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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1926
Page
1
The People Column notes wooden shingles caused a Newport Arkansas fire destroying 325 homes. City Fathers passed an ordinance banning combustible roofing after the blaze, which spread rapidly from a lumber shed to the residential area.
Central Texas endures eight inch rainfall with four deaths as Sealy rail outlets fail and San Angelo sees fifteen foot rises. Disaster warnings spread from Dallas to the Northeast while Rep. Eugene H. Blount of Nacogdoches speaks at the San Jacinto Battle Field ceremony.
Miss Amelia Orsak and Mrs. Irene Baskin, nurses at the hospital in College Station, were bruised when their car collided with a second vehicle near the Country Club and rolled over on College Road. Both women suffered only minor injuries as the Orsak car sustained heavy damage.
In New York on April 21 Emma Martucci a nine year old daughter of a tile manufacturer kidnapped Monday and held for five thousand dollars ran home unharmed after a night in the woods and a ride on an elevated train. Detectives had searched Brooklyn for her and police theorize the abduction was abandoned due to the uproar.
Houston April 21 Cooperation with students and alumnae of the A and M College to improve conditions is the object of the A and M Mothers Club recently organized here. Mrs. R. D. Steele said at the Houston A and M Club meeting at the Rice Hotel. Other speakers included Mrs. Maggie W. Barraerry Velma Soule Eva Bacher and C. A. Thanheiser. Steele announced a Rice Hotel meeting for Tuesday at 10 a m and urged unity as Texas higher education enters a transitional period.
Miss Thelma Pritchett has returned from visiting her family in Bedias.
Fort Worth April 21 Jack Dempsey world heavyweight champion signed articles with Tex Rickard to fight a title bout around September 16 at a location and opponent to be named by Rickard.
Chas H Alvord director of the Extension Service and Dean E J Kyle of A and M College traveled to San Saba for the annual pecan day held each year on April 21. J H Burkett from the department of agriculture and J B Evans authority on pecan culture also attend the San Saba gathering.
County Attorney Oak McKenzie addressed the Lions club stressing love of country and home town. He cited San Jacinto Day memories and urged loyalty to home town as part of national loyalty. Lions planned Allen Academy inspections and encouraged members to recruit friends.
Wealthy Bryan business man John Sebesta dies today while staying at a sanitarium in Marlin. The circumstances are described as sudden and unexpected.
John Sebesta aged 52 of Bryan died suddenly at a Marlin hotel of heart failure while visiting for kidney treatment. He operated a long running Bryan general merchandise business at Main and 24th Street and left a estate valued over $100 000. He is survived by his widow four children and several siblings. The funeral will be from his home with Father J B Gliessner at St Josephs Catholic Church and interment in Bryan City Cemetery.
The funeral of John Sebesta from Marlin was held this afternoon at 8:30 from his West 24th Street home. Rev. J. B. Gleissner presided, with interment at City Cemetery directed by McCulloch-Gordon Company. Pallbearers included M. Bonneville, W. H. Cochran, Frank Zubik, C. J. Jancik, E. Griesser, M. J. Tremont, Joe Zak, Sam Lobello.
Anna Mae Mathis, a negro public health nurse from the state department at Austin, will work in Brazos county for a month. Local negro doctors are cooperating fully to aid her mission among the African American community and expect beneficial results.
Houston April 21 organized Texas labor outlines a platform at the Texas State Federation of Labor Convention. Officials say debates will present a resolution to endorse the American Federation of Labor on the Volstead Act with a push for an amendment to prohibition laws.
The Woman's Club will terminate the club year on Thursday April 22 at 1 PM with their annual luncheon at the Episcopal Parish House on West 26th Street. Members may invite guests and a large turnout is expected.
San Francisco April 21 reports Thomas Maloney and Miss Maude Vallen of Fort Worth were married after obtaining a marriage license and a judge’s service early. Maloney is described as from a wealthy Fort Worth family.
The Aggieland Orchestra will play from Station WTAW Wednesday at 8 PM. On Friday evening Station WTAW will broadcast music by the Campus Cats.
Growing friction surrounds the dry hearings as both sides accuse the committee of biased procedures and unequal treatment. Debates center on how evidence is gathered and how rulings are issued.
Washington reports a tense session as the Senate prohibition committee continues hearings on the Volstead Act. Prohibition organizations farm groups and opposing voices testified while dry advocates asked for more time, and Reed questions the process, criticizing perceived dry bias.
President T O Walton will travel to North Texas Wednesday evening and miss the College for the rest of the week. He will speak Thursday to citizens and students at Arlington’s North Texas Agricultural College and attend the Association of Texas Colleges meeting in Fort Worth Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Buchanan arrived Wednesday from West Palm Beach for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Buchanan at their west 24th street home. She has many friends in Bryan who warmly welcome her and she has visited the town often.
Allen Academy Military band plans to participate in the East Texas Band Teachers Association contest at the Texas Cotton Palace in Waco. The event features 2000 musicians and $6000 in cash prizes across high school college and industrial classes with massed concerts directed by Major George W. Landers.
A meeting for the Prospect community at the school house next Saturday at 8 pm will discuss consolidating Wixon and Prospect school districts into one rural high school. County Superintendent D. J. McDonald calls all interested residents to attend and explore steps toward union.
Leonard School ends a successful term with two teachers led by Mrs. P. A. Tardy. Forty two enrolled, 30 stayed, 76 percent promoted, 82 percent average daily attendance. Honors went to Agnes Lero Ablina Blazek Pauline Blazek with prizes of perfume. Merit list includes seven students with tokens. parting gifts include salted peanuts and chewing gum. The picture show was postponed due to bad weather.
The Duke and Duchess of York welcome a daughter born this morning in the Duchess’s room at the Earl of Stratmore’s town house. She is the couple’s first child. the Duke is the second son of King George and Queen Mary. Miss Velma Broach returned from Caldwell.
Henry Williams, a farmer near Austin, was shot in the right lung and shoulder on a lonely Travis county road after dark. He stopped to repair a flat tire when fired upon from heavy brush and fled to Steve Bullock’s home for aid. Police investigate with no theory yet.
Mrs. Clarinda Hayes aged 53 wife of R H Hayes of Cross Grimes County died Tuesday at midnight in Bryan hospital after a brief illness. She was brought from Cross by ambulance arriving about 1 p m. Survived by husband and seven children. Funeral by McCullich Gordon Bryan, body shipped Thursday to North Zulch for service and Willow Hole cemetery burial.
A. J. Bierschwale of Mount Home praises Bryan after visiting with Prof. L. E. Stockerd of Streeter. He writes he will attend the A. and M. College this summer and declares Bryan’s town charming and worthy of note.
The Senior Class of Bryan High School issues invitations for the graduating exercises on Friday morning May 12 at 10 o clock in the high school auditorium. The class is among the largest in years and has a strong scholarship record this term.
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