Brazos County Grand Jury Opens May Term
Brazos County district court opened with Judge W C Davis presiding and twelve grand jurors sworn. Foreman E A Peters named. Sheriff L B Morehead called homes. court notes light docket with few crimes since last term and anticipates completing work within the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
E. A. Peters
Brazos County
W. C. Davis
J. G. Minkert
R. Z. McDonald
Grand Jury
J. W. Barron
J. Walter Smith
Jay W. Harris
Hugh Dowling
EB. A. Peters
J. KE. Weedon
R. M. Dansby
J. W. Hall
T. A. Adams
Ross Dean
H. S. Locke
H. E. Randolph
C. C. Morgan
L. B. Morehead
Brazog County
Mother's Day Observed by Bryan Women
The Woman's Benefit Association of the Maccabees hosted a Mother's Day celebration for members' mothers after a regular meeting in Bryan. Mrs Henry Prager led the event following a directive from Miss Bina M West, founder and president, noting the association's claim as the world's largest of its kind and its $16,000,000 in benefits over 80 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Benefit Association of the
Ladies of the Maccabees
Henry Prager
Bina M. West
Woman's Benefit Association
Woman's Association
Miss Suber Honored by Baylor College Literary Society
Miss Martha Suber of Bryan, Baylor College student in Belton, Texas, is chosen as one of fourteen charter members of a newly organized literary society named Mast O Crath. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. J. H. Suber and regarded as one of Bryan’s brightest former Baylor pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suber
Baylor College
Martha Suber
Bryan
Belton
Texas
J. H. Suber
County Collector Roy Hudspeth Returns From Austin
County official Roy Hudspeth has returned from Austin after attending state tax seminars and meeting with lawmakers. Hudspeth plans to review pending reforms and report back to the county commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Hudspeth
Austin
Brazos County Petit Jurors For Next Week
The Brazos County district court lists the petit jurors for the week starting Monday May 16. Names include Sheriff L E Morehead P B Goen P A Tardy R S Mawhinney H C Fulgham W E Johnson Jr C E Jones A Lewis J A Tobias Forest Jones N F Lockerd S I Dowker G Waxon J M Lawrence Jr W S Fizgs J T Cloud E Kennedy F B Brown Jr J M Barron T H Haltner L A Spell W W Hall C C Vick O O Crenshaw Dewitt Graham D J Cunningham Mack Mize R M Sherwood John Henry F T Cole C G Wetter Lyne Sample C F Goen W M Garner W E Elliott Ernest Moore Wallace Peverly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of
Brazos County
L. E. Morehead
Goen
P. A. Tardy
R. S. Mawhinney
H. C. Fulgham
W. E. Johnson, Jr
C. E. Jones
A Lewis J. A. Tobias
Forest Jones
S. I. Dowker
John Henry
F. T. Cole
C. G. Wetter
Lyne Sample
C. F. Goen
W. M. Garner
W. E. Elliott
Ernest Moore
Wallace Peverly
Funeral for Roger Parker Haltom Held in Benchley
Funeral services for Roger Parker Haltom known as Jack Haltom were held Tuesday afternoon at Benchley. Prof. A D Martin of the Church of Christ officiated with Rev. C N Calmes of the First Christian church assisting. Interment followed at Bryan Cemetery at 3 30 p m with Knights of Pythias pallbearers including Oak McKenzie M E Wallace Guy F Boyett Will Gibbs Jr Tom Zuber and J M Bullock Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Parker
Jack) Haltom
Benchley
A. D. Martin
Church of Christ
C. N. Calmes
First Christian Church
Bryan Cemetery
Knights of Pythias
Oak McKenzie
M. E. Wallace
Guy F. Boyett
Will Gibbs Jr
Tom Zuber
J. M. Bullock Jr
Texas Physicians Oppose State Health Insurance Plan
A Texas Medical Association committee at the Paso convention opposes a proposed state operated system of industrial health insurance backed by the Texas Federation of Labor. Dr Phille Howard warned it would be a stepping stone to broader state health coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Labor Board
Associator Press
Paso
State Medical Association of Texas
Texas Federation of Labor
Phille Howard
Business Men Omit Advertising Schemes Says Fourth Estate
Julie P. Johnson argues illegitimate advertising schemes harm small town newspapers and business. She notes the cost disparity between large and small papers and warns that doomed schemes waste funds and damage community growth.
Texas Editors to Meet in Bryan College in 1923
Dr W B Bizzell Lee J Rountree A D Jackson and S C Hoyle depart for Denton to attend the 42nd Annual Texas Press Association convention Tonight they urge editors to hold the 1923 meeting in Bryan and College as invited by the Bryan Brazos Chamber of Commerce Rountree will give the official association address after being elected at the 1921 McAllen meeting for the third time to serve in that duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Bizzell
Lee J. Rountree
A. D. Jackson
S. C. Hoyle
Denton
Texas Press Association
Bryan and Brazos County
Texas Editors
Two Men Walk NY to Frisco Keep 80 Miles Daily
Joseph A. Daly and Thomas H. Faillace of New York City left Bryan for Dallas on foot this morning heading to San Francisco a 4600 mile trek expected to end June 7 They average 80 miles daily and are backed by five New York athletic clubs who put up 5000 to reach San Francisco by the deadline They survived a prior party of five with two quitting in Richmond and Houston The pair carry autographs from President Harding Vice President Coolidge and each state governor and faced a Mississippi River levee breach near Baton Rouge while sleeping close to the levee river flood danger nearby continues to loom
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Dalynd
Thomas H. Faillace
New York City
Bryan
Dallas
New York
San Francisco
Glencoe Lorimer
Rector’s
Frisco
Richmond
Houston
Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Mississippi River
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
King’s Trail
State Department Faces Texas Kidnapping Fallout
Washington May 10. Reports tied to Senator Culberson’s daughter Mary and British veteran Alexander E Robertson suggest the romance may reach the State Department. Robertson claims private detectives kidnapped him and tried to force his exile. British officials say they will limit action to observing court procedures as he sues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Mary Culberson
Charles. A. Culberson
Texas
Alexander E. Robertson
State Department
Robertson
Miss Culberson
Sybil Wood and Emmette Wallace to Wed in College Station
Mr and Mrs T B Wood invite guests to the marriage of their daughter Sybil to Mr Emmette Wallace on Thursday May 18 1922 at eight o'clock at the home of Mr and Mrs T O Walton College Station Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B. Wood
Sybil
Emmette Wallace
T O
Walton
College Station
Texas
Use Brick Vitrified Brick Ad From Thurber Brick Co
An advertising line touts vitrified brick pavement quality and invites readers in Fort Worth Texas to write Thurber Brick Co for more information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurber Brick Co
Ft. Worth
Texas
Tex. Press Association invited to Denton meeting in 1923
The Texas Press Association plans a Denton gathering May 11 to 13 1923 with Mayor Tyler Haswell President W H Cole of the Chamber of Commerce Dr W B Bizzell A and M College officials and editors invited. Levee meeting set for Monday at the Carnegie Library Brazos County Fair urged with note on fine cattle and agricultural displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Press Association
Denton
W. B. Bizzell
Lee J. Rountree
Eberstadt
Arthur A. Stiles
Bryan
Brazos
Burleson
Brazos County
Jno. M. Lawrence
Sruan
Texas
Carnegie Library
Ike Ashburn
Pizzell
College
May Pole Dance on Villia Maria Campus Delight Bryan Audience
A May pole dance on the Villia Maria campus featured Mother Mary Angela and Sister Aloysius guiding the event on Monday afternoon from 4 30 to 6 30. The program included an action song chorus by fourth and fifth graders and a folk dance by young children. The blues defeated the reds in a spirited basketball game followed by another folk dance and a tennis win by Miss Froelich over Miss Cooke. Attendees found the events entertaining and instructive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Angela
Aloysius
Villia Maria
Academy
Bryan
Texas
Reds
Lucy Lee Froelich
Gertrude Cooke
Froelich
Mater Mary Angela
Citywide street grading under way in Bryan
J. G. Ramsey, Street Superintendent, leads grading of Bryan streets over 100 miles. Work covers Main Street and the west side with drainage improvements and culverts where needed. Target completion by end of December.
Cotton Market Steady Amid Mixed Futures Trading
Cotton futures closed unchanged to six points lower as spot sales occurred on the Bryan market at 17 12 cents per pound middling basis.
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Bryan
Henry Grelen Bryan Hi Boy Is Champion Pole Vaulter
Henry Grelen of Bryan High School won the Texas state interscholastic pole vault at 11 feet 6 inches in Austin among 200 plus schools. Coach Charlie Hudson predicts a state record next year and urges support to send Grelen to the All Western Interscholastic Meet in Boulder, Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Grelen
Bryan High School
Texas
Austin
Bryan
Charlie Hudson
Grelen
Henry
Boulder
Colorado
Athletic Association
West
Charlie
Satterwhite
Mark Wilcox
Alton Boyett
Sam Scardino
Tommy Hipp
Criss Cortemeglia
Bryan High
Wilcox
Boyett
Hipp Scardino
Cortemeglia
Fire Fighting Stars Attend Brownwood Jamboree
Judge J W Hamilton Charlie God Win and Julius Groginsky attend the state Firemen and State Vice Chiefs Convention in Brownwood. They carry credentials urging Bryan to host the 1928 convention. The jamboree is well attended and local firefighters aim to impress with their letters supporting Bryan as next site. Hamilton is scheduled to speak Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Hamilton
Charlie Godwin
Julius Groginsky
Brownwood
Bryan
Judge Hamilton
Officers of Eastern Star Elected in Bryan Chapter
At a regular Bryan chapter No. 222 East ern Star meeting at the Masonic Temple officers for the ensuing year were elected: Mrs. Lee J. Rountree Worthy Matron H E Randolph Worthy Patron Mrs A J Buchanan Associate Worthy Matron Mrs M M Erskine Secretary M M Erskine Treasurer Mrs H H Prager Conductress Mrs Oak McKenzie Associate Conductress Installation to follow with Rountree to announce appointive officers. A L Moody and John Whitten of Cottonwood were in Bryan Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Lee J. Rountree
H. E. Randolph
A. J. Buchanan
M. M. Erskine
H. H. Prager
Oak McKenzie
Two Men Attack 13 Year Old Girl Near De Leon
A 13 year old girl, daughter of W F Hall, was attacked by two masked men at a rural mailbox one half mile from her De Leon area home. They beat and bound her then fled in a second car. Police have no suspects. The report notes a surge of Texas crimes and mentions a separate Kirvin murder of Eula Ansley.
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DE Leon
Waow Press
Fort Worth
Texas
W. F. Hall
Eula Ansley
Kirvin
Stiles to Attend Bryan Levee Meeting May 15
State Reclamation Engineer A A Stiles, just back from Washington over the Oklahoma Texas boundary case, sends word to Lee J. Rountree in Bryan that he will attend the Bryan levee meeting on May 15 and will assist neighbors with the project.
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A. A. Stiles
Washington
U. S. Supreme Court
Austin
Texas
Lee J. Rountree
Bryan
Arthur A. Stiles
McSwain and Stewart Wed at Tatum Home
At Rev J J Tatum’s Bryan Texas afternoon ceremony A B McSwain of Rock Prairie and Mrs A M Stewart of Carthage married with Rev Tatum officiating. McSwain a Brazos County notable and Stewart mother of N A Stewart visited Bryan. couple to reside on McSwain’s Rock Prairie farm.
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Bryan
Stewart
Mrs. McSwain
Mr. McSwain
Rock Prairie
Dubinsky Bros to Perform in Bryan Next Week
The Dubinsky Bros Stock Company arrives in Bryan for a week of shows in their mammoth tent. Opening bill Monday night is That Girl Minerva with one free admission for each paid adult ticket at 85 cents.
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Dubinsky Bros. Stocks Company
Bryan
Minerva
Beggars at Eagle Office Question Work Ethic
Three able bodied fakirs visited the Eagle office on Tuesday begging instead of working. They argued intelligent efficiency excuses shirked labor and claimed they could earn more by begging. One beggar said there were thousands like him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Office
Federal student slain near Oklahoma A and M campus
Beckham Cobb 23 a government student at Oklahoma A and M was shot to death near Stillwater campus. Earle Gordon 25 a fellow federal student may face charges after authorities investigate the fatal shooting sparked by a demand for an apology to Mrs Cobb 18.
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Associated Press
Stillwater
Okla
Beckham Cobb
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Earle Gordon
Cobb
Gordon
Brazos River Crest Reached Near Waco Damages Noted
Waco Texas May 10 Brazos River fell to crest at 2 am and danger passes if no further rain. Farms below the city suffered heavy damage with thousands of acres of cotton destroyed. Governor Pat M Neff offers aid to tenant farmers for seed replanting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Texas
Brazos
Pat M. Neff
Russian reply to Allied memorandum delayed in Genoa
Genoa May 10. Russian reply to the Allied memorandum, prepared for presentation this morning, was not delivered as expected after talks between M. Tchitcherin and Schanzer. It was decided the reply must undergo alterations before being presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genoa
M. Tchitcherin
Russia
Schanzer
Italy
Trinity River Drops Below Flood Stage Around Dallas Fort Worth
The Trinity River at Dallas and Ft Worth receded slowly on May 10 while railroad communication stayed hampered. In Ft Worth the river stood five feet below flood stage and declined rapidly as residents returned to lowland areas and rail service largely resumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Trinity River
Ft. Worth
Railway workers vote on monthly strike aid plan
In Houston on May 10 a motion to have the International Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen contribute $50 000 per month to the United Mine Workers during their strike was referred to a special committee for report before final convention action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Houston
Texas
International Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
United States
United Mine Workers
Bryan Daily Eagle Local Community Newspaper Statement
The Bryan Daily Eagle emphasizes its role as a real community newspaper serving Bryan College Station and Brazos County with extensive local news. It notes six to twelve columns daily and more local content than many Texas small-town papers, inviting reader comment and support for community efforts.
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Bryan Daily Eagle
Bryan
College
Brazos County
Texas
The
Eagle
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Julies P. Johnson
Bryan-College
N.Y
Frisco Pass
John M. Lawrence
J. D. Martin
College and Bryan
Tyler Haswell
W. H. Cole
Chamber of Commerce
WB. Bizzell
A. and
M. College
8. C. Hoyle
Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce
R. O. Allen
Wilson Bradley
Travis
J. N. Dulane
Walton B. Hood
San Antonio Commercial Bank
Ramsey
Jno
Villa Maria Campus
Bryan HI Boy
Eastern Star
A. L. Moody
John Whitten
Cottonwood
Bryan Wednesday
Stiles
Dubinsky Bros
Waco Crest
Trinity River Falls
Dallas FT. Worth
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