Minnett and Anderson Try Brazos Jail Escape
Sheriff Morehead startled by a second story escape attempt at Brazos County Jail. Frank Minnett used sawed steel bars to free himself while Charley Anderson denied involvement. Evidence points to two outsiders who supplied tools and whiskey stills. Grand jury to hear related testimony as sheriff holds key items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Morehead
Brazos County
Quitely
Frank Minnett
Charley Anderson
Beaumont
Bev Thornton
Minnett
Kaufman County
Morehead
Bryan
Frank
Four Year Agriculture Engineering Course Planned at A and M
College Station Texas May 10 The A and M College of Texas will offer a four year bachelor of science program in agricultural engineering beginning September 1921. The change expands the former two year course to provide engineering training from an agricultural perspective to support irrigation drainage land reclamation and farm power machinery. Prof Scoates notes vast farming needs with millions of acres requiring drainage and power availability far exceeding industrial horsepower use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas
A. & M. College of Texas
Department of Agricultural Engineering
D. Scoates
Prof. Scoates
United States
Man and girl killed in plane crash at Abilene field
Abilene Texas May 9 A mechanic named Carson and Miss Margaret Pearson were killed and Lt E A Locking badly injured when a plane piloted by Carson fell at a local aviation field Witnesses believe the craft went into a tailspin FE Akin an observer said he thought a control lever jammed Carson a student aviator and the trio had been in the air a short time they were preparing to land and crash prevented a takeoff to join a local aviation club
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Abilene
Texas
Carson
Margaret Pearson
E. A. Locking
Locking
Royal Flying Corps
Temple
America
Yorkshire
England
FE. T. Akin
German Patrols Cross Oder to Upper Silesia
Ratibor area report states German patrols crossed the Oder River into Upper Silesia early yesterday and captured six Poles, one suspected of killing several Germans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ratibor
Upper Silesia
Oder River
McNamara Paroled After Nine Years For 1910 Dynamiting
Joan J. McNamara is released from San Quintin state penitentiary after nine years and five months of a fifteen year sentence for the 1910 dynamiting of Llewelyn Iron Works in Los Angeles. He earned maximum good behavior reductions. This case is noted for West crime involving widespread industrial dynamiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
San Quintin
Cal
Joan J. McNamara
Llewelyn Iron Works
Los Angeles
Fort Worth Woman Brutally Assaulted. Police Seek Suspect
Miss Helen Horton a 20 year old head usher at a local theatre was attacked at about 1 AM in her home. She was gagged and injured. the assailant's race is unknown. Police and county officials conduct a citywide search as doctors rate her condition serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
Helen Horton
Cardul credited for relief from long-standing weakness
Mrs Williams of Route 6 Springfield recalls severe back pain and nervous weakness easing after using Cardul. She reports improved strength, better sleep, and overall health, noting her doctor approved the progress and urging others to try Cardus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
D. V. Williams
Route 6
Mrs. Williams
Cardus
Sapiro Addresses Brazos Farmers On Co operative Marketing
California marketing expert Aaron Sapiro urged Brazos County farmers to form a commodity based co operative marketing system. He outlined long term contracts, non profit structure, warehousing plans, and expert merchandising to improve returns, while stressing community unity and farm prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast of America
Aaron Sapiro
California
Brazos County
Baptist Tabernacle
C. L. Benson
Sapiro
Lee J. Rountree
Southland
America
South
Cotton Marketing Association
Texas
Farm Bureau
A. W. Kinnard
D. D. Peevy
Texas Farm Bureau
BE. A. Peters
Sam Cavitt
W. E. Graham
A v Cook
Walter Armstrong
Chamber of Commerce
F. H. Pool
Henry Kurten
Chas Merka
C. M. Degelia
John Nedbalek
E. A. Peters
Joe Lloyd
Sam E. Cavitt
I. M. Cook
Kate Lee Daugherty
Extension Service
Brazos
Brazos County District Court Opens Grand Jury Session
The Brazos County district court convened with District Judge W C Davis presiding. County Attorney J G Minkert represented the state as the grand jury was empaneled and W H Cole named foreman with twelve jurors listed. The civil docket was then set and several attorneys attended the opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
W. C. Davis
J. G. Minkert
Silent Klan Parade Shocks Eagle Lake Night Crowd
About 200 to 250 hooded Klansmen paraded through Eagle Lake's business district between 8 and 9 PM led by a flaming cross and American flags. The procession drew surprised crowds, banners proclaimed law and order, and observers debated group strength and origins while noting no identified leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Lake
Ku Klux Klan
Main Street
Rex Theatre
Klan
Farm for sale owner seeks cash price details
Wanted to hear from the owner of a good farm for sale. State cash price for particulars. Address D. P. Bush Minneapolis Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. P. Bush
Minneapolis, Minn
Bond Election In Brazo County Schools District
The Brazo County Sheriff issues a notice for a May 28 1921 election at Tabor High School to decide on issuing 15000 in bonds for building and equipment of public schools. Voters will decide if a tax to pay interest and establish a sinking fund should be levied while bonds are outstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Brazos
Tabor High School
Commissioners Court
L. B. Morehead
Bhorittans County
A and M Defeats Texas In Track And Field Meet
A and M won the Friday track and field meet against Texas in College Station by 79.5 to 71.5. Denny led A and M with three wins including the 120 yard high hurdles the pole vault and the 220 yard low hurdles. Other top A and M performers included Wier, Davis, Sanders, and Mahan in various events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas
University of Texas
Denny
Davis
Harris
Wier
Sanders
Beavers
Wilcoxen
Scurlock
McNatt
Venny
Frazier
Smith
Mahan
Dieterich
Neely
Loop
McNutt
Pierce
Viscus
Dinwiddie
Hamilton
Littlejohn
Hawley
Stinnett
Schmidt to survey cattle disease in South Texas coast
Dr. H. Schmidt of the Agricultural Experiment Station at A and M College of Texas departs College Station for Belleville to observe cattle illness in the coast country. He aims to collect blood samples for study while noting few treatment options due to quarantine and tick eradication laws. An emergency fund and additional veterinarians are urged to further the research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Eagle
College Station
Texas
H. Schmidt
Peares County
Ku Klux Klan Meet On Mountain Top
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan gathered at Stone Mountain Georgia to celebrate the order’s founding six years ago. About 5 000 knights attended with more than 10 000 candidates to be taken into the order per officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
The
Ku Klux Klan
Order
Stone Mountain
Georgia
Klan
Harvard Professor Arrested For Operating A Still
Boston May 7 Louis Agassiz Shaw assistant instructor at Harvard Medical School was arrested by Federal authorities charged with manufacturing liquor at his Back Bay home 6 Marlboro Street. Prohibition agents found an elaborate top floor still adjoining the ballroom and seized five gallons of moonshine whisky described as an excellent product. Shaw pleaded not guilty and was released on $500 cash bail with a hearing set for May 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Boston
Louis Agassiz
Shaw
Harvard Medical School
Marlboro Street
Back Bay
Alexander Announces Candidacy for State Senator
Hon W P Alexander of Limestone County visited Brazos County on Monday and Tuesday to announce his bid for state senator. A former Texas legislator, he presents his candidacy to the district in this issue of the Eagle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander
W. P. Alexander
Limestone County
Texas
Brazos County
Eagle
Gov Neff Seeks Aid for Harris County Stockmen
Governor Neff requests aid after a mysterious cattle disease strikes Harris County. J E Boog-Scott of the Texas Livestock Sanitary Commission plans to send an assistant State Veterinarian to Houston and seeks experts from A and M College in bacteriology biology and pathology. The illness killed thousands of cattle last year and its cause remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neff
Haris County
J. E. Boog-Scott
Livestock Sanitary Commission of Texas
Houston
Boog-Scott
A. & M. College
Livestock Commission
L. G. Cloud
H. Grafke
Inspes Tor
Bureau of Animal Industry
Harris County
Personal notices span Bryan and surrounding towns
Mrs J B Alford returns from McCombs Mississippi and hosts sisters friends for weeks. Mr and Mrs Albert Buchanan visit Teague for weekend with daughter. Belle Chatham and children stay with F E Chatham. Reed and son visit Covey family in Hearne. Lee Bowles returns from Baton Rouge and plans to live with parents. Various visits to Bryan from residents of Navasota Dallas and other towns. A&M College events include Dramatic Club banquet for sixty and Waco Club picnic near Wellborn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Alford
McCombs
Miss
Wilma Dickey
Lucy Carroll
Alford
Albert Buchanan
Teague
George R. Branch
Belle Chatham
Franklin
Franklin Texan
Lola Wilson
J. W. Ramsay
Joe
Navasota
Miss Wilson
Little Joe
Clemmie Gilmore
Darrell Mims
Villa Maria
Keulah Cook
Allen P. Carr
Marlin
W. A. Duncan
Margaret
B. Sbisa
College
Bryan
J. H. Dowling
Wellborn
H. L. Butler
Groesbeck
J. J. Pressly
Caldwell
Gus Robertson
J. D. Maxwell
Winnie
Floy
Iola
Herbert Beavers
Gordon Hamilton
Luke
J. Atchison
A. & M. College
State University
Elk’s Hall
Roscoe Bates
Dallas
A. G Board
J. C. Hutchinson
Houston
N. K. Green
A. W. Kinnard
Austin
State Department of Agriculture
Davis
Department of Agriculture
Jamar Bethea
Waxahachie
Louise Adair
Huntsville
Ava Haswell
Adair
Irene Allen
Frances Carter
Katherine Parker
Beaumont
Local residents and visitors noted in Bryan movements
John Livingston of Albuquerque closed a California contract with Automatic Shoe Polishing Co. Miss Margaret Mueller visits Bryan from San Antonio. Numerous residents like George Dunn Wheelock and Mary Bain Houston travel for business and family reasons. A baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Louis McCulloch. Rev. J. M. Bullock returns from New Baden. June family from Fort Thomas joins Bryan. Beckwith and Locke depart for Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge in Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Livingston
Alberquerque
New Mexico
Mac Dotson
Jessie Kate Lyon
Sallie Tucker
Will Poindexter
Dallas
O. E. Ford
Greenville
John Q. Adams
Tom J. Wilson
Seymour
Bryan
Wilson
John Wilson
Rock Prairie
M. E. Jones
Steep Hollow
Mary Bain
Houston
S. J. Bain
M. J. Parker
Louis McCulloch
23Rd Street
J. M. Bullock
New Baden
Baptist Church
A. J. Buchanan
Teague
E. C. Branch
Pansy Conlee
Megargel
Texas
Megargel High School
T. A. Taylor
Austin
O. M. Ball
E. C. Brockman
Mina Graham
W .E. Graham
W. T. Johnson
J. H. Bammel
Jonette
W. C. Boyett
Henry Norton
Rosemary
Malcolm
Fort Thomas
June
Agricultural Department
A. & M. College
Hearne
L. H. Tucker
Messrs
C. S. Beckwith
Henry R. Locke
Fort Worth
Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge
Waste and efficiency debate at Sherman engineers meeting
Sherman Texas May 10. Manufacturers urge higher efficiency and waste elimination to meet foreign competition. Carl L Pool returning from Milwaukee reports leaders at the Society of Industrial Engineers convention share the view. He says waste of time money material and labor keeps the country from normalcy the public is blamed and work would end war if all exert effort. L H White returns home to Houston after a weekend visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Texas
Carl L. Pool
Society of Industrial Engineers
Milwaukee
Pool
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Anderson
M’namara
F. J. Jenkins
Missouri
A Sapiro
James Madison Smith
Leon Lusk
Mae Miller
Viola Miller
Ewing Boyd
Fifty-Fifth District
BR. Schmidt
South Texas
Mountain Top
Harvard
Gov
L. H. White
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