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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1933
Page
5
The piece profiles Aunt Sallie Buchanan known as Aunt Sallie editor of Farm and Ranch and its rural readers for 44 years. It also traces famed figures including General Connor Broadway actor Carol Stone Ruth Slewczynski Lanny Ross and others whose careers span military service Broadway stages and radio.
The BFYPS basketball league starts next week at Sue Haswell Memorial Park court with Tuesday and Thursday night games. Opening night features First Baptists vs Free Will Baptists boys and College Avenue Baptists vs Methodists girls. Thursday matches include Presbyterian and College Avenue boys and Free Will Baptist with First Baptist girls. In week two, Methodist boys face Free Will Baptist, Presbyterian girls meet College Avenue Baptists, then College Avenue Baptist boys take on First Baptist boys, and Methodist girls play Free Will Baptist girls.
A week of even temperatures with highs of 84 on Tuesday and Wednesday and lows of 55 on Saturday and Sunday. Rainfall totaled 1.35 inches with .93 inches on Sunday. Also notes for the week list daily highs and lows and conclude with a classified sale for good ear corn at 60c per bushel in Waller, Texas.
The Lottie Moon Week of Prayer for foreign missions runs Sunday through Friday at First Baptist Church under the Woman's Missionary Society. Daily 3 p m services led by W M A officers. midweek dramatization of The Life of Lottie Moon. Friday features an all day gathering with Dallas speaker Mrs J E Leigh and a community lunch. A cash donation to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering will be collected.
Mrs. Brock secures approval for a cannery and a cafeteria in First Presbyterian church basement to feed school children on direct relief lists. A similar cafeteria for Negro children is approved. Food is donated by Bryan dealers. workers will be paid 40 cents per hour for a 30 hour week, with shifts of 50. A carload of cans has arrived as work to convert the building begins.
Government inspectors will visit the canning plant here on Wednesday afternoon with operation expected by Friday morning. Four 36 worker shifts daily are planned for several weeks, yielding a weekly payroll near 9000 dollars. The Santa Claus parade has 94 entries and a parade length of at least a mile is assured. Stores will decorate for Friday events and business houses will stay open that evening. The chamber dinner is planned for January 16 at the next meeting chaired by J F Casey.
Jefferson Caffery, assistant secretary of state, said after meeting with President Roosevelt that he will depart for Havana, Cuba, midmonth to assume his post.
Marvin C. Atkins, manager of the Southwest Telephone Company, has been promoted. Five new exchanges are added to his territory: Giddings, La Grange, Schulenburg, Weimar and Fayetteville. Bryan remains headquarters, though Atkins will be out of town more often.
Bryan and College Station friends report Miss Gladys Dowling daughter of Mr and Mrs H I Dowling of College Station will wed Dr Wayne Hammer Mac Clure of Dallas. The ceremony is set for the afternoon of December 9 at the First Christian Church in Bryan with attendants to be announced.
Miss Gladys Dowling bride elect and Hidalgo county home demonstration agent was honored with a luncheon by Miss Loma Kelley. The party featured yellow and green, nine place settings, and maidenhair fern favors bearing "Early December Gladys and Mac."
Readers learn ripe bananas can be whipped in minutes to form a thick cream-like base suitable for cake frosting pudding sauces and desserts. The article outlines a simple method leveraging natural sugars and texture to replace traditional dairy whipped cream.
Brazos county farmers met with County Agent C. L. Beason to discuss the government cotton plan for 1934 35. An inspector will cover about 100 farms, rentals based on five year production records will streamline estimates, and only cash renters and landlords can sign contracts. Arrangements should begin now between landowners and renters to align croppings with the 40 percent reduction. Participants included H. C. Seale Charles Payne John Rychlik M. Corgey A. L. Newman M. B. Fosters A. H. Keller Bolen Lloyd C. N. Shealy Aubrey Tobias Ww. C. Manning Aubrey Jones J. A. Gandy R. L. Dowling C. B. McGregor Robert Fuqua Tom Moore John Stabler John Berka August Merka Walter Armstrong Joe Locke.
A Bryan canvass discusses whether the Lions Club should purchase the grounds and club house. Col. John E. Mitchell cites 125 college supporters ready to pledge not more than 25 dollars annually and notes a $42 000 appraised value but a lower sale price. Lions debate funding via city, RFC, NRA, and voter involvement while noting concerns about recreation balance and club upkeep.
Boy Scout leaders designate patrols to supervise toy collection. College Avenue and 26th Street split districts with Thomas Hall heading north of 26th and east of College, Edward Bush overseeing west of College and north of 26th, Joe Dyer managing east of College and south of 26th, and William Barrow responsible for west of College and south of 26th.
Brazos county 1933 34 Junior Red Cross enrollment in rural white and colored schools nears 100 percent under county chairman Mrs W E Neeley. Two colored southern schools await enrollment. 2129 cards and dues filed with Bryans Red Cross secretary for sending to Midwestern Branch.
College Station pastor R L Brown was elected to the Texas Baptist Encampment trustees at the State B T S meeting in Mineral Wells. The board includes members in three class terms through 1936 with Brown in Class A alongside Cawker Head and Goss.
Scouts of Bryan and the Bryan Volunteer Fire Department join to collect and repair donated toys for needy local children. Toys arrive at the fire station for painting and fixing and will be distributed to bring holiday cheer to families in the community.
The column records visitors and family news from Kurten and Hearne, including Mrs. Theis and children Ruth Arthur and Eleanor visiting Mrs. L. Klintworth. Mrs. W. F. Odom becoming a grandmother. a new baby girl for Mrs. Horace Dansby. recoveries from illness. a trip to Georgetown for a wife and baby. school plays by eighth graders. quilting parties. visits from Miss Julia Kodanka. and various remarks on local residents and past events.
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