Armstrong Cobb Nominated For Bryan Lions Club President
Bryan Lions Club elects nominees at Tuesday luncheon with Bob Armstrong Ty Cobb and two others named as top vote recipients in secret ballot. Next week’s election will choose the president. F D Fuller not seeking re election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Armstrong
Bryan
Ty Cobb
Bryan Lions Club
Jess E. Hensarling
J. Bryan Miller
F. D. Fuller
Bob Irvine
Fuller
Bryan and Brazos County
Bessie Stuckey
Bryan High School
Croughan
Business College
Willard Chambers
M. M. Erskine
Sue Haswell
Lions Club
Noah W. Dansby
Dallas
Maurice Schulman
FE. R. Bryant
Ross M. Sherwood
J. Coulter Smith
Harry S. Edge
C. H. Lehman
Houston
J. H. Bolton
C. M. Halsell
R E. Bosque
EB. H Young
J M. Ferguson
R. Vv. Armstrong
J. E. Henson
Roy Danforth
Thos. Gordon Watts
R. C. Franks
Norman Dansby
L. L. Stephans
Pecans Rise in Gonzales County Boom Holds High Promise
The Gonzales County pecan outlook shows substantial upside as growers benefit from premiums for quality nuts. Officials note thousands of native groves along the Guadalupe and San Marcos rivers with potential for doubling yields through thinning and top-working. Experts say commercial orchards could thrive in the valley lands, supported by a strong market and renewed interest, even as cotton prices lag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonzales County
Donovan
Guadalupe
San Marcos
Gonzales
Nature
Second Division Decorations and Heavy Casualty Toll
The Second Division earned numerous decorations from multiple nations including the American Medal of Honor and Legion of Honor. Total decorations reached 4,588 while casualties numbered 23,216 with 3,412 killed and 17,967 wounded, marking the largest American division casualty list.
Special class cotton buyers pay premium on certified staple
A McKinney cotton buyer explains a certified lot program for the 1926 crop, saying growers can sell at a premium as mills demand uniform staple. J. E. Maynor notes a $5 bale premium for certified cotton with higher yields, while M. H. Woodruff adds his own estimates.
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McKinney
J. E. Maynor
M. H. Woodruff
Shipboard course on Palestine narrated by Dr Adlerblum
Mrs J J Taubenhaus of College Station reports news from her sister Dr Nina Adlerblum of New York aboard the S S California bound for Palestine. Adlerblum recently earned a Ph D from Columbia University and will lead a shipboard history course on Palestine with university level study for students and public lectures for adults. She will organize Hebrew speaking clubs on board to introduce tourists to the language and Jewish philosophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco News Tribune
Bryan
J. J. Taubenhaus
College Station
Waco
Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
Nina H. Adlerblum
New York
Adlerblum
Columbia University
California
Palestine
Thomas Cook and Son
Conviction For Stream Pollution In Texas
Phillips Petroleum pled guilty in Shackelford County to stream pollution, first of its kind in Texas. The company admitted oil and waste entered Hubbard Creek, a Brazos River tributary, according to Will J. Tucker, state game, fish and oyster commissioner.
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Associated Press
Austin
Phillips Petroleum Company
Shackelford County
Will J. Tucker
Texas
Hlubbard Creek
Brazos River
Tucker
El Paso Couple Visits Bryan Family Ties
Mr and Mrs Roy Roberts of El Paso are in Bryan to visit his mother Mrs W J Roberts and his sister Mr and Mrs Roy Danforth and family during a brief trip.
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Roy Roberts
el Paso
Bryan
W. J. Roberts
Roy Danforth
Value of Chemists Improves Farm Industry and Corn Focus
County agent notes the chemist aids forest and paper needs by enabling corn stalk pulp production. Poultry costs and egg prices are debated as egg lots show approx 20 cents per dozen in three years at a Texas contest. Emphasis on seed quality, cultivation, and fertilization to boost Brazos County corn yields with Diamond Joe's Big White as a key example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. F. Irving
A. and M. College
College Station
Texas
Milton Sims
Brazos Valley
Benson
Sims
Brazos County
Millican Community Notes and Local Updates
Mrs Jeff Royder and children visit Goose Creek relatives while F H Pool Jr returns from East Bernard with his wife and baby. Erin Simpson returns from San Marcos for summer session as Sam Dunlap remains ill. Farmers welcome rain easing drought and boosting early corn and later cotton yields. Local residents travel to Decatur Houston Denton and Goose Creek for visits and work updates.
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Millican
Jeff Royder
Goose Creek
Chas. McGregor
F. H. Pool Jr
East Bernard
College Station
Railroad Commission
Erin
Doris Simpson
San Marcos
Sam Dunlap
E. C. Jameson
Decatur
Jameson
Wise County
Alvin Gregg
College
Ben Harrington
T. S. Hill
Denton
Corsin Suna
Blooming Grove
Higgs-Young Wedding Celebrated In First Methodist Church
The marriage of Lyndall Young and Walter Chester Higgs was solemnized Thursday morning June 2 1927 at ten thirty oclock in the First Methodist church with Rev H H McCain presiding. The couple plans a bri dal trip and will reside in Bryan at the East 24th Street home cottage of Mrs Lucy McDougald. A fuller social column account will appear later in The Eagles section. Out of town guests included E N Colson Jr Iola W J Grissett Vivienne Grissett Clark Matthews Fort Worth Mamie Ballinger Alice Cole Hearne Dr Robert Johnson Margaret Johnson Navasota E L Angiers Huntsville H N Sandel and H N Sandel Jr Navasota Inez Gates Joshua Gates ville Sara Frances Ware Antonio and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndall Young
H. H. Young
Walter Chester Higgs
Walter J. Higgs
H. H. McCain
Bryan
Lucy McDougald
East 24Th Street
Eagle’s
E. N. Colson, Jr
Iola
W. J. Grissett
Vivienne Grissett
Waco
Clark Matthews
Fort Worth
Hearne Merchant Dies Here Today
Hearne merchant Andy W. Bryan died at a local hospital at age 49 after months of illness. Funeral services will be held Saturday at the Baptist church in Hearne with Rev. C. E. Bullock officiating. Burial will follow in Norwood cemetery in Hearne. He is survived by his wife and four brothers and four sisters, including Howard Bryan of Teneha and Pete Bryan of Maryville, La.
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Andy W. Bryan
Hearne
Bryan
Baptist Church
C. E. Bullock
Norwood Cemetery
McCulloch- Dansby Company
Howard Bryan
Teneha
Guy Bryan
Wilgate
Sam Bryan
Longview
Pete Bryan
Maryville
E. A. Bryan
Rosa Bouland
W. H. Rushing
Hemphill
Julia Bryan
Three Escape At State Penitentiary
In Huntsville on Monday night Oscar D. Lafferty from Limestone County seven years Roy Davis from Donley three years and Tony Leto from Dallas escaped Wynne state farm by picking a door lock. A guard fired once but hit none. Leto was recaptured but Lafferty and Davis remain at large.
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Huntsville
Oscar D. Lafferty
Limestone County
Roy Davis
Donley
Tony Leto
Dallas
Wynne State Farm
Leto
Lafferty
Davis
Potter Named To Lead Texas Women's Club In 1927-28
Mrs. W R Potter of Bowie state president of the Texas Woman's Press Association is a candidate for president of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs. She has endorsements from local clubs and foundations and is noted as a capable, widely known worker with a history of scholarship, authorship, and public speaking in Fort Worth Wichita Falls and Dallas. The 1927-28 Woman's Club year in Bryan highlights the motto We move with the Times and plans lectures, open meetings, and joint programs with Extension Service Music Study and Reading clubs. The organization traces back to 1895 with a long list of past presidents and active committees.
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Bryan
W. H. Oliver
W. B. Cline
Brazos County
Katherine Hagquist
Austin
Elia Bandel
P. T. A. Workers
H. B. McDowell
Frank Ripper
Elon Stuart
R. R. Reppert
J. M. Williams
Charley Andrews
Parent-Teachers’ Association
W. R. Potter
Bowie
Texas Woman's Press Association
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
City Federation of Clubs
The
Maids and Matrons
Little Theatre
Delphians
MacDowell Club
Parent- Teacher Association
Potter
Our City
Woman's Club
Woman's Clubs
Organization For Good
Extension Service Club
Music Study Club
Reading Club
Woman’s Club
E. H. Astin
R. H. Seale
M. W. Sims
F. L. Henderson
P. G. Gunter
A. K. Brown
H. C. Fulgham
J. L. Lush
A. J. Buchanen
Edward Hall
L. L. McInnis
M. W. Foster
W. S. Howell
J. T. Hanway
L. L., McInnis
J. W. Batts
A. M. Waldrop
R. O. Allen
L. L. MeInnis
P. M. Raysor
J. E Astin
J. Webb Howell
W S. Wilson
J. H. Allen
A. J. Buchanan
W. P. Bryan
S. C. Hoyle
M. Hetty Curry
Senate Rejects Moody Nominee to State Board of Pharmacy
In a one hour executive session Governor Dan Moody’s nomination Wil lford Harrison of Wichita county was not confirmed to the State board of pharmacy. All other nominees from Moody’s list were approved for Prison Board Reclamation Engineer University regents and related posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Dan Moody
Willford Harrison
Wichita County
State Board of Pharmacy
Senate
Moody
Prison Board
R. H. Baker
Houston
Lee Simmons
Grayson County
A. H. Carrigan
W. H. Odell
Tarrant County
State Board Directors and Examining Boards Members Named
Nolan county and Gester W. Den man Angeline county board lists include Texas schools and medical and pharmacy appointees. Directors of State Teachers College feature Fred A. Martin with county ties. Texas Industrial Commission names Carl Pool Grayson county and others across multiple counties. Medical examiners include H. H. Blankmeyer San Patricio and H. C. Morrow Travis. Pharmacy board names Ed Russell Webb and John A. Weeks Runnels. Nurse examiners list Miss Mary Grisby Franklin and Sister Estelline Sherman Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nolan County
Gester W. Denman
Angeline County
State Teachers’ College
Fred A. Martin
Tarrant County
Texas Industrial Commission
Carl Pool
Grayson County
O. L. Kingsley
Bexar County
W. C. Stripling
Wm. J. Moran
el Paso
Harry L. Spencer
Harris County
N. N. Rosenquest
Eastland County
Board of Medical Examiners
H. H. Blankmeyer
San Patricio
H. C. Morrow
Travis County
Board of Pharmacy
Ed Russell
Webb County
Erwin Joseph
Paul Carroll
Bowie County
John A. Weeks
Runnels County
Willford Harrison
Wichita County
Board of
Mary Grisby
Franklin County
Estelline Sherman
Dallas County
Los Angeles Approves Taller City Hall For Earthquake Safety
Los Angeles passes ordinance to exceed the 160 foot height limit for a quake proof City Hall. The steel framed tower will use elastic joints and terra cotta facing to resist tremor stresses. Plans include a large forecourt and setback design echoing other major urban skylines.
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Los Angeles
Lee Angeles
City Hall
New York City
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C. G. Comegy
Prince Danilo
Aladdin
Roscoe. Misselgortt
C. L. Beaso
Jerry Moore
Knox Williams
Knox Jr
Sunshine Battle of
Sallie Crawford
Leona Black
Silas Smith
Thelma Seeley
Higgs-Young
State Penitentiary
Times
Allen
J. H
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E. H
J. E
Batts
J W
Benbow
Brock
J. L
Brown
A. K. Buchanan
A. J
Burger
H. A
Chambers
W. W
Cline
W. B
Cofer
D. B
Cole
W. H
Conway
Crausby
J. M
Crenshaw
E. W. Doane
J. S
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Ferguson
Fountain
E. J
Fulgham
Kernodle
Ida
Lundin
Thomas
Lush
McInnis
L. L
McIntosh
D. C. Group No
Myers
J. A
Neeley
W. E
Priddy
J. B
Raysor
P. M
Rogers
Willie
Rountree
Lee J
Schulman
Morris
Seale
R. H
Searcy
C. A. Group No
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M. W
Stevens
Paul
Waldrop
A. M
Webb
R. S
R. S. Jr
Williams
Wipprecht
Yeager
E. E
L. L. Mellinis
J. R. Howell
C. A. Searcy
Applied
W. W. Chambers
W. Wipprecht
J. L. Brock
Will Hall
Thomas Lundin
H. A. Burger
D. B. Cofer
R.S. Webb
A. Benbow
Willie Rogers
D. C. McIntosh
J. H. Conway
Paul Stevens
Lee J. Rountree
B. A. Sims
8S. C. Hoyle
E. W. Crenshaw
Ida Kernodle
J. B. Priddy
W. E. Neeley
J. A. Myers
W. H. Cole
Nelson Dulaney
J. M. Crausby
E. E. Yeager
Federation
J. E. Astin
J. N. Goodwin
J. M. Ferguson
Texas Federation of Women's Clubs
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