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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1921
Page
3
Dr F C Bolton of A and M College was in town on business and called on the Eagle. Several residents and visitors pass through Bryan including Mr and Mrs Allen Smith Miss Alice Smith and Miss Caroline Crenshaw of Paris Ark. Many brief notes of travels and visits across Texas towns and universities.
Friday column reports Miss Estelle Sparks returns home to Denton area with family, while Mrs. Percy A. Tardy plans week in Hempstead and Houston. Other items include visits by Miss Dot Ellis, Mrs. J. M. Williams and family, A. R. Cohn’s trip to Syracuse, Dr. A. C. Searcy’s appendicitis operation, Major Lopez’s summer plans, and recitals by Mrs. W. C. Davis with her pupils. Commencement address by Rev. J. E. Ross set for Villa Maria tonight.
Local column records residents and visitors in Bryan and Brazos County. Notables include doctors, commissioners, and educators traveling to events in Houston Galveston Palestine and Dallas. Invitations mark upcoming weddings while youth attend summer schools and state conferences.
Miss Sophia Sullivan graduates from Villa Maria while out-of-town visitors from Benchley include Miss Victoria Kosh Miss Carrie Kopecky Frank Kopecky and John Kosh. Capt C B Fullerton of Sulphur Springs attends Cotton Classer school at A and M College and calls Brean a good town. County Commissioner Moore and Mrs Mollie Hood travel for business and visits. Leona Eden returns from Den ton C L A event.
Miss Kathleen Sims returns home from State University for Fogerty Downard wedding and to receive her diploma in Austin. Mrs W B Cline and children visit Woodville. Mr and Mrs W W Chambers travel to Cameron to stay with Mrs Morrison for two months. R W Howell and daughter Jennie June return from Houston. Austin Stuart departs for Cloudcroft New Mexico and Corona New Mexico to visit relatives. Rev H B Jamison heads to Port Arthur for Caldwell Ramsey wedding. R A Harrison attends Brenham on business. Mrs N M McDougald and granddaughter visit Corsicana. Leola Ferguson visits Bryan. Mrs W C Goode Marion Goode and Ruth Cavitt guests of Mrs Robert Armstrong.
At a stockholders meeting the Saladiner Poisoning Machine Co. sends inventor J. M. Saladiner to Dallas and St. Louis to obtain approved devices for a new machine. Parts will be assembled at Stevenson Machine Works in Bryan and shown at A and M College. Company plans Bryan factory and offers stock for sale.
Mayor W. E. Doyle of Teague Freestone county an ex confederate soldier won the 12th district by a large margin carrying Brazos, Robinson, Freestone and Limestone counties. In Brazos incomplete returns show Doyle leading with about 500 votes over Bennet and Alexander as boxes report. The special session called by Gov Neff around July 11 will be attended by Senator Doyle.
Special to the Eagle Austin Texas June 6 Governor Pat M Neff plans an extensive state tour before the first called session of the 37th legislature set for July 11. Reports say he will push his consolidation and economy program and outline measures to pass or reject during the two month session.
Groesbeck Texas June 6 Mayor W E Doyle of Teague former Confederate has been elected state senator from the Twelfth District. He will succeed De Leon Harp. Opponents were W P Alexander and W W Bennett. Doyle led in Brazos Limestone Robertson counties with large margins and carried Groesbeck Mexia Thornton Kosse. No election held at Hearne.
Nashville grocer W N Parsons testifies Thedford's Black-Draught is the best liver medicine for sour stomach indigestion and headaches. He says he uses it daily and urges others to rely on the genuine Thedford's, not imitations, for liver regulation and bowel cleansing.
Brazos County farmers pool their cotton for a big May 26 sale to attract large firms from Dallas Houston and Waco. The pooling method yields better prices than selling small lots, with May 26 bringing about five dollars per bale on around 300 bales. President Sam Cavitt led efforts to unite growers, with M Cook arranging sales in Corsicana and Navarro County, and a June 15 sale planned for the Brazos County farmers.
A Brazos County report by County Agent C. L. Benson shows seven calves died after disease, with the Extension Service diagnosing and directing treatment saving the farmer at least ten dollars and offering information valuable to him and his neighbor. The report also questions farmers’ willingness to organize, citing a poultry lecture with strong attendance and interest. Jeff Franklin of Houston visits Bryan.
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