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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1936
Page
1
The directors of the chamber of commerce discussed temporary repairs to the present Farmers Market but noted a possible new site. They emphasized the market’s growth and value to rural residents and Bryan shoppers, urging closer city farm trade for community progress.
Mr and Mrs Lee LaBelle are having a new building erected at their home in Bryan. It includes a two car garage and a three room downstairs apartment with a five room upstairs unit. Van Haltom is the contractor and the project nears completion. A dog involved in a recent incident with Emily Aileen Smith has been found rabies free and treatment for the child has been stopped. Lew Leitner of I Maniloffs spent the weekend in Victoria returning to Bryan. Mrs R Henry Harrison Jr and Mrs Maurice Young were called to Waco by the death of their grandmother in her 81st year with funeral plans set for Wednesday at Mart.
The Bryan Rotary Club donated books and periodicals to the Brazos Rural Library on a Wednesday afternoon. The gift includes more than 60 items along with magazines and bulletins, and each club member contributed at least one book.
Judge W. C. Davis has been invited to deliver the principal address at White Rock Baptist church in Robertson county for Mothers Day on Sunday May 10. A number of surrounding communities will join in the service.
Mrs Frances Feidel aged four years died after a long illness at the family farm on Sandy Point Road five miles west of Bryan. Survived by six sons and three daughters including Rudolph Frank Pete Buck Elbin Fridel Louis Fridel Bryan Felix Adamick and Emil Zhamonaskey with Steve Konecny. Mass at St Josephs Catholic Church on Wednesday at 9 30 a m conducted by Rt Rev J B Gleissner. Burial in Bryan Catholic Cemetery under McCulloch Dancy.
J Vernon Brown granted a one year leave to attend personal business. Sam Crenshaw named acting principal of Travis Elementary to fill Brown's post. David Bunting appointed to replace Crenshaw at Bryan High School. Brown to take over C W Brown Lumber company in Bremond and Calvert. departure expected June 1.
The annual Texas A M summer session opens June 2 and runs to August 22 with two terms June 2 to July 11 and July 13 to August 22. Eight short courses and conferences are planned including cotton oil mill operators, a cotton school, Texas School Administration Conference, rural school supervisors, firemen training, farmer’s short course, coaching school, and a peace officers course with dates set for June and July.
T. A. Gossett displays a Bermuda onion unusually large for November with more sized crops to come. His Beck Street garden shows pinto and golden wax beans, peas, carrots, mustard, lettuce, spinach, cabbage, radishes, corn, potatoes, beets, peppers and tomatoes ready for harvest.
The Southwestern University Choral Club under Mme M Slaviansky will perform at First Methodist Church Thursday at 8 o clock. Sponsored by former Southwestern students in Bryan the concert is free to the general public.
Four Bryan students advance to the State Inter scholastic League meet in Austin after strong showings at Region 5 contests in Huntsville. Alfred Suttrulman and Robert Cole Nelson lead the boys debate team to victory over Hull-Da litta and Sam Houston high. Miss Bertha Nell Koenig places high in typing, and Sid Smith wins the elementary essay contest under Bryan High coaches.
Frank J. Zuledek wed Dorothy Ann Keneeny. Roy Echols married Jewell Parker. Douglas Gossett tied with Kathleen Connor. Local records show these marriage licenses granted in the period.
Dr F L Thomas head of entomology at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station says flea hoppers are scarce in most of the state. Adults are dense on some weeds near Nueces county but scarce eastward from Wharton county. A drought through mid April kept insect activity low. heavier rains may boost development and activity.
A Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce meeting decided to create a housing committee to monitor available accommodations in Bryan and boost supply. H. H. Williamson of Texas A and M College Extension Service highlighted rising worker housing needs due to federal and state projects in College. The Farmers Market will be renovated with a new roof and repairs, and plans for a more modern market building were discussed.
The Bryan district announces a May 7 district meet at Sue Haswell Memorial Park at 3 p m with songs by school children. The program includes Texas songs and choruses, with portions recorded, plus guidance for timing and phonograph reference.
George Stephan of Stephan Ice and Bottling and H O Ferguson announced the purchase of the Allen Smith building at Main and 23rd from R W Howell for 30000. They also sold the adjacent building to Lilly Creamery for 10000. The trades are Bryan's largest in years. The Smith building houses Allen Smith Inc Frank J Boriskie Green Parrot Cafe Sam Downard Drugstore and Ben Marwill. Stephan praised Main street as Bryan grows and its property value rising.
Miss LaRue Whitten of College Station, a senior at A and M Consolidated, was the Texas winner of the Ruth Bryan Owen Pilgrimage to Washington for the D A R Congress. She and 41 other national winners toured Constitution Hall, Folger Library, Mount Vernon, and the Supreme Court.
C W Bingman of South Park high school Beaumont was selected to succeed S M Brown of Bryan as president of the State Teachers Association at the Beaumont meeting weekend. About 3 000 teachers and school executives from 34 counties attended with speakers from Bryan and A and M College. The next meeting is likely in Galveston pending executive board action.
The local Red Cross issues a second appeal for quilt scraps to help needy women make quilts for their families. Attic clearouts are urged and items can be left in the scrap box at the Red Cross office in City Hall.
The state highway department will present a wild flower show at the division building in Bryan on Friday May 1 starting at 10 a m. Division Engineer J E Blair states all wild flowers growing in this division will be collected and displayed. The public is invited to attend.
County Judge J. M. Ferguson and Mayor O. B. Johnson chaired a Pryan City Hall meeting with welfare groups to map organized social relief in Brazos county. They discussed post federal relief needs and anticipated Old Age Pension impacts, aiming to form a committee to coordinate aid for unemployed, sick, and needy residents.
Dr. J. L. Brubaker, 82, burned his ledgers on Wednesday wiping out thousands of dollars owed by patients. He said he hoped to ease embarrassment, noting friends with no money apologize for unpaid bills and fear prosecution. He claimed he did not know the total and did not care.
The Texas Woman's Press Association will hold its 43rd annual convention in Huntsville May 7 to 9. An executive board meeting follows a buffet dinner at Mrs Woodall's home with assistants Mrs Martin and Mrs Jenkins. Registration starts May 8 at Sam Houston State Teachers College Austin Building. The program includes editorials discussion, a poem, and a paper on The Weekly Newspaper of Texas.
Brazos county seeks old pictures of jails and courthouses from residents. County Judge J M Ferguson offers to reproduce images with no harm to originals for a Brazos county history by Dr S R Gammon of Texas A and M. The history, richly illustrated, will be shown at the Texas Centennial for visitor reference.
Two people died when a tornado hit six miles northwest of Rockdale during a heavy storm. A second twister struck Cuero injuring six, while a freak twister in Wharton county killed two more and injured several. Houston storms wrecked houses as rains drenched the state, ending a long drought and bringing relief to ranchers.
U S Army officers who inspected the R O T C unit at Allen Military Academy were guests of the Bryan Lions Club for a luncheon. Col A W Lane Lt Col W A McCulloch Maj C P Lynch Capt Peter Latonie and academy leaders attended along with D L Wilson and local chamber officials. Allen noted the academy’s 51 years of operation without state aid and welcomed the guests.
College Station April 28 More than 2 200 Texas high school teachers and students of vocational agriculture representing 235 schools held post mortems on their showing in the nineteenth annual state judging contests at Texas A and M College Winners in the various contests were announced at 10:30 o clock and many boys left with cups and banners showing they had top placements
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