Wellborn Couple Celebrate Golden Wedding
The Wellborn community marked fifty years of marriage for Mr. J. M. Williams and Miss Cora Cooner Williams celebrated at the Baptist church. The service featured family attendants, a long-standing ring, Mendelssohn’s Wedding March, and a large dinner with a three-tier cake. two surviving attendees recalled the first ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Cooner
J. M. Williams
Nancy Cooner
Wellborn
Baptist Church
Williams
Brazos County
J. Walter Smith
Navasota
R. M. Dansby
Bryan
Maggie
Elmer Reed
Bryan Eatey
Jesse Thomson
College Station
Lamar Williams
Thelsen
Curtis Williams
Dorabeth Powers
Dorothy Louise Williams
James Elmer Reed Jr
Stabler School Hosts Weine Roast at Brazos County Fair
The Stabler school held a Weine roast to honor full attendance, with twenty participants including twelve pupils and the teacher. Candy making lasted an hour and was hidden for roasting sausage and marshmallows. A dessert of four large pies was provided by one of the ladies.
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Stabler
Brazos County
Brooklyn Bigamist Convicted Despite Small Salary
A Brooklyn bigamist earning only $25 a week was convicted. The judge urged curbing malefactors of great wealth, implying broader action against affluent offenders.
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Brooklyn
Macy Resident Dies After Two Week Illness
Frank Blezik aged 63 dies at his Macy home after a two week illness. Born in Czecho Sl onakia he came to Brazos county 28 years ago and lived with his daughter Mary and son Frank Jr. his wife had died two years earlier. He belonged to Wheelock Lodge 11208S P J S T and pallbearers will be lodge members. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm from the residence with Rev J B Gleissner. interment Wheelock cemetery under McCulloch Daysby Co of Bryan. Survived by sons Antone in Houston Frank in Wheelock and daughter Mary of Wheelock.
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Frank Blezik
Macy Community
Bryan
Brazos County
Czecho-Slovakia
America
Miss Mary
Frank Jr
Wheelock Lodge
J. B. Gleissner
Wheelock Cemetery
McCulloch-Daysby Co
Antone Blezik
Houston
Wheelock
Mary Blesik
Tomato Growers Form Brazos County Association
Farmers meet at the courthouse to organize the Brazos County Tomato Growers Association with Lynn Sample as president and Will M. Jones as secretary treasurer. Over 125 acres pledged, planning a special meeting Nov 23 to hire a truck grower and coordinate activities. Joint white and colored groups noted for future joint meetings. Steep Hollow Cemetery Association also reschedules its Homecoming for Nov 24 at Steep Hollow church with Hon W S Barron as principal speaker.
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Brazos County
Court House
Tomato Growers’ Association
Lynn Sample
Will M. Jones
J. T. Cross, Jr
Tabor
E. M. Seaman
Kurten
Ed Chytil
Edge
Frank Brandeski
Smetana
C. P. Powers
Steep Hollow
Frank Barnes
Harvey
J. M. Ross
Leonard
G. H. Echols
Woodville
C. R. Saxon
Reliance
Ross Banana
Steele
Fletcher German
Wellborn
J. M. Atkins
Rock Prairie
Ben Lampo
Prospect
Chamber of Commerce
Steep Hollow Cemetery Association
Steep Hollow Church
C. M. Risinger
Laura Mims Hicks
I. M. Cook
Old “Home
W. S. Barron
Bryan
Tomato Project Sparks Steep Hollow Growers Meeting
Co. P. Powers calls Steep Hollow farmers to a Wednesday meeting to discuss a tomato growing and marketing plan. An organized tomato producers association exists with officers and committees to push market production for next season. A 200 acre goal and a cream route for local patrons will be reviewed by County Agent C. L. Beason.
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Co. P. Powers
Steep Hollow
Tomato Producers Association
C. L. Beason
Corpus Christi Visitors Honored With Dinner
Mr and Mrs J F Regmund visitors in Bryan from Corpus Christi for the past week were honor guests at a dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Chas Kosarek in the western suburb. Dinner was at one o clock with a decorated dining room. Entertainment centered on radio and music from Texas and beyond while church services from San Antonio were broadcast on WOAI. Guests pledged prompt acceptance of future invitations.
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J. F. Regmund
Bryan
Corpus Christi
Chas. Kosarek
Town
WOAI
First Presbyterian Church
San Antonio
Texas
666 as Swift Remedy for Colds and Fevers
An advertisement proclaims 666 as the fastest cure for colds grippe flu dengue bilious fever and malaria, describing it as the most speedy remedy known.
Quarterly Conference Free Baptist Church Held at Harvey
The Brazos County Quarterly Conference of Free Baptist churches met at Harvey Free Baptist church. Attendees from Bryan included Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Johnson, Mrs. J. A. Henry, and Rev. J. J. Tatum. The session was one of the most interesting and helpful ever held. The next conference will be in February 1930 at the Kur ten church.
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Brazos County
Free Baptist Churches
Harvey Free Baptist Church
Kurten
Bryan
W. H. Johnson
J. A. Henry
J. J. Tatum
Reliance Farmers Plan Milk and Cream Route
B L Risinger C N Shealy and Leslie Lloyd were named on a committee to canvass Reliance households about joining a milk and cream collection route. The group aims to start once sufficient cream volume is gathered, with reports due Nov 23 to County Agent C L Benson. About 50 cows are currently producing. The A and M College creamery will buy cream and milk from Brazos County routes until profitability grows.
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B. L. Risinger
C. N. Shealy
Leslie Lloyd
Reliance
Will
Kurten
Steep Hollow
C. L. Benson
A. and M. College
Brazos County
Edge Community News Roundup With Social Events
Visitors from Bryan Franklin and Normangee share Edge weekends as families mark anniversaries and a daughter’s marriage. Many locals attend meals and gatherings at Closs and Moore households while Edge Methodist church prepares services with a visiting pastor from Wheelock.
Brazos County Couple From Reliance Wed in Bryan
Miss Bessie Strastypka and Mr. James Carter of Reliance were quietly married at 1 30 this afternoon at the home of Rev. and Mrs. J J Tatum with Rev Tatum officiating. After the ceremony they returned to Reliance to make their future home. The groom is described as a progressive farmer of the community.
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Bessie Strastypka
James Carter
Reliance
J. J. Tatum
Rev. Tatum
Chamber Meeting Sets Cream Routes and Tomatoes Plan
The Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce discussed cream routes and tomato acreage to boost agricultural development in Brazos county. County Agent C L Benson outlined progress and scheduled Saturday meetings to finalize routes and complete tomato pledges, with 125 of 200 acres already promised.
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Brazos County
Bryan and Brazos County
Chamber of Commerce Rooms
Benson
Chamber of Commerce
Travis B. Bryan
Highway Committee
Good Roads Campaign Committee
Bryan
Bryan Daily Eagle
Bryan Weekly Eagle
J. Bryan Miller
Oak McKenzie
Miller
Eberstadt
W. S. Higgs
W. K. Giles
H. O. Ferguson
Funeral services for Mary Frances Sims in Millican
Millican mourns 3 year old Mary Frances Sims daughter of Mr and Mrs Will Sims. Services held at the family home with 38 o'clock start and interment at Peach Creek cemetery. Relatives Mr and Mrs M L Crenshaw traveled from the city due to illness and death in the family.
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M. L. Crenshaw
Millican
Mary Frances Sims
Will Sims
Peach Creek
For Sale: Four Room House and 46 Acres Land Near Town
A. B. C. advertises a four room house with forty six acres suitable for dairy farming located a mile and a half from town. Prospective buyers are asked to write A. B. C. care Eagle.
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Care Eagle
Tabor News Highlights School Play and Local Links
Tabor high school opened with five plays at the auditorium raising 23.35 for the school. The pep squad, led by Miss Jenkins, plans a performance Flap Goes the Flapper to fund uniforms. Friday featured a basketball game where Edge beat Tabor 9 to 8 in a close finish. The issue includes local visits, travel notes, church services, and social updates across Tabor and nearby towns.
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Tabor High School
Uncle Joe
Love and Lather
Taseal Pat
Askin
Miss Jenkin
Luther
Allen Broadway
Bryan
Tabor
Jenkins
Edge
Talor
Rubye Jenkins
Normangee
Will Presnal
Navasota
Navasota Bridge
R. L. Brown
Cottonwood Church
Fred Locke
Snyder
Oklahoma
Virgil Smith
Dallas
Ed Elliott
Mr. Elliott
Vella McCally
Arthur McCally
John Barnes
R. A. Cooper
N. H. McWhorter
Jake Coyle
Oscar Wilson
Willie Hughey
Rye pupils decide spending at general meeting
At a Rye general assembly held Tuesday morning the pupils voted to spend the treasury funds on a giant stride and two pencil sharpeners. Miss Lucy Givens and the Rye Club girls met on Thursday November 14 for the election of officers led by Victoria Severa.
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Lucy Givens
Girls of the
Rye Club
Victoria Severa
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