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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1937
Page
1
In this column the writer urges residents to decide on local option for beer sales next Saturday. He argues prohibition failed and notes nearby counties already legalize beer, warning that banning may shift traffic to bootlegging and cross-border visits. The piece previews continued discussion on page 6.
Farmers in Brazos county delay entry in the five year plan for the East Texas one variety cotton contest due to late season seed purchases. The program aims to raise crop quality stabilize markets and boost yields with annual awards sponsored by the East Texas Chamber of Commerce. A seed and feed loan office opened under county support in the Commerce building with Miss Conger in charge as committees finalize annual budgets.
Mrs. Morris Schulman returned from a trip to New Orleans and the Florida east with Mr. and Mrs. S. Lazarus. John Newcomb Albert Liskey and Seab Keith of Kurten were seen in Bryan today. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bedtke shopped in Bryan this morning. Pink Mims of Jeep Hollow visited Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Terry were in Bryan from out of town.
Funeral services for the late B I W Armstrong a longtime Houston resident were held Monday at 4 pm from the family home 3301 Travis Rev Charles L King and Rev E M Munroe officiated Interment followed at Glenwood cemetery Armstrong in his 78th year died Saturday in a Houston hospital He was president treasurer of Jordan Gulley Oil company president of Bartlett Oil company and vice president of Goose Creek Oil company He was born in Virginia and married in 1892 to Mary Nugent He is survived by his wife three daughters Mary N Armstrong Helen F Armstrong and Mrs Sam T Roth and one son Baker W Armstrong all of Houston also three sisters Nettie Fannie Armstrong of Danville Va Mrs C R Stribling of Orange Va one brother Robert Armstrong of Houston Funeral attendees included Mr and Mrs Robert Armstrong Mr and Mrs R V Armstrong and Will Armstrong
Three negroes were sentenced by Judge W. C. Davis after guilty pleas to burglary and robbery. Fred Lewis got two years, Fenest Johnson 5 to 7 years, and J. N. Jesse two years on each burglary charge, to run concurrently. R. E. Davenport was fined five dollars and costs for driving while intoxicated and jailed six months. Joe Williams’s case was passed due to absent witnesses.
The 11th annual East Texas Chamber of Commerce convention in Dallas on April 25 26 and 27 will focus on Foreign Trade and Foreign Relations. Francis B Sayre assistant secretary of state is invited to deliver the principal address. The convention committee will meet in Dallas February 25 to finalize plans with Mrs Lee J Rountree Eagle editor as a member.
College Station Feb 17 Home demonstration club members in Texas number 36,923 canned brined and preserved 5,729,676 quarts of vegetables and fruits in 1936 under county agents Miss Grace I Neely Extension food preservation. The 1936 enrollment rose by 10,975 over 1935. Girls in 4 H clubs preserved 1,104,303 pounds dried and stored.
A typographical error in The Eagle misreported the shooter in a Brazos county murder indictment. The actual shooter was Bill Spadachene, not Luke Spadachene, who had no connection to the incident involving a circus employee.
Rev. S. E. Diggs of New Chapel Baptist Church reports Rev. L. Lemon conducted a fundraising drive without turning in contributions. Lemon, who had led a Nacogdoches church, visited Bryan to raise funds, preached a farewell sermon, and turned in only $3 while claiming $11 total collected. Deacons and contributors urged reporting to county attorney W. R. Allen or the Eagle office.
Mrs. W. S. Howell Jr. plans a yellow and white rose garden with 3000 plants to be laid out in front of the Howell home on Ursuline avenue. Planting starts immediately and the rear garden will provide cuttings for more roses and other flowers.
E J Watts Smetana school principal and county director general announces the Brazos County Interscholastic League meet for March 25 26 27. Deadline for member schools to submit entries is March 15 and judges lists should be sent promptly. The program opens Thursday evening March 25 at Stephen F Austin High School with music.
The Bryan Lions and Rotary Club will move luncheon rooms from the New York Cafe location to quarters over a Bryan avenue and 26th street grocery store after April 1. Mrs. J. M. Gordon owns the building and will remodel. Mrs. M. B. Parker will lease and continue her services.
Alfred Murray Northcutt of Normangee died Wednesday after a short illness. Born September 9 1870 in Robertson county he was in his 67th year. Funeral arrangements by Sanders McCullough Mortuary with services at Windsor Cemetery Madison county officiated by Rev J D Holleman. Survived by widow Martha Northcutt eight daughters and three sons in Houston Normangee Bryan and Houston residents.
A joint city commission and Preliminary Arrangements Committee meeting named by E J Jenkins contracted Giesecke and Harris Architects of Austin to prepare preliminary high school plans and cost estimates. The sub committee toured Houston San Antonio Galveston and other sites and recommended the Austin firm after presentations from three firms. The commission accepted the recommendation to save costs.
F M Law of Houston was re elected president of the Texas A and M College board of directors for two years at a biennial meeting. Walter G Lacy of Houston was re elected vice president and S G Bailey was secretary. Elliott Roosevelt new board member attended. The board authorized enlarging mess hall facilities by adding a dining hall for 600 in the basement. Construction will begin after plans are drafted, increasing student dining capacity to 3400.
James P. Buchanan, member of Congress from Texas tenth district and chairman of the Appropriations Committee, died Monday night in the Naval Hospital at Washington D C.
Austin Feb 23 The Texas Senate voted 10 to 19 against the resolution to ratify the federal child labor amendment. The measure had Roosevelt and Governor Allred’s support and 27 states’ ratification, while the Texas House repeatedly favored ratification but the Senate blocked it.
On March 7 at 3 p m the First Lady Mrs Franklin Delano Roosevelt will address an audience in Sam Houston State Teachers College auditorium Huntsville Texas The visit will be led by Mrs Percy V Pennybacker who will present her A large attendance from East Texas is expected
John A. Norris announced a contract to Southwestern Aerial Surveys to photograph the Navasota River reservoir and map about 300 square miles across Robertson, Leon, Madison, and Brazos counties. Investigations for dam sites on Salado, Brushy and Yegua creeks were ordered as part of a broader flood control plan.
Residents of Hillcrest reported a large rabid looking bird dog at large Saturday morning. Citizens tried to locate and kill the animal but were unsuccessful, keeping area on edge.
Mrs A N Stuart traveled to Caldwell Kansas Thursday night after the death of her father George Faris.
The late Congressman J P Buchanan died at the Naval Hospital Washington D C Tuesday night. Funeral in Brenham Friday at 4 p m with the congressional escort traveling by special car from Washington arriving Brenham Friday 2 30 p m Speaker Bankhead named 10 members to attend and President Roosevelt led the nation in mourning the Texan who aided soil erosion and Brazos River projects.
C H Booth Sr 93 year old Taylor banker died here Friday He fenced 60000 acres in 1878 with the first barbed wire used in Texas He helped found Taylor National bank later First National bank of Taylor and served as vice president then president He survived by wife a son G M Booth daughter Mrs L Nelson a grandson C H Booth Jr and two great grandsons C H Booth II and Roy Campbell Booth Services set for 3 p m Sunday at his home burial in city cemetery
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