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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1921
Page
2
Local society notes list visits and travel among residents of Millican Bryan and surrounding towns. Names include Mrs J W Burrows Miss Winnie Burrows Miss Erin Simpson Mrs G W Warren E H Garrett F P Waltman J T Lindsley Mrs J W Moore and many other neighbors visiting in Houston Galveston Navasota Huntsville Madisonville and Beaumont with events at country clubs and tea invitations for Mrs Edwin P Arenson.
Judge J G Minkert traveled to Houston on legal business. Oscar Wilcox John Wilcox and families from Tabor attend Bryan High School graduation. Nellie Colbert of Houston visits for a few days and Bryan graduation. About 1000 bales of cotton sold in Bryan this week at 11 cents. B Sbisa of College visits Bryan on business. Mrs Ralph Landrum Barstow and Miss Wildred Tribble Nava sota visit Mrs H T Downard. W C Chiapetta returns to Houston after visiting his sister in law. Mrs Jacob Young Dallas arrives for visit to sister Mrs A W Stevener Kurten. Mrs W T Strange leaves for Ardmore Okla after weeks in Bryan with her son Thomas. Allen Myers Jr and John Strange head to California June 1 for horticultural work in a nursery near Los Phillips returns to readers.
Brazos county returns home to Houston after ten day visit. A B Carter leaves Kingsville after family visit. Bascom Robinson Thornton visits his parents. R L Burney of San Antonio departs after wife’s visit. E L Brown and family of Bryan en route to Madisonville. St H Grant travels to Bryan on business. Mrs M B Willis and Miss Mattie D Willis of Waco attend Bryan High School commencement. Miss Mattie D Willis returns to Waco. Mrs Willis stays longer. Miss Julia Minsky of Houston visits Mr and Mrs Joe Groginsky. Amon Williams of Coleview visits. Mrs J B Priddy and Mrs J B Swinford visit their brother I B Freeman of Mumford. Prof E J Fermner of A and M College Mechanical Dept visits Bryan on Eagle business. Ed Payne of Edge also in Bryan.
Mrs N R Newton and grandson J W Newton visit family in Houston while Mrs F N McClung leaves Jacksonville for Normangee. Educator Lillian McLendon returns to Mart for summer. Numerous locals travel through Bryan for business, visits, or commencements including J T Lawler C J Harris C B Hudson and many others.
Allen Academy holds 1921 commencement at the Methodist Church with Rev. W. N. Sholl delivering the sermon. Co B wins the Waldrop and Co. flag in a drill, Miss Esther Cavitt presenting. concert Monday and graduation Tuesday featuring Col. Clarence Ousley and gold medal for best drilled cadet.
Allen Academy will award diplomas scholarships and medals at the commencement event led by Col. Clarence Ousley following the concert by the Academy Band at First Methodist Church. The Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce medal goes to Ernest W. Stark for best drilled cadet. Graduates include Henry N. Bell Edward Berry J Edward Bragg J N Collier Jr Francis G Dyer Clyde C Franklin William D Herb Waverly S Jackson Pat C Lipscomb Mark W Pratt Kenneth C Salley Thos R Stanford Ernest W Stark Leon F E Studeman Maurice W Wakefield Clayton Welch and Aaron S Whitener.
Relatives and friends gather as Mr and Mrs W A Stone travel to Boulder for summer. Joseph Gelber leaves for New York and Chicago on business with Two Rivers Oil at Wixon Lake. Various locals visit Houston Cameron Beaumont and Chicago. illness improves for Mrs A J Buchanan. Bank Commissioner Ed Hall in town.
Compliments to Mrs Ralph Lan drum of Barstow and Miss Mildred Trible of Navasota as charming house guests of Mr and Mrs Hiram Downard. A frog hunt and supper at Fin Feather Club drew a merry crowd including W S Barron family Iola Genevieve and John M Sanders of Houston and Charley Potts. Mrs W J Roberts travels to El Paso to visit her sons Roy and Tom and will stay through summer.
A Bush & Gerts Piano from the Bryan Texas area is offered at a very low price due to an incomplete contract. The seller accepts cash or easy terms for quick sale and invites immediate writing to Bush & Gerts Piano Co Department D Wholesale Dallas Texas.
In Anchor Texas a visit to aunt S A McMillan is recorded. Clara Sample of Millican spent the day in Bryan. D R Stone who finished electrical work at the Smith building returned to Houston. W N Wilson traveled to Navasota on business. Miss Joe Lane of Hearne visited Miss Rebecca Hall. Mr and Mrs J P Anderson returned from Wortham. Mr and Mrs C L Crow returned from relatives in Groverton.
Miss Katie Daffan of Houston announces Hood's Texas Brigade annual meeting in Bryan on June 28 and 29. Captain W C Walsh and the Bryan Chamber of Commerce approve the dates with a hospitality plan and a program featuring Brigade members, Confederate veterans, and Sons and Daughters of the Confederacy.
Secretary O E Saunders of the Bryan County Club speaks on the promising golf outlook at the Bryan grounds near the club house. Veterans from Texas expressed desire to visit during the Texas Golf Tournament in Dallas and many plan a future trip to Bryan to promote the town and its proximity to A and M College.
Mr and Mrs Travis B Bryan leave New Orleans for Havana Cuba after a lengthy visit extended by the seamen strike. They were guests at the Grunewald Hotel and honored with dinners at the County Club Yacht Club and University Club before sailing Saturday noon for several weeks on the island. They plan to return to Bryan after their Caribbean excursion.
Mr and Mrs J W Galloway of the Navasota bottom are happy parents of ten pound twin boys born Monday night May 30. The Galloway family now totals ten children. Mr Galloway is known in Bryan for selling some of the finest fish in the market.
College Station Texas May 31 J E Lewis secretary of the A M College Y M C A announces pool hours starting June 7 daily from 1 to 530 pm and 7 to 10 pm mornings closed. Monday and Friday afternoons reserved for ladies and Friday nights for mixed swimming. Other days open to men 10 am to 12 m 1 to 530 pm and 7 to 10 pm with Sunday and Monday exceptions. Mrs Wilson Bradley and baby daughter return from San Antonio after five years.
P S Maugum, sales manager for the Saladiner Poisoning Machine Co., announces the poisoning machine is now on exhibition at White's Garage. All are invited to see the machine.
Mrs. Mary A. Bethany dies at Temple on Thursday morning at age 96. Born February 20, 1825 in Alabama, she was a pioneer Texan who came to Austin county with the Austin colonists and supported family, church, and state. Her grandchildren Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Bethany travel to Belville for the funeral.
Postmaster W. D. Lawrence reports the President wants all Washington visitors to call at the Bureau of Information in the Post Office Building on Pennsylvania and Twelfth streets. A competent staff will answer public information questions.
Directors of the Automatic Shoe Polishing Company met at the factory Thursday night. Attending were President J L Edge, Secretary G J Nedbalek, Directors Major L L McInnis Dr J N Goodwin Judge W C Davis C A Harris N A Stewart Dr P M Raysor and Lee J Rountree. Supt P P Cooper directs construction of several machines.
Mrs. W. E. Kellner of Fernwood Mississippi visited Bryar relatives including Mrs. Ollie Emmel and then traveled to Houston on Saturday for a visit. She was accompanied by Mrs. Emmell.
Secretary S E Eberstadt of Bryan Chamber of Commerce and Dudley D White of Bryan return from Navasota after opening a detour for the King of Trails road. Horace Boyett will lay 13 10 miles of concrete in the bottom, expanding the Bryan-Navasota route to ease travel. Landowners J S Emory Ward B Templeman J W Brosg and D C reer aided.
The Boy Scouts left Tuesday for a week long hike to Grand Lake in the Piney Woods south of Conroe. About fifteen boys, led by Scoutmaster Mr. Wyman and acting assistant G. D. Markworth, anticipate renewing ties with veterans who joined two years ago.
A detour for the King trail highway in the southern county is laid out by D White County Engineer Horace Boyett Eberstadt and S W Adams. The 1.5 mile concrete stretch to complete the highway runs north of the detour and reconnects at the Navasota River bridge four miles north of Navasota. The route adds about half a mile to the Bryan to Navasota trip.
Officials S E Eberstadt D D White of Bryan and S W Adams of Navasota opened the Ring of Trails detour from Navasota to Bryan last Friday. C M Bethany traveled the new road and sent telegrams praising the route and thanking Sam and others.
County Agent and Mrs C L Bean present prizes to top students as incentive. Elliott Beason offers five dollars to the student leading in school and a heifer to the top girl, while Pili ranks highest with 99, Emma among the fourth graders close behind at 98. The Eagle praises the children’s victories as future leaders.
Funeral services for Joe W Hunnicutt were held at five pm at the residence of his brother Dick Hunnicutt. Dr John A Held of First Baptist Church officiated. Active pallbearers included Darwin Cloud Leona Moorehead Horace Dansby Sam Buchanan and J N Conyers of Marlin. Interment followed at City Cemetery.
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