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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1928
Page
4
A committee report on a proposed bond issue for roads faces a doubtful fate in the legislature. Senator Gainer favors the plan while others oppose, citing fears of overspending if tens of thousands of dollars are made available for road construction.
Snippet shows a mechanical refrigerator adapted for use in a store setting. Text is incomplete with unclear model or maker details.
Justice J. T. Mc Gee received a $40 monthly ex officio salary from the Brazos County commissioners court after Texas Supreme Court ruled fee-based pay illegal for justices of the peace. The move, first in the county, follows an average old fee earnings pattern and may trigger salary requests from eight other justices.
A farm home refrigeration concept uses kerosene burners as the driving force. The unit operates on rapid evaporation with generator and condenser similar to commercial systems and is sold by McCulloch Dansby Co and made by Perfection Stove Co.
On Saturday December 22 the home demonstration clubs of Brazos county will stage a farm product market at the Chevrolet sales room in D. D. White's garage. Miss Lucy Givens leads planning with assistants Miss Mary Locke, Miss Essie Shealy, Mrs. Henry Kurten, and Mrs. J. Don Martin coordinating community sales. The lineup includes back bone, spare ribs, sausage, kraut, pastries, pies, cookies, jellies, relishes, cottage cheese and eggs. The event aims to help Bryan housekeepers buy directly from farms and allow farm homemakers to turn surplus into cash.
The article notes annual club meetings as a social nuisance, with a woman labeled a joiner calling for their elimination. It reflects local attitudes toward social clubs and gender roles in public life.
Judge H O Ferguson announced at the Bryan and Brazos County Chamber meeting that the Texas highway commission plans a Navasota river bridge between Bryan and Navasota costing 150000. Each county will supply 15000 while the state and federal governments provide 60000 each. Funds must come from road and bridge appropriations and the matter will be decided by the new commissioners court in January. The group favored an east west highway for Bryan. County Agent C L Benson reported on a terracing school held in Bryan attended by about 100 farmers despite bad roads. Among attendees were George A Adams Judge H O Ferguson J Webb Howell W S Howell F L Henderson E J Jenkins John M Lawrence J Bryan Miller Oak McKenzie Mrs Lee J Rountree and D L Wilson. President J Webb Howell chaired. C L Benson was secretary in S E Eberstadt’s absence due to flu.
The 9th annual Brazos County Poultry Association show closes tonight with officials deeming it the best from many points, featuring a strong Barred Rock and Rhode Island Reds entry, top egg production displays, and standout pens by 4 H and Boys Club exhibitors.
Four early Texas Extension leaders led farm demonstration efforts with Dr. Seman A. Knapp. J. A. Evans J. L. Quicksall W. D. Bentley and W. F. Proctor are highlighted as the original “Big Four.” The article notes their later roles, the 1904 start as special U.S. Department of Agriculture agents, and the growth to over a million farm families now involved in demonstrations nationwide.
The A. and M. exhibit drew attention with a diverse collection of birds. It included nine Rhode Island Reds seven Blue Andalusians four Buff Leghorns five Naked Necks four Guineas four White Pekin ducks four African-Tulu geese and four White Crested ducks.
Oil and mineral rights in Brazos County are being leased at 1 dollar per acre annually with an eight percent royalty. Many contracts span ten years as interest grows after nearby discoveries. Superintendent and Mrs. D J McDonald leased 87 acres to H B Pressley for Sun Oil Company.
A reflective piece explores how persistent devotion to gardening can move a reader from daily hustle to calm, generous living and even toward deeper expressions of love.
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Pallozzo aged 85 will be held at the family farm home north of Bryan and at St Anthony’s Catholic church in Bryan. She died Tuesday morning December 11 at 4350 o clock after months of illness. Born in Italy in 1848 she came to Brazos county with her family and settled on the Bryan area farm she had occupied since then. She is survived by one stepson Charlie Marino.
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