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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1928
Page
3
The nineteenth annual Farmers Short Course at Texas A M College Station opened with a record crowd. Registration for dorms reached 3,820 and overall attendance neared 5,000, including 1,700 4 H members and a large female majority. Degress from Panhandle to Rio Grande Valley were present on trains, autos, and regular routes.
Mrs J W Baird of Dallas president of the Agricultural Writers Conference appears at the A and M Short Course. She is the first woman to lead the organization and has long contributed to Farm News Home and Family and other journals.
Bryan welcomes the Al G. Barnes Circus for its 1928 visit with the tented show presenting Aladdin and the Parade of Gold. The act features Tusko the elephant and the Mighty Tusko, among other attractions, with a capacity of 1,086. There will be no parade due to traffic rules.
The nephew Watts Howle drowned at Auburn Alabama while trying to save another person. Rev. Dr Thos Gordon Watts pastor of First Presbyterian Bryan expresses deep sympathy to his bereaved family. No further details are available about the death.
Director O. B. Martin of the Extension Service and others address weekly papers at the conference. Dr. Tait Butler, editor of the Progressive Farmer, Memphis, Tenn., will speak on Equality for Agriculture at the adults night session in Guion Hall at 7 30. A youth program with entertainment and moving pictures begins at 9 in the Assembly Hall.
Sister Concepcion Acevedo de La Lata, Mother Superior of a convent, is charged with inducing Jose de Leon Toral to murder General Obregon. Police allege she conceived the plan. she reportedly told reporters she hopes to be executed. She denies influencing Toral.
A S McSwain led the Brazos County races with 1851 votes for county judge in unofficial returns. Jess McGee, running for county clerk, was second with 1705 votes despite facing two opponents.
COLLEGE STATION July 31 D Scoates professor of agricultural engineering A and M College of Texas outlines two main cotton harvesting methods using mechanical devices. One method removes fiber from the boll in the field using two vertical drums with roughened spindles. The other strips the boll with cotton still on the stalk via sleds or strippers, evolving from old fence designs to finger and slot types as manufacturers take interest.
Gov Moody granted Juan Flores a fifth reprieve hours before he was to be executed for murder in San Antonio. The Austin report notes the delay occurred last night as Flores awaited the scheduled execution.
Elijah Bynum of the Carl B Locke place at Zack raised the first bale, weighing 495 pounds, and winning premiums from the Chamber of Commerce and Bryan Cotton Oil Co. The bale was purchased for 25 cents a pound by A K Brown for Bush and Witherspoon, with additional gifts of flour and seed payment noted.
Governor Dan Moody will address the annual Farmers Short Course at Texas A and M College in College Station Friday night Aug 3 at 7 30 in Guion Hall Cordial invitation goes to Bryan residents and others to attend.
Dr Annie Webb Blanton urged better rural education in Texas noting city schools are strong but country schools lag. She called for revised tax methods, larger districts, free pupil transportation and a professional county superintendent to improve rural school support. Event coverage includes 4 H clubs bee keepers and agricultural writers activities and a luncheon for alumni.
J E Sanford announces East Texas Chamber of Commerce plans for Bryan in 1929 the third annual gathering. Membership drive proved strong with Brazos County leading and several counties oversubscribing. Special train carried 500 attendees from Cass Marion Harrison Gregg Camp Rusk Smith Wood Cherokee and Anderson counties with Henry Edwards as train head.
Queen Melrose of Bryan a purebred Jersey cow owned by Carl Wipprecht completed her first official production test at 4 years 9 months. In 365 days she produced 537.44 pounds of butterfat and 13 036 pounds of milk carrying a calf 232 days. The record earns her qualification for the Registers of Merit of the American Jersey Cattle Club. Sire Spets King of Bryan 197 093 and dam Flossie Beil Melrose 380 678.
W. H. Henry and Miss Effie Wilson of Tabor were united in marriage Saturday afternoon at 4 o clock at the Methodist parsonage at College Station. Rev. J. C. Thompson performed the ceremony. They will make their home at Tabor where the groom is a farmer.
Sam Miller in the Mineral Wells Index cites A S McSwain as Brazos County judge elect thanking supporters and urging unity. He adds a moral about self control and happiness. The message notes friendship toward non-supporters.
Agronomist E A Miller warns that planting gim mn or mongrelized cotton seed and multiple varieties costs Texas farmers millions yearly. Unity in one variety per community keeps seed pure, avoids cross pollination and uneven fiber, and aids mills and tire makers in securing large, uniform lots.
A fragment notes an unladen bee can fly 40 miles an hour while a laden bee with honey is limited to 12 miles in the same period. The passage contrasts bee efficiency with and without nectar load.
Tem as educational institutions rank highly in the pugm jury standings with several schools earning top marks. Officials credited strong curricula and student performance as drivers of the high placements across multiple categories.
A county survey across twenty three counties shows farmers retain varied varieties and receive no premiums at the usual hog market. The report notes that pooling via marketing associations raises an average $2.35 per bale premium. Strong entities include county agents and Mr. Miller who comment on progress and potential benefits.
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