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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1925
Page
2
An exhortation urging immediate payment of the poll tax to qualify for voting in state and city government. It stresses the tax as a privilege and, with a strong incentive that a single vote can decide, urges readers to go today and pay their poll tax to participate.
Citizens across five states establish 2,948,841 acres of bird and game refuges pledging five years of absolute protection. Texas leads with 2,800,403 acres, followed by Arkansas 28,268 Oklahoma 18,173 Louisiana 5,927 and New Mexico 3,440.
The Brazos County GLA club formed by CI A graduates and ex-students met at Mrs. A A Lenertons home on the college campus with an initial membership of twenty five. Officers named were Elizabeth Wright Spence president Riette Jones Wogen vice president Rosella Brawley White secretary treasurer and Vera Foreman Finley reporter. The group plans monthly meetings and closed the evening with a college tea.
Texas farmers may enter un irrigated land contest with total prizes of 1500 dollars. Grand prize goes to top five acre lint cotton yield. four smaller prizes reward best crop records and profitable cotton raising data. Entries require sworn land measurement by local committee and end of season submission to Dallas Morning News and Semi Weekly Farm News.
Artie Hearne saved a pair of $75 mules from a blaze at his Kurten barn, sacrificing a brand new automobile. The fire destroyed the barn and contents, with estimates of $1,500 to $2,000 for the structure and car. The origin remains unknown, suspected arson in a string of barn blazes.
JD Martin reports on the 27th annual Texas Retail Hardware and Implement Association meeting. Re elected officers Daniel Scoates and the College Station office. The three day event opened the 20th with round table talks on sales methods and pest tests. Hamp Williams spoke on sales promotion and Nathan Adams on the 1925 financial outlook.
The Edge Girl's club met with twenty members and elected D. D. McAlpine as president and John Thompson as secretary treasurer for the coming year. The meeting featured talks on proper food for children and plans for January work.
Ira Gooch died January 26 in Navasota after a year long illness. A former Bryan resident, he owned livery property and worked with Chatham Machinery, later running a saddlery and undertaker business in Navasota. He was born July 28, 1854 in Mississippi and survived by a widow Laura and four children plus two sons from a previous marriage. The funeral in Navasota will be held January 27 at 11 am and the procession will reach Bryan for graveside rites at City Cemetery at 2:30 pm with E F Parks Undertaking Co in charge.
The funeral of Ira Gooch of Navasota was held at Bryan City Cemetery with services led by Rev W M Purcell and Dr John A Held. The procession traveled from Navasota, interment followed amid floral tributes from Nav asota Bryan Houston and other Texas cities with pallbearers listed.
Anson Texas January 19 letter from Mr. Wilson and his son Clyde describes a road trip from Anson to the Tabor community to visit old friends. They note heavy December snow that hindered crops, ongoing sickness and busy plowing, and invite Brazos County friends to stop by Box 178 Route A Anson Texas where the latch-string hangs out.
Martin Kologinczak aged 90 died Monday at 4 am at the family home four miles east of Bryan after a long illness. Funeral services are Tuesday at 9 30 am from the family home and 10 am at St Josephs Church conducted by Rev Father J B Gleissner. Burial in Mount Calvary Cemetery under McCulloch Gordon Co. He leaves three sons Stanley and Walter of Bryan John of Ennis and daughter Mrs Mary Denglewith of Navasota. A European native, he farmed in Brazos county 45 years.
George S. McLean 28 of Madisonville Texas died in Houston after a heart attack at the Capitol Theater while watching a film. He collapsed at 3 30 p m and later died in the Foster building office after unsuccessful medical efforts including a Heimlich pull motor. Justice Overstreet ordered an inquest and attributed death to heart failure from acute indigestion. He had just visited Houston with a friend and left behind a wife and two young children.
After the basketball season ends, Coach Hughes shifts focus to track and baseball with high hopes for last year’s strong baseball showing to improve. The team faces Tabor at Allen Academy gym in a county Class B opener. Mid-term exams run Wednesday to Friday with no promotions or graduations. The senior class is about 21 in number, and a student may be named to correspond weekly for the Bryan Daily and Weekly Eagle.
E. E. McAdams, ex Bryan city manager, will leave for Waco on Sunday with his mother-in-law Mrs A W Buchanan and daughter Jean. He will maintain a home at 2626 Morrow Avenue in Waco and invites Bryan friends to call when visiting. He thanks Bryan residents for kindness after his recent bereavement and says he remains fond of the city and its people.
College Station report by Ross M. Sherwood states a hen at the Experiment Station farm laid 303 eggs in twelve months under ordinary conditions without artificial light or special ration. The record was announced yesterday by Sherwood, chief of the farm.
Applicants must register with the county superintendent by the twentieth of the month before their chosen county exam. Details cover certificates available, admission rules, and exact February, April, June, July, August, September, and December 1925 exam dates with listed morning and afternoon subjects for each session.
A vintage classified style ad claims a jar of Blue Star Remedy cures eczema itch and skin sores by penetrating to the source. It promises no clothing staining and a pleasant odor, with a guarantee from ROMAN & VICK.
Lawrenceburg Kentucky resident J. P. Nevins, a coal dealer and farmer, recounts severe bilious attacks prior to using Thedford's Black Draught. He notes relief after starting the remedy, with improved digestion, clearer head, and renewed energy enabling more work, at a cost of one cent per dose.
Advertisement urges workers to take Herbine to purify the system when liver function declines. It claims the remedy restores aim and ambition, describing languor and blue feelings as signs. Sold by Jenkins' Drug Store for 60 cents.
Kurten club girls hosted the manual training class boys on January 21 at the Kurten school building. The gathering included a picnic dinner at 1 o clock, games, and a party until 2:30. Mrs. J F Hurff was absent due to sickness, and her vacancy was noted as unfillable. A box of appreciation was prepared for her by the girls, with Mr Hurff acting as chaperone. Boys present included Henry Endler Louis Kurten Britten Henderson Herman Henderson Charles Gerke August Fride Bryan Hearne Eugene Beard Jesse Gilpin Cliff Lopez Wallace Sabo Henry Odom Erwin Lawless. The girls in attendance were Nellie Lawless Josephine Fridel Edith Conway Della Parker Minnie Endler Hattie Rahnert Elsie Ray Gilpin Jewell Hearne Mamie Lee Hearne Florine Jane Pansy Odom Gussie Odom Virginia Kurten Carrie Yeager Aline Yeager Rosie Mae Bukowski Gretchen Kasiske. The club feels established and aims for honors this year.
Grain and hay buyers note maize kafir heads corn oats hay meal hulls all kinds feed carrots available. Ask for delivered prices and quick results through Bagle. Watson Co Dallas Texas.
Borozone liquid acts as a powerful antiseptic to purify wounds of poisons and germs while Borozone powder is described as the great healer. The ad touts speed and safety with prices for liquid and powder and notes sale by a local seller.
A new creosone medicated with gum tissue healing and germ destroying ingredients claims to stop sore and bleeding gums in 12 hours. It targets tooth roots, relieves pain, tightens loose teeth, heals pus pockets, and fights pyorrhoea, advertised for home use and dental-chair level benefits. Recommended by M. H. James Drug Co.
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