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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1931
Page
2
Virginia Curry and dozens of OES members from Franklin Hearne Calvert Milano and Ida visited Bryan for the Eastern Star School of Instruction. Local dignitaries including Ella Shortes and Ida House joined the day long program with multiple chapters represented.
Bryan High School boys joined delegates from Don High School for a YMCA conference in Lufkin at the First Baptist church. Speakers included Max Morrison and Paul Wassenich addressing Christian living and local unity. events featured parades, private home hosting, a banquet, and a decision to hold next year’s meeting in Beaumont.
Due to the sickness of the state’s chief witness, the trial of M. C. Cole on charges of removing mortgaged property from Brazos County was continued until next week in district court before Judge W. C. Davis.
Friends report Mrs W C Fountain has been bedbound since Monday with a flu attack at her home on East 27th Street in the city.
State officials of the Order of the Eastern Star visited Bryan for a school of instruction hosted by Bryan Chapter No. 222. Guests included Texas grand matron Mrs. Bessie B. Garth Temple and district deputy Mrs. Lois Anderson Calvert, with Mrs. Bertha Burg Houston directing exams and Mrs. Beile M. Brown aiding.
The article notes 4 H club uniforms will be affordable for club boys and highlights farm preservation and soil conservation efforts. It reports C L Benson touring East Texas counties, rising garden activity, terracing in Nacogdoches and Rusk, and emphasis on live-at-home programs plus pasture improvement and canning equipment as top investments.
The Home Agent notes that 1980 club records for Cora Cren shaw a garden demonstrator and Lillian Chytil a poultry demonstrator are among the district 6 best and have been entered in the state contest.
March 1 is the last date to receive donations to the American Red Cross drought relief fund. Brazos county Red Cross Chapter has not reached its $200 quota. Cash total cited to date is 122.50 with several individual donations listed including S P J S Lodge and others.
Walter Louis Bullock and Ebbie Eyell Henry of Bryan united in marriage last Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Pipkin on College Road with Rev. Pipkin officiating. The groom is son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bullock of Steep Hollow. the bride is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Henry. The groom works at Bullock Barber Shop on Bryan Avenue. They will reside in Bryan.
Sherman Feb 25 The 1951 Red River Valley fair covering ten Texas counties and eight in Oklahoma was recommended to be free to the public. Eleven directors led by president B B Wilbanks voted the proposal.
Bryan under coach G C Cox seeks a Friday 7 30 pm win at Texas A and M Memorial Gym to advance to the Texas Interscholastic League tournament on March 6 and 7. Bryan beat Caldwell 24 14 to claim Brenham district title, last weekend while Austin won Georgetown district and is billed as fast and strong. The teams arrive Thursday for a final workout with rest and training planned before the decisive game.
For the past four years Thatventas has shown strength and aggression, driving backers to expect a Friday night victory and a solid state tournament showing. Bronchos supporters are urged to attend as they face a fast, strong Austin team with writers predicting the visitors as likely winners.
County school superintendent D. J. McDonald praised this week's recreation instruction at Texas A and M College and said he hopes to include similar courses in the county teachers institute this summer. He noted attendance was not large but Brazos county rural communities were well represented compared with other local counties.
Sheriff J H Reed and Constable Horace Reed went to La Grange to return Ed Moore a negro to Bryan for trial on swindling. Moore was indicted with D K Jones another negro jailed at Sherman for swindling a Bryan woman of several hundreds dollars. En route they planned to stop at Brenham to pick up a further African American suspect wanted here in a theft case.
Nacogdoches February 25 John Burrows aged 89 is the oldest member of Milam Lodge No 2 Masons at this place He has been a member for sixty years and is mourned by the lodge and community.
The School Literary Society met Friday with a strong program and several visitors. A wide list of locals and former students are noted visiting Edge and nearby towns, with various social events, travels, and family updates. The Edge basketball team placed second at a Kurten tournament as part of the community chronicle. Edge school aid increases to 829 from 244.
A record crowd attended a Saturday night club meeting on February 21 with a patriotic school program. Ed Skubal, visiting from Franklin, spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs V Skubal. Several Bryan residents visited local families over the weekend including the Mangis, Gollins, and Novosad groups returning to Chicago. The sixth and seventh grades led a patriotic chapel program Monday morning.
A silver tea fundraiser at Mrs. Tyler Haswell’s home raised over $13 for St Andrews Episcopal Guild. Hostesses Mrs. John P. Wheeler and Mrs. W. D. Lawrence assisted. Next week’s tea will be at Nes. Fannie J. Garth’s home. The Eagle buys clear cotton rags.
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