Dean Sutton endorses Rountree suggestion in Texas education call
Dean W S Sutton of the University of Texas writes from Boulder Colorado on August 22 1921 endorsing Lee J Rountrees suggestion to reform higher education in Texas He advocates a statewide nonpolitical rational plan and a conference to promote education reform for colleges and universities and urges influential friends to act.
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Boulder
Colorado
Lee J. Rountree
Bryan
Texas
Rountree
Dallas News
W. S. Sutton
School of Education
University of Texas
Knights of Pythias hold large Navasota Bryan meeting
A Navasota Examiner-Review report details a Knights of Pythias gathering with eleven members advancing to the third rank, eight from Navasota and three from Bryan. Bryan degree teams led a long form ceremony for thirty-one Bryan Pythians amid visiting members and plans for a district convention in Bryan with a 1000 attendees expected.
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Navasota Examiner-Review
Knights of Pythias
Navasota
Bryan
J. B. Dawson
R. W. Anderson
E. Sherbel
H. Chaney
H. Wood
O. E. McGee
Hubbard
Clyde Prestwood
Lamar Jones
Seth Taylor
Will K. Gibbs
Pvythians
H. S. Locke
J. S. Caldwell
O. J. Parks
J. M. Bullock
L. B. Maddox
J. W. Hall
J. G. Minkert
J. T. Maloney
Guy F. Royett
Horace Smith
Oak McKenzie
Carl Wipprecht
J. E. Gammon
R. M. Walker
T. G. Suber
Roy Hudspeth
T. H. Hatton
Jennings Franklin
Eare Tatum
C. W. Carrell
Will Wimberly
Jno. Hunt
J. B. Christian
Willie Ruditi
C. G. Wetter
M. M. Erskine
J. M. Caldwell
C. S. Beckwith
W. K. Gibbs
W. M. Morris
Harrison Hyman
E. H. Baumgart
C. L. Wilkins
O. W. Echman
Brenham
Riley
Mart
Peeples
Cameron
Preparations Begin Under Way for A. and M Opening
President W B Bizzell returns from Austin and orders immediate actions to ready College Station campus for the September 21 opening. Vacant teaching positions exceed twenty. repairs to dormitories and other facilities will proceed to house students, with financial aid demand rising but student labor opportunities easing attendance.
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The
Eagle
College Station
Texas
W. B. Bizzell
Austin
Bizzell
Certai
First State Bank Honors Bryan Firemen With $50 Check
Bryan fire companies receive a gratitude letter and a $50 check from First State Bank and Trust Company for promptly helping extinguish a fire threatening the bank building. The note is signed by Vice President J N Dulaney.
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First State Bank
Bryan
C. E. Jenkins
First State Bank and Trust Company of
J. N. Dulaney
First State Bank & Tract Company
Teachers' Examinations Set for Sept 2 and 8
Examinations for county teachers certificates will be held at the office of County Superintendent Eck Smith in the courthouse on Friday and Saturday September 2 and 8.
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Eck Smith
Building and Loan Association Reports Strong Growth
The Bryan Building and Loan Association held a 4 pm meeting with eight directors present and five in person loan applications plus five more in writing. The board noted monthly income near 3000 dollars, 304 stockholders, and current loans of 55000 dollars at 8 percent interest. The group highlighted timely home construction and active member participation.
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Bryan Building and Loan Association
Amber of Commerce
W. H. Cole
H. C. Boatwright
W. S. Higgs
Wilson Bradley
Barron
J. B. Bagley
A. H. Lehdigh
Sam E. Eberstadt
Eberstadt
Building and Loan Association
Bryan
H. S. Locke
J. M. Bullock Jr
College Avenue
J. Coulter Smith
J. Kaplan
Twenty Fifth Street
Joe Zak
Joe Sosolik
H. R. Brayton
W. L. Powers
P. G. Gunter
C. A. Lewis
O. Martinsen
Bryan Students Off to College Again
Bryan students head to colleges for the 1921-22 term with several names listed at Hollins College National Seminary Hockaday Rice Institute and Baylor College plus State University enrollees. Eighteen of Devon High’s twenty five graduates will attend A and M College, signaling strong district attendance.
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Bryan
Eugene Edge
Nanne Shel Waldrop
Hollins College
Hollins
Ona Astin
National Seminary
Washington, D. C
Franchelle Roberts
Hockaday School
Dallas
Texas
Leona Eden
College
Ov Industrial Arts
Denton
Marjorie Short
Rice Institute
Houston
State University
Elizabeth
Vivian Howell
Louise Cline
Mattie Mike
Marjorie
Aubrey Wagoner
Baylor College
Belton
Laine Bizzell
Dorothy Ettle
Helen Moore
Julia Wilcox
Frances Wallace
Martha Suber
Mary Beers
Devon High
A. & M. College
Miss Haswell Chosen to Represent A and M College
A partial list of duchesses for the Queen's ball at the Texas Cotton Palace in Waco includes Miss Ava Haswell representing A and M College. The honor reflects credit on the school and Bryan.
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Duchesses
Texas Cotton Palace
Waco
Ava Haswell
College
Haswell
Bryan
Social notes from Bryan area visitors and residents
A long list of social visits and guest appearances appears for Bryan and nearby towns. Mrs. J T Swanson visits in Bryan hosted by Mrs. J F Oates, plus Ed Elsworth from Shreveport, Mrs. Clarence Elliott and daughter Louise of Crawford, and many others from Waco New Orleans Kurten and Wellborn are mentioned as guests, travelers or residents.
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J. T. Swanson
Navasota
Bryan
J. IF. Oates
Edge Apartments
J. H. Suber
Jewett
Bert Adams
Clarence Elliott
Louise
Crawford
Dora Wilson
KE. C. Elliott
Edith Elsworth
Shreveport
Genevive Lawler
H. T. Lawler
South College Road
J. J. Watson
New Orleans
W. P. Moore
San Antonio
D. J. McDonald
Kurten
Elzee Jones
Galveston
Iryan
Lilac Jones
E. M. King
Otho A. Ashworth
Jack Ashworth
Charles McNeil
Lo Retta
Waco
West 26Th Street
Clara Astin
Hearne
O. H. Astin
W. J. Lang
Ori Williams
Shelton Williams
Alfred Smith
Wellborn
Bob Astin
Mumford
E. J. Jenkins
Bryan Hospital
Jenkins
Lois Bethea
Jack C. Barton
Longview
Barton
Martha Goodwin
J. M. Conway
Route 6
J. H. McCulloch
Steep Holdw
John Rychiik
Albert
Kaufman
E. E. Burnett
Roy
Goodnight
J. B. Sanders
Lester Conway
Edward
Lucy Merka
Rye
Joe Stasny
Cursory Followup on Local Visitors and Travels
Friday’s Daily lists residents and guests in Bryan as they return from trips to Houston Marlin Hearne and other towns. It notes Dr. W. B. Bizzell’s Austin trip for the educational bill and W. J. Coulter Co. buying trip, plus a cattle vaccination demonstration by County Agent Benson.
Bryan Town News Snapshots From Saturday Visits
Henry Plagens of Kurten joined Bryan visitors while Mrs. Decia Davis of Iola traveled through Bryan and boarded the noon train to Kansas City. Numerous local residents gathered for social visits and business as diverse as weddings and bridge club gatherings are noted across Bryan.
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Henry Plagens
Kurten
Bryan
Decia Davis
Iola
Kansas City
R. D. Barnes
Albert J. Buchanan
George R. Branch
Teague
Mary Bain
Houston
M. J. Parker
C. A. McMahon
Dorothy
Dallas
Clarence Vick
College Avenue
Mary Ackerman
Calvert
King -Jones
B. Sbisa
College
Eagle
L. B. Hancock
Hempstead
Grover
C. White
Mr. Hancock
White
J. E. Bullock
Tolbert Bullock
Steep Hollow
James A. Higgins
Bridge Club
H. A. Weddecke
E. W. Crenshaw
Local residents visit Bryan and area towns
Notes from Bryan and nearby communities list visits from Robert Akin to Bryan, Dr. Chas H Edge visiting his mother and brothers, L C Johns returning from Longview, F O Miller from Brazos Bottom, Joe and Jerry Scasta in Bryan on business, Sol Gerson departing on a Dallas trip, J F E Lewis at First Baptist services, J W Edmondson seeking to place a son in A and M College, Miss Sarah Williams returning from Marlin, and trips of Harrison and Ward families with Dr R H Harrison. Chills and fever cures also noted.
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Ch Auto
Fairbanks
Ing
Bryan
Houston
John Yeager
Kurton
Eagle
Jno. F. Kosh
Rye
C. B. Thompson
Free Baptist Church
Rev. Thompson
M. S. Edge
Miss Irma
Galveston
Silvern Beach
J. T. Mize
Miss Inez
Wallis
Allen Smith
R. O. Allen
Hearne
Martha Rivers Allen
William Witt Allen
Lynnville
Tenn
Frank Habarta
F. A. Zimmerman
Texarkana
Dallas
H. H. Young
Grimes County
Ross Priddy
State University
Mason
Texas
Austin
Colorado
J. B. Priddy
Robert Akin
Iola
Chas. H. Edge
J. S. Edge
Eugene
Victor Edge
L. C. Johns
Longview
F. O. Miller
Brazos Bottom
Joe
Jerry Scasta
Wheelock
Sol Gerson
Gerson Bros
J. F E. Lewis
A. & M. College
John A. Held
Lewis
J. W. Edmondson
McLennan County Hardware Company
Sarah Williams
Marlin
Smith
J. H. Evetts
Corsicana
R. H. Harrison
Evetts
Mrs. Harrison
J. H. Ward
Centerville
M. J. Dickey
W. H. Cole
Ballinger
Residents Attend Deaths and Moves Round Bryan
Mrs. Cole's brother A Gustavus died after a two week illness. County Commissioner George Edge and family return from Abilene trip noting dry weather and short cotton crops. Henry Norton June family move from College campus cottage to Edge apartments in Bryan. Burnetts return to Goodnight after visiting Mrs Sanders. Eagle reporter LeRoy Gilmore attends niece Lee Etta Campbell's funeral in Will Point. W H Cole receives Rio de Janeiro postcard dated August nine hoping to return around September fifteenth. Marvin Thompson visits from Wheelock. Mrs. E J Williams of Cisco visits daughter Sarah Williams. Mrs. C L Benson and daughter Margaret return from Alabama. Niles Lebo and wife depart Bryant for Haskell home.
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Bryan
H. C. Willis
Navasota
Hempstead
Houston
T. B. Martin
W. J. Lawless
Kurten
Annie
San Marcos
J. W. Ridgeway
A. & M. College
Tool
Fort Worth
A. M. Waldrop
Waco
Patterson
A. Brown
Ava Reese
J. W. Black
C. L. Benson
Coleview
Blackleg
Clyde Goen
Neville Higgs
Mms. W. A. Loving
Raleigh
Higgs
Spring Lake Country Club
J. E. Watkins
W. R. Sanders
E. E. Burnett
Sparks and
Robert
Goodnight
Burnett
Sanders
Hettie Edge
John Edge
York City
Columbia University
Edge
New York
Jessie Deverle
Calvert
Vivian Eaves
Austin
G. F. Singletary
W.T. S. Parker
Houston, Yesterday, Where He Has Been At Hospital No. 25, At Camp Logan
College Road
Newton Clifton
W. E. Johnson, Jr
West 27Th St
College
Johnson
D.D. White
George B. Butler
Baylor Female College of
Belton
Geo. A. Adams
W. E. Popham
Corsicana
Popham
Harvey
FE. E. Burnett
Sparks and Roberts
Margaret
Mortine
Elmore County
Alabama
Niles Lebo
Haskell
Debs Pardoned Soon. Call to Return to Work
A brief note suggests Debs may receive a pardon in a day or two. The message hopes Eugene will return to work and stop creating trouble, warning that idleness is the devil's workshop.
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Debs
Eugene
Thedford's Black-Draught Touts Liver Benefits in Nashville Ad
East Nashville grocer W N Parsons endorses Thedford's Black-Draught as the best liver medicine for sour stomach indigestion and related torpid liver issues. He says he relies on it daily and urges others to use the genuine product, noting its bowel-cleansing effects.
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Thedford
Nashville
Tenn
Brazos County Poised for Oil Development says editorials
Local discussion centers on Brazos County potential oil discoveries with surface indications and multiple prospecting efforts across Navasota river areas and Mexia regions. Firms like Two Rivers Co and James B Dunn place rigs, while large oil interests reportedly discourage new drilling.
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Brazos County
Tampico
North Texas
Navasota
Mexia
Judge Talliferro
Normangee
Grimes County
Apalona
James B. Dunn
Two Rivers Co
Wixon Lake
J. W. Batts
Blue Star remedy for skin and foot ailments sold
James Drug Store markets Blue Star as a guaranteed remedy for skin diseases and foot troubles including itch eczema poison oak red bugs old sores and child sores.
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James Drug Store
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Dean Sutton
Bryan Knights OF Pythias
Miss Haswell
Sam FE. Cavitt
Albert Haneman
Lillian Haneman
Albert Haneman, Jr
T. E. Goodrich
Madisonville
H. B. McDowell
J. C. Johnson
Walter J. Higgs
W. J
Michigan
Norman A. Stewart
A. J
Palestine
G. W. Singletary
J. H. Chaston
Thos. J. Conaway
A. and
M. College
P. A
Prince Albert
Prince Alberd
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