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Newspaper

Bryan Weekly Eagle

Location

Bryan, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1924

Page

4

Brazos County Day Highlights Co operation And County Work

Brazos County records show community work recognition with Brazos County Day at A and M College. George Holland earns a $500 scholarship as local club work fuels youths, while a drainage project funded by cooperative effort promises thousands in farm value. Cows seen as a gold mine with by products benefiting poultry and hogs on Southern farms.

George Holland Brazos County A. and M. College of Texas Washington University George Arkansas M. R. Bentley Brazos Burleson C. A. Cobb

Lady Graduates Teachers and Others

Who duly appreciate that ability and application constitute the happy combine whose sure reward is a rich reliable dependability with the privilege of any section of our broad land for your temporary or permanent home this fact having been demonstrated times immemorable by our former students whose abode has been for years within the higher altitudes of business life with its inseparable attendant a liberal financial compensation.

Happy Combine

Steep Hollow Weekend Social Notes

Steep Hollow reports small crowds at Sunday School and B Y P U due to bad weather. Visitors include T A Hensarling Jr of Millican staying with parents, Reuben Sample visiting Mrs Hopkins in Bryan from Sam Houston Normal, Claud Crone of Wellborn with sisters and their families, Jewell Mathis of Bryan visiting home, and W B English and W W Jones among weekend guests. Katie Hall returns from CIAA study.

Bryan Dally Eagle Steep Hollow T. A. Hensarling, Jr Millican Hensarling T. A. Hensarling Reuben Sample Sam Houston Normal Claud Crone Wellborn Bill Post Cleve Smith Jewell Mathis Bryan J. M. Mathis W. B. English Brownsfield W. W. Jones Brady Katie Hall

Rainy weather dampens farm progress and visits in Reliance

Farmers in Reliance report heavy rains dampening crops and hindering field work while hope grows for sun in June. Attendance at Sunday activities dipped due to muddy roads as local residents and visitors like Mr. and Mrs. Sam Prince and Otis Carroll from Goose Creek travel through. Summary mentions Essie Shealy and T. B. Smith visiting College Station for commencement. Joe Lloyd Jr and Tom Shealy of Bryan visiting home folks. Cled Warren of Bryan among Sunday visitors. Rev J J Pipkin also in the community.

Brazos County T. O. Walton Extension Service A. and M. College J. Walter Smith S. E. Eberstadt Bryan Chamber of Commerce Laura Belle Roten Guion Hall Bryan Dally Eagle Reliance Singing Sam Prince Earle Wilkinson Otis Carroll Goose Creek Essie Shealy T. B. Smith College Station Joe Lloyd, Jr Tom Shealy Bryan Cled Warren J. J. Pipkin

Lynch Davidson to Speak in Bryan on Monday Night

Houston businessman Lynch Davidson will address the Bryan district courtroom Monday at 8 o clock in support of his Texas governor bid. He promises large crowds and advocates tax cuts fewer state jobs and a cash basis budget with improved roads and education.

State of Texas Lynch Davidson Houston Bryan Davidson Good Roads

Benchley Budget and Local Travel Notes

Cotton chopping dominates Benchley news as residents make brief trips to nearby towns. C R Wood visited Tabor, Gus Bade siblings flew to Calvert, Miss Jewell Cameron stayed with Mrs J C Peyton, and many others such as Will Ely Vaughn Wilkerson, Frank Seale, Henry Haltom, Sam Rice, Leonard Cecil and Vernon Harris were seen in the area. Craig Bowman traveled to Hearne for the funeral of Jim Stuart, a Benchley elder, with condolences expressed.

Bryan Dally Eagle Benchley C. R. Wood Tabor Gus Bade Calvert Jewell Cameron J. C. Peyton Mr. Butler Marlin Will Ely Vaughn Wilkerson Hearne Ed Persell Bryan

Tabor Tidbits Summary

TABOR TIDBITS. Rain curtails farming. hope for dry spells. Graduation at Bryan High School featured Winnie Harris ex student. Woman's Club met at Mrs J L Sample with cream and cake after business. attendees listed.

Bryan Dally Eagle Tabor J. M. Cross Edge Bryan High School Winnie Harris Tabor High School Woman’s Club J. L. Sample Laura Belle Roten

Local Socials Note Visits and Summer Plans

N H McWhorter Coopere J M Closs J T Closs Jr and Miss Mary Locke visit sister Mrs J T Closs Jr Miss Bertie Risinger home from Huntsville and Brady Risinger from A and M College visit. Misses Susie Benbow Edna Harriss and Ruby Walker leave Wednesday for Huntsville to attend school this summer.

N. H. McWhorter Coopere J. M. Closs J. T. Closs, Jr Mary Locke Bertie Risinger Huntsville Brady Risinger A. and M College J. T. Closs Susie Benbow Edna Harriss Ruby Walker

Edge Epigrams and Local Notices Highlight Weekend Events

Sunday attendance at Sun day school was light due to rain. Edges social circle includes visits by J H Reed of Harvey and trips of the Beard and Payne families between Bryan Houston and Edge. Local obit notes the passing of Monroe Thomas at W H George home with condolences to relatives. Weekend trips include Baylor College summer school for several locals.

Bryan Dally Eagle SDGE Milton Davis H. C. Beard Bryan Edge Fort Martin Martin John Rychick Ernest Moore Ed Chytil George Outlaw Reliance John Payne T. C. Elliott W. H. George Monroe Thomas Mr. George Burt Lloyd Houston Burt DeWitt Thomas Normangee Albert Mack Franklin Kirby Sweetwater George Thorpes Covington Paul Hare New Wheelock

New Piles Remedy Promises Quick Relief with Suppositories

An old advertisement touts MOAVA SUPPOSITORIES as a guaranteed cure for piles. It claims rapid relief from pain and soreness, with healing occurring after direct contact with ulcers. James Drug Co. offers mail order and delivery in the original box.

James Drug Co

Payne to Attend National Optometric Convention in Kansas City

J. W. Payne plans to join the Texas delegation in Dallas and travel to Kansas City for the National Optometric Convention June 9 to 14. The program shifts to clinics with four refracting rooms for live demonstrations by experienced optometrists, showing complete exam procedures from start to finish.

J. W. Payne Kansas City Texas Dallas Chicago Bryan Payne

June marriages in Brazos County show slow start

County records list licenses issued this month by County Clerk A. S. McSwain. Names include Johnnie Phillips with Ethel Elmore Brown, Arnett Calloway with Willie Esther Deere, Hudson Johnson with Leona Taylor, Archie Stallings with Ray Wilcox, Jesus Leon with Jesus Adams, Ray Williams with Ivory Curry, and Tom Johnson with Alberta Dairy.

A. S. McSwain Johnnie Phillips Ethel Elmore Brown Arnett B. Calloway Willie Esther Deere Hudson Johnson Leona Taylor Archie Stallings Ray Wilcox Jesus Leon Jesus Adams Ray Williams Ivory Curry Tom Johnson Alberta Dairy

Wheelock Whims Special to Bryan Dany Eagle

Rain dominates Wheelock with days of hindering farm work and reduced cotton acreage. Jupiter Pluvius continues soaking the area as more bad weather is forecast. Joe Ellison improves after a serious illness while Howard Smith remains too ill to write. Union Church dedication proceeds despite conditions with an expected crowd of over two thousand.

Bryan Dany Eagle Wheelock Jupiter Pluvius Joe Ellison Howard Smith Union Church

Accidental Shooting Claims Mansfield Youth

Spence Taylor aged 18 son of John Taylor of Mansfield was accidentally shot through the breast east of Mansfield early today. J W Hamilton C L Eden and M G Nall sit as a city board of equalization at the City Hall.

Associated Press FT. Worth Spence Taylor John Taylor Mansfield J. W. Hamilton C. L. Eden M. G. Nall

Tanlacrelief for indigestion and weakness boosted by first bottle

Mrs. R. R. Slack of Austin Texas says Tanlac improved her life after four years of stomach distress weight loss and nervous exhaustion. She notes the first bottle brought relief and seven bottles fully corrected her troubles including appetite nerves and sleep. Tanlac and Tanlac Pills are marketed by the manufacturers with large sales.

Tanlac R. R. Slack East 3Rd St Austin Texas

Old Maids of Bryan Seek End to Twenty Five Year Gossip

An earnest letter from a Bryan Texas reader, the Old Maids, protests the Bryan Daily Eagle’s habit of publishing “What Happened Twenty Five Years Ago.” The writer laments social jibes about aging and laments future marriage notices in the paper. The piece ends with a call to abolish such past-event columns and restore dignity to local journalism.

Bryan High School Neghbors Bryan Daily Eagle Ole Maid Bryan Daily Bryan Texas Batchelor Laureline Karlos LaJunta Schnectady N. Y Charmin’ Bryde

Cottage to rise on Annie Dearing’s eastern city lots

Miss Annie Dearing plans a neat rent cottage on her city lots near the J. T. Hanway home place in the eastern district.

Annie Dearing J. T. Hanway

Barton for Texas Governor Promises Plain Talk and Reform

Thos. D. Barton outlines a nononsense platform in a district court appearance. He argues against government competition with private business and pledges to veto tax increases while advocating a State Equalization Board. He stresses strict law enforcement with Ranger support and calls for responsible penitentiary work, education funding, and cotton-mill incentives for Texas.

Texas

American Party Sets National Campaign After Nomination

Columbus June 4. The American party plans a nationwide organization and an aggressive campaign after Judge Gilbert Nations of Washington was chosen as presidential candidate and a party platform was adopted. Former Congressman Charles Randall of Los Angeles is named as vice presidential candidate.

Associated Press Columbus Ohio American Party Gilbert Nations Washington Charles Randall Los Angeles

Montana Senator Walsh Likely National Democratic Chairman

Strong indications in Democratic circles suggest Senator Walsh of Montana will be chosen as permanent chairman of the party’s national convention in New York. Some leaders in Congress say Walsh’s selection is essentially settled.

Washington Walsh Montana New York Congress

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