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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1933
Page
1
The Brazos County commissioners' court weighs joining the federal Public Works Fund. They argue the county should participate in the $3.4 billion program to fund public buildings, emphasizing duty to public trust. Continued on page 2.
Dallas Aug 28 The 23rd state to approve repeal began a waiting period until midnight September 14 when beer sales will be permitted The Texas Election Bureau tabulated totals: repeal 275 567 versus 165 082 beer 283 725 versus 155 419 relief bonds 272 829 against 123 640 home rule amendment 250 189 against 100 611 homestead amendment 322 693 against 63 285 Returning totals cover 239 counties with 40 complete and final counts. continuous tabulation followed.
Charlie Cobb of Steep Hollow has shown great improvement after illness at Wilkerson Memorial Clinic. J M Jacobson from Montgomery Ward Fort Worth assists Bryan store inventory. Mr and Mrs Sutton Metz of Kenedy visit in Bryan with R W Persons. They take H A and Fritz Mueller who attended A and M summer school. Mrs H H Mueller plans to return to Bryan next school term.
County Judge A. S. McSwain will be the decisive figure for issuing beer licenses in Brazos County under the 43rd Legislature. Applications must be filed with him and he may approve or deny. Appeals go to the district court within 30 days. the court may overrule. Licenses to act as local distributors or to sell retail may be filed after September 1 and decided within ten days, but no permits become effective until September 15. A manufacturing license continuation appears on page 6.
J. P. Opersteny of Edge predicts the entire cotton crop will be picked and ginned within three or four weeks. He notes 395 bales ginned by Sept 8, 1932, and reports 500 bales already ginned. Opersteny ships cotton seed to Bryan, having delivered 25 tons at $11 per ton.
A Brazos County man, seeking a marriage license, cheers the new 1.50 fee set by County Clerk Clyde Goen for September 1, noting immediate issuance and a three day wait if he delayed. The exchange highlights the updated cost and fast service in local government.
Brazos County voters kept their cake and ate it as county results show 46 more ballots against repeal of the 18th Amendment. On liquor, 843 favored legalizing 3.2 percent beer and wine while 809 opposed, electing beer by a narrow margin.
Miss Hazel Adams daughter of Mr and Mrs George E Adams and Miss Margaret Parker daughter of Mr and Mrs M B Parker and teacher at the Bowie elementary school were among 350 delegates awarded degrees at the conclusion of summer school at Texas University. Miss Adams has returned to Bryan accompanying her parents who went to Austin for the commencement exercises. She will return in the fall to begin work on her master's degree. Miss Parker has not yet returned to Bryan, visiting with friends in Bartlett.
Walter Drayton a ten year old negro boy was accidentally shot and killed Sunday at Steeles Store by his older brother who had been playing with a .38 revolver. The two boys lived on the Brazos Varisco plantation with other tenants and hands. Witnesses say the discharge was purely accidental and no charges were filed.
Firemen responded to a false alarm at George Griffin's residence on West Twenty seventh Street Saturday night. Neighbors mistook a fumigation process for fire and reported the incident.
First National Bank directors and stockholders elected two executives and one director. Travis B Bryan became president succeeding the late H O Boatwright. Wilson Bradley named cashier, Mrs Lilla Graham Bryan elected director to fill the vacancy caused by Major L L McInnis’s death. Bryan previously served at Texas A and M Extension Service and joined the bank in 1912.
Ervin Conway of Bryan was released on a 10000 dollar bond after murder charges in the June 16 death of his fiancée Miss Ledelle Hammond of Rosse. He waived a preliminary hearing and awaits Robertson County grand jury action as prosecutors from McLennan County assist.
Minor shifts in temperatures over the last week with a high of 98 degrees on Tuesday and Wednesday and a low of 72 on Thursday. Rainfall totaled 0.01 inches on Tuesday.
Miss Margaret Beason daughter of Mr and Mrs C L Beason has won the Texas scholarship from Judson College Marian Alabama. The award carries 175 dollars and is granted to one Texas student. Beason was senior editor of The Bronco at Stephen F Austin High School Bryan with high honors and held multiple leadership roles.
Brazos county hunters plan early starts as dove season opens Friday September 1 in the local zone. High turnout is expected with the long weekend and Labor Day ahead. No changes to hunting laws. licenses available at local sporting goods stores.
Rev F E Few presiding elder of the Huntsville district will preach at First Methodist Church on Sunday Sept 19 at 11 am and again at 3 pm when he will hold the quarterly conference. All members are urged to attend as this closes the church year.
Rev V B Breazeale pastor of First Baptist Italy and Baylor graduate accepted the College Avenue Baptist church of Bryan call after a Wednesday conference. He and Mrs Breazeale plan to move to Bryan by mid September. Breazeale and wife are Baylor and Southwest Baptist Seminary alumni.
City manager R G Williams reports numerous complaints about chickens rabbits and other small domestic fowl roaming free and damaging neighbors premises. An ordinance requires fowl and pets be kept at home and will be enforced.
Three people were killed and one injured when a returning picnic party’s truck was side-swiped by a freight truck on Highway six miles north of Mesquite. The collision occurred late Monday, near Forney, Dallas area.
The Red Cross office in City Hall will not open this week due to secretary Mrs Albert Buchanan taking a short vacation. The office will resume normal hours next Monday September 4 from 9 to 12 a m and 2 to 5 p m.
Frank Higgs son of Mrs Alma Higgs will leave September 12 for Washington D C to enter preparatory school. After a year he will enter Gallaudet College for Deaf and Dumb through appointment with assurance from Senators Connally and Sheppard and Congressman Luther Johnson. He will study journalism and the fine arts in college.
About 300 volunteer workers gathered at the Brazos County Courthouse to launch a pledge drive in support of the NRA Blue Eagle. Adults 21 and over will be listed for further education if they decline to sign, while organizers stressed household cooperation and rapid progress.
The attractive brick residence of English design by Mr and Mrs Charles S Myers on South Bryan avenue is near completion and targeted for occupancy around October 1. It features seven rooms two baths wide casement windows and landscaped grounds to be created by J Allen Myers Jr. Bryan city notes ongoing home growth and aesthetic appeal.
Isiah Lewis and Ollie Carr, both negroes from Robertson county, filed notice of intention to marry with County Clerk Clyde Goen.
The Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce special committee has fixed September 21 for the Fall Opening. Merchants will open for inspection only with no sales, featuring band concerts street dancing and potential style revues to attract visitors from the trade territory. Committee members include Ed S. Martin Wilson Bradley and J S Caldwell.
News of the death of Rev. T. A. Searcy longtime Free Will Baptist pastor of Bryan and recent Baptist church leader at Tribune Kansas. He died just before noon after about six months illness. Survived by wife, four sisters, three daughters Lena Searcy D L Donahoe and Clifford Wetzel and three sons R M Tom and Joseph. Remains to be buried at North Zulch with funeral date pending.
Lovell Oklahoma August 29 Fifteen minutes after the Lovell State Bank opened bandits raided the bank escaping with about 400 dollars in cash.
Brazos Valley cotton growers urged Texas farmers to elect delegates for a Dallas meeting next Tuesday called by U S Department of Agriculture Secretary Wallace to discuss next season acreage control. J R McCrary Calvert said county meetings would pick delegates this week, with broader gatherings planned across the region. Delegations will convene in Dallas at the Adolphus Hotel nine o clock Tuesday for a preparatory session ahead of the general session.
M H Withers a Bryan painter living on Mechanics avenue was hurt this morning in College Station when riding on the back of a truck with friends. He fell off at a turn and suffered a broken collar bone and a gash in the forehead. He was taken to College hospital and later returned home to Bryan.
John Duhr aged 45 from the Brazos valley died Saturday in Bremond after a long illness and was buried there Sunday afternoon. He resided with his mother and was visiting her home. He is survived by a wife and two children.
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