Book Knowledge and Cattle Thyme for Bryan Farmer
The Bryan Weekly Eagle lauds Prof. C M Evans of the Texas A and M College extension service for blending study with practice in cattle raising. Evans stocks his farm with registered cattle hogs and chickens, grows his own feed to cut costs, and aims to sell premium animals and products, proving book learning can yield wealth in farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Evans
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College At
Bryan
Eagles
Evans
Mr. Evans
Mobilize Labor for Working Farms
Texas extension service of A and M College with US Department of Agriculture and state labor commissioner plans next week labor mobilization to cultivate increased food and feed crops. Director Ousley cites wartime farming pressures and aims to prevent seed waste while expanding acreage by 25 to 40 percent since January 1. Extension staff will assist with field work and instructions on proper cultivation and post harvest follow crops such as sorghum kafir corn peas and peanuts.
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Extension Service
A. and
M. College
United States Department of Agriculture
State Commissioner of Labor
Austin
Federal Department
Ousley
Texas
Bizzell Plows Tennis Court to Grow Food on Campus
President Bizzell leads a campus effort turning surplus and garden finds into crops. The former tennis court near the new hospital is now planted with tomatoes corn peas and other vegetables for campus consumption at cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. College
Bizzell
Lizzell
Local men join ambulance corps in early enlistment
Norrison Gregg and Frank Oorsby of Bryan applied to Houston authorities to join the ambulance corps. A telegram today informed them of acceptance and ordered them to San Antonio. They will depart tonight to join the branch of the army.
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Ambulance Corps
Norrison Gregg
Frank Oorsby
Bryan
Houston
San Antonio
Army
Hollweg to Speak Under Pressure in Germany
Berlin reports Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg will soon declare Germany peace terms amid mounting pressure from annexationists, socialists, and various leagues. Conservatives push for clarity while socialists seek a no indemnity no annexation stance ahead of a Stockholm conference.
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Copenhagen
von Bethmann Hollweg
Germany
Pan-German League
Reichstag
von Bethman-Hollweg
Scheidemann
Agriculture and Industry
Six Leagues
Pan-American League
Army and Navy
Stockholm
Prominent Merchant Killed in Texas Car Crash
Waxahachie Texas May 5 T M Rockett a sixty year old prominent merchant was killed today when a train struck his automobile in which he rode Calvert Texas May 4 five Calvert boys answered Uncle Sam s call Clyde Marquess and Tom Peets have returned from Waco where they were recommended for training at Leon Springs in the officer s reserve corps for which place they will leave next week Will Briggs Roy Edwards and Pete Martin left Thursday for Houston to take the examination for the navy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waxahachie
Texas
T. M. Rockett
Calvert
Calvert, Texas
Calvert Boys
Uncle Sam
Clyde Marquess
Tom Peets
Waco
Leon Springs
Will Briggs
Roy Edwards
Pete Martin
Houston
Navy
Italians Win Point Over Negro Women In City
City Recorder announces all jail inmates must work and halves the case against black women in the northwestern city section. The owner of their homes agrees to move them to a more isolated area. failure to move by Monday triggers forced labor at J S Mooring plantation. Court convened on city hall steps. violators face punishment. War pressures influence local order and labor expectations.
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City Recorder
J. S. Moering
J. 8 S. Mooring
Corporation Court
Summer School of Cotton Classing Announced at A&M
The ninth session of the summer school of cotton classing will run June 11 to July 21 at the Agricultural and Mechanical College. W. J. Butler of Dallas with extensive market experience will lead cotton grading instruction. Josef H. Noyes of Paris handles cotton stapling. Board and lodging are provided, with all expenses kept minimal. Applications to D. B. Bagley, College Station.
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J. B. Bagley
Agricultural and Mechanical College
W. J. Butler
Dallas
Liverpool
United States
Mr. Butler
Josef H. Noyes
Paris
D. B. Bagley
College Station
County Schools End Sessions as Term Closes
County schools announce closure for the term with several districts ending sessions in the coming weeks. Kurten and Tabor shut after seven and seven and a half months, Reliance ends after six months, Harvey schools close May 11 after eight months, Millican and Wellborn finish May 18, and Steep Hollow ends within a week. High school grades are affected.
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Kurten
Tabor
Reliance
Harvey
Millican
Wellborn
Steep Hollow
Marriage Licenses Granted for Lee Wilson and Mary McMurray
Colored couple Lee Wilson and Mary McMurray obtain a marriage license, along with Richard Kyle and Ida Dixon, in the public records section.
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Lee Wilson
Mary McMurray
Richard Kyle
Ida Dixon
State v Hill Pleads Guilty to Simple Assault
County Court under Judge J T Maloney notes Louis Hill pleaded guilty to simple assault after an aggression charge. He was fined five dollars in the proceeding.
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J.T. Maloney
Louis Hill
Marketing Problem in Home Gardens Pressures Houston Produce
The Houston Post notes rising home gardens threaten fresh vegetable prices as abundance grows in Houston this spring. Dealers fear reduced demand for market shipments, with beans peas and turnips flooding markets while preservation supplies run scarce and sugar hoarding affects canning.
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The
Houston Post
Houston
Suspend Recruiting in Southwest District
The Army suspends civilian recruiting for training camps opening May 15 in Texas New Mexico and Arizona after reaching the 2500 cap per camp. Major General Pershing ordered a halt. Fort Logan H Roots transfers to the new Southeastern department under Major General Leonard Wood as Arkansas Louisiana join. Enrollment at Fort Logan H Roots stands 1268 with 1232 remaining before a full suspension.
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San Antonio
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
John Pershing
Southeastern Department
Charleston
S. C
Leonard Wood
Arkansas
Louisiana
Southern Department
Fort Logan
H. Roots
Mississippi
War Department
Censorship section struck down by House in espionage bill
The House voted 220 to 167 to delete the censorship section of the espionage bill. Leaders including Speaker Clark and Mann decried press censorship as unconstitutional and unnecessary at wartime, with House members arguing the president or subalterns could not effectively police the press.
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Washington
House Today
Clark
Mann
America
Wood
Indiana
England
Census figures show Brazos County population count
The count uses scholastic base times five totaling 30 020 residents for Brazos County with 6 004 scholars. Consolidated rolls list 4 462 non white residents including 1 283 American 145 German 458 Italian 65 Mexican 2 Norwegian 365 Bohemian 35 Polish and 2 109 negros. In Bryan City 1 542 non white residents with 811 negros and small numbers of others.
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Brazos County
Bryan
County Officials Move Court Room for Meetings
Abney and McCormick highway engineers moved Saturday to the room formerly used by county commissioners in the courthouse. Commissioners will meet in the county court room which has ample seating and proximity to the county clerk's office. The county judge will remain in the rear to manage county business as cases shift from county court to district court.
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Abney & McCormick
Highway Engineers
For sale listing from multiple sellers in Georgetown area
Auction fragment lists sellers including Steve Montalbano N A Stewart M H James Bryan A J Edwards Cawthorn Goree Neelley Wellborn Fel ton O Neil Bryan. The readable items indicate a local sales notice without further terms or dates.
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Steve Montalbano
Pitts Bridge
N. A
Stewart
M. H
James
Bryan
A. J. Edwards
Cawthorn
Goree Neelley
Wellborn
Felton O'Neil
Astin Named to Texas Defense Council
Former Senator J. R. Astin receives a telegram from Governor James B. Ferguson appointing him to the Texas state council of defense. A meeting is set in Dallas for ten o'clock on Thursday the tenth with Judge O. K. Dunlap of Waxahachie as chairman. Astin replies he will attend and serve. The council is described as braviest and most conservative ever assembled, with members having long records of service to state and nation.
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State Council of Defense
0. K. Dunlap
Waxahachie
Dallas
Astin
Texas
Negroes to Have Normal in Brenham This Summer
Brenham Texas May 8 State Superintendent W F Doughty approved a summer normal institute for negroes to be held in Brenham with C H Hogan as conductor. Assistants include A R Pickard Brenham L R Whiting Washington Miss E P Winn Chapell Hill W L D Johnson Houston and R T Tatum Beaumont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenham
Texas
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
W. F. Doughty
C. H. Hogan
A. R. Pickard
L R. Whiting
Washington
E. P. Winn
Chapell Hill
W. L. D. Johnson
Houston
R. T. Tatum
Beaumont
Villa Near the Border Reported Fifty Miles South
El Paso dispatch says Francisco Villa and his main command were reported today fifty miles south of the border in a moving force. The report emphasizes the distance and the location as a potential strategic position in the ongoing conflict.
Substitute for Calomel Dodson’s Liver Tone Gains Favor
Calomel sales fall as Dodson’s Liver Tone rises. Local druggists endorse the vegetable tonic as safe and effective for liver sluggishness and constipation. A large bottle costs 60 cents with a full money back guarantee if it fails to help.
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Dodson
Letters Awarded College Athletes at A. and M. College
The athletic council awarded letters for 1917 with a new policy granting a "T" only to first string athletes. Twelve baseball letters went to Ellis, Smith, Munch, Priester, Burns, Davis, Coleman, Rigney, Brailsford, Griesenbeck, Powers and Weir. Track letters were awarded to Haines, Brooks, McNew and DeMontel.
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Athletic Council
A. and
M. College
Ellis
Smith
Munch
Priester
Burns
Davis
Coleman
Rigney
Brailsford
Griesenbeck
Powers
Weir
Haines
Brooks
McNew
DeMontel
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Bryan Weekly Eagle
Bizzell’s
Hollweg
Talians
Fort Logan H. Roots Camp
Ae Pe
J. R. Astin
James B. Ferguson
Bryan Cotton
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