Steep Hollow pioneers and the torch of service
In 1870 Steep Hollow’s pioneers formed a tight-knit community centered on a one room schoolhouse and a makeshift church. The Founders built a school, a church, and a cemetery known as Gods Acre, creating a lasting legacy of faith, education, and civic duty that binds present generations to the past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steep Hollow
Steep Hollow Branch
Daniel Dansby
W. G. Buchanan
B. M. Simmons
I. 8. Cook
Thos. F. Bullock
J. Madison Bullock
J. E. Bullock
Hull
Texas
Brazos County
The
Pic
Ture
Yesteryear
Virgin Forest
Steep Hollow Families
God’s Acre
Earth
Old Church
Terrace protection urged as rains strain Texas slopes
College Station Texas May 13 Farm engineer M R Bentley Extension Service A and M College warns spring rains add stress to terraces. He urges careful field checks to hold terraces, repair gullies, widen outlets and use scrapers or ditchers as needed to prevent erosion and loss of soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
M. R. Bentley
Extension Service
A. and
M. College of Texas
WTAW
Bermuda
West
Texas
Bermuda onions on sale plan by farmer near Bryan
Joe Kopecky, farmer eight miles northwest of Bryan, displayed Bermuda onions weighing 2 12 pounds each and 18 inches in circumference. He plans to cure 700 to 800 pounds for sale later this year due to limited current demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Kopecky
Bryan
Bullocks Visit Relatives in Wellborn
Mr and Mrs Edgar Bullock visited relatives at Wellborn on Monday afternoon and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Bullock
Wellborn
Out of town visitors Mr and Mrs J Walter Smith in Millican
Millican residents Mr J Walter Smith and Mrs Smith were noted among out of town visitors in the city today reinforcing the small town social circuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Walter Smith
Millican
City
Brazos County Red Cross Sends $1 508 62 For Mississippi Flood Aid
Brazos County chapter secretary reports a total donation of 1508.62 to the American Red Cross relief fund for Mississippi Valley flood sufferers. The initial 1000 check arrived and 508.62 was forwarded to Red Cross headquarters in St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Red Cross
American Red Cross Fund
Mississippi
St. Louis
Albert Buchanan
American Red Cross
Bryan
Texas
Buchanan
Mississippi Valley
Hoover
Army
Army Engineers
Navy
Coast Guard
Commerce and Agriculture
Wm. M. Baxter, Jr
Tabor High School Grad Exercises Celebrate 1927 Class
A crowded Tabor High School auditorium hosted the junior graduating class event with banners and flowers. Miss Annie Laura Smith delivered the salutatory, Miss Broach the class prophecy, Miss Velma Holiday the class poem, and Estelle Armstrong the valedictorian. Mrs Albert Buchanan of Bryan spoke and presented certificates to graduates including Armstrong Smith Holiday Sealey Rudasill Broach Walker Schram Wilson Atkins Broadway Cooper Paul Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabor High School
Miller
Dave Bunting
Annie Laura Smith
Broach
Velma Holiday
Estelle Armstrong
Estelle
Albert Buchanan
Bryan
Tabor
Mildred Sealey
Alice Jane Rudasill
Louise Broach
Marie Walker
Henry Schram
Ezra Wilson
Claude Atkins
Allen Broadway
Howard Cooper
Paul Walker
Rainbow Girls Elect Officers at Bryan Assembly Meeting
At the Bryan Assembly No. 41 Rainbow Girls meeting last night officers were elected Gusie Ballerstedt as worthy advisor Frances Locke assistant worthy advisor Kathleen Bullard charity Ellis Balerstedt hope Gussie Odom faith Mrs M R Bentley mother advisor Gussie Ballerstedt worthy advisor Marie Cavitt and Kathleen Bullard will represent Bryan Assembly at the grand assembly in Austin June 14 and 15
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Assembly
Order of the Rainbow No. 41
Gussie Ballerstedt
Frances Locke
Kathleen Bullard
Charity
Ellis Balerstedt
Hope
Gussie Odom
M. R. Bentley
Marie Cavitt
Grand Assembly
Austin
Eberstadt Asked To Write For Progressive Farmer
Sam Eberstadt secretary of the Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce has been asked by Progressive Farmer to write an article on the local organization’s agricultural accomplishments. The letter cites the chamber as having done outstanding work in this field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers of Commerce
Sam E. Eberstadt
Bryan and Brazos County
Brazos County Bulls Shipped To Burleson County Dairy Herds
Burleson County launches a dairy improvement program led by County Agent Chil ders. Prof. George P. Grout of A and M College selected four registered bulls from Carl Wipprecht Jersey herd. The bulls, from high producing dams, are expected to boost butter fat production and fit line breeding plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burleson County
Childers
George P. Grout
A. and M. College
Carl Wipprecht
Jersey
Brazos County Mother's Club Holds Meeting
Mrs. F. L. Thomas presides as Brazos County A. and M. Mothers Club reports eighteen paid memberships plus one contributor. Mothers Day gatherings in College Station will host two annual meetings in YMCA parlors with state executive sessions planned for September. The group stays active through summer with notices in the Eagle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Thomas
Brazos County
A. and
M. Mother’s Club
College Station
M. Mother’s Clubs
Mother’s Clubs
Parent-Teacher’s Association
R. B. Grant
Brazos A
Eagle
Bryan Beautiful Contest Gains From Gentle Rain
Rain Thursday and Thursday night boosted the Bryan Beautiful Contest sparking new interest among over a hundred contestants. The committee praises the year’s beautification as the best and most lasting yet with more permanent planting and thousands of rose bushes palms and hedges installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Wreck on College Road Prompted Caution
A minor collision occurred on College Road when a vehicle slowed without signaling causing Mrs. Flagg and her son to swerve into County Agent C. L. Benson's car. Both cars suffered damage but all occupants were unharmed. The at fault Dodge Coupe driver was unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Road
Miss Cochran Sings At Lions Meeting
Miss Emile Cochran a Bryan High School graduate performed solo at the Bryan Lions Club Tuesday meeting. In addition to the entertainment, six delegates from the McAllen convention reported, drawing hearty cheers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Cochran
Lions Meeting
Emile Cochran
Bryan High School
Bryan Lions Club
Buster Hassell
Norman Dansby
Rotary
Lions Clubs
Julian Bolton
Eugene Edge’s
McAllen
J. H. Bolton
J. E. Hensarling
H. H. Young
Anton
H. Berkman
E. R. Bryant
Ross M. Sherwood
M. Schulman
J. M. Jones
G. L. Crawford
S. E. Eberstadt
E. A. Lightfoot
M. M. Erskine
Henry Locke
Roy Danforth
C. M. Halsell
Fred Hale
R. E. Bosque
Harry S. Edge
R. V. Armstrong
Geo. W. Griner
J. M. Ferguson
J E. Henderson
Thos. Gordon Watts
Willard Chambers
Bob Irvine
F. D. Fuller
Ty Cobb
Moody and lawmaker visit A and M College Station
Governor Dan Moody and sixteen state legislators visited Texas A and M College Station for a tour of the college including the Texas Experiment Station and Extension Service. The group, welcomed by President Walton, viewed cadet reviews, dined in the Mess Hall, and heard addresses before returning to Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walton
College Station
Dan Moody
A. and M. College
T. O. Walton
Texas Experiment Station
Extension Service
Byrd E. White
Edwin J. Kiest
Dallas
The
College
A. and
Cadet Corps
Senate
House of Representatives
Senate Finance Committee
W. S. Barron
Bryan
House
Guion Hall
Austin
Bry
Brazos County
Mess Hall
Moody
R. S. Bowers
Caldwell
Edwin J. Keist
The Bryan Daily Eagle Medium for Resuite
The Bryan Daily Eagle serves as the channel through which resuite results are published and distributed to readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Daily Eagle
Mrs Frank Funk of Mexico Here
Mrs Frank Funk of Mexico is visiting Bryan with her brothers Gus and Sol Gerson and families in their first meeting in 20 years. Mr Funk accompanied her to Bryan then returned to his business in Mexico. Mrs Funk stays several weeks longer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Funk
Tuxpam
Mexico
Gus
Sol Gerson
Mr. Funk
Bryan
Mrs. Funk
Miss Gerson
Poland
America
Funk
Woman's Missionary Society Holds Splendid Meeting
The Woman's Missionary Society of the A and M C Methodist church met Monday with Mrs F W Plunkett. Mrs George P Grout presided and Mrs M C Hughes acted as secretary. A committee was appointed to arrange a silver Baptismal font for the church. The group heard a sermon from J R McKee and praised the society as a leading missionary organization. Present were Mesdames Grout Hughes McKee Watkins Yates Killough and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Missionary Society of the A. and M. C. Methodist Church
F. W. Plunkett
George P. Grout
M. C. Hughes
Mesdames
D. T. Killough
Jennie Yates
C. A. Lewis
J. R. McKee
The
Missionary Society
General Superintendent Board of Missions
Willson
Mesdames George P. Grout
C. O. Watkins
Speakers Highlight Brotherhood Meeting At Methodist Men
Rev. E. W. Solomon of Jasper and Dan Russell of A. and M. College addressed the Methodist Men's Brotherhood meeting last night. Russell spoke on atheism among college students and cited Loeb Leopold and Snyder Gray cases. An elaborate church ladies prepared the menu and many members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Solomon
Jasper
Dan Russell
A. and
M. College
Methodist Men’s Brotherhood
M. M. Erskine
Mr. Solomon
Bryan
Jesus Christ
Baylor University
University of Jonas
J. S. Beckwith
R. J. Cole
C. Rb.gardner
Ray Gardner
Jack Doane
H. N. Cochran
E. W. Crenshaw
W. K. Gibbs
J. B. Christian
Oak McKenzie
W. E. Neeley
J. Bolton
A. M. Waldrop Jr
R. C. Franks
A. Ashworth
Geo. J. Johnson
L. W. Cox
Albert Goodman
John
A. K. Brown
Geo
Petit Jurors For Third Week Drawn
The following petit jurors were summoned for the third week of district court opening in Bryan Monday morning. G. B. Cory, Wallace Dunlap, J. H. Atkins, Adolph Sebesta, J. B. Todd, E. J. Boriskie, J. F. Casey, Joe Dminek, S. C. Dowling, T. H. Krenek, J. N. Turek, W. J. Vavra, Joe Merka, Charles Noto, John Regmund, Sol Gerson, Tom Hacus, J. E. Reed, C. J. Sebesta, L. L. Dickson, J. W. Fuller, J. W. Hicks, E. A. Hensarling, W. H. Buchanan, J. W. Fickey, F. C. Herling, Seaborn Keith, J. W. Harris, J. F. Locke, Will K. Gibbs, Walter Holmes, W. O. Saunders, W. L. McCulloch, J. Tom Smith, Marty Edge, and L. A. Spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Bryan
G. B. Cory
Wallace Dunlap
J. H. Atkins
Adolph Sebesta
J. B. Todd
E. J. Boriskie
J. F. Casey
Joe Dminek
S. C. Dowling
T.H. Krenek
J. N. Turek
W. J. Vavra
Joe Merka
Charles Noto
John Regmund
W. L. McCulloch
J. Tom Smith
Marty Edge
and L. A. Spell
Philathea Class Gifts $50 to Red Cross Flood Relief
The Brazos County Red Cross receives a $50 donation from the Philathea Class of the Methodist Sunday School. The note from Mrs. O O Henderson president and Mrs. S E Eberstadt treasurer asks the fund be applied to flood relief for Mississippi victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Mississippi
Brazos County
Philathea
Methodist Sunday School
O. O. Henderson
S. E. Eberstadt
Eagle Want Ad Seeks Vacant Room for Rent
A concise notice indicates a vacancy for a room to rent. The Eagle wants ad requests property owners with an available space to contact the advertiser directly for details and arrangements.
Poultry Meeting Debates Storage Eggs and Plans
In the absence of W R Glaze ear the poultry meeting featured a round table on industry problems. Dr D H Reid A and M College spoke on storage eggs noting cold weather eggs store longer and hotter temps aid bacteria. Texas eggs showed improving quality this year. Other attendees included F W Kazmier J W Dyer and G L Crawford with plans for a June meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Reid
W. R. Glaze Ear
G. L. Crawford
F. W. Kazmeier
Bryan Hatchery
Say the Rocks
Reds
D. H. Reid
A. and
M. College
Reid
Texas
F. W. Kazmier
J. W. Dyer
J. H. Chastum
J. H. Maloney
N.A. Stewart
W. T. Connaway
John and Wiley
W. l. Boriskie
Methodist Women Meet In Groups At First Methodist
The Women's Missionary Society of the First Methodist church met in three groups Monday. Group 1 met at Mrs. Hugo Lenz home with nine members. devotional by Mrs. W. H. Cole, Bible study by Mrs. R. O. Allen. Group 1 and 3 will combine Voice programs next Monday. Group 2 met with chairwoman Mrs. B. T. Poole. devotional by Miss Rebecca Jones. 13 members and one visitor attended. Bible reading varied, 163 chapters read and 18 visits made to the sick during the week. Group 3 met at Mrs. J. N. Goodwin for a lesson on The Missionary Message with nine attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church
Hugo Lenz
W. H. Cole
R. O. Allen
Mesdames Cole
R. C. Welch
J. E. Covey
Sam E. Eberstadt
Sesson
Mesdames J W. Barron
H. L. Torbett
Rebecca Baker
H. W. Plumb
Albert Hanneman
B. T. Poole
Josie Lawrence
E. C. Harder
Lamar Bethea
P. H. Hensarling
J. C. Davidson
Clifton R. Gardner
Rebecca Jones
J. N. Goodwin
J. B. Priddy
E. J. Jenkins
C. A. Lewis
Mission Study and Bible Reading Mark Group Meetings
Group No. 5 and Group No. 6 held meetings with Mrs. J. M. Williams as hostess. Eleven members attended, reporting 83 Bible chapters read and 10 visits to the sick and strangers. Present were Mesdames Black, Bradley, Ashworth, Bullock, Owens, Williams, Brown, Caldwell, Dulaney, and Gibbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Martin
Josse Lawrence
C. A. Lewis
J. N. Goodwin
E. J. Jenkins
Pearl Martindale
A. L. Koenig
R. W. Downard
J. M. Williams
Williams
Wilson Bradley
J. L. Mizzell
W. K. Gibbs
J. N. Dulaney
Jno
W. Black
Mesdames Jno
D. A. Ashworth
E. W. Bullock
W. M. Owens
A. K. Brown
John Seeley Caldwell
J. N. Dulaney, and
Weather Fluctuates Through Week in Bryan and College Station
Week brought warm highs in the mid 80s to near 90 and cool lows around 65. Rainfall showed variance with Monday recording 0.05 inches and Thursday bringing 1.82 inches. Weather charts note Tuesday through Saturday with mixed temperatures and one heavy rainfall event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
College Station
iMonday
Theiy
Surprise Party Honors Bryan High School Grad Joe Dobrovolny
A Friday evening surprise party at Mrs. Fred Kohler’s home honored Joe Dobrovolny, Bryan High School graduate, hosted by Mrs. Fick ey, Mrs. Kohler, and Mrs. Tom Fianns. About thirty friends attended for games, ice cream, and cake, with green and white colors and prizes awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Kohler
F. J. Fickey
Kohler
Tom Fianns
Joe Dobrovolny
Bryan High School
Joe
Agnes Marie Mataska
Albina Sebesta
Ella Ray Kopecky
Loretta Jancik
Christine Stasney
Annett LaBello
Francis Fickey
Mary Merka
Helen Ficky
Frances Higgs
Lucy Merka
Gladys Fickey
Helen Koneeny
Julia Schovajsa
Lydia Kopecky
Louis Nedbalek
Frank Nedbalek
Tary Konecny
George Blazek
Pete Vitopil
Bennie Nedbalek
Willie Sebesta
Antone Zamnek
Walter Merka
Charlie Gardner
Joe Kopecky
Leon LoBello
Joe Zammek
Frank Boriskie
Mrs. W. H. Krenek
The Bryan Daily Eagle TM Results Variety
Bryan Daily Eagle covers mixed results from local sports and events with brief notes on outcomes and notable performances. The page highlights community happenings and scores for readers seeking quick updates.
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Bentley
Brazos County Red Cross
Grad
Rainbow Girls
Eberstadt
C.C
Brazos County Mother’s Club
GOV. Moody
Mrs. Frank Funk
Woman’s Missionary Society of A. & M
Ralston
Ralstons
Globe Dry Goods Co
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