Memorial for Texas statesman Lee J. Rountree in Austin House
Lee J. Rountree, veteran editor and Brazos County representative, died of a cerebral hemorrhage at 4:50 p.m. while speaking in the Texas House. A large tribute followed in the hall with flowers from Hood's Texas Brigade. his funeral will be held in Austin and Bryan, with his body returned for burial.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Lee J. Rountree
Bryan
House of Representatives
Rountree
Dallas News
Lee J Rountree
Hood
Texas Brigade
United Confederate Veterans
South
Lee Rountree
Bradfield
Galveston News
Hall of Representatives
Funeral Rountree F merges large Bryan service with varied escorts
A Bryan Texas funeral for Mr. Rountree drew record turnout as Bryan businessmen closed shops. The service began with a Brazos Union Lodge A F and A M rite at the depot then moved to First Methodist Church with Rev H C Wills. Musicians from A M College and Allen Academy provided orchestration and a Masonic grave ritual followed by a long procession to the cemetery including the A M College band Company A Infantry and Knights Templar.
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Rountree
Texas
City of
Bryan
Brazos Union Lodge No 129
First Methodist Church
H. C. Will's
Oak McKenzie
O. E. Saunders
J. W. Hall
M. M. Erskine
Ed Crenshaw
W. B. Roman
J. D. Martin
Roy Hudspeth
Knights Templar
A. & M. College
John W. Black
M. R. Bentley
A” Infantry
Allen Academy
Brazos Union Lodge No. 129
Death of legislator Rountree and tribute from Hood’s Brigade
Representative Rountree collapsed in the House and died, prompting an official delegation including Senators Lewis Doyle Bowers and Representative Quaid Lackey Satterwhite Teer and QO. D. Baker to attend. Flowers from Hood’s Brigade were given to the living and later laid at his funeral as colleagues expressed sorrow.
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Representatives Shires
Dallas
Nathaniel Jacks
House Journal
B.i
Rountree
Texas
Nat
E. L. Covey
Mr. Rountree
C. L. Martin
Representative Baldwin
A. R. Shearer
Mount Belleview
Speaker Seagle
Lewis
Doyle
Bowers
Quaid
Lackey
Satterwiite
Teer
QO. D. Baker
House
Senate
Brazos
Grimes
Hood
Texas Brigade
Bryan
Masonic Picnic at College Postponed Indefinitely
In memory of Representative Lee J. Rountree the Masonic picnic at A. and M. College has been indefinitely postponed. This notice asks people not to prepare or bring baskets for the event.
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Masonic
College
Lee J. Rountree
A. & M. College
Santa Fe Employees Get Increased Wages
Twenty thousand maintenance of way and railroad shop employees of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railway have been granted wage increases effective May 1 under a negotiated agreement. A F Stout vice president of the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way and Railroad Shop Laborers announced the rise will range from one to three and a half cents per hour.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
A. F. Stout
United Brotherhood of Maintenace of Way
False Bottom in Booze Truck Netts 380 Quarts
Sheriff L E Morehead Chief W S Martin and Jim Dunn seized a Reo truck loaded with 380 quarts of Old Rye bottled in bond hidden behind sheet metal strips and a trap door. The driver L A Bagley of Dallas faces habeas corpus proceedings and a likely high bond.
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Bond
L. E. Morehead
W. 5. Martin
Jim Dunn
Cole Hardware Co
Brazos County
Dallas
L. A. Bagley
Death of Lee J Rowntree Shocks Georgetown Community
Lee J Rowntree, longtime owner and editor of the Georgetown Commercial, died suddenly in Austin on Monday. He led the paper to wide regional circulation, and his wife Frances Mitchell Rowntree assisted in operations. Rowntree also owned and managed papers in Taylor Bryan Eagle and ran for state and local offices before his death. He previously served two terms as president of the National Press Association.
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Mr. Rountree
Kyle
Texas
House of Representatives
Georgetown
Sulphur Springs
Bryan
Bryan Daily Eagle
Brazos
Grimes County
South America
Asa
Egypt
Europe
National Estorial Associaton
Texas Press Associaton
Methodist Church
Pythias
State of
Rountree
Austin
W. B. Bizzell
Lee J. Rowntree
Rowntree
Georgetown Commercial
Frances Mitchell
Round Rock
Williamson
Burnet
Travis
San Marcos
Taylor
Brazos County
National Press Association
Steep Hollow School Closes Successful Year Program Recap
Steep Hollow School under Miss Bertie Kisinger and staff capped a successful year with classes and performances. Students led by Denise Conway Emma Tobias Alison Dell Bullock Hilma Andrews Annie Laurie Cook staged recitations monologues drills and a closing tableau. A moonlit audience of hundreds filled improvised dressing rooms as J M Cook thanked teachers and announced his resignation from the school board after years of service.
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Steep Hollow
Bertie Kisinger
Luther Holligan
Laura Mims
Yankee Doodle
Edit Conway
Childrren
Emma _ Tobias
Allie Dell Bullock
Hilma Andrews
Annie Laurie Cook
J. M. Cook
Evans to Conduct Poultry Show in Mexico City
Special to the Eagle reports College Station extension official C M Evans has a Mexico City request to help run a poultry and dairy short course in late June. American breeders will supply exhibits and another carload of varieties for sale. Lectures in Spanish with an interpreter will cover judging, pest control, feeding and management.
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College Station
Co. M. Evans
Extension
Servie
College
Mexico City
Mexico
Norman social guest Miss Myrle Palmer visits Bryan
Miss Myrle Palmer of Norman ge is in Bryan as a guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Fletcher.
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Myrle Palmer
Normange
Bryan
E. L. Fletcher
Caldwell Woman Guest of Mrs. Mary Ewig This Weekend
Mrs. Elex Ewing of Caldwell is the weekend guest of Mrs. Mary Ewig, visiting from the local area to enjoy a social visit and hospitality.
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Elex Ewing of
Caldwell
Mary Ewig
Energetic Hen Hrdlicka Family North of College
Mr and Mrs Ed Hrdlicka of Rural Route No 4 near College visited the Eagle office today. They are successful truck growers and pure bred Duroc Jersey hog growers now specializing in Barred Rocks using College methods and report one hen laying her 61st egg in consecutive days.
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Ed Hrdlicka
College
Eagle Office
Hrdlicka
Bryan High Orchestra Enjoys Baylor College Trip
Messrs Will S Higgs accompanied the Bryan High School orchestra on its trip to Baylor College Belton and returned home yesterday. The report describes a delightful meet and an enjoyable time, noting the orchestra is filled with enthusiasm and determination for success that will bear fruit for years to come.
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Messrs
Will S. Higgs
Bryan High School
Baylor College Belton
Speech Urges Schoolhouse Growth for Steep Hollow
Mr. Cook advocates improving school facilities and building a suitable auditorium to serve both the school and community during evening gatherings by moonlight. He calls for united effort aligned with current needs to place Steep Hollow at the forefront of progressive Texas communities.
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Cook
Steep Hollow
Texas
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Nobles of the
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Sons of Confederate Veterans
Shearer
Ed. Smartt
State Board of Health
Santa FE
C. M. Evans
S. S. Rosier
W Xon
Bryan High Orchestra
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