Fred B Robinson on paving the Bottom near Navasota
Fred B Robinson details his role in pushing the concrete bottom road from Waco toward Houston and Galveston. He recounts contacting the State Highway Commission after a photo and article, prompting officials and contractors to start work within weeks. He notes no pay and ongoing self-funded efforts for better roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Chronicle
Harris County
Houston
Galveston County
Navasota
Bryan
State Highway Commission
State Commission
W. B. Buzzell
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
Waco
Galveston News
Bryan Eagle
Business Men’s Club of
Texas Press Association
Denton
Doctor Bizzell
Galveston
Fred B. Robinson
Gulf Division
Meridian Highway
Tabor Churches Plan Joint Revival After R L Brown Returns
The Alexander Methodist and Cottonwood Baptist churches in Tabor agreed to a union revival starting the second Sunday in July for two weeks. The first week features Methodist preaching and the second Baptist, with morning services alternated between churches. Rev. Brown left due to his mother's illness and the revival continued for one week, drawing large crowds and three new members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabor
Alexander Methodist Church
Cottonwood Baptist Church
R. L. Brown
Brown
Boone Prairie Social Notes Tell of Local Visits
Boone Prairie notices list visits and family gatherings across Dempsey, Buffalo, White Rock, Houston, and nearby farms. Residents such as Tom Sanders, the Bowles family, Ruby Connell, Solon Merryman, and Ed Bray figure in the weekend and week long visits, with multiple relatives staying at each others homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle
Boone Prairie
Tom Sanders
Newby
Demp: Watson
Johnnie Bowles
Austin
J. D. Green
Will Connell
Buffalo
Ben Johnson
John Thomas
S. H. Sanders
Buck
Ruby Connell
Luther Bray
White Rock
Ed Bray
Jim Wood
Roselle Merryman
Lois Baker
Ira Ware
Morehead
Maydle Carter
Wylie Carter
Howard Bray
Mrt McCoy
Houston
Solon Merryman
Pete Merryman
Ed Baker
Lee Reddin
Eunice Baker
Edgar Wood
Edna
Ollie Mae Bray
Clara Ellison
Bertha Reynolds
Henry Miers
Henry Ellison
Ennis Poland
Lucinda Baker
Shipper
Sam Vaughn
J. E. Allee
Vaughn
Elvin Cooper
New Baden
Will
Paul Schultz
Daniel Ang Coeil
John
Son of Beck Prairie Visits Uncle George Johnson
The son of Beck Prairie spent a few days the past week with his uncle George Johnson, enjoying the family visit and time together at the Johnson home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Son
Beck Prairie
George Johnson
Mrs H L Russell Recovers After Operation Visit
H L Russell returned from New Orleans with news that Mrs Russell stood the head operation most satisfactorily and is recuperating fast. She stopped in Beaumont for rest and a short visit with friends before resuming her trip to Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Russell
New Orleans
Mrs. Russell
Mr. Russell
Beaumont
Bryan
Edna Easters and Albert Tabb Married in Bryan
Edna Easters daughter of Mr and Mrs M Easters of Kurten wed Albert E Tabb of Mount Pleasant in a July morning ceremony at the home of Mr and Mrs J E Hensarling in Bryan Rev J J Tatum officiated. The couple will stay with the bride's parents at Kurten this week and a full social column account is promised Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Hensarling
Bryan
Edna Easters
Easters
Kurten
Albert E. Tabb
Mount Pleasant
J. J. Tatum
Tabb
Eagle's
Standing of the Teams in Sunday School League
Miss Maude Stevenson returned this morning from an extended visit with her uncle and aunt in Roanoke Virginia. She also visited in Washington D C and Baltimore Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Stevenson
Mrs. W. B. Stevenson
Roanoke
Virginia
Washington, D. C
Baltimore
Maryland
Finest of fruits grown in Brazos County
Bryan local market showcases Brazos County peaches figs and plums. Favorable season supports a boom in orchard plantings as farmers prove Brazos County can produce high quality fruit and vegetables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Bryan
Ferguson Visits Bryan Brothers and Tours City Paving
L. H. Ferguson of Dallas visiting Bryan over the weekend with wife and daughter Josephine. He is assistant treasurer of American Paint & Supply Company and spent days with brothers Judge H. Ferguson and County Tax Collector J. Marion Ferguson. Ferguson praised Bryan’s paving and called it the biggest, best town between Corsicana and Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Dallas
L. H. Ferguson
American Paint & Supply Company of
Josephine
Mr. Ferguson
H. Ferguson
J. Marion Ferguson
Pierce Oil Company
St. Louis
Ferguson
Corsicana
Houston
President Fuller Leads Lions Club Officers and Committees
At the Bryan Lions Club luncheon on July 20 President F D Fuller named committees for the coming year. The group backed boys and girls club work with ice cream for a July 22 court house meeting and urged more use of Nedbalek Orchestra for events. Committees cover Civic and Playgrounds, Educational, Publicity, Rural Community Work, Attendance, Lookout, and Finance with members named across each group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
F. D. Fuller
M. M. Erskine
W. W. Chambers
J. M. Ferguson
W. E. Neeley
M. L. Jones
T. G. Watts
R. L. Brown
C. A. Searcy
G. W. Griner
E. A. Lightfoot
S. C. Hoyle
H.S. Locke
Fred Bale
R. E. Bosque
F. B. Patranella
J. E. Lensarling
S. E. Eberstadt
L. L. Stephens
R. V. Armstrong
A. P. Swallow
H. S. Locke
M. F. Vitopil
H. S&s. Edge
Noah Dansby
Lookout
W. P. Moore
J. W. Hendricks, Jr
J. Coulter Smith
J. Bryan Miller
Tom G. Suber
Pat Newton
Old Log House Built In 1855 Still In Use
W E Farmer local supervisor of Western Public Service Company and his son Billie attended Bastrop county Old Settlers Meeting at Paige with Mr and Mrs J L Farmer of Mullin. Farmers are pioneer Bastrop settlers. grandfather first white settler between Brenham and Bastrop. En route, Farmer visited the 1855 live oak log homestead still well preserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Farmer
Western Public Service Company
Billie
Frank Burkhart
Bastrop County
Paige
J. L. Farmer
Mullin
Mills County
Farmer
Mullins
Mr. Farmer
Brenham
Bastrop
Mrs. Foster Hosts Circle Five at River Oaks Plantation
Circle Five of the First Baptist Church, hosted by Mrs. George Foster, entertained at her River Oaks home on the Brazos River ten miles west of Bryan. More than fifty women enjoyed a cordial reception, a notable program, and refreshments, with a film scene of the event to be shown later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle Number Five
First Baptist Church
George Foster
River Oaks
Brazos
Bryan
Woman's Auxiliary
W. S. Howell
Brazos River
Circle Five
A. S. McSwain
Roy Nunn
W. B. Edge
Clarence Vick
P. G. Gunter
E. B. Elliott
N. L. McCullough
M. P. Holleman
H. P. Smith
Coulter Smith
Hiram T. Downard
Bill Wimberly
D. L. Wilson
Hendrix Conway
Chamber of Commerce Seeks Bridge Repairs on Democrat Crossing
At the Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce meeting the highway committee chairman Jno M Lawrence urged immediate action with the Highway Commission to repair the slough bridge across the Democrat crossing on Highway 21 Brazos county. The board also welcomed J C Penney store officials E R Bryant and H W Plumb as future Bryan residents aiding local growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber OF Commerce
Slough
Democrat
Navasot
Bryan and Brazos County
Missouri-Pacific Railroad
Bryan
Political Ballot Names for State Offices Listed
The list shows candidates for state offices including State Treasurer and State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Other roles include Commissioner of Agriculture Land Commissioner Railroad Commissioner and judicial posts with nominees such as Grover Cleveland Harris J A Humphries W W Bennett and William Pierson. Names appear with minor spacing errors typical of OCR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superintendent of Public Instruction
J. A. Humphries
W. W. Bennett
S. M. N. Marrs
Agriculture
T. R. Bolin
Geo. B. Terrell
Chicken Pox Virus Prepared by Texas A and M Doctor
Dr J C Dunn associate professor at A and M College of Texas prepared the annual supply of chicken pox virus to inoculate about 5000 chickens. The remedy weighs over a pound and will be sold for 2 cents per dose to poultry breeders in the state, correcting a prior $11,000 price error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas
J. C. Dunn
A. and M. College of Texas
Dunn
Eagle
Revival Meet at Carnegie Library Opens August First
A revival at Carnegie Library opens Sunday August 1 with Rev. E. H. Garner of Enloe conducting. The first service is 3:00 p.m. and an 8:00 p.m. service follows. Daily through the week there are 11:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. services. The themes are Salvation and Service inviting all Christians to attend. Reverend Garner is the brother of the late W. H. Garner of Steep Hollow and uncle of Miss Cora Garner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Library
E. H. Garner
Enloe
Rev. Garner
W. H. Garner
Steep Hollow
Cora Garner
Catholics Rally to Top High School in Tight Baseball Tilt
At Allen Field on Tuesday evening the cellar Catholics upset the high school 3 to 2 in a close game. Both pitchers excelled, few hits were recorded, and the result drops the high school into a near tie with the Methodists while the Catholics gain a slight advance from last place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Allen Field
Methodists
Death of Rev R L Browns Mother in Rennett NC
The telegramed news reports Rev R L Brown’s mother Mrs W R Brown died Monday night at the family home in Rennett North Carolina. Funeral services were held there with interment in the family burial grounds. Rev Brown arrived Thursday morning after being summoned by a message that she could not live until his arrival. The Eastern Star Bryan chapter, of which he and his wife are leaders, sent sympathy and flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Brown
W. R. Brown
Rennett
North Carolina
Rev
Neaven
Rev. Brown
Rennert
Order of the Eastern Star of
Revival closes at Reliance Baptist Church with baptisms
The Reliance revival meeting ended last Sunday at the Reliance Baptist Church with two baptism candidates and one by statement. Rev A C Bracewell and Rev J W Rawls preached and much good was reported. Mrs J C Merka left for Goose Creek to be by her husband’s bedside after learning he was seriously hurt in the oil refinery. A singing school will start at Reliance Church on Monday July 26 with Prof George Jones teaching. Community members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Tom Wilson
Roland Crenshaw
J. T. Cross
Maggie Benbow
Thomson
Reliance
Reliance Baptist Church
A. C. Bracewell
J. W. Rawls
J. C. Merka
W. J. Riley
Goose Creek
Reliance Church
George Jones
A Trip Through the West by M R Bentley
A week in the Sierra Nevada detailed with Lake Tahoe views Donner Lake and Emigrant Pass. The author describes mountain scenery, snow, lakes, trains in Donner Pass sheds and the 1849 gold rush scene.
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Sierras
Central
California
Texas
Rockies
Lake Tahoe
Tahoe Forest
Nevada
Truckee
Cascade
Donner Lake
Alamo
Tahoe
Donner
Southern Pacific
Emigrant Pass
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Mrs. Ola Powell Malcolm Visits A and M College Texas
Mrs. Ola Powell Malcolm, field agent for the U S Department of Agriculture, arrives at the A and M College of Texas for a two day Extension Service meeting. She will present an exhibit on home demonstration work and address the Texas Farm Bureau Federation district meeting at Mount Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle
College Station
Ola Powell Malcolm
U. S. Department of Agriculture
A. and M. College of Texas
Extension Service
Malcolm
Texas
Texas Farm Bureau Federation
Mount Pleasant
Oklahoma A. and M. College
Joneses Visit Selma After 48 Years
Mr and Mrs 8S Jones traveled to Selma Alabama last Thursday to visit his old home for the first time in 48 years. He plans to follow Texas politics and notes Eagles mail was sent to him promptly since last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Selma
Alabama
Texas
Eagles
Secretary S. E. Eberstadt Visits Beckville Texas Chamber Plan
Secretary S. E. Eberstadt returned from a business trip to Beckville, East Texas, met by local officials and a luncheon reception. He addressed 100 merchants on Chamber of Commerce needs, spoke to 2,000 at a singing convention, and urged rural community and terracing efforts. Beckville plans to form a Chamber of Commerce and adopt Bryan plans for advertising. He noted good East Texas roads, a swift Trinity River, and a large cotton crop on the Murray plantation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam E. Eberstadt
Beckville
East Texas
Marshall
P. R. Nesbett
Beckville Continental State Bank
Pruitt
Chamber of Commerce
Youngblood
Panola County
C. L. Beason
Beason
Bryan
Texas
Jefferson
Eva Eberstadt
Clapps Ferry
Madisonville
Trinity River
Murray
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Albert Tabb
Petg
Harvey Er
Fuller
Lions Club
Smith Drug CO
Dean F. ©. Bolton
Mississippi
T. K. Lawrence
San Antonio
Lawrence
Eberstadt
E. R. Bryant
H. W. Plumb
J. C. Penney Company
Mrs. Rountree
Geo. A. Adams
F. C. Bolton
W. H. Cole
J. N. Dulaney
H. O. Ferguson
Tyler Haswell
F. L. Henderson
E. J. Jenkins
Jno. M. Lawrence
L. L. McInnis
J. B. Miller
M. L. Parker
Mrs. Lee J. Rountree
A. M. Waldrop
Lynch Davidson O. F, Zimmerman
Miriam A, Ferguson
Edith E, Wilmans
Kate Miller Johnston
Dan Moody
Barry Miller
James Allred
Jno
W. Hornsby
J. K. Irwin Thomas Simpson Christopher Chas. S. Bradfield
Claude Pollard
Comptroller of Public Accounts
S. H. Terrell
Low Garner
G. FE. Johnson
Ed A. Christian, Jr
Geo. G. Garrett W. Gregory Hatcher J, R. Ball
Grover Cleveland Harris
P. B. Terrell
J. T. Robison
eRe Ots
V. Serrey
Chas
E. Baughman Robt
E. Speer
the Supreme Court
William Pierson
Court of Criminal Appeals
Lee P. Pierson F. L. Hawkins
Court of Civil Appeals, 10Th Supreme Judicial District
Geo. W. Barcus
Luther A. Johnson
85Th Judicial District
W. C. Davis
Barron
J. W. Barron
Elmer Dodson
McSwain
Julius M. Barron
Clyde F. Goen
Mattie C. Hall
Roy Montgomery
Tom E. Taylor
Jess Conlee
Jim H. Reed
Db. J. McDonald
J. W. McCrary, Jr
J. G. Minkert
Dr. Dunn
College
Carnegie
R.L. Brown
Bugle Printing Company
M. R. Bentley
O. P. Malcolm
A.& M. College
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