Weekly Eagle News from Grazos County and Texas Conference
A candidate for Congress in the San Antonio district opposed to enforcement of the Volstead Act was defeated. The Texas Agricultural Writers conference at A M College spurs home building and farm production, praised by Col Frank P Holland and A D Jackson for uniting people and improving understanding of regional conditions.
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Weekly Eagle
Grazos County
Texas
San Antonio
Conference of Agricultural Writers
A. & M. College
Frank P. Holland
Texas Farm and Ranch
A. D. Jackson
Editors urged to back agricultural work across Texas
Hon S D Chestnut unable to attend the Agricultural Writers Conference at A and M College and asks Aryan Eagle editor Lee J Rountree to deliver his message. He cooperates with Karnes County agent G M Jones and urges every Texas newspaper to support constructive agricultural work via frequent county agent messages in Brazos and beyond.
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S. D. Chestnut
Texas Press Association
A. & M. College
Tle
Lee J. Rountree
The
Aryan Eagle
G. M. Jones
Karnes County
Texas
Brazos County
Bryan Weekly Eagle
C.L. Benson
Daily Eagle
Editor Holmes Travels To Attend Writers Conference
Editor Tom Holmes of the Trenton Tribune visited Bryan on Tuesday en route to College Station for a Writers Conference. He noted Fannin County’s good agricultural condition and reported Hon. E B Barrett reelected to the Legislature.
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Holmes
Tom Holmes
Trenton Tribune
Bryan
Eagle
Tom
Fannin County
Hon. E. B. Barrett
Inefficiency Cited Across Nations in Public Debate
A Bryan Eagle editorial argues the world needs more education and training while inefficiency costs millions. A Mexia Herald quote from Col N P Houx criticizes people who waste time and rely on nerves instead of taking action.
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Bryan Eagle
Lee
Col. N. P. Houx
Mexia Herald
Toil and Ignorance in Carlyle’s Tragedy of Knowledge
Carlyle laments the poor’s endless toil and hunger while denying them knowledge. He warns that if one man dies ignorant despite capacity for knowledge, it is a tragedy repeating billions of times in a universe of nescience.
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Carlyle
Adams Elected to 38th Texas Legislature from Denton and Tarrant
Hon J M Jack Adams of Fort Worth a former Pryan citizen was elected to the 38th Legislature from Denton and Tarrant counties. He favors a constitutional convention to address Texas problems and predicts a strenuous session on education. He pledges to assist Hugh Nutt Fitzgerald’s reform aims.
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Jack Adams
J. M
Jack) Adams
Ft Worth
Citzen
Pryan
Denton
Tarrant
Adams
Texas
Eagle
Hugh Nut Fitzgerald
Wichita Falls
Fort Worth
Jack
Farmers' Short Course at A and M Called Most Important Meeting
College Station dispatch quotes President W B Bizzell of Texas A and M saying the twelfth annual Farmers' Short Course is the most important gathering for rural uplift since the war. He notes it will unite leaders from agricultural agencies to raise farm living standards though progress will be gradual.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Bryan
College Station
Bizzell
Sions
Governor Neff Denied renomination prompts Texas political critique
The Dallas-Galveston News argues Governor Neff faced an unexpected renomination setback amid attacks by Warner and Rogers. It criticizes rival candidates for lacking public service experience and warns against electing untrained leaders, urging Texans to seek steadiness and competence in governance.
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Dallas-Galveston News
Neff
Warner
Geome
Tixas
Rogers
Texas
James E. Ferguson
Union
Denison May Lose Katy Shops and Future Recoveries
The Bryan Daily Eagle warns Denison that losing the Katy railway shops to Dallas would be a severe blow and hinder recovery for years, while Hillsboro notes past losses to Waco did not prevent current growth thanks to its strong business community.
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Denison
Katy
Dallas
The
Eagle
Bryan Daily Eagle
Hillsboro
Waco
Hillsboro Mirror
Buffalo and calf cartoon references Volstead era power
The Dallas News cartoon from Tuesday shows a buffalo with its baby. It recalls the old question Are you a buffalo and ties it to the Volstead act gaining power.
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Dallas News
Rountree Invited to Speak at Giddings Chamber Meeting
Representative Lee J. Rountree has been invited by the Giddings Chamber of Commerce to deliver an address at its annual meeting. Milton York serves as secretary since the organization’s founding and is praised for his excellent work.
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Lee J. Rountree
Chamber of Commerce
Giddings
Chamber
Milton York
SUCCESS OF NEWSPAPERS IN CORSCiana
The Corsicana Commercial suspends publication as the Sun offers a second paper in the Texas town. Observers note rising costs, market saturation, and a shrinking field for multiple papers. The Denton Record Chronicle cites modern pressures and a decline in U.S. papers since 1917.
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Corsicana
The
Sun
Wayfarer Paw
Texas
Anothese
Mineral Wells Index
Post
Denton Record Chronicle
Surprising Dallas County Election Shifts Hit Legislature
Last Saturday Judge Barry Miller after twenty four years in the Legislature House and Senate was defeated. Hon Frank Horton former member and speaker candidate for the 38th Legislature and John E Davis with sixteen years service also fell. Newt B Williams of Waco, once a top debater, was defeated by Sam Shiies an unknown figure in Texas politics. Nearly all leaders of the last House were ousted and a new membership looms.
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Dallas County
Barry Miller
House
Senate
Frank Horton
John E. Davis
Miller
Newt B. Williams
Waco
Williams
Sam Shiies
Texas
Garner Wins Sheriff Nomination Amid Ku Klux Klan Case
In Beaumont Texas on July 25 Sheriff T H Garner of Jefferson County won renomination in a three way primary with 5206 votes while opponents R R Baker and J J Dugan combined 2872. The race drew attention due to an oyster suit over Garner membership in the Ku Klux Klan and a trial in which Judge Robert G Street ordered Garner removed, with a supersedeal bond posted to stay in office pending appeal. Sheriff Garner’s chief counsel George C O’Brien also won a later nomination for District Judge.
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Beaumont
Texas
T. H. Garner
Jefferson County
R. R. Baker
J. J. Dugan
Garner
Robert G. Street
Galveston
E. A. McDowell
Judge Street
George C. O’brien
Mr T F Jones on Visit With Brother in Kansas
Office engineer of the Southern Pacific Railway Mr T F Jones travels to Parsons Kansas to spend Sunday with his brother D C Jones and family during a family visit.
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T. F. Jones
Southern Pacific Railway
Parsons, Kansas
D. C. Jones
Open Port Law Basis for Action by Governor Neff
Governor Neff directs Rangers to Denison to preserve peace and protect life and property under the open port law. Five infantry companies from Vernon Chillicothe Quanah and Crowell proceed to Camp Mabry to be available for martial law if needed, while Rangers take command under Adjutant General Barton.
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Austin
Texas
Denison
Neff
Keeling
John C. Wall
Thomas D. Barton
National Guard
Camp Mabry
Vernon
Chillicothe
Quanah
Crowell
Charles W. Ninon
Gainesville
Texas Special
Wall
Texas National Guard
Mrs Black Leads Missionary Program At First Methodist
An unusually good attendance marked the Woman’s Missionary Society meeting at the First Methodist Church. Mrs J W Black led a varied program including a Bible lesson from Mark and a dialogue about The Cross Roads Missionary Society Visits Homer Toberman. Members contributed linen for the Cooperative Home at Houston and packed a box of gifts.
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Woman's Missionary Society
First Methodist Church
J. W. Black
Mark
Black
M. R. Bentley
R. O. Allen
Los Angeles
S.E. Eberstadt
Houston
Honoring Miss Kate Parker of Bry an at theatre party
Mrs Roy Long hosted a Friday afternoon theatre party for Miss Kate Parker of Bry an, with guest Miss Gladys Ewing. After the program, guests dined at the Candy Kitchen where decorated baskets of pink flowers and pink tulle framed a pineapple course. Attendees included Louise Pierce Helen Greenwood Alice Foster Dorothy Terrell Annie Terrell Katherine Shannon Ruth Driscoll Gwyndolyn King Zula Morgan Bernice Smitheal Lois Smitheal Marie Timmons Doris Daniels Lillian Hollock John Crittenden Jim Swasen Howard Stoneham Hannibal Scott Dale Marratt Walker Kilpatrick Robert Sangster and Miss Parker.
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Miss Parker
Navasota Examiner-Review
Kate Parker
Bryan
Gladys Ewing
Roy Long
Louise Pierce
Helen Greenwood
Alice Foster
Dorothy Terrell
Annie Terrell
Katherine Shannon
Ruth Driscoll
Gwyndolyn King
Zula Morgan
Bernice Smitheal
Lois Smitheal
Marie Timmons
Doris Daniels
Lillian Hollock
Pervis Wilson
John Crittenden
Jim Swasen
Howard Stoneham
Hannibal Scott
Dale Marratt
Walker Kilpatrick
Robert Sangster
Womacks Return From Houston Visit
Mr and Mrs Frank Womack of Houston return home Sunday after visiting Mrs John K Parker who accompanies them back for a several weeks visit. During her absence Miss Ida Parker stays with Mrs M J Parker as guest.
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Frank Womack
Houston
John K. Parker
Parker
Miss Ida Parker
M. J. Parker
Surrendered Still to Sheriff Morehead
A man turned himself in after leaving a 10 gallon copper whiskey still in Sheriff L E Morehead’s car with a note saying hear is my still I quit The sheriff and Night Officer Williams jailed the still and continued their mission. The article urges others to surrender similarly and commends the man.
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L. E. Morehead
Morehead
Williams
Col Frank Holland Visits Texas Agricultural Writers
Col Frank P. Holland of Dallas attends the Agricultural Writers Conference at College. He is greeted at a luncheon with brief talks by A. D. Jackson Dr W B Bizzell Col Holland Lee J Rountree and W F Bookman. Dean Kyle notes a peach named for Holland the Frank Holland Peach. Clarkson of Chicago is slated to visit Texas soon.
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Frank P. Holland
Dallas
Texas Farm and Ranch
Hollands
A. & M. College
Agricultural Writers Conference
A. D. Jackson
W. B. Bizzell
Col. Holland
Lee J. Rountree
W. F. Bookman
United States
College Orchard
Dean E. J. Kyle
Frank Holland
Col Holland
Bryan
Texas
Col
David B. Clarkson
Chicago
College
County Commissioners Nominated in Democratic Primary
In the democratic primary election Saturday the following county commissioners were nominated John Sabo Precinct 2 C M Degelia Precinct 8 and John M Moore Precinct 4. In Precinct 1 C M Risinger and Guy F Boyette are the two high candidates and will be in the run off primary on August 26.
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John Sabo
C. M.degelia
John M. Moore
C. M. Risinger
Guy F. Boyette
Millican Club Girls Create Sewing Club Progress
The Millican girls organize a sewing club with rapid progress. Miss Laura Belle Roten will visit soon to demonstrate dress form making hat making and wax bead creation. The boys and girls club remains active and optimistic about upcoming plans.
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Janey Ward
Laura Belle Roten
Revival closes at Edge Church with strong revival numbers
Dr. John A Held and Rev. E O Lites of Shreveport Louisiana led a singing sermon at Edge Baptist church in Bryan. The meeting produced 10 conversions and 52 reclaimations and attendees described it as a great spiritual time with a noted shout. The ministers plan to travel to San Gabriel camp grounds near Thorndale for another meeting starting Sunday evening.
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John A. Held
E. O Lites
Shreveport
Edge Baptist Church
Dr. Held
Bryan
Rev. Lites
San Gabriel Camp Grounds
Thorndale
Distinguished Texas visitor attends Farmers Short Course
Mrs J Lewis Thompson of Houston wife of Representative Thompson attends the A and M College Farmers Short Course to learn improved farming methods for South Texas. The piece notes other gifted women should join to help solve rural state problems and support the worthy cause.
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Texas
A. & M. College
J. Lewis Thompson
Houston
Representative Thompson
Lewis
South Texas
Bathers at Sylvan Beach Postcards From Hayes Party
Postcards from Prof and Mrs Martin L Hayes describe enjoyable times at Sylvan Beach. The group includes Mr and Mrs Martin L Hayes and son Edwin, Mr and Mrs Geo Wilcoxell, Miss Preston Ralls Vallas, and J Horace Kraft and family expected to join Saturday.
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Sylvan Beach
Bryan
Martin L. Hayes
Edwin
Geo. B. Wilcoxell
Preston Ralls Vallas
Wilcox
Gaf
J. Horace Kraft
Allege
Work to Begin Soon on New West Side School
The bid period for the first unit of the West Side school has been extended to attract more competitors. Four or five bids have been received so far, with plans to award the contract early August and start work within two weeks. Officials aim for completion by October first.
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NEW
West Side School
West Side
Wonderful Sunflower Shown By Mrs J B Walker at Eagle
Mrs J B Walker of western Bryan displayed a huge sunflower at the Eagle office. The blossom measured 13 inches in diameter and was among the largest in Brazos county. She growing several of these large blooms in her yard drew much attention.
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J. B Walker
Bryan
Eagle Office
Brazos County
Cardui touted by Mrs Williams for womanly ailments
Springfield woman credits Cardui with relief from back pain headaches and weakness saying it strengthened her and improved sleep after she and her husband learned of the remedy. She emphasizes the product’s broad availability and expresses high satisfaction with the results.
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Springfield
D. V. Williams
Ironized Yeast Promises Quick Relief From Indigestion
An old advertisement touts Ironized Yeast for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims two tablets with meals improve appetite, regularize bowels, and eliminate discomfort. A free three day trial offers a post card request to Ironized Yeast Co. Dept 103 Atlanta Ga.
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Ironized Yeast Co
Dept
Atlanta
Leafworm Attacks Cotton in Brazos River Regions
Waco Texas July 26 leaf worm threatens cotton across Robertson Burleson Grimes and Brazos counties along the Brazos River. Farm groups report widespread damage near McGregor and Waco. Calcium arsenate advised as cheapest effective control with horse drawn dusters and bag and pole methods. limited hand dusting machines remain available.
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Waco
Texas
Pine County
Farm Association
Brazos River
Robertson
Burleson
Grimes
Brazos
Brazos Son
Wollett
Horne
T. C. Westbrook
Bravos
Sparks
McGregor Chamber of Commerce
McGregor
College Station
Wnce
Oak McKenzie Thanks Voters in Brazos County Victory Letter
In a political advertisement Oak McKenzie thanks voters for the Saturday election win. He honors friends who worked for his campaign and asks for prayers as he pledges to serve Brazos County with dedication and forget personal differences for the common good.
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Brazos County
Oak McKenzie
Greetings From Honolulu Belt Family Letter Home
Friends in Bryan receive greetings from Lieutenant and Mrs. Dean Belt stationed in Honolulu Hawaii. Mrs Belt, formerly Miss Jessie Dewerle of Calvert, is recalled by Bryan residents for her years in the Entomology department at A and M College.
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Bryan
Dean Belt
Honolulu
Hawaii
Belt
U. S. Army Air Service
Jessie Dewerle
Calvert
A. & M. College
Ferguson Leads Culberson in Texas Senatorial Contest
Dallas July 26 Ferguson maintains a growing lead over Culberson for the second place in the Democratic U S senate race while Mayfield leads Ferguson and prepares for a runoff. Counts show Ferguson ahead by around 19 thousand with 240 counties reporting and 160 thousand unreported votes. Mayfield holds first with about 137 thousand votes and Culberson trails, prompting concern among Culberson supporters.
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Dallas
Texas
Culberson
Ferguson
Earle B. Mayfield
United States
Texas Election Bureau
Senator Culberson
Mayfield
Culberson && 2
Foeenson
Hens
Ousley
Thomas
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Lee J. Rountreer
Grace County
Anne — Press
Ye Associated
A. & M. OF Teas
Tom Garner
Mrs. Black
Millican Club
Culberson Wee
Henry
Neff Eeelnne
Vee Pee Ee Ween Coths
Garrett
Mason
Jobison Pee Ee
Thompson Ore Terers
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Bentley Settee
Vee Y
Abe
Smith Semone
Judge Court
Smith
Woodall
Missouri
Cardus
B.R
Braigs
E. B. Mayfield
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