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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1926
Page
3
The Brazos River Reclamation Association protests an adverse U S Army Engineers flood control report. The notice outlines the government’s stance, cites grounds against flood control, and invites appeals to the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors in Washington.
An old advertisement urges health through purification with Calotabs as the system purifiers. It claims physicians endorse purification and promotes a course of Calotabs taken weekly for several weeks. A family package with directions is offered for 85 cents at druggists.
The 400000 gallon water tank by Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company for Bryan is being rapidly assembled with riveting underway. Completion is expected within thirty days. The same firm has started a tower at College Station for the H. T. C. Railway.
Bryan chamber directors hear plan for a city directory to accompany the telephone directory. Delegations from Temple Bell County urged to visit A and M College April 27 28 for Texas Conference. Committee reports note travel by cars banquet at College and busy agricultural and advertising programs.
Washington reports the Board of Army Engineers will hear the Trinity River flood control proposal on April 27, following an adverse report from the Galveston district engineer. A protest sits before the board from Tarrant County water control district No. 1. No hearing date yet fixed for the Brazos report. Luther A. Johnson filed a Brazos River Reclamation Association protest at Bryan.
Advices indicate Congressman Johnson arranged a special hearing on the Brazos project for June 25 in Washington to allow time to file further information. The State Board of Water Engineers findings will be included, and the Board may hear a delegate from the Brazos River Reclamation Association in person.
Those present include George Adams W S Barron F C Bolton Wilson Bradley W H Cole J N Dulaney Eugene Edge Judge H Ferguson J M Gordon Tyler Haswell F L Henderson J Webb Howell E J Jenkins T K Lawrence J D Martin L L McInnis J Bryan Miller M L Parker Mrs Lee J Rountree M F Vitopil D L Wilson and visitor Jess Conlee.
Rules outline eligibility for the Smith-Hughes contest at College Station. Students must be bona fide participants, publish the story locally within two weeks, and send five copies to Col. Ike S. Ashburn. Judges include three officials from the A and M system. Prizes offer 15, 10, and 5 dollars in cash.
Millican community leaders Mrs. A J Edwards and Supt J W McCrary Sr lead a revival night at Millican High School auditorium next Thursday. The program features tumbling acts from the school for athletic funds and declamations from the district meet in Brenham, with free admission and Bryan residents invited.
The Brazos River Reclamation Association filed a formal protest with Congressman Luther A. Johnson against the U S Army Engineers flood control report for the Brazos watershed. The association urges access to data, calls for a delay in the final conclusions, and asks that state boards and the U S Geological Survey provide additional information before any negative ruling.
A M Waldrop and Company announces a branch store at the A and M College town in the Casey Sparks building near the fourth gate. Managed temporarily by Allister Waldrop, the Bryan main store will supply civilian and military apparel, with its own clerical staff and no change to Bryan personnel.
An advertisement from Collins & Wickes promotes Martin's White Diarrhoea Tablets for chicks. It claims prevention and cure in drinking water with a money back guarantee.
Readings from April 12 to 18 show a steady temperature week with a low of 41 and a high of 86 on Sunday. Rainfall totals 0.36 inches, with daily amounts of 0.10 on the 13th and 0.26 on the 14th.
The J Groginsky Dry Goods and Clothing Store closed today out of respect for Mrs. David E Wolf sister in law of J Groginsky who died in Galveston last night after weeks of illness. She was 39, daughter of Ben Blum and the late Mrs. Blum active in Jewish civic work. J Groginsky and son Julius Mrs Julius Groginsky and Ross Monette Groginsky left for Galveston to attend the funeral at 4 30 p m from the residence with Rabbi Henry Cohen officiating Interment followed at the Jewish Cemetery.
Steep Hollow’s Progressive Club celebrated its new lighting plant at the community center with a concert by the Allen Academy band under E. A. Lightfoot. The event drew a large crowd in the Baptist church and featured remarks by County Agent C. L. Benson and praise from Bryan Eagle’s H. D. Cuykendall.
Mrs. Bob Dunlap was installed as the new postmistress at Millican replacing Mrs. Alma Williams who had served since December after Chas Hempfling resigned. Dunlap is providing efficient and courteous service as residents enjoyed under prior regimes.
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