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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1929
Page
2
Fragmentary 1812 Bryan post office entry shows second class e under act of Congress and Associated Press service terms. Ad rates list daily, weekly, and monthly figures across Dallas and New York offices, with Frazes County weekly rate and year totals.
A reflection on College education becoming nearly a necessity for success and the rise of scholarships and work programs that help students finance degrees. It highlights the benefits of higher learning, quotes Irving T. Bush on working students, cites a 1926 Educational Directory, and notes the democratic reach of higher education despite costs.
Noonday gas stove use dwindled as pressure remained insufficient to keep homes warm. Citizens turned to wood and coal heaters while officials blamed supply gaps and poor anticipation. The piece argues for city and gas officials to prevent a repeat and cites 4-H club members and farm relief as examples of self-reliance over legislative aid.
A Bryan Eagle writer from a fifty two part series urges residents to notice hidden opportunities in their town. He argues contemptuous familiarity blinds better paths for business and residence and prompts stagnation. Community effort by individuals and firms is needed to improve livability and prosperity.
Mrs. Fannie Rivers Ford Sanders died at 5 45 am at her Edge apartments Bryan home after four weeks illness. Born September 1896 she taught Spanish and mathematics in Houston and later at A and M College Bryan. She married I C Sanders in 1918 and is survived by her husband a baby daughter her mother and several siblings. Funeral 3 30 pm Tuesday at Mc Culloch Dansby chapel with burial in Bryan City Cemetery. Will travel by air from Tampico to Bryan for the funeral. pallbearers listed.
Millican reports longtime resident Woolsey dies at family cemetery while son Tom thanks well wishers. Mrs. Price dies at son’s home in Wellborn and is buried at Symms cemetery. Alma Lois Williams returns to Austin school after visiting mother. Families move and visit relatives. roads deteriorate after heavy rains. Local opinion questions tourist traffic versus resident tax benefits.
Speaker W. S. Barron arrived in Bryan from Austin on Saturday night to visit family and returned to the Capitol Sunday afternoon. He expressed optimism about proposed legislation and probes, saying outcomes would work out harmoniously for all and noted his health had greatly improved.
A Bryan auxiliary committee will assemble and pack clothing and bed linens for disabled U S veterans families at Kerrville. More than 100 families near the Kerrville hospital will receive aid through Texas auxiliary drives with shipments expected in ten days. Volunteers urged to donate infant to adult clothing and bed coverings to fill boxes for distribution by the health nurse.
The First Baptist Church of Bryan reported a quarterly cash total of 4649.25 for Nov 1928 to Jan 1929 as read by H P Black. Membership pledges toward the 1929 budget totaled 525 with 482 by the week 13 by the month 5 by the quarter and 25 by the year. The Honor Roll shows 301 aided to date. The end of the first quarter budget total, after losses, was 13558.53.
Fire damaged the J. W. Hall home Sunday evening with about fifty dollars in damage after flames gained speed in the kitchen. A false alarm sent firefighters to H. C. Durham’s home Saturday when steam escaped from a burst pipe mistaken for smoke. Rev. E. F. Hutcherson and wife with daughter joined Bryan hosts to visit Rev. R. E. Day. Hutcherson, Cameron pastor, attended the Navasota Workers' Council with Bryan Baptists.
Executive committee of Brazos County Interscholastic League fixed March 14 15 for the county meet. Senior boys tourney starts Feb 15 in the College gym. senior girls junior girls and junior boys contest at Bryan High on March 1. Track at Allen Academy. literary events at Bryan High. trophies for three consecutive champions.
The February Texas Commercial News map shows Bryan included in the expanding good area of Central and Southeast Texas. FE H Brown notes overall state business is above recent months with shifts toward Austin and the Panhandle while Amarillo area quiets.
An old advertisement touts 666 as a rapid cure for colds grippe flu dengue bilious fever and malaria claiming unmatched speed and effectiveness from this patent medicine.
Elwell Satterwhite, jailed since his February Brazos county conviction for criminal assault, faces 35 years in state prison. District Judge W C Davis imposed the term. Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed. An appeal to the State Supreme Court will be filed by Satterwhite’s attorneys. Unless stayed, he will be sent to Huntsville after a ten day period.
Auto registrations in Brazos county for 1929 reached 3129 by Feb 1, compared with 2600 a year earlier. Tax Collector J M Ferguson notes about 500 cars disappear each year, so the annual total should continue to grow as registrations rise.
Thelston Carroll in Harvey community joins Bryan High School vocational agriculture and outlines plans for a four acre cotton yield using 300 pounds per acre 12-4-4 fertilizer. He notes a prior fertilizer trial yielded 18 pounds versus 7 from unfertilized rows and cites soil nitrogen and phosphoric acid deficiencies to be corrected by fertilizer.
A Texas school program aims to teach farmers land terracing as practical reform. Rainfall for the week totaled 0.975 inches with 0.45 Tuesday and 0.535 Friday and a trace on Wednesday. Mrs. E O Siecke and Mrs. C A Searcy returned from the Ninth District P T A Executive Board meeting in Temple where plans for the April district convention were set.
A. M. Waldrop returns from El Paso after a ten day visit to his mother Mrs. Sarah Waldrop and sister Mrs. Nagle. He reports his mother is in good health and sends greetings to Bryan friends.
Bryan saw the coldest week of winter with highs around 60 on Tuesday and a 20 degree low on Friday. Another period on Mrday reached 304 with a 21 degree low. Weekly temperatures are listed in sequence.
Adults can contract many diseases typically seen in children and often suffer equally or more from them. Worm infections illustrate this, presenting similar symptoms such as abdominal pains and digestive issues, yet adults may delay treatment due to misattribution of causes.
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