Millican High School Graduation Held With Community Praise
Millican Texas May 20 commencement exercises at the Millican High School auditorium drew a large crowd. Principal Deering led the program with invocation by Eck South and presentations by C. L. Beason. Speakers included Hon. Lee J. Rountree of Bryan and County Superintendent Eck Smith lauded the school as one of the best.
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Millican
Texas
Millican High School
Buillamig
J. D. Battle
bacCheu v
Rew
Wrrol
A. Deerily
Ue Principa
Eck South
Miudred Meredith
Clara Sampie
Clara Sumpie
Mildred Meredith
Lee J. Rountree
Bryan
Rio
Aice Remecys
L. Benson
Rountree
Deering
Musican School
Hountree
Grea
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
State University
C. L. Beason
Brazos County
Prof. Deering
Beason
Clara Sample
Benson
Eck Smith
W. A. Sample
Methodist Church
Kurten Red Cross Fund Aid To Child’s Hospital Care
Brazos County Red Cross chapter receives local support as Kurten residents donate 16 dollars for hospital expenses of Robert Pugh. The fund helps cover his acute appendicitis operation at Bryan Hospital, while Miss Crosse drives the expanded health program and broader relief efforts.
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Brazos County
Red Cross
Kurten
M. B
Robert Pugh
Bryan Hospital
Miss Crosse
The
Donations Totals 16 Dollars From Local Supporters
The list gratitude notes donations from M. B. Easters D J McDonald W J Lawless Dr W F Odom FE C Martin Mrs Henry Kurten W H Buchanan W R Lawless Cash doc Hebert James Lang S M McDonald for a total of 16 dollars.
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M. B. Easters
D. J. McDonald
W. J. Lawless
W. F. Odom
FE. C. Martin
Henry Kurten
W. H. Buchanan
W. R. Lawless
Doc Hebert
James Lang
S. M. McDonald
Executor's Notice in Brazos County Texas 1922
Joe Kaplan named executor of Mrs. Pearl Kaplan estate after probate in Brazos County Court. Claimants must present all debts and claims within the legal period to the executor at Pryan, Texas residence and post-office address.
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State of Texas
Tariff Bill Faces Southern Economic Hit
W M Morgan of San Antonio, head of the Retail Merchants Association, warned at the convention that the Fordney tariff bill and adjusted compensation measure would hurt the South.
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Rv Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
W. M. Morgan
San Antonio
Retail Merchants Association
South
Personal mentions highlight Bryan area visits and trips
Mrs John Anderson of Clarks ville visited her sister in Bryan then traveled to Houston to see 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 visit Houston to see Mrs Ward's parents. R S Mawhinney returned for business in Calvert. Will S Higgs attends Bankers Convention in Fort Worth.
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John Anderson
Clarksville
John K. Parker
Houston
Frank Womack
P. S. Park
Mexia
A. L. Ward
Ida Breaker
Juliette Castles
J. W. Pitman
Waco
Corsicana
Ennis
A. Slovacek
Sam Lnex
Brenham
A. W. Buchanan
Social notes roundup from Bryan and Hearne visits
Local residents return from Houston and Ft Worth trips for bankers events and visits. Families including the Sanders, Cole, Higgs, McInnis, Pipkin, Rountree, Benson, Cavitt, and Foster travel for visits, commencements, vacations, and social gatherings across Bryan, Hearne, Cameron, Brazos bottom, and nearby communities.
Small Town B yran Social Roundup Sees Visitors and Trips
Mrs C F Moore of Bryan visits Miss Pearl Smith. Lois Pipkin returns from Baylor College business in the Rio Grande Valley and South Texas. Numerous locals travel for family visits, hospital stays, and weekend outings with many attending concerts and hosting gatherings.
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C. F. Moore
Bryan
Pearl Smith
Hearne Democrat
Lois Pipkin
Baylor College
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
J. J. Pipkin
C. E. Jones
Carl Cole
J. N. Dulaney
Jones
Will Pugh
Reliance
Robert L. Pugh
Bryan Hospital
Robert
Rey
Payne
West 29Th Street
Local Social and Travel Notes From Bryan
Mrs A T Potts and Mrs W W Kraft of College shopped in Bryan today. Dc A Buchanan took two cattle cars to Fort Worth. Miss Lucy Darwin received twenty six invitations from Harrisburg High graduates. RE A Miller left for a north Texas business trip after days with family. Mrs George Samuel Parker hosts Junior Bridge Club Wednesday at Elk's parlors. Will S Howell and guests travel to Houston Galveston for the week. Mrs W W Kraft hosts bridge at Country Club Saturday honoring Mrs William Smith Howell Jr. The Howells return from Houston after Jennie June underwent tonsil surgery.
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Hubbard Gossett
Western Union Messenger
J. B. Reed
Flynn
J. M. Reed
Eri. A. Miller
Bryan
Texas
Morris Hamilton
J. W. Hamilton
Morris
The
Eagle
R. P. Marstella
B. Youngblood
College
Paul Wipprecht
Austin
Elsbeth Wipprecht
W. Wipprecht
Walter Armstrong
City
Tabor
Coulter Hoppess
Hillsboro
J. W. Coulter
R. B. Wynne
Marshall
Wynne
E. Duncan Black
Shear
Navasota
College Station
4. & M. College
Navasota High School
Eulalie Smitheal
Willie Floyd
Mittie Miller
Will Floy
W. E. Beach
H. H. Young
N. B. Tucker
L. H. Tucker
A. M. Lawson
Miss MacDonald
Houston
Will S. Howell
Will 3. Howell, Jr
M. R. Bentley
Paris
A. & M. Extension Service Department
E. J. Fountain
E. J. Founain, Jr
H. M. Sandle
H. M. Sr
Navas
East 7Th Street
Maudames de Stiguer
Fort Worth
de Stiguer
Henrietta
Oklahoma
Jim McDonald
Rufus Meekins
A. T. Potts
W. W. Kraft
Dc. A. Buchanan
Lucy Darwin
Harrisburg High School
RE. A. Miller
North Texas
George Samuel Parker
Elk’s
Will S.howell, Jr
Galveston
Country Club
William Smith Howell, Jr
R. W. Howell
Ravehter
Jennie June
Community Visitors from Kurten and Surrounding Areas
Residents from Kurten and nearby towns visited Bryan today. M B Easters from Kurten joined in group visits while Bettie Bell returned from Robertson county. G W Ammons of Tabor planned a domestic science course in Denton after visiting his mother in At hens Texas. Prof G M Ammons of Tabor attended the North Texas State Normal summer session in Denton. Mrs J H Edinburg visited Marlin for a week with her parents. Paul E Jones and family departed for Chickasha Oklahoma to visit relatives. James, a federal trainee at A M College, left Bryan with his wife after forming many friendships. Roxy Long of Waco visited her sister Mrs W R Pairman and returned home. Mattie Long stayed longer.
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J. B. Sanders
Susie Sanders
Houston
W. H. Cole
W.S. Higgs
L. L. McInnis
Ft. Worth
Bankers’ Convention
Millican School
Lida Belle Pipkin
Pipkin
South College Road
Lee J. Rountree
C. L. Benson
Grover C. White
Cameron
West 26Th Street
Ethel Cavitt
Mary Cavitt
Margare
Zuber
Emily Cavitt
Fred Cavitt
Bryan
Hearne
Roland L. Jones
Brazos County
Route 6
George Foster
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 Balton
Willis Francis
Robi
Francis
Tabor
J. H. McCulloch
Harvey
Henry Shows
Thompson Creek
M. S. Mial
Ed. Phillips
Hearne Democrat
McDonald
Macy
Busiess
M.A. Widdecke
Childrou
Mr. Widdecke
San Francisco
California
Fred Gartner
Widdecke
Lucy Harrison
Marlin
L. A. Robinson
Minnie Burnett
Calvert
Herman Kent
Kurten
M. B. Easters
J. H. Edinburg
Bettie Bell
J. W. Haywood
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. Pairman
Mattie Long
Greatest raids in Ireland sweep Sinn Fein networks
Belfast May 23 Associated Press reports the greatest raid in Ireland's history as police sweep Ulster and round up two hundred Sinn Feiners including many Republican Army officers. The move 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 approved by AMA delegates
A resolution presented to the House by American Medical Association delegates appealed to Congress for relief from unsatisfactory whiskey distribution conditions. It was adopted by an overwhelming vote. The resolution requests governmental distribution of whiskey for medical purposes only in sealed eight, sixteen and thirty two ounce packages.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
House
American Medical Association
Congress
President Harding Hopeful on Rate Cuts After Dinner Conference
President Harding was represented at the White House today as hopeful that voluntary reductions in transportation rates would result from Saturday's dinner conference at the White House attended by 19 of the leading railroad executives of the country.
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Washington, D. C
Harding
White House
Republicans Join Democrats in Fight
Washington D C May 23 A cross party vote blocked Senator Johnson Republican of 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 Texas Tariff Body
Ed Woodall of Hillsboro was chosen permanent chairman of the Texas division of the Southern Tariff Association in Fort Worth on May 23 as the group named its leadership.
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Associated Press
Ft. Worth
Texas
Woodall
Hillsboro
The
Southern Tariff Association Today
Hayes Couple to Leave Bryan for Dallas Home
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Hayes announce they will move from Bryan to Dallas around June 1. Mr. Hayes has accepted a position with the Farm Bureau. The Hayeses have been well regarded in College and Bryan communities and are wished success in their new home.
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M. E. Hayes
Bryan
Dallas
Hayes
Farm Bureau
S S P Railway Offers Free Flood Seed Haulage
Houston Texas May 18 1922 Freight Agent G W Martin states the S S P Lines will authorize free haul on corn and cotton seed for planting in overflow districts when consigned to accredited Relief Committee Chairmen. Parties should provide names and publish the information wide.
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G. W. Martin
Bryan
Houston
Texas
Relief Committee
C. K. Dunlap
S. P. Lines
Coveys Cotton Crop Vanished In Week’s Hail Storm
J E Covey went to his farm north of Bryan Sunday and returned with proof of Friday and Thursday hail. About 40 acres of cotton bearing five or six leaves were destroyed and declared a total loss. All corn and cotton crops in the storm’s wake were wiped out.
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J. E. Covey
Bryan
Farm and travel notes lure seekers to excursions
A fragment describing a diversified farm with over forty products, rainfall like Nebraska and Maine, and good climate. It advertises seaside and mountain excursions offered via the S A and P Ry route, inviting readers to write Geo F Lupton in San Antonio for details.
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Nebraska
Meire
Momeseekers Retes
S.A
A.P
Cemetery Association Appeals for City Cemetery Keepers
The Bryan Cemetery Association appeals to out of town lot owners in Bryan Texas to join and support a program to keep their lots in City Cemetery clean for twelve months at rates of 6 dollars for a whole lot 4 for half and 2 50 for a quarter with annual dues of 1 dollar. The committee asks interested residents to contact Mrs J E Astin or Mrs Edgar Covey and notes upcoming cleanup days May 11 and May 24 urging community participation.
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Bryan Cemetery Association
Bryan
Texas
J. E. Astin
Edgar Covey
Pontoon Bridge Arrives Over Brazos River at Marlin
A temporary pontoon bridge is arriving at Marlin Texas over the Brazos River to replace the Marlin Belton bridge lost in last Tuesday’s flood. Six deaths are confirmed with one body recovered, and General Hines arranged transport and a guard to supervise the installation at a cost to the county of about $5000. The special train used half its regular rate thanks to a concession from the International and Great Northern Railroad. The bridge will aid the oil field area east of the river and Marlin’s expansion.
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Marlin
Texas
Brazos River
Marlin-Belton
Hines
Eighth Corps
International and
Great Northern Railroad
Theri Fes
Ku Klux Klan Victory Prompts Oregon Primary Result
In Portland on May 23 the latest primary tabulations show State Senator Charles Hall leading Governor Ben W. Olcott for the Republican nomination with 41 915 to 41 645. A week of campaigning featured Olcott attacking the Ku Klux Klan as Klan sympathizers reportedly support Hall. The Klan is described as strong in Oregon, with officers elected and calls for stricter law enforcement and improved morals.
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Portland
Ore
Charles Hall
Ben W. Olcott
Hall
Olcott
Ku Klux Klan
Klan
Oregon
Senators debate chemical schedules prompt Johnson puzzled
In Washington on May 23 Senator Hiram Johnson questions a tariff paragraph on coal tar products showing unfamiliar chemical names. He asks Senator Frank R. Willis to explain dimethyl phenylbensylammonium and related compounds, prompting study of the term and its components.
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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 presided in Brazos County District Court and, after impaneling a jury, discharged others due to floods and farm work. The Onie and Horace White murder cases are to be called Tuesday with special venires summoned.
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W. C. Davis
Brazos County
Onie
Horace White
Masonic Officers for 1922 Electted at Braves Lodge No 120
Braves Lodge 120 A F and A M elected officers for the 1922 23 Masonic year at a regular meeting in the Masonic Temple W W Kraft was chosen worshipful master H E Randolph senior warden J W Hall junior warden BE W Crenshaw treasurer and George A Longe secretary.
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Braves Lodge
A. F
A. M
Masonic Temple
W. W. Kraft
W. M
H. E. Randolph
S. W
J. W. Hall
J. W
BE. W. Crenshaw
George A. Longe
Candidates Cards Printed On Short Tie At Eagle Office
Local office prints candidate cards amid tight deadlines. Officials note a brief tie in distribution timing and emphasize compliance with filing rules. Voters seek guidance on where to pick up cards.
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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 for 2 million dollars to purchase free seed for flood victims in the South, saying aid is too late this season. Texas faces 700000+ acres damaged. Governor Neff notes rivers and crops repeatedly swept away. Rep Connolly introduces a bill to survey the Brazos for flood control.
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Washington
Congress
House of Representatives
Rhodes
Wallace
Department of Agriculture
Madden
Illinois
Texas
Briggs
Buchanan
Neff
T N
Brazos River
Connlly
Brazos
Green and Gold win Friendship Bible Class contest
The Friendship Bible Class at First Baptist Bryan, the largest women’s Sunday school group in town, ended a five week membership contest on May 21 with the Greens under Miss Tyra Morgan defeating the Golds led by Miss Artie Lou Smith. Attendance totaled 96 with 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
Criminal records of New York Post Office clubs
Fingerprint findings show 19 Registry Division employees in the New York Post Office had prior criminal records. Acting Postmaster General Bartlett announced all 49 implicated were dismissed after his return from the New York investigation. The removal follows reports that valuable packages and money were stolen from the mails by these individuals.
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Associated Ptress
Washington, D. C
Registry Division
New York Post Office
Harding
Bartlett
New York
Bartlett Sac
World champion hand typesetter visits Bryan
Eugene Oglesby, renowned hand typesetter on the Hearney Democrat, was in Bryan Sunday. He has served with Indes Lane on the Democrat for over three years, delivering accurate work.
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Eugene Oglesby
Hearney Democrat
Bryan
Eugene
Indes Lane
Democrat
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Meredith
Sample
Messrs
Rountree and
Prof
Dopse Brothers
J. P. Oates
Tariff
MR. and
Mrs. Hayes
Ss. P. Railway
MR. Covey
Cemetery Association
Senator Johnson
Elestep
Mark L. Goodwin
N. Y
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