Family reunion at W C Hill home near College Station
A large group of relatives gathered at the W C Hill residence Sunday for a family reunion with most Hill brothers present. A basket dinner was shared under the trees as attendees enjoyed an afternoon gathering with several named families from Hempstead Houston Belton and other Texas towns plus Los Angeles and Bryan connections. MISS BESSIE BATTEN BRIDE OF A M PAT RANKIN IN MEXIA CEREMONY S: Miss Bessie Batten of Bryan married R M Pat Rankin a Bryan contractor in Mexia in a 930 p m ceremony at 610 Belknap street the Rankin family home. The couple will reside at 4620 East 23rd Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C. Hill
College Station
Mr. Hill
GE Hill
Betty Jane
Christine
Donald
Hempstead
Bruce Hill
Foy Hill
Velma
Buddy
Houston
F. W. Little
Myrtice
D. W. Overman
Winters
J. N. Robertson
Los Angeles
Calif
H. T
Charles
Johnny Mack
G. L. Outlaw
Billy Ruth
Betty Joyce
Bryan
Rex EF. Hill
College
Bernard Hill
Canton
W. C. Hill
Misses Merle
Eunice
Lilliah
Dorothy Hill
W. R. Henry
James
Roy Sims
Bessie Batten
A. M
Pat) Rankin
Mexia
R. M
Bryan Contractor
Quintin McCraw
Belknap Street
23Rd Street
Sunshine and community visits fill Edgerton days
Residents enjoy bright sunshine and busy chores while many visit relatives. Miss Katherine Wilson spent time with her parents, families travel to Bryan for graduation events, and several pairs visit Plainview and Bryan houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Wilson
Carl Orr
Louis Chytil
Bryan
H. M. Free
Carson Lawson
R. L. Davidson
Chas. E. Griffin
Plainview
Nellie Huskey
Girl Scouts Move Camp to Sutton July 9
The Girl Scouts will hold camp at the Boy Scout camp near Sutton from July 9 to 16 instead of June. Registrations must be submitted by June 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutton
Jimmie Carroll Plans Summer Return to A. M.
Denton Record notes Jimmie Carroll back home with his mother for a few days says he may return to A. M. for summer school. He has been offered a Ford exhibit position in Dallas but wants to complete his graduation before taking it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Carroll
Ford
Dallas
Denton Record
Eagle Subscription Account Payment Urgently Needed
The Eagle urges prompt payment of an outstanding subscription account. Readers are asked to settle the balance immediately to avoid service interruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle
Black Hawk Ointment Sold At Sam's Drug Store
Advertising notes a remedy for itch and ringworm named Black Hawk Ointment available at Sam's Drug Store with prices listed as 0 cents and 1 dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam's Drug Store
Butler Seeks 6th District Congress Seat in Texas
George B. Butler a Bryan attorney and two term State Representative announces candidacy for Representative in Congress for Texas Sixth District. He withdraws from Brazos County Attorney race and asks friends to help in Ellis Navarro Limestone Freestone Hill Leon Robertson and Brazos counties. He notes A and M College in Brazos and pledges loyalty serving district constituents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Butler
Bryan
Congress
Butler
Texas
Ellis, Navarro
Limestone
Freestone
Hill, Leon
Robertson
Brazos
Brazos County
Navarro County
United States
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
A. and M. College
Navarre
Brazos Counties
Bryan Girl Invited to Tom Tom at Yoakum
Miss Ruth Erin Neeley daughter of Mrs. W. E. Neeley has been invited to represent Bryan at the Yoakum Tom Tom to be held June 5 and 6. The invitation came from the Yoakum Chamber of Commerce and Miss Neeley has accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Erin Neeley
W. E. Neeley
Bryan
Yoakum
Chamber of Commerce At
Miss Neeley
Chytill Found Not Guilty in Chicken Theft Case
Ed Chytill, a well known farmer from Edge, was acquitted by a district court jury after about 30 minutes of deliberation on a chicken theft charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Chytill
Edge
Mrs. R. M. Searcy seriously ill after operation
Friday update from St. Josephs hospital reports Mrs. R. M. Searcy remains seriously ill following Sunday's operation. Local society notes include visits by Dallas physicians en route to attend state medical events and multiple guests in Bryan for A. and M. College commencement activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Searcy
St. Joseph's Hospital
J. M. McIver
Dallas
Bryan
Houston
State Medical Association
Melver
Ben Powers
Hearne Road
Powers
Beautification Of Roads Sought By Band Mothers
The Bryan Band Mothers Club seeks to beautify Bryan by seeding highway banks with flower seeds from saved plants. A civic committee will collect dead flowers and haul them away, spreading seeds along roads linking Bryan to College and beyond. Members meet monthly at Stephen F. Austin high school band room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Band Mothers
Bryan High School
Bryan
College
Band Mothers
J. B. Christian
R. B. Butler
R. R. Reppert
C. A. Searcy
Smetana Club Demonstrates Canning At May Meeting
The Smetana Woman's Home Demonstration Club met May 26 at Mrs. D. G. Cunningham's home for a canning demonstration supervised by County Home Agent Mrs. Alma Metcalfe. Jars of plums were packed in a sugar syrup, sterilized, and simmered. A round table discussed uses of the foundation pattern from Mrs. Dora Barnes. Attendees included Alma Metcalfe Rosa Cahill Sam Merka Allyne Cahill W R Henry A T Duttforth D G Cunningham and Jerry Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Home Demonstration Club
Smetana
Alma Metcalfe
D. G. Cunningham
Barnes
Eagle Printing Company Secord Sheets Highlight
Fragmentary line mentions yellow secord sheets at the Eagle Printing Company. Details unclear but indicates a stock or product item associated with the printer. No dates or figures available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Eagle Printing Company
Rock Prairie 4 H Club: Centennial program and wildlife talk
The Brazos County 4 H clubs encourage continued participation despite poor crop prospects. Rock Prairie's Centennial program featured Texas songs history and stunts by Lurleen Crenshaw. Dr. Walter P. Taylor spoke on wildlife conservation and Sam Cavitt thanked supporters. Doris Cowan and Milton Sawyer will direct Millican club recreation next meeting Monday night July 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Prairie 4-H
Texas Songs
Texas Music
Texas Hisory
Lurleen Crenshaw
Walter P. Taylor
Taylor
Sam Cavitt
Rock Prairie
Doris Cowan
Milton Sawyer
Millican Club
Millican
Judging Team Seeks Members for Short Course
County agent invites all boys interested in joining judging teams for grains livestock cotton and poultry at the Short Course. Meet Saturday at 2 p m at the county agent's office to prepare for selection and a potential free trip.
Former 4-H member Ernest Sample speaks at Willow Hole meeting
Ernest Sample, formerly of the 4-11 club, spoke at a Willow Hole gathering led by County Agent Robert Buchanan. Music featured Winifred Carroll and Luther Holligan on strings, Robert Sikes on guitar and flute, Ernest Sample on piano, with C L Benson noted as straw bearer. Sample highlighted benefits of club work including economics from demonstrations, educational trips, and social improvement through meetings and encampments. He recalled a near crop failure one year and the lesson of perseverance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Sample
Robert Buchanan
Willow Hole
Winifred Carroll
Luther Holligan
Robert Sikes
C.L. Benson
Straws
Ernest
4-H Club Transfer Requested for Henry Allen
Henry Allen requests transferring his 4-H club membership from Peach Creek to Rock Prairie due to the absence of an organized Peach Creek club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Allen
Peach Creek
Rock Prairie
Sunshine Returns After Rain Delays Local Activities
Kings Highway residents enjoyed sunny weather on Friday after heavy rainfall kept people from working all week. A group rode the Faton school bus to a show in Franklin Saturday night, with regular bus trips noted for Saturdays.
Homecoming Day Draws Harvey Crowd at Steep Hollow
A large crowd from Harvey attended Steep Hollow's homecoming on Sunday with both morning and afternoon programs and a noon lunch. Miss Ethel Minnie Mills visited Miss Louise Risinger, E Hensarling joined his father T A Hensarling, and Mrs S B Pate traveled to Navasota for her mother’s illness. Cecil Kelley returns to the community and a 2 PM canning demonstration led by Mrs W D Mills for the Girls 4 H club is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey
Steep Hollow
Ethel Minnie Mills
Louise Risinger
Reliance
E. A. .Hensarling
T. A. Hensarling
S. B. Pate
Navasota
J. E. Hughey
Cecil Kelley
W.D. Mills
Young County Fugitive Arrested in Bryan
Sheriff Henry Williams Jr of Young county transported Cc L Sigler to Bryan after arresting him Saturday night on forgery charges. The capture occurred around 2 am Tuesday and the sheriff departed with the prisoner about 6 am. An Eagle want ad is mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Henry Williams, Jr
Young County
Cc. L. Sigler
Young
Ed T Murphy Seeks 9th District Judgeship
Ed T Murphy of Livingston announces candidacy for district judge of the Ninth district covering Montgomery San Jacinto and Polk counties. Former Polk county judge and Polk Trinity district representative, he cites highway and public building improvements and legislative leadership as key credentials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston
Ed T. Murphy
Montgomery
San Jacinto
Polk
Judge Murphy
Polk County
Trinity
House of Representatives
Fort Bend County
Figure 400000 Farms Eligible For U S Grants
COLLEGE STATION June 2 Nearly three fourths of all Texas farm acreage is included in about 300000 work sheets Texas farmers filled out by June 1, per the State Agricultural Conservation Committee at Texas A and M College. Of 500000 farms in the state 400000 would be eligible for grants with June 10 set as final sign up date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas
State Agricultural Conservation Committee
Federal Agricultural Conservation Program
Texas A
M. College
Employment Up and NRA Wage Scales Remain Maintained
New York on June 2 reports that on the first anniversary of the NRA's death, industrial leaders say employment nears the 1929 level with wage and hour scales under NRA maintained. George A. Sloan, former Cotton Textile Institute president, chairs the Consumers Goods Industries Committee and states American industry shows determination and ability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
NRA
George A. Sloan
Consumers Goods Industries Committee
Cotton Textile Institute
Industry Leaders Back NRA Wage Standards Shift
A NRA press roundup cites leaders from steel, oil, auto, and textile sectors praising adherence to code wages and hours. Waller Teagle of Standard Oil of New Jersey and Alfred Reeves of the Automotive Association say conditions mirror 1929 with no wage or hour reductions. Other executives from the Institute of American Packers and Rubber, Wool, and Cotton textile groups also report no backward steps under NRA rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Es Associa' Numaers
Ondustry
Steel Industry
Waller
Teagle
Standard Oil Evan
New Jersey
Alfred Reeves
Automobile Manufacturers Association
NRA
William Whitfield Woods
Institute of American Packers
A. L. Wiles
Rubber Manufacturers Association
Arthur Besse
National Association of Wool Manufacturers
3S. P. Munroe
Cotton Textile Institute
Senator Stone Heads to Bryan for Supporters
State Senator Albert Stone of Brenham visited Bryan on Monday and returned Tuesday to rally friends for his bid for a second term. He reported a favorable outlook for his campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone
Albert Stone
Brenham
Bryan
Civil Service Tests Announced for Several Posts
Civil service examinations for assistant petroleum engineer with the Geological Survey at 2600 dollars yearly, for a teacher in a community school in the Indian Field Service at 1620 dollars yearly, and for six positions have been announced. Full information may be obtained at the Bryan post office from W. Collard, secretary of the local Civil Service Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Field Service
Bryan
W. 8. Collard
Civil Service Board
Busy Rural Church Notices and Social Plans
A rural community shares details of religious activities and gatherings. Memorial service held Saturday evening led by Rev Norman Anderson. Church services planned for Saturday and Sunday nights. BYPU social Friday night. Sunday school coin with Red and Blue sides lasts eight Sundays. losers entertain winners. Local families visited over the weekend. several members mentioned ill but improving. Club women to meet Wednesday afternoon at Mrs C N Shealy’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Anderson
Lego Station
Walters
Iola
IV J. White
Britton Risinger
Milton Lee
Co. R. Saxon
Lillie
Cora
Ella Crenshaw
J. W. Crenshaw
Monroe
Lewis Shirley
Ley
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Colle Ougnbay
Roy Lewis
Lewis
Hugh Thurman
Nina Mae Mikulec
Mable McDonald
Mary Wymola
Charley W
Tom
Chytil
W. G. Henderson
Kurten
Tully Foster
Providence
Beckmann
J. T. Wilson
Temple
Elliott Benson
Lois Wilcox
J.M. DeWare
Jefferson
A. & M. College
J. M. DeWare
DeWare
Augusta Leaf
Shreveport
M. M. DeWare
Ethel Rush DeWare
Texas State College For Women
Denton
Alice McNamara
Ellener Stribling
Waco
L. B. Miller
San Antonio
J. M. Gordon
Ruth Gordon
Robert Frazier
D. S. Buchanan
Beaumont
Urbana
Ill
Middleton
Illinois State University
Lucille Taylor
Junction
Grace McMillian
Mason
M. E. McCartney
Texas A. & M. College
Billy Frances Curran
Fort Worth
Dorothy Horton
Abilene
Lamar Bethea
Dawn Paulus
Texas University
Henry Paulus
Yoakkum
Austin
Aline Williams
John Edge
Goose Creek
Smetana Club
Canning
Brazos County Boys and Girls Club Department
Rock Prairie Meeting
Kings Highway
Faton
Franklin
A. C. Novosad
Normangee
E. M. Sanders
Frank Moore
Edwin Novosad
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