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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1935
Page
1
The Brazos county committee led by Mrs. W. B. Cline calls on Bryan residents to gather planting materials and begin planting shrubs trees and other growths before hot weather. Flowers seeds may be sown for blooms later. native growth offers plenty for beautifying the highways.
Coke Stevenson of Junction won the Texas House speakership 80 to 68 over Bob Calvert of Hillsboro in the 44th legislature. Stevenson, who received the deciding 75th vote, is the first to serve consecutive terms as speaker. The 44th Legislature convened at 12 10 p m with W W Heath presiding in the house and Lt Gov Edgar Witt in the senate. Ken M Regan of Pecos was elected senate president pro tempore.
Rev and Mrs W B Breazeale and Mrs R L Brown returned from Raleigh S C after a South wide Sunday School conference reporting a meeting of great interest and large attendance. Sam McDonald and Ellen McDonald Henry Blazek and Fred Blazek all of Kings Highway were shopping with Bryan merchants today. Mr and Mrs E L Strauther Neal Strauther and J L Stanley formed an auto party from near Madisonville and were shopping with Bryan merchants. Mr and Mrs J W Hicks of Steep Hollow visited Bryan business houses this morning.
Funeral services for Mrs. Millie Schulman of Houston were held Sunday at Temple Freda on West 27th Street at 2 15 p m. Rabbi Colixp of Houston officiated at the service and at the grave in Bryan City Cemetery. The temple was filled with friends and floral tributes covered the casket and altar. All the children of Mrs Schulman were present at her bier.
Mr and Mrs J F Caldwell relocate from Madisonville to Bryan and plan to reside at 4301 West 80th Street. Mr Caldwell, tied to the Madisonville picture show for nine years, will become manager of the New Dixie in Bryan.
Mrs J E Stanford is recovering from painful burns on the arms and legs after a hot water heater exploded in her Austin home. Doctors report injuries are not as serious as first thought.
Robertson county based on the Hearne Democrat is the only Texas subdivision with an all woman justice of the peace. Mrs. Eclar Smith, daughter of late Justice J A Cox, was named by the county commissioners to fill his unexpired term and will serve a full two year term. Cox married over 1000 couples, and Mrs Smith recently married four couples in one day.
Savilla Harvey, widow of Powell Harvey and long time con stable, was victimized Saturday in an old pocketbook swindle. A stranger accused her, another man claimed to have found the pocketbook with 2000 dollars, and the trio planned to split funds after a post office meet. Harvey and one conspirator contributed 111 dollars each as a pledge of good faith, but both swindlers vanished and no trace remains.
Clarence Moore Marshall Peters and Ewing Norwood bankers and stockmen of Grimes county met at Bryan and College with George W. Barnes in charge of government cattle purchases. Moore said an additional 1000 cattle allotment was approved for Grimes county and purchases are expected to begin soon.
Lions club fireside meetings in Bryan outline welfare plans including white canes for the blind an eye clinic tennis courts a reception committee for new families and extension of Boy Scout and Girls work. Reports note cross town outreach a gift basket program and charity actions led by J Coulter Smith Edna Abbott Shelton and others.
William McCraw of Dallas was sworn in as attorney general of Texas today. He succeeds James V. Allred, who will be inaugurated governor on January 15.
Rome reports Premier Mussolini holds the signed agreement as Pierre Laval returns to France. The accord sets a consultative pact between France and Italy to act if Austrian independence is threatened, and a non intervention pledge with Austria and its neighbors. Laval denies any German rearmament deal linked to the non interference pledge.
W A Orth long associated with Texas A and M College housing and utilities has been named to a Federal Housing Administration role under Walter G Ward in Dallas. The Texas assignment covers farm house construction in cooperation with Extension Service work. He will attend a Washington conference next week before resuming duties from Dallas while his family stays in College Station.
Mrs Lee J Rountree editor of the Eagle spoke on Citizenship as Applied to Women at the January luncheon of the Waco Federation of Women's Clubs. Miss Margaret Horsfall chaired the program and Mrs F M Thwing presided. Albert Luper of Baylor music school played violin with Robert Markham accompanying.
Williard Williams and Jim Edge of Edge Motor Company narrowly escaped injury Wednesday when their cars collided near Allen Academy. Both vehicles were heavily damaged but neither driver was scratched.
Failure of owners to destroy the carcasses of distressed cattle condemned by government inspectors has created a nuisance on Highway No. 6 north of Bryan. Five or six animals lie decomposing, making the area practically unliveable. Sheriff Roy W. Nuan and County Attorney Oak McKenzie seek to trace former ownership to compel proper destruction.
Monday morning at the regular assembly hour the high school orchestra under Vergne Adame made its initial appearance. The ensemble played with enthusiasm and promise, signaling a strong addition to Steph en F. Austin high’s schedule with a defined music program and a listed roster of players across strings brass woodwinds and piano.
The Davis Motor Company, Nash and Lafayette car and Goodyear tire distributor, expands into a newly acquired East 26th Street showroom formerly Henderson Grocery. The well lighted area will display new models and tires, with room dedicated to displays.
Members of the teachers and officers council at College Avenue Baptist church met Wednesday evening at 6 15 for an oyster supper. After eating they announced and discussed plans for the program in the next quarter.
G. W. Martin, a Southern Pacific freight and passenger agent, attended the funeral of his brother A. A. Martin in Wingate. The 84 year old succumed to a stroke and is survived by his wife and siblings Mrs. W. J. Buck of Houston and Mrs. Belle Creighton of New Mexico.
Barbers of Bryan organized a banquet for 35 fellows from the area at the New York Cafe dining room at 8 o clock Monday night. J B Robinson of Indianapolis vice president of the Barbers International spoke on unionism and its benefits to members and the public, plus better service and sanitation.
Frank Braczyk 54 a Bryan businessman was killed when his truck was struck by a northbound Southern Pacific freight train at the Jones street crossing. He died of head injuries after being taken to the hospital. Funeral services were held at St. Josephs Church with interment in Mount Calvary cemetery. Survived by wife, five daughters, parents, a brother, and six sisters.
Dr. E A Laird and Otto Wendorf finished buying 1000 head of cattle under a government allotment for Brazos county. The plan split totals one third per farmer to expand participation, with some farmers rejecting offers and keeping stock. An additional 1000 head was allocated, prompting continued buys in Brazos county under County Agent C L Benson.
This last month for poll tax payments must be paid by January 31. Tax Collector Guy Harris urges residents to pay early to avoid a last minute rush.
C H Smith was arrested near Iola and brought to Bryan on charges of passing worthless checks. He allegedly paid $698 for a car with a $700 check, kept $2 change, and left promising to return. The auto company still holds the check and lost $2 in cash.
Brazos county oil men report renewed drilling and testing near the Brazos line and adjacent counties. Operations target the Carrizo sand with a 1500-barrel well already brought in at 2039 feet. Houston group spuds at Wellborn, Mid-Continental erects a derrick at Kurten, Barnett work at Tabor, gas shows at 1160 feet, Steen Drilling near Robertson county, W F Thompson near Hearne, and aio la offset near Barnett. Local optimism grows that Brazos will join Texas oil counties once tests prove productive.
P. S. Mangum, traveling to Mayo Brothers in Rochester Minnesota for treatment of an infected jaw bone, reported the operation was successful and that Bryan Man gum was progressing as well as could be expected. His condition remained good.
Sheriff Roy W. Nunn and Deputy Sheriff Offa Williams raided the home of John Ellis on Saturday and confiscated whisky while filing charges of possession against him.
Postmaster Chas. S. Myers received a letter from his brother J. Allen Myers Jr. of Jackson Mississippi detailing a recent honor and promotion in his career. For two years Allen Myers Jr. served as state director of landscape work for Mississippi and with the new year he was appointed inspector of state parks in the National Parks Division of the Department of Interior in Washington DC. He will keep his headquarters at Jackson.
In Flemington New Jersey on January 8 Bruno Richard Hauptmann was identified in court as the man seen near Hopewell on the night of March 1 1932 when baby Charles Lindbergh Jr. was kidnapped and killed. Witness Amandus Hochmuth 87 testified he saw a dirty green car with a ladder and Hauptmann in the vehicle. Other testimony questioned police efficiency and fingerprint evidence while taxi driver John Perrone identified Hauptmann as the man who paid to deliver a note to Dr. Condon in March 1932.
Autoists visit the Tax Collector's office to pay 1935 license fees under a new law setting the payment window from February 1 to April 1. No plates will be issued before February 1 and none after April 1. All licenses including auto and chauffeur are affected.
Wallace Peverly from San Antonio has arrived in Bryan to take over the Grant Lumber Co. duties from Hugh S. Looney. Peverly was born and raised in Bryan and will move his family here later. Looney has not announced his future plans. Friends hope the Looneys remain Bryan citizens.
Miss Dorothy Doane and Jack Doane returned from Temple to visit their mother Mrs. J. Deane at Scott and White sanitarium who is ill with a dislocated vertebra. Weights have been placed on her feet to reduce the dislocation.
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