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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1925
Page
2
A partial rate notice shows subscription prices for Bryan Weekly Eagle and Weekly Eagle in Brazos County with monthly, six month, and annual options. The item notes service by mail in advance and identifies Thursday publication and Associated Press rights.
In Bryan residents are urged to practice neighborliness as a lesson from the Christy Bros Show visit. Carl Wipprecht, Elks Exalted Ruler, hosted 43 Elks and arranged hospitality at the Elks Hall, creating lasting friendships with touring troupe members. The piece frames Bryan as "The Friendly City" and emphasizes genuine hospitality to strangers.
The Gilmer Mirror urges readers to patronize home industries and reject mail order buying. The Athens Review notes a local merchant who advertises at mail order prices to compete. Upshur County mail order spending totaled 180000 last year, and the paper argues homespun commerce supports local business.
The State Health Department proclaims April 6 to 12 as Clean-Up Week for all Texas towns. Bryan is warned to improve sanitation and civic responsibility, as every citizen must act to make the town meet public approval and become truly clean.
The Athens Review argues that drunkenness is less common today than in the past. It suggests that while some upper-class drinkers resist booze, high prices force a teetotaler stance for those with small purses, and that a drunk man now is a curiosity rather than a common sight.
A Johns Hopkins medical student from Hang Chow China holds the distinction of the world’s shortest name. The student, known as Mr I, is noted for his exceptionally brief given name while pursuing medical studies in Baltimore.
The Jno E Astin Estate bought the Gibbs corner on Main Street for 65000 dollars from Nellie Smith Street and Hettie Smith Swancoat. The two story building houses W F Gibbs Son A M Waldrop Company The Tailor Shop Metropolitan Barber Shop and David Reids Grocery. Executors E H Astin and Bob Astin handled the transaction.
This fourth installment urges Texas farmers to adopt the More Cotton on Fewer Acres plan. It highlights McFarlane’s two-bales-per-acre demo and argues for soil improvement and better farming to grow more cotton on half the land at half the cost, enabling balanced agriculture and greater prosperity.
Robert Carroll died Tuesday at 9 am after a brief illness at his father W. E. Carroll’s home in Iola Grimes County. Funeral from the family home at Iola on Wednesday at 10 am. burial at Concord Cemetery. He worked for Wallace Printing Company in the city and lived with Mr and Mrs Homer Bond. Survived by his father three brothers and two sisters. The Eagle extends sympathy.
The girls dancing club prepares for a May Day program at Guion Hall lawn if weather permits. Mrs. Ware selects music and dances reflecting spring atmosphere including Peter Pan scarf dance May Pole ballet American Country dances Dutch kiddies and Gypsy girls. The exhibition closes the eight month course with emphasis on musical rhythm tempo and expression. Admission is free.
The Eagle Printing Company advertises lithographing and engraving services for society and business stationery at reasonable prices.
The Eagle notes unsigned letters have no value and will not be published. Readers are urged to sign their criticism or suggestions to prove good faith and back their judgments. The paper reserves the right to judge publicity and will publish only when the author is identified.
Special to Bryan Daily Eagle reports Rev R L Brown led what may be the largest College and Brazos county group to a state Baptist laymen meeting in Waco. The program featured Ex-Governor Pat Neff Judge Lattimore Judge Cullen F Thomas President Lee Scarborough and Dr George W Truett. Delegation includes members from College Cottonwood Bethel Rock Prairie Wellborn churches.
Dr S R Dunn and Miss Opal Honea of Longview wed at the bride’s parents home on March 26. They stop in Bryan on a honeymoon visit to Dr Dunn’s father J B Dunn and brothers R B and J M Dunn. Dunn, a Texas A&M College graduate veterinarian, plans to settle in Longview.
The marriage of Thomas E. Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Brown of Bryan, to Dorothea Griswold of New London Conn., took place at the bride’s home with Rev. George Finley officiating. Brown, a naval machinist first class, has reenlisted and the couple plan a bridal trip to Portsmouth NH before visiting Bryan, Texas.
The Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce board endorsed a banquet on April 14 honoring Senator R S Bowers and Representatives W S Barron and Mrs Barron. Ex-students of the A and M district and Bryan citizens will be invited. The entertainment committee will secure good representation. New members were reported: Mrs A B Ewing, R R Broach, D T Killough, J Sidney Smith, Ray K Wilson.
County Agent C. L. Benson reports visitors Tom Peyton of Benchley Charter Distefano and Tony Scarpinato of Brazos Bottom showed interest in pecan budding last Saturday. Peyton seeks budding on several hundred native young trees while Distefano mentions a native tree on the Sala Diner farm bearing fine paper shell nuts weighing a pound for 32 nuts. Benson will ask Dean E J Kyle and other pecan specialists to study the tree for potential propagation.
The sixth series of 625 shares valued at $125,000 was sold in 22 minutes by Secretary Sam E Eberstadt, setting a record pace for the Bryan Building and Loan Association. Since 1919 the organization has grown to about 1.5 million dollars in capital with 135 homes built in Bryan and monthly dues totaling around $9,000. The officers are W H Cole president H C Boatwright vice president and S E Eberstadt secretary treasurer. The board includes W H Cole H O Boatwright W S Barron and others.
Bryan lodge No. 859 of the Elks held a meeting to elect officers for the coming year. Carl Wipprecht was chosen as exalted ruler with W. C. Mitchell as leading knight and M. P. Holleman as loyal knight among the slate. George G. Chance and John M. Lawrence Jr. were named as officers.
Six bids were opened by the Bryan City Commission for 15 000 feet of sanitary sewer extensions. N A Saigh Co San Antonio led at 8844 while E E Collins Co of Falfurrias offered 7805 and Kirkwood Wharton Lee San Antonio quoted 8044. Contract to be awarded March 31.
Mrs. Minnie Ewing Mrs. New comb Mrs. Al Goodwin Mrs. Dothan and Miss Teague of Caldwell returned home after a pleasant visit in Bryan as guests of Mrs. Mary Ewing.
Carl Wipprecht was elected representative to the grand lodge and re elected exalted ruler for the first time in the local lodge history. The change reflects appreciation for service well rendered by Wipprecht while A K Brown Sol Gerson James Sullivan and Carl Wipprecht hold officer roles. Bensom J Cole serves as alternate.
The L S Ross Chapter No 100 United Daughters of the Confederacy met at Mrs J Webb Howell s home with 23 members present. Six new members were welcomed and the group voted to award Cross of Service medals to Brazos county ex service men who served 1917 to 1918. The meeting featured a talk on Stone Mountain and an April gathering planned at Mrs J M Dunn s home.
Grandma Garrett, 108, of Wheelock near Hearne, Texas, died at home after living in Texas since 1873. Mother of eight, widow early, she plowed fields to support her family and was a Baptist church member for 90 years. Burial followed in Wheelock Cemetery with several local ministers officiating. her Bible used at services was over two centuries old.
Mrs Edgar Bullock and her young daughter from Houston stay with her father John M Barron and family. Mr and Mrs H H Young spent Saturday in Madisonville.
W Barrie of Pine Bluff Arkansas and W H Burt of Carlos in Grimes County were in Bryan today on business.
Miss Essie Shealey of Reliance was among visitors in Bryan today. the Eagle classified section promises results for all ads and invites a phone inquiry at 36.
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