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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1924
Page
2
Fragmented OCR shows postal and publishing ad lines from Bryan Texas with dates and rates. Mentions Mrs Lee and Rountree as managing co. and a note about the Brazos County EAGLE and Associated Press content and reproduction rights.
The Eagle Co. extends holiday greetings to readers and advertisers while praising Bryan's Volunteer Fire Department for its service during recent fires. The piece discusses city ordinance on chimney and flue inspections, calls for homeowner diligence, and commends volunteer firefighters for their dedication and 100 percent attendance record. It also touches on interdepartmental cooperation and public appreciation of fire services.
A Brentham Banner reader comments on proper spelling, city cleanliness debates, and questions why laws exist. The note then mentions a total solar eclipse on January 27, claiming the best viewing location is Mountank, N.Y.
In severe cold, Bryan College Traction Company runs double car service all day Saturday. Employees from A and M College ride to work, shoppers travel to Bryan, and warm oil heated cars keep passengers comfortable. The article praises the locally owned service and urges public support for the community’s development.
J E Stanford describes book farming as writing up successful practices for widespread use. Experiments and printed results seed practical knowledge for farmers who adopt proven methods. The piece urges community support and highlights the value of shared learning in farming success.
Albert Wm Massey wed Miss Muriel Gondyr at the home of Reverend and Mrs W J Meace Pev Merds. Massey is the son of Mr and Mrs Bob Massey of benchley road Bryan. the bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Gandy of Wellhorn.
Grain and hay buyers in Texas request reliable seed and feed options including corn, oats, and meal. They seek help from suppliers like Watson Co., Dallas, and mention terms such as unheard arable crops and esteemed HFH seed lines.
The Texas Educational Survey staff reports that in many communities funds apportioned by the state for Mexican and Negro children are not used for their schooling. Local practice varies, with some districts using state funds and levying local taxes, while others deny funds. The survey urges statewide policy to ensure equal education and reduce crime through proper schooling for all children.
Warren Boney World War veteran and disabled soldier now at Fort Sam Houston hospital in San Antonio suffers cancer and tuberculosis with no hope of recovery. He operated a poultry project near Bryan and later invested in the Bryan Cafe. local Dokey lodge members have raised over $70 and sent it to his wife and family in Bedias Grimes county. the fund is not yet complete.
George B Terrell the commissioner of agriculture announced aSouth commissioners of agriculture will meet in Austin around January 20 to discuss an educational campaign to rehabilitate agriculture and strengthen finances B Harris of South Carolina suggested the conference city and Terrell offered incentives including witnessing the inauguration of Texas first woman governor and a tour of the Rio Grande Valley citrus development to entice attendance
More than 1,060 undelivered letters from across the United Kingdom were found hidden in the Belfast home of Thomas S. Keady a postman who died recently. The unopened letters dated back up to ten years and were hidden in the bed and other rooms. They will be delivered to the addresses indicated. Officials cannot explain why he kept the mail.
William Anderson former state superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League was freed from Sing Sing on parole after serving nine months for third degree forgery and was immediately arrested on indictments for grand larceny and extortion in Ossining New York.
A Dallas Sanger Brothers representative and Arthur Brisbane stress that advertising aims to build goodwill and transfer ideas between minds. Ads attract prospective customers to stores where salesmanship closes the deal, and persistent effort is key to advertising success.
Paris praise M Robineau governor of the Bank of France for declining a salary tied to the depreciated franc. He states I came into this bank poor and I shall leave it poor, drawing the same prewar compensation despite the currency collapse. The finance minister aired the remark in the chamber to applause from deputies.
Paris reports say the evacuation of the Cologne Area, scheduled for January 10 under the Versailles Treaty, cannot proceed. The French cabinet, after Inter-Allied Military Control Commission updates, approved a memorandum noting the impossibility.
Rotary club assembled at the Green Parrot Tea Room for a Christmas program led by E P Humbert and Rev S Moylan Bird. Architect H N June spoke on vocation and ethics, noting the Ten Commandments as a code, after a car wreck tale and with gifts distributed to many attendees.
County Superintendent D J McDonald warns applicants to file for teacher certification tests by the 20th of the prior month with full personal and teaching experience details. State approval required for late entries. Also reports visitors Mrs H H Beake and Hazel from Kenedy visiting Bryan during Christmas.
Nearly fifty farmers, business leaders, and Texas Farm Bureau officials gathered at the Green Parrot Tea Room in Bryan for a Brazos County Farm Bureau Association banquet. Sam E. Eberstadt outlined the Chamber of Commerce and rural aid plans, while John T. Orr and C. O. Moser discussed the cotton marketing association's aim to raise cotton value and lower costs to farmers.
Clarence E Gilmore, president of the Texas Council of Safety, urges Texans to reduce traffic accidents during the holiday season. He compares fatalities to World War II deaths and calls for individual responsibility and strict adherence to traffic laws to lower crash numbers.
The Southern Pacific Company explains locomotive whistle signals for the public. It describes four blasts for grade crossing warning, succession of shorts for trespassers, a long plus threes for rear flagman, and other patterns for flagman, train orders, signals, and airbrake checks.
Auction in London of Sir Nichol Waterhouses collection yielded 4500 dollars with many stamps staying in England while some return to America. Elliott Prdy of New Jersey paid 1425 dollars for a ten cent block from 1951, originally 4 1/2 dollars. Other items included a block of eight five cent town columns from 1847 at 3750 dollars bought by Philip Ward of Philadelphia. A seven year rise since 100 dollars, plus prices of 500, 17, 450, and 3875 for various blue, ultramarine, carmine, purple and green stamps.
Negotiations between the Hellas Swimming Club of thirty and American stars secure a series of aquatic matches and exhibitions in German cities including Magdeburg Berlin Hanover Leipzig and Munich next year. American athletes named include Johnny Weissmueller Warren Kealoha and Skelton with possible involvement of others. a broad European tour may follow through Spain France Holland and other nations.
Naval observers have tracked total solar eclipses for over a century observing eclipses from Santago Chile Gibraltar Sicily Caroline Island Suma tra Dutch East Indies Spain Algiers Baker Oregon and other locations. Expeditions advanced by Lt J M Gilliss and later Naval Observatory teams pursued better data amid varying conditions.
Last night at 6 o clock at the Free Baptist pastor Rev C B Thomson home Walter Lawless son of Mr and Mrs W J Lawless of Surton and Miss Winnie Maxwell teacher in Iola schools were married. The Maxwell family is a leading Lee Lola line and the Lawlesses are well known in the county. The couple will spend Christmas with the Lawless family and then make their home in Iola where Mr Lawless will work as an auto mechanic.
The article notes excursion trains may run January 24, 1925 to help crowds observe the total solar eclipse. Professor George H. Peebles of the Naval Observatory suggests a route from Buffalo to Montauk Point, New York, with railroads invited to operate special services if weather cooperates.
Mr and Mrs Eugene Spence are spending the holidays at Alice and neighboring coastal towns enjoying the mild weather and scenic views.
An advertisement touts Pepsinated Calomel as a mild English calomel mixture with Pepeim and extra ingredients. It promises quick relief from indigestion billiousness bad odors and headaches without harsh effects and recommends a small tablet at bedtime for morning appetite and vigor.
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