and M. College
Texas Beee Keepers Association
Unidentified Birds Spotted Aboard 500 Miles Off Coast
Three birds that perched on a ship 500 miles from the American coast remain unidentified by naturalists. The crew reported the sighting as curious markings aboard the vessel, with no additional details on species or origin available.
American Cars Make Up Nine Of Sixty Greek Autos
A statistic shows nine of every sixty automobiles in Greece originate from America. It notes the share of U S built cars among Greek vehicle registrations and highlights trade in the early period.
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Greece
America
Latin Peoples Are Sought for North Mexico
A National Irrigation Commission report recommends populating northern Mexico with Mexicans Spaniards and Italians to mix cultures and create a unified people The plan proposes land grants with irrigation aid and priorities for Mexicans living in the United States before those in Mexico followed by Spaniards and Italians.
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Mexico
City
United States
National Irrigation Commission
Europe
S. Wleas
Steep Hollow Visitors Share Weekend with Local Families
Multiple families and relatives from Bryan, Pasadena, Pearsall, Oklahoma City, Independence, and other areas visited Steep Hollow and nearby homes. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. J W Hicks, Prof C M Bethany and daughter, and many Risinger and Murray kin. Sunday School attendance urged for the older residents.
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W. H. Cargill
Wayne
Pasadena
J. ¥. Bullock
Will Murray
Dock Fuqua
Pearsall
Charlie Murray
Bryan
A. J. Murray
Bertie Risinger
Kounty
W.N. Risinger
J. W. Mathis
Frank Godsoe
Oklahoma City
J. W. Hicks
Joe Bond
Joe
Nell
Dorothy Ann
J. E. Bullock
W. H. Weedon
Harvey
C. M. Bethany
Sue
Bethany
J. T. Cross
Tabor
R. E. Jones
Brittian Risinger
Famly
Reliance
Barrie Risinger
Madison County
A. Risinger
C. M. Risinger
Ila Wooten
Independence
Evelyn
Mary Bess Murray
Woodrow Worsham
I. J. Holligan
W. F. Terry
Theron Hensarling
Stephenville
T. A. Hensarling
Alex Moody
Piedmeant
Frady Risinger
Shamrock
Frank Myers
Sour Lake
Brady
Ane
Nothing Wrong With Chickens Tre Visit Spurs Poultry Stock Says Bradshaw
Brazos County appears in the report with Eh E Bradshaw of Sweeny Brazoria County visiting the Golden Rule Poultry Farm to buy Barred Rock and White Leghorn stock for breeding. Bradshaw says Brazos County chickens are sound and notes prior seasons with 800 day old Barred Rock chicks and 400 White Leghorn chicks. He plans to brood 2000 more in December while farming 120 acres in Brazoria County and growing most feed locally.
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Brazos County
Eh. E. Bradshaw
Sweeny
Brazoria County
Golden Rule
S. C
Bradshaw
M. College
Pradshaw
Brazoria
Fie
Thirteen Figures In Beaumont Court
Beaumonts new criminal district court opened after June 13 establishment. The first grand jury list contained 13 names and disposed of 13 cases in week one with 13 more set for week two. The thirteenth defendant tried pled guilty to horse theft.
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Associated Press
Beaumont
Criminal District Court
Smetana 4-H Club Holds Joint Meeting on Dairy Development
Smetana boys and girls 4-H clubs met at the school with County Agent C L Benson and Miss Lucy Givens leading. They discussed plans for the county club encampment at Sus Haswell Memorial Park on July 19 and 20 and urged attendance at the Farmers Short Course at College from July 29 to August 3. The Smetana enrollment is the county’s largest, focusing on dairy progress as the surrounding farmland suits dairy development. Copies of the Bryan Weekly Eagle were given to members to memorize 12 daily development points for a complimentary one year subscription.
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Smetana
C. L. Benson
Lucy Givens
Sus Haswell Memorial Park
Bryan Weekly Eagle
State to Insure School Buildings
The Texas Senate on Tuesday approved Senator Thomas B. Love's bill to create a bureau in the State Insurance Commission to insure public school buildings. The measure carries $25,000 and will be funded from permanent funds of insurance premiums.
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Austin
Senate
Thomas B. Love
State Insurance Commission
Pathfinder lands in Rome to welcome U S aviation
Bryan Priest among locals welcoming the Pathfinder at Littorio Airport Rome after its leg from Santander Spain. Pilots Roger G Williams and Lewis A Yancey flew the craft, with Father B Bravi reporting Rome’s triumph as the great flight ends.
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Bryan Priest
Pathfinder
Rome
Bryan
Littorio
Roger G. Williams
Lewis A. Yancey
Santander
Spain
Atlantic
B. Bravi
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
Father Bravi
United States
40 Year Service By Fr Gleissner Celebrated Here
The Catholic parish honors Rev J Gleissner pastor of St Jose Church marking 40 years in the priesthood. Visiting priests attended high Mass and speakers offered congratulations. A noon lawn dinner followed with telegrams from Bishop Byrne of Galveston among others. Committee head Frank Ara led arrangements.
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J. Gleissner
St. Jose Catholic Church
Father Gleissner
Bishop Byrne
Galveston
Frank Ara
Bryan Glee Club Sings at Hearne
A Bryan Glee Club concert drew a large crowd at the First Baptist Church in Hearne. Participants included Mrs Dan Russell co director Jame Eliott Marjory Cavitt and many others with H P Black directing. A follow up program is planned at the same church next Sunday night and a radio broadcast is set for 8 to 9 PM Wednesday over WTA.
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First Baptist Church
Hearne
Bryan Glee
Dan Russell
Jame Eliott
Marjory Cavitt
Marieee Webb
Marie Graham
Pat Ne
Henry Locke
H. P. Black
Former A M Star Sikes Named Burleson Coach
Leonard native J Vi Sikes a 1925 27 A and M star signs with Burleson College as football and basketball coach for 1929 30. He arrives late Aug or early Sept and plans to field a strong football club with returning lettermen and high school prospects. Sikes graduated in 1928 and coached at Blinn College last year. In 1927 he earned a unanimous all Southwestern selection.
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Greenville
J. Vi
Siki
Sikes
Leonard
A. & M. College of
Burleson College
Greenvile
Burleson
A. & M. College
Blinn Memorial College
Brenham
Berkeley Elected President Pro Tempore
Austin July 17 Senator Benjamin Franklin Berkeley of Alpine was elected president pro tempore ad interim after the third called session of the legislature Tuesday afternoon.
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Austin
Benjamin Franklin Berkeley
Alpine
Terpore
Classified ad in the Eagle promises quick results
A brief notice states that placing a classified ad in the Eagle will yield fast responses.
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Eagle
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Bryan Rotary Club
Friends
Bryan Rotary
Charles Hillier
Newsom
International Board
Chesley Perry
International
Harry Rogers
Rotary, International
Dallas
Rotary International
Banking
Bank
Spokes
Hue
Anal Cartan CP Ht
Belonte
Paris
Dieudonne Coste
Jacques Ver
New York
Snyder
Irport
Sey
Fort Worth
Census Department
New Jersey Soup Company
Nacogdoches
John Z. Berry
Rockland
Brazoria Co
Beaumont Court
Fr. Gleissner
Bryan Glee Club
A-M
Berkeley
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