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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1935
Page
1
The Bryan fire department repairs and refurbishes toys for needy children as part of a Christmas drive. Wives help dress dolls, and the items will be distributed on Christmas Eve. residents can drop off old toys at the fire station or call to arrange pickup.
Ward W. Newport, assistant rural supervisor for the resettlement administration in Polk and Trinity counties since Nov. 19, returned to Groveton Monday with Mrs. Newport. They will move to Groveton after Christmas. Mrs. Newport will spend Christmas in Bryan with her parents. Mrs. L. E. Miller travels to Waco for Christmas shopping and to visit Baylor University student Miss Marjorie Earl Miller. Evelyn Woods is a patient at St Joseph's hospital. Mrs. Fritz Kindt of Wheelock also a patient following an operation. Charlie Oliver of Caldwell attended a Farm Debt Adjustment conference in Bryan and visited his Webb Brothers brother Curt Oliver.
Stephen F. Austin High plans a large barbecue Thursday at 7 30 p m hosted by the high school athletic council and the B Association. The event serves the A and B football squads, the 85 member pep squad, and the 40 member band in the gym with a program in the auditorium. Tickets available to public by Wednesday. B Association members receive half price.
Mrs Theo Mahler district secretary of the Huntsville district traveled to Hempstead on Thursday for a zone meeting of the Methodist Woman's Missionary Society. It was an officers training day with elections planned. Joining her from the First Methodist church of Bryan were Mesdames Grover C White J B Priddy A W Walde and R J Newland.
College Station December 17 three major divisions of the AAA program in Texas will be housed by February 1 in a new one story H shaped building on the Texas A and M College campus. The lease agreement to provide government quarters has been signed by college officials and forwarded to Washington for final signatures. The Disbursing Office Treasury General Accounting Office Comptroller's Division Audit Section AAA will occupy the quarters for Texas operations.
Three Bryan hunters Norman Dansby Harvey Weddington and M E Wallace Jr returned from Hebronville with a twelve point buck tied to their car. Harvey Weddington is credited with the shot though all three shared in possessing the venison. The trip was described as the best time of their lives with ideal weather camping and luck.
Rev. T. J. Valenta of St. Joseph's Catholic church attended the regional Boy Scout meeting in Houston. Plans are underway to form a Boy Scout troop from St. Joseph's school attendees.
Principal A C Dowell announces honor roll for Tabor Junior High with students from first through sixth grades attaining a general average of 90 or above. Names include Edith Wilson Carleton Batten Ethel Myrl Harrison Fannie Maude Walker Everett Atkins Billie Thurman Allister Presnal James K Presnal Bessie Thurman Doris Batten Raymond McCallum Lonnie Locke. Dowell notes good work and cooperative spirit and aims to raise standards by year end. Teaching staff listed with Dowell as principal and teachers for each grade.
Mrs. E. E. Yeager and Mrs. C. Edgar Jones were called to Iola Monday to be at the bedside of their sister Mrs. W. G. Wrenn. The message said she was dead as the result of a paralysis stroke. They found she was alive but critically ill.
DES MOINES Iowa December 18 No cause for immediate alarm over a farm belt land boom a prospect which recently evoked a warning from Secretary Wallace was noted by land brokers and officials in a survey They reported 10 to 30 percent price rises in the last year with more purchases mainly by farmers while some buyers were investors or speculators Wallace called land speculation a plague and urged limits on city bidding He suggested income tax changes to curb profits from land speculation Economists from Iowa State College warned the present situation could develop into a boom if farmers begin competing for land but most brokers and credit officials saw no need for a warning flag
Benjamin Franklin known as Uncle Dan a Confederate veteran age 89 years 10 months 10 days died at his Jones farm Harvey community Saturday at 3 pm Funeral services were Sunday at Harvey Baptist church conducted by Rev E C Carrington and he is buried in Bethel cemetery Pallbearers were C N Wyatt Earl Arrington Clyde Goen Hardy Weedon Louis Thompson and Nunn Jones
W R Manning of San Antonio led a Bryan City Hall meeting on farm debt adjustment with attendees from Lee and Grimes counties. State and district officials including A S McSwain and R J Murray spoke. county council members from Washington Bastrop Trinity and Burleson participated.
Dr R L Wilkerson landed his plane in the Edge community to deliver typhoid injections to more than 100 residents of all ages. County health nurse Mrs Edna Abbott Shelton organized the event and assisted in the treatment direct from the aircraft, allowing the crowd to watch landing and takeoff closely.
Crowds at St Josephs Catholic church and St Marys Chapel at College renewed the Legion of Decency pledge during yesterday’s masses.
Tax records show Brazos county auto tag collections surpassing the $50,000 threshold for the first time, with about $1,000 of excess to the state highway commission. From April 1 to December 1, 4,326 tags were sold, up from 3,860 a year earlier, while October and November state taxes totaled $8,701.62 and county taxes $20,084.38. The combined state and county tax take for the period reached $3,?56.43, a notable rise from 1984.
The Pacific Coast Petroleum Company will drill two 3500 foot tests in Burleson and Brazos counties with the first well on the Joe Emmit 125 acre tract in Burleson. Jack Tyrell says operations are underway with San Francisco capital. the firm plans no lease selling or promotion.
The Tree of Light was erected at Main and 26th streets and glows with many colored lights. It will be lit nightly through the holiday season and visible to travelers by car or train, symbolizing Yuletide goodwill and Bryan’s festive spirit.
Melba Andrews of Euene Oregon, 16, is named national champion in home economics after eight years of 4-H work. She received a $400 Montgomery Ward college scholarship at the 14th National Club Congress, with 1200 delegates attending and over 200000 4-H participants nationwide.
The Civic committee of the Brazos County Federation of Women’s Clubs led by Mrs. L L Fouraker asks the city manager to require all crepe myrtle shrubs be planted inside the property line and not between sidewalk and curb. Shrubs growing large may hazard traffic by limiting visibility. club members pledge cooperation.
Deputy Sheriff Offa Williams along with Commissioners Will Conrad Fred Wehrman and Ansel Duncan left Bryan Friday morning for southwest Texas near the border to hunt deer and quail. They expect to return with a bag of game they deem useful for Christmas time.
Fourteen Bryan and College Station girls at Texas State College for Women plan to trek home for Christmas as classes end December 21. The holiday period extends through January 5 and includes several students such as Mildred Eudaly, Rose Kaplan, Hettie Holmes, Bess Brown, and Alice Ogier among others.
The St Clair Altar Society of St Joseph's Catholic Church cleared about 300 from its 22nd annual bazaar at the Knights of Columbus hall held on Wednesday and Thursday. A turkey dinner was served one day and a chicken dinner the other while candies and cakes were sold. Mrs Gus Schultz is president this year.
Texas horse racing shows a strong year with over 20 million dollars wagered and more than 1 million in purses paid to horsemen during 185 days of meets. Officials predict 1936 will surpass all prior years as doping was curbed and testing improved. Breeding gains and favorable conditions bolster Texas as a premier racing state.
Benjamin Walter Armstrong of Tabor died Sunday after months of illness. Funeral services were held at the Armstrong home followed by burial in Wheelock. Rev. R W Adams officiated and Brazos Union Lodge No 129 A F and A M conducted the graveside rites. Surviving are his widow, an adopted daughter Estelle Evans, a brother S E Armstrong and four sisters.
Elizabeth Bono aged 17 years nine months and 29 days of Caldwell died at a local hospital after a brief illness. She is survived by her father Jasper Bono and sister Laura Bono of Caldwell. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Anthony's Church with Rev. Father Peter Villani officiating. Burial will be in Bryan Catholic Cemetery with Mc Culloch Dansby funeral directors guiding arrangements.
The Bryan Pastors Association adopted a comprehensive children and youth census for 1936. It aims to enroll every child aged four to 18 in a Sunday school in Bryan by checking church rolls against school rolls and surveying preferences, then enlisting all youths with preferred church ties.
J S Murphy a Mineral Wells contractor will sign the Kurten school contract in Bryan after January 1. Work is expected to start shortly after the first of the year. Architects Atkinson and Sanders dispute a cancellation report. Initial PWA aid was a loan and grant about 27 000, later bonds were issued, grant trimmed to about 8 000, with cancellation linked to surplus funds rather than the project change.
At a Friday assembly Stephen F. Austin High School accepted Theodor Mahler’s White Christmas concept. The student body and faculty approved a charity drive collecting new and used clothing for local relief agencies. Ruth Rucker outlined the Inter scholastic League program for the year and encouraged early participation to include Bryan High School in events.
About 200 cattle are held and dipped regularly to ensure they stay tick free. No new traces have been found since last summer, according to R. E. Smith of the Federal Department of Agriculture. A new Brazos county inspector was named, Max R. Buchanan, joining Audrey T. Jones.
Bryan city commissioners enacted an ordinance to insure all city workers, saving an estimated 2500 to 3000 annually in premiums. The fund will use 50000 emergency fund interest plus 100 monthly to reach 6000, with a three member claims committee for up to 25 and commission review for larger claims. The meeting also covered a proposed SP underpass and right of way issues, with city cooperation assured.
Mrs Cecelia Luza 37 wife of V A Luza of Brazos county died at the family farm home near Bryan after a brief illness. Funeral at home Friday 9:30 and St Josephs Catholic church at 10. Interment Mount Calvary. Survived by husband seven children parents and siblings.
Holt H Holts marries Bessie Mitch ell Frank Martinez weds Perpilia Lo pez Jefferson Sadberry ties with Marie Cook in a small city ceremony amid routine license filings.
Police report four marble gambling machines were looted from the Baron's Tavern through a side window. Sheriff Roy W. Nunn noted prior similar thefts at a nearby business and another burglary at two locations a week earlier, with only the marble machines taken.
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