Building A New Church Our Four Years' Pastorate In Bryan
E L Shettles recounts his Bryan Texas pastorate from 1899 to 1901. He describes early conditions, a struggling church, community growth, and efforts to fund and build a new church costing about 18000 dollars. The Galveston hurricane disaster impacts Bryan, plus pivotal revival meetings led by George Stuart and Rev John Green.
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Bryan
Texas
E. L. Shettles
Austin
Marlin
Bryan Station
Hotchkiss Memorial
Mason D. Cole
Brazos County
Boonville
Texas Conference of the Methodist Church
H. V. Philpott
Brazos
Allen Academy
Madisonville
John H
R. O. Allen
A. and M. College
Our Church
M. D. Cole
R. S. Webb
C. E. Jenkins
John E. Green
Houston
Brother Green
George R. Stuart
Home Mission Society
Church Historian recounts pastorate and church fire
Church historian Rev BE L Shettles describes his former pastorate at the First Methodist church and a campaign to fund a new church which later burned. The present structure replaced the burned building.
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BE. L. Shettles
First Methodist Church
E. L. Shettles
Eagle Printing Company Offers Quick Cost-Effective Calling Cards
The Eagle Printing Company advertises fast production of calling cards at moderate prices, promising prompt service and affordable rates for personalized cards.
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Eagle Printing Company
Mainly About Folks Mainly About Folks
Local society notes recap weekend travel and visits. Families including Ashworth Shelburne Atkinson Mangum Seale and others plan gatherings in Houston Waco Port Worth and Georgetown. School staff and others change jobs attend events and attend family and club functions.
Local Socials Report Bright Light Church and Visits
Harvey Dev J L Bounds filled his regular appointment at Bright Light church on Saturday and Sunday. Mr and Mrs John Jones and Mrs Nona Belle Holland visited with Mr and Mrs Nunn Jones on Sunday. The Weedons and Nunn Jones returned from a deer hunt in El Campo. Mr and Mrs O W Kelly visited with the Kelleys. Mrs Elmo Weedon spent the weekend with her sister.
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Dev. J. L. Bounds
Bright Light Church
John Jones
Nona Belle Holland
Nunn Jones
Hardy Weedon
Mrt Weedon
Elmo Weedon
el Campo
Mexico
O. W. Kelly
K. Kelley
Gift of high class static with recipient's name printed
A short note notes a gift described as high class static with the receiver’s name printed on it. The text mentions Eaele Printing Co in association with the item.
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Eaele Printing Co
Baby Beef Notes and Farm Questionnaires Highlight Local Page
Don ald Sramek from Smetana describes feeding his calf with a balanced mix of cotton seed hulls corn chops cotton seed meal bone meat and water. A reader asks about insects as crop pests and the government plan for rented acres plus a Reliance debate on crop control. Clara Jane Chytil of Edge 4-H refinishes a bedroom with lighter colors and a burlap framed screen.
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Donald Sramek
Smetana
Clara Jane Chytil
Edge 4-H Club
Clara Jane
Bet tie Mae Nash grows diverse vegetables for 4 H Club
Bet tie Mae Nash of the Kings Highway 4 H Club cultivated 25 vegetable varieties this year, harvesting 941 pounds in fall and 2963 pounds in spring from the family garden. She bought a pressure cooker and sealer with turkey sale earnings. She canned 973 pints of vegetables and 200 pints of fruit and dried 15 pounds of fruit. Stepping Stone Walks are favored by Mrs. O L Moore, Harvey Home Demonstration Club yard demonstrator, who replaced a straight cement walk with curved stepping stones. She leveled and sodded her yard, added foundation shrubs, and planted feed crop rows.
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Bettie Mae Nash
King’s Highway 4-H Club
O. L. Moore
Harvey Home Demonstration Club
Washington as Father of Country in Shrine and City
George Washington remains a revered figure with marble memorials, streets, squares, and statues worldwide. The piece notes two prominent monuments in Washington DC and New York City, tracing his Virginia birth, Mt. Vernon life, leadership in the Revolution, and two-term presidency before burial at Mt. Vernon.
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Phe
George Washington
Republic
Washington
Sub-Treasury
Wall Street
New York
Virginia
Mt. Vernon
France
England
Virgina
Continental Congress
United States
Edge Key Preacher Delivers Sermon Despite Weather
C Thompson preached at 11:00 Sunday with few attendees due to bad weather. Several local families and visitors from Brazos Valley, Normangee, Bryan, Huntsville, and Houston are listed as spending or visiting relatives and attending events in the area.
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George Holland
Charles B. Griffin
Brazos Valley
Bob Parker
T. C. Elliott
Lois Elliott
Joe Operstein
John Wymola
Huntsville
E. J. Payne
Chas. Payne
Christiana Wymola
Normangee
Edison English
Bryan
S. P. Moore
Cat. Orr
King’s Highway
Js Ov Orr
Paul Myculek
Edd Skubal
Edd Scast
Absent Witness Slows Start In McDonald Case
The Texas House opened hearings on five charges of official misconduct against J. E. McDonald, Agriculture Commissioner. Witness Jim Tate testified about a truck lease with McDonald’s brother A. E. McDonald and alleged evasion of a relative employment ban. Tate claimed he bought no truck and paid little toward one leased through McDonald, denying any plan to evade the law.
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Austin
House of Representatives
J. E. McDonald
Jim Tate
Waxahachie
McDonald
A. E. McDonald
Committee For
Tate
House
Ihs
Judge Declares Mistrial in Eskridge Murder Case
District Judge Langston D. King declared a mistrial in the Rev Edgar Eskridge murder case after learning one juror, W R Morgan, had a two year suspended sentence for assault with intent to murder. It was not announced if the trial would be reset locally or moved to another county. Six jurors had been chosen and testimony was expected to begin the next day.
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Houston
Langston D. King
Edgar Erskridge
W. R. Morgan
City Commission Set to Meet on WPA Projects in Adjourned Session
Bryan city commissioners meet in adjourned session Thursday night to open bids for materials used in the WPA water main extension and award a contract. They will consider paving gravel streets with asphalt as a WPA project covering about half the mileage. Taxicab licenses and routine business also expected.
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Bryan
Rhythm Boys to Play at U S Post Hall Saturday
Floyd Murray and his Rhythm Boys, a popular local string orchestra, will perform for a dance Saturday evening starting at 8 30 o clock at the U S P S hall in Bryan.
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Rhythm Boys
U. S
Floyd Murray
Bryan
Black Cardboard Poster for Six Pig Display at Eagle Printing
An item description notes a black cardboard piece featuring six pigs, sized 22 by 28 inches, produced or listed by Eagle Printing Co.
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Eagle Printing Co
Greater Boy Scout Activity Plans In Brazos District
Brazos District committee in Bryan and College Station outlines expanded Houston Area Council support for rural scouting expansion. Aim to raise Area membership to 5 600 by 1942 with Rural Scouting demonstrator status in Brazos County. Court of Honor planned in January and second Scoutmasters Training Course to follow. Daniel Russell chairs local group with J. Vernon Brown promoting scout literature in schools.
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Brazos
Houston Area Council
Boy Scouts of America
Bryan Scout
Howard Meyer
M. B. Parker
Bryan
Houston
Area Council
Alfred J. Stiles
College Station
Brazos County
George Flowers
J. L. Lowell
C. L. Benson
National Council
J. Vernon Brown
Brown
C. M. Bethany
Davis
W. H. Andrew
R. A. Booth
Daniel Russell
Jno
M. Lawrence
I.E . Downard
W. M. Sparks
Su Burgess
D. L. Wilson
R. BH. M. C. Hughes
R. C. Pranks
Ray and
J. Coulter Smith
Brazos Directors Meet in Austin to Plan Flood Control Work
Brazos inversion and reclamation district directors will meet in Austin Friday to finalize plans for starting work on a $30,000,000 flood control and power project. Board chairman L. Mims of Houston, with George G. Chance as vice president and John M. Lawrence as a member, will attend.
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Brazos
Austin
Tors
L. Mims
Houston
Bairman
George G. Chance
Jno
Schreiner Dies of Heart Disease at 73 in Kerrville
Kerrville November 19 F A C Schreiner a 73 year old pioneer merchant and philanthropist died from heart disease His Schreiner interests funded roads schools a veterans hospital at Legion and churches in Kerrville and Junction he supported substantial charitable projects over his lifetime.
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Kerrville
F. A. C. Schreiner
Kerville
Schreiner
Veterans’ Hospital
Legion
Junction
Roosevelt Widow Improves After Fractured Leg
Glencove New York November 1 A hospital bulletin says Mrs Edith Kermit Roosevelt widow of Theodore Roosevelt shows some improvement. She is recovering from a fractured leg and had a heart attack that worsened her condition.
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Glencove
N. Y
Edith Kermit Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Cardboard stockpiles noted at Magle company site
Report highlights Magle warehouse with abundant cardboard in multiple weights. No injuries or further actions listed. Officials confirm stock remains available for packaging needs.
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Magle
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Brother Stuart
Mexia
Galveston
Fourth Quarterly Conference
Rockdale
Pauline Webb
Meredith James
J. C. Mickle
O. A. Ashworth
Mary Shelburne
Jewel Sowerby
Texas Aggies
Rice Owls
Webb Buchanan
Ranger
Bobby
L. Kielpatrick
Jack Buchanan
Atkinson
George Atkinson
P. S. Mangum
Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
Gladys DeHart
Wilkerson Clinic
Winnie Vance
George Adams
Amos Young
Giddings
Harvey
Brazos County Boys and Girls Club Department
Peares County
Reliance
Sub-Treasury Building
Eatensten Commission
Edge
Rev
Eskridge
Edgar Eskridge
City Commission
Daisy Root
Benton Root
Memphis, Tenn
Root
Associated Press
Jean Jilted
Francis Lucas
Los Angeles
Pretty Jean Parker
Associated Prose
Roosevelt
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