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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1922
Page
5
Under Pastor Calmes W. direction a revival begins next Sunday at the Christian Church. Evangelist Swindle and singer Crow will direct the meeting and song service, bringing renewed religious instruction and hymn singing for attendees.
Reverend C N Calmes announces Evangelist L Swindle of Seymour Texas will start a meeting next Sunday at the First Christian church with Mr and Mrs Francis L Crow assisting as song evangelists Crow praised as a noted singer and worker Mrs Crow also directs the young peoples work The invitation extends to Bryan residents and singers from other churches to join the choir.
A Brazos County mass meeting in the county court room led by County Superintendent Eck Smith urged urgent action to save public schools. Speakers including Lee J. Rountree and P. S. Mangum pressed for a constitutional convention, a blanket tax, and governor-called special legislative session to secure sustained funding, with a petition to sign across Brazos County.
Work continues on the Sam G Parker home on Collage Avenue. When finished the bungalow is expected to be among Bryan's more attractive houses, showcasing local craftsmanship and design.
The Brazos County Poultry Association met in the Chamber of Commerce rooms with President J F Oates presiding. Members planned a poultry program for Smetana and set January 3 4 and 5 for the next annual poultry show. The group noted 69 members, discussed costs of the next show, and highlighted strong poultry interest across the county including 87 enthusiasts in the country districts, with egg production data showing local hens laying well in March.
Mrs J C Morgan traveled to Hearne to meet her husband J C Morgan who returns from Mansfield Ohio where he attended the funeral of Noah Morgan his father Noah Morgan Sr a prominent Cincinnati insurance man who died suddenly in Cincinnati on Thursday April 6. J C Morgan of this city was notified by telegram and left for Cincinnati then Mansfield to the family burying ground.
Friends of Mr. R S Webb report he is in a serious condition after an operation in New Orleans. Mrs Webb and Robert S Webb Jr are at his bedside. Frank L Webb returned from New Orleans and has been telegraphed for. he reached the city yesterday. Relatives were informed he remained unconscious and in grave condition Monday morning.
The Business Men's Bible class began its second campaign at the Queen Theatre Sunday with 44 members on each side. Leaders are D. L. Wilson on the right and J. M. Ferguson on the left in the Boring for Oil Campaign. Dr. John A. Held teaches and expects participation to reach 200 during the six week contest.
Bryan chamber meets as St Louis Good Will tour announces visit for Friday April 28. Officials discuss tourist camp road repairs and a stock sale success while St Louis delegates seek cooperation with Bryan merchants and local officials.
Carl Wipprecht is erecting a 12 by 18 foot building at his home on College Avenue with a concrete floor and electrical equipment. The daily butter capacity will be 60 pounds with plans to begin business around May 1. He seeks to buy sweet butter fat from sellers at top prices for first class fat.
Lay vitrified brick and boast the best pavement obtainable offered by Thurber Brick Co of Fort Worth Texas.
Mr. EF. J. Jenkins has recovered enough from illness to sit up, ending a period of quiet convalescence.
A county schools picnic in the Tabor district Friday precedes a diploma presentation in the Tabor school auditorium next Saturday night April 15 at 8 o clock. Evie Manford and other graduates will receive diplomas with program features including a poem, a greeting, class song, and the play The Case Against Casey. Hon. Lee J. Rountree of Bryan will give the evening address and all Brazos county folks are invited for an enjoyable night.
Report from Bryan notes a large wolf attacked and devoured a 40 pound gobbler on George Moss’s farm in Robertson County Monday night. Hunting parties pursue Gen. Wolf but have not captured him. Local residents propose J. E. Covey and Curt Oliver organize a pursuing party.
Park's Jewelry Store will open next Saturday at 2518 East Main Street in Bryan. The new shop features prime merchandise, updated fixtures, private sales room, and artistic black fresco window tracery, signaling a first class experience despite the flood. The old 26th Street site will be taken over immediately by E. V. Rhodes & Co., tailors.
District Judge W C Davis returned home from Franklin in the early hours to preside over Robertson County district court. He was seen mowing his lawn around 2 or 3 am after a hearty meal at Hearne, continuing his habit of midnight trips from Franklin to Bryan and Hearne.
Dr John A Held pastor of Bryan First Baptist Church will preach the annual sermon at Easter services held by Ivanhoe Commandery of Bryan Hearne First Methodist Church at 430 PM Sunday instead of 11 AM. Knights Templar from Hearne Calvert Franklin and other towns will attend.
Mr. W. W. Chambers a Cameron businessman visited D. L. Wilson and the Eagle office in Bryan. He asserts they will bring in an oil field in Milam County with his energetic plan and outlook.
The Court of Criminal Appeals announced by Silvester Johnson that a sentence of 146 years in the state penitentiary was accepted for a Cherokee county murder conviction. The court reversed and remanded for trial a 14 year murder sentence from Stephens county and a 10 year murder sentence for Myrtle Stiles from Fisher county.
The Victory Agricultural Club social at Tabor drew strong attendance with music yells and outdoor games. A cake auction raised about $25, won by Ruth A Holden with 19,500 votes, who gifted it to Roy Hudspeth to send to a hospital family member. County Agent C L Benson presided as auctioneer and urged progress despite opposition items. Attendees from Bryan included N H Turner Elliott Beason Margaret Walker Ella Francis Velma Beason Will Walker Roy Hudspeth Willie Mae Collard and C L Beason.
By actual count there were more travelling salesmen in Bryan on Tuesday than farmers. This is remarkable in showing that business is reaching out with more persistence than ever this month.
J W Batts closes a deal selling fifty acres opposite the Country Club to Midway Place Homesite Co a home building group of College and Bryan residents with 20000 capital who plan sewer water lights sidewalks a small park and a park like district. Land fronts the College Bryan road and Sulphur Springs road with Interurban through the tract and stockholders over sixty. Directors include E B LaRoche Dr E P Humbert W W Kraft A H Leidigh A Mitchell F C Belton R L Pou. Lots and homes expected for sale and occupancy by early fall.
Limus Whitley, an old darky employed by Mr. C. G. Parsons for about 15 years, died early Sunday night. He was in the eighties and was buried at Wixon Creek Cemetery. Widely known in Bryan, he was remembered as a hard worker all his long life.
Mr. W L Stangel of A M College tells the Eagle the fine horse show scheduled for this afternoon in Bryan is postponed until Saturday April 15 weather permitting. Inclement weather prompted the date change from today.
Twenty years ago the Fourth District was created under Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker and Mrs. M. W. Sims who held the first district meeting. The district has remained the largest and most influential, with leaders such as Mrs. Henry Fall, Mrs. J. C. Nagle, Miss Decca Lamar West, and Mrs. C. M. Hughes guiding it through twenty years of progress in home, school, and community improvement under President Mrs. J. C. Reynolds of Port Arthur.
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