Aviation Signs Needed Says Bryan Flier
Bryan en route to Peru with Walter Wipprecht and Bix Anding of FERB. They praise city signs as aviation guide posts and urge air travel landmarks like rail stations hotels and garages. Anding recalls student days at A and M College 1926 buying a plane on installments. both men promote Bryan progress and air service ground floor prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Wipprecht
Bix
Buddie
FERB
Anding
Bryan Enroute
Peru
Seat America
Bryan
Huff- Daland Posters Inc
Muntee
Goklage
Sicn
Qeliine
Chambers Sn Motor Company
Andimg
Wipprecht
Quanidias
College
Huifbaland Dusters, Inc
Ellis County Leads State In Cotton Produced
Ellis County remains Texas’s top cotton producer with 102,539 bales ginned by November 1. McLennan is second with 95,601 and Hill third with 88,952. total Texas ginnings reach 3,866,439 bales, up from 3,392,707 last year. Counties listed include Bell, Dallas, Harris, Navarro, Tom Green, Travis, Webb, Wichita, Wilbarger and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Ellis County
Texas
Federal Bureau of Census
McLennan County
Hill
Bureau
Bell
Bexar
Brown
Cameron
Childress
Collin
Dallas
Freestone
Grayson
Harris
Hidalgo
Hunt
Lamar
Lubbock
Navarro
Nueces
Lower Valley to Be Visited by College Chief
Dr J J Taubenhaus plant pathologist of the A and M College Experiment Station leaves Monday for a week long tour of the lower Rio Grande Valley to study root rot and fall armyworm diseases. He recently spoke at the Southwest Claims Conference in Fort Worth on the rotting of perishables in transit and prior to that spent days near San Antonio studying soils linked to potato scab.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Taubenhaus
A. and M. Colege
Rio Grande Valey
Taubenhaus
Fort Worth
Southwest Claims Conference
San Antonio
Negro County Agent Collecting 4-H Club Crop Records
Brazos County agent L A Nash is gathering crop record books from negro 4 H club members. About 75 books were distributed this season with roughly 20 properly filled and returned. Top performers include Tommy Ellis Brushy Creek Elbert Ellis and Joe M Nash Cedar Grove, though winners not decided and 50+ books remain to be received. Industry uses 200000000 cubic feet of wood annually in mining and excavation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Nash
Brazos County
Tommy Ellis
Brushy Creek School
Elbert Ellis
Joe M. Nash
Cedar Grove School
Ounty
Nash
Home Market Plan Aims to Boost Brazos Farm Products
A Bryan advocate urges a structured home market in Brazos County to connect farm women with town buyers. The plan features standardized graded products, a three division display, and a business manager handling cash and records while community clubs staff sales. Similar Mitchell County efforts show steady expansion and learning curves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Texas
Texas Extension Service
Abbie Sevier
Mitchell County
Mitchell County Home Products Association
Colorado
Mitchell County Home Product Association
Association
Mitchell County Association
Thelma Barber
Fannin County
Miss Barber
Oklahoma
Farm Women’s Club
Hoke Building
Bryan
Delphian Take on Saxon and Norman Elements
The Bryan Delphian Chapter met at Carnegie Library Friday at 3 PM with Mrs. Lundin presiding. Readings included Beowulf lifted by Mrs. Fuller and Caedmon by Mrs. Bentley, plus The Story of the Chan son and Fate of Roland's Army. Next meeting December first will cover Saxon and Norman elements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Delphian
Carnegie Library
Thos. Lundin
FE. D. Fuller
Caedmon
M. R. Bentley
Henry Moehlman
Roland
M. W. Owens
Sam Cavitt
Saxon
Sents
F. D. Fuller
Scouts To Have Basket Ball Squad
The Boy Scouts of Bryan held their weekly meeting at the Episcopal Parish House led by their assistant war master. They decided to form a basketball team with work to start soon as more books were donated to the scout library and lending terms were outlined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout’s of
Bryan
Episcopal Parish
Farming Methods and 4-H Notes from Brazos County
County agents C. L. Benson and Lucy Givens present farm methods emphasis in this Brazos County section. Topics include better production methods, efficient marketing, terracing school details, and 4-H club awards for girls finishing yearly work with pins. Colored farmers are invited to terracing instruction, with focus on soil building and conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
C. L. Benson
Lucy Givens
Dad” Short
Millican Notes Highlight Local Church People and Deaths
Millican observes changes in clergy with Rev Hensley leaving for Huntsville Circuit and Rev Secord arriving. Auxiliary members fund pews with oyster sales and a shower for Mrs Hazel Arnold. Alvin Abbott dies, with services in Millican and burial in Normangee, while Mrs Alvin Gregg recovers at home. Other visits include families from Bryan and Houston and travel homecomings for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millican
Hensley
Huntsville
Secord
J. Walter Smith
Navasota
B. Ford
Ford
Alvin Abbott
A. J. Edmonds
Normangee
Powers
da Ora Beth
Bryan
Albert Sawyer
Houston
Chas. McFerrin
Bride
Jesse McFerrin
Alvin Gregg
John Williams
Mississippi
John Dukes
Wallace Dunlap
Paul McSwain
Frank Fuman
R. E. Dunlap
Dunlap
Mr. Dunlap
Ed Smith
Mildred McGreg
Houston Students Stay Over After A. and M. Rice Game
A Houston student and a friend visiting Millican after attending the A. and M. Rice game stayed with relatives on Sunday. Also present was Houston Smith, a student at A. and M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
M.rice
Millican
Houston Smith
Leonard Man Narrowly Survives Well Cave-In
C. P. Krezinski of Leonard, a popular Leonard school trustee, visited the Eagle office in Bryan and recounted a harrowing near death experience. While working on his 20 foot deep well the top caved in, he grabbed the wood curbing and barely escaped being buried alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Krezinski
Leonard
Bryan
Eagle Office
Jinx After Father Gleissner Travels by Automobile
Father J B Gleissner recounts a further accident while returning from Dallas by bus. This marks his second crash in two months, following an earlier overturning trip to Beaumont that left him with a broken rib and a hurt finger. He vows to travel by train to shake the jinx.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jinx
Father Gleissner
J. B. Gleissner
Dallas
Beaumont
Moody Declines Calls for Special Session on Justice Pay
Governor Dan Moody in Austin refused several requests to convene a special session to provide pay for justices of the peace in criminal cases. The Court of Criminal Appeals ruled the fee law unconstitutional as it tied pay to convictions, prompting calls to remedy the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Dan Moody
Justices of the Peace
Court of Criminal Appeals
Pencils Used Exceed One Billion Annually in U S
A national estimate shows more than one billion pencils are used each year by students and adults in the United States reflecting widespread reliance on simple writing tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
University of Michigan Adds Doctor of Forestry Degree
The University of Michigan now offers a doctoral degree in forestry, expanding its graduate research and professional programs in natural resources. The new program emphasizes advanced study, ecological management, and forest policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Michigan
Aggies Schedule Finalized with Kansas Clash in Dallas
Texas A and M completes its 1929 football slate with a Dallas game October 12 against Kansas Aggies. Bo McMillan, Centre College star turned Kansas coach, brings a high profile matchup to the State Fair stage. Tulane games for 1930 and 1932 also set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Navy
James Sullivan
M. College of Texas
Texas Aggies
Kansas Aggies
Dallas
Missouri Valley
Aggie
Tulane University
Kansas
Bo” McMillan
North Side High School
Fort Worth
Centre I College
Danville
Centre College
Harvard
West Virginia
Fair Park Stadium
Centre
McMillan
Centenary College
Shreveport
Geneva College
Beaver Falls
State Agricultural College
Manhattan
Kan
Baby Chick Campaign Offers $10,000 Prize Contest
The Sunshine Hatcheries of Bryan join the Baby Chick Campaign to award $10,000 in prizes for a letter on Why It Pays to Buy Chicks From a Hatchery. Entries must arrive by February 28, 1929, with top prizes of 5000, 2000, 1000, 500, and 250 plus dozens of smaller awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Hatcheries
Bryan
F. W.kazmeier
Kazmeier
Third National
Dayton
Ohio
Ignet Cineanime
Ine
Rice Institute coeds inspire male fashion trend on campus
Five Rice Institute Eds surprised campus by wearing golf knickers with bright hose rolled down to the ankles. The students said they were “keeping up with the girls” after Rice girls earlier popularized bright socks around their shoe tops, marking a playful campus style shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Rice Institute
Rice
Moody Calls Highway Policy Conference For Next Tuesday
Governor Moody schedules a highway legislation conference for Tuesday in Austin to shape general and specific highway laws for the Forty first legislature. Committee members from 27 districts have been named, with four more awaiting appointment, including W. A. McCartney and Cone Johnson among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Moody
Ware
W. A. McCartney
Texarkana
W. E. Thomason
Nacogdoches
Ed Murphy
Livingston
Cone Johnson
Tyler
R. J. Easley
Detroit
John V. Singleton
Waxahachie
J. M. Penland
Waco
Charles S. Gainer
Bryan
R. L. Pettus
Goliad
Houston
John L. Carrouzett
Galveston
M. K. Graham
Graham
W. T. Wheeler
Fort Worth
Lions Club Forms Ten Year Program Committees
President Henry Locke names standing committees to guide the Lions Clubs ten year program. Civic committee includes W S How ell as chair and members H L Durham J Bryan Miller A S Ware and others. Additional panels for parks schools rural highways industrial will be appointed weekly to cover the full plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Henry Locke
Civic
W. S. Howell
H. L. Durham
J. Bryan Miller
A. S. Ware
M. L. Jones
S. E. Eberstadt
M. M. Erskine
Bill Wimberly
E. R. Bryant
H. L. Morrison
Norman J. Dansby
H. H. Young
HE. L. Durham
R. V. Armstrong
F. D. Fuller
W. E. Neeley
Thomas Gordon Watts
W. E. Leverkuhn
S. D. Snyder
Jess Hensarling
M. F. Vitopil
Harrys. Edge
W. E. Paulson
J. E. Blair
Ross M. Sherwood
Willard Chambers
Tom G. Suber
J. A. Clutter
John M. Lawrence Jr
A. M. Brock
Joe Kaplan
C. E. Griesser
C. C. Redding
C. L. Curlee
Chickens Blood Tested At Miss Locke Farm
Dr. R. C. Dunn of A and M College and County Agent C. L. Benson will blood test the chickens on Miss Mary Locke's farm at Tabor Friday. This marks the third year of testing and the owners report strong profits from the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Dunn
A. and M. College
C.L. Benson
Miss Mary Locke
Tabor
Miss Locke
Alvin Moody of Houston Hoover Democratic Head in Texas Honored
Alvin S. Moody of Houston state chairman of the Hoover Democratic forces in Texas will be honored at a banquet in his honor on Saturday Nov 24 at seven thirty oclock at the Rice Hotel. Neighbors and Bryan and Brazos County citizens are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Moody
Houston
Hoover
Texas
Alvin S. Moody
Hoover Democratic Forces
Rice Hotel
Bryan and
Brazos County
Child Injured as Train Crash Hits Auto Near Ranger
In Ranger Texas a Texas & Pacific passenger train crashed into a mother's automobile injuring five year old H L Baskin Jr. and leaving him in probable fatal condition. The mother tried to unlock the car doors to free the twins but could not before the train passed. Mrs Baskin and another child escaped with minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ranger
Mrs. Baskin
M. L. Baskin
Old hand-made shingles shown by Cahill in Smetana visit
Cahill of Smetana displayed old shingles carved with a frow instrument. Boards fir, two or four feet, shaved to width, once used for house coverings and floorings. Made from Brazos county timber and pin oak. one tree yielded 1,200 boards. County Superintendent McDonald noted Tennessee origins of similar timber use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cahill
Smetana
Eagle
Mr. Cahill
Brazos County
Ryan
Wa County
D. J. McDonald
Tennessee
Revival at Free Baptist Church Draws Large Audience
Rev M L Hollis delivered a revival sermon at the Free Baptist church on Tuesday evening using Luke 23 43. He urged listeners to choose heaven and warned of hell while stressing the certainty of life and the need to decide for salvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
M. L. Holis
Jesus
Hollis
Rev. Hollis
Heaven
Hell
Timber land for quick sale near Mumford Texas
640 acres of timber land with two live springs partly fenced across the Brazos River from Mumford. Priced per acre. Write to J F Kreek Caldwell Texas.
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Bos River
Mumford
J. F. Kreek
Caldwell
Texas
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Big Bill) Williamson
Sultan of the A. and
M. College
Texas Star Guard
Alreay
Leonard Man
Aggies
Sewanee
Bryan Hatchery
Baby Chick Campaign
Smetana Citizen
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