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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1924
Page
3
Galveston reports indicate a Coast Guard cutter Coman seized liquor cases during an action at Galveston. A second capture by CHE was noted, highlighting ongoing enforcement against smuggling activities in the area.
The motor launch Rosalie M of Houston, loaded with 450 cases of foreign liquor, was captured by the Coast Guard cutter Comanche thirty miles off Galveston. Two men were aboard the launch when brought into port.
Despite warm weather, the Woman's Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church held weekly meetings. Group No. 5 met at Edge Apartments with Mrs. J. L. Lush hosting and Mrs. Lamar Jones leading the program. Group No. 2 and 4 gathered at Mrs. M. R. Bentley's home with devotional led by Mrs. D. P. Gaby and program run by Mrs. J. N. Goodwin. Refreshments included brick ice cream, cake, and salted nuts, then iced soda water and cheese wafers.
In John M. Lawrence's absence vice president Wilson Bradley led the Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce board meeting at 10 in the Commercial rooms. New members F. J. Vitopil and J. Bryan Miller were announced. Miller stepping in as city manager and succeeding E. E. McAdams on the board.
Miriam A. Ferguson, Democratic nominee, is set to become Texas governor on January 20 1925 following the runoff win and anticipated November general election. If the Thirty-Ninth Legislature delays organization, inauguration could shift. other state officers will assume office simultaneously.
An advertisement touts a bottle of Herbine as a personal doctor at home delivering instant relief for indigestion and irregular bowels. One or two doses are claimed to start digestion and restore comfort, priced at 60 cents, sold by M. H. James Drug Co. (both stores).
Mrs. W. H. Cole Mrs. Egbert Jones and daughter Mary with Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Brayton returned from a five week car journey visiting Colorado Springs Manitou Pike's Peak Ute Pass Denver Trinidad and Pueblo. They praised the scenery climate and side trips including Raton Pass and hikes.
A Saint Louis and San Francisco passenger train derailed at Menfro Missouri after a defective rail. Thirty people were injured, three seriously, in the crash reported by Associated Press from St. Louis on August 26.
Wortham Aug 26 Jim Wilder and Frank Gilbert are dead and Jim Moore, a farmer, is held on murder charges after a late night shooting at the Moore farm three miles north of Wortham. Constable Jim Wasson made the arrest. the incident stems from a quarrel.
Sam B Wilson reports optimism in New York on business conditions after a month long buying trip plus ten days at Asbury Park. He bought unusual millinery and ready to wear items at reasonable postwar prices to meet Bryan Brazos county trade. Purchases are en route and will arrive in a few days for a gala store presentation.
Harry S Edge Mrs Edge and baby Lynette with Miss Pansy Mc Swain arrived home from St Louis where Edge Dry Goods representative bought a large fall stock. He attended a municipal theatre style show for buyers and reported extensive purchases of piece goods millinery and ready to wear arriving daily.
A downtown Houston blaze discovered at 1:15 am Sunday destroyed the Keown Hardware Building at 911 Preston and roared through the adjoining Sakowitz building within 90 minutes. The half million dollar loss affected stores including The Houston Pleating and Button Company and Federal Clothing, with damage to several nearby shops. Investigators began probing the fire’s cause.
Mrs. Miriam A Ferguson pledges to bar any Ku Klux Klan member from Capitol posts and to remove current officeholders known to be affiliated. She backs a platform plank for masking laws and compulsory Klan membership registration. The stance shapes her anti Klan campaign and primary victory mandate.
Jess Conlee expresses gratitude to voters for support in the first and second primaries and announces his nomination for Brazos County Sheriff. He pledges to serve all county residents and enforce Texas laws to the best of his ability.
Carl Wipprecht, local dairyman and Jersey breeder, completed a two week car tour of the country inspecting large dairy herds. He visited all key herds and reported Texas crops comparable to other regions, good overall roads, with the worst stretch between Benchley and Hearne. He noted valuable dirt and dirt-road segments into Falfurrias.
E W Crenshaw and son Sam are back from a two week visit to Fayetteville Arkansas. Mrs Crenshaw stayed in Dallas for relatives. They attended the Western Methodist Assembly at Mount Sequoyah and visited Bella Vista and Tahlequa Oklahoma. Miss Elliott Benson accompanied them as a delegate from the Epworth League district and returned yesterday.
Mrs. A. L. Page of Houston spoke at the Y chapel in College Station on the Four Portraits of Jesus from the four gospels, linking them to Old Testament symbols and concluding with the crucifixion, resurrection, ascension, and Holy Spirit coming. She later spoke at the First Presbyterian Church on Satan at 4:30 PM.
Mr and Mrs George Wilson hosted a birthday party for their daughter Effie Wilson on a Saturday evening. Guests arrived at eight and exchanged gifts, played donkey tail pinning games, enjoyed organ music by Miss Ray Hugghins and Effie Wilson, then shared angel food cake pink cream bananas and chocolate bars.
Miss Vivienne Griffett of Waco is a guest at the home of her friend Miss Neville Higgs and the Higgs parents on Tabor avenue Bryan. Griffett has previously visited Bryan and many friends are meeting her again during this stay.
The Negro County Fair on August 16 awarded prizes for community exhibits livestock crops and domestic arts. Top prize went to Post Oak Community for a grand display and will receive a Junior Steam Pressure canner. Winners include Joe Nash G W Terry John Cunningham Robert Hall Silas Martin Jerry Ford and others with prizes across corn cotton potatoes melons peanuts and poultry. Prizes unclaimed are at the colored drug store on North Main Street Ned White proprietor.
Mrs Ralph L Ware of College Station plans a children's classic dancing club in Bryan and College Station this winter. Programs include ballet folk and musical pantomime with stage costume exhibitions. Two sections for grades 1 4 and 5 9 will limit enrollment for individual instruction. An evening class may be formed. call College 182 for details.
J T Poole prominent local ranchman was killed and ten others injured when two cars collided near Midland on Saturday night. Poole had recently married Bryan resident Mina Graham. The body was taken to Waco for burial after a funeral at 5 pm at his sister’s residence in Waco.
Mr and Mrs F R Jones depart for a month long vacation to visit his parents Mr and Mrs R F Jones at Manston Wisconsin and other relatives nearby. Mr Jones is assistant professor of agricultural engineering at the A and M College.
Governor Pat Neff announced a strict dry order for Austin ahead of the Democratic convention. Law enforcement will monitor hotels drug stores and physicians while federal officers bolster the effort to prevent any liquor sales next Monday and during the convention.
Mrs George Nalle of Austin, daughter of Ma Ferguson, asserts in New York that Ma Ferguson will be boss as Texas' first woman governor. She says Ferguson will govern in fact not just name with husband James E Ferguson aiding and supporting her administration.
Mr and Mrs Victor B Edge and their young son John Mrs J T Evans and Mrs John S Edge have come back from a pleasant automobile trip visiting Corpus Christi New Braunfels and other points of interest.
Deputy State game warden Sledge Houston says four Grimes county residents from Bedias Iola and nearby areas were arrested in Bryan for selling fish without licenses. He notes hunting licenses cost 2 and may be bought from wardens or county clerk. Squirrel season is open and dove season opens November 1 north of the I. G. N. railway.
Advertisement promotes White's Cream Vermifuge as a safe treatment for worms in children. It claims to destroy and expel parasites without harming the child's health and urges readers to buy from local sellers.
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