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Newspaper

Bryan Weekly Eagle

Location

Bryan, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1926

Page

3

Fifth Week Jury List for District Court

The jury list for the fifth week includes W. H. Robinson L. A. Spell J. F. Howard Cooper Carl Eugene Edge C. B. McGregor W. J. Coulter R. R. MacDonald O. W. Goolsbee M. B. Easters Ben Powers Aubrey Tobias Ed Zimm erman H. G. Wick W. D. Howell Frank Operstein Jr. T. K. Lawrence W. K. Gibbs Otho Williams R. M. Dansby R. S. Webb Jr. J. I. Barron W. R. Lawless Fk. L. Cavitt P. H. Hensarling A. M. Waldrop Jim Darwin J. O. Tucker R. E. Jones C. R.Presnal R. E. Gandy Jessie Wade John M. Lawrence Jr. W. C. Holmes William Conrad Jim Tobias.

District Court W. H. Robinson L. A. Spell J. F. Howard Cooper Carl Eugene Edge C. B. McGregor W. J. Coulter R. R. MacDonald O. W. Goolsbee M. B. Easters Ben Powers Aubrey Tobias Ed Zimmerman H. G. Wick W. D. Howell Frank Operstein Jr T. K. Lawrence W. K. Gibbs Otho Williams R. M. Dansby R. S. Webb, Jr J. I. Barron W. R. Lawless Fk. L. Cavitt P. H. Hensarling A. M. Waldrop Jim Darwin J. O. Tucker R. E. Jones C. R. Presnal R. E

Funeral Service For Braczyk Boy Is Held Sunday

Funeral services were held at St. Joseph's Church for Stephan Braczyk 12 of Bryan who drowned Friday after falling into a farm water tank two miles south of Bryan. Rev. J B Gleissner and Rev. P Litwora conducted with Sisters of St Joseph parochial school and classmates assisting. Burial followed at Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers were Willie Sebesta Buck Zubic Pete Vitopil and Hubert Luza.

St. Joseph’s Cathooic Church J. B. Gleissner P. Litwora Stephan Braczyk Frank Braczyk Bryan Braczyk Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery Sisters of St Joseph's Parochial School Willie Sebesta Buck Zubic Pete Vitopil Hubert Luza

Funeral Services For P. S. Tilson In Houston Area

Funeral services for P S Tilson a prominent Houston chemist who died after an operation were held at the Parker home with interment in Bryan City Cemetery. Tilson a Texas A M College graduate and former professor founded Houston Laboratories and held multiple professional positions including referee chemist for the American Oil Chemists Society. He leaves a widow two brothers and three sisters and was born December 28 1866 in Texarkana Texas.

P. S. Tilson Houston Milton B. Parker Peter Gray Sears Christ Church Episcopal Bryan City Cemetey Houston Rotary Club Country Club Tilson A. and M. College A. and M Houston Business Firm American Oil Chemists’ Society United States Department of Agriculture Texas American Chemical Society South Texas Interstate Cottonseed Crushers Association W. H. Tilson Texarkana Frances Parker Tilson David Thomas Inez Higgins Fred Peters Springfield M. College R. M. Gordon R. F. Fulbright Henner B. D. Cash Lelix Paquin Galveston Tyler Haswell Bryan P. 8 Parker

Work Panacea Sermon From SMU Leader at A and M

President C C Seleeman of Southern Methodist University urged students at A and M College Texas to value hard work as the cure for modern ills. He warned against idle youth and called for both boys and girls to learn practical skills and labor with God as a key to progress. The program included orchestra, choirs, readings, and benediction.

Eagle College Station C. C. Seleeman Southern Methodist University Guion Hall M. College of Texas Selecman A. and M Richard J. Dunn Kynfn W. H. Matthews Assagio Schubert C. R. Dockum J. W. Dorsey E. E. Umlang Eville-Salter O. A. Ashworth Ike Ashburn Ralph L. Ware John P. Mayo W. A. Duncan Ralphl. Ware George P. Grout George Summey, Jr James H. Hance T. O. Walton Dallas Stephen Say A. and O. W. Nelson

Offa Williams Marries In Lubbock Texas

Offa Williams a former Bryan resident and Mrs. L W Lowe of Lubbock were united in marriage Wednesday evening at eight at the First Baptist church in Lubbock. Mrs Williams is owner of the Wheelock House and the couple will reside in Lubbock where Williams joins the city police force.

Offa Williams Bryan Lubbock L. W. Lowe First Baptist Church J. Elmer Reed Williams

State v Turner Negro Bound Over For Next Term

The case of the State of Texas against Tobe Turner, a black man, charged with possession of intoxicating liquor for sale, will be tried at the next term. He was tried this week in district court before Judge W C Davis but the jury failed to agree and was dismissed. This was the week’s only notable case.

Tobe Turner State of Texas Oak McKenzie W. C. Davis

Identity Unknown Charley Baldwin Flogged Near Bryan

Charley Baldwin a Black man was decoyed into a car at Main and 26th Street by two white men. He was taken to Oak Grove schoolhouse then to Cameron Ranch north of Bryan where he was tied and flogged. He escaped and sought help at T. D. Wilson place. He fears returning to Bryan, suspects mistaken identity, and the sheriff is probing the floggers.

Charley Baldwin Main 26Th Street Oak Grove Cameron Ranch Bryan T. D. Wilson

Visitor praises Brazos County good highways

J H English of Henderson Texas visits Bryan for A and M College commencement. He notes long travel times on roads near Huntsville Anderson Shire and other centers, praises the Henderson area roads with ten county line routes, and highlights much faster 30 mile stretch into Bryan.

Brazos County Bryan Longhorns J. H. English Henderson Texas J. Bryan Miller M. College English Miller Mr. English Huntsville Anderson Shire Navasota

Cabbage Head Weighs 10 1 4 Pounds In Bryan Garden

Ed Talley, a black Bryan resident, earns from a woodyard and garden sales. He brought a cabbage head weighing 10 pounds 14 ounces to The Eagle, noting many heads between 12 and 15 pounds and 15 or 20 more large heads. His home garden also yields mustard spinach English peas onions and beets.

Ed Talley Bryan Eagle Office

McInnis Maxwell Coupe Recovered by Sheriff Conlee

The L. L. McInnis Maxwell coupe stolen last Saturday from a Bryan residence was found last night around 11 by Sheriff Jess Conlee in a woods near the Old Fish Pond. It had been driven into a tree and the front axle broken after being abandoned.

McInnis Maxwell Coupe Jess Conlee L. L. MeInnis Maxwell Coupe Bryan Conlee Fish Pond

Cotton Contest Theme At Kurten Community Meeting

In a Kurten rural church gathering, Victor H. Schoffelmayer of the Dallas Morning News outlined the Cotton Contest ethos. He described intensive farming on small tracts, seed bed timing, improved Mebane cotton, and numerous cultivations as keys to higher yields and lower costs, citing Mont Adams as a top example and urging participation.

Kurten Victor H. Schoffelmayer Dallas Morning News John Sabo Kurten Community Club C. L. Benson Agricultural Club Brazos Brazos County Benson Schoffelmayer

Miss Pansy Conlee Weds R L Waxler in May Ceremony

Miss Pansy Conlee daughter of Mr and Mrs J D Conlee of this city married Mr R L Waxler of Houston at Magnolia Park Church on May 22 Rev H Stephenson officiated. The bride a former Humble High School teacher and Bryan High School and Texas Teachers College graduate now begins married life in a new Magnolia Park home.

Pansy Conlee J.D. Conlee R. L. Waxler Houston Magnolia Park Church City H. Stephenson Cameron Iron Works Magnolia Park Bryan Humble Bryan High School State University At Austin Texas Teachers’ College At Huntsville Villa Maria Academy Conlee

Revival Work Continues as Rev McCrary Travels for Ill Kin

Rev J W McCrary Jr the Millican school head and Methodist pastor is conducting a revival in Grimes County at Stoneham. J N Goodwin aided until his mother died last Wednesday, forcing McCrary to finish solo. He plans to go to Vernon Texas Sunday night to assist his ailing sister Miss Louise McCrary before returning to attend summer school at A and M College for English composition and American literature.

J. W. McCrary M. E. Church Grimes County Millican Methodist Church Stoneham Jnc. W. Goodwin Navasota McCrary Vernon Texas Louise McCrary A. and M. College

Killian of A. and M. Wins Civil Engineering Fellowship

M. B. Killian of Alvord Texas a civil engineering graduate from A and M wins the Texas Portland Cement Company fellowship in civil engineering. The three letter track and cross country athlete and student council member plans to return next year for the Master of Science degree. The fellowship carries a $600 award to pursue a great work in civil engineering.

M. B. Killian Alvord Texas A. W. Kinnard Texas Portland Cement Company

Brazos County A and M Club Hosts Large Free Barbecue

The Brazos County A and M Club fed more than 300 people at a Monday night barbecue in the Animal Husbandry Building. Ex-students, the event’s first free barbecue for exes, cost about $125. Three meats beef pork and mutton were served with bread pickles potato salad iced tea buttermilk coffee and ice cream cones for all.

Brazos County A. and M. Club F. B. Lichte

Allen Academy Good Will Tour Starts Life in Motion

Allen Academy Chamber of Commerce Good Will Tour leaves Bryan at 7 15 with a caravan of two buses and a truck. An 86 piece band plus four chaperones travel to about 80 towns in North and Central Texas over 15 days, stopping first at Hearne, returning to Bryan June 16.

Allen Academy E. A. Lightfoot Sam E. Eberstadt J. D. Williams Aljen Academy Puny Wilson Hearne Texas Bryan

New Texas Cotton Contest Committee Selected for 1926

President Walton of Texas A and M College named a seven member State committee to run the More Cotton on Fewer Acres contest for 1926. Members include F B Alford East Texas J D Middleton North Texas Owen W Sherrill Central Texas S Maston Nixon South Texas and J A Kemp West Texas. A Texas Cotton Association representative will also be named to represent the trade and exchanges in Dallas Houston and Waco. The panel will award the $10,000 prizes and handle all matters arising for the 1926 contest. The president will remain chairman to keep the post with the university. The report also mentions band travel to Hearne with Mr Parks and his party.

Schoffelmayer E. A. Miller Extension Service Department A. and M. College Charley Locke Tabor Mary, Annie Fannie Locke Bryan W. R. Glazener M. Extension Service Geo. W. Johnson Juanita Sprott Jewell Parks Nelle Williamson Elmer Dodson Texas T. O. Walton Texas A. and East Texas F. B. Alford Henderson Rusk County J. W. Fitzgerald Tyler Smith County North Texas J. D. Middleton Greenville Hunt County A. K. Short Dallas Central Texas Owen W. Sherrill Georgetown Williamson County Col. P. L Texas A. and M. College

Methodist Tabernacle Honors 1925 A&M Senior Class

At College Station the Methodist Tabernacle held a memorial service honoring the A&M College Senior class of 1925. Seniors presented a pulpit Bible, with talks by class members and guests, a sacrament, and a benediction by Rev. Jesse C. Thomson. Light refreshments followed. Balloting named top workers and popular figures in Blue Acorn League, Pilot League, Sunday School, and church life.

Methodist Tabernacle College Station A. and M. College College Tabernacle M. C. Hughes Jesse C. Thomson Methodist Tabernacle Group Hardin Bonham Tucker Abilene Brown Palestine Pilkey Dallas Geo. P. Grout Chas. Quereau San Antonio Geraldine Grout Shiek Tiny Curtis Hereford Alberta McCall M. Consolidated Jesse ©. Thomson W. L. Phillips Marble Falls J. L. Lake San Benito

Good Will Tour Opens with Big Hearne Welcome

E F Parks and a carload of Allen Academy trippers arrived in Hearne Monday morning to a crowd estimated over 500. Secretary S E Eberstadt reported cars lined Main and side streets as they rolled into town for the Good Will Caravan. Judge Joe Reid praised Allen Academy as the best prep school in the state and offered future assistance.

E. F. Parks Allen Academy Chamber of Commerce Good Will Hearne S. E. Eberstaat

Civil War Gold Recovered Near Demopolis Alabama

Buried Civil War era gold valued up to 200000 dollars has been unearthed near Demopolis by Gayus Whitfield of Middlesboro Kentucky with help from an old map from his father C Boaz Whitfield Alabama pioneer. Discovery confirmed but the amount remains not public. Nine heirs may claim the treasure. Boaz Whitfield was among Alabama’s richest prewar citizens.

Associated Press Demopoliks Ala Demopolis Gayus Whitfield Middlesboro C. Boaz Whitfield Alabama Boaz Whitfield

Mrs Willard Chambers and Daughter Visit Cameron Relatives

Mrs Willard Chambers and her little daughter Caroline are visiting relatives in Cameron.

Mrs. Willard Chambers Caroline Cameron

June Rose Copeland Visits Relatives in Shreveport

June Rose Copeland of Shreveport arrived this afternoon to visit her uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Will S. Collard.

June Rose Copeland Shreveport Louisiana Will S. Collard

Eagle Want Ad Sparks Quick Results

A brief classified notice urges quick results from an Eagle want ad offering swift connections. The compact item hints at a fast response mechanism and local circulation.

Martins Roost Paint and Poultry Ton Insect Control

An in house pest control notice promotes MARTIN'S ROOST PAINT to kill and deter insects inside a hen house. It also offers MARTIN'S POULTRY TON feed for infested chickens guaranteed by Collins and Wickes.

Martin Collins and Wickes

Also Mentioned on This Page

C. C. Selecman SMU Sday Lubbock, Texas Mont Adams Mr.r.l. Waxler Mrs. Waxler Chamber OF Commerce Dallas News Mr. Parks Merrie Lillian Lucy Louise Dyer Mary Elizabeth Webb Marie Graham Clytie Mae Womack Cadet Myers Freeport Smith Drug CO Laredo Bryan Cotton Oil & Fertilizer Co
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