Rotary Club President Sees Service Mindset for Community
Is H. Williamson, ninth Bryan Rotary Club president, outlines a service minded philosophy and calls for strengthened attendance, stronger classifications, and greater community contributions. He urges volunteers to act like spokes in a wheel, stressing commitment, programs, and press cooperation to advance Rotary’s aims.
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Bryan Rotary Club
H. Williamson
Friends
Bryan Rotary
Rotary
Charles Hillier
Newsom
International Board
Chesley Perry
Harry Rogers
Rotary International
Dallas
Rotary Club Seeks Renewed Devotion And Achievements
The Bryan Rotary Club urges members to renew loyalty to Rotary as a new year begins. It notes that discouragement can arise from lack of appreciation and unseen results, urging work despite pessimism and to trust that unseen efforts may bloom like roses beyond a wall.
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Bryan
Texas towns showcase growing industry and shipping feats
The piece highlights Texas gains from 1911 to 1925 with Fort Worth output surging 966 percent and a record carrot shipment to a New Jersey soup company. Floresville, Wilson County, and nearby towns report carload shipments of green corn, watermelons, tomatoes, and canned goods. Local plants in Nacogdoches and Decatur expand canning and dairy, with Wise county yields and cucumber harvests noted.
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Fort Worth
Census Department
Texas
New Jersey Soup Company
Floresville
Wilson County
Stockdale
Tenant farmer shifts from cotton to dairying in Texas
A Donley county tenant farmer tired of raising cotton started dairying in fall 1926. He operated 267 acres in 1927 with seven dairy cows and a hen flock, breaking even by year end. In 1928 he sub rented 215 acres to thirteen Negro tenants.
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Donley County
Clarendon News
New Orleans Hosts World's Largest Mahogany Plant
New Orleans operates the globe's biggest mahogany distributing plant, a facility noted for its scale and strategic location. The center serves furniture makers and retailers across regions, highlighting the city's prominent role in timber logistics.
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New Orleans
Nevada marriages outweigh divorces in 1928 reports
Government figures show 4168 marriages and 2585 divorces in Nevada in 1928, with Washoe County listing 2977 marriages and 2013 divorces. The commerce department cites California marriage-law changes for the statewide rise.
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Nevada
Washingtom
Washoe County
Reno
Department of Commerce
Commerce Department
California
Farmers Short Course At A and M College Opens July
The 20th annual Farmers Short Course at Texas A and M College runs July 29 through August 3 drawing groups from across the state. A sixth statewide conference of county superintendents of public instruction, led by Prof W L Frages, will be held with noted speakers on education programs and legislation. Also meeting are the Texas Race Keepers Association, Experiment Station workers, and an Extension Service conference for home demonstration agents and county staff with program specifics for each group.
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Texas
Farmers
A. and M. College
Texas Raee Keepers Association
Birds On Ship Off American Coast Fail To Be Identified
Three seabirds landed on a ship 500 miles off the American coast and, despite examination by naturalists, remain unidentified.
American Cars Dominate Greek Auto Market
A reported figure states nine of every ten automobiles in Greece originate from America. The stat highlights strong U.S. vehicle influence in the Greek market and raises questions about import patterns and local competition.
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Greece
America
Population plan seeks Mexicans Spaniards and Italians for northern Mexico
A National Irrigation Commission report recommends favoring Mexicans Spaniards and Italians for colonization of sparsely settled northern Mexico. It argues mixing among groups will form a unified people and urges land grants with irrigation and road help, starting with Mexicans now in the United States.
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Mexico
City
United States
National Irrigation Commission
Europe
Zeas
Social Visits Span Several Texas Towns
Steep Hollow residents and relatives from Pasadena Bryan Pearsall Oklahoma City and other areas visited family over the weekend. Guests included the Bullocks Murrays Risingers Hensarlings and Moody family members with calls tied to illness and Sunday School attendance.
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W. H. Cargill and Sons
Wayne
Pasadena
J. F. 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
Alex Moody
Piedmont
Brady Risinger
Shamrock
Frank Myers
Sour Lake
Brady
C. M. Risinger
Brazoria Man Buys Breeding Stock From Golden Rule Chickens
R K E Bradshaw of Sweeny Brazoria county visits Golden Rule Poultry Farm to purchase Barred Rock and S C White Leghorn stock for his Brazoria county ranch. He bought 800 day old Barred Rock and 400 White Leghorn chicks last spring and plans to brood 2000 more this season. He reports good returns from past hatchings and notes labor and nitrogen rich corn on his 120 acre operation.
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Brazos County
Rk. E. Bradshaw
Sweeny
Brazoria County
Golden Rule Poultry Farm
S. C
Golden Rule Farm
Brazoria
Bradshaw
Thirteen Figures Mark Beaumont Court Opening
Beaumont new criminal district court shows a 13 motif with 13 names on the first grand jury list and 13 cases tried or scheduled in the initial weeks. The 13th defendant in the docket pleaded guilty to horse theft.
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Associated Press
Beaumont
Criminal District Court
Smetana 4-H Club Plans County Encampment and Short Course
Smetana 4-H boys and girls meet at the school with County Agent C L Benson and Miss Lucy Givens to plan the county encampment at Sua Haswell Memorial Park on July 19 and 20 and to urge attendance at the Farmers Short Course at College from July 29 to August 3. Enrollment is the county's largest, with dairy development a focal point. Copies of Bryan Weekly Eagle were distributed to memorize 12 daily development points for a yearlong subscription.
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Smetana
C. L. Benson
Lucy Givens
Sua Haswell Memorial Park
Bryan Weekly Eagle
State to Insure School Buildings
The Texas Senate approved a bill by Senator Thomas B. Love to create a bureau in the State Insurance Commission to insure public school buildings. It carries a $25,000 appropriation to be drawn from permanent funds of premium revenues.
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Austin
Senate
Thomas B. Love
State Insurance Commission
Pathfinder Lands in Rome Welcome at Littorio Airport
Bryan Priest and locals welcomed the Pathfinder at Littorio Airport Rome after its Rome arrival. The flight from Santander Spain stopped due to fuel shortage following a Atlantic crossing. Rev B Bravi reported the triumph cable and hosted a ceremony praising US progress in air transport.
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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
Fr. Gleissner Celebrates 40 Years In Priesthood
Rev. J Gleissner pastor of St Jose Catholic Church marked 40 years as a priest with a Wednesday service at 10 am attended by visiting priests. A noon lawn luncheon followed with telegrams of congratulations including one from Bishop Byrne of Galveston. Committee led by Frank Ara arranged events.
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J. Gleissner
St. Jose
Father Gleissner
Bishop Byrne
Galveston
Aption
Amittee
Frank Ara
Bryan Glee Club Sings at Hearne
The Bryan Glee Club entertained a large crowd at the First Baptist church in Hearne last night. Co-director Mrs Dan Russell led the program with members including Jame Elliott Marjory Cavitt Marie Webb and others. Marie Graham accompanied the club and special parts were sung by several members. A second performance is planned at the Hearne church next Sunday night with a radio broadcast on WTA from 8 to 9 PM Wednesday.
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First Baptist Church
Hearne
Bryan
Henry Locke
H. P. Blarector
Marie Graham
Dan Russell
Jane Eliott
Mildred Salley
Mary Lily Fountain
H. P. Black
WTA
Former A M Star Sikes to Coach Burleson College
Leonard born athlete J Vii Sikes, star at A M College in 1925 26 27, signs as football and basketball coach for Burleson College 1929 30. He will start late August or early September and says the new football club outlook is good with returning lettermen and several star high school players expected. Sikes, who graduated in 1928, coached at Blinn Memorial College Brenham last year and earned all Southwestern selection in 1927.
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Rotary
Bryan
Rotary Club
Greenville
J. Vii
Siki) Sikes
Leonard
A. & M. College of
Burleson College
Sikes
Greenvile
Burleson
A. & M. College
Blinn Memorial College
Brenham
Berkeley Elected President Pro Tem in Texas Legislature
In Austin on July 17 Senator Benjamin Franklin Berkeley of Alpine was chosen president pro temore ad interim after the third session day. A classified ad in the Eagle promises quick results.
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Austin
Benjamin Franklin Berkeley
Alpine
Eagle
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