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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1930
Page
2
A morning fire at the M Bonneville store on Bryan avenue and 24th street nearly gut the building and stock. Officials estimate loss at about 12500 with 8000 insured on stock 4000 on building and 500 on fixtures. Firefighters fought the blaze from outside due to a roof fire and no entry until mopped up.
The Houston Mirror comments that Jim Ferguson or his wife nearly return to the gubernatorial race with a vigorous platform. He would lambaste a state road bond, denounce prison system centralization, label land sales and graft schemes, and attack the federal farm board over cotton prices. The piece hints a runoff between Ferguson and Mayfield, lamenting the choice.
The Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce will hold no meeting tomorrow. The next meeting will be held Tuesday January 7.
Fire partly destroyed the unoccupied home of Warren Thurman on Hearne road Saturday night. Estimated loss about 2500 dollars with 3000 dollars insurance. Thurman planned to move his family in today. the house had been recently repaired after a previous fire two months earlier.
A 1930 outlook urges better roads, stronger farm trade links, and diversification from cotton to poultry and dairy in Brazos County. Emphasis on higher yields, modern farming methods, and local markets to keep produce from leaving Bryan and its trade area. Eradication of tick fever eyed to boost dairy cattle.
A list of 25 resolutions advised by A B Bryan of Clemson College and carried by Manufacturers Record. The guidance urges long term planning, diversified crops, soil restoration, better records, improved livestock and machinery use, home gardens, cooperative marketing, community cooperation, education, family involvement, and sustained faith to improve farm prosperity and quality of life.
An inclusive plan advocates income growth through dairy, poultry, pigs, sheep and home grown feed, with better roads and farm management. If January 1, 1931 shows growth, the outlook for rural and urban prosperity in Brazos County appears bright.
All the B Y P U s of the First Baptist church meet this evening at 6 30 for their regular monthly business session. Lunch is brought by each person, then committee meetings followed by a general session with reports and planned work. Topics include Our Enlargement Program by Pat Newton and New Year Resolutions by H P Black.
Senator Walter Woodward of Coleman announces re election bid in the 16th district contest. R E Thomason mayor of El Paso enters race to succeed Claude Hudspeth with C C Belcher of Del Rio as the other announced candidate. Hudspeth backs Belcher and El Paso County is seen as pivotal in a hot campaign.
Ten persons were lynched in 1929 per Tuskegee Institute figures, one less than 1928. Six victims were seized from authorities and five from jail. seven were Negroes and three were white. There were 27 attempted lynchings, with officers preventing three, including three in Northern states and the rest in the South.
The Workers' Council of the Brazos Baptist Association will meet at First Baptist Church in Bryan on Tuesday January 14 1930 for an all day session. Every Baptist church in the association will be represented and the W M A of all churches will also convene at the same time.
A fire destroyed the Schmidt Chevrolet Company warehouse in Hearne storing nine new and 17 old autos plus state highway supplies and a truck. The building belonged to S. Ki Kenner. Losses: highway department 600 dollars, building 1500 dollars, Schmidt Chevrolet 8000 dollars. Partial insurance coverage.
Mrs F A Hale about 40 wife of Travelers Insurance agent. She lay in critical condition at St Joseph's Infirmary after a hunting trip return when a shotgun discharged as she tried to enter the car. The load struck her in the stomach and she was rushed from Cypress to Houston for treatment.
Inauguration of the military air field in Guadalajara will feature a sham attack on Guacecalara with infantry cavalry artillery and air service. Several thousand troops will participate in the maneuvers planned for January.
J L and D S Good brothers who run a Navasota barber shop were charged with assault with intent to murder after Joe Cash was seriously cut in the abdomen Saturday night at the New York Cafe. Bonds set at 500 each for appearance before Justice J T McGee as hospital condition of Cash is monitored.
The Business Men's Bible Class of the First Baptist Sunday School elected its 1930 class officers led by EK B Elliott as president and D Paul Dansby as first vice president. N A Stewart, a long time member, completed 110 Sundays without missing a service. Other 100 percent members include P G Gunter A W Buchanan Henry Wheelis Paul Dansby Cliff Edge W R Horlacher J W Mathis and J H Conway.
The Institute of American Meat Packers reports 1929 meat production roughly matches 1928 with a 10 percent rise in exports. Cattle hogs and calves dressed under federal inspection declined slightly while lambs increased, the strongest since 1914. Export value is about 168 million dollars from 1.1 billion pounds.
The parish announces a vestry election and annual meeting next Monday evening at 7:30 in the parish house. Rev Wesley W Daup says reports from church departments will be heard and three vestrymen elected to replace those who have served terms. Delegates will be chosen for the Diocesan convention in Beaufort January 17 to 21.
The cream route on 1 shows daily gains with morning yields around 215 pounds, surpassing previous trips. The route has been revamped to include more farmers and steady growth in both cream collection and participating farmers, encouraged by project leaders.
San Marcos reports 120000 pounds of wool and mohair shipped last week, destination Boston. The 1929 clip pushes Hayes County totals over 500000 pounds with value near $225000, reflecting a market rise since 1926 when sheep and goats numbers expanded dramatically. Kreuz Milling and Grain Co. shipped 13 cars in 1929.
Rev Robert Fletcher of Birmingham Ala spoke at St Andrew's Episcopal Church on Sunday. His work centers on the mute communicants of the church and southern states. Educated at Gaudalette College in Washington D C he recently acquired the faculty of speech. The sermon held the congregation in rapt attention.
Four couples appeared in the office of County Clerk Jess B R McGee to file notice of intention to marry and license applications. The pairs are Elijah Kirkpatrick with Emily McKeiver, Dave Chanowsky with Rebeca Danzinger, Roosevelt Thompson with Rosa La Holly, and Jeff Mitchell with Mollie Williams.
Semon Shestakov, the Eielson Searcher who flew from Moscow to New York, will head a Soviet expedition to locate aviator Carl Ben Eielson, who disappeared along the Siberia coast.
Doi Stocker the Houston girl aviator, 17, tried to save three negro boys killed when a barnstorming plane crashed into a crowd at Hearne. The crowd swarmed the field during an exhibition landing. Stocker attempted a go around but the ship lacked speed. No inquest was held. County Attorney T L Tyson investigated.
Daniel Boyd of Edge died Sunday at 1 30 a m on his 78th birthday after a week of illness. He lived with his daughter Mia and leaves two aged sisters and Luther Boyd of Hearne. Funeral services were held Sunday at 4 p m from his residence with interment in Edge cemetery. McCulloch Dansby of Bryan directed. Rev J J Pipkin of Bryan conducted the service.
Professor S S Morgan of A M College announces a new official travel course in English literature. Aimed at students and others, the program spans England Scotland France Germany Switzerland and Italy with Oberammergau Passion Play, lectures on literature and art, and course credit. Travel from Houston or New York to Europe and return by Naples.
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