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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1924
Page
2
The Bryan Weekly Eagle records notice of its mailing at the Bryan post office in Texas dated April 22 1912 with second class matter status under the act of Congress March 6 1879.
A call urges all citizens to share in community efforts and funding. It decries nonparticipants who benefit from others' work and asks residents to contribute time or money according to ability to build a bigger and better Bryan.
The piece warns the public against unfair trading practices and fake solicitors who exploit gullible residents. It urges asking for an endorsement from the Chamber of Commerce and to dismiss any authoritatively unverifiable pitches to prevent Bryan and Bryan people from becoming easy marks.
County Superintendent D. J. McDonald urges every parent in the city and county to ensure all school age children are registered on the census to obtain state school funds. He notes missing children in Bryan and surrounding districts could deprive Brazos of its rightful education money and calls for timely action.
Dr. Fraps of the Agricultural and Mechanical College has analyzed a shrimp head showing nitrogen three percent phosphoric acid 1.1 percent and potash six percent. The piece suggests leveraging discarded shrimp heads from Corpus Christi Bay to create a high grade soil enrichening fertilizer.
Miss Kate Daffan secretary of Hood's Brigade invites Bry an friends to the annual reunion home in Bryan. She notes old soldiers plan another visit and promises the next gathering will be the best and most interesting yet with a family reunion spirit and honor for Confederate veterans.
A brief literary note on the parson who, though vanquished, remains formidable in argument, underscoring enduring skill in rhetoric and wit. Goldsmith hints at his steady mastery of persuasion beyond mere victory.
A national campaign led by the National Committee for Restriction of Outdoor Advertising seeks to clear highway vistas by banning obstructive billboards. Major firms including Standard Oil and Pillsbury pledge to remove signs with Texas and municipal endorsements adding momentum to curb the nuisance nationwide.
A courtroom speech denounces liquor manufacture as a source of crime and misery. It decries alcohol from distillery to grave, citing wrecked families, poverty, jails, and social ruin, calling it the life blood of crime and the devil’s ally. The text includes quotes from Bryan and Lowell and Holmes on progress and knowledge.
The Dallas News partners with A and M College Extension Service and the U S Department of Agriculture to offer 1909 in Texas five acre cotton contest. Brazos county urged to study rules and enter to demonstrate intensive farming and potential county advertising value.
Senator Spencer of Texas asserts Mayfield received a large majority after recounts in Washington. He recalls Mayfield winning the first and second primaries and the general election, and says the Washington probe is a farce.
The quote asserts that the best government aims to make people happy and knows how to do so, attributed to Lord Macaulay. It presents a political philosophy emphasizing welfare, benevolence, and effective governance.
The Bryan City Commission met Friday night at City Hall in regular session. They renewed Attorney Neeley’s delinquent tax collection contract and ordered 1923 delinquent tax rolls published. Several school board terms were re elected and a library board vacancy filled. An ordinance on fire duty coverage and another prohibiting cattle driving were passed. A license fee and traffic ordinance update were deferred to Friday’s adjourned meeting.
Superintendent D. J. McDonald announced vouchers may be cashed now with county and state funds. Holders should cash promptly to avoid a split-voucher redemption.
County Agent CL Benson traveled to Millican to meet with members of the boys and girls club and discuss community programs and activities.
A storm near College Station caused wind and hail damage to the A and M College poultry farm, killing about 700 chicks and destroying three 8 by 12 foot houses. The main campus suffered minor losses including a shifted well house. Electric service and phone lines were disrupted across Bryan with about 100 homes without power and hundreds of phone outages. Rain totals reached 2.37 inches by morning with urban flooding common.
In Brazos County precincts 1 and 4 the election of Saturday April 5 named J Walter Smith of Milligan as District 1 trustee and C M H Bethany principal of West Side School Bryan as District 4 trustee replacing Will Powers. The court declared the winners for the next two years and listed district results for districts 1 through 30 with several areas showing no returns.
The Dallas Morning News and Semi-Weekly Farm News announce a $1,000 grand prize to promote intensive cotton production on five acres without irrigation. Entries close June 1, 1924 with awards announced after December 22, 1924. Contest rules require sworn land measurements and production records, with local committees handling verification.
Permanent profitable business opportunity for a hustling Rawleigh retailer in Brazos County. Limited capital needed to start. Prompt action required. See W T Crawford in New Baden Texas by phone or mail.
Poultry raisers are welcome at the Experiment Station Poultry Farm on the Feeding and Breeding Station with the big white silo. The farm aids Brazos county poultry industry through incubators on Thursdays, baby chicks Fridays, custom hatching, hatching eggs for sale, and seasonal poults and cockerels for sale. Ross M. Sherwood, Poultry Husbandman.
Last night about 8:30 Charley Maigne Albert Worley and Frank Konecny were driving on College road when the Mercer roadster steering arm broke the car veered climbed a telephone pole and ditched near the Country Club Maigne at the wheel all three were thrown out but none injured only damage to the car reported the trio expresses relief at being unharmed
The listing shows candidates for precinct elections including C. M. Risinger for Commissioner Precinct No. 2 with L. H. Baird Emmett Holland John Sabo, and Precinct No. 3 candidates Joe J. Messina F F Regmund Cc M Degelia J J Holik plus Louis Lero, plus Precinct No. 1 with Treasurer Mrs Bora F Wilson and Precinct No. 4 candidate J M Moore.
Lillie Dosey, a Black woman, awoke Sunday around 4 am to find a man in her house after entering a window. She screamed for help, struck a match, and grabbed a bucket as neighbors and Officer H. T. Wheeless arrived but the intruder fled and was not found.
Mrs B Winters suffered both feet scalds when a pot of boiling water fell from the stove after her wrist gave way. Doctors report she is painfully burned but not in serious condition and she remains confined to bed.
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