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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1937
Page
1
The grand jury states that the county’s general law observance is fairly good but notes an alarming amount of vice and immorality and many small offenses centered around beer-selling locations. It blames moral laxity on both men and women working in these places.
The column urges intelligent citizens to examine their social and political theories as society undergoes transition. It describes rapid change as a potential revolution and notes confusion leads to hostile language among people, with a metaphor about not seeing the forest for the trees.
Clyde Porterfield an A and M student living in Bryan returned from a weekend visit with his parents at Moody. Mr and Mrs H G Fair of Caldwell spent today in Bryan for a shopping trip and to see friends. Mr and Mrs Hugh Looney returned to Gonzales after a brief visit with Bryan friends.
James E. Conits aged 52 years 11 months died at 12 30 am Thursday after a pneumonia illness at St Josephs hospital. Born in Sparta Greece he worked as a chef and owned a large restaurant in New Orleans before moving to Bryan six years ago to work at the DeLuxe Cafe. He never married and is survived by one sister Mrs Frank Sousares. Funeral services are set for Friday at 3 pm at McCulloch Dansby chapel with a Greek priest officiating at the chapel and grave in Bryan City Cemetery.
A Sunday blaze nearly gutted H. J. Berger’s North College Avenue residence with the fire beginning in a bathroom and cause undetermined. Frances Lucky’s home at 20th Street and Oak Grove Avenue burned on Saturday, with extensive damage and partial insurance coverage.
A funeral service for Mrs Idella McGaugh 69 was held Monday at the Chapman home on Highway 21 east of Bryan with Dr W H Andrew officiating. Interment followed at Willow Hole cemetery beside the grave service conducted by the pastor. She is survived by a son A B McGaugh and four daughters Mrs W F Chapman Mrs Henry Coburn Mrs M M Moon and Mrs Lester Roupe.
Roosevelt told Congress a farm population security program is essential. A federal windfall tax on land spec profits and tenancy reform was proposed. A Farm Security Administration would run the program under the Agriculture Secretary, with a Farm Security Corporation handling ownership changes and equipment purchases. The plan aims to open ownership to tenants, provide small loans, retire unfit land, and boost leasing system cooperation with state and local agencies.
J. M. Williams, father of Deputy Sheriff Offa Williams, marked his 80th birthday with a Sunday dinner. Attending were his children and spouses from Houston, Brazos Valley, Navasota, and Madisonville, including R. O. Williams, J. M. Williams Jr., and J. E. Reed families.
Mrs. V. B. Breazeale wife of the College Avenue Baptist pastor travels to Corpus Christi to help lead a Sunday school training school at First Baptist Church this week.
O L Wilcox of Ta bor brought in a giant turnip he raised at home. The well formed vegetable measured 22 inches in circumference.
The district meeting of Future Homemakers was held at Hempstead high school with chapters from Waller Bellville Brenham Navasota Bedias Bryan and Hempstead represented. Principal S T McKnight urged home economics courses and the business session ran 11 to noon followed by lunch in the new department and an amateur program by each school.
The article shows an upper photograph of the near complete Buchanan dam as part of the Lower Colorado River flood control program. Secretary Harold L. Ickes, Texas visitor, will officiate Friday February 19 at the Marshall Ford dam groundbreaking. The project costs about 10 million dollars, creates a 40 mile long storage reservoir with 700 000 acre feet capacity, and features a 3000 foot long, 190 foot high dam. It aims to save four million dollars yearly in flood damage and repay costs in five years. The Buchanan dam uses multiple arch, gravity, and rolled fill forms with penstock openings and arched water-facing structures.
Charles T. Cammack of Madison County and Gaston W. Reding on furlough were jailed after being found guilty of killing 11 ducks out of season in Justice R. B. Grant's court. They face fines of 25 dollars and costs per duck. Deputies Seth Taylor and Frank Clarkson testified they found the pair with shotguns and killed ducks in the Navajo river bottoms. Officials note ducks are abundant and tame after season, prompting reinforced state and federal efforts to deter out of season shooting.
R. G. Williams city manager and vice president travels to Austin to join the League of Texas Municipalities board meeting. The discussion will cover utility regulation legislation as the League opposes Railroad Commission control of city run utility rate schedules.
Harold L. Ickes secretary of the interior will inspect the Buchanan dam complex and related works in Texas as the largest government financed flood control irrigation and power project in the Southwest. He will tour Buchanan upper Roy Inks and Marshall Ford dams then speak at a joint Texas legislature session in Austin. Gov Allred will join the tour and the event includes a groundbreaking for the project valued at 10 million dollars.
The A and M Senior Collegiate Chapter of Future Farmers of America postpones its meeting to Friday at 7 PM in the college agricultural engineering building. Four faculty members will receive honorary FFA degrees Dean Kyle Professor Jones Professor Russell and Professor Munnnerlyn. A memorial service for Edwin C Thompson, a chapter member who died of pneumonia, will be held.
Miss Vivian Whites of Cameron won the District 20 drawing for the Daughters of the American Revolution pilgrimage contest. State prize is a free trip to Washington. District 20 participants also included Miss June Cochran Stephen F. Austin Bryan Miss Mary Grace Spann Navasota and Miss Emma Zimmerman Giddings.
Brazos county commissioners named election officials for a February 27 vote on beer sales. Lists include volunteers for College Station Wellborn Millican Allen Farm Harvey Tabor Kurten Edge Reliance Smetana Steele's Store Library Courthouse Fire Station with dozens of named officers.
Carl A. Price about 45 of Edinburg was killed instantly near Premont Monday in an automobile truck collision. A fog was blamed.
H. H. Williamson of the Texas Extension Service addressed the Palestine soil conservation meeting urging current cooperation with federal and state agencies while opposing county barriers. He cited 21 years of county agents terracing 9,000,000 acres and praised Spur station's soil saving research, warning against duplicative effort and federal compulsory measures.
A Bryan preliminary arrangements committee met to name a sub committee to inspect modern high school plants and devise financing plans for a proposed new high school building. Members include Jenk ins, Mayor O S Johnson, George G Chance, Supt S M Brown and F L Henderson.
Frank M. Sebesta aged 66 years died Sunday night at his Snook farm home after a brief illness following a family reunion. Services held at his residence with Rev F S Desada presiding. Survived by widow Fanny, two sons Henry and Ed, three daughters Mrs Blaha Mrs Blazek and Miss Lillie Sebesta, plus siblings.
The fifth district Texas Retail Merchants association held an all day credit men and bureau managers conference at Hotel Galvez Galveston naming Bryan as the site for the August meeting Ernest Fondren of Port Arthur was elected president of the bureau managers succeeding Fred Amsler of Brenham Attending from Bryan were W E Wimberly Mrs Johnnie Barbee Roland Dansby W F Gibbs Jeff Hefley J W Lester J D Martin Jr Charles Myers Hy T Schovassa H H Tanner and Allister M Waldrop Robert I Cohen Jr welcomed the group Speakers included Henry Whiddon Leopold Schornstein Ellery Graves Don Herrod and Robert Ross discussing credit problems and tax issues The Bryan arrangements committee will be named by the Bryan Retail Merchants Association.
Wesley Chapman, son of Mr and Mrs W F Chapman, was seriously injured when an automobile ran off a ditch near their home. Mrs Idella McGaugh, Wesley’s grandmother, collapsed from grief and died shortly after the accident. The event occurred Sunday morning.
campaign leaders mapped plans at a rally at the courthouse to ban beer sales in Brazos County. Rev. Ervin Jackson said most precincts have been contacted and rallies are set for Tuesday at 7 30 pm and Friday at 7 30 pm on the courthouse lawn with public attendance urged ahead of the February 27 election.
Henry N Cochran longtime Bryan grocery salesman died at 3 a m Monday at his east 27th street home. Born February 23 1876 in Polk County he married Lily Oswald February 15 1904 in Fort Worth Their 33rd wedding anniversary deepens the loss to widow Mrs Lily Cochran and daughters Mrs W T Ellis New Braunfels Mrs E H Brock New Orleans and Miss June Cochran Also survives brother W M Cochran Waco sister Mrs J L Reitch Waco and step mother Mrs M E Cochran.
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