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Newspaper

Bryan Weekly Eagle

Location

Bryan, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1928

Page

3

Young A and M Student Dies at College Hospital

Logan Varney a second year agricultural student at the A and M College of Texas died at College hospital Sunday night November 4 after a week with pneumonia. He was 19 years 8 months 29 days old. Parents C W Varney of Whitesboro were at his bedside. Funeral services set for Tuesday evening with interment in Whitesboro cemetery. He is survived by his parents one brother and three sisters.

Logan Varney A. and M. Colege Texas College Hospital C. W. Varney Whitesboro McCulloch-Dansby Bryan

Alexander Stallings Dies at Alex­ander Community

Alexander Stallings a well known Brazos County citizen died at his home in the Alexander community eight miles north of Bryan Sunday afternoon November 4 at 5 15 o’clock after a brief illness. Funeral services were held Monday at 3 30 o’clock at Alexander Methodist church conducted by Rev Jesse Thompson. Burial followed in the family lot at Alexander cemetery under McCulloch Dans by funeral directors of Bryan. He is survived by his widow Emma Stallings five sons two daughters and two sisters. Active pallbearers were W S Higgs J Tom Smith W L McCulloch J D Martin Ben Powers and J N Dulaney with honorary pallbearers C A Searcy George A Adams John Wilcox Oscar Wilcox W R Sanders and W B Roman.

William Daniel Stalling Brazos County Alexandria Bryan Alexander Methodist Church Jesse Thompson J. Tom Smith W.L. McCulloch J. D. Martin Ben Powers J .N. Dulaney C. A. Searcy George A. Adams John Wilcox Oscar Wilcox W. R. Sanders W. B. Roman

Keifer Pears Ripen To Delicious Eating Fruit

County Agent C L Benson reported Keifer pears from his Brazos County place turn mellow and sweet after a few weeks in a cool dark place. The pears, though often hard and suitable mainly for cooking, ripen into edible fruit with simple wrapping and storage.

C. L. Benson Brazos County Thomases

Honor Roll for Bryan Public Schools Six Weeks High Record

Bryan public schools list top scholars for the first six weeks. Students across elementary and high grades are noted for perfect attendance or no tardies and a general average of ninety or more. Names span East Side and multiple grades, with multiple teachers listed.

Bryan Public Schools Bryan City

Bethany Heads Methodist Board At First Methodist

At the regular Board of Stewards meeting the church reported it would meet all financial obligations and planned fall fund raising to cover notes and interest on the Castle lots. The board reorganized naming C M Bethany chair, J W Black vice chair, C E Jenkins secretary, J M Lawrence treasurer who stepped down after five years, W K Gibbs elected.

Board of Stewards First Methodist Church Castle C.M. Bethany Jno. W. Black C. E. Jenkins Jno

Hand of Progress for Brazos County Seeks Dairy Farm Program

The East Texas Chamber of Commerce and J. E. Stanford advertise a Longview November 8 conference to launch an East Texas dairy show. The piece touts dairying, poultry, and livestock farming growth across Coleman and Bell counties, citing carloads of Jersey cows, a Fredericksburg creamery, and expanding dairy income as indicators of regional progress.

Brazos County East Texas Chamber of Commerce J. E. Stanford Longview East Texas Chamber of Commerce Brazos Coleman County Jersey Coleman Chamber of Commerce L. W. Lester Memphis Greenville Lester Waddell Bailey Collingsworth County Panhandle Bailey Wellington Bell County Fredericksburg Gillespie County

Mothers Club Banquet at Baker Hotel in Dallas

The Extudent Association of Texas A and M College will host a Mothers Club banquet at 7 p.m. Friday at the Baker Hotel with President T. O. Walton as honor guest. Mothers form a reception committee Saturday to meet faculty trains for the S. M. A. and M. game. News from Dallas will interest Bryan readers.

Extudent Association of Texas A .and M. College Mothers Club Baker Hotel T. O. Walton Dallas Bryan

Airplaning a Popular Sport at Carlsbad State Hospital

At Carlsbad State Hospital 20 miles south of San Antonio the sport called airplaning involves patients sending letters to members of the opposite sex within the facility. A rule bars mixed-gender associations, but patients still exchange names and mail daily, with one writes in the morning and the other replies in the afternoon. The activity remains harmless with only brief physical contact in the dining room.

San Antonio Alme Carlsbad State Hospital

Margaret Beason Tops Seventh Grade Scholarship Honor

Margaret Beason daughter of County Agent C L Beason led her seventh grade class for the highest scholarship. As a reward Secretary Sam E Ebberstadt gave her a $2 bank gift, proving the doubter wrong. Her first six weeks grade was 95 and 12.

Margaret Beason C. L. Beason Margaret Sam E. Ebertsadt

To Begin New Office County Health Nurse

Work is soon to begin on renovating and refinishing at the office of Miss Ella Bandelia Brazos County public health nurse at the courthouse. The old dental chair and other equipment no longer used have been removed. Floors will be refinished and new rugs laid to improve sanitation, convenience, and appearance.

Ella Bandelia Brazos County Court House

Doctors Debate Worm Symptoms and Cream Vermifuge

The article notes disagreement among doctors on worm symptoms in children and promotes White's Cream Vermifuge as a reliable expellant. It claims many mothers doubt worm infections and urges trying the remedy, available for 35 cents at Roman & Vick.

Roman & Vick

Hallowe'en Carnival At Kurten High School

Kurten high school auditorium hosted a Hallowe en carnival and box supper on Friday night with decorations in orange and black. Students performed readings recitations and songs and the event included box contests won by Edelweise Schultz and Wallace Sabo. About 65 dollars was raised to fund school materials and playground needs.

Hallowe'en Kurten High School Edelweise Schultz Wallace Sabo

Farm Terracing Schools For Brazos County

County plans a terracing school with M R Bentley extension expert to conduct sessions in December. A K Dad Short of the Federal Land Bank will attend, and Benson says nearby county agents will help conduct the program inviting all residents interested in learning the farm level technique.

Benson M. R. Bentley Extension Service A. K Dad) Short Federal Land Bank

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Young A Stallings Alexander East Side Low Miss Odom Robert H. Benbow Dela L. Gibbons Frances Guynes Hensarling Jamita Krenek Miss Porter Travis Nelson Thomas Newton H. Parker Dorothy ‘Worsham Claribel Carrington Priscilla Andrews Rouden Bond Mayte ‘Pauline Jones Myrtle Lois Merka Miss Dearing Mary Alice Reese Emma Louise Smith Lee Smith Norman Snapp Mary Alice Weddington Pauline Palermo Mary Alice Plumb Maurice Searcy Imogene Webb Jo Anne McCulloch Miss Moran Jane Gray Rosemary Knobel Marcile Martin Robert Nelson Geraldine Winter Miss Montgomery Johnnie Berry Ashton Birdsong Billie Davis Fred Gomez Thomas Hall Walter Holden Jessie Thomas Elizabeth Watts Simmie Wheeler Mrs. Butler Lawrence Parker Margaret Benson Dorothy Beard West Side Elementary Margaret Abel Jeraldine Jones Mildred South Dorothy Winkler Wanda Watson Frank Fickey Dorothy Blazek Mamie Salvato Nina Henry Jack Ashworth Donald Davis Jack Godwin Charles Haltom Marie Martinsen Oleta Matsler Adolph Kaplan Rozelle Goodman Edna Harris Alfred Schul Norene Brown Frances Beard Ruby Mae Winkler Quisten Bullock Miss Sue Benbow Genevieve Barron Henry Ole Martinsen Sue Benbow Joe Zimmerman Elizabeth Suber Nellie Mae Spell Egene Tatman Mamie Lee Dorothy Edge Dorothy Ettle Joe White Mattie Lee Wright Honor Bell Alvie Adams Kathleen Bullard Lucile Dougherty Beth Locke Olin Sanders Woodrow Wallace Jessie Merle Henry Doris Beard Eleanor Chance Helen “Minkert Mary Jane Nall Mary Martha Black Elizabeth Sloop Frances Thomas Shirleed Walker Ann Bentley Edith Jones Foy Martin Bethany Methodist Nell Bentley United States Carlsbad Eugene Cugec 2D Citta Kurten Coty’s Powder Mavis Hind’s Want Just IS Roof Insurance Bryan Ave 25Th St
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