Bryan Daily Personal Notes Highlight Wide Range of Visitors
Thursday’s Bryan listings include Bailey Warren Miss Ellen Winters John Mathis of Reliance Mrs R E Perkins Laura Mims of Steep Sollow E A Huggins of Wixon and many others visiting or in town for shopping business or social events. Flood news and local travel appear alongside club notes and auctions.
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Bailey Warren
Ellen Winters
John Mathis
Reliance
Bryan
B. G. Bond
Daugsters
Jessie
Eulala Bond
Walter Bullock
Prospect
Cleburne Keith
John Sabo
Philip Endler
Kurten
Laura Mims
Steep Sollow
E. A. Huggins
Wixon
R. E. Perkins
College
C. E. Bobo
Harvey
W. E. Graham
Rock Prairie
J. Webb Howell
College Avenue
M. H. James Drug Co
Ira Bond
Oliver
Local Notables and Residents Attend Meetings and News
Wednesday's notes report A M Waldrop at the Texas Retail Clothiers Association meeting in Fort Worth. Frances Lucile Ford welcomed by Mr and Mrs Arthur B Ford. John T Gould returning to Bryan with Mrs Gould and children. Mrs B L Davis and baby travel from Winnsboro to Hempstead. Mr Davis building agricultural work in Hempstead. Luther Boyd trades with Bryan merchants. Mrs George Foster visits Bryan from Brazos bottom. J A D Robinson of Wixon area seen in town. Harold Seale seriously ill on East 26th Street. Miss Mary and Gussie Byars in Bryan on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Moore
J. L. Cook
Tabor
Bryan
Teachers’ Examiners
Aubray Moore
I. V. Freeman
Brazos Bottom
E. C. Elliott
T. P. Hall
Steen Hollow
G. B. Hensarling
Wellborn
W. F. Cross
Lillie Bess Kyle
L. H. Tucker
Lee J. Rountree
J. W. Pitman
Myrtle Wilkes
Navasota
Brazos
C. L. Benson
C. H. Chambers
M. College
Navaset
George B. Hensarling
Welsb
M. Green Buchaan
Harvey
H. K. Cochran
Waco
H. N. Cochran
East 27Th Street
Lola and
Nona Belle Jones
Wylie Higgs
East 24Th Street
Louis T. Pippin
Bedias
Grimes County
M. B
A. M. Waldrop
Texas Retail Clothiers’ Association
Ft. Worth
Arthur B. Ford
Frances Lucile Ford
West 28Th Street
John T.gould
Oakwood
A. and M. College
Phil Trant
J. A. D. Robinson
Wixon
Harold
Horace Seale
East 26Th Street
Mary
Gussie Byars
Independence
Local Social and School Notes From Bryan Area
Miss Franchelle Roberts returns to Dallas after visit with her mother Mrs. Roberts. Prof. Mangum announces Edge school closure Friday. Alberta and Josephine McCall visit from College. Lillian Beaumont to host a recital at East Side School May 12. Brazil visitor John Coimbra departs for Brazil May 15 via New Orleans. J Lynn Thomas travels on A and M College business. Mrs. Gregg reports abundant blackberries at Eagle office.
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H. C. Fender
Wellborn
Eidson
F. A. Lowry
Route 6
Eagle Office
Gilbert H. Brown
College
College Avenue
Jas. W. James Real Estate Agency
W. W. Solomon
Wichita Falls
Lloyd Young
Little Sons
Corsicana
Bryen
Young
J. Seth
Brazos Bottom
C. A. Harris
Automatic Electric Shoe Polishing Co
New Orleans
J. R. Stewart
Bryan
Alice Cole
Noah
Cole
Coleview
First Baptist Church
Rob. J. Roberts
Dallas
Franchelle Roberts
Hockaday
J. M. Thompson
Prospect
R. R. Ellis
Birdwell
Nelleva
Navaset
Sample
G. M. Ammons
Tabor
W. G. Taliferro
Calvert
James O. Eidson
Chester Higgs
Navasota
J. E. Reed
J. M. Williams
Walter Smith
Millecan
August Kern
Hamilton
Texas
Alabama
H. C. Fulgham
C. M. Degelia
Steele
Waller T. Burns
Houston
M. H. James
Douglass Howell
Robert Armstrong
M. W. Sims
San Antonio
Sims
G. C. White
R. S. Webb
Webb
Touro Hospital
Mr. Webb
John Matthews
Eagle Lake
Geo. Stephen
W. E. Bates
Sterhan
Brenham
John T. Hanway
Edge
Tatum
P. S. Park
Celia M. Cross
Millican
Hockaday School For
R. J. Roberts
W. T. McKay
New Baden
W. O. McNutt
Charles Thomas
Minter Springs
P. S. Mangum
Alberta McCall
Josephine McCall
Lillian Beaumont
East Side
John Coimbra
Brazil
United States
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
Galveston
J. Lynn Thomas
A. & M. College
McLellan County
Speegleville
J. G. Gregg
Poultry Association Meeting Enjoys Strong Participation
Brazos County Poultry Association met Monday night with President J. F. Oates presiding. Reports highlighted progress from the Smetana community meeting and efforts to engage young farmers in purebred poultry and other livestock. J. Kraft spoke on the rise of poultry as a main product, noting many rural youths join clubs. next meeting will consider where to hold the next community gathering.
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Brazos County Poultry Association
J. F. Oates
Smetana
E. R. Alexander
C. L. Benson
Geo A. Adams
Reliance
J. H. Kraft
Brazos County
Texas
Bryan
Kraft
Poultry Association
J. H. Conway
Geo. A. Adams
J. Jenkins
W. L. Hillin
I. J. Rosprim
V. J. Boriskie
A. L. Rosprim
W. M. Jones
W. C. Sanders
Carl Wipprecht
Bryan merchants urged to advertise in Eagle newspaper
Local note urges every business man in Bryan to place ads in the Bryan Eagle. It claims the newspaper is the best town advertising medium and that advertising in the Eagle is more effective than billboards. Includes a phone contact.
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Bryan
New Cotton Root Disease Reported By Brazos County Grower
W E Graham of Rock Prairie near Wellborn brings samples of young cotton from a 50 acre strip showing a new root disease. He notes about 80 percent of his crop is dying with roots dead in the middle and leaves collapsing, not caused by flood or wind. Experts at A and M College will study the condition.
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W. E. Graham
Brazos County
Rock Prairie
Wellborn
Eagle Office
Graham
Eagle
A. and M. College
Judge W C Davis Passes Through Benchley Friday
Judge W C Davis of Bryan passed through Benchley en route to Franklin where he is holding court. The visit follows a busy day with local residents at a Rye barbecue and a small crowd attending school closing events.
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Franklin Texan
Benchley
Texas
Brazos
Robertson
Harve Spillars
Hearne
C. A. Searcy
Bryan
Sam
College
J. W. Moore
Ollie
Myrtle Josey O Hearne
Adaline
Sutton
Rye
R. H. Halton
Dalla
Jack
Elby Sikes
Dallas
Louis Glaze
Will Josey
Maud Jernagan
Tabor
W. C. Davis
Franklin
Judge Davis
John Rutherford
The
Texan
H. W. Boyles
Lillie Maude Buckhaults
Grandma Haygood
Misses Jewell
Gladys Cameron
Haymarkett
Jesse Peyton
College Entrance Exams At Bryan High School
Superintendent Madison Hall announces four day college entrance exams at Bryan High School to benefit students from non affiliated high schools. Passing the tests allows entry to any Texas college without further entrance exams. First exam begins Monday at 8 30 A M.
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Madison Hall
The
Bryan High School
Texas
Huge Rattlesnake Killed by Mr. O. Z. Hall
A giant rattlesnake about six and a half feet long with seven rattles and a button on the end was killed Tuesday by O. Z. Hall at his home on the Navaset River, twelve miles from Bryan, as high waters drove it onto dry land near Moehlman’s meat market.
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Moehliman
Bryan Street
O. Z. Hall
Navaset River
Bryan
District Court Receives Papers in Martin Case
State of Texas versus John F. Martin papers reach Brazos County District Clerk J W Barron for trial by the Brazos County District Court next week. Case moved from Houston after two distrials by Harris County Court. Judge C W Robinson ordered transfer April 24 to Judge W C Davis presiding. Defendant indicted for robbery by firearms.
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State of Texas
John F. Martin
J. W. Barron
Brazos County District Court
Houston
Harris County District Court
C. W. Robinson
W. C. Davis
Black-Draught Liver Medicine Endorsed by Local Grocer
East Nashville grocer W. N. Parsons praises Thedford’s Black-Draught as the best liver medicine for sour stomach indigestion and headaches. He claims it regulates the liver, cleanses the bowels, and should be in every house, noting many others share the positive experience.
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Thedford
Nashville
Tenn
W. N. Parsons
Parsons
Saint Louis Good Will Tour Expresses Texas Hospitality
Phil A. Becker, chairman of the St. Louis Good Will Tour, writes City Manager E. E. McAdams praising Bryan’s hospitality during their visit. The letter notes the tour boosted friendship between St. Louis and Texas and requests copies of the Bryan Eagle with any notices of the trip.
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E. E. McAdams
Phil A. Becker
St. Louis
Bryan
Mr. McAdams
State of Texas
Texas
Sunday School At 518 Baptists Reaches Large Attendance
The Baptist Sunday School classes at 518 Baptists reported 519 members attending Sunday services out of 690 enrolled. Superintendent R S Webb Jr notes April average attendance near 498, with ages from 5 to 85 years and plans for a larger turnout next Sunday Mothers Day.
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Baptist Sunday School
R. S Webb, Jr
Celebrates 90th Birthday of Mrs. R. E. Kern
Mrs. R. E. Kern of Greenville Alabama marked her 90th birthday May 2 gathering nine children and many grandchildren in Greenville. Surviving offspring include L. I. Shine Leggett S H Cowart Birmingham Jas Haygood Sr Ida Kern L. B Kern W M Kern David Joseph Kern A K Kern. A longtime Methodist convert active in Sunday school.
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R. E. Kern
Greenville
Alabama
L. B. Kern
Mesdames
L. I. Shine
Leggett
Texas
S. H. Cowart
Birmingham
Ala
Jas. Haygood Sr
Ida Kern
Messrs
Bryan
W. M
Bryan Plan Visit Sought by Athens Chamber
The Athens Chamber invites Secretary E E Eberstadt of the Bryan Building and Loan Association to speak on the Bryan Plan on Friday May 12. President W H Cole grants leave for the trip as the association is praised for its reputation as a home builder and Eberstadt is expected to present facts amid growing calls.
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Chamber of Commerce At
Athens
E. E. Eberstadt
Bryan Building and Loan Association
W. H. Cole
Chamber of Commerce
Eberstadt
Texas
Jury Finds Boyles Guilty Of Unlicensed Jitney Operation
In Mayor Tyler Haswell's court at City Hall Thursday morning a jury found Harry Boyles guilty of operating a jitney in Bryan without licenses and assessed a $10 fine. It is understood the case will go on appeal.
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Bryan
Tyler Haswell
City Hall
Harry Boyles
Boyles
Brazos County Commissioner's Court Meets in Regular Session
The Brazos County Commissioner's Court, with Judge H. O. Ferguson and Commissioners Edge Degelia Moore and Holland present, held a brief regular session and adjourned to Monday to review the 1922 assessment rolls submitted by Tax Assessor Jim Darwin.
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Brazos County
J B Reed Leaves Bryan on Trip to Flynn
J B Reed departed Bryan Monday night for a business trip to Flynn and is expected to return Thursday.
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J.B. Reed
Bryan
Flynn
Jis
Sad Death of Mrs Wilson Near Tabor
Mrs Nora Francis was interred at Wheelock Cemetery following her death at home near Tabor on May 5. The funeral at 3 pm Saturday was led by Rev King Vivian of College Methodist Church. She was 70 years old, lifelong resident and cherished by family and neighbors.
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W. N. Wilson
Nora Francis
Wheelock
King Vivian
College Methodist Church
Boog-Scott Reports Large cattle Dip in South Texas
Col J E Boog-Scott head of the Texas Livestock Sanitary Commission returned from South Texas with officials from the Bureau of Animal Industry and the commission. He said over 100000 cattle will be dipped in several South Texas counties during the next month and that most counties in eradication zone No 3 are operating with prospects of early quarantine relief. He attended the Extension Service barbecue hosted by Mr and Mrs C M Evans in College on Monday.
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Col. Boog-Scott
J. E. Boog-Scott
Livestock Sanitary Commission of Texas
South Texas
Bureau of Animal Industry
The
Commission
C. M. Evans
Cicero Pierce Col. Dies From Heart Paralysis Near Bryan
Cicero Pierce a well known colored citizen aged about fifty on Echols farm four miles south of Bryan died of heart paralysis while chasing hogs. Witnesses Jim Godwin Henry Creig John Ford Carl Jones and Tay lor Ross observed the death. sheriff L E Morehead investigated and ruled natural causes. Pierce had relatives in Brazos and Grimes counties and was regarded as thrifty and active.
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Bryan Cicero Pierce
Echols
Jim Godwin
Henry Creig
John Ford
Carl Jones
Taylor Ross
L. E. Morehead
Pierce
Brazos
Grimes
Prominent Attorneys Ready to Defend John F. Martin
Hon. Harry C. Gerlach and B. S. Cooper, noted Houston lawyers, arrived in Bryan to defend John F. Martin in Brazos county district court. The case, moved here from Harris county, faces a June 1 change of venue. Martin is jailed in Bryan after Sunday night’s booking for alleged attempted robbery with firearms, with County Attorney J. G. Minkert to prosecute.
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Harry C. Gerlach
B. S. Cooper
Houston
Bryan
John F. Martin
Brazos County
Harris County District Court
Martin
L. E. Morehead
J. G. Minkert
Mr. Minkert
Candidates Cards Printed On Short Notice At Eagle Office
Workers at the Eagle office rushed to print candidate cards on short notice ahead of an upcoming election. The effort aimed to distribute ballots and voter information efficiently. Local officials coordinated with printers to meet a tight deadline.
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Eagle Office
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A. B. Richie
Joe
Lloyd Richie
J. C. Nagle
Elizabeth Suber
Jud Collier
Mumford
L. J. McDonald
D. C. Vick
James H. Cobb
Jerry Upright
Sandy Point
Frank Cantavespie
Caldwell
Brazos County Red Cross
T. C. Walton
College Station
Poultry Association Meeting
W.E. Graham
Rattlesnake
MR. 0. Z. Hall
Martin Case
Saint Louis
Wilson
Cicero Pierce
Kellogg's
Kellogg’s
W. K. Kellogg
W. M. Salvato
K. T. Garage
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