May Day Pageant Honors Emma Mae Robertson Queen of May
Emma Mae Robertson is crowned Queen of the May in a Saturday pageant held between 4 and 6 pm. The show features tableaus of winter fading into spring and summer with elaborate student performances and a grand Maypole winding. Visitors from across the country attended. the procession included musicians, a large court, and numerous groups of maidens and dancers directed by Miss Ruth Lawler and other faculty.
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Emma Mae Roberrtson
Queens Heralds
Melvin McNeely
Kay Hassell
Milton Morehead
Tom Cortegmelia
Morris Wilcox
Chas Ferguson
Bill Walker
Roy Gibson
Ervin Zimmerman
Emma Mae Robertson Minke
Queen's Court
Louis Pistole
Martha Williams
James Garland
Eleanor Freeman
Marvin Wallace
Nancy Moore
Ralph Howell
Emma Mae Robertson
Marguerite Ann Fairman
Dorothy Hedges
Charles Felker
Queen’s Entertainers
Enmimett Hall
William Shell
James George
Willie Shelton
Allen Withers
Roy Miller
W. T. McDonald
Leila Griffin
Wis Wola Ae
Rose
Emma Benson
Ralph Anna Searcy
Mavis Bradgen
Martha Ann Newland
Dorothy Doane
Margaret Grant
Frances Benson
Lelila Law Day
Merry Lillian Parks
Mabel Jones
Dorothy Maigne
Ida Belle Higgs
Ray Orms
Ruth Wilcox
Donnie Lou Gilmore
Thelma Bullock
Lillie Mae Tucker
Juanita Gandy
Mary Tucker
Johnnie Lee Farris
Naomi Tarkington
Ardelle Barron
Mary Jones
Kate Parker
Pauline McCulloch
Nellie Eden
Eula Frances Dunn
Elizabeth Brogdon
Emile Cochran
Louise
Ruth Lawler
Patti Simms
Raysor Sutton
Richard Ramsey
Maurice Rice
William Vesmirovsky
Frances Locke
Louise Weddington
Freda Wilcox
Christine Kellett
Bird
Mary Henry
Miss McCarty
Martin
Louise Viviani
Lalla Dean Randolph
Rosemary C. Sparkman
Alliene Gregg
Fay Morton
Ruby Earl Davis
Bessie Maude McGee
Marie Robinson
LilHan Davis
Mary Jane Nall
Margaret Janick
Katie Sausares
Aline Davis
Rena Cash
Frances Fickey
Robbie Broadman
Wilma Goen
Melvern Jones
Nina Bess Astin
Lois Brown
Shirley Reed Walker
Velma Bond
Nettie Nedbalek
Evelyn Beale
Mohnike Wheeler
Aline Carroll
Evelyn Murray
Katherine Viviani
Annie Palermo
Roma Davis
Ethel Louise Godwin
Frances Davis
Ann Bentley
Iola Barron
Anna D. Held
Silvarine Blackwell
Doris Cobb
Mary Morton
Lillie Kaplan
Lillie Janick
Annie Ruth Ware
Mattie L. Wright
Margaret Pasler
Annette Morrell
Nellie Mae Griffin
Annie Mae
Snow Men
Joe Palermo
Bodie Broadway
Kohler Lobello
Lawrence Smith
Hildred Josey
Roy Martin
Sam Patronello
Gaston Litt
Theodore Martin
Earl Tardy
Johnnie Phillips
Mat Price
Chester Jones
Joe White
Henry Litt
Robert Boriskie
Jno
Patronello
Leon Lobello
W. S. Johnson
Tony Noto
Rupert Delleny
Icicles
Lily Rush Walker
Margaret Parker
Mary Viviana
Ruth Johnson
Katherine Henderson
Frances Noto
Opal Brogdon
Maree Wheeler
Bessie Mae Baker
Bessie Kaplan
Evelyn Cahill
Ethel Holmes
Elsie McLeroy
Laurette Jancik
Ila Mae Hall
Frances Boriskie
Helen Bird
Rev J J Tatum Returns From Waco Visit
Rev J J Tatum came home from a week in Waco due to his granddaughter Hettie Laura May's illness. He preached at Hillsboro Free Baptist church on Sunday and returned to Bryan on Monday.
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J. J. Tatum
Waco
Hettie Laura
R. L. May
Tatum
Hillsboro
The
Free Baptist Church
Bryan
Sgt and Mrs Smart Prepare to Leave College for Maine
Friends announce Sgt. and Mrs. George Smart of College will depart in early June to return to Maine. During their years at College Station they formed many sincere friendships and are deeply missed as they prepare the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sgt
Mrs. Smart
George Smart
College
Maine
College Station
Brenham Chamber Hosts Bryan Plan Talk in Bryan
A Brenham Chamber delegation met at the Bryan Hotel where Secretary Eberstadt and President Cole outlined the Bryan plan of Building and Loan. Brenham loan: $160,000 of $250,000 stock sold, charter secured, aiming for June 1 start. Attendees included F. H. Bosse and O. E. Baumgart among others.
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Brenham
F. H. Bosse
T. A. Adam
O. E. Baumgart
O. E. Baumgart, Jr
H. A. Winkelmann
E. Holtzdow
S. E. Eberstadt
Brazos County Officers Help Burleson Officers
Sheriff L E Morehead Chief W S Martin and Officer John Conlee assisted Burleson County officers in two raids across the Brazos River at Chance's place. They captured one still with liquor and mash and part of another, plus made one arrest after leaving about 3 AM and returning by late morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Morehead
W. S. Martin
John Conlee
Chance’s Place
Brazos River
Burleson County
Colored woman shot by former husband at home
Dessie Hodge, daughter of Rev. D. H. Shivers, is wounded by buckshot in the thigh at her home. Edmund Collins, husband or estranged spouse, is in county jail after the Friday afternoon shooting. Chief of Police Martin led the capture near Bryan city cemetery as officers recovered buckshot from the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dessie Hodge
D. H. Shivers
Edmund Collins
Texas
Collins
Bryan City Cemetery
Martin
Freeman
Sexton
Held to Hearne to Aid Fund for Pastor's Europe Trip
Dr John A Held traveled to Hearne at night to help raise funds for sending the Baptist church pastor to Europe and the Holy Land. The mission mirrors an earlier effort aided by Dr Held in Navasota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Held
Hearne
Europe
Baptist Church
Holy Land
Bryan Church
Held
Dr. Held
Navasota
Delegates Return From Firemen's Convention in Bryan
Chief Charney Jenkins John W Hamilton DeWitt Graham Mrs DeWitt Graham Mrs J m Dunn and Judge W C Davis return from the 1923 Firemen Convention in San Marcos to Bryan Most delegates arrived yesterday Judge Davis stayed in Austin to visit legislators He brought Bryan's bid for the 1924 convention McKinney won the next convention site amid a four town contest
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charney Jenkins
John W. Hamilton
DeWitt Graham
J’m Dunn
W. C. Davis
San Marcos
Bryan
Judge Davis
Austin
McKinney
City votes against resurfacing Main Street after business opposition
At a city commission meeting the decision was made not to resurface Main Street. A suit was filed seeking to set aside the contract with Smith Brothers Paving Co of Dallas, the firm currently performing paving work in the city.
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City Commission
Main Street
District Court
Smith Brothers’ Paving Company of
Dallas
Charming Dallas Visitor Spawns Series of Social Affairs
Mrs. M. E. Hayes of Dallas, formerly Bryan, is hosted by friends for a sequence of social events. Luncheon, bridge on a veranda, a picnic lunch, and a campus gathering on A. and M. College grounds mark her visit, with numerous local ladies noted among the attendees.
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M. E. Hayes
Bryan
Dallas
M. R. Bentley
Hayes
H. P. Smith
Thomas Lundine
A. P. Swallow
H. T. Lawler
College Boulevard
F. N. Leland
Byron Bird
M. F. Hayes
C. M. Evans
Geroge A. Long
W. L. Porter
J. L. McNu
Fred M. Jones
B. W. May
W. Stanford
T. C. Walton
Mrs. Hayes
Death of H. H. Wilson in Dallas prompts funeral plans
Mrs. J. W. Barton travels to Dallas after the sudden heart failure death of her cousin H. H. Wilson. The funeral is set for Monday as relatives from Kentucky join the service. Wilson's son, a leader at Gulf Refining in Texas, had moved from Louisville nine years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Barton
Dallas
H. H. Wilson
Kentucky
Texas
Louisville
Gulf Refining Company
666 Quickly Relieves Constipation and Ailments
Product claim notes 666 relief for constipation biliousness headaches colds and la grippe in a concise list.
Resignation of Navasota Chamber Secretary-Manager
John Rieves tendered his resignation as secretary-manager of the Navasota Chamber of Commerce to the board and it was accepted. The resignation becomes effective June 1. Rieves arrived in Navasota in December 1922.
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Navasota
John Rieves
Chamber of Commerce
Rieves
Twenty two year old rattlesnake killed near Bryan
A five foot rattlesnake with 22 rattle segments was killed on the M G and R H Nolls farm about three miles from Bryan on Thursday May 10 by Jim Williams a Calvert man. It is noted as one of the longest and oldest in years and may fetch a good price from the opening rattlesnake market that buys them dead alive whole or by the skin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. G
R. H. Nolls
Bryan
Jim Williams
Williams
Fletcher Pool
Millican
Pool
For Sale Poland China Pigs
For sale throughbred Poland China pigs priced at five dollars each with papers seven fifty. Seller Lynn Sample located in Kurten Texas.
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Poland
Lynn Sample
Kurten
Texas
Walker's Father's Accountant Diploma Found in Tennessee
Cc. G. Walker preserves his father William H. Walker's accountant diploma dated June 27 1870 from Cumberland University Commercial School in Lebanon Wilson County Tennessee. The yellowed paper shows high marks with four of six subjects earning the top grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Walker
William H. Walker
Lebanon
Wilson County
Tennessee
Cumberland University Commercial School
Representative to Navasota District Meet Returns Home
The district conference of the Navasota Methodist church at Willis Texas closed after two days with most pastors present and a large lay attendance. Attending Bryan College members included Rev H C Wills Rev King Vivian J D McDonald C E Gardner R C Franks and Messrs Goodenough Ainsworth and Clark. Marsden Ainsworth an A M College student passed a fine examination and was licensed to preach with no negative votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navasota
Methodist Church
Willis
Texas
Bryan and
College
H. C. Wills
King Vivian
J. D. McDonald
C. E. Gardner
R. C. Franks
Messrs. Goodenough
Ainsworth and
Clark
Oak McKenzie
Herbal remedy claim for breath and mood booster
An advertisement promotes Herbine as a tonic to improve breath appetite and mood, claiming two doses cleanse the system. It lists a 60 cent price and notes distribution through druggists with the Adv label.
Firemen's Convention Passes Resolutions on Rountree Death
Special to the Eagle Waco Texas May 12 The State Firemen's Association passed a resolution praising Lee J Rountree for his service as chief executive and loyal membership noting the loss to the association and extending sympathy to his family The resolution was signed by J J Mead Hubbard Batts V 5S Fritz and endorsed by Secretary Olin Culberson
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Eagle
Waco
Texas
Lee J. Rountree
Austin
J. J. Mead
Hubbard Batts
Fritz
State Firemen’s Association of Texas
Olin Culberson
Women’s Club honors memory of Rountree family
Mrs. A K Short reported on the Fourth District Federation of Women's Clubs convention in Beaumont. The Bryan Extension Service club paid a tearful tribute to Mrs Lee J Rountree and her husband the late Hon Lee J Rountree with a one minute silent prayer and violin rendition of Nearer My God to Thee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. K. Short
Beaumont
Bryan
Miss Cavitt Elected District Secretary of Christian Endeavor
The Navasota district Christian Endeavor convention in Texas named Miss Nellie Schaffer secretary and Miss Esther Cavitt Bryan assistant secretary with Rev. W R Johnson of Galveston as pastor counsellor. Galveston chosen as next meeting site. Bryan proud of Cavitt’s honor and public recognition for her service.
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District Christian Endeavor
Navasota
Texas
Wm. N. ‘Shell
First Presbyterian Church of
Bryan
Hts
Cavitt
Nellie Schaffer
Houston
Esther Cavitt
W. R. Johnson
Galveston
Miss Cavitt
Bryan Girls Entered in Texas Music Meet at Baylor
Bryan sent two sopranos Miss Mary Lillie Fountain and Miss Aline Smith to the Texas interscholastic music meet at Baylor College. Murrell Dunn won piano first prize. Rhyline Stout second. Felix L. St.Clair won violin. Bessie Ruth Bickford and Gail Hamilton won soprano and contralto scholarships. Beau mont and Waco earned cups for best chorus, quartet, orchestra. judges included Clark Whitlock Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belton
Texas
Ballard's Snow Liniment for sprains advertised
An advertisement pitches Ballard's Snow Liniment as a remedy that penetrates flesh to heal slow sprains. Available in 20c 60c and 1.20 per bottle, sold by all druggists.
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Ballard
Elbow Grease and Optimism in Brazos County Farming
Regional agricultural notes discuss the May approach to weed control, the value of elbow grease, and improved machinery. The Agricultural Situation predicts cotton acreage rises in several states, and Texas shows a 114 percent increase. Farm labor shifts to cities, raising costs, while producers are urged to grow at home and cut expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Georgia
Missouri
Texas
Onion Garden Produces Fragrant Large Specimens
J. B. Priddy reports a garden that yields onions with strong perfume and large size. He brought a sample to the Eagle office, saying it is a random harvest not a prize winner, and that he has many more of the same variety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Priddy
Eagle Office
Shrine Ceremonials in Waco Draw Large Novice Class
Spring ceremonies of Karem Temple Shrine in Waco will be on May 15 with a large delegation from Bryan and College Station leaving last night. About four hundred candidates are booked to participate. Notables from Bryan and College include J Mayfield C Yates O Henderson F Bryson and many others with King Vivian as a leading candidate for a diamond ring prize.
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Karem Temple Shrine
Waco
Bryan
College
South
J. ©. Mayfield
C. C. Yates
O. O. Henderson
F. R. Bryson
E. R. Spahr
King Vivian
W. H. Harrell
J. F. Casey
B. J. Allen
B.D. Marburger
Nobles
H. O. Ferguson
H. P. Dansby
Roy Hudspeth
W. B. Roman
W. A. Duncan
W. F. Davis
H. M. Milton
D. E. Baker
C. C. Braden
C. B. Potts
A. L. Parke
E. W Price
R. E. Lee
F. E. Lichte
J. R. McKee
A. J. Spieth
Roy C. Stone
Aggieland
Heartburn Relief Ad Promises Instant Distress Relief
An old advertisement touts Herbine for acute heartburn or indigestion. It claims immediate relief and rapid passage of fermented food into the bowels, with the user feeling better at once. Distributed by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ady
Wanted man and woman for hosiery sales in Norristown
Advertises full time salary seventy five dollars weekly and spare time pay at one fifty per hour. Seeks couple to sell guaranteed hosiery from Guaranteed Mills in Norristown Pennsylvania.
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Norristown
William Ross Priddy Among Largest SMU BA Grads
Dallas May 14 One hundred and nineteen candidates for the bachelor of arts and five for the bachelor of music form SMU's largest senior class. Thirty two girls and twenty boys are among the arts candidates. Dallas leads with 44 graduates and William Ross Priddy of Bryan is listed among the BA nominees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Southern Methodist University
Texas
William Ross Priddy
Bryan
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Ina Mae Todd
Marie Graham
Winona McNeely
Kathleen Bullard
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Jessie Deason
Inez Smith
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Margaret Plagens
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Lindell Henry
Dorothy Graham
Maudelle Wiley
Monette Groginsky
Deane Orms
Lois Manly
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Catherine Mize
Wava Martin
Lene Cortegmelia
Allie Fae Bullock
Hattie Russell
Clover
Lillie Satterwhite
Deasie Vance
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Vera Smith
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Mrrs
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SEC
Eberstadt
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Brazos CO
Burleson
Mrs. Barton
C. Navasota
Cc. G. Walker
Firemen’s Convention
Rountree
Christian Endeavor
Horace Clark
Clyde E. Whitlock
Fort Worth
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Cameron
Camilla Marrs
Marble Falls
Baylor College Fine Arts Conservatory
Brazos County Boys and Girls Club Department
Brazos County
Oklahoma
Kansas City
Louisiana
R. B. Ewing
Robertson County
Knob Prairie
Emma Tobias
Benchley Club
Benchley Blue Bennett Boy's
Effie Rice
J. H. Chastum
East Bryan
Tabor High School
Wheelock
Canada
Gulf
King of Trails Association
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