Kurten Club Prepares For Edge Joint Meeting
Kurten boys and girls hold an eight o clock meeting at the Kurten auditorium to plan a joint session with the Edge club next Monday night. Eugene Beard is named club leader. Cliff Lopez and Beard enter the pie eating contest. County Agent Benson attends with Miss Abbie Sevier and Miss Virginia West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kurten
Eugene Beard
Cliff Lopez
Edge Club
Kurten Boys Club
Cliff
L. Benson
Chicago
Lopez
Bryan
Kurten Club
C. L. Benson
Abbie Sevier
Virginia West
Extension Service
A. and M. College
Whitfield Bound Over in Murder Case
Will Whitfield a negro was bound over to await the grand jury in the sum of 1000 dollars after an examining trial held Wednesday afternoon before District Judge W C Davis. The charge is the murder of Will Turner at the R B Truett plantation near Millican in the Brazos Bottom around June 6. Sheriff and a Navasota negro testified. Whitfield posted bond and returned to work in Navasota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Whitfield
W. C. Davis
J. W. Hamilton
Hamilton
Will Turner
R. B. Truett
Millican
Brazos Bottom
Navasota
Lockerds Return From West Texas Trip
Mr and Mrs N F Lockerd return by car from a West Texas trip while he is on vacation from the First National Bank. Mrs Lockerd went to Mineral Wells to be with her father A M Brewer of Rosse then to Hamlin to visit sister Mrs J E Moody and family. They traveled home via Fort Worth Mineral Wells and Breckenridge noting good roads and about 200 miles of hard surface. Lockerd spends this week of vacation at home in Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. F. Lockerd
West Texas
First National Bank
J W Hamilton Died Early This Morning
An air of sadness swept the community after the death of J W Hamilton, a beloved local citizen, early today. Funeral plans are pending as residents mourn the loss of a respected figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.W. Hamilton
Judge J W Hamilton Dies After Brief Illness
Judge J W Hamilton of Bryan Texas died at his home on June 17 1926 after a short illness of pneumonia and complications He was 61 and had served Brazos county as commissioner and justice of the peace He led Free Baptist church work and was a longtime fireman and Knights of Pythias member He is survived by his widow five children two daughters and three sons and multiple relatives Funeral services are set at his residence with Rev C B Thompson and Rev J J Tatum officiating McCulloch Gordon Company in charge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Hamilton
Judge Hamilton
Texas
Brazos County
Callie Foster
Virgie Foster
Bryan
Free Baptist Church
Knights of Pythias
Woodman’'s Lodge of
Frances Margaret Jennings
Alice Hamilton
J. W. Jr
Morris
Drummond Hamilton
R. L. Hamilton
Lorenzo
George C. Hamilton
Brownwood
Paul Hamilton
Sallie Carwile
Comanche
Charles Holcomb
Fort Worth
David Treadwell
Anson
West 26Th Street
C. B. Thompson
The
J. J. Tatum
McCulloch-Gordon Company
A. S. McSwain
Oak McKenzie
J. T. Maloney
J. L. Edge
Edgar Covey
Geo. E. Hadley
J. D
Many Visitors Attend Judge Hamilton Funeral
T. W. Jennings with Mrs. Ashford and Miss Hill party traveled from Garland to Bryan for Judge J. W. Hamilton's funeral. Other out of town attendees included Thelma Gardner and Ona Hill of Dallas, Byrd Carwile of Groesbeck, R. L. Hamilton of Waco, and Paul W. Hamilton of Lorenzo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Jennings
Cecil Ashford
Jennings
Garland
Leonard
Claudine Hill
Dallas
Bryan
J. W. Hamilton
Thelma Gardner
Ona Hill
Byrd Carwile
Groesbeck
R. L. Hamilton
Waco
Paul W. Hamilton
Lorenzo
Ex Governor Sayers Led Green’s Brigade Founders
Over sixty years after the war Texas veterans of Green’s Brigade formed an association in Brenham. Ex Governor Joseph D. Sayers and other prominent figures helped found the group. The union plans a joint reunion in Bryan on June 24 25 with surviving members urged to attend with families and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sayers
Green
Texas Brigade Oganization
John
Weddie
Jim
Fred
Tom Green
Brenham
Texas
John G. Rankin
Green’s Brigade Association
Joseph D. Sayers
F. S. Wade
Jenkins Visit to Huntsville Highlights District Parsonage Talk
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Jenkins drove to Huntsville on Thursday for a committee meeting on a district parsonage for Presiding Elder Rev. Jesse Lee. They traveled via Navasota and Anderson, noting the Shire road’s new grade and current rough condition. On return by Democratic Crossing, they found a better route and Jenkins praised Brazos county crops as among the best seen on the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Jenkins
Huntsville
Jesse Lee
Navasota
Anderson
Democratic Crossing
Jenkins
Brazos County
Birthday Supper for Mrs. Tucker at College Camp Grounds
Mrs. L. H. Tucker celebrated her seventy second birthday with a picnic supper at the Camp Grounds at College. Friends dropped by and joined her household for a meal of bacon and wieners, fried chicken, eggs, sandwiches, pickles, buns, fruit, ice cream and cake, with Victrola music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Tucker
College
Victrola
Welborn beekeeper showcases fine honey
J T Warren of Welborn near the Brazos River brings to Bryan honey in quart jars with comb. He sourced swarms from wild bees, built about 15 hives, produced 20 to 30 jars this season, and sold several swarms to A and M College officials. He has 15 to 20 years experience and the bees stay put in their homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Warren
Brazos River
Wellborn
Bryan
Gift Shower For Mrs M P Holleman
A noted social event showered Mrs. M. P. Holleman with gifts during a gracious gathering. Attendees included prominent local families and neighbors who offered tokens of appreciation and best wishes for her upcoming occasion.
Surprise Gift Shower Honors Mrs. Holleman at First Baptist
The Friendship Bible Class hosted a late Friday surprise gift shower for Mrs. M. P. Holleman, president of the church’s group, with about forty five guests entering by force, presenting flowers, cake and cards while sharing punch and best wishes for the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. P. Holleman
Friendship Bible Class
First Baptist Church
Mrs J B Sanders Plans Summer Visit to New York
Mrs J B Sanders of Bryan will leave Tuesday for Dallas to visit her daughter Mrs J Welling ton Brink. On June 26 relatives Mr and Mrs George B Wilcox will join in Dallas and travel to Chicago Detroit Niagara Falls Toronto and other northern cities before visiting Ithaca New York with their son in law Mr J Wallace Elliott for the summer. Mrs Sanders plans to return home by September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Sanders
Dallas
J. Wellington Brink
George B. Wilcox
M. College
Chicago
Detroit
Niagra Falls
Toronto
Canada
Martin's Roost Paint and Poultry Ton for Pest Control
An advertisement touts MARTIN'S ROOST PAINT to kill and deter insects inside a hen house and MARTIN'S POULTRY TON to feed infested chickens. The product is guaranteed by Collins and Wickes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Collins and
Wickes
Brazos County Boy At Hollister Y Camp Writes Home
G C Kincannon son of Mr and Mrs J M Kincannon of Harvey reports from the Ozark Encampment of the Y M C A at Hollister Missouri. He describes lectures on God and science and plans excursions to country hills hollows and caves while noting Uncle Ike the Bran son postmaster as a featured character and praising Lake Taneycomo camp scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Kincannon
J. M. Kincannon
Harvey
Ozark
Young Men’s Christian Association
Hollister
Bryan County
Hills
Harold Bell Wright
Ike
Cross Roads
Branson
Lake Taneycomo
Stalk of Cotton Bears Early Fine Upland Blooms
R L Jones of Steep Hollow brought to the D Mike store a remarkable upland cotton stalk this morning. It shows 21 squares with two blooms open. The Jones farm sits on a sand hill and crops are described as exceptionally fine for upland soil, with about 00 acres of similar cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Jones
Steep Hollow
D. Mike
Jones
Mr. Mike
Lundin Tops Brazos County Zeina Growers At Home Garden
The Eagle notes Mr. Lundin as champion zeinia grower in Brazos County with his finest blossoms on display at the Eagle office. It urges other locals to apply the same care to floriculture as they do to other ventures, inviting readers to view the displays to believe the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lundin
Brazos County
Eagle Office
Boone Prairie Social Notes Quiet Community Gatherings
Boone Prairie June 21. Misses Lois and Eunice Baker return from a week in odds. Mrs. T. C. Cooper of Grant Prairie visits her parents. Various locals attend Sunday gatherings, including the Baker, Ellison, Ed Baker, Kaburn, Winkler, and McDanial families. The piece ends with a civic note urging law enforcement through personal conduct.
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The
Eagle
Boone Prairie
Lois
Eunice Baker
T. C. Cooper
Grant Prairie
Will Reddin
Edgar Wood
Ollie Mee
Edna Bray
Clara Ellison
Lucinda Baker
George Johnson
Ed Baker
J. E. Allee
Zebedee Kaburn
Richard Fultz
Winkler
Karl Bruce
Odds
Henry Ellison
Pettyway
Henry Miers
Raymond Richardson
Jack Poland
Ennis Poland
Annie Schengler
Prairie Grove
Carl McDanial
San Antonio
J. T. McDanial
John Hedge
J. J. McDanial
W. H. Mitchell
Estelle Rogers
Queen bee selection aids best honey yields says Texas lab
Texas A M State College Station June 21 report from the State Apicultural Research Laboratory notes queen color does not affect honey gathering. The queen’s calmness increases productivity and young queens outperform old ones. excess queens are for sale to beekeepers with ship dates June 24 July 15 August 5 September 16 and October 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
State Apicultural Research Laboratory
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
H. B. Parks
Apicultural Laboratory
Texas
Apiculturist
San Antonio
Amendments to Be Voted On At General Election
Four proposed Texas constitutional amendments ordered by the 39th Legislature will be on the November 3 general election ballot. Secretary of State Emma Meharg began weekly publication of the amendments starting June 21. Proposals include allowing National Guard officers and enlisted personnel to hold public office in Texas and changes to district creation, prison supervision, and tax on county school lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Emma Meharg
National Guard
National Guard Reserve
Officers Reserve Corps
United States
Organized Reserves
Texas
Board of Prision Commissioners
Car Overturns on Hearne Road Near Bryan
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Miller and children of Mexia were in a Ford sedan en route to Navasota when the vehicle overturned about five miles north of Bryan on the Hearne road Saturday around 5 PM. Miller sustained a slight limp, while his wife and children suffered only a shaking up in what witnesses called a fortunate accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Miller
Mexia
Navasota
Bryan
Hearne Road
Miller
H. & T. C. Railway
Martin
No one seriously injured in car incident with damaged body
Report states no serious injuries occurred. The car’s chassis remained intact while the body was badly damaged. No further details provided.
Uncle Joe Adams Dies In Navarro County At 93
Aged Negro of West of Bryan died Monday morning at his home on Pitts Bridge road. Born in 1832 as a slave in Alabama, he moved with his master’s family to Texas and later Brazos County. He married Eliza in 1861. survived by wife, four children and four generations. Burial Tuesday at 2 p.m. Stearns Chapel three miles west of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Adams
Pitts Bridge Road
Lockhart
Alabama
Navarro County
Texas
Washington County
Brazos County
Eliza
Tom Higgs
Krazos County
Stearns Chapel
Mellon Demonstration Notes Watermelon Pruning at Fountain Switch
County Agent C. L. Benson and horticulturist A. P. Swallow from the A and M Experiment Station conducted a watermelon pruning demonstration at Fountain Switch this afternoon. The event focused on practical pruning techniques and plant care for improved fruit quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Benson
A. P. Swallow
A. and M. College
Fountain Switch
Mellon Prun
Unclear Harvest Note On Vine Crops and Yields
A fragment discusses wage coe Mr. wage and vine cultivation with mentions of 600 mellons per acre and aiming for uniform quality to fetch the best prices. The text is fragmentary and lacks coherent context or clear dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Wage Coe
Covey and Bullock Crowned Fly Fishing Champs at Club
J E Covey and Marshall Bullock are named champions at Bryan Country Club after a morning where Covey landed a 1 2 pound bass and a 4 3 4 pounder while Bullock caught a 2 pounder and a 12 pounder and allowed six others to escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Covey
Marshall Bullock
Bryan Country Club
Covey
Bullock
Bryan Folk Fill Pulpit At North Zulch On Sunday
Rev J J Tatum filled the Free Baptist church pulpit at North Zulch at 11 o clock Sunday morning. He was accompanied by Miss Lena Wooten vice president of the Houston district Christian Endeavorers who spoke to local youths at 3:80 in the afternoon on Reach for the Goal. Miss Wooten delivered an inspiring address and won wide approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Tatum
Free Baptist Church
North Zulch
Lena Wooten
Houston District Christian Endeavorers
Miss Wooten
Purification of the System Promised as Health Booster
An advertisement urges purification of the body through Calotabs claiming a thorough course twice weekly for several weeks will restore health. It extols Purification as nature’s path to perfect health and offers a family package with directions for 35 cents at drugstores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
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Whitfield
Lockerds
Liquid
Smith Drug Co
Gin
Jim” Shaw
W. H. Browning
Lampasas
Elgin
Hood
Texas Brigade
Southland
Mrs. Tucker
J.T. Warren
Welborn
Mrs. J. B. Sanders
Smith Drug Ce
Chambers- Wilson
Motor Company
West of Bryan
Angi
Laredo
Bryan Cotton Oil & Fertilizer Co
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