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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1930
Page
1
Chas Whitlock 52 is found dead in bed with a pistol after his wife is struck with a hammer. Their 5 year old daughter Carolyne Louise dies from a gunshot. The wife survived with injuries. a note cites financial troubles.
The column stresses a full population census for Bryan and Brazos County urging every citizen to ensure their family is listed and to check neighbors are enumerated. It calls reporting to census headquarters in the Chamber of Commerce and warns action is needed now.
The Bryan area reports that several Baylor University students from Bryan will arrive tomorrow to spend Easter holidays with family, including Woodrow Wallace Milton Maloney Coulter Hoppess John Sidney Smith and several Misses. Mr and Mrs W S Howell return from a Pacific coast and western trip. Mrs Howell stays in Jacksonville Illinois then Norman Oklahoma to visit W B Bizzell.
Attorney General Mitchell told the Senate Judiciary Committee that prison congestion would hinder prosecution under any law and warned that a Senate investigation into Prohibition would paralyze enforcement during the inquiry. He spoke at an executive session considering the inquiry resolution.
The town of Buchanan Virginia with about 800 residents was ringed by a forest fire at midnight Sunday, trapping inhabitants as flames closed in around the community. Firefighters battled the blaze as homes and buildings faced threat, with evacuations possible and no immediate word on casualties.
WACO April 16 Formal announcement of candidacy for state comptroller by Arthur L Mills tax collector of McLennan county He is son of the late Seth P Mills a former legislator in McLennan county Mills plans an active statewide campaign and will start soon.
Dissatisfaction with the April 5 Woodville district school trustees election led Lloyd Richey J A Capps and John Restivo to file a protest with the county commissioners court. The court voted to count ballots and declared Palazzotta Patronella and Stratta elected. Richey 17 Capps 10 Stratta 80. Restevio not naturalized and Bonano did not pay poll tax. Further district court appeal possible.
Merchants who advised farmers say cotton acreage in San Augustine county will drop by 20 percent this year. Much land once planted in cotton has been diverted to corn and other feed crops.
The Texas Business Review editor Bernard Nichols cites March weather as mildly favorable with better range, yet livestock herds remain underfed and prices for livestock and products did not rise as hoped, keeping overall outlook uncertain.
The article traces a shift from family run cooking instruction to organized study and research in culinary arts. It notes bragging about Aunt Emmy’s lemon pies and Cousin Sarah’s chocolate cake fades as health and efficiency gain priority. Modern devices and food manufacturers reduce drudgery, changing home cooking in American households.
The Bryan Lions Club will stage a large Easter egg hunt Saturday afternoon at Sue Haswell Memorial Park using 5600 eggs bought from farms along Cream Route No 1. Children from Bryan College and rural Brazos County are invited to search for prize eggs marked as lucky. Lion R V Armstrong leads arrangements, Lion Wm Wimberly heads egg procurement and dyeing, and Lion Joe Kaplan oversees prizes.
In Houston an inquest continued into the death of Max Hearst 46 secretary of the Galena Park school board whose body was found in the Bayou. Hearst had been indicted last week on forging a school board check for 470 dollars.
A thief quickly removed a new tire and wheel from the car of BE W Crenshaw Jr. Monday night. The vehicle was parked in front of the Howell apartments on 28th street and appears to have been jacked up for the theft.
Group No. 3 of the Win-Won class at First Baptist Sunday School will hold a monthly social and business meeting Thursday afternoon at at the home of Mrs. J. H. Nash. Hostesses include Mrs. H. Newton, Mrs. T. A. Sweeney, and others. Jean Nash and Maurine Williamson will perform and serve refreshments.
The state highway commission will let about 8.5 million dollars in road contracts on April 22 and 23. The program includes grading and drainage structures on Highway No 6 from Bryan to Benchley over 6.9 miles, bridge work in five counties, road work in 21 counties, and maintenance contracts in eleven counties.
Henry Jerran testified that the Anti Prohibition Association aimed to elect congressmen favoring repeal and restore state liquor regulation. Curran said campaigns used newspapers and radio and that 3 of 4 Americans were in revolt against prohibition, noting $427000 spent last year.
Spring recess begins at A and M College of Texas with 5 pm dismissal. Many students use low train fares to return home for the weekend while a large group stays for the Ross Volunteer festivities starting with the queen coronation, ball, and drills led by Curtiss M. Everts of Houston.
A Suffolk Superior Court jury awarded the state 439597 to collect back income taxes from Edgar B Davis, former Brockton millionaire now based in Luling Texas. The suit sought 493537 in taxes and related sums.
Cloudy with showers tonight and Thursday in Bryan area. East Texas sees cloudy skies with showers in the east portion and cooler Thursday. West Texas experiences fair and colder tonight and Thursday fair.
Completed programs for the first short course at Texas A and M College May 5 and 6 and for the fifth semi annual East Texas Firemen’s Association convention in Bryan May 7 will be ready soon. The LaSalle Hotel hosts the meeting with a 9 o'clock parade led by Allen Academy band and addresses by J E Wilkerson FE Jenkins and Olin Culberson. A barbecue lunch, officer elections, and an exhibition drill follow the noon break.
The cotton market improved today as futures rose 30 points. Local spot quotes ranged from 15 to 15 12 cents.
Arguments on the motion to dismiss the application of Senator Thomas Love of Dallas seeking a writ of mandamus to force the state democratic executive committee to place his name on the primary ballots were taken up before the supreme court.
Vince Hanus aged 68 died at his family home in Bryan Tuesday after a long illness. Funeral services were conducted at his residence and at St. Josephs Catholic church with interment at Mount Calvary cemetery. He was born in Europe and settled in Brazos county in 1882. He is survived by three sons Frank Hanus Houston T J Hanus Bryan Joe Hanus Waco and daughter Mrs Joe Koh Bryan and brother Louis Hanus of Bryan.
Washington reports Secretary Hurley is out ill and Assistant Secretary Davison is designated acting Secretary of War. The move places Davison in charge while Hurley recuperates.
The Bryan Lions Club held a Tuesday night banquet at the A. and M. College mess hall annex to honor Lions District Governor A. C. Kater of Houston. Guests and club wives attended as W. S. Howell introduced T. O. Walton and H. J. Durham presented the guest of honor.
Health authorities say pilgrimages to southern Kansas petroleum slush ponds for Jamaica ginger illness relief are futile. Dr. H. E. Hobbs notes waders have not gained aid, as ponds hold a mix of oil refuse and mud containing lime and sulphur compounds.
Phillip Weld president of the New York Cotton Exchange after a conference with President Hoover today predicted a five percent decrease in cotton acreage this year. He said in Texas and the Southwest where the cotton yield is 106 pounds per acre the farmer must be terribly bust.
Representative Clay Stone Briggs of the Galveston district announces his candidacy for re election this year. He has served the seventh district for twelve years since entering the sixtieth sixth congress, and his main assignment on the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee is noted.
A Beverly Hills wire letter mocks Judge Parker's Supreme Court appointment as unfairly attacked over a past ruling. The writer jokes about impeachment, treason, bigamy indictments, and delays while blaming Secretary Hughes and the political argument over the Ten Commandments.
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