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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1931
Page
1
Mrs A H Short 30 of San Antonio recuperating in Austin hospital after she says a San Antonio man rode with her from San Antonio toward Waco and assaulted her near Austin He allegedly took her shoes and stockings and stole 93 dollars hidden in her stocking during the trip
The column urges Bryan residents to boost the first Trades Day of 1931 set for next week. Success depends on strong turnout and merchant offers. Advertisements detail the program and hundreds of merchandise bargains, with nonstop word of mouth urging residents to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thurman of Caldwell visited Bryan and returned home this afternoon. Miss Dorothy Buford of Dallas arrived for a weekend stay with Miss Jane Cavitt. Mr. and Mrs. John K. Carr of Dallas plan a Friday visit to Will S. Collard and Mrs. Mary P. Carr. Miss Marie Elizabeth Webb, Texas University student, arrived for the weekend with Miss Mary Webb of San Antonio, Jerome Cartwright of Beaumont, and Miss Ethel Bickers of Austin, to attend R. V. festivities at A and M College.
Dallas officials near selection of a city manager with John N. Edy of Flint Michigan and a second candidate in final talks. Edy met with the newly elected city council as they prepare to launch the city manager plan.
Judge and Mrs. J T Maloney returned from Jewett after attending the 11 o'clock service at the First Baptist church where their son Milton Maloney preached. Milton, a Baylor ministerial student, received high praise from the large audience. The Maloney family later traveled to Waco with Milton and his Baylor companion for a short visit.
SAN ANTONIO April 16 The Lumbermen's Association of Texas chose Fort Worth as the 192 convention site T. B. McFarland of Houston was named president.
The Texas senate approved the amended Greer plan to redraw districts in place of the Metcalfe bill. The Greer measure creates four districts and would elect three more congressmen after two incumbents J. J. Mansfield and Clay Stone Briggs share district 13. Brazos County shifts to District 12 joining multiple neighboring counties. Conference committee will review Metcalfe and Greer bills.
In Abilene Texas on April 16 the sixth annual state Baptist Sunday School convention holds its final sessions. Tonight officials will be elected and the next convention city chosen with Mineral Wells and Dallas vying for the honor.
The governor's office announced a November election in the First Congressional district to select a successor to Nicholas Longworth, the deceased Speaker of the House, as reported from Columbus Ohio.
Partly cloudy to unsettled tonight and Friday with possible showers in the north. East Texas remains partly cloudy and unsettled. Cooler in the northwest tonight.
Myra Oliver Dougan, home economics expert, will lead a free cooking school for Bryan Eagle women leaders on May 5 6 and 7. From childhood she loved cooking, not dolls, and pursued cooking science to end guesswork in the art.
College Station April 16. The Texas A and M campus shows quiet on the first day of spring recess as Ross Volunteer festivities start with the coronation of Miss Courtney Bess Cook of Abilene at Sbisa Hall at 9 pm. Jamies A. Cotton of Abilene is king. The ball follows the coronation. Friday features an exhibition drill at Kyle Field at 7 pm and a Ross Volunteer hop at Sbisa Hall at 9 pm. Saturday includes tea.
Tokyo reports Thomas Ash, an American aviator, announced plans for a trans Pacific solo flight next month to Seattle or Tacoma. He aims to complete the journey in 40 hours following the Great Circle steamship route.
Rotarian Hugh Looney led the Bryan Rotary Club luncheon in which Hon. W. S. Barron spoke on a decade of club activity. Barron reviewed Bryan Rotary’s achievements including boys work and Boy Scout support. He recalled past club stunts and Old MacDonald memories, and renewed his membership amid other club activities.
Thirty four senior mechanical engineers from Texas A and M College plus three faculty members toured Houston April 13 15. They visited Sinclair refinery Lone Star Cement Company plant fire boat Manchester terminal grain elevator Carnegie Steel Bell Telephone Hughes Tool Company Gulf Building National Bank of Commerce vault Merchants and Manufacturers Building Houston Terminal Warehouse and Cold Storage and inspected a port vessel.
Austin April 16 The senate passed a bill requiring unrelated heirs sharing in estates to pay an inheritance tax. The house approved a constitutional amendment to allow retired army men to hold political office. The governor signed bills including one to curb repeated insanity trials for death-row convicts.
W C Bill Bethea son of Mr and Mrs Lamar Bethea and A and M College civil engineering graduate last year is sent to Berkeley California for a two months intensive training at the University of California He represents Western Metal Manufacturing Company of Houston in the course the firm offers it specializes in metal drainage structures for highway building
Mission opened at St Josephs Catholic church with 7 45 start and good attendance. Rev Father Gliessner pleased with the opening and Rev J J Wallace of Houston preached God and My Soul. Services to continue nightly at 7 45 with benediction after sermons. Ushers to seat strangers and no collections.
In Oaxaca Mexico residents spent the night outdoors fearing a predicted earthquake. A local newspaper report said a serious quake would strike early this week, sending people to tents in nearby hills scarred by previous quakes and forcing many shops to close.
King Alfonso declares his exile provisional as June elections loom. Spain’s Provisional Government signs a manifesto promising property rights religious freedom and a path to a permanent government while a royal family flees to Paris seeking asylum.
Canvass of rural school trustees by Brazos County Court shows active boards at Millican Peach Creek Harvey Steep Hollow Reliance Kurten Woodville and many smaller stations with both new and re elected members. Notable names include Lena Allen Otto Plagens Joe Boriskie Frank Rosier Mack Wilson and Z Risinger among others.
Austin April 16 The congressional redistricting issue faces delay as the house refuses to concur with the senate amendment. Lawmakers fear the bill may not pass this session. The house also approves a bill allowing taxpayers to invoke the statute of limitations on delinquent taxes.
Austin residents consider reroofing the 79 year old land office on capitol grounds after approval of a $10,000 appropriation. The building now houses the Daughters of the Republic of Texas museum and a Confederate museum and serves as a meeting hall.
Three Panhandle Refining Company workers were critically injured in a series of explosions at the refinery in Wichita Falls. Clarence R. Walker Robert K. Krull and Jim A. Horne were listed in critical condition with Lawrence Woerthely slightly hurt and little hope for the three seriously injured.
The new roadbed for Highway 6 from Bryan to Benchley has been tied in with the old highway at the north end. The public is invited to use the new route. The roadbed is in good condition and travel will improve it for laying concrete, expected to be contracted at the commission’s next meeting.
Rev. Jno L. Wharton announces a unique Bible study method at the First Baptist Church. The study begins next Wednesday at the mid week prayer service and will proceed through the entire Bible using tree illustrations on a blackboard. The class is open to all and invites everyone to attend.
SAN ANTONIO April 16 The American Institute of Architects convention adopted a resolution urging the government to use local talent and building materials in constructing public structures. R. D. Kohn was re elected president.
Kilgore April 16 Joe Lamb 25 was burned to death and M H Pendleton 35 and M H Pettaway were seriously burned in a fire at a Humble Company camp near here when a gas pocket ignited by an auto backfire
Bryan merchants and the Trade Extension committee of the Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce gear up for the first Trades Day of 1931 set for next Thursday. The schedule features Ross Volunteers drill from Texas A. and M. College, Allen Academy cadet corps drill, an Old Fiddlers Contest and other attractions. Merchants have stocked special merchandise and aggressive bargains, promising a day of real values in Bryan’s business district.
Mrs. B J Silliman of Green River Utah was announced as the first woman recorded as a commissioner to the Presbyterian General Assembly in the United States. The honor was announced at a Philadelphia church event on April 15.
Mrs G S Fraps hosts the United Daughters of the Confederacy with a group of members for the April meeting on the college campus Friday at 3 pm. Full attendance urged.
At a Wednesday night session Bryan's new city commission assigned department heads. Forrest Jones to Streets and Parks. N A Stewart Public Utilities. J S Caldwell Cemetery Sanitation. Roy Vick Fire and Police. O S Johnson Tax and Finance. The board also confirmed the school trustees and city cemetery board. City Manager R G Williams was re appointed and his organization approved.
Will Rogers notes from Panama City date April 16 comment on a Spanish paper claiming the King of Spain is out and describe tumultuous events. He mocks republican leaders and suggests many republics could use Mussolini’s stability. He cites travels through eight republics in ten days, including the United States.
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