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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1935
Page
1
The column urges residents to pay the poll tax by Thursday as the last day to do so. It notes many voters in Brazos County will face proposed constitutional amendments next November and stresses the importance of exercising suffrage by paying and obtaining a receipt at the tax collector’s office.
Mrs. J. T. Maloney became seriously ill while visiting her sister, Mrs. C. M. Cole, and was not moved home until Sunday. She remains in bed for several days per her doctor's orders. Weekend guests included Mrs. H. J. Tuffley and son Mary Joe of Dallas and Mal Hall of Navasota. Hall returned Sunday. the Tuffleys left for Dallas Monday. Bonnie Mary Neeley has been homebound with flu since Friday.
Canyón Texas January 29 One of the largest fossil beds in the Texas Panhandle was found in Palo Duro State Park. Researchers C Suart Johnson of West Texas State Teachers College and D G Vicauz of Eustias Florida unearthed bones of a horse rhinoceros dogs camels mastodons and turtles. Johnson estimates the bones are five million years old and will serve as a laboratory for 19 paleontology students at W T S T C.
Betty Dowell announces she has bought the Lavender Beauty Shop next to the Bryan hotel from Miss Frances Boriskie and will continue personal attention and service. Miss Powell remains as chief operator and invites patrons to call for appointments.
COLLEGE STATION Jan 29 Dr T O Walton and O B Mar t in president of Texas A and M College and director of the college s extension service division respectively will attend a conference in Austin Wednesday of directors of government agencies The meeting called by H P Drought San Antonio state director for the national emergency council will discuss present and prospective recovery activities of the federal government Gov James V Allred has written letters urging attendance A and M College has taken a lead in many federal New Deal recovery aims especially those relating agriculture
J D Womack ordered Sheriff Fettit to seize missing police jury books in East Baton Rouge parish after nine members resisted Huey Long’s bid to control the council. In Baton Rouge, Long accused Standard Oil of Louisiana of plotting his death as anti-Long forces mobilized while guards watched the capital.
City reminders explain penalties for delinquent 1934 taxes. Legislation and local action earlier this year limit waivers. January payments avoid a 10 percent city penalty, while back taxes before August 1, 1934, can be paid without penalty until March 15.
Charles Payne and Miss Donnie A. Thomas obtained a marriage license, recording their intention to wed amid local civil procedures.
Austin January 29 The Senate voted 19 to 10 to reject the adverse report of the constitutional amendment committee on a resolution to ratify the proposed child labor amendment to the federal constitution.
Dwindling oil output in central West Texas spurs a fruit and nut revival. Parker and Palo Pinto counties see truck crops and watermelons expand as orchards of peaches apples and pears rise. Stephens County plans 30 acre test plantings under Tom Hefner with pecans to follow. A $50 million Brazos River project could boost irrigation and aid fruit and nut markets.
Officials of the national park service approved the purchase of 9000 acres to enlarge Caddo Lake Park. The announcement stated the acquisition will expand park lands and protect the lake area.
Eighteen persons including the mothers of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were indicted secretly by a federal grand jury for conspiring to harbor and conceal the outlaw pair during their crime spree in the Southwest. The period spanned May 1933 to May 1934, ending with the couple's deaths in Louisiana. Henry Methvin, key betrayer, was among those named and held on murder charges in Oklahoma. Emma Parker and Cammie Barrow were jailed under bonds.
Mrs. Robert Vance Davidson, 76, a descendant of the man for whom Jack County was named, and widow of R. V. Davidson, Texas attorney general 1905 to 1910, died Monday at her Dallas home of a heart attack. Her husband died in 1925.
Mo zelle Stevens, 18, of Seymour, died after being found unconscious near a wrecked automobile on Highway 30 two miles south of Haskell. Her companion Roy Smith of Hobbs, New Mexico, was probably fatally injured.
In Montevideo on January 20, clashes between federal troops and rebel forces left five dead and many injured. Ovidio Alonzo of the Independent Nationalist led about 500 revolutionists and was seriously wounded in a Costa da Costa battle. About 18,000 federal troops are deployed to maintain order.
Washington January 29 The American Legion national commander Frank N Belgrano Jr says Patman of Texas favors his monetary theories over immediate payment of the bonus and attacks proposed financing methods. Belgrano says Patman shows further misunderstanding by pushing his theories instead of honoring veterans debt.
The Smetana 4-H club met Tuesday morning to elect demonstrators and handle business. Demonstrators named were Lillie Mae Habarta in yard, Julia Regmund in garden, and Rubye Kre in bedroom. A sponsor was to be elected and Habarta and Kre named as the Valentine party program committee for Feb 15. The club planned a garden planting with Julia Regmund at the next meeting.
Prosecutor in the Hauptmann trial pressed key phrases from the ransom notes to link the suspect to planning the abduction. The exchange touched on a contemplated trip to Germany and referred to purchases after the ransom payment, while defense counsel accused the state of inflaming the jury. Hauptmann admitted buying a radio, field glasses, a canoe, and arranging a trip to Florida, plus his wife’s trip to Germany and her quitting work.
Marvin J. Birdwell, CCC camp captain near Palestine, told Bryan Lions Tuesday that many young men in Conservation Camps are lazy and fail to seize opportunities though camps contribute to natural resource conservation. He noted two camp types forestry protection and soil erosion, with the Army providing housing clothing feeding and pay.
In Washington on January 29 the Senate weighed pleas for and against ratification of the world court treaty. A final vote was expected today and was anticipated to be close, requiring a two thirds majority to adopt.
Mrs Alma Metcalfe organized a Smetana home demonstration club Tuesday with officers named as Mrs Jerry Smith president Miss Lucy Cahill vice president Mrs Luther Pearson secretary treasurer Mrs A T Andrews reporter and Mrs Ben Siegert recreational leader. Demonstrators were chosen for yard pantry and wardrobe roles and many members attended including Mesdames Watts Regmond Smith Kosarek Siegert Cahill Andrews and others.
Samuel J. Trevino arrives as the new Mexican consul at Brownsville replacing Francisco G. Salazar who is reassigned to Tucson Arizona. Salazar had served as consul in Eagle Pass since 1930.
District 6 conference of the East Texas Chamber of Commerce will host talks on the federal relief and public works program and Texas sales tax. Hubert M. Harrison leads the session at 10:30 a.m. at the A and M Mess Hall with Charles F. Ashcroft presiding and a noon luncheon.
Thirteen persons died after drinking poison liquor in Gloversville New York with three others critically ill. Authorities say the deaths raise the eastern and central New York total to 30 in five days as federal county and city investigators close in on the liquor source.
The Senate approved a compromise to restore federal pay to pre-cut levels on April 1 for most workers, excluding those earning over a year’s pay. The bill, backed by administration leaders, aligns with a president’s plan to restore pay by July 1. Existing holds include 10 percent restored from the earlier 15 percent cut.
Robert L. Pringle, a fugitive linked to counterfeit charges, jumped from a moving Southern Pacific train near Seguin road after briefly being uncuffed. He vanished, later reported seen in Sacramento, and authorities pursued from Texas to California as a nationwide manhunt unfolded.
Secretary Ickes refused to discuss the $4,000,000 grant under investigation in the District of Colombia grand jury inquiry. He said he would not try the case in advance of a jury and offered no specifics about the Texas graft matter.
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