Glenrose Ideal Vacation Spot Described by Covey
J E Covey and family praise Glenrose Texas as a paradise for vacationers with flowing wells 165 spring water ice cold wells Parks and tiny rental camps along the Paluxy and Brazos rivers offering water cooled drinks fresh vegetables and shaded campsites four days there on a North Texas tour described as the finest place to spend a week in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenrose
Texas
J. E. Covey
Paluxy
Brazos
Paluxy River
Judge Muse
Dallas
Bryan
Covey
County Agent Warns Of Bad Roads And Poor Crops
County Agent C. L. Beason reports bad roads across eight East Texas counties and a generally poor crop outlook. He notes especially poor roads from Brazos to Madison, with some Panola precincts building highways, and a grim cotton and corn situation in Nacogdoches and Nacogdoches county being bone dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Beason
Texas
Brazos County
Grimes
Madison
Houston
Cherokee
Nacogdoches
Rusk
Panola
Panola County
Benson
Will Hill
Carthage
East Texas
Former neighbors drop in to see Fullers in Bryan en route to Gulf
Mr and Mrs F D Fuller greet Prof and Mrs W F Gidley and family as they pass through Bryan driving from Lafayette Indiana to Galveston The Gidleys left Purdue for a new pharmacy professorship at the University of Texas Medical College The two families were neighbors at Purdue when Fuller came to A and M seven years ago
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fullers
Bryan
Gulf
F. D. Fuller
W. F. Gidley
Lafayette
Indiana
Galveston
Prof. Gidley
Purdue University
University of Texas Medical College
Purdue
Fuller
Hoyle Returns From Masonic Service Tour
S. C. Hoyle has returned from a week long Masonic Service and Educational tour with Wilbur Keith. Programs were held in Yoakum Brenham Huntsville Crockett and Wills Point as the seven weeks tour concluded at Wills Point. The trip visited 66 towns with over forty speakers. Moving pictures of Masonic Homes were shown and Mr. Keith spoke on What Masonry Has Accomplished During the Last Five Years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. C. Hoyle
Masonic Service
Wilbur Keith
Association
Yoakum
Brenham
Huntsville
Crockett
Wills Point
Keith
Masonic Home
Bryan Chamber Sets Defense Day Events and Courses
Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce schedules a courthouse lawn gathering for teachers on September 4 and a National Defense Test Day program on Bryan Main Street at 8 pm September 12. The group discusses Western Union service hours and plans a resolution urging changes. Directors present include Haswell, Miller, Bradley, Cole, Convery, Dulaney, Fountain, Lawrence, and Eberstadt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan and Brazos County
Lutheran Communication
S. E. Eberstadt
Hartner
Locating Board
The
Lutheran Church
Chamber of Commerce
J. Bryan Miller
Board of
Western Union Telegraph Company
Bryan
Western Union
Wilson Bradley
W. H. Cole
J. E. Covey
J. N. Dulaney
E. J. Fountain
Tyler Haswell
Jno
M. Lawrence
O. K. Lawrence
J. B. Miller
L. L. McInnis
M. E. Wallace
Billie Armour War Veteran Hikes Across States Trafficing 1923 Trip
William S. Armour, Argonne veteran with 28 machine gun wounds and gas exposure, travels on foot and bike across the nation. From New York to Los Angeles, now in Bryan on a third continental journey begun March 4, 1923. He weighs 191 pounds, carries a 70 pound pack, and performs in larger theatres along the route. Armour met President Coolidge and North Carolina governor, keeps scrapbooks with city clippings, and recently visited The Houston Post during Texas leg en route to El Paso and Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S
Billie
Armour
Argonne
Bryan
New York
Los Angeles
Amour
United States
Texas
Houston
Houston Post
Miss Ruth Lawler To Return Home From St Louis Visit
Post card from St Louis signed by Miss Ruth Lawler of Bryan says she has enjoyed the visit but will soon be returning home. Cathedral church pictured accompanies note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Ruth Lawler
Bryan
Howell Lumber Company Employee Suffers Right Leg Fracture
Jack Johnson a negro employee of Howell Lumber Company is hospitalized at Bryan with a fractured right thigh after being run over by a wagon around 2 PM. He denies dozing on the wagon and waking under it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell Lumber Company
Jack Johnson
Bryan Hospital
Lions Club Luncheon Sees All Members Represented by Wives
The Bryan Lions Club held its weekly luncheon with wives of members seated at every table and a vacant chair for the Lion. Mrs. C. A. Searcy led business items while Mrs. Buchanan spoke on loyalty. The program featured readings by Miss Louise Martin and Miss Nina Ferguson, with 18 guests present and Tom Suber delivering a closing talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Lions Club
Lions Club
America
Lion
C. A. Searcy
Elizabeth Held
Bryan
Brazos County
Louise Martin
Nina Ferguson
Albert Buchanan
Officers Elected at Friendship Bible and Homemakers Classes
The Friendship Bible and Homemakers classes of the First Baptist Sunday school elected officers for the coming quarter starting September 1. Key posts include Artie Barron as president and Louis McCullough as president of the Homemakers class. A class banquet will follow, with a committee named to organize arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Bible
First Baptist Sunday School
H. C. Fender
College Road
Artie Barron
Adell Hall
Laura Belle Roten
Bella Locke
Corrie Suber
Ella Blazek
Nora Ward
Velma Graham
Louis McCullough
Harold Sanders
R. N. Burroughs
Roy Nunn
G. W. Parkerson
J. B. Alford
J. T. S. Park
H. P. Smith
O. J. Parks
Evelyn Crawford
Job Printing On Time and Right
Eagle Printing Company advertises reliable job printing services with emphasis on punctual delivery and accurate results. Contact 36 for telephone orders and inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Printing Company
Baby Girl Born to Mr and Mrs Will Jones in Steep Hollow
Mr Will M Jones and wife welcomed a nine and a half pound daughter born last night at 11 30 at their Steep Hollow home. The couple already has two sons and this is their first daughter. The Eagle congratulates the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Will Jones
Will M. Jones
Steep Hollow
Italian Mother of Six Dies in Bryan Hospital
Mrs. Maria Stella Di Chiara aged 44 from Sicily died at Bryan hospital at midnight after a brief illness. She leaves six daughters and survived by aged parents. Funeral service at St. Anthony's with Father Basil Bravi officiating, burial in Catholic Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria Stella di Chiara
Bryan Hospital
Sicily
Bryan
Vincent di Chiara
di Chiara
St. Anthony’s
Basil Bravi
J. B. Gleissner
P. Litwora
Villa Maria
Brazos County B Y P A Holds Notable Rally at Reliance
A large crowd attended the Brazos County Baptist Young People's Union rally at Reliance on Sunday August 31 with overflowing church services and a noon dinner. Rev. R L Brown Rev John A Held Rev J J Pipkin and Rev Byron led a county wide program featuring Cottonwood Kurten and the Junior Union directed by Mrs J W Wiley. The next county rally joins the Brazos County Associational meeting at Steep Hollow Thursday morning at 10 o'clock before the fourth Sunday in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Young People’s Union of
Brazos County
Reliance
R. L. Brown
John A. Held
J. J. Pipkin
Byron
College
Cottonwood B. Y. P. U
Kurten B. Y. P. U
J. W. Wiley
Bryan
Brazos
Steep Hollow
Cotton is Opening Fast as Farmers Report Early Bloom
Farmers say cotton has opened faster than ever due to continued dry heat. Some fields are opening prematurely while overall yield surprises despite the heat. Farmers race to hire pickers to avoid exposure to risk from storms after a long drought.
Major W. R. Cavitt Dies in Bryan at 75
Major William Richard Cavitt aged 75 died Thursday morning August 28 at his home in Bryan Texas after a long public career. He served as Bryan county attorney and state legislator and helped found the Texas A and M College. Born July 4 1849 near Wheelock Robertson County he built a civic life with tree planting pecan work and church service. Survived by two sons and three daughters, funeral set for Saturday in Bryan with family arrival from Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Richard Cavitt
W. R. Cavitt
Bryan
Brazos County
Texas
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
Major Cavitt
University of Virginia
L .S. Ross
A. & M. College
First Presbyterian Church
Cavitt
Wheelock
Robertson County
Mary Mitchell
J. P. Mitchell
Horace Cavitt
Batson
Fred L. Cavitt
Ethel
Esther
Edith Cavitt
J. W. Cavitt
John Cavitt
Marlin
Mary Cavitt Washington
Clara Cavitt Herring
Castleton
Kentucky
Kate Cavitt Gilmore
Boston
Mass
Liquor Confiscation Liquor Poured Into Sewer by Officials
About 600 quarts of confiscated liquor were poured onto streets and later into a jail kitchen sink and sewer by local officials led by Sheriff L. E. Morehead. The disposal occurred under the watch of District Judge W. C. Davis and County Attorney Oak McKenzie with no casualties noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volstead
L. E. Morehead
W. C. Davis
Oak McKenzie
J. W. Hamilton
J. W. Barron
Deatons Return From Two Month Carolina Visit
Mr and Mrs W A Deaton returned to Bryan after a seven week trip to Gatesville North Carolina. They attended two family reunions one for his family and one for hers visiting Montreal Blowing Rock Mount Mitchell and other Blue Ridge area sites. They spent a week in Houston visiting three sons and noted cooler Carolina weather and a warm homecoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Deaton
Gatesville
North Carolina
J. C. Deaton
Bryan
Montreal
Blowing Rock
Mount Mitchell
Blue Ridge
Amon Williams Well Turns Up Duster at 3273 Feet
The well drilled on the Amon Williams farm proved a duster at 3273 feet. The Danciger Oil and Refining Company of Wichita Falls, which directed the drilling, has no immediate plans for further operations in this locality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amon Williams
Danciger Oil & Refining Company
Wichita Falls
Caldwell Teachers Attend Institute at A and M College
A list of Cald well teachers traveled to Bryan to attend a week long institute at Texas A and M College. Superintendent C L McDonald led the group along with O C Rode and numerous named teachers including Miss Senada Smith Miss Flora Davis Miss Virginia Keller and others. Many of the attendees are identified by name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
Bryan
A.and M. College
C. L. McDonald
O. C. Rode
Senada Smith
Flora Davis
Virginia Keller
Ruby Kennie
Daisy M Jones
Pauline Commack
Reube Gray
E. Lane Porter
Burdie Stone
Nellie Parkhill
Careel Bishop
Lillie Dysick
Patricia Rushing
Rachel Murrah
Blanche Kennerly
White's Cream Vermifuge Promises Relief for Worms
It drives out worms in children showing paleness fretfulness and appetite changes. A few doses restore health according to a fifty year record of successful use. Price 35e sold by M. H. James Drug Co. Both stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
M. H. James Drug CO
Teachers Visit Bryan Friends During the Week
Judge and Mrs. W C Perry and their young son from Houston are guests of Mr. and Mrs. R B Grant and family on Ursuline Avenue during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
W. C. Perry
Little Son
Houston
R. B. Grant
Ursuline Avenue
Coulter Family Holds Big Reunion Sunday
A family reunion was held at the home of Mrs. J. W. Coulter in this city on Sunday. Walter J. Coulter recently returned from an extended trip to Europe attended the gathering, with Dr. Hiram T. Coulter and daughter Miss Helen Coulter of Rockdale, and W. Frank Hoppess of Hillsboro among out of town relatives. Grandson Coulter Hoppess who summers at Camp Dixie Ga, and Mrs. Dona Carnes and Mrs. J. W. Coulter of Bryan helped complete the family circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Coulter
Walter J. Coulter
Europe
Hiram T. Coulter
Helen Coulter
Rockdale
W.frank Hoppess
Hillsboro
Coulter Hoppess
Camp Dixie
Dona Carnes
Bryan
Sick at Home C E Griesser Improves Slowly
C E Griesser has stayed home since Saturday with a lingering fever. He is feeling a touch better today though the illness remains uncertain and he continues to rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Griesser
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Eagle
Haswell
Billie” Armour
States
Lionesses
A. J. Buchanan
Lamar Jones
L. L. Stephens
Harry Edge
Theo. Thomson
Jess Hensarling
Helen Held
Pat Newton
H. A. Bullock
T. G. Suber
M. M
Robi. Armstrong
Baptist Glasses
F. L. Thomas
Division of
A. and M. College of Texas
Las
Deatons
Carolina
Cardu
Cordus
Cardus
S. Ea
Coulter
Geta
M. BF. James Drug Co
Bryan Cotton Oil and Fertilizer CO
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