Bryan Weekly Eagle Classified Rates and Publisher Info
Bryan Weekly Eagle lists mailing rates for carrier and mail delivery, dates from 1911, editor names Tee J Rountree and A J Buchanan, and advertising rates including foreign representation by The American Press Association. The paper is published Thursdays and is a member of the Associated Press.
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Bryan
Texas
Tee J. Rountree
A. J. Buchanan
Patel—Da
Brazos County
THE
Associated Press
American Press Association
Cotton farmer in Paris Texas loses most of ginned roll
A Paris Texas farmer reported a roll of 200 dollars in ginned cotton lost most of its value ending with only 30 dollars remaining. The ginning rate is noted as higher in Lamar County.
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Paris
Texas
Lamar County
Public debt world total hits 265 million
Opinion urges end to conflict and immediate work as public debt stands at 265 million dollars. Calls for gunfire to cease and industry to resume.
The Coal Situation Worsens Says Examiner Review
The piece laments worsening conditions as winter nears and hints at harsher energy shortages. It notes comparisons to prior hardships and urges readers to stay informed about the evolving coal supply.
Texas A and M plans co education and animal wifery course
The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas chapters imply that upon becoming coeducational the school will add a course in animal wifery, reflecting expanding curricula and gender-inclusive education aims reported by the Waco News-Tribune.
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The
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Texas
Waco News-Tribune
Texas Producers Face Lower Prices for Wool and Beef
The report notes wool, hides, cotton and beef prices falling while costs to produce rise. Perry Periwinkle proclaims himself an ambitious picker seeking 3.98 per hundred for cotton picking.
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Texas
Perry Periwinkle
Candidate Culbertson Slams A M College As A Sand Flat
The Republican nominee for governor calls A M College a sand flat. The Eagle jokes his political knowledge may be worse than his education and warns a Culbertson win would be a public calamity amid an educational crisis.
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Culbertson
A. & M. College
Newspaper figures threaten ex leaders over newsprint value
Ex-Senator Joe Bailey and ex-Governor Jim Ferguson are criticized for remaining in the newspaper business. The piece claims they are beyond salvation, mocks newsprint pricing from $40 to $400 per ton, and portrays their path as ruinous.
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Joe Bailey
Jim Ferguson
Worcester Scientist Plans Moon Rocket in One Month
Dr. Robert H. Goddard of Worcester Massachusetts says he is building a rocket able to reach the moon and expects the projectile to be ready to voyage in a month. He provides no details on how he will prove the moon can be hit.
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Robert H. Goddard
Worchester
Mass
Chicago Man Seeks Double Divorce From Two Wives
William Lively of Chicago, formerly of Houston, asks the court for divorces from both Annie Lively and Mary Lively. The piece satirically suggests drastic action and hints at possible extrajudicial methods.
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William L. Lively
Chicago
Houston
Annie Lively
Mary Lively
Lively
Dennis rebuke prompts workers to resist reduced schedules
A speaker named Allen Allan Dennis urges workers to resist ultimums to limit shifts to two or three days a week. He argues no progress comes without chastisement and hardship, challenging management to push for broader work expectations.
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Allen St. Dennis
Dennis
Allen
Ex Senator Bailey to launch Fort Worth political newspaper
The article notes former Senator Bailey plans a political newspaper in Fort Worth. It criticizes his economic choices and questions the venture’s value, suggesting sympathy for him but concern over the newsprint cost versus worth.
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Bailey
Fort Worth
Governor Cox Faces Prize Fight In Political Crisis
The Dallas News reports a clash with Jack Dempsey appears to be Cox's strongest political contest. The Eagle urges the News to define its stance on prize fighting amid rising tensions. The note suggests involvement of post offices in the crisis.
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Dallas News
Governor Cox
Jack Dempsey
Eagle
Honest Work Called For Amid Post farmers and laborers
The Houston Post quotes a plea to drop idle games and seek steady work. It notes thousands of men in Houston and big cities work only about one third of the time and warns that for every real job there are two to fill. It laments farmers selling produce at a cent then paying 50 to 75 cents to buy it back.
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Houston Post
Houston
Director Youngblood to Wisconsin for Research Work
Director B. Youngblood of the A and M College Experiment Station leaves tonight for Madison Wisconsin to resume his research work at the State University of Wisconsin. He will stay in Wisconsin until next February and then return to resume duties at A and M College.
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B. Youngblood
A. and M College Experiment Station
Madison
Wisconsin
State University of Wisconsin
Youngblood
A. and
M. College
Corpus Christi Bay Area Rides Prosperity With Cotton Boom
Nueces county around Corpus Christi shines as 60,000 bales of cotton sold at high prices due to early arrival. The region lauded as Naples of the Gulf enjoys wealth, coastal pleasures, and recovering fortunes amid storms and disasters. The piece notes Texas aid to Corpus Christians and quotes Rudyard Kipling.
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Nueces County
Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi Bay
Naples
Gulf
Texas
Corpus
Rudyard Keypling
God of Nations
Married in Houston Miss Gladys Johnson Weds C C Smith
Miss Gladys Johnson daughter of Mrs W E Johnson of this city married C C Smith of Trent Texas at 5 pm Saturday at the Methodist parsonage in Houston. The couple traveled to Bryan by noon train and are staying with the bride's mother. Mr Smith attends A and M College. A fuller notice will appear in Friday's Eagle society column.
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Gladys Johnson
W. E. Johnson
C. C. Smith
Trent
Texas
Methodist Parsonage
Houston
Miss Johnson
Mr. Smith
Society News
the Eagle
Father spanks daughters for noise and mix up
A father threatened to spank his three young daughters after they played in their bed. He carried out three spankings in darkness, then claimed he did not spank the second time. The eldest daughter said she was spanked twice, and the family discovered the miscount as one child had slid under the bed unseen.
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Ethel Flep
Sherman Auto & Tractor School seeks trainee mechanics
Wanted young men to enroll at the Sherman Auto and Tractor School to become trained mechanics. Write Dept. 26, Sherman, Texas.
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Sherman Auto & Tractor School
Sherman, Tex
Delco Lights Arrive For Brazos County Farmers
Delco lighting systems are being installed by Col J B Dunn near Wheelock Augst Prinzer and Dr W F Odom of Kurten and Mrs Jim Francis of Cottonwood. I M Cook and J J Vandiver of Steep Hollow placed orders and installation is pending. The system provides city like lighting and can power farm tools such as a wood saw corn sheller and feed cutter.
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Brazos County
Delco
Col
J. B. Dunn
Wheelock
Augst Prinzer
W. F. Odom
Kurten
Jim Francis
Cottonwood
I. M. Cook
J. J. Vandiver
Steep Hollow
Presiding Elder Visits First Methodist Church
The presiding elder attended services and led the quarterly conference at the First Methodist Church. Attendance rose across Sunday school and congregations, a large crowd enjoyed music, and reports were left open for completion in two months. The Methodist Group at College drew a well attended meeting. Everything is getting into a swing.
Small Gun Blaze Near WheeLock
A gun owned by Sam Cavitt near Whee Lock caught fire Friday when the condenser ignited briefly. The blaze was detected immediately and extinguished by those nearby. Damages were nominal.
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Sam Cavitt
Wheelock
Crackdown Ends Notorious Crap Game North of Bryan
Police rounded up 24 players at a large crap game ten miles north of Bryan on Saturday night. Officers Claud Moore and Henry OKontz seized the scene. some players paid fines while others posted bond. The raid interrupted one of the season’s finest games, ending abruptly with authorities in control.
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Chance
Bryan
Claud Moore
Henry Okontz
Dunns Move from Benchley to Bryan
Mr and Mrs R B Dunn longtime Benchley residents become Bryan citizens. Dunn sold his mercantile store to Gus Baade and his home to R H Haltom. He will run the Pierce Oil distribution plant in Bryan. The Dunns are welcomed by the Eagle.
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R. B. Dunn
Benchley
Bryan
Dunn
Gus Baade
R. H. Haltom
Pierce Oil Corporation
Diversification Advocated As Path To Farm Independence
W. D. Yardley of Harvey sold a wagonload of fine pears in Brazos County and urged diversification beyond cotton. Dean Charles Puryear of A and M compared Texas to Virginia, noting Virginians “live at home” and avoid cotton pests, labor trouble, and overproduction by growing what they need locally.
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W. D. Yardley
Harvey
Brazos County
Dean Chas. Puryear
The
A. and M. College
the Eagle
Virginia
Texas
Martindale Seed Farms promotes pure planting seed in Texas
Five thousand acres of the finest black land in Caldwell county planted in latest improved me bane triumph cotton and ginned in our own gin guarantees to the cotton growers of Texas absolutely pure planting seed. Write for illustrative catalogue and prices. Lockhart Texas.
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Caldwell County
Texas
Martindale Seed Farms
Lockhart
District Court Opens September Term With Grand Jury
The September term of the district court convened at the county courthouse with District Judge W C Davis. The grand jury, led by foreman J L Edge, was sworn and warned to focus on prohibition bootlegging rebating by railroads and election law violations. Bailiffs and court staff were sworn in, and a sheriffs election contest in Robertson county triggered a possible special term. Civil docket was called and cases were set for trial.
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W. C. Davis
Ov G. Minkert
J. W. Barron
L. E. Morehead
J. L. Edge
J. W. Burrows
Grand Jury
Davis
Brazos County
Robertson County
Bryan
marriages at First Presbyterian church ceremonies
Leonard L. Ruggles and Irene Mabel Fuller wed at 9 last night with Rev Charlton H. Storey officiating. Charles Griesser and Etta Mae Williams joined at 11 30 with Rev Storey conducting. fuller notices to follow in Eagle society column.
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Etta Mae Williams
Fannie Williams
Charlton H. Storey
Presbyterian Church
Corsicana
Killing the Dogs in the City
Chief W S Martin told the Eagle reporter the two week heat wave caused hydrophobia among city dogs. He began a dog kill plan, saying he will not stop until all worthless dogs are removed. He warns a single rabid dog in a school yard could bite many children.
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W. S. Martin
The
Eagle
Waco volunteers to pick cotton for charity at 50 cents per hundred
Over 100 business and professional men in Waco plan a one day cotton drive next Saturday to raise funds for the poor. They will pick at half the market rate to avoid competing with standard labor earning two dollars per hundred. They invite Pat Neff and Bob Henry to join.
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Waco
Pat Neff
Bob Henry
J. Rountree
Bryan Eagle
Gallilee
J. Felton Lane
Aearne Democrat
Pain Relief Ad Reaches for Rheumatism and Nerve Pain
An advertisement touts a remedy for rheumatism neuralgia and sprains claiming fast relief and strong analgesic effect. The copy emphasizes its quick action and broad scope as a pain killer.
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Adva Yce
Sanitary officer appointed for A and M College
Dr. R B Ehlinger, son of college surgeon Dr Otto Ehlinger, named assistant medical officer and sanitary inspector. He will inspect dining facilities and dormitories, support hospital work, and accompany teams on trips for medical care. He arrives today and brings experience from Tulane and New Orleans.
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A. & M. Bulletin
W. B. Bizzell
R. B. Ehlinger
Otto Ehlinger
Ehlinger
Columbia
Tulane Medical College
New Orleans
Charity Hospital
Medical College
Tulane
Billie Mayfield Acquitted by Galveston Court Martial
columnist recalls Billie Mayfield’s not guilty verdict at a Galveston court martial over charges tied to Editor Sanders arrest. The piece honors Billie's Texas roots, his family, and a long friendship with Southwestern University figures like Claude Carr Cody, praising duty and justice.
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Lee J. Rountree
Billie Mayfield
Galveston
Sanders
Houston
Billie
Washington County
Brazos County
Republic of Texas
Washington
Brazos
Stephen F. Austin
Texas
The
Eagle
Freedom
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Soull University
Baylor University
Old Independence
Claude Carr Cody
Emory College
Georgia
Cody
Green
Prof
Legion
For Sale White Leghorn Cockerels in Zack, Texas
Sold by Roland F Crenshaw in Zack Texas. White Leghorn cockrells priced from 2 to 10 dollars each. Each bird comes from trap nested layers yielding about 250 eggs per year.
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Roland F. Crenshaw
Zack, Tex
Cover Crop Advice for Orchards by A&M Extension
Horticulturalist M. Ke Ifays of the A and M College Extension Service urges orchardists to plant cover crops this season. Due to heavy rains, weeds and crases threaten soil, and rye oats or wheat should be sown early to grow before winter. The cover improves soil fertility, reduces erosion, and should be plowed under in spring. Rye preferred. avoid overgrazing and ensure crop is not allowed to mature in the orchard. Plant between September 1 and 15.
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M. KE. Ifays
A. & M. College of Texas
Cotton Growers Organize in Brazos County Texas
By Wellington Brink Corpus Christi Texas Sept 21 1919 the United Cotton Growers Association of America reports 44 Texas counties active with 792 719 bales produced in 1919 excluding linters Brazos County contributed 7625 bales The Hillsboro meeting drew 1500 farmers with nine organizers now in the field and 100000 members as a Texas goal for the near future
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Wellington Brink
Corpus Christi
Texas
United Cotton Growers Association of America
Atascosa
Austin
Bastrop
Bee
Bell
Bexar
Brazos
Burleson
Caldwell
Calhoun
Collin
Colorado
Comal
DeWitt
Ellis
Falls
Fayette
Fort Bend
Goliad
Gonzales
Guadalupe
Hays
Hill
Jackson
Victoria
Waller
Washington
Wharton
Williamson
Wilson
Association
Hillsboro
South
Cotton Seed Prices in Texas Oklahoma District 1920
Bulletin No. 28 issued Sept 18 1920 lists wagon lot prices for cotton seed in Texas towns from Aug 6 to Sept 11. Prices include Rosebud 22, Ennis 25, Jefferson 25, Cameron 28, Madisonville 20, Austin 26 1/2, Marlin 25, Beeville 22 per ton. Newton T Bringhurst assists in cotton grading in Dallas.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Markets
Cotton Quotations Service
Texas - Oklahoma
Rosebud
Tex
Ennis
Jeferson Tex
Cameron, Tex
Madisonville
Austin
Marlin
Beeville
Newton T. Bringhurst
Aesistant
South Ervay St
Dallas
District Court Opens September Term Under Judge Davis
The regular September term of the district court begins next Monday September 20 with Judge W. Davis presiding. The grand jury will be empanelled on day one and bailiffs sworn in to attend the grand jury and serve processes. The civil docket will be called and trials set for the first week there is no petit jury until the second week.
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District Court
W. «. Davis
Sale of Fullblood White Leghorn Roosters
Three month old Fullblood White Leghorn roosters offered for sale at one dollar each. Must sell within six weeks. Contact Mrs Lola Price at Wellborn Texas.
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VOK
Lola Price
Wellborn
Texas
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