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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1936
Page
5
Brazos County Boys and Girls Club announces a planned trip for 4-H members with live stock to the Houston fat stock show, likely Sunday March 8, via Lions Club volunteers. Calves must be brought to Bryan the day before shows begin for acclimation, with a chance for top calves to go to Houston on a free trip.
The article urges rural Brazos County to electrify as a draw for visitors and potential new neighbors, presenting the project as a Centennial year forward step and a civic undertaking. It asks what actions will be taken to realize this goal.
A fresh supply of simple farm record books has been received at the county agent's office. They are free for the asking, and staff will provide any needed assistance in using them.
Brazos County residents are summoned for petit jury duty in district court the third week. Report Monday at 9:00 a.m. The panel includes Clarence Taylor Carl Seeley Roy Robinson Lee Court Goree Neeley J A Higgins C N Jones George Cargill Ed Plagens Lee Burley Charles Fostoff Fred Schram C E Griffin Johnny Payne John Hobarta A L Higgs I L McNeeley Earl Tatum Em ory Smith Hiram Downard Jack Johnson Charles Edge Jim Edge H P Dansby Jr Bill Stasney Willis Edge J E Brown Jr W I McCulloch Sam Bullock Robert Jones Charlie Cobb Chas Saxon Jackson Crenshaw Will Metzer R F Crenshaw Geo O Harrison.
Mexia Feb 18 Officials of the X All Highway association announced the formal opening of the through Texas Dallas Houston route on March 4 with Governor Allred clipping the ribbon. Guests include Highway Commissioners Wood Hines and Martin State Highway Engineer Gilchrist and local officials along the route. The new Houston Dallas path runs from Houston to Bremond along No 6 then No 14 via Hempstead Navasota Bryan Hearne Bremond Kosse Groesbeck Mexia Corsicana Ennis to Dallas.
Cleburne February 18. County Judge T. E. Carey of Johnson County resigned Monday to become assistant state director of the Old Age Pension Assistant Commission in Austin.
A Sunday report from Kings Highway notes milder cold spells, upcoming gardening season, and school teams claiming two county basketball championships. The junior boys and senior girls won. senior girls retain the silver loving cup. The P T A held a large meeting with a post gathering for Mrs. Mary Ned Balek, plus a Friday play Fingerprints at the high school.
Bad weather kept Rev C B Thompson from his appointment last Sunday. The notice lists local visits including Thomas Free and LaBertice Law son in Normangee with relatives, George Richard and Charley Free from Bryan, Mrs Stanley Wymola and Helen, Julia and Christiana Wy Mola with Mrs Donald Leighman, Lee Ross Batson of George, and H M Free visiting Bryan. Infant son of Mr and Mrs Albert Payne died Monday night. sympathy offered.
Miss Willie Rogers, librarian at the Carnegie library, reports a gift of the historical poem Montezuma by Augustin L. Taveau Sr. The work is a courtesy gift from The Knickerbocker Press of New York City.
Rural county teachers attend a district meeting in College Station. Several Bryan area residents travel to Houston for a funeral. Numerous locals visit Bryan for shopping, business, or family events, and a district basketball game between Bedias and Iola culminates in Bedias winning 23-17. The piece also lists upcoming district contenders for A. and M. College.
Bedias Alligators clinched the Grimes Cage title by defeating Lola after a hard trail to reach the final round.
A Texas wide call urges all churches to observe Sam Houston birthday on Sunday March 1 to honor the principles that helped Texas grow for 100 years. The Interdenominational Committee of Texas Centennial Revivals promotes a twofold observance pairing with Texas independence and highlighting Houston's spiritual triumphs over vice.
This week in Texas history notes LaSalle bringing European settlers to Matagorda Bay on Feb eighteen in 1685, Texas joining the Union on Feb eighteen in 1846, Pinckney Henderson as first governor, and a sequence of capital moves ending in Austin in 1845, plus a 19th century Senate election and a secession declaration. It also mentions the Texas State College for Women and a birth announcement for Mr and Mrs B J McBride a son born Saturday afternoon weighing eight and a half pounds, their second son.
Miss LaRue Whitten of College Station is chosen to represent Texas in the Good Citizenship Pilgrimage to Washington, D C, sponsored by the Daughters of the American Revolution. The award honors leadership, scholarship, citizenship and honesty among senior girls.
The principal Miss Wesa Weddington says Stephen F. Austin High may graduate a record 105 students in May with 83 certain and 22 possible who could improve averages. Names of the 83 passing students are listed for girls and boys, noting seven already completed work by mid term.
The Bryan Future Farmers of America chapter won the Bryan district basketball tournament with teams from Normangee Franklin and Hearne. Bryan’s lineup included Oren Beal Leonard Sabo Rooster Watson Ralph Lindsey John Jones Curtis White Odus Lang and L. O. Manning. Al Locke and Gillam Steen were ineligible for not taking agriculture this term. Sponsor J. L. Sowell says the group plans several activities before year end.
In Bryan Friday the A M Consolidated Tigers won the senior boys title while King's Highway captured the senior girls and junior boys crowns and Kurten won the junior girls title. Smetana and Edge showed early rounds. Bryan foes await district play. Curtis Cobb Melvin McNeely and Horace Dansby officiated. David Bunting directed the tournament.
The Bryan Broncos will not play again until the district meet at Texas A and M College Friday and Saturday. Coach Bill Carmichael says the team, after a near elimination by A and M Consolidated, will drill intensely for the weekend tournament. County winners include Snooks in Burleson and entries from Franklin Robertson Bedias Grimes Norman G Leon North Zulah Madison. Washington county reportedly may have no representative this season.
County health nurse Mrs Edna Abbott Shelton visited Galveston with four crippled Brazos County children for examination and treatment. Eight county children scheduled for follow up care.
Mrs. Shelton was at the hospital for an extended period accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Jackson whose grandson is currently undergoing treatment.
Obituary notice from Bryan reports the death of John Womack at 12 15 pm in Houston after long illness from heart trouble. Survived by widow Kate Haines Womack and two sons Morris and Charles of Houston, plus two brothers and a sister. Funeral services held in Houston Sunday afternoon.
Henderson Feb 18 A Rusk County farmer named Frank Turner living in Prospect was beaten to death ten miles northeast of Henderson according to investigators. Local officers reported the fatal beating Monday as details emerged from the scene.
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