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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1924
Page
6
Rates daily lists subscription prices for carrier in advance and mail in Brazos County with options for one month three months six months and one year. Weekly Eagle rates show Brazos County pricing of 1.60 per year six months and 1.00. The notice notes Associated Press rights and local news republication reservations.
In a Rotary Merry Go Round letter W S Barron rebukes Bryan leaders for lack of drive and infrastructure. He laments missing roads tourist camps and markets while nearby towns lure growth and employers. He urges action before rains and crops shift regional prosperity.
Dr. Harrington of the State Board of Control urges adopting a Texas First and Home Missions policy. He argues for publicity on this need to mobilize citizens to fund adequate housing and care for the mentally ill, including chronic and curable cases, in state institutions and communities.
Smith county officials wage a campaign against speed violations on local highways. Reports note heavy fines at one dollar per mile over the limit. The piece urges Brazos county to adopt similar enforcement to reduce accidents and promote road safety.
In the Bryan Eagle society note, Mrs. Lee J. Rountree of the Bryan Eagle embodies the belief in women's ability to excel in any position fate offers. The piece credits her with maintaining the publication’s high standard and acknowledges Ros¢ Cyclone as her late husband’s legacy.
The Casual Caller announces a new political party named the dam o-crats. He frames the move as a reformist challenge to established groups, signaling a fresh bid for votes and influence.
Mr and Mrs Davis Williamson describe a week long motor trip through West Texas to the Fort Davis region covering about 2000 miles in seven days. They praise the scenery and note the Reagan and Crockett oil boom towns and a Ford coupe repair cost of 40 cents.
About 600 teachers from Harris Brazoria Galveston and Matagorda counties will attend the Houston South End Junior High School institute from September 8 to 12. Mayor Oscar Holcombe will welcome attendees. speakers include S M Marrs E E Oberholtzer W B Bizzell and Walter N Splawn. Housing arrangements will rely on private homes. The teachers institute is an annual event.
Hearne high school junior John Rodell won first place in a state essay contest sponsored by the American Legion. His piece on Why Communism Is a Menace to Americanism earned him a Texas gold medal and will be entered in Indianapolis for a national prize of 750 dollars.
State Board of Water Engineers survey praised for honoring Texas history at the park marking the signing of the Texas Declaration and the Republic’s early government seat. The call urged improved access to boost patriotism and preservation of historic sites.
A quotation emphasizes that greatness stems from the human individual and his rights to play work and worship. It asserts that economic progress, hailed globally, rests on the individual rather than government as the main engine of activity.
A writer notes a Texas friend who grows many varieties of zinnias and imports seed from California and New York. The author stresses the value of seeds propagated in New Braunfels, Texas, as yielding the best blooms.
Miss Bernice Ruth McDonald head of the vocational home economics department at Victoria high school visits the home of Prof. and Mrs. J T McDonald in College Station. She has just returned from New York where she did postgraduate study at Columbia University.
Barry Miller of Dallas, likely Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor and future president of the State Senate, favors an effort to remove all references to the impeachment of former Texas governor James E. Ferguson from official records. He said today the move should be started if elected.
Franklin Aug 25 The highway linking Hearne and Franklin is under reconstruction for about two months. Bridges and culverts are being replaced with concrete and a heavy gravel layer will top the dump. Cost not yet estimated but expected to be large. The 13 mile road will connect Franklin to Taylor and Austin via Cameron and Thorndale, aiding tourist travel and regional trade.
A Fort Sam Houston memo outlines Defense Test Day designated September 12 to mark the sixth anniversary of the Battle of St Mihiel. It emphasizes civilian preparation, enlistment, and pledging readiness to avoid unpreparedness in future wars. The act links to the 1920 National Defense Act shaping Army organization into Organized Reserve National Guard and Regular Army.
The Cradle Roll at First Methodist Church will hold a party hosted by Primary Department teachers Thursday afternoon at the Fin-Feather clubhouse.
John T. Ruchti aged one year seven months and twenty three days died of acidosis at 5 30 this morning at his parents home near the oil mill. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 from the home conducted by Rev J B Gleissner with interment in Bryan Cemetery. Funeral under direction of McCulloch Gordon Co.
Announcement from Bryan states Cornelia Ada Pos will marry Don Martin of Austin. The ceremony is set for August 28 at First Presbyterian Church Bryan at 10:30 a.m. Rev. Wm. N. Shell and Bernard Pos will officiate. Martin, UT 1922 alumnus, is a lawyer from Austin. Pos is UT home economics 1928 graduate.
Dr John A Held spoke at City Hall Auditorium on Rome Pagan Papal and Modern tracing Roman history and modern city views. Mrs Held read a moving tale of early Christian martyrs as audiences enjoyed photographs of Rome St Peters Vatican and the Appian Way.
Gentry White Jr. is recuperating at his parents home on Bryan Street after being removed from Bryan Hospital about ten days to two weeks ago. He suffered severe injuries including a fractured skull when struck by a car that swerved to avoid another boy. He is improving daily as flowers from friends and Methodist Sunday School members continue to arrive.
Mrs I M Levinson Edward Louise and Alice depart Bryan for Houston to visit Mrs Black then proceed to Kansas City to join Mr Levinson who has resided there. Dellwood farm is left in charge of uncle S D Mauldin for the present.
M. M. Erskine known as Happy resigns from City National Bank of Bryan effective September 1 to become salesman and credit manager for Central Texas Auto Company. He will oversee the filling station at the Bryan location under manager George J Nedbalek, who sought a capable executive for the growing auto business.
The Agricultural Experiment Station at College will run its experimental gin again this season under Dr. N Stroman cotton breeder. Special seed conveyors bins and scales enable pure seed in whole bale lots for next year’s planting and several Brazos county farmers are expected to use the service. A small amount of cotton was ginned last season and the plant can handle only a limited amount. interested farmers should contact Dr G N Stroman manager at the Agronomy farm promptly.
In Brazos county all teachers must have certificates recorded at the office of County Superintendent D. J. McDonald this week. Certificates must be recorded by the institute opening at A and M College from September 1 to 5, or teachers with unrecorded certificates will not receive compensation for attendance. Some have already recorded. others should act at once.
Mr and Mrs Charles Martin of Amarillo bring their sons Charles Jr and Johnnie Ruth to Bryan as guests of Mr and Mrs J D Martin during a family visit to the area.
E A Bell notes that from May to August 1 the Marlin Auto Tourist Park hosted 1,312 registered cars from 24 states plus a Vancouver family, serving 5,248 visitors and generating about 6560 dollars in half a season. The park cost 300 dollars to operate with 328 dollars in receipts, aided by friendly staff and facilities, boosting Marlin’s image and prospects.
Mr and Mrs H R Brayton plan a two week second outing after five weeks of pleasure in the Colorado mountain districts. They will travel by car to San Marcos Landa Park San Antonio and Kerrville for the trip starting tomorrow.
County Baptist Young People’s Rally planned at Reliance Baptist Church on Sunday August 31 with invites to every church. Liddie Belle Pipkin presides over the county BYPU and the program lists services from 10:00 Sunday School to 3:40 afternoon talks by Rev J J Pipkin Dr J A Held and others.
Bryan Texas visitor W J Coulter tells New York Herald Brazil will lead in future world prosperity. He praises Brazil as a melting pot with favorable climate soil and minerals, predicts United States of South America and Argentina independence as likely future outcomes. He also works as a delegate at an international advertising convention in France.
W. S. Barron led five Boy Scouts John Martindale Edward Hayes Leslie Randolph Wesley Bentley and Albert Leighman to a Friday afternoon swimming party at Munson Shoals on the Big Brazos.
The First Baptist Woman's Auxiliary will meet in circular study groups on Monday at 3:30 pm. Circles plan to adjourn early so all members can attend a 3:30 pm lecture at the First Presbyterian Church by Mrs. J. L. Page of Hearne. Circles 1 through 7 list their leaders: D. D. Jolly, H. P. Dansby, E. J. Fountain, N. A. Stewart, at the church, J. L. Reese, and J. W. Dyer.
The Bryan Lions baseball team defeated the Kiwanis Club of Navasota 18 to 5 on their home diamond. J. Bryan Miller and Horace Bullock starred, Bullock hitting a long homer and steady pitching with Stevens and Bullock sharing mound duties.
Promote preventative and curative use against roup colds cholera and white diarrhoea in poultry. Druggist N A Stewart offers money back if not cured, highlighting breeder adoption of the remedy.
Harry H. Pistole of 310 Archer Street in Waco Texas proclaims Tanlac a constant friend for years and credits it with restoring health to himself his wife and eight children He recalls a prior illness that left him bedridden for 18 months and a drastic recovery after starting Tanlac urging others to try the medicine and noting extensive sales and availability through druggists.
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