Boy and Girls Club Notes Highlight 4-H Leader Talk
County Agent C. L. Benson recaps activities at the Oklahoma and Texas 4-H programs. Carl Williams of the Oklahoma Farmer-Stockman lauds club work for building character and leadership in rural youth. Williamson urges balance between farm life and broader opportunities as 500 club members hear reports from Dallas.
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Carl Williams
The
Oklahoma Farmer-Stockman
Big Bill” Williamson
Extension Service
Sidney Smith
Williamson
Mr. Williamson
Brazos
Brazos County
C. L. Benson
W. R. Glazener
Texas
Fifty-One Attend Junior Missionary Meet at First Methodist
More than a half hundred members of the Junior Missionary Society of the First Methodist church gathered for a regular meeting led by president Jnc W Black Jr. Devotions, Bible verses, songs and prayers followed. Mrs. Oak McKenzie wrapped up the China mission study with a story form lesson, while D P Gaby operated the picture machine showing slides on education and rural skills from Cook County Illinois. The group planned songs and business for the next meeting.
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Junior Missionary Society
First Methodist Church
Jnc. W. Black, Jr
Oak McKenzie
China
McKenzie
Cook County
Illinois
Mary Bess Egan
Helen Lawrence
Georgia Mae Daniels
Libby Lynn Gardner
Catherine Lawrence
Jim James, Jr
Albert Byron Covey
Willie Louise Grinset
John W. Black, Jr
Billy Dunn
Metz Williams
Walter Lee Porter
Boyd Williams
LeRoy Koenig
Manuel Gomez
George Gomez
H. G. Stallings
Lenon Mae Egan
Emmett Lenz
J. W. Hall
Rodaline Smith
James Henry Lawrence
Oak McKenzie, Jr
Anna Bell Barnes
Lyle Cuykendall
Irvin Lenz
John T. Egan
Helen Miller
Herbert Grisset
LeRoy Grisset
Mary Martha Black
Marie Cuykendall
Wanda Cuykendall
Kirby Joyce McKenzie
June Cochran
Charles Jones, Jr
Thomas Koppe Hall
H. A. Run
D Jr
Harold
Mrs Charles Marten recollects Texas ties and California move
Mrs Charles Marten writes Bryan friends from Venice California describing joining Los Angeles after Venice voters chose to merge with the city on October 2. She praises Poly technic High School's campus on 28 acres and notes other California schools, markets fruits and pecans, and recalls plank road era and driving routes via Old Spanish Trail.
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Charles Marten
Bryan and College
Walgrove Avenue
Venice
California
Bryan
Los Angeles
Polytechnic High School
Hollywood
Santa Monica
Arizona
Yuma
Five Brazos County Schools Seek State Aid
Five Brazos County schools Smetana Reliance Tabor Kurtea and Edge seek state aid upward of $1000 each for meeting local tax teacher capability training sanitation grounds and other requirements County Superintendent D J McDonald hopes all five will receive the aid with Smetana levying 075 tax while the others levy 1.00.
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Brazos County
Smetana
Reliance
Tabor
Kurtea
Edge
D. J. McDonald
Job Printing Department of the Eagle
The job printing department of the Eagle is wet equipped for any kind of size job work. All work is neatly and promtly done.
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The
Eagle
Petit Jurors Named for Sixth Week District Court List
The official record from District Clerk J. W. Tarron lists petit jurors summoned for the sixth week of district court. Names include J. W. Harris, G. S. Hadley, A. L. Higgs, John M. Lawrence Sr., and others such as O. E. Saunders, R. L. Hearne, J. Weedon, Joe Saladino, Horace Jones, and Jessie Willson among the 40 plus names.
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J. W. Tarron
R. T. Crenshaw
W. D. Lloyd
J. W. Harris
W. D. Lawrence
G. S. Hadley
A. L. Higgs
John M. Lawrence, Sr
C.H. Holmes
W. B. Roman
A. W. Stevener
L. D. Griffin
O. E
J. D. Battle
J. H. Wade
E. J. Payne
W. R. Henry
Jessie Willson
J. M. Rains
Horace Jones
Professor Langford of A M College Wins $400 Prize
Professor Ernest Langford of the Architectural Department at A M College receives a commission from White Pine Magazine to furnish drawings of a six room suburban residence. His drawing, submitted to the Ninth Annual Drawing Competition, was not first in contest but was chosen for publication with a special prize of $100.
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College Station
Ernest Langford
Architectural Department
White Pine Magazine
Langford
White Pine Association
Millican News Briefs: Rain Relief and Local Visits
Millican reports steady rain ending a dry spell benefiting cattlemen and farmers. Local residents include T J McCallum and Mrs McCallum visiting Albert McCallum in Houston, and the Ed wards home hosting them. Mrs Bill Sims returns from Dallas, S E Dunlap family shop in town, Jeff Royder Jr and family visiting C B McGregor relatives. Attendance noted at Kyle Field football game with J M McCrary Winnie Burrows and Georgia E Dunlap among attendees. C E Seely ill but improving. Janie Harington out shopping in Bryan.
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Millican
T. J. McCallum
Houston
Mr. McCallum
Albert McCallum
McCallum
Philathea Class Yearly Report From First Methodist
The Philathea Class of the First Methodist Sunday school presents its annual treasurer's report. Officers listed include Mrs. O. O. Henderson president and several vice presidents, secretary, treasurer, and reporter. Receipts total $444.59 with deposits and varied fund activities such as rummage sales, donations, and bazaar earnings. Flowers and banquet expenses are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Sunday School
O. O. Henderson
J. N. Dulaney
J. E. Covey
Ross Dean
Nelle Cole
Dona Carnes
Waco Orphan's Home receives $250 disbursement total
A breakdown lists disbursements including stamps 1.25 dollars, shoes 2 dollars, ice cream 2.30, groceries 7.95, and a $250 grant to the Waco Orphan's Home. Total disbursements reach 443.12 with a 1.47 balance. A $10 free-will offering and groceries were sent to two needy families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco Orphan's Home
Waco Orphans’ Home
Woman's Missionary Society Meets at First Methodist Church
Group No. 2 of the Woman's Missionary Society met Monday afternoon with Mrs. W. B. Cline. The president Mrs. H. N. Cochran attended, readings from the 100th Psalm were given, and five members reported eight visits to the sick and 19 chapters read. Mrs. T. A. Adams joined the program committee for the Week of Prayer in November. The lesson Over the Border was led by Mrs. W. B. Cline. Members present included Mesdames Adams, Alsebrook, Deaton, Cochran, Cole, and Cline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church
W. B. Cline
W. A. Deaton
H. N. Cochran
Rell
T. A. Adams
Mesdames
W. G. Alsebrook
W. H. Cole
Supt Madison Hall and Teachers Join State Association
Bryan schools superintendent Madison Hall and 18 faculty members have joined the Texas State Teachers Association. Several will attend the Dallas convention November 26 to 28, supported by railroad fare at a special rate. The county is expanding enrollment in the association with names including Gladys Reigle Wesa Weddington Mary Helen Racey Fred L Sloop G C Vaughn G C Sublette Lucy Harrison Lidie Belle Pipkin Mrs Ruby E Butler Wm L Powers Leila Griffin Allie Montgomery Lillian Moore and Madison Hall.
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Eagle
FT. Worth
Madison Hall
Bryan
Texas State Teachers Association
Dallas
Hall
Gladys Reigle
Wesa Weddington
Mary Helen Racey
Fred
Brazos County Boys Return From Dallas Fair Trip
County Agent C. L. Benson reports six Brazos County club boys Louis Kurten Herman Henderson Bryan Hearne Charlie Gerke Cliff Lopez and Freddie Conrad returning from the Dallas Fair. The education encampment drew 400 to 500 in attendance statewide. Exhibits were agricultural due to the foot and mouth disease quarantine near Houston. Harrison County won first in county agricultural exhibits. Benson notes Brazos might have contended for first with better exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Benson
Brazos County
Louis Kurten
Herman Henderson
Bryan Hearne
Charlie Gerke
Cliff Lopez
Freddie Conrad
Mr. Benson
Houston
Harrison County
Texas
Benson
Howell Lumber Company
New Photographic Printing Process Replaces Metal Type
A London based machine by J. R. C. August and E. K. Hunter uses a photographic film to replace metal type. The system, described at the United Typothetic of America convention, projects characters from a master film onto a sensitized base. The single master spool holds the equivalent of 2,700 fonts and may enable wireless composing across cities like New York and London.
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Associated Press
Chicago
J. R. C. August
E. K. Hunter
London
United Typothetic of America
New York
Paris
Berlin
A. E. Goodwin
Federation of Master Printers and Allied Trades of
Great Britain and Ireland
A.bk. Owen Jones
Caxton Magazine
United Typothetae of
America
England
Pitts Bridge Reopens To Traffic In District
W A Boyett reports that the Pitts Bridge approach has been repaired and the bridge is now open to traffic. The bridge opened Monday morning and has been serving the public since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Boyett
Pitts Bridge
Denton College Menu Suggestion and Jelly Roll Recipe
The Eagle's Daily Menu Suggestion lists supper items including corn on cob potato salad and green tomato pickles with fresh jelly roll. A jelly roll recipe follows detailing ingredients eggs sugar milk flour butter and steps to bake roll cool and roll in paper for shaping.
Edge News highlights community events and visitors
Rain delayed Wheelock versus Edge ball game. Local residents travel to Dallas Fair. Church activities and B Y P U program receive strong turnout. Guests from Bryan, Wheelock, and Kings Highway socialize at Edge gatherings. Several residents recover from illness and host parties in Edge during October 17 18.
Rain floods Boone Prairie area and damages crops
Oct 22 Boone Prairie report notes the heaviest rain in three years soaking fields and damaging late cotton. Local residents, including Lennis Elliott and several Baker and Bray families, attended social events and a large singing convention with Sunday school and Bible class held as usual.
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Boone Prairie
Lennis Elliott
Grant Prairie
Lois and
Eunice Baker
Pdna
Oilie May Bray
Pearl Wood
Nellie Baker
Virgie Allee
Clara Ellison
Artie Milner
Will Carr
Elliott
Howard Bray
James
Will Connell
Homer Connell
Rain Blesses Reliance After Long Drought
The Reliance community reports its first substantial rainfall since June 1924, renewing farmer confidence and lifting spirits as the town notes improved prospects for crops.
Reliance principal Inez Moore visits Bryan area
Mr and Mrs Jno M Moore of Tabor host daughter Inez Moore principal of Reliance school for a weekend visit. Local news notes several Bryan visitors, a rainbound river outing, sick lists, and a community club meeting drought.
Halloween Party Planned At Harvey School Auditorium
A Hallowe en party and box supper are planned for Harvey school auditorium on Hallowe en eve from 8 to 11 PM with invitations to wear fancy costumes and masks. The witch requests girls to bring boxes of edibles while boys buy them.
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Harvey
Harvey School
Claud B. Goodnight
Dallas
M. Game
J. D. Jones
Griff Cloud
Marshall Peters
Marshall
E. U. Peters
Will Goen
Iey
Preston Goen
Bryan
Edna Isbell
P. Goen
Clyde Goen
Clyde
Will
Kurten Social News Recaps Visits and Local Family Ties
Kurten notes indicate John Yeager and family toured the College Station zoo on Sunday. Ed Hahn of Marlin spent the weekend with August Manthei before moving to Houston. Emanuel Lang of Orange visited his brother James Lang. Mrs J J Kasiski and son Albert traveled to Bryan and returned with Emanuel Kasiski who attends Bryan High School. Artie Hearne and wife of Bryan visited Mrs Hearn’s sister Mrs James Lang. John Utsey and family of Bryan visited here last week. Miss Ly Goen opened a music class here. Fritz Fickey and family visited Joe Yeager’s family last week. J J Manthei of Marlin eyes renting a farm from W H Buchanan. Mrs Frank Conrad and children were guests of Mrs Henry Schultz on Sunday. John Fickey of Bryan visited.
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Kurten
John Yeager
Carrie
Johnnie
College Station
Ed Hahn
Marlin
August Manthei
Houston
Emanuel Lang
Orange
Visi
James Lang
J. J. Kasiski
Elbert
Bryan
Emanuel Kasiski
Bryan High School
A. Fuschak
F. Roth
Artie Hearné
Hearn
John Utsey
Br. W. F. Odom
Ly Goen
Fritz Fickey
Joe Yeager
J. J. Manthei
W. H. Buchanan
Frank Conrad
Henry Schultz
John Fickey
Clara Schulta
Texas
J. J. Tatum
Louis Kehlenbrink
Waco
Charlile Gerke, Jr
Julius
Fort Worth
Dallas
Frank Wymola
Tabor
Adolph Kolodejcak
Robert Buchanan
Frank Fridel
Benchley
Valentine Fridel
Fritz Hahn
Stephan Hahn
Bill Klintworth
Klintworth
Anton
Joe
Annie
Josephine
Victoria Fridel
Marie Klintworth
Lawrence
C. L. Benson
Bryan Tearne
Herman Henderson
Louis Kurten
Cliff Lopez
Joe Bukowsky
Rosa Mae
Will Henderson
Britten
Allen Academy
John Sabo
Impressions Received by a Texas Girl in New York City
Grace John critiques New York as sun-averse and culture-obsessed, describing subway life, critics, and native New Yorkers. She contrasts Western visitors, Broadway glare, and Ellis Island views, portraying the city as a dazzling, perilous vortex that consumes visitors who seek style and novelty.
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New York City
Grace John the Creed
New York
Pluto
Manhattan
Will Rogers
Broadway
New Yorker
Cincinnati
the Enquirer
America
John Bull
Ellis Island
Woolworth Tower
Europe
Hudson
Bryan area social roundup notes and school honors
Residents visited relatives and friends across Bryan College Station Waco Fort Worth and Dallas Fair reports were shared by County Agent C L Benson and local organizers. The bulletin lists birthdays visitors and high school grade averages for the first month of school with multiple names and family ties.
Woman's Missionary Society Meets at Mrs Hughes Home
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist church gathered Monday afternoon at 3 30 with Mrs M C Hughes in College Park. Mrs Tidwell led the Missionary Voice program and shared a storehouse of information making the meeting profitable and interesting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society
Mrs. Hughes
College Park
College Station
Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
M. C. Hughes
Tidwell
Missionary Voice
New Car Registrations in Brazos County
Official records from County Tax Collector J Marion Ferguson list new automobile registrations since the last publication. Names include UH S Smith Bryan D L Wilson Bryan Frank Beamonte Mum ford Bennett Walling Bryan W A Little College Station W D Idoyd College Station S G Bailey College Station M F E Wallace Bryan Milton P Taylor Bryan Hl G Stallings Bryan Fred Cavitt Bryan.
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Marion Ferguson
UH. S. Smith
Bryan
D. L. Wilson
Frank Beamonte
Mumford
Bennett Walling
W. A. Little
College Station
W. D. Idoyd
S. G. Bailey
M. FE. Wallace
Milton P. Taylor
G. Stallings
Fred Cavitt
Christmas Card Line Promoted by The Eagle
The Eagle promotes a splendid line of individual and business Christmas cards inviting readers to place orders by phone at 386. The notice emphasizes a wide selection and seasonal gift appeal.
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The
Eagle
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Rotary
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Grimes County Fair
W. I. Ross
Anderson
Grimes County
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TD. Cuykendall
Chas. Marten
Prof. Langford
A.M. College
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Class of Methodists Yearly Report
Cline
State
the Eagle
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College of Industrial Arts
Denton
Edge News
Wheelock
Velma Moore
Eugene Beard
Fred Conrad
Rev. House
Edge Methodist Church
Jno. M. Moore
Inez
Reliance School
Miss Moore
Harold Sanders
Elbert Gammon
Navasota
A. M. Hartsfield
C. H. Mathis
J. R. Slaughter
Mamie Jones
Calvin Risinger
Alton
Steep Hollow
Solon Morgan
Lee Krolczyk
Joe Kosh
Charles
Frank Kopecky
Helen
Rye
Jno
J. Stasny
Charles Harold
John Woiton
S. S. Woiton
Chas. Merka
John Merka
Merka
Rosa Mae Schram
Ejla Plagens
Rogers
Martha
Emily Weise
Mary Schultz
Louise
Lena Wager
Henry Rahnert
Guss
Otto
Willie Schultz
Ernest Small
Jim
Otto Kindt
John Manthei
Adolph Conrad
Robert Lange
Emil Gerke
Rudolph Rahnert
August Hahn
L. J. Kopecky
J. P. Ye
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