Hood's Texas Brigade session elects officers
Captain W. C. Walsh of Austin was re elected President of Hood's Texas Brigade at the afternoon session. John H. Roberts of Arcadia was re elected vice president J O Bradfield became Chaplain replacing the late Rev W F Copeland Miss Katie Daffan re elected life secretary and Dr S O Young named Historian A telegram from Decca Lamar West president of the Mary West Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy at Waco sent greetings to the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Walsh
Austin
Hood
Texas Brigade
John H. Roberts
Arcadia
J. O. Bradfield
W. F. Copeland
Rockdale
Katie Daffan
S. O. Young
Houston
Decca Lamar West
Mary West
The
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Waco
Son of General Hood speaks at Hood’s Brigade reunion
J B Hood Jr son of General Hood delivers a reunion address praising Confederate soldiers and recalling childhood meetings with veterans. He thanks Texans for hospitality and invites visitors to Matagorda Plantation. Hood’s Brigade names Hood Jr honorary member and J B III mascot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.B. Hood
Reunion
J. B. Hood, Jr
J. B. the 3Rd
Hood’s Brigade
J. B
the &Rd
Century Plant Bloom Stuns White Family Witness
At J H White Sr home in Wixon a century plant bloomed overnight a rare event said to occur once a hundred years. White watched from 11 pm to 1 am as the bud opened to a hat brim sized white bloom with a sweet odor and white inner stem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. White
Wixon
Mr. White
Distinguished visitors at Hood's Texas Brigade reunion
Mrs J Wallace Brosig second vice president of the Texas Division UDC and Mrs Mathias Menger president of the Navasota Hannibal Boone Chapter UDC, both of Navasota, attend the Hood's Texas Brigade reunion. Mrs Brosig chairs the Washington Park Commission and is pushing park improvements at the cradle of the republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Wallace Brosig
Texas
Mathias Menger
Navasota
Texas Brigade
Brosig
Washington Park Commission
Mrs Brown Undergoes Appendicitis Operation in Dallas
Rev R L Brown of Dallas sent a message from College Station detailing Mrs Brown being taken to Baylor Hospital for an appendicitis operation. The note says the operation was successful and she is recovering well after the 3 am procedure.
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Bryan Daily Eagle
College Station
Rio Grande Valley Excursion From Houston July 9
Notice invites Bry an people to join a Houston departure July 9 under E S Loomis with low excursion rates and Pullman sleeper. Educational and profit aims stated. See J C Cloud for details and reservations.
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Rio Grande Valley
Houston
E. S. Loomis
J. C. Cloud
Mrs Boyd Wells Austin Tours Reunion Visitors
Mrs Boyd Wells Austin stands among distinguished visitors at the reunion event, meeting attendees and sharing memories with former associates during the gathering.
Bryan Rotary Hosts Hood Brigade Veterans Meet
The Bryan Rotary Club hosted a Wednesday luncheon at the Green Parrot Tea Room for Hood’s Texas Brigade veterans and visiting members. Speakers included Hon. F L Henderson and Col John B Hood with remarks urging Rotary service and Washington Park improvements.
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Bryan
Hood Brigade
Edge Independence Day Picnic Postponed to July 9
The Edge school and church community moved the annual Independence Day picnic from July 4 to Wednesday July 9 to avoid conflicts with Wheelock’s celebration and Cedar Creek bridge gathering. Proceeds from drinks and cigars benefit Edge schools and community activities. The event features speakers, a ball game, entertainment, and a large dinner with attendees asked to bring a basket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edge
P. S. Mangum
Wheelock
Cedar Creek Bridge
Payne Grove
Sam E. Eberstadt
Bryan Chamber of Commerce
Ollie Orr
W. C. Hill
T. C. Elliott
W. R. Henry
J. A. Rychlik
Ed Chytil
Woman’s Club of
First Quarterly Meeting Of Missionary Societies
The Bryan Federation of Missionary Societies holds its first quarterly meeting at 4 p m on Monday June 30 at First Baptist Church under Baptist Woman's Missionary Union. Mrs M R Bentley presides and the constitution and by-laws will be reviewed for adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Federation of Missionary Societies
First Baptist Church
Baptist Woman’s Missionary Union
M. R. Bentley
Stamfords Turn Toward Lone Star State After Long Tour
Mr and Mrs J B Stanford report turning from Tennessee back to Texas on a long auto trip. They note fine weather no car trouble and camping on Lookout Mountain and civil war battlefields at Jonesboro Kenesaw and Lookout mountains during their journey.
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Lone Star
Lookout Mountain
Jonesboro
Kenesaw and
Lookout Mountains
Tennessee
Dr C A Searcy Spends Tuesday in Hempstead on Business
Dr C A Searcy spent Tuesday in Hempstead handling professional business matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Searcy
Hempstead
Body Found in Farm Home
A body was found at a farm house where Sam St. Mary lived alone. Police are investigating the discovery and the circumstances surrounding the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam ST. Mary
Death at St Mary Farm Sparks Inquiries in City
N E and T W Nash of Flynn visited Bryan to discuss the death of Sam St Mary found dead at his home. The body reportedly died several days earlier on the farm of his brother Joe St Mary a wealthy New York City man. Detectives from New York are on the scene as investigations continue into whether foul play was involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. E
T. W. Nash
Flynn
Bryan
Sam St. Mary
Mr. St. Mary
Joe St. Mary
New York City
New York
Cotton market tidings from Liverpool and New York
Liverpool cables show bullish interest with active buyers and large dry goods orders from India for Manchester mills. American markets open nearly unchanged with July as a key factor. prices rise early then retreat, New York closes 35 up while Byron spots at 28 12 cents. Weather maps predict warm western belt and thundershowers along the Atlantic coast. Corpus Christi reports first new crop base of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Cotton Exchange
Liverpool
Manchester
India
New York
Byron
Atlantics
Corpus Christi
Ramsey Family Reunion Held at College Station Home
A Sunday afternoon Ramsey family reunion gathered at the home of Mrs. J. H. Carroll in College Station. Attending were C. N. Ramsey and family, J. Z. Ramsey and family, Vick White and family of Bryan, W. G. Ramsey and family of Navasota, and S. C. Payne and family of Union Hill, along with Mrs. W. A. Ramsey's daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Carroll
College Station
W. A. Ramsey
C. N. Ramsey
J. Z. Ramsey
Vick White
Bryan
W. G. Ramsey
Navasota
S. C. Payne
Union Hill
Electric chair used for first time in Far East
Manila report states Juan Bucog, convicted slayer of six, was executed in Bilibid prison yesterday marking the first use of the electric chair in the Far East. The case draws attention to capital punishment practices in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East
Associated Press
Manila
Juan Bucog
Bilibid
Gen Felix Robertson Breaks Down in Hood’s Brigade Reunion Talk
Gen Felix Robertson sobbed during a reunion address at the Carnegie auditorium recalling Civil War battles and praising Generals Lee Hood and Jackson. He said future wars will come for every generation and urged pride in the old fighting spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Petersburg
5Th Texas Brigade
Norfolk
Hood
Gen. Robertson
Shiloh
Antietam
Mansases
Lee
Jackson
Davis
Carnegie Auditorium
General Hood
Dr Jno W Black Returns Home From Rotary Trip
Dr Jno W Black resumes duties after a six week absence visiting the Mayo Institute in Rochester and AMA meetings in Chicago. He attended International Rotary in Toronto as Bryan Rotary Club delegate and forecasts Chicago as next host. will share sketches of his journey later.
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Jno. W. Black
Rochester
Minnesota
Mayo Institute
American Association of Clinical Pathologists
Chicago
American Medical Association
Bryan Rotary Club
Toronto
Canada
International Rotary
Black
Reunion of Hood's Texas Brigade Descendants
John B. Hood son of Gen J B Hood from Jonestown Mississippi attends a reunion meeting with Mrs John B Hood great niece Dorothy Doane and great nephew Jack Doane Bry an. John Bell Hood grandchild of Gen J B Hood also attends.
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HOOD
Texas Brigade
John B. Hood
J. B. Hood
Jonestown
Mississippi
John Bell Hood
Jon B. Hood
Dorothy
Jack Doane
Bryan
Veterans Registered From Texas and Georgia Units
A list of veterans registered includes James Briggs of Company H 1st Texas Infantry at Fort Worth and John H Roberts of Company E 5th Texas Infantry at Arcadia plus S O Young and M Ross in 5th Texas Infantry, with others from 1st Texas 4th Texas 7th Texas Cavalry and Alabama and Georgia units across Houston, Austin, Waco, Navasota, Bryan and Cameron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Briggs
1St
Texas Infantry
Fort Wort
John H. Roberts
5Th
Arcadia
S. O. Young
Houston
M. Ross
Texas Infanry
J. K. P. Hanna
4Th
Calvert
J. O. Bradfiled
Austin
N. Hollingsworth
Felix H. Robertson
Robertson
Waco
E. W. Leach
Texas
San Antonio
J. J. Pressley
Alabama
Caldwell
J. H. Wheeles
Giddings
Fords Command
Edge
J. W. Lindley
Texas Cavalry
Navasota
R. B. Wood
T8as
Richards
W. L. Thompson
7Th
Bryan
Trustees Meeting Called by County School Board
The County Board of School Trustees is summoned to meet at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon in the office of County Superintendent D. J McDonald at the courthouse.
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County Board of School
D. J McDonald
Smith Demonstration Captivates Democratic Convention
At Madison Square Garden a highly organized Smith demonstration energizes the Democratic National Convention after Roosevelt nominates Alfred Smith. Delegates and galleries cheer at references to Lincoln and the Klan issue as platform debates on the Ku Klux Klan and League of Nations proceed amid corruption probes and attacks on President Coolidge.
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Associated Press
Madison Square Garden
William Gibbs McAdoo
Alfred Smith
McAdoo
Smith
Franklin Roosevelt
New York
Roosevelt
Lincoln
Ku Klux Klan
League of Nations
Homer Cummings
Pittman
Nevada
Bonus blanks available for ex servicemen in Brazos County
Mrs. Albert Buchanan, American Red Cross official, received soldier bonus blanks from the War Department. Blanks will be distributed in Bryan and county communities. Soldiers should bring discharge certificates to verify information. Cooperation with the American Legion aims to schedule a mass meeting for adjusted compensation applications at a later date.
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Albert Buchanan
American Red Cross
Brazos County
War Department
Washington, D. C
Buchanan
Bryan
American Legion
Cedar Creek July Fourth Annual Picnic Invitation
The Cedar Creek annual picnic will be held July 4. Everyone is invited to attend. A special invitation is extended to all old soldiers. COMMITTEE.
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Cedar Creek
Ice Cream Social at Kurten Church Benefits Fellowship
On Saturday night June 28 the Baptist church in Kurten hosts an ice cream social with singing and speaking to raise funds for the church. Bryan residents are invited to attend. Mrs. Jennie Yates of College was in Bryan today shopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kurten
Baptist Church
Bryan
Jennie Yates
Means Trial Voices Defense With Mellon as Witness
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon testified as a defense witness for Gaston Means and Elmer Jarnecke in a Prohibition case. The trial in New York heard arguments over alleged violations of the federal liquor laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Associated Press
New York
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
Gaston Means
Department of Justice
Elmer Jarnecke
Brazos County Bar Holds Friday Lunch at Green Parrot Tea Room
The Brazos County Bar Association visited Green Parrot Tea Room hosted by Mr. and Mrs. M G Nall on Friday noon. Attendees included Armstrong as president and Barham as vice president with several officers and members present. Visitors included Judge Warren Hillyer of Caldwell and district court stenographer J C McDonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Parrot Tea Room
M G. Nall
Brazos County Bar Association
Green Parrot
Robert Armstrong
Lamar Bethea
W. S. Barron
R. W. Armstrong
Baine versus Mooring jury verdict favors defendant
In district court Judge W. C. Davis presiding the case of L. L. Baine against Seth Mooring over last year's cotton crop division concluded with a jury verdict for the defendant. Plaintiff was represented by Warren Hillyard of Caldwell and Armstrong & Armstrong of Bryan. defendant by F. L. Henderson and Lamar Bethea of Bryan.
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L. L. Baine
Seth Mooring
W. C. Davis
Warren Hillyard
Caldwell and
Armstrong & Armstrong
Bryan
F. L. Henderson
Lamar Bethea
Rohde Jette Nuptials In Hearne Vows Of Trusie Jette
Miss Trusie Jette of Hearne wed Robert Emmett Rohde in a ceremony at Dr. and Mrs. John Held home. Officiant was Dr. Held. Rohde son of Emmett Rohde of Hearne. After a Houston Galveston wedding trip the couple will reside in Hearne, with attendees including Judge J. T. Maloney and Mrs. Held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A
Trusie Jette
Robert Emmett Rohde
Hearne
Held
Emmett Rohde
Bryan
Nannie Rohde
M. Jette
Rohde
Houston
Galveston
LaJoie
Ashford & LaJoie Garage
North Main Street
Maxine Jette
Chambers-Wilson Motor Company
J. T. Maloney
Jno. A. Held
J. M. Caldwell
Caldwell couple to move into new home near Allen Academy
Mr and Mrs John M Caldwell prepare to move from their current residence to a nearly completed new home adjacent to their son Mr and Mrs John Seeley Caldwell near Allen Academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Caldwell
John Seeley Caldwell
Allen Academy
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Sessions Hood
Main Street
Mr. Hood
Chautauqua
Neff
Southland
Paris
Egypt
General Allenby
Jerusalem
Mrs. Hood
Matagorda Plantation
Mrs, Brosig
Washington Park
R. L. Brown
Dallas
Boyd Wells Austin
S. Moylan Bird
Pop
D. L. Wilson
O. S. Young
Commission
Stamfords
Lone Star State
Hood’s Veterans Are Guests
Lions Club
Bryan Lions Club
Hotel Bryan
America
Ruth Knox
Sam Knox
Bryan Colored Choral Club
Jess Hensarling
Bob Armstrong
Searcy
Jess Cook
Dixie
Black Joe
Bry
Ramsey
Felix Robertson
Veterans
al Smith
Delaware
Bayard
Willard Saulbury
Florida
Missouri
Charles Ray
Saint Louis
Hay
Lewis Stevenson
Illinois
H. L. Igoe
Ralston
Frederick van Nuys
Indiana
Kansas
Jonathan Davis
Klan and League
Coolidge
Republican Party
A. J. Buchanan
Gaston
Robt. E. Rohde
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