Bryan Weekly Eagle Advertising Notice and Office Contacts
Advertising representative for the Bryan Weekly Eagle lists press rights and republication reservations. Managing editor Mrs. Lee J. Rountree directs operations from offices in Dallas Chicago New York and Bryan with addresses at Mercantile Bank Building Dallas Madison Avenue New York and Association Building Chicago.
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Lee J. Rountree
Mercantile Bank
Dallas
York
Texas
Madison Ave
New N. Y
Assocation
Chicago
Binneis
Tive Press
Lindbergh Named Columbus of the Clouds and Tuition Goal Reached
A business leader returning from Mexico reports conditions greatly improved while praising Lindbergh as the Columbus of the Clouds. The article notes the $15 scholastic per capita target was achieved and calls for a higher future goal. It also likens a business leader's remarks to Calvin Coolidge in discussing U S conditions.
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Lindbergh
Columbus of the Clouds
Republic of Mexico
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Byrd to Paris as Highway Contracts Return
The article notes Commander Byrd plans a weekend trip to Paris ahead of aviation praise, while the State Highway Department prepares to award several million dollars in new construction contracts after a year of inactivity. Grimes County is praised for receiving aid on a concrete highway in certain sections.
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Byrd
Lindbergh
Paris
State Highway Department
Grimes
Peace pledge echoes Bryans past bond with France
A government push to seal an everlasting peace with France mirrors William Jennings Bryan’s earlier stance. Miles Standish is praised for boldness in combat while Lindbergh appears calm with the president amid a massive crowd.
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United States
William Jennings Bryan
France
Aviators eye German soil as Chamberlin nears honor
Clarence Chamberlin may have a beer brand named after him by the Pilsen brewery pending his approval, a gesture seen as distinct from American honors. A recluse in New York dies, living on 80 cents daily with a $500,000 estate, a Lehigh grad and metallurgical society member. Cal White Coolidge tours the West in search of rest and votes. Texas tax figures show low taxation of bank deposits and stock values, prompting calls for tax reform. Farm and Ranch editor Frank Briggs notes real estate ownership is concentrated, with 30,000 owners controlling most land, explaining housing as vital to citizenship.
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Clarence Chamberlin
Pilsen
New York City
Lehigh University
American Society of Metallurgical Engineers
State Tax Survey Commission
C. B. Colquitt
Associated Press
Texas
Frank Briggs
Farm and Ranch
Rio Grande
Preacher Criticizes Lindbergh Rewards View
A New York minister Rev Edward C Hassell urged Lindbergh to claim all possible rewards while he can, arguing the memory of Americans is short. The remark frames Lindbergh as a modernist in a critique of aviation fame.
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Edward C. Hassell
New York City
Lindbergh
Rotary convention in Brussels stresses peace through mutual understanding
The International Rotary held a convention in Brussels where almost every speech stressed that Rotary clubs base their work on principles leading to universal peace. Speakers urged mutual understanding as the key to preventing wars and noted the event comes at a propitious time on European soil.
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The
International Rotary
Brussels
Rotary Organization
Governor Moody’s Rift with Legislature Cited
Representative Roy Holder of Lancaster says Moody’s legislation failed due to confiding only in Senator Wood and Representative Claud Teer. Other lawmakers say lack of confidence caused a breach with Pat Neff and hindered the administration. W. P. Hobby is praised for better legislative relations.
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Roy Holder
Lancaster
Moody
Wood
Claud Teer
Granger
Pat Neff
W. P. Hobby
Editor Notes On Local Misadventures
A satirical account mocks editors for compiling trivial incidents. It lists assorted local mishaps such as a pantry cut, a stone strike in an alley, a fall from a house roost, a savage dog attack, a cat scratch, and a broncho kick, attributed to residents in small towns.
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Jones
Cactus Creek
Piletown
Pike
Joe Dock
Horace Green
Violet Wise
Mr. Green
Isaiah Trimmer
Mr. Ford
Brazos Bottom Planters Organize Millican Club
In Millican area farmers formed a club to visit progressive farmers, discuss farm problems, and share a dinner, as reported in the Galveston News historical snippet from June 11, 1877.
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Galveston News
Millican
Mrs. D. S. Buchanan Named Radio Director at A and M College
Mrs. D. S. Buchanan of Bryan becomes director of summer musical programs for the A and M College radio station WTAW. Five noonday programs are aired weekly in summer and winter. WTAW gains a new permanent wave length 309.1 meters starting June 15, replacing 270.1 meters once used by KDKA. The 60 day license may lead to a permanent change and aims to cover the state at night next season.
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D. S. Buchanan
Bryan
Federal Radio Commission
WTAW
Frec
KDKA
Pittsburg
College
Texas
United States
Even Kings Must Bow To Turkeys
Julian King, colored, pleaded guilty in district court to theft of a turkey. Judge Davis fined him $25 and costs under a new law making turkey theft a felony with possible penitentiary punishment. The case marked Judge Davis first under the act.
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Julian King
King
Davis
New Home for Bryan on College Boulevard
Mr and Mrs Gordon Mitchell have let the contract for a modern college to be erected on their Beason addition lot on College Boulevard. The lot was a wedding gift from Dr and Mrs C A Searcy. Dirt was broken yesterday and work will proceed rapidly to completion.
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Bryan
Gordon Mitchell
Beason Addition
College Boulevard
Mitchell
C. A. Searcy
Rain Falls Across Brazos County With 1.41 Inch Total
Bryan and Brazos County received welcome rain last night and this morning totaling 1.41 inches. The precipitation covered the county generally, according to reports from local observers.
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Bryan
Brazos County
Rain coverage boosts cotton belt crops as rain floods Waco
Rainfall valued at millions of dollars spread over the cotton belt Monday night and today aiding agriculture in Texas. Waco saw a cloudburst washing out crops and flooding streets. Temperature dropped about 36 degrees with the rains.
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Waco
Cotton Belt
Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Methodist Missionary Society Meetings Group No 1
Group No 1 met at the home of Mrs J E Covey on Monday June 13 with six members present. The president Mrs W N Cole opened with Psalm 143 and prayer by Mrs R O Allen. Donations and duties reported and members participated in the lesson. Next meeting with Mrs Allen. June 20. Group No 3 Circle No 3 met Monday afternoon at Mrs J N Goodwin's home. Mrs J B Priddy presided with Mrs Goodwin directing the lesson on church persecution and growth. Opening prayer by Mrs C A Lewis. Present were several named members.
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J. E. Covey
W. N. Cole
R. O. Allen
Dona Carnes
W. H. Cole
J. O. Tucker
R. B. Welch
J. E. Cove
Circle No
J. N. Goodwin
J. B. Priddy
Goodwin
C. A. Lewis
W. W. Solomon
E. J. Jenkins
J. M. Gordon
Bessie Lawrence
Pearl Martindale
I. M. Downard
Methodist Missionary Group Meets at Mrs Lawrence’s Home
Group No 2 of the Methodist Missionary Society gathered at 4 o’clock Monday June 13 with Mrs John M Lawrence Sr presiding. Mrs B T Pool opened the meeting by reading Romans 12 and explaining its meaning as ten members recited verses and 161 Bible chapters were read. Eleven visits were made to the sick since the last meeting while leader Mrs Sam E Eberstadt was absent. Mrs Clifton R Gardner led the lesson in her place with attendees including Rebecca Baker and others.
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The
Methodist Missionary Society
John M. Lawrence Sr
B. T. Pool
Sam E. Eberstadt
Clifton R. Gardner
Mesdames Rebecca Baker
B. T. Poole
Albert Hanneman
Josie Lawrence
H. W. Plumb
P. H. Hensarling
C. L. Eden
E. C. Harder
Clifton R Gardner
Prejudice worst sin in the world says Dr Fosdick
The Rev Dr Harry Emerson Fosdick denounces prejudice as the worst sin in the world during a Park Avenue Baptist Church sermon in New York. He warns hatred of Japanese, Italians, blacks, Jews and Catholics fuels wars and oppression and leaves people spiritually impoverished.
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Dr. Fosdick
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Park Avenue Baptist Church
New York
The World Knows Nothing of Its Greatest Men
Quote attributed to Sir Henry Taylor declaring that society often overlooks its most remarkable men, challenging readers to recognize hidden greatness. The line emphasizes undervalued personal virtue and public neglect.
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Sir Henry Taylor
Methodist Missionary Group 5 Meets in Mrs Dulaney’s Home
Group No 5 of the Methodist Missionary Society met Monday afternoon with Mrs J N Dulaney presiding. Ten sick and stranger visits were reported and 24 Bible chapters read as open discussion addressed Wesley Brotherhood service duties. Attendees included Mesdames Brayton Bullock Brown Dulaney Gibbs Henderson James Owens Williams Ashworth and others.
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Methodist Missionary Society
J. N. Dulaney
J. M. Williams
E. W. Bullock
Wesley Brotherhood
Mesdames
H. R. Brayton
A. K. Brown
Auto Collision Near Millican Causes Injuries
A three car crash on the Millican highway near Millican injured J A Myers of Bryan and a passing man and woman. Myers’ Stutz car was pushed into a ditch, a passenger’s facial cuts and limb bruising reported, other driver fled the scene.
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Millican
J. A. Myers
Bryan
Studebaker
Houton
Houston
Myers
Pearson Family Reunion Brings Distant Siblings Together
After forty years, Rev. John W. Pearson hosts a Tehuacana gathering with sister attendees Mrs. Jim Darwin of Bryan, Mrs. Mollie Collier of Waco, and Mrs. Fannie Bumpers of Houston. The lone brother, aging and frail, joined for a few days of reminiscence as health allows.
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Pearson
Patrick Pearson
Brazos County
John W. Pearson
Tehuacana
Texas
Thuacana
Jim Darwisn
Bryan
Mollie Collier
Waco
Fannie Bumpers
Houston
Jim Darwin
Bryan Is Hummitt In Summer Time
Summer in Bryan features a string of social events from sunrise breakfasts at the Brazos river to hikes and picnics. Citizens attend baseball games, swimming parties at Blue Hole and Country Club pool, and social outings with Cats as companions. Watermelon season promises more gatherings, making Bryan a pleasant summer spot.
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Bryan
Brazos River
Country Club
Sue Haswell
Bryan council acts on drainage and sewer policy
Mayor Wilson Bradley and City Manager Miller report on Block 252 drainage with costs over 500 dollars to be paid by property owners. The City Commission reduces residential sewer rentals from 1.00 to 0.50 monthly, aiming to spur connections and cut health hazards. Fire Marshal Smith travels to San Antonio for a Firemen’s Convention as officials plan districting, tapping charges, and new connection rules.
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Wilson Bradley
Miller
City Commission
Bryan
Cit
F. M. Smith Jr
San Antonio
H. A. Berger
E. J. Jenkins
L. L. McInnis
Guy P. Bittle
F. L. Henderson
Wheat Crop Needs No Outside Labor
Fort Worth reports Texas will not require outside labor to harvest this year due to unusual conditions and a labor shortage warning issued by C. W. Woodman of the Farm Labor Bureau. He notes the wheat belt faces reduced crops and that local workers and trucks can handle the harvest with alerts issued to transient laborers.
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Fort Worth
Texas
C. W. Woodman
United States Farm Labor Bureau
Department of Labor
Woodman
A. F. Barkley
Spearman
Hansford
Hutchinson
Ochiltree
Bryan Lions Elect Ty Cobb President for 1927 28
Ty Cobb was elected president of the Bryan Lions Club for 1927 28 at a meeting noting July 1 as the start of the term. Bob Armstrong withdrew his candidacy after proposed unanimous support for Cobb. Past president’s emblem was approved for Armstrong and Dr. F D Fuller.
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Bryan Lions
Prexy
Bryan
Bob Armstrong
F. D. Fuller
Fuller
Miami
Allen Academy
Norman Dansby
Maurice Schulman
Schulman
J. Bryan Miller
Dr. Fuller
Jess Hensarling
M. M. Erskine
E. R. Bryant
Ross M. Sherwood
Harry S. Edge
J. Coulter Smith
J. E. Hensarling
J. Bryan
Texas Allocates 18000 for Prohibition Enforcement
Austin reports the $11 million departmental appropriation bill provides about 18000 annually in liquor prescription permit fees to fund investigations and testimony on violations. The W C T U leaders applaud the move as a step forward, while debates questioned earmarking and enforcement scope amid doctor solicitation concerns.
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Associated Press
Austin
Claude de van Watts
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Comptroller’s Department
Senate
House
P. L. Anderson
de van Watts
Insurance Expert To Visit Bryan For Fire Prevention Push
D G Foreman secretary of the Texas Insurance Association will come to Bryan this month to meet with local agents and the Chamber of Commerce fire prevention group. George A Adams reports the state meeting in Dallas was highly successful and Adams was re elected regional vice president. Gardner of Bryan also attended the Dallas gathering and visited Mineral Wells.
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D. G. Foreman
Texas Insurance Association
Bryan
Chamber of Commerce
George A. Adams
Adams
Dallas
C. R. Gardner
Petting party scam framed by impersonating officer
In Lubbock a man posing as a police officer targeted dating couples, leading to a staged capture of a petting party after a sting. Authorities ask couples to identify the suspect. In Belton the First Christian Church pastor collected a needed donation from visitors after services. In Beaumont Percy Davis survived a crash that broke his nose twice, now set straight by accident. Beaumont police plan a rodeo style fundraiser to aid a policeman's association.
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Associated Press
Lubbock
Jne
Belton
First Christian Church
Beaumont
Percy Davis
Orange
Davis
Polite Galveston Police Impress Reporter
In Galveston on June 14 a reporter found policemen courteous, asking questions without a rebuff. In Waco on the same date officials blocked a Welcome sign permit, citing a law against such displays. Sherman reports a missing man linked to a baking powder demonstration by 100 young women and many taxicabs, believed demented.
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Galveston
Waco
Sherman
Death and injuries amid Lindbergh welcome crowd in New York
A huge New York crowd for Col. Charles A. Lindbergh’s arrival caused one death and many injuries. Police reported about 1000 treated for minor but emergency conditions while heat and crushes affected nearly 1000 more. Miss Millie Smith, 23, died from heart strain amid the celebration atop an office building.
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Associated Press
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Millie Smith
Beekeeping a Safe Bet for Dallas Bootleggers
Dallas bootleggers switch to bee keeping as a defensive side line against dry raiders. Patrolmen Davis and Smith pursued a suspected beer stash and fled when a barrel drew their attention. Bees swarmed the area, sending them fleeing in panic. Emergency doctors treated stings.
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Associated Press
Dallas
P. C. Davis
C. D. Smith
Public is short on facts motto note
Quote from Robert W. Kelso about public intelligence versus facts reflecting a philosophical remark rather than a news event.
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Robert W. Kelso
Filling station space for rent in Houston district
Wanted to rent a well located filling station with space suitable for radio service work. Property near 2314 Fletcher Street in Houston is sought for immediate occupancy.
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Fletcher ST
Houston
Russell Watt Dies Monday in Oklahoma
Prominent Oklahoma agriculture instructor Russell Watt died Monday after illness. Watt taught at Oklahoma A and M and was a well known figure in Okmulgee and surrounding areas. He gained recognition for his work with students and local agricultural programs.
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Russell Watt
Oklahoma
Death of Bryan drawing instructor Watt in Okmulgee trip
Russell Watt, popular A and M College drawing instructor and Bry an Little Theatre member, died suddenly in Okmulgee Oklahoma while en route to New Castle Indiana with his wife. They had been married ten months. Watt was well known in Bryan for theatre work and campus life. Interment planned in New Castle.
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Russell Watt
M. College
Bryan Little Theatre
Okmulgee
Okla
New Castle
Ind
William Sim Buried in Bryan Texas
William Sim aged 51 died in a Waco sanitarium after a long illness. Born in Aberdeen Scotland he came to Texas 35 years ago and worked 18 years in the Animal Husbandry department at A and M College. Funeral at Bryan City Cemetery with Rev. W B Gregory officiating. Interment under Mc Culloch Dansby. Active pallbearers named. Survived by widow two children Jesse and Mary and two brothers George B Sim Highwood Mont Louis Sim Bampshire England.
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William Sim
Waco
Aberdeen
Scotland
Texas
A. and
M. College
Bryan
Bryan City Cemetery
W. B. Gregory
City
Three Year Old Jersey Cow Sets Milk Record at Texas Station
Sophie's Forfarshire Noble 581-080, a junior three year old Jersey cow at Texas Agricultural Experiment Station College Station, completed a 365 day test producing 432.42 pounds of fat and 7427 pounds of milk on two milkings daily. Test milk averaged 5.82 percent butter fat and the record qualified her for the Register of Merit of the American Jersey Cattle Club.
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Sophie
Forfarshire Noble
Jersey
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
College Station
Register of Merit
American Jersey Cattle Club
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