Bryan Weekly Eagle Classified Facts and Staff List
Bryan Weekly Eagle announces managing editor Mrs Lee J Rountree and pricing for Brazos County readers. Rates show daily mail in advance Brazos County list prices 1.50 yearly six months and 15 cent monthly. Publication appears as a Thursday paper with AP news rights and ad agency links.
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Brazos County
Associated Press
Press
Texas Daily Press League
Mercantile Bank
Dallas
Texas
Madison Ave
New York
N. Y
Association
Chicago
William Jennings Bryan The Great Commoner Passes Away
William Jennings Bryan, famed orator and Democratic leader, dies marking the loss of one of America's most renowned statesmen. The piece recalls his rise from Nebraska roots to national influence, his role in shaping presidential politics, and his impact on Woodrow Wilson's ascent.
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William Jennings Bryan
Platte
Nebraska
Florida
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Appreciation for two years as Boys and Girls Club president
A club president thanks Mil lican and Bryan community members and officials including C L Benson Laure Belle Roten Abbie Sevier and Mrs Simpson for two years of service. He notes lessons learned, gratitude for the honorary club certificate and a wish for every member to earn one and gain greater ambition.
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C. L. Benson
Laure Belle Roten
Abbie Sevier
Mrs. Simpson
Millican and
Bryan
Boys’ and Girls’ Agricultural Club
Roads Bring Growth or Decline for Town Merchants
Will H. Mayes argues good roads attract trade and expand towns while neglecting road access pushes business to rivals. He insists progress comes from merchants embracing roadside connectivity and hosting travelers rather than relying on distant markets.
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H. Mayes
Intensified Short Course At A and M College Teaches Farmers
The Farmers Short Course at the A and M College is described as an intensified week of instruction. Expert teachers share knowledge from crop rotation to drainage and irrigation while also teaching home economics for farm wives and promoting a contented, prosperous rural life. The program gathers diverse attendees from Texarkana to El Paso to foster practical farm ethics and future generations.
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A. and M. College
Texarkana
el Paso
Mangis Family Vacation Through Arkansas To Texarkana
J L Mangus family left Franklin on June 20 for Hatton Arkansas in a Ford. They traveled via Corsicana Bremond Groesbeck Mexia Ennis Dallas Denton to Texarkana with stops for meals and sightseeing. They saw oil fields and abundant crops then attended Church and a revival led by Rev. McClung at the College of Industrial Arts.
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J. L. Mangus
Franklin
Hatton
Arkansas
Corsicana
Bremond
Groesbeck
Mexia
Ennis
Dallas
Denton
College of Industrial Arts
First Baptist Church
McClung
Lord Our
Christ
Texarkana
McKinney
Greenville
Sulphur Springs
Mt. Pleasant
Naples
Douglassville
Maude
A southern auto trip through Texarkana to the Ozarks
A travelogue chronicles a three week journey from Texarkana through Ashdown De Queen and Hatton to the Boston mountains. The party notes rich crops onions tomatoes peaches plums and blackberries along the route and praises road scenery and friendly service while reflecting on drought damaged plains in Robertson County on return via Hugo Paris and Dallas.
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Texarkana
Red River
Ozarks
Ashdown
de Queen
Hatton
Bog Springs
Hatton Springs
Boston Mountains
Oklahoma
Hugo
Paris
Greenville
Dallas
Hillsboro
Waco
Marlin
Bremond
Italy
Robertson County
Death of E H P Bain at 54 in Sterling Ave Home
Edward H P Baine aged 54 years 11 months 23 days dies July 23 1925 at 6 20 p m after a lingering illness. Surrounded by family he was a Methodist and Mason noted for Christian ideals and cheerful encouragement. Survived by widow son Frank Bain and several siblings with funeral planned Saturday 10 a m at home with Methodist pastors and Masons in charge. interment Bryan City Cemetery.
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Edward H. P. Baine
Sterling Avenue
H. P. Baine
First Methodist Church
Methodist Church
Knights Templar
Frank Bain
R.M. Bain, Jr
Galveston
John Jack
Portsmouth
William Chapman
Sara W. Baine
Virgina
H. H. McCain
John A. Held
First Baptist Church
Masons
Bryan City Cemetery
McCulloch Gordon Company
T. A. Adams
T. K. Lawrence
E. W. Crenshaw
E. J. Jenkins
J. M. Gordon
B. L. Cavitt
B. A. Sims
J. N. Goodwin
John A. Moore
8. C. Hoyle
R. Q. Astin
M. B. Parker
George A. Adams
Walter R. Downard, Sr
lrant Family Is Home From Visit To South Texas
Mr and Mrs P K Trant and their daughter Glada Mae returned home from a visit in South Texas Me and Mrs P K Trant and daughter Glada Mae and sons were away on the trip
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Lrant
South Texas
P. K. Trant
Glada Mae
Col Harvey Mitchell Cedar Tree Symbol of Brazos County History
A long drought endangers the Col Harvey Mitchell cedar on the Bryan courthouse lawn. The tree, transplanted by Col Mitchell after Boonville’s move, has stood as a living link to Brazos county’s past since 50 years of court history and is now being carefully tended during the drought.
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Bryan
Brazos County
Court House
Col. Harvey Mitchell
Ferguson Crossing
Old
Boonville
Ferguson's Springs
Harvey Mitchell
Texas
Millican
Col
Court House Square
Reliance and Kurten Women’s Clubs Report Activities
The Reliance club met at Mrs. W. T. Horton home with officers elected at The King’s Highway schoolhouse. Eight girls received Short Course scholarships. Millican and local clubs also contributed. Kurten club canned about 40 chickens at a monthly meeting with a large turnout, lunch, and strong equipment support.
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Reliance
W. T. Horton
W.T. Jones
Nettie Jones
Smith
Horton
Hartsfield
Krolyzik
Essie Shealey
Safronia Krolyzik
Bessie Crenshaw
Grace Shealey
Alice Carroll
Joree Horton
King’s Highway
J. L. Mangus
McDonald
Starkey
Kurten
R. Franze
W. T. Kelley
Henry Kurten
J. Koppe
J. W. Lawless
E. R. Loyd
S. Kelley
Oscar Kurten
W. F. Odom
M. B. Easters
Aug. Prinzel
Henry Prinzel
Edna Easters
Kate Lawless
Mary Fridel
Mary Operstein
Marie Kelley
Nell Lawless
Pansy Odom
Gussie Odom
Lillian
Marguerite Buchanan
Dorothy Plagens
Edelwise Stevener
Florine Lang
J. L. Prinapel Hurff
August Fridel
Frank Fridel
Jim Kurten
Louis
Milton
Rudolph Kurten
W. T. Jones
Reliance Club
Men Return From South Texas Visit Across Rio Grande
Robert Charles and Blocker Bain returned by car from the Lower Rio Grande Valley after crossing the river from Brownsville into Matamoras in old Mexico. Horace Trant’s nephew joined them in Kingsville. They visited Mr. Trant’s relatives and found irrigated crops better than non irrigated in Brazos County.
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Robert Charles
Blocker Bain
South Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Brownsville
Old Mexico
Matamoras
Mr. Trant
Horace
Kingsville
Brazos County
Wortham Visits Short Course at A and M College
W. B. Wortham arrives by car from Nacogdoches to attend the Farmers Short Course at the A and M College. He is a leading Nacogdoches County farmer and stockman, a 1907 graduate, operating about 1800 acres with a dairy supplying the city.
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Nacogdoches
A. & M. College
W. B. Wortham
Louis J. Wortham
Ft. Worth
Wortham views Bryan College Station progress and dairy law impact
Wortham, a 500 acre cotton and corn farmer, toured Bryan and College Station. He noted paved main streets and brick storefronts, contrasted with poorer local crops, and praised Nacogdoches milk production regulations aiding dairymen. He plans to depart Wednesday after a three day stay.
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Wortham
Bryan and
College
Bryan
Ain Street
Nacogdoches
State Department
Buchanan Family Attends Farmers Short Course Day
Mr and Mrs W H Buchanan and daughters Lillian and Marguerite of Kurton were in Bryan today en route to College to attend the Farmers Short course program of the day.
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W. H. Buchanan
Lillian
Marguerite
Kurton
Bryan
Routine Work Is Taken Up Meeting Of Bryan C of C
The Bryan Chamber of Commerce board devoted most of its regular session to routine reports. Members discussed car arrangements to transport agricultural writers to A and M College and return to Bryan. A motion approved a thank you letter to visiting cities, band manager C. Jancik, and the Bryan Eagle.
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Bryan C
Chamber of Commerce
Lee J. Rountree
A. and M. College
Bryan
Jno
M. Lawrence
M. L. Parker
Tyler Haswell
T. K. Lawrence
Eugene Edge
H. O. Ferguson
J. B .Miller
W. H. Cole
Wilson Bradley
A. M. Waldrop
J. E. Covey
E. J. Fountain
M. E. Wallace
J. M. Gordon
Kay Hassell
W. S. Howell
Drouth Area Seeks Cheaper Freight Rates From Railways
About three hundred representatives from drought struck Texas counties met July 27 in the Senate Chamber with the Railroad Commission to press for cheaper freight rates on all seed and planting seed. The group, including rail men bankers and business leaders, reported crop conditions and seed needs by county and noted grazing was scarce except near San Angelo Galveston and Farris counties. A relief committee of rail officials and others formed and pledged to secure lower rates. Clyde Goen and M L Parker represented local Farm Bureau and Chamber groups respectively.
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Drouth
Texas
Railroad Commission
Senate Chamber
San Angelo
Galveston
Farris
Clyde Goen
Brazos County
Farm Bureau Association
M. L. Parker
Bryan and Brazos County
Monument of Living Trees Aims to Build Texas Pecan Industry
In Smith county, R. V. Butterfield and E. C. Butterfield labor daily for 15 years to develop a superior pecan program. They nurture 1,000 acres of trees and 34,000 trees in a soil building effort that may bear fruit fully in 50 years, with a 200 year bearing potential for pecans. Butterfield ships nuts nationwide and abroad, while continually grafting varieties to improve nuts and trees.
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Associated Press
Tyler
Smith County
East
Texas
R. V. Fair
E. C. Butterfield
Butterfield
Fair
Missouri
East Texas
Mr. Butterfield
United States
Toongland
Cotton Belt Railroad
Mr. Fair
Pink boll worm infestation grows in Houston area
Houston officials report rising pink bollworm infestations in the Big Bend district triggering talk of stricter federal quarantine measures. Dr. W J Hunter of the Federal Horticultural Board warns of spread toward Western Texas and New Mexico and urges Texas action to prevent undoing nearly five million dollars of federal effort.
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Associated Press
Houston
Big Bend
Federal Department of Agriculture
W. J. Hunter
Federal Horticultural Board
Department
Louisiana
Curry
Roosevelt
Quay
Union
New Mexico
Hunter
Cotton
Texas
Mexico
Rio Grande
Tment
Tex
Steep Hollow Hosts Revival at Local Church
Revival services at Steep Hollow Church over two weeks drew strong attendance. Preachers Rev. J. J. Pipkin and Rev. C. E. Bullock led the meetings. The final Sunday included baptism at Dansby’s Lake with thirteen candidates.
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Steep Hollow Church
J. J. Pipkin
C. E. Bullock
Hearne
Dansby’s Lake
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Mangis
E. H. P. Bain
Women’s Home Department
Macy
Janie Ward
Doris Simpson
Nellie Lawless
Fannie Locke
Victoria Kosarek
Grace Sample
Robbie Lee Hagin
Mrs. Claytor
Bernice Claytor
Ballard Moore
Philadelphia
Mr. Wortham
C. J. Jancik
Forest Jones
Bryan Eagle
Austin
Cental Texas
Lawrence
Normangee
Navasot River
Normangee Road
Edge
Miller
E. J. Founain
O. Ferguson
Tyler Haswell L. Henderson
Goen and
Houston Area
Stevenson
Machine Works
Stevenson Machine Works
Bryan, Texas
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