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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1930
Page
1
Reports show approximately 2,700 residents have paid the poll tax of about 3,800 assessed. With Friday the final deadline, more than 1,000 citizens must pay. Officials urge timely payments to ensure eligibility for local, state, and federal elections this year.
The column urges readers to settle the poll tax claim now to secure voting credentials for the county and state primaries in July. It argues that having the tax paid gives legitimate voice and avoids being barred from participation.
H Durst formerly with the Federal Land Bank of Houston as a real estate appraiser was in Bryan today on business. Ossible social notes mention Misses Lucile and Mamie Todd moving into an apartment at the Batts home on West 28th street on February 1 and Mr. and Mrs Felix Stephenson taking one of the Batts apartments then. Mr. and Mrs J M Dunn returned from Ft Worth where they visited Mrs Dunn's parents and were with their niece and family in Fort Worth, while W H Darrow shows partial improvement after neuritis.
London January 20 delegates at the five power naval conference outline week one gains and moves toward tomorrow's plenary session. British and French seek a compromise on Global categorical methods of measuring navies while France and Italy suspend their parity dispute. The United States pushes cruiser priority when ship classes are discussed and under American leadership press access to plenary sessions is approved.
City secretary Guy F. Bittle says 1929 collections were 613 percent of the tax roll. If 38,988 is collected today and tomorrow, totals should equal last year. He notes large taxpayers yet to pay and expects the required sum to be paid into the treasury.
Bryan Lions Club hears a proposal to develop rural community work to aid farmers in Brazos county. Dr. C. A. Searcy notes local schools and agricultural interests as assets and cites lack of farmer participation in short courses at A. and M. College. Plan aims to improve outreach and markets. committee to report next Tuesday.
Special weather report for The Eagle notes generally fair conditions tonight and Thursday across Bryan, East Texas and West Texas. Colder tonight with freezing near the coast and frost if skies clear, then slowly rising temperatures. Rio Grande Valley also colder tonight with fair conditions through Thursday.
In Washing ton Jan 29 a congressional wets drive for a 2.75 beer was met by a drys notice of disinterest on that issue. The major question remains prohibition or no prohibition. Chairman Graham of the house judiciary committee said hearings would start February 12 on seven repeal measures.
Dr. C. A. Searcy, District Deputy Grand Master of District 29, leads a called meeting of district deputies from districts 27 through 108 in Gray Lodge rooms Houston. The event aims to outline Grand Master Hiram Lively’s policies and bolster cooperative Masonic work among Houston area lodges. An inspirational gathering for Houston lodge masters and wardens follows tonight.
Three inches of snow covered the Wichita Falls area today with temperatures above 20 degrees. The light accumulation arrived during a morning storm dusting streets and yards.
C C Cocking the census supervisor for the 18th district visited Bryan to meet with the Bryan and Brazos county Chamber of Commerce directors. They discussed recruiting qualified enumerators, training starts mid March, census work to begin April 1 with pay of four to five cents per head and 25 cents per farm schedule.
Raymond Torres, a Simmons College student in Abilene, prepares to go as a religious worker to his native country. He says he is thriving at school and in after school religious activity, starting a small Mexican mission near the campus and already seeing a friend converted.
Members of the Fol de Rol musical comedy cast for the benefit of Forest Athletic Field are asked to meet at the high school building tonight at 7 o'clock for rehearsal.
The House elections committee concluded the hearing on the Texas 14th district contest of Republican Larry Wurzbach against Democrat Augustus J. Closkey and took the case under advisement in executive session.
The cotton market closed lower by 40 to 50 points. New cotton was quoted between 16 and 16 14 cents.
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals granted a motion to advance the appeal in the Rural School Aid case. Judge R B Minor had previously ruled the Texas rural aid bill unconstitutional, and the court will hear the case within 10 days. The motion suspended a prior injunction barring state education spending from the $5,000,000 fund due to the absence of attorney James King.
Brazos County Tomato Growers Association will hold meetings on alternate Saturdays starting Feb 8 and continuing through the season. Members pledged more acreage and pooled fertilizer orders to save about $10 per unit, despite cold weather and early discouragements.
Auditor Lynn reports inefficiency in state departments and law disregard by officials. He says treasurer and comptroller failure prevents accurate cash balance tallies in general revenue and other funds. A corrective fund could cover the cost of required accounting reforms.
The Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District Board will meet in Austin on February 3 at the Driskill Hotel. Officers include L. Mims as president and Leonard Tillotson as general manager. executive committee members and a long list of directors from Lubbock to Houston are named.
Rotary Governor Dr. Sam F. Thompson of Kerrville will speak at the Bryan Rotary Club Thursday evening. The gathering will host Rotary Anns as guests. Thompson, a former Kerrville Rotary Club president, is well known in Texas medical circles and has been named a fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Bishop Adams a black voodoo doctor was sentenced to death by a Travis County jury for the murder of grocer Wm Glober and lost a motion for a rehearing before the Court of Criminal Appeals.
Severe road conditions between Bryan and Houston and Bryan and Waco halted all bus service. At the Bryan station there was doubt service would resume tomorrow. Trucks and tractors were used to move stalled cars near Hempstead. Traffic was diverted from Houston to Bryan via Huntsville and Navasota. The Hearne to Cameron route remains open with graveled and paved links to Waco.
Three Bryan Public Schools now operate separate cafeterias providing daily meals to many pupils. The program began at Stephen F. Austin high school with a single lunch plus a hot dish for a nominal sum and later expanded as facilities were added in renovated and new buildings to serve both high school and grade pupils.
In Austin three witnesses including Brady's wife described changes in the former jurist after heavy drinking. They testified Brady appeared subnormal and unbalanced on the night Lehlin Highsmith was stabbed. Defense seeks grounds for an insanity plea with expert alienists to testify later.
Dr J W Black reports two more smallpox cases bringing total under quarantine to ten and a citywide vaccination drive targets 1000 negro residents. The effort gains support from teachers ministers and leaders with sessions planned at the Negro School and continued vaccinations by Drs Black Hammond and Thompson.
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