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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1931
Page
1
The author recalls starting the Rye 4 H Busy Bee Club in 1926 while teaching in a new two room school. He led the group and helped found the club with county agent C L Benson’s encouragement and notes the club’s lasting impact.
About Bryan H. P. Black educational director of the First Baptist church with Mrs. Black and the children left late Tuesday afternoon by automobile for Brownsboro after a telephone message said Mr. Black’s mother was very ill. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Young and children visited Bryan from Caldwell area. George Cannon from Route 5 Brazos county farmer was in the city. Mrs. Wallace and Mrs. Wallace Jr. drove to Kilgore for several days with M. E. Wallace Sr. and Jr. involved in oil work.
Dallas April 1 statewide report records 65 homicides in Texas during January through March 1951. Fifty two victims were shot. five died from causes other than gunfire.
Austin reports the senate without opposition passed the 5 341 000 judiciary appropriation bill for the biennium. It marks the first general appropriation bill approved this session.
Managua Nicaragua April 1 earth shocks followed by fires wrought destruction in the city of 60 000 killing about 1000 and wounding thousands including Americans The American legation is in flames and archives lost The US Marines declared martial law and moved to remove the dead and injured Flames swept 20 blocks destroying legations and causing about 30 million dollars in damage Communications collapsed with telegraph down railroads destroyed and only air and radio as links to the outside world Continued on page 5.
A safety campaign planned by Capt. Art. B. Hickox and local groups has been postponed due to a slip in arrangements. Final opening plans will be announced when arranged.
In the Bryan Reading Club Tuesday meeting the topic Foreign People featured papers on customs and ideas of Germans French Dutch and Swedish peoples. Mrs J Coulter Smith presided and officers and committee chairs will present final reports next week with Mesdames Wallace and Frank as hostesses.
Heavy rains force postponement of Bryan Lions Club machine gun firing program arranged by Capt. E. L. Lyons for Tuesday. Luncheon at the New York Cafe featured an improvised program with chub songs led by Lions and visitors. Reverend T. M. Cunningham and J. Q. Adams led congregational singing and were noted for revival work in Fort Worth and Jacksonville respectively.
Hon F L Henderson of Bryan was the principal speaker at the second senior banquet of the year in College Station. The room was full with faculty and seniors as Ray Walker presided. Henderson urged high courage and purpose for young men about to begin life while noting ongoing world tasks and future discoveries.
Two men were found dead at dawn near the Queensboro bridge, each holding a pistol. They stood about twenty paces apart, facing forward, suggesting a planned shootout in a lonely spot. Police reported no immediate suspects.
Fort Sam Houston soldier Lexie Jones is sentenced to 30 years after a San Antonio jury found him guilty of the axe murder of paralytic Daniel Uhr last fall. Uhr's widow received life and fellow soldier Donald Walker was given 15 years.
Special to The Eagle reports increasing cloudiness and warmer conditions for Bryan and vicinity with Thursday mostly cloudy. East Texas follows with increasing clouds and warmth, Thursday also mostly cloudy with possible showers in the northwest. West Texas expects cloudy skies with rain or snow in the northeast tonight and Thursday, accompanied by a rising temperature.
Mrs H L Whitley will host the Beginners Department Easter egg hunt at her home on South College Avenue Thursday afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock. All children aged 4 and 5 and their mothers are asked to arrive promptly at 4 for the Easter activity and fun.
The cotton market eased with futures down 10 to 12 points and local spot quotes ranging from 97.8 to 10.25 cents. Traders watched modest declines across prices as the day closed.
Governor Sterling signs the first pardon of his term restoring citizenship to Bert Creed alias T. J. Murphy who had a lengthy horse theft conviction from 1903. Murphy served 4.5 years of a six year sentence before later reemerging as a citizen and contractor in Wichita Falls.
Three low bids out of eleven have been received for a fireproof hospital and clinic on East 27th Street opposite the Municipal building. The plan includes a first floor diagnostic clinic and 23 private rooms with four four ward spaces on the second floor for whites and negroes. Dr Turner Walton will join the firm June 1 as urology and lab specialist alongside Drs Searcy and Wilkerson.
Lieutenant Governor Edgar E. Witt tells reporters no special session will be required as the 42nd Legislature works through its final sixty days. He notes criticism over未 passed laws and says lawmakers will act on needed legislation in the regular session.
Chicago April 1 The nation mourns the death of Knute Rockne as impeachment efforts surge in defending witnesses in the Lingle murder case. State witnesses clash with defense testimony over inconsistent statements. Wayland Brooks urges the jury to sentence Leo Brothers to the electric chair.
A committee will submit proposed by-law changes at the East Texas Chamber of Commerce convention in Marlin. Revisions divide 71 counties into six districts, each with six directors, ensuring one-third new each year and two-thirds holdover. Nominations would be by affiliated local chambers of commerce.
Beverly Hills April 1 Will Rogers criticizes the Indian affairs department promising better service to Indians. He points readers to a new book titled Massacre for insight and notes misconceptions about Osage oil wealth. He mentions the Pineridge agency Siouxs and their hardships.
The advisory committee of the Texas Cotton Co-Operative Association says steps have been taken to address conditions raised after Lawrence Westbrook resigned as Texas representative of the American Cotton Co-Operative Association. The statement, issued in Houston after an all day meeting, notes the board has begun measures to remedy the cited issues.
The South Texas Fair Circuit president calls a meeting in Seguin to appoint presiding and associate judges and starters and to set rules for 69 fair and race days across the circuit. Board members listed include Geo J Kempen Seguin chair, T Houston Floresville, S M Ainsworth Gonzales, Ed Simon New Braunfels, Wm Hermes LaGrange, A D Nations Beeville, M F Pyka Fredericksburg.
Students at Stephen F. Austin High School faced a delayed schedule as missing recitations began at 11 a.m. instead of 8:30. Books were found stacked on the stage after an overnight prank. Superintendent Durham and staff spent hours returning books before a normal program resumed for the day.
President Hoover called Rockne death a national loss as Notre Dame mourns the coach killed in the Transcontinental and Western Air crash in Kansas. The university postpones burial plans until Rockne's widow arrives from Florida amid inquest testimony about engine backfiring and distress before the wreck. Father Charles L describes the loss as irreparable and a personal grief to all at Notre Dame.
Early today the Joe Kaplan and Company car collided with a car driven by Mrs. D. W. Fagan at College Avenue and East 26th Street. Both vehicles sustained damage and Kaplan, shaken, was not believed to be seriously injured hours after the crash.
The Bryan church revival shows rising attendance with seven new members. weather kept crowds down Monday and Tuesday. Rev. E C Morris of the Free Will Baptist church reports good turnout and notes a planned communion service.
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