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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1935
Page
1
A Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce report arrives at the A and M College mess hall during a National Chamber of Commerce banquet. The writer, a skeptical guest, notes the unexpected nature of the message and provides a blank card for ideas on local welfare.
Mrs. Mary DuBose Thomas of Waco attended the opening of her sister Miss Betty Figures beauty salon in Bryan and visited her mother Mrs. H. L. Figures. Borger’s Pat Balentine joined the weekend guests for the salon event. Mrs. J. H. Todd returned to work at Union State Bank after flu absence. Mrs. J. G. Minkert, visiting Dr. J. H. Gambrell in Austin, has returned to Bryan with her daughter Mrs. Ted Koch and grandchild.
Brazos county auto owners buying 1935 license tags are told they must not use them before April 1 due to the 43rd Legislature. Highway Patrolmen H H Boethal and W S Bouldin wore new uniforms on duty today featuring flinch blue breeches tan whipcord and a three color cap to avoid confusion with bus drivers and city officers.
Cherokee Troop No 4 will join national celebrations for the 25th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America with a Friday gathering at Haswell Park to renew the scout pledge and hear a nationwide broadcast by Walter W Head and a 15 minute address by President Franklin D Roosevelt. Mothers Night planned for Feb 15 as part of the Bryan unit observance.
Thomas Frame, 72, longtime Edge resident, died in a Sunday night house fire that destroyed his home. His son A C Frame suspects a kerosene lamp explosion. funeral services were held Monday at New Church Cemetery. He is survived by four sons W T Frame, M T Frame, B R Frame, A C Frame and a daughter Mrs W R Henry.
Mr and Mrs James J Ray and Mrs W S Collard returned to Bryan from Fort Worth and Dallas with a four months old baby boy they have adopted. The child is named Jerro Jay.
The American Legion Post No. 159 in Texas is the second largest, with 228 members led by Commander C L Gray. Beaumont leads with 258 members and its quota of 500. The Fair Board set November 4 for the annual free fair opening.
The Rt. Rev. C. B. Quin, bishop of Texas, will administer the rite of Confirmation at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Bryan on Sunday at 11 a.m. Instruction classes led by Rev. L. A. Wilson run Thursdays at 7 30 p.m. for adults and Sundays at 4 p.m. for children. Public invited to attend both the instruction and the sermon on Feb 17.
Merle E. Bergeson, newly elected educational director for the First Baptist church, has arrived from Fort Worth to assume duties.
Texas A and M College reports a historic rise with 3 150 total students for the year as second semester starts. An additional 131 first semester nonstudents joined the 2 461 registered by Monday bringing total registration near 2 600. compared with last year the increase is 814 in total enrollment and 582 in new registrations.
Merle W. Bergeson former Panamax Canal Zone resident and First Baptist Educational Director told the Bryan Lions Club about Zone life. He cited higher mechanical wages by 25 percent near naval bases and an extended vacation to counter Zone mental strain. He noted a Ladies Night event next Tuesday at 7 pm with no noon meeting and mentioned prize winner J C Goldsmith. E H Heatly of Mart and now Bryan guest Lions attendee.
Mr and Mrs R A Booth and baby spent Sunday in Waco visiting Harry Wrench. Mrs Ella M Carrington of New Orleans grandmother of Mrs Booth also visited. A four generation portrait with Mrs Carrington Mr Booth and baby was taken. Mrs Carrington formerly lived in Bryan sixty years ago.
Brazos county residents totaling 2860 paid their poll taxes and qualified to vote in any county or state elections this year. The number paying taxes this year fell about 1000 short of the 1984 total.
Directors of the Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce completed their organization for the year. Committees submitted personnel, bids for Farmers Market expansion will be sought, and tax, relief for the unemployed discussed at an East Texas Chamber meeting in College on Feb 13. Public health, fire prevention, and tick inspection plans were outlined, with a city hall mosquito address tonight and a Texas turkey cooperative sale idea referred to agriculture. Continuous work alongside the horse show was noted.
U S Coast and Geodetic Survey engineer W Clark leads a team to erect a temporary 90 foot tower by the city water tower for triangulation to locate the true meridian and azimuth point. The night work will flash and the tower will be razed after completion. A bench mark will also be established to show Bryan's elevation above sea level.
City officials announced Monday that dog owners who have not paid the annual license fee face seizure of their pets by the pound. With many strays reported and few licenses paid, plans aim to pick up all untagged dogs and dispose of unclaimed animals.
Gib Gilchrist state highway engineer stopped in Bryan Monday morning en route to Houston. He was accompanied by J E Blair division highway engineer on department business.
Washington reports emergency federal purchases of cattle in drought areas totaling 8,156,962 animals for 108,335,322 dollars. Texas sold the most cattle at 1,926,398 head, as government buys accounted for about 29 percent of the national inventory on 755,158 farms west of the Mississippi. The culling of herds is described by AAA officials as placing the industry in a historically favorable position.
The Catholic Sisters Of St Francis will take over Bryan hospital March 1 after leasing the facility from the Oliver estate for $1 annually. Drs. R. B. Ehlinger and R. B. Grant Jr. arranged the purchase, and Mother A Adelaide signed the lease. The sisters, who run hospitals nationwide, expect readiness ahead of the March 1 start and will welcome any reputable physician to use the hospital.
The American Auxiliary held its regular meeting at the Club House on Friday at 8 o clock. Building and Grounds reported shrubs planted and a tree planting day planned with date to be announced. An annual dinner was planned for February 21 with Antone Krenek chairing and Charles Ramsey as ticket chairman. A social hour followed with Bingo and refreshments by Erskine Brittain Sosolik and Nedbalek.
Eleanor Chance of Bryan daughter of Mr and Mrs George Chance and former UT Austin student has been selected as Texas A and M College duchess for the 1935 Mardi Gras coronation ball in Galveston on March 5.
Bryan First Methodist church members were among roughly one hundred attendees at the Methodist Christian Education Institute held at Navasota First Methodist Thursday night. Pastors general superintendents and Sunday school workers gathered to form a permanent organization meeting every 60 days.
Twelve local committeemen elected last Saturday met at County Agent C. L. Benson's office Monday and named H. P. Dansby as chairman with H. C. Seale J. B. Priddy and W. R. McCullough as alternate. Local chairmen for precincts 1 2 3 4 were listed. Jim Jones replaced Seale as Precinct 4 regular. contract work to start when forms arrive from Washington. Committeemen urged advising farmers on contract pitfalls and planned a series of informational meetings.
Dallas Feb 5 Sheriff R A Schmid led a raid on the suspected hideout of Raymond Hamilton and his brother Floyd who escaped death in a police trap earlier today. Officers would not reveal plans and no trace of the desperadoes was found, they fled in a stolen red truck.
Local law enforcement led by Sheriff R. W. Nunn Deputy Offa Williams and Chief K. T. Tillis halted a car believed to be following the trail of Ray Hamilton, famed as the area’s top desperado. Continued on Page 6.
The Texas Highway Commission rejected bids for the Bryan division highway office, ordering the architect to revise plans to meet the cost estimate. The lowest bid exceeded the estimate by about $2000, prompting likely changes to hollow tile and stucco construction. New bids are expected at the commission’s second February meeting.
Deputy Sheriff Lee Griffith collapsed while pursuing a fight in Frankston yesterday and died of a heart attack. The incident occurred in Frankston on February 4.
Mrs Dorothy Buchanan who will head the relief nursery in Bryan and Mrs Elizabeth Barron a teacher left for Austin Monday to enter a University of Texas special training program this week. They rode with Mrs W E Neeley county school superintendent.
Brazos County Health Board opened its first 1935 session Monday at 4 PM in the health nurse’s office at the courthouse. Annual reports for 1984 were reviewed, highlighting the program’s wide reach and lasting benefits to residents. Mrs W S Howell chaired. Kert Buchanan acted as secretary in Mrs A M Wal’s absence.
Mayor N A Stewart and City Manager R G Williams returned from Fort Worth where they joined 750 Texas officials in reviewing a national Public Works Administration program. Bryan listed feasible projects including a garbage plant street paving schools and a library repairs totaling 426750 with other works at 96200.
Lee Sandle, a Bryan resident, sues Western Union Telegraph alleging failure to deliver a death telegram about his sister Clara Carter's passing on December 23, 1934. He seeks 1500 for distress and 1000 exemplary damages plus 2500 total. He says a postcard informed him of the death and he later received only a carbon copy of the message.
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