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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1926
Page
4
County Agent C J Plevius notes a rain delay for a joint Kurten Edge club meeting, plans for rescheduling, and advice on pruning watermelons. The piece highlights a prize contest deadline, dairy and diversified farming, and club activities with local figures including A P Swallow and Rev J J Kasiski.
Sam Eaves recalls Bryan's early days with his family arriving near the Brazos River. He describes the first residents Major Tabor Dr. Jim Webb Captain W A Bell and others, lists early stores including Sanger and Tabor Loose, General H B Stoddard and gifts from the general after selling a pony. He notes his 1875 marriage to Gussie King and church beginnings. Mrs. Eaves adds that locals traded in Millican. The interview ends with plans for a future follow up.
Rev and Mrs L Guy Ament depart by auto for a six week vacation granted by the First Christian church. They drive to Rey New Mexico to help with wheat harvests, stopping at Fort Worth Haskell Dalhart Plainview along a thousand mile route with cousin Mrs A S Davis joining in Waco.
A Wellborn Baptist Church chicken supper is set for Friday night June 25. Plates cost 25 and 60 cents with all proceeds going to the Women’s Missionary Union.
Dr Jnc A Held pastor of First Baptist spoke to the Mexia Rotary Club and guests at Magnolia Station about Rotary's year round service. He urged Rotarians to support the Sunday School as a character building institution and to back the church and religion in its many helpful roles.
Hugo Lenz led Bryan Gun Club events with 48 of 50 in the regular shoot and 28 of 25 in the handicap. F L Cavitt was runner up with 46 and John Sims placed third with 41 as D C Turner of Houston Gun Club visited. The next shoot is set for July 6.
A varied program in the Summer School entertainments series at the College next Friday at 8:00 p m features a sing song led by Dr E P Humbert and interpretative dancing by Mrs R L Ware's class. Dr J M Kuehne of the University of Texas presents an illustrated Yellowstone lecture with color slides showing Old Faithful Shoshone Canyon and wildlife. The lawn in front of Main Building hosts the program free to all Bryan residents are invited to attend.
Special to the Eagle reports a fine rain Monday afternoon uplifting farmers in Tabor. Local visits include Marvin Thompson and Bryan. Ola Henry and Louise Blanton spent weekends with family. Several residents from Houston, Bryan, Wichita Falls, Iola, and San Antonio were seen visiting here or returning home after visits to Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Hudspeth and others.
Last Sunday a family reunion hosted by Mr and Mrs W T Horton of Reliance gathered relatives from Houston Dallas Coleman Bryan and Kurten to share in conversation and a noon feast. Attendees included J H Murdock A J Murdock Clyde Murdock Ella Buchanan Katherine Jones Rachel Jones and others. Katherine Jones manager of Texile Electric Sign Co Dallas visited then departed by noon.
Monday to report back to duty. W C Horton spent last week in Houston visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs C W Saxon of the Brazos Bottom came out Sunday afternoon for a visit with Mrs Saxon's mother Mrs J R Slaughter. Mrs Saxon and little son will spend the week here. Essie Shealy visited Bertie Risinger of Steep Hollow last Sunday. Aline Lloyd and Anna Lee Saxon were guests of Erma Bullock at Steep Hollow last weekend. Reliance was well represented at the singing at Steep Hollow last Sunday afternoon, and all report it as being equal to the convention.
Boone Prairie reports many visitors from Waco Ennis Reagan and Houston with kinfolk here. Easterly beat Boone Prairie 12 to 7 on the field in an unfinished game. Cemetery work at West Boone Church of Christ drew a large crowd and church attendance was strong across Sunday services.
Kellett pitched a two-hit shutout as the Methodists routed Harvey 15 to 0 at Allen Field. Harvey totaled two hits while Methodists sent 10 hits across, with eight runs in the fifth inning and scoring bursts throughout. Lineups included Kellett Groeth Walker McClellan and Mawhinney for Harvey.
Players Hudson and Peters anchor the infield while B Bullock Cox and N Jones Miller a cloud of action during a game. Umpires Harrison Jones and Robertson Kelly Jones oversee balls strikes and bases with Spell on balls and Grelen on bases.
Farmers appreciated Saturday show at Kurten. Mr and Mrs John Sabo and family visit Tyler this week while Mrs Monroe Deanes and Miss Alice Marie Beau mont visit Dr W F Odom. Gussie Endler sells about 40 pounds of tomatoes. Ladies Missionary Society met at Mrs W H Buchanan with cake and punch. next at Mrs W F Odom. Alice Pearle Odom visiting Beaumont. Dr Odom in Bryan last Saturday. Kurten Auditorium to host singing Sunday June 27 inviting all especially singers.
Sunday afternoon social notes include Mrs. Johnnie Koppe visiting daughter Mrs. Will Hall in Bryan and Mrs. W. F. Cleghorn with Mrs. Anne Lee Bennett visiting at Reliance. Also, Will Buts of Bryan met J. W. Colburn after 40 years. A Kurten Dance Hall event is set for Monday night July 5 with Bill Colburn and his Bedias band. Nellie Lawless at Allen Academy visits home, while Britton Henderson returns from Allen Band trip through 80 towns ending in Bryan June 15.
J M Hall regional agent of the Federal Board for Vocational Education met with College staff during a week long visit. He spoke at a conference smoker attended by about 30 teachers in the Y M C A parlors Tuesday night.
Steep Hollow reports a light Saturday shower. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. C. R. L. Jones of Harvey with Mrs. J. D. Barnett, Miss Sarah Hopkins of Huntsville with Mrs. R. L. Foster, and Ruby Foster en route to Waco via Mart with her grandmother. Also listed are Estelle Holligan with Vera Smith, Ethel Edmond of Bryan with Roy Foster, J. D. Conlee with J. E. Bullock, Rupert English of Bryan with Joe Band, W. B. English of Brownsfield and Mrs. W. E. Moore.
A hotel message confirms John Bell Hood of Monroe Louisiana will join the Hood s Texas Brigade reunion in Bryan. Early arrivals listed include H C Fones J K P Hanna Calvert Mrs Libbie Wade Cameron Gen and Mrs J C Foster E W Leach and others from Houston Austin and Palestine for the joint Hood s and Green s brigades gathering.
The Eagle invites readers to bring clean cotton rags to the office. The business buys rags for reuse and recycling.
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