Millican High School Holds Commencement Exercises in Millican
Millican Texas May 20. The Millican High School commencement was held Friday night in the auditorium with near standing room. Trustee J D Battle assisted by board members witnessed the program as the Class Colors green and white were paraded. The ceremony featured invocation by County Superintendent Eck Smyth and remarks by Hon Lee J Rountree of Bryan. Diplomas were presented by L Benson of Bryan and the speaker urged a universal public school system funded by a blanket tax relying on attendance to keep schools open nine months a year. County Agent C L Beason received praise for his support of the schools. The benediction was given by Rev W A Sample.
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Millican
Texas
Millican High School
J. D. Battle
Maner
Saugeuloues Lorail
Ihe Sage
Bacneu v
L. Benson
Bryan
Rountree
Deering
Millican School
Grea
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
State University
C. L. Beason
Brazos County
Beason
Clara Sample
Mildred Meredith
Benson
Eck Smith
Prof. Deering
W. A. Sample
Methodist Church
Kurten Red Cross fund aids sick boy and hospital costs
The Brazos County Red Cross chapter receives support from Kurten community as $16 is raised to help with hospital expenses for Robert Pugh, operated on for acute appendicitis at Bryan Hospital. The effort, led by M. B. Easters, reflects a broader push under Miss Crosse to expand health services and assist those in need through the Red Cross.
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Brazos County
Red Cross
Kurten
M. B
Robert Pugh
Bryan Hospital
Miss Crosse
The
Noted donors total sixteen dollars
The statement lists donations from M. B. Easters D J McDonald W J Lawless Dr W F Odom E C Martin Mrs Henry Kurten W H Buchanan W R Lawless Cash Joe Hebert James Lang S M McDonald totaling 16 dollars.
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M. B. Easters
D. J. McDonald
W. J. Lawless
W. F. Odom
E. C. Martin
Henry Kurten
W. H. Buchanan
W. R. Lawless
Joe Hebert
James Lang
S. M. McDonald
Executor's Notice of Pearl Kaplan Estate Brazos County
The State of Texas Brazos County issues an executor notice naming Joe Kaplan as executor of the estate of Mrs Pearl Kaplan deceased. Claims against the estate must be presented within the legal period at the executor's Pryan residence.
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State of Texas
Tariff Bill Draws Southern Merchants Critics
W. M. Morgan of San Antonio, president of the Retail Merchants Association, told a convention in Fort Worth that the Fordney tariff bill and adjusted compensation measure will hurt the South. He urged opposition to the tariff plan.
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Rv Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
W. M. Morgan
San Antonio
Retail Merchants Association
South
Personal Mentions From Thursday's Daily
Local society notes list visits and travel. Mrs John Anderson of Clarks ville visited Houston sisters Mrs John K Parker and Mrs Frank Womack. Mrs P S Park went to Mexia for a week with relatives. Mrs A L Ward and children and Miss Ida Breaker to Houston ten days with Par ents in Bryan.
Social Roundup Finds Bryan Visitors and Local Spreads
Bryan residents host and visit across Brazos County with trips to Houston Fort Worth and Cameron. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Sanders Miss Susie Sanders, Maudames de Stiguer leaving for Fort Worth, and numerous reports of relatives teachers and farmers visiting or returning home.
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J. B. Sanders
Susie Sanders
Houston
W. H. Cole
W. 5. Higgs
L. L. McInnis
Ft. Worth
State Bankers’ Convention
Local Social Notes From Bryan and College Shoppers
Tuesday’s Daily lists Mrs A T Potts and Mrs W W Kraf of College among Bryan shoppers. A Buchanan shipped two cattle trucks to Fort Worth market. Lucy Darwin received twenty six invitations from Harrisburg High School graduates. E A Miller left for a north Texas business trip after days with family. Mrs George Samuel Parker hosts Junior Bridge Club Wednesday. Will Howell and guests travel to Houston and Galveston later this week. Mrs W W Kraft hosts bridge Saturday at the Country Club for Mrs William Smith Howell Jr. Mr and Mrs R W Howell and daughter Jennie June return from Houston after her tonsil operation.
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Morris
The
Eagle
R. P. Marstella
B. Youngblood
College
Bryan
Paul Wipprecht
Austin
Elsbeth Wipprecht
W. Wipprecht
Walter Armstrong
City
Tebor
Coulter Hoppess
Hillsboro
J. W. Coulter
R. B. Wynne
Marshall
Wynne
H- H. Young
N. B. Tucker
Navasota
L. H. Tucker
A. M. Lawson
Miss MacDonald
Houston
Will S. Howell
Will 3. Howell
M. R. Bentley
Paris
A. & M. Extension Service Department
E. J. Fountain
E. J. Fountain, Jr
H. M. Sandle
H. M. Ir
H. M. Young
South College Avenue
A. T. Potts
W. W. Kraf
Do. A. Buchanan
Fort Worth
Lucy Darwin
Harrisburg High School
E. A. Miller
North Texas
George Samuel Parker
Elk’s
Will S.howell, Jr
Galveston
W. W. Kraft
Country Club
William Smith Howell, Jr
R. W. Howell
Jennie June
Local residents travel and visit nearby towns
Herman Kent from Kurten and several Kurten residents visited Bryan on business. M B Kasters and Mrs. Kasters joined the city visit from Kurten. Mrs J H Edinburg visits her parents in Marlin for a week. Bettie Bell returned from Robertson county to Bryan. A B McSwain and wife of Rock Prairie toured Bryan. G W Ammons of Tabor traveled to attend domestic science studies in Denton after a visit with his mother. Prof G M Ammons of Tabor plans to join Denton summer session. Paul E Jones and son left for Chickasha Oklahoma to visit relatives. James, a federal trainee at A and M College, and his wife bade Bryan farewell. Roxy Long of Waco, visiting her sister W R Fairman, returned home. Mattie Long stays longer.
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Millican School
Grover C. White
Cameron
West 26Th Street
Ethel Cavitt
Mary Cavitt
Margaret Zuber
Emily Cavitt
Fred Cavitt
Bryan
Hearne
Hearne Democrat
Roland L. Jones
Brazos County
Route 6
George Foster
City
Brazos Bottom
J. W. Barton
Mr. Barton
Frank L. Webb
Mary Locke
Miss Smith
Zack
Harvey C. Fender
Mr. Fender
Bob Neely
A. L. Mendrick
Rufus Batton
Willis Francis
Robi. Francis
Tabor
J. H. McCulloch
Harvey
Henry Shows
Thompson Creek
M. S. Mial
Ed. Phillips
Coleview
Andrew Shelburn
RP McDonald
A. Widdecke
Two Childran
Fred Gartner
Houston
San Francisco
Widdecke
Lucy Harrison
Marlin
L. A. Robinson
Minnie Burnett
Calvert
Herman Kent
Kurten
M. B. Kasters
J. H. Edinburg
Bettie Bell
J. W. Haygood
Robertson County
A. B. McSwain
Rock Prairie
Denton
North Texas State Normal
Paul E. Jones
Chickasha
Oklahoma
James
A. & M. College
Roxy Long
Waco
W. R. Fairman
Mattie Long
Greatest raid in history sweeps Ulster against Sinn Fein
Belfast May 23 AP reports the greatest raid in Irish history as swarms of police sweep Ulster and round up two hundred Sinn Feiners, most of them republican army officers. The action aims to suppress the Irish Republican Army, the Republican Brotherhood, and all Sinn Fein groups in the area.
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Associated Press
Belfast
Ireland
Ulster
Sinn
Resolution on Whiskey Distribution Adopted by AMA Delegates
St Louis May 23 An American Medical Association resolution urging Congress to restrict whiskey distribution to medical use in sealed eight sixteen and thirty two ounce packages was adopted by overwhelming vote.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
House
American Medical Association
Congress
President Harding Hopeful on Railroad Rate Cuts
President Harding appeared at the White House today hopeful that voluntary reductions in transportation rates would flow from Saturday's dinner conference. The event was attended by 19 of the nation's leading railroad executives and took place in Washington D C.
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Washington, D. C
Harding
White House
Republicans Join Democrats in Fight
Washington May 23. A coalition of Democrats and Republicans blocked Senator Johnson California from substituting the House tariff duty of 25 cents per pound on quicksilver for the Senate committee rate of 25 cents per pound.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Johnson Republican
California
House
Senate Committee
Woodall Elected Permanent Chairman of Tariff Union
Ft Worth Texas May 23 Ed Woodall of Hillsboro was elected permanent chairman of the Texas division of the Southern Tariff Association today.
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Associated Press
Ft. Worth
Texas
Woodall
Hillsboro
The
Southern Tariff Association Today
Mr and Mrs Hayes Leave Bryan for Dallas Home
Friends in College and Bryan regret the departure of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Hayes who will move to Dallas around June 1 as Mr. Hayes accepts a Farm Bureau position. They leave with the affection and best wishes of their community.
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M. E. Hayes
Bryan
Dallas
Hayes
Farm Bureau
S S P Railway Offers Free Flood Seed Haulage
Freight Agent G W Martin announces on May 18 1922 in Houston Texas that S S P Railway will authorize free transport of corn and cotton seed for planting in overflow districts when shipped to accredited Relief Committee Chairmen. Submit names of recipients and publicize details.
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G. W. Martin
Bryan
Houston
Texas
Relief Committee
C. K. Dunlap
S. P. Lines
Mr Covey Reports Total Loss From Hail Storm
J E Covey visited his farm north of Bryan to assess a Friday and Thursday hailstorm. About 0 acres of cotton with five or six leaves were destroyed and declared a total loss. All corn and cotton in the storm path were wiped out.
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J. E. Covey
Bryan
Farm and Travel Promotions From Texas Routing
A fragment described a broad array of farm products and climate notes across Nebraska and the West with a San Antonio bureau promoting a book Farmine on the S A and PRy. It invites readers to request excursion details to seaside and mountain regions and mentions contacts in San Antonio for traveler information.
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Nebraska
Weeie
Momeseekers Retes
Farmine
S.A
A.p.ry
M. Madison
Gen. Farm & Imm
San Antonio
Texas
Geo. F. Lupton
Gen. Pass. Agt
Cemetery association appeals for Bryan lot owners
The Bryan Cemetery association asks out of town lot owners to join with a one dollar yearly membership and offers lot maintenance for twelve months at six dollars for a whole lot, four for half, or two fifty for a quarter. Callers may contact Mrs. J E Astin or Mrs. Edgar Covey for assistance.
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Bryan Cemetery Association
Bryan
Texas
J. E. Astin
Edgar Covey
New Pontoon Bridge Arrives Over Brazos River at Marlin
A pontoon bridge has arrived at Marlin Texas to span the Brazos River as a temporary measure after the Marlin Belton bridge collapsed in flood Tuesday. Six people are believed dead. one body found. General Hines arranged the loan and guards with a county cost of about 5000 dollars. The railroad offered half price for the special train bringing the bridge and crew. The bridge will aid the east side and nearby oil area West of the river.
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Marlin
Texas
Brazos River
Marlin-Belton
Hines
Eighth Corps
International and Great Northern Railroad
Ku Klux Klan Victory Reported in Oregon Primary
Oregon voters in the Republican governor primary showed State Senator Charles Hall leading with 41 915 votes to Governor Ben W. Olcott's 41 645 a 261 vote plurality. Olcott attacked the Ku Klux Klan amid reports of Klan sympathy for Hall and a broader Klan influence claimed in the state.
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Portland
Ore
Charles Hall
Ben W. Olcott
Hall
Olcott
Ku Klux Klan
Klan
Oregon
Johnson Heats Up Tariff Debate With Chemical Clue
In Washington on May 23 Senator Hiram Johnson challenged Senator Frank R. Wills during a tariff discussion. He pointed to a coal tar paragraph and asked about dimethyl phenylbensylammonium, noting the terms methyldiaminabensoppen one and tetramethyldiaminodiphen inmethane.
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Washington, D. C
Hiram Johnson
California
Frank R. Wills
Ohio
Senate
Johnson
Willis
White Murder Cases to Be Tried Tuesday
District Judge W C Davis cleared the regular jurors after impaneling a jury for a criminal case in Brazos County. The Onie and Horace White murder cases are set for Tuesday with special venires summoned due to floods and farm work.
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W. C. Davis
Brazos County
Onie
Horace White
Masonic Officers for 1999 Selected at Brazos Lodge No 129
Brazos Lodge No 129 A F and A M elected officers for the 1999 Masonic year to begin June 24 at the regular meeting in the Masonic Temple W W Kraft was named Worshipful Master H E Randolph Senior Warden J W Hall Junior Warden E W Cren shaw treasurer and George A Lone secretary
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Brazos Lodge
A. F
A. M
Masonic Temple
W. W. Kraft
W. M
H. E. Randolph
S. W
J. W. Hall
J. W
E. W. Crenshaw
George A. Lone
Candidates Cards Printed on Short Notice
Local election office prints candidate cards quickly after a brief delay. Officials at the Eagle office report cards ready for distribution despite limited preparation time.
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Eagle Office
Control of Flood Waters Now Becomes a Paramount Issue
Washington May 23 The Subappropriations Committee voted not to report the Rhodes bill proposing 2 000 000 free seed aid for flooded South. Texas losses over 700 000 acres cited. Governor Neff notes rivers wide and floods recurring. bill to survey Brazos for flood control introduced by Connolly.
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Mark L. Goodwin
Washington
Congress
House of Representatives
Rhodes
Wallace
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Briggs
Buchanan
Neff
Brazos River
Connlly
Brazos
Secretary of War
Green and Gold win in Friendship Bible Class contest
The Friendship Bible Class of First Baptist Church in Bryan declares the Greens victorious after a five week membership contest ending May 1. Captains Miss Tyra Morgan and Miss Artie Lou Smith led the sides, with 96 total attendees including 61 regular members 9 new scholars and 26 visitors.
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Friendship Bible
First Baptist Church
Bryan
Tyra Morgan
Artie Lou Smith
Morgan
Friendship Bible Class
Ethel Evans
Mina Graham
Gladys Walker
Coriie Suber
Adel Hall
Ber
McKnight
Abhect Buchanan
Post Office Club Crimin al Records Revealed
Fingerprint checks show 19 Registry Division employees in New York had prior criminal records. Acting Postmaster Bartlett reported to President Harding that 49 workers were dismissed. The purge came after thefts of packages and money from the mails were alleged.
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Associatedness
Washington, D. C
Registry Division
New York Post Office
Hardine
Bartlett
New York
Bartlett Sac
Hand Type-Setter Eugene Oglesby Visits Bryan
Eugene Oglesby the world’s champion hand type-setter on the Hearne Democrat spent Sunday in Bryan. He has worked with Indee Lane on the Democrat for over three years and is noted for accurate work.
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Eugene Oglesby
Hearne Democrat
Bryan
Eugene
Indee Lane
Democrat
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Frank Womack
P. S. Park
Mexia
A. L. Ward
Ida Breaker
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J. W. Pitman
Corsicana
Ennis
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Sam Vfnex
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A. W. Buchanan
Pbrvan
Jessie Smith
C. F. Moore
Pearl Smith
Lois Pipkin
Baylor College
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J. J. Pipkin
C. E. Jones
Carl Cole
J. N. Dulaney
Jones
Will Pugh
Reliance
Robert L. Pugh
Robert
Rey
Payne
West 29Th Street
Emmette Wallace
M. E. Wallace
East 24Th Street
J.w.willey
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Maudames de Stiguer
Miss de Stiguer
Henrietta
Jim McDonald
Rufus Meekins
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Ss. P. Railway
MR. Covey
Cemetery Association
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