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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1921
Page
6
Dr. Joe Taylor of the Dallas News argues fools abound as bartenders no longer show patience. guests now get rooms without tears at the register.
Dispatches report an alleged oil well spudded in Williamson county near Georgetown on Lee Rountree’s farm. The line notes Rountree remains a diligent legislator and editor despite doubt about the venture.
The Dallas News notes a saying that when a man begins to feather his nest he should leave the chickens alone. It recalls Bob Gresham of Temple observing locals dressed as "chickens" on the street, a playful Thanksgiving contrast to turkeys.
At the annual stockholders and directors meeting the bank chose R. H. Seale as president and W. S. Higgs as vice president. J. N. Dulaney also became vice president with C. E. Jones cashier and Pat Newton assistant cashier. Ed Hall resigned as president to become State Commissioner of Banking and Insurance in Austin.
Brazos County forms a countywide interdenominational Sunday School Association. Officers named for the year include Rev. J J Tatum of Bryan as president and Rev. J J Pipkin as first vice president. The group aims to standardize grading and boost Sunday school interest with quarterly meetings, the next on March 27 at the Free Baptist church.
The stockholders and directors of City National Bank met Tuesday at 4:00 PM and named officers for the coming year including FE. H. Astin as president FE. W. Crenshaw as vice president W. H. Cole as cashier and several assistant cashiers bookkeepers and clerks.
The Bryan and College railway management will overhaul a large passenger car by local shop workers. When finished the repaired car will provide a notable public convenience for patrons and travelers.
The Bryan Brazos County Chamber meeting endorsed Col. W G Sterrett's push for an Agri Cultural & Mechanical College chair of biology to propagate bird and animal life in Texas. A new directorate was announced and the group discussed road bonds and civic projects amid a near 200 attendance.
Colonel Sterrett pitches a state wide wildlife program that would place convict farms under college control as sanctuaries and breeding grounds covering 70 000 acres. He proposes A and M to propagate freshwater fish using the Dallas hatchery while the University of Texas would handle oysters and saltwater fish propagation. He plans to present to the legislature after leaving for Austin.
Guy M. Bryan of Houston visited yesterday for the annual stockholders meeting of the First National Bank where he has served as vice president and director since its organization. He stayed with his brother Travis B. Bryan and was warmly welcomed by local friends. A brief line notes a few doses 66 break a cold.
In Austin a bill with a $4000 appropriation will be introduced by Representative John Davis of Dallas to compensate Ben Perry a Black man who served eight years in a Texas penitentiary. A contemporaneous confession by a man named Brown led to Perry's release. Perry was convicted in Brazos County for the crime and sent to prison from Bryan.
At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the First National Bank of Bryan on January 11 1921 directors elected were M Bryan Jr L L McInnis R W Howell J Webb Howell and H O Boatwright. Directors then chose officers for the year led by Guy M Bryan Jr as chairman and H Boatwright as president with L L McInnis as vice president Travis B Bryan as cashier and J H Todd plus Robert S Webb Jr as assistant cashiers. N F Lockerd as bookkeeper and Stuart L Boatwright as exchange and collection teller were also named.
An old medicinal claim asserts Rub My Tism cures bruises cuts burns sores tetter and similar ailments. The advertisement-style line lists multiple conditions treated by the product.
At the tenth convention in St Louis Il president C O Drayton outlined a shift from Farmers Equity Union to a consumer centered association. He said the group now goes direct to consumers to lower prices and keep profits fair while expanding to 542 units across ten states with assets including coal mines creameries and board seats. The report noted a 1920 year showing profits of 454,579 on sales over 9.2 million and central buying agencies reducing wholesale prices through Equity Exchanges.
The National Education Association department of superintendence will devote its first convention session to rural schools. About 8,000 educators are expected in Atlantic City from February 26 to March 3. Speakers include Will C. Wood W. L. Harding W. C. Bagley and Ralph Decker among others.
Bryan Cemetery Association members and officers spent Thursday clearing and beautifying over 100 lots and plan to clear 500 more. Mrs. A B Carr Jr and Mrs Dana Carnes announced standing committees for old and new cemetery corners and entrances, with a finance committee led by E J Fountain. Members urged to join the effort to beautify the silent city of the dead.
The D A R William Scott Chapter of Bryan met with Regent Mrs J M Rayzor on Ursuline Avenue for their regular gathering. They voted to hold a tag day next Saturday to benefit the Kerrville Tuberculosis Sanitarium, a project the chapter supports.
James S. Hays of Kansas City Kansas credits Tanlac with restoring his health after a severe bout of flu. He describes relief from constipation headaches dizziness back pain and sleeplessness and notes a weight gain after using four bottles. Tanlac sold in Bryan by N A Stewart and other druggists.
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