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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1930
Page
9
City plans tests of milk from Bryan Aly producers to enforce the milk ordinance. City Manager Ames leads efforts to test and license producers, with three tests per supplier and stricter oversight to improve health conditions for children drinking Bryan milk. Local health officials, including Mr Williams and Black, support quality enforcement.
A holiday gathering was hosted Saturday evening by Miss Cash at her home for a group of young people including Frances, with dancing and refreshments. Attendees listed include Annie Magis, Lena Salvaggio, Julia Palasota, Ann Palasota, Frances Morrell, Angelina Scanlin, and others. male guests included John Boateallie and Charlie Cash among the honorees.
Senior Gus Caldwell of A and M College wed Miss Locke, daughter of Mr. Charles Locke of Tabor, in a small ceremony at the First Methodist church on Monday afternoon conducted by Rev. E. With the ceremony complete, the couple left for Houston for a holiday visit and will plan their future after Caldwell completes his course at A and M.
The Bullard Free First Church Sunday School class hosted a Christmas party Tuesday evening. The program featured carols led by McGee and Elizabeth, a lighted tree as the main attraction, games, and refreshments prepared by the hostess Sunshine S.
A fragmentary report notes a couple died today in a ceremony at a home involving a pastor and a small group. Norwood and Misswnford, local residents, hosted relatives and friends including Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Thomson during a holiday honeymoon gathering.
A historic 1779 Christmas night attack led by General George Washington crossed the Delaware with 1 400 Continentals to surprise Colonel Rahl's Hessians at Trenton. The operation yielded about 1 000 prisoners and revived American resolve amid shortages and a frozen march through sleet and ice.
The account recalls Washington’s daring Christmas 1776 victory at Trenton over Hessian forces. It notes American casualties, including Lieutenant James Monroe, and cites Frederick the Great praising the campaign as a landmark exploit. The piece honors Washington, the Continental Army, and the nation’s gratitude.
Rev. Jno L Wharton began his pastorate at First Baptist Bryan delivering an 11 am sermon on The Building of the Walls drawn from Nehemiah. Christmas choir music under H P Black accompanied the service as a large audience attended and two new members joined by letter with Gladys Holden seeking baptism. The pastor spoke again at 7:30 pm.
Mrs M R Bentley and her children returned from St Joe after the accidental death of Senter Camp who was fatally shot Friday while hunting on his farm. Camp, president of Citizens National Bank at St Joe and active in the Chamber of Commerce, was found by tenant Howard Smith after his gun discharged while passing a wire fence. Funeral services were held in St Joe Sunday.
Daily note list of local families and guests visiting Bryan during Christmas season. Refers to P. S. Park Jr and relatives traveling from Crockett to Bryan, with plans to visit San Antonio and San Angelo, plus multiple Bryan residents visiting kin in Dallas, Houston, Galveston, and beyond.
Dozens of Bryan residents and families from Baylor University Waco and Houston gather for Christmas visits. Students and relatives travel from Ann Arbor Bay City Port Arthur and other places to stay with parents grandparents and friends over the holidays.
Recipe collection with fruit cake style preparations and Christmas sweets. Includes English plum pudding style batter, butter and sugar candies, nutty date treats, apricot cocoanut bites, marshmallow coconut stuffed dates, divinity balls and various cookie and candy methods. Mixed measurements and steps described for steaming, baking, and candy making.
Our Hraxos county couples filed notices of intention to marry with County Clerk Jess B. McGee on Monday. Names listed include Sue Johns with Lucretia Chapel, William Doyle with Gladys Wesley, Shellie Flowers with Rosa Lee Dickson, and Matt Curtis with Gussie Lindsey.
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