Lions Club Luncheon Highlights Readings by Miss Jeanette Gerson
Bryan Lions Club met Tuesday at the Episcopalian Parish Dining rooms with readings by Jeanette Gerson and songs led by R. L. Brown and J. B. Miller. Eastern Star visiting ladies were honored guests. discussions included officer elections and Spence’s Bryan club contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanesse Gerson
Bryan Lions Club
Episcopalian Parish
R. L. Brown
J. B. Miller
Bryan
School of Instruction
M. M. Erskine
Lioness Erskine
Searcy
San Angelo Club
Lion E. V. Spence
Nannie Yeager
Lion Erskine
Lion Hunt
Jeanette Gerson
R. B. Ratcliff
Henry Locke
Lamar Jones
R. V. Armstrong
J. Coulter Smith
Harry S. Edge
M. E. Cox
Byron Bird
C. A Searcy
J. R. Wright
F. B. Patranella
E. J. Hunt
W. E. Neeley
M. F. Vitopil
J. M. Ferguson
Pat Newton
F. D. Fuller
Theo
H. Thomson
J. Bryan Miller
Stella Vodiie
Worthy
San Antonio
Louise Webb
Houston
Lula Herms
Hempstead
Belle Tomlinson
Wallace
Albert J. Buchanan
H. D. Cuykendall
Bryan Eagle
Lawler seeks permission to build two electric lines in Texas
J T Lawler of Bryan and attorney C V Lansberry Round Rock filed an amended petition with County Clerk Fred Malone asking the commissioners court for permission to build and operate an electric line from the Travis Williamson county line to Pflugerville and a second line to McNeil. They seek rights to run on property along the Round Rock to two towns highway and to erect poles at least 22 feet high. Construction would begin once preliminary arrangements are in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Travis County
Williamson County
Pflugerville
County Commissioners’ Court
J. T. Lawler
Bryan
C. V. Lansberry
Round Rock
Fred Malone
McNeil
Reverend and Mrs Thompson Return From C E Meet
Reverend C B Thompson and his wife returned from a Christian Endeavor Convention held in Wichita Falls. The final meeting featured 33 young people committing to full time ministerial and missionary service. They traveled from Bryan through Dallas in rainy conditions with washed out bridges noted between Henrietta and Bowie. Crop reports varied from poor to improving with better areas near Dallas and around Wichita Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor Convention
C B. Thompson
Thompson
Wichita Falls
Bryan
Dallas
Rev. Thompson
Rev
Free Baptist Christian Endeavor
Heavy Rainfall Graces Brazos County Towns
The northeastern Brazos County region saw variable rainfall on Tuesday with Bryan collecting 25 hundredths of an inch and nearby areas like Harvey Steep Hollow Kurten and Reliance reporting from a quarter to over two inches Farmers noted revived crops while districts such as Rock Prairie and the Brazos Bottom received little to no rain Postmaster Gus Bade in Benchley reported 1 to 2 inches extending to Cameron and Dunn ranches including water standing in cotton rows in some spots
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Brazos County
Rock Prairie
College
Tabor
Brazos
Harvey
Steep Hollow
Kurten
Reliance
Stephen Hahn
Fritz Kelbring
E. M. Seaman
Will Jones
Benchley
Gus Bade
Cameron Ranch
Dunn Ranch
Mr. Bade
Hearne
J. E. Covey
Burton Farm
Bryan Man Heard From At Amarillo
A telegram received today from S H Wynn at Amarillo, dated Amarillo and sent by J B Priddy. Wynn, an enineer at the Bryan Compress, is enroute by auto to Los Angeles for a six week vacation. Those who know Wynn will interpret the single word cry message. Wynn left Bryan Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
J. B. Priddy
S. H. Wynn
Bryan Compress
Los Angeles
California
Wynn
Bryan
Bay City Party In Bryan Learn Our B. and L. Plan
Bay City visitors from Bay City including W. O. Stephens S. S. Taylor and R. O. Kiser in Bryan to study the Building and Loan plan. They met Sam Eberstadt at the Chamber of Commerce and attended a noon luncheon at the Green Parrot Tea Room before returning on the 2:55 train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. Stephens
Chamber of Commerce
S. S. Taylor
R. O. Kiser
Bay City
Bryan
Sam EB. Eberstadt
Building & Loan Association
Green Parrot Tea Room
Rainbow Girls to Send Delegates to Houston Grand Assembly
The Bryan Rainbow Girls Assembly voted Friday night at the Masonic Hall to send as delegates to the state Rainbow Girls meeting in Houston on June 25 to 27 the present worthy advisor and all past worthy advisors. The group will cover travel expenses and includes Miss Eugenia Cochran Miss Lala Deen Randolph Miss Ethyl Walton Miss Wava Martin and Miss Florence Means.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Rainbow Girl’s Assembly
Masonic Hall
Rainbow Girls
Houston
Bryan Assembly
George A. Long
Bryan Rainbow Assembly
Eugenia Cochran
Lala Deen Randolph
Ethyl Walton
Wava Martin
Florence Means
Bryan
Grand Assembly
Order of the Rainbow
Dona Carnes To Tour Over Most Europe
Mrs Dona Carnes Society Editor of the Bryan Daily Eagle will travel Europe as part of the Armstrong Touring Party with Miss Dorothy Youen of Nava so ta Leaving Bryan June 20th they visit Chicago Niagara Falls and other cities then join the Armstrong party in New York The group sails June 27th aboard the Carmania for Queenstown July 5th and tours Ireland Scotland England Holland Germany Czechoslovakia Austria Italy Switzerland ending in France with World War battlefields The return voyage to New York aboard the Aquitania arrives September 5th Final wishes for a safe journey home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dona Carnes
Bryan Daily Eagle
Europe
Armstrong
Bryan
Crowe Office Scene in Chicago Gangster Warfares
An unidentified gunman fired at Robert E. Crowe at his office in Chicago City Hall but missed Sergeant Elbert Curran who returned fire. Police guarded doors and gun squads swarmed the county building for about an hour searching for the assailant. Earlier Curran had received a threatening call tied to the Genna gang shooting sprees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Robert E. Crowe
Elbert Curran
Curran
William Sweeney
Michael Genna
Notorius
Genna
Over Forty Die in Delaware Lackawanna Wreck
The emigrant train wreck near Hackettstown New Jersey, on the Delaware Lackawanna and Western line, raised the death toll to 42 with many others in hospitals in serious condition. The dead are 22 in Easton, 3 in Phillipsburg, 8 in Hackettstown, 6 in Dover, and 3 in Morristown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Hackettstown
New Jersey
Easton
Phillipsburg
Dover
Morristown
Methodists Record Year At College Sta
At the Union services in New Assembly Hall College Station Rev. Jesse C. Thomson reported a total church membership of 153 with 31 baptisms and 16 by letter. The group runs three Epworth Leagues, a Sunday School of about 200, nine classes, and has tied four study units. Members raised nearly $1,000 for all purposes, with campus membership around 50 and $519.44 raised for the budget. Parsonage improvements cost about $250, and debts include $209 on Tabernacle locally and $1,800 on Tabernacle through the conference. The major need is a new parsonage. The Methodist Tabernacle at A. and M. College serves many students. Rev. King Vivian started the work five years ago, with Rev. Jesse C. Thomson arriving December 1, 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Jesse C. Thomson
Epworth
General Sunday School Board
Missionary Society
Tabernacle
A. & M. College
King Vivian
Maye Tucker Wins U D C Prize in Southern History Contest
The L. S. Ross chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy selected Maye Tucker of Bryan as the prize essay winner on Southern Heroes. She will read the essay at Hood's Texas Brigade events in Bryan on June 26 and 27. The Bryan chapter plans to publish winning and notable essays in the Eagle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. S. Ross
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Mayer Tucker
J. O. Tucker
Bryan
Hood
Texas Brigade
The
Eagle
Five Captains Promoted to Rear Admiral
Washington reports promotion to rear admiral for Captains Thomas Senn Richard Leigh Geo Day and Luke McNamee announced today in a formal navy release from June 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Thomas Senn
Richard Leigh
Geo. Day
Luke McNamee
Shooting Ends Grudge Match Near Dallas
A ring fight held last night near Dallas ended when Ferrell Dickers, 22, was shot and fatally wounded. A man said to be settling an old grudge is accused of firing the shot. Witnesses included an 18 year old fiancé to wed Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Ferrell Dickers
Dickers
Capt Wade Pioneer Educator Dies at 88 in Elgin
Captain F. S. Wade age 88 longtime Elgin resident and Confederate veteran died at his home after a lifetime as a church member and community figure. He taught school in Southern Illinois Missouri before moving to Texas in 1857 teaching at Union Hill Burton and Lawrence Chapel in Williamson County. He was father of Homer D. Wade of Fort Worth and known across Brazos County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. S. Wade
Elgin
Homer D. Wade
Fort Worth
Bryan
Brazos County
Wade
Christian Church
Illinois
Missouri
Texas
Lone Star State
Union Hill
Washington County
Burton
Williamson County
Lawrence Chapel
Oil Wells To Be Brought In Or Gas Will Be Harnessed
Drillers plan to reenter the Carlos well after equipment replacement. A huge gas flow threatened derrick damage and required moving machinery to safety. If successful, extra tests could yield a producing oil well or commercial gas use within about ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlos
Burke
Arctic party sails on ninth voyage to far north
Boston June 17 The arctic expedition led by Lieutenant Commander Donald MacMillan departed from the Charlestown navy yard aboard the steamer Peary bound for Wiscasset Maine. From Wiscasset the Peary and the schooner Bowdoin will sail on MacMillan's ninth voyage into the north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Boston
Donald MacMillan
Navy Yard
Charlestown
Peary
Wiscassett
Maine
Bowdoin
MacMillian
Salt Water Pollution Covers Navasot River After Court Order
State Fish and Game Warden F W Burford says a district court order forced oil firms in Limestone county to dump stored salt water into the Navasot river. The action flooded the river, diluting the city water supply in Groesbeck and drawing similar complaints from other towns. Nature is now relied upon to remove the salt water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navasot
District Court
Groesbeck
F. W. Burford
Houston
Humphreys Pure Oil Company
Humble Oil Company
Bryan
Bentley Family Goes on Oklahoma Vacation by Auto
Mr and Mrs M R Bentley and children Wesley and Ann travel by auto through Hearne Calvert Marlin and Waxahachie on their way to spend a vacation in Oklahoma. The message to Bryan friends outlines their itinerary from Hearne to Bonham before crossing the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearne
Calvert
Marlin
Waxahachie
Bonham
Bryan
M. R. Bentley
Wesley
Ann
Oklahoma
Boys Headed to Camp Rio Vista for Eight Weeks
Harry Prager and Jack Doane left yesterday for Camp Rio Vista near Kerrville. The Presbyterian church directs the camp which emphasizes physical training and religious instruction for right living. Days and nights are structured into work, recreation, and rest to build boys physically and morally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Prager
Jack Doane
Camp
Rio Vista
Kerrville
Presbyterian Church
Liquor Raid Detains Alec Capps at Ursuline Avenue
Sheriff Jess Conlee and Constable J D Conlee Sr raided the Ursuline Avenue home of J A Alec Capps Wednesday around 4 PM finding 32 quarts of beer 72 empty bottles and a complete capping machine. Capps is out on 1000 bond with 500 for manufacturing intoxicating liquor and 500 for possession with intent to sell, binding him over to the September district court grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Conlee
J. D. Conlee
J. A
Alec) Capps
Ursuline Avenue
Capps
Iola Fire Destroys Two Businesses in Grimes County
A fire in Iola Grimes County last night destroyed Charley Kruger’s cold drink stand and William Rice’s grocery store and ice house. Each business valued at about $2,500 with total losses over $5,000. Word came to Bryan via E. E. Yeager who heard from locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Kruger
William Rice
Iola
Grimes County
Bryan
E. E. Yeager
Charles Faiman to be Last State Witness in Shepherd Case
Chicago June 17 Today ends the state's case against William Shepherd as Charles Faiman proprietor of the National University of Sciences Chicago is set to be the final state witness. Faiman testified he taught Shepherd how to kill a rich youth for 100000 and supplied typhoid germs for the deed. Nurse Miss Marie Hall who cared for McClintock was the morning witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
William Shepherd
Joseph Savage
Charles Faiman
National University of Sciences
Shepherd
Savage
Marie Hall
McClintock
Woman Found Dead in Dallas Home With Pistol Nearby
Rosa Lee Carnes aged 34 wife of E W Carnes and mother of two was found dead in her Dallas sitting room. She was shot in the breast and a pistol lay nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Associated Press
Rosa Lee Carnes
E. W. Carnes
Beason Talks Drainage and Terracing at Fordson Tractor School
County Agent C. L. Beason returned from Houston where he attended a Fordson Tractor School. He urged dealers to enforce mandatory participation, highlight terracing and drainage, and help farmers combat soil erosion and gullies threatening Texas land, noting 10 million acres affected and the need for broader support beyond selling equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Beason
Houston
Fordson Tractor
Ford Motor Company of
Detroit
Texas
Central
East Texas
Benson
Ford
Head of Order In Texas Met With K. of P. Knights
From a Knights of Pythias meeting in Castle Hall last night plans emerged for growth, a home, and visiting neighboring lodges. Grand Chancellor Max Krauskopf of Pecos spoke on duties and public service, with praise for the leadership and hopes for future large crowds and new memberships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Castle Hall
Max Krauskopf
Pecos
J. T. Maloney
J. D. Martin
G. A. Adams
Pythian Sisters
Knights of Pythias
Bryan
K. of P
Large Bone Found in Brazos River by J T Warren
J T Warren who lives above Koppe bridge near the Brazos river found a remarkably large bone while fishing today and brought it to Texas A and M College for Dr Mark Francis to evaluate. The bone measures 27 inches long 12 inches around the narrowest part and weighs about 25 pounds. If valuable Warren will donate it to the college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Warren
Koppe Bridge
Brazos River
A. & M. College
Mark Francis
Lukeman Arrives at Stone Mountain
Augustus Lukeman, Stone Mountain sculptor, arrives at the mountain for the first time since his appointment. He will stay several days as models for the memorial are designed in his New York studio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Augustus Lukeman
Stone Mountain
New York
Cotton futures close lower on the market
Cotton futures closed today 30 to 40 points down with local spot prices quoted around 22.75 cents per pound on a middling basis.
Handsome woman sought as accomplice in Beverly Glen murders
Los Angeles authorities probe a murder tied to Mrs Grace Young widow of Patrick Grogan. Dr Thomas W Young is charged with asphyxiating his wife and concealing the body in a Beverly Glen cistern. Investigators pursue a young woman described as attractive and possible accomplice amid bonds and jewels theft theories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Grace Young
Patrick Grogan
Millennaire
Olive ‘King
Thomas W. Young
Young
Dr. Young
Beverly Glen
Patrick Grogan, Jr
Grogan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lions Club
Jordan T. Lawler
C. E
Bryan Man
Rainbow
Society
Crowes
Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western
Maye Tucker
U. D. C. Prize
Hood’'S Brigade
Capt. Wade
Arctic Party
North
Wiscasset, Maine
M’millan At
Bowboin
Far North
Bentleys
Camp Rio Vista
Ola
William McClintock
Beason
L. Benson
Owensboro Ditcher & Grader Company
Owensboro
Kentucky
Order
Lukeman
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!