Eastern Star Hosts Grand Officers in Bryan Chapter Visit
Grand officers of the Order of the Eastern Star visited Bryan Chapter No. 222 on October 13 bringing a large turnout from Bryan and College stations plus guests from Calvert Navasota Iola Bedias and other nearby chapters. The session honored visiting officers with formal addresses by Mrs Norton Wellborn and Sen T J Holbrook and featured floral decorations a three piece program and a banquet for nearly two hundred attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of the Eastern Star
Bryan
College
Calvert
Navasota
Iola
Bedias
Albert Buchanan
H. E. Randolph
Dora Wilson
R. L. Brown
H. P. Smith
Rosa Stubenrauch
T. A. Adams
Marshall
George Long
Vivian Royder
Adah
C. Rude
Ruth
Thomas Lundin
Esther
Adell Hall
Martha
S. C. Lewis
Electa
Geo. F. Lee
Henderson
Sentinel
R. M. Dansby
Norton
Wellborn
Somerville
Grand Chapter of
Texas
T. J. Holbrook
Galveston
P. S Park
David Ella Rice Holbrook
Nannie Yeager
Skelton
Maude Siddall
Anderson
Grand Marshall
Lena Brown
Allen Smith
J. M. Dunn
M. M. Erskine
J. M.dunn
W. F. Davis
C. M. Bethany
Yeese
Nortos B. Wellborn
Brazos County
Erin Jolly
Geo. Long
Methodist Missionary Society Meetins Details At Homes
The First Methodist church Woman's Missionary Society reports on its groups. Group 3 met at Cedar Crest with 13 members, 43 visits, 50 Bible chapters read, $66 in dues, honored guests Rev. H C Willis and family. Group 5 gathered at Mrs. A D Graham's for lessons on Upward the Trail to Japan, 190 chapters read, 19 visits, social time with ice cream and cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church
L. E. Bailey
Cedar Crest
W. Bb. Cline
H. C. Willis
Geo. Call
Geo. Call, Jr
H. N. Cochran
Albert Haneman
C. R. Gardner
E. C. Harder
B. T. Poole
Williams
W. B. Cline
Sam E. Eberstadt Norcross
W. A. Stone
D. M. Barron
George Call
Beaumont
A. D. Graham
W. M. Owens
John Seeley Caldwell
C. M. Bethany
Fred Jones
W. K. Gibbs
Lamar Jones
Jim James
Callie Kern
Japan
Mesdames Co
M. Bethany
H. R. Brayton
J. N. Dulaney
J. M. Williams
Nelle Cole
Surprise Birthday at Fountain Honors Mrs W W Smith
A 91st birthday surprise was held for Mrs. W W Smith at her Fountain home with her children grandchildren and friends arriving early Sunday. Guests brought baskets of food gifts and well wishers joined a noon dinner honoring her as hostess escorted to the head of the table. Attending were the Smith and Caldwell families from Fountain Milano and Bryan with Mr and Mrs W A Deason W Jacobs and families and Miss Ila Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Smith
Fountain
Mrs. Smith
W. C. Smith
Caldwell
W. A. Smith
Milano
W. W. Hall
Ila Hall
Bryan
W. A. Deason
W. Jacobs
J. D. Cunningham
Texas
Government's Ginning Report for Brazos County
There were 18 062 bales of cotton ginned in Brazos County from the 1924 crop prior to October 1. The figure comes from a report to Joe F How ard by W H Steuart director of the cotton division Bureau of Census Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Joe F. Howard
W. H. Steuart
Bureau of Census
Department of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Methodist Missionary Society Meets at College
The Methodist Missionary Society gathered at the college Monday afternoon with Mrs. Dc O Watkins. Mrs. F A Beuchel led a discussion on the first chapter of the new book. Attendees included Mesdames Wayne Fredericks, D F Harrison, C O Watkins, Jennie Yates, G P Grout, J L McKee, and W A Stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
College
Dc. O. Watkins
F. A. Beuchel
Mesdames Wayne Fredericks
D. F. Harrison
C. O. Watkins
Jennie Yates
G. P. Grout
J. L. McKee
W. A. Stone
Bryan Chamber Commerce Holds Short Session
President John M. Lawrence presided at the Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce meeting. Topics included road work to the Democratic crossing, enforcement of a begging ordinance, Kurten Fair plans, and school talks on fire prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Lawrence
Bryan and Brazos County
J. Bryan Miller
Kurten
Edge and Steele
Tabor
Bryan
Lee J. Rountree
East Side
West Side
Eberstadt
W. H. Cole
J. N. Dulaney
Tyler Haswell
J. Webb Howell
J. M. Gordon
T. K. Lawrence
Oak McKenzie
M. L. Parker
Radio Concert Draws Crowd in Smetana
C. Be. Griesser and wife provided a community radio concert at the Smetana school house. The open air event drew a large audience despite initial static, improving after 9:30 as it cooled. Prof. Dixon L. Turner leads plans to buy a radio set for communal gatherings and to form a community club soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. BE. Griesser
Smetana
Dixon L. Turner
Turner
Sosolik Visits Wife Receiving Bath Treatments in Marlin
Charles Sosolik drove to Marlin on Sunday to see his wife who is undergoing bath treatments there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sosolik
Marlin
Lions Club program highlights at Episcopal parish House meeting
Lions Club in Bryan heard M M Erskine lead a varied program with fine musical readings by Gussie Ballerstedt and Mary Beth plus Catherine Mitchell and Betsy Searcy. A talk on road work by T A Munson followed, praising hard surfaced roads and Main Street parking. Attendees included local residents and many named members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Erskine
Lions Club
Episcopal Parish
Gussie Ballerstedt
Maggie
Jiggs
Golden Gate
McManus
Mary Beth
Catherine Mitchell
Union Hill
College Consolidated School
Coulter Smith
R. L. Brown
Ralphanna Searcy
Bryan Hospital
Searcy
Miss Searcy
Munson
T. A. Munson
Bryan
Betsy Searcy
O. J. Parks
Henry Locke
L. E. MacDougald
M. B. Parker
C. A. Searcy
Pat Newton
Eugene V. Spence
C. R. Gardner
Libby Lynn Gardner
Richard Ratcliff
J. E. Hensarling
J. Bryan Miller
Tom G. 5Suber
Jno. W. Hogan
Austin
Texas
J. W. Hall
F. D. Fuller
Norah Ward
Theo. M. Thomson
Ruth Knox
H. D. Cuykendall
Bryan Eagle
First Conference Academy Football Opener in Bryan
On Saturday October 18 Allen meets Dallas Academy in Bryan for their Texas Academy Conference opener. Dallas seeks revenge after last year’s loss in Dallas and brings many veterans and greater weight. Allen, lighter and greener, has shown improvement in recent games as they recover from early season injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Pig Skin Chasers
Bryan
Texas Academy
Dallas Academy of Dallas
Dallas
Allen
Mexican Attacked Miss Etta Peters Saturday Night
Miss Etta Peters was assaulted as she walked home from her dressmaking office on Bryan Street. A Mexican assailant fled toward the ice plant when flashed by two cars. police and residents searched the area, but no suspect identified after three inquiries. Peters lives with Mrs. R. B. Welch near the north end of Bryan Street and reported the incident to officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearne
North Bryan Street
Miss Etta Peters
Miss Peters
Car Registrations for Brazos County List of New Vehicles
A record of new car registrations since last week lists owners and their locations in Brazos County. Names include residents from Bryan College Station Edge Wellborn Benchley and Steele's Store with many entries like M Hunter J E Weedon and D H Candle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Rudspeth
M. Hunter
Steele’s
W. I. McCulloch
Bryan
J. E. Weedon
P. H. Price
T. C. Elliott
Edge
J. B. Gleissner
Lucy Cotrone
John Catrope
Vince Abarts
F. H. Fish
College Station
C. M. Maxwell
Iola
R. W. Thurman
Jno
Lena Wooten
Nance Salvaggio
Eliza Evans
D. H. Candle
Anthony Martin
R. E. Lindsey Bryan
Elijah Adams
Joe Triggs
M. P. Scardino
L. E. Robinson
Wellhorn
Ella Jones
Jas. Godue, Jr
Benchley
George Jones
Eleven Head of Horses From A. & M. College Exhibit at Dallas Fair
Eleven head of horses from Texas A and M. College are on exhibit at the Dallas State Fair despite a cattle quarantine and non movement orders. Livestock inspector R. E. Smith of Brazos County said the horses were sent from the animal husbandry department for display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. & M. College
Dallas Fair
A. and M. College
Dallas
R. E. Smith
Brazos County
Animal Husbandry Department
Mr. Smith
Democrats urged to back straight ticket including Mrs Ferguson
In a telegram to E A Berry chair man of the State Democratic executive committee former Senator Charles Culberson urged Democrats to support the straight ticket for state and national offices, including Mrs Ferguson as governor nominee, amid efforts to split the state ticket and shrink the national majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Houston
E. A. Berry
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Charles Culberson
Ferguson
Culberson
Circular on Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak 1914
The U S Department of Agriculture has issued Department Circular 825 detailing the 1914 foot and mouth disease outbreak. It covers history, possible origin, quarantine, inspection, appraisal, slaughter, and disinfection across 22 states, and explains eradication efforts. Copies available from the U S Department of Agriculture in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Department
United States
Tick fever toll rises as Brazos County ends eradication
Brazos County officials report major losses from the fever tick after the court halted tick eradication last April. State inspector R. E. Smith lists 21 affected herds totaling 342 cattle, with about 100 head lost recently and 75 to 100 head lost in six weeks. Local figures show 872 cattle shipped to Fort Worth in the past month amid mounting expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioners’ Court
Brazos County
R. E. Smith
Siegert and
Vinson
Riverside
J. D. Conlee
Smith
High School Notes on Cooperative Reading and School Activities
The article reports on a cooperative 50 cent book fund for outside reading, cafeteria lunch project by manual training students, and lab fee practices. It notes improved grounds care, Scout J. H. Hood’s talk on preparedness, and weekly attendance comparisons to 1921-22, plus a 107 acre land sale near Bryan offered by J A Tobias of Robstown Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stadard
C. G. Walker
Hal Buchanan
Joe Altimore
J. E. Brown
Joe Dobrovothey
Harry Jenkins
Reed McDonald
Ervin McLeroy
Jim Woodyard
Helen Racey
J. H. Hood
Houston
High School
Bryan
J. A. Tobias
Robstown
Tex
Western Public Service plans Bryan central plant and city sale
A Colorado firm aims to locate a 5000 horsepower Western Public Service electric plant in Bryan to supply a 50 mile radius. The plan includes taking over Bryan Light and Power, auditing city books, and possible sale after a city election. Payroll and local purchases would boost Bryan economics, while a statewide memorial drive proceeds with district chairs and a $200000 goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Freeman
Western Public Service Company
Colorado Springs
Colorado
General Electric
Texas
Bryan
Bryan Light and Power Plant
Light and Water
Navasota
Sour Lake
Somerville
Hempstead
Calvert
Bremond
Franklin
Caldwell
Rosse
Hearne
Nebraska
Missouri
Iowa
Eagle
City of
Watthuber No. 1 Drilling Near A and M College Promises Oil
The Bryan Petroleum Company’s Watthuber No. 1 well, 2 1/2 miles south of A and M College, drills in hard gumbo at 800 feet. The Wallt haber No. 1 sits 500 feet northeast of the Putz well, with oil and gas observed. H. L. Lewis of Danciger Oil and Refining predicts a real oil well and notes $36,000 spent without yielding results yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Petroleum Company
A. and
M. College
Bryan Oil and Gas Company
H. L. Lewis
Danciger Oil and Refining Company
Bryan Petroleum Co
Lewis
Little Watthaber
Watthaber No. 1
Texas Good Place To Acquire A Farm Matrimonial Route
A survey notes Texas offers strong land acquisition via marriage with over six percent of plainsmen gaining farms through spousal arrangements. The Farm by Marriage group includes Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and nearby states with Texas near the top of the list. In Kentucky and Tennessee five point nine percent of farmers gained their farm through Cupid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Lone Star States
Sears-Roebuck Agricultural Foundation
United States Department of Agriculture
North Central
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
Kentucky
Tennessee
Purchase
Land ownership patterns across states and regions
A survey shows nationwide farm acreage with 79 percent purchased, 15.3 percent by inheritance, 3.8 percent by marriage, and 2.4 percent other means. Massachusetts and Kentucky Tennessee reveal inheritance and original homesteader trends. Nebraska and North Central states show regional variation in purchase and inheritance shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Massachusetts
Nebraska
Gon Seares
Kentucky
Tennessee
Pepsinated Calomel Promises Gentle Fast Relief
An advertisement touts Pepsinated Calomel as a gentle imported English remedy with pepsin. It claims to relieve indigestion biliousness colds and constipation quickly and pleasantly with a small tablet at bedtime.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eastern Star
Methodist Woman’s Missionary Society
RS. W. W. Smith
Methodist Missionary Society Meeting College
Mrs. Watkins
Bryan Chamber
Lions Meet
Conference Academy
Etta Peters
As & E
Saa Pring
West Side School
Lamar Bethea
Bryan Dally Eagle
Texas Memorial Stadium
University of Texas
William L. McGill
McGill
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