21 Apr 1927
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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1927
Page
1
The Department of Agriculture reports a 649000 decline in farm population from the previous year, the largest drop since 1920, bringing the total farm population to 27,892000 as of January 1 last year.
The column argues farmers must study local demand and price what buyers want. It contrasts proper buying and selling with misaligned supply, noting many businesses fail when overproducing undesirable goods. It urges farming to focus on marketing and service to succeed.
Local families plan a San Antonio trip for the Battle of Flowers. Red Cross donations to Rock Springs total 86.68 with new contributions from Mrs Suber, Miss Suber, and the Bryan Lions Club, plus a forthcoming check to Division Headquarters. A new baby arrives at the Walker home. Christian Endeavor members host a picnic, while the Presbyterian prayer meeting is canceled due to pastor’s attendance at a regional meeting.
Members of L S Ross Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy in Bryan announce a Silver Tea on Friday April 29 from 4 to 6 pm at Mrs J Webb Howell home on College Avenue. The event supports the chapter scholarship fund to aid worthy A M College students with school expenses.
In Little Rock on April 20 a measles mumps and whooping cough outbreak has struck flood refugee camps at Wayne and Parkin Arkansas. Reports indicate about 250 cases of measles and 250 of whooping cough and 50 to 75 cases of mumps.
The cadets of the R O T C Cavalry squadron at A and M College host a free public horse show and gymkhana on Saturday at 2 pm. Events include cow pony race saddle horse class light harness class three gaited class and plantation walk. The Shetland pony class is open to children under 12. Contact Captain H H Cheshire at College 269 J. Prizes include ribbons and first place prizes. programs cost 10 cents for event details and ads.
Mrs Chas Barrett and Mrs Mamye Wynne Cox sisters of Mrs Tyler Haswell left Tuesday afternoon for Frontsville after a pleasant Easter visit at the Haswell home in the city.
United States exports to the Far East reached 69.6 million dollars in February, up 14.0 million from a year earlier. China led gains with 2.8 percent, while India surged 117 percent. Australia, India, and Japan ranked high in actual export increases, with machinery, dye, kerosene, leaf tobacco, and iron and steel among the main items. China's total February shipments reached about 10.88 million dollars, surpassing January totals.
The bulletin notes cloudy skies with occasional rains for tonight and Thursday in Bryan and nearby areas.
COLLEGE STATION April 20 A large roster of Catholic Church dignitaries from Texas and visitors from across the state will attend the dedication of Saint Mary's Chapel adjoining the A and M College of Texas campus. Dedication Sunday April 24 at 10:00 am includes Solemn High Mass outdoors and a noon barbecue with talks from President T O Walton and clergy.
The Chautauqua event begins Thursday featuring The Fool as the opening night attraction. Local audiences are invited to attend the program at the usual venue.
The Ellison-White chautauqua arrives Thursday night on the courthouse lawn with The Fool as headliner by the David Lindstrom players. A week of programs features leading speakers musicians and artists from the nation. Season and reserved tickets are available at the Piggly-Wiggly Store.
Bryan Lions Club met to form a committee to plan organization and financing of a municipal band with members E A Lightfoot Rip Erskine Henry Locke and Bob Irvine to report next meeting The club also voted 15 to Red Cross for Rock Springs storm victims and heard a talk by Norman Dansby on coaching and furniture trends plus a chautauqua outline by R A Wildman The group was praised for singing and spirit and agreed to view Allen Academy boys inspections Thursday and Friday with a list of attendees provided including Ty Cobb
Dean Charles E. Finley of the University and M. College of Texas announces the 1927 Spring meeting programs for the Association of Texas Colleges and the Texas Junior College Association. Sessions run April 21 22 at the Texas Hotel Fort Worth and April 22 28 at the University Club Medical Arts Building Fort Worth.
New York April 20 Lieutenant George Wilkins Arctic flyer who had been missing since March 29 after leaping from Barrow Alaska for uncharted north regions has safely returned to Beechy Point.
The report details Clarendon Arkansas levee breaches flooding the town of 3500, with boats moved through its center. Across the Mississippi Valley about 100000 people are flood victims, 50000 refugees, and relief hampered by damaged rail and telegraph networks. Damages include New Madrid and Little Rock heavy rains and widespread inundation.
Austin reports W. E. Davis, a local farm agent, recommends using potato slices under a board to attract snails. Snails swarm in, then can be gathered and killed, as a pest control method based on agronomist tips.
Reports from Childress and Hardeman counties expect 2,000,000 bushels of wheat and a similar amount of rye oats and barley. Ample moisture supports the promising Panhandle crop outlook despite moisture needs on the Western Plains.
A dispatched report says the Peking government rejected Soviet demands over the raid on Soviet buildings in the embassy compound in Peking. The raid occurred April 4 by orders of Northern Chinese authorities, with the note dated April 20 in Paris.
Tommie Mayo spoke on Conservatives and Radicals to a Cameron Lions Club crowd hailed as among the best. Anton Berkman, Bob Irvine, Mrs. Fred Hale, and Miss Maudelle Wiley delivered encores and praised performances while Ty Cobb acted as toastmaster and Cameron High School received a lighthearted bid to adopt Miss Wiley.
W. L. Porter of this city returned from Scottsboro Alabama where he was called by the serious illness and death of his aged mother. The funeral was held Monday with interment in Scottsboro cemetery. Friends in Bryan and College deeply sympathize with the Porter family in their bereavement.
Rev. R L Brown of College Station leads a Liberty revival with a crowded building and over thirty additions to the Baptist church in the first eight days. Families and longtime residents attend as the meetings continue through the week and close next Sunday night. Brown plans to return to College Station Monday at noon.
Cotton futures show an 18 to 20 point gain while local spot quotations stand at 13 1 4 cents per pound.
Tyler April 20 Five cities Greenville Marshall Palestine Paris and Beaumont vie for the 1828 East Texas convention. R M Kelly Longview president notes the East Texas Chamber of Commerce has expanded from nothing to 4000 members in a year. Ten special trains bring delegates and visitors as caravans arrive. Sleeping for 2500 in private homes and 3500 in hotels planned.
The Munson Line steamship Hubert arrived at Port Houston with 5,000 tons of Argentine bones, the largest cargo of its kind here. The bones were unloaded into 201 freight cars and processed into animal charcoal at a Houston chemical plant. The product is sent to Sugarland, Texas City, and refineries in New Orleans, New York, Cuba, Canada, Mexico, Germany and England.
A Friendship Bible Class from the First Baptist church held a six o'clock picnic at Sue Haswell Memorial Park. Seventeen cars and the Bryan-Houston bus carried members to the park for a twilight supper under newly lit lights. The group thanked Mr Haswell and park board members for making the site beautiful.
Major Eugene Fales and Major Paul Baade of the honor rating inspection board of the War Department will visit Allen Academy Thursday and Friday. It is the third straight year the school has received this inspection. A noon banquet will be hosted by the Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce under A. M. Waldrop. Captain George W. Griner invites Bryan citizens to view cadets Thursday afternoon on the lawn of Mrs. R. O. Allen. Only 20 essentially military schools in the United States receive this inspection, with Allen Academy the sole Texas entrant. Other inspected schools span several states and institutions. inspectors will then visit the New Mexico Institute at Roswell.
Coach Frank Anderson chose Captain Ernest Parker Burgess O'Neill and Kennedy for the University of Kansas relay meet in the Saturday event. Kennedy edged Blair for the fourth spot after yesterday’s tryouts at Kyle Field.
A three day Co operative Marketing course will be held at College Station May 4 5 and 6 1927. Hosted by A and M College of Texas with Texas cooperative marketing associations and the Division of Co operative Marketing USDA. Lectures by university and association representatives plus round tables and moving pictures at evening sessions.
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