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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1927
Page
4
A broad survey of education in a small town includes arguments for consolidated schooling, praising resources and staff. It notes senior rings, class flowers, Epworth League plans, a Christmas toy drive, a new pastor, and a community production The Daughter of the Desert with admission 25 and 15 cents.
Mrs R Franze earned the top honors with a total of 20.25 dollars at the Brazos County Poultry Association Show held here last Thursday through Saturday. Numerous exhibitors from Kurten and Bryan won multiple prizes across breeds including Barred Rock, White Leghorn, Rhode Island Red, and Wyandotte birds, with an emphasis on young pens and production.
United Cigar Agency will open in the Smith Drug Company of Bryan this Saturday. Manager QO. 8. Johnson says the local outlet will stock cigars like those sold by United Cigar Stores in larger Texas cities and will offer other brands as well. Coupons with purchases win valuable prizes, and a special representative will install the agency.
J Webb Howell departed today for Dallas for a brief business trip. He will conduct meetings and return soon.
A historical overview of Bryan post office growth and key figures. The article traces early locations, notable postmasters, and the expansion of staff, rural routes, and services. It notes savings deposits, mail trends, and local customs shaping letter writing while naming officials and carriers.
Joe Cotropia of Brazos County recalls a Santa Fe trip victory and extols 4-H club work. He praises winter grazing plans and successful local creamery payouts while urging united action to expand county wide dairy and soil improvement initiatives. He notes youth eligibility and announces the Clover Leaf Lady award on December 24 based on score card points.
The essay describes a Texas 4-H boy winning a free trip to Chicago after a cotton project yielding six bales on five acres with gross 807.45 and net 650.45. He outlines travel from Bryan to Fort Worth and Newton Kansas, meeting Santa Fe officials and fellow 4-H boys, visiting sights, and touring the International Livestock Show in Chicago.
County Agent C L Benson reported record travel and outreach for November with 14 communities reached, 24 workdays, 48 office calls, 41 phone calls, 19 letters, 90 farms visited, 12 meetings with 434 attendees, and 1250 miles. The surge is linked to a cotton root rot survey in Brazos county. Dr L J Pessin praised Extension Service cooperation and farmer willingness at a Kurten meeting.
Carlos Farmer M. D. Smoot, 59 years 10 months 25 days, died at his home in Carlos Saturday December 3 at 8 45 pm. Funeral was held at Carlos Sunday. He is survived by four children Jimmie George Annie Corine Smoot all at home except George in high school. A respected Grimes County citizen with many relatives in the city and broad local ties.
Rural and city teachers in Brazos county push stronger health programs as inspections cover Knox Prairie Alexander Goodson Peach Creek Allen Farm Reliance Fickey Wellborn. Fewer pupils ten percent or more underweight. more corrections of diseased tonsils adenoids teeth and vision. Case of spinal curvature under treatment. few skin diseases. Programs include better sanitation lighting privies water systems and community center use. Nurse Adaline Robinson to aid inspections. twin boys welcomed in Edith and Eunice family.
Deer hunters killed 400 bucks in Mason County in one week. W. G. Mulkey reports fig trees bearing fruit near Quanah. A Jersey cow owned by John Thornton of Simpsonville calved triplets. John King of Midland harvested cotton blooms dated November 25. Duck hunters in Panhandle complain about novices shooting decoys. A four point duck was lassoed near Lasara and kept as a pet by Bob Tracy. Plans to start a new gymnasium at Sul Ross State Teachers' College by December 1. Mr and Mrs W F E Graham host Mrs Bill McMillan of Lubbock and her son, staying through Christmas with Mr McMillan.
Mrs L B Kern visits at the home of her daughter Mr and Mrs Sam C Johnson in Marlin for the week.
Mr and Mrs P S Park have returned from a brief weekend visit with friends at their old home in Mexia.
Waco holds an all day dairy school on Friday December 9 with leaders from over the state. The program starts at 10 o clock and City Manager E E McAdams will deliver the welcome. Speakers include professors E W Steel J A Clutter and J L Thomas from A M College on sanitation milk products and cattle breeding and feeding.
Forty four University of Texas women selected for membership join the Girls' Glee Club under Miss Nell Thiele of Austin. The group rehearses twice weekly and plans a January concert. A monthly segment features a chorus from the club on the University radio station KUT. Dorothy Graham of Bryan is listed among the altos.
Grandma Baker, who had spent several weeks visiting in Marlin, has returned home after a very delightful stay.
The Bryan High School column reports class activities on December 6 1927. Freshmen discuss Review subscriptions and colors blue and silver while Joe Cotropia is praised after a chapel speech. Seniors aim for 100 percent subs, with a half holiday at stake and football plans for Harlingen.
The article explains currency redemption rules for mutilated bills. If less than three-fifths and more than two-fifths remain, only half the face value is paid. If more than three-fifths remains, full payment is issued.
Mr and Mrs J A Myers traveled to Houston yesterday for a combined business and pleasure visit They plan to see their sons Mr and Mrs Rudolph Myres and Mr and Mrs Hudson Myres during the stay.
The text notes that Sunday, the first day of the week in Paul’s time, honored as the Lord's Day, distinguished from Saturday the true Sabbath. It describes how Sunday evolved into the Christian Sabbath and a day of rest several centuries later.
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