Former Bryan School Teacher Tells Of Experience In China
A Bryan School teacher recounts life under siege in Hankow Wuchang during a mid September to late September period. He notes food shortages danger from shells and mines, wartime mail stoppages, American consular aid, peace talks failing, and efforts to evacuate or assist missionaries and Chinese colleagues. He describes travel across a contested region and looting at foreign and Chinese properties amid ongoing bombardment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
China
Kean
Wuchang
Chapman
Bullock
Haakow
Mr. Bullock
Mrs. Bullock
Saint Hilda's
Hanyang
Meg
San Francisco
Seattle
Chinese Red Cross
Boone
Dr. Bliss
Dr. James
Hankow
Seige of Wuchang Sketched From River Routes and Camps
The writer describes dockside travel near Kiukiang and Hankow, noting patrols, mutinies, and stray violence as troops clash along the Yangtze. He observes daily life amid siege conditions, including tea at a dirty house, rice fields, and a hopeful view of a Chinese general holding out for reinforcements. The account ends with reflections on suffering and a governor’s response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Kean
Hankow
Peking
Mr. B
Kiukiang
Wuchang
Sam Kaplan Named On Allen Academy Publication Staff
The Full Pack monthly publication staff at Allen Academy has been chosen for the year. Nat B. Allen, the principal, announces editors and reporters including Editor-in-Chief Hamil Womack of Clarksville and Sam Kaplan of Bryan as athletic editor, with a team from Dallas, Waco, Galveston, and other Texas towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Academy
Nat B. Allen
Hamil Womack
Clarksville
Robert McMahan
Waco
Richard Holmes
Tampico
Mexico
Humiorous
Ward Dabney
Dallas
Social
Alvin Dawson
Military
George Christensen
Galveston
Exchange
Raymond Bradley
Corsicana
Eagle Printing Company Elects Officers for 1927
The Eagle Printing Company held its annual meeting Saturday afternoon in the office of the company and elected officers. Mrs. Lee J. Rountree was named president, H. O. Boatwright vice president, P. A. Tardy secretary treasurer, and C. M. Cole assistant secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Eagle Printing Company
Lee J. Rountree
H. O. Boatwright
P. A. Tardy
C. M. Cole
Eagle Wants Ad to Sell Items Quickly
A local seller hopes an Eagle want ad will attract buyers fast. The ad promises clear descriptions and fair prices to move household goods and misc items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle
Golden Rule Farm Leads National Barred Rocks Contest
W. J. Boriskie's Golden Rule Farm continues to lead the national Barred Rocks egg laying contest conducted by A and M College. The farm owns six of the eleven top hens, including the two highest Leghorns, with a record high of 30 eggs for the first three months, though the hen began laying November 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Rule Farm
W. J. Boriskie
A. and
M. College
School of Agriculture
A. and M. College
Bennie Brae Australorps
Rucker
Golden Rule Poultry Farm
Baptist Meeting Reported at Houston Church
Rev and Mrs R L Brown returned from Galveston after the B S A convention in Houston February 18 to 20. Speakers included J M Dawson Waco Hill Nashville Burroughs Nashville Owen Macon Boone Alabama Groner Dallas and A M led by thirty students. A large Texas student delegation attended. The seventh meeting of Baptist students in Texas shows strong progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Brown
Galveston
Houston
J. M. Dawson
Waco
J. L. Hill
Nashville
Tenn
P. E. Burroughs
Nashville, Tenn
William Russel Owen
Macon
J. P. Boone
Alabama
G. F. Stark
H. B. Shook
J. J. Brown
W. D. Neff
Cliff Marshall
A. B. Oren
L. E. Berry
G. H. Norman
W. A. Porter
E. L. Boehm
S. B. Davis
L. S. Friday
W. M. Littlefield
W. C. Vertrees
A. G. Forster
H. G. Robinson
L. H. Garland
W. S. Morrison
H. H. Hargrave
N. H. Brock
T. D. White
L. M. Rowe
J. L. Sowell
The
Baptist Students of Texas
Mrs. Brown
Texas
U D C Club Holds February Meeting With Large Attendance
The Ross Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy met Friday afternoon drawing a large attendance for the February gathering. Members discussed chapter activities and upcoming events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LS. ‘Ross Chapter
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Fourth District Club Meet Set for Port Arthur
Mrs. B Youngblood will attend the annual spring convention of the Fourth District Texas Federation of Woman's Clubs in Port Arthur on April 11 12 13. The program includes educational and art exhibits a club council a fact finding session led by Mrs. J A Fields illustrated conservation address by Dr E O Siecke talks on home economics and Purnell work with explanations by Dr Whitacre plus discussions by Day Mills and Mrs M W Sims. Prizes will reward best delegates reports and chairmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Federation of Woman’s Clubs
Port Arthur
B. Youngblood
Washington
Federated Club
J. A. Fields
E. O. Siecke
State of Texas
Whitacre
Day Mills
Corsicana
San Antonio
M. W. Sims
Bryan
Pioneer Club
Maggie W. Barry
College
Wanted Tenant Farmer With Family Seeks New Home
Classified notice seeks a tenant farmer with his family for farm work. Mentions Geo and Stephan as contact points and notes preference for a third and fourths or halves arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo
Stephan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Coral Clark
Miss Lowe
Deadeoness Hart
Bishop Gilman
Bishop Root
Bishop Roots
Dr. Wakefield
Bliss
Hawking
Nanking
American Church
S. S. Kutwe
Gilman
Wankow
Wakefield
Wuchang Chamber of Commerce
Hong San
Red Mountain
Saint Hilda’s
Singapore
Withers
Erple
Union Normal School
Normal
England
Ouressenger
Chapman House
Evi
Sam Kaplan
Allen
Albert Buch
E. F. Parks
J. Webb Howell
J. Breterad
Ida Shephard
Newton Center
Mass
F. L. Thomas
M. College of Texas
W. D. Lawrence
Bryan High School
West Side School
W. B. Ldge
D. C. DeMaret
U. D.C. Club
Mrs
B Youngblood
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!