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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1935
Page
2
A community notes column from Bryan lists numerous local residents and visitors. Mrs J H Dubois of Cameron visits Barrons as Mrs Barron recovers from flu. Several people travel for work, treatment, or to visit relatives, with updates on health and returns to normal activity.
County Agent C. L. Benson laid terrace lines today on the Possum Walk farm owned by M. E. Wallace three miles north on Highway 6. Wallace aims to boost productivity through terracing crop rotation and diversification into hogs cattle chickens turkeys ducks feed crops and a small cotton plot along with fish tanks for summer utility.
An old advertisement advocates liquid laxatives for children, urging regulated dosing and gradual reduction. It promotes Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin with senna and laxatives as non habit forming, gentle yet effective for biliousness and sluggish bowels.
Heatly Furniture Company opened on Main Street in Bryan in the former Home Furniture building. E H Heatly and W W Harlow praised the warm welcome with many locals visiting and buying. Harlow, arriving from California, noted Southern hospitality.
Zone 2 Brazos County teachers met at Smetana school to organize for curriculum revision. Officers elected: L. J. Canavespi principal Steele's Store leader, Mrs. John Buchanan Smetana secretary, Mrs. Frank Fuller Leonard treasurer, Mrs. R. B. Hearne Steele's Store reporter. Next meeting set for Feb 16 at Steele's Store.
The College Avenue Baptist Sunday school will hold a teacher and officer training week starting Monday February 4 to Friday February 8. Afternoon classes from 2 to 8 30 at Mrs Mills P Walker’s home and evening sessions 7 to 8 45 at the church will cover Outline of Bible History by Burroughs. Rev P C McGahey and Mrs Walker lead the sessions with open invitation to nonmembers.
T Edison English and Velma Lestelle Moore obtained a marriage license. FarI Holloman and Carrie M Geath also secured a marriage license.
In Brazos county court, a $164,950 damage suit is filed against the estate of Dr. B O Sims by survivors of Frank Zetts Glover and Roger Martin and by Dorothy Zimmerman. The petition accuses Sims of speeding and reckless driving causing a head-on collision on Highway 6 January 5, 1954, killing Glover and Martin and injuring Zimmerman. Plaintiffs include Sam J Zimmerman and wife Dorothy. Elise H Glover. Mary Elizabeth and Sidney H Glover. Nadine Martin. and Mary Louise Martin. defendants include Mrs Alma Kerr Sims and related heirs. The suit requests $52,000 for Martin, $84,000 for Glover, $25,000 for Zimmerman injuries, and medical costs of $1,950.
Rt. Rev. J. B. Gleissner pastor of St. Joseph's Church Bryan returned from Lafayette Louisiana where he joined several priests to witness Rev. P. Keller elevated to monseigneur Gleissner notes Louisiana had harsher weather than Bryan with a heavy snow following.
Kemp high girls defeated Navasota 14 to 1 for their first win with Lydia Simpson scoring 12 Bryan points and Ruby Money and Katherine Wade holding Navasota scorers. Kemp boys fell 22 to 15 as Charlie Cashaw led Navasota with 20 points and Bryan's Cashaw Nelsons and Red Williams starred for Navasota.
Local organizations and business leaders wired Army HQ at Fort Sam Houston to retain Captain M. J. Birdwell and Lieut. John E. Golding at the Maydelle CCC camp near Palestine. Birdwell’s term ends Jan 18, with Golding due to be relieved next month, but petitions urge extension as both approve Palestine and want to stay.
Forty thousand dollars in cash and Liberty bonds plus jewelry and vehicles seized by Florida authorities in a case linking Irving Thompson W J Walker Roy Johnson and two women to a 1933 Texas bank robbery. Funds ordered to be delivered to local banks and to Sheriff Stoutamire. Caldwell jewelry loot tied to Dec 14 1933 robbery.
Miss Katherine Henderson of Bryan is guest in Houston of Mrs. Jack Hollis Weaver. A two column photo in the society section notes she is being extensively entertained during her visit in Houston.
At Texas A M College a one day conference on farm modernization opened with FHA officials and extension, vocational workers, and bankers. The group discussed campaigns to promote farming and home modernization, clarifying FHA as a promoter rather than a lender while noting up to twenty percent loan insurance.
Funeral services were held Saturday at Millican cemetery for Mrs J D Cotharn who died Friday at her son’s home. She was 79, born in Alabama in 1855, married young, moved to Texas, and had 11 children, eight sons and three daughters, five sons and two daughters surviving. She was a longtime member of the Methodist Church.
The Bryan Carnegie library received Pastime Poems of a Busy Doctor by J. W. Torbett M D of Marlin. The foreword by Frances Poindexter likens him to Abou Ben Adhem and notes poetic lineage with Olive Barrett. A poem To Bryan Readers accompanies the volume.
Peach Creek 4 H club girls selected demonstrators at a Friday meeting. Ruby Lee Bell will lead bedroom demonstrations and Edna Ruth Symns will handle garden demonstrations with plans to plant at the February 13 meeting. Members present included Dimply Bell Ruth Crenshaw Alva Barker and Francis Price with county agent Alma Metcalfe in attendance.
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Reports of theft and vandalism spread after a Mexican doll and art bowls were stolen from the Henderson home cactus bed. Thieves dug up and carried away entire cactus plants including roots and thorns, shattering hope of a quiet return.
Farmers met at the courthouse and elected local committee members for precincts 1 2 8 and 4. Precinct 1 O L Andrews J A Gandy C B McGregor with Aubrey Tobias as alternate. Precinct 2 Chas Payne Joe Locke Walter Armstrong with Chas Shealy alternate. Precinct 8 Ward Mooring Chas Wehrman H P Franklin Brazos Varisco alternate. Precinct 4 Marshall Jones I G Seale A H Keller Jim Jones alternate. They will meet next Saturday at 10 to elect three county committeemen. Past county committeemen were H P Dansby W R McCullough and J B Priddy.
Northwest Convocation will meet in May at St. Andrew's Church Bryan representatives say. Bryan Episcopalians were honored at the diocesan council in Waco with Rev. L A Wilson named assistant delegate and other Bryan membersajoining committees. A balanced missions budget was adopted for the first time in years.
Last week saw temperatures range from 17 degrees to 70 degrees with no rainfall. Daily highs and lows were reported as Monday 25 17, Tuesday 38 25, Wednesday and Thursday 48 0, Friday 60 38, Saturday 70 58, and Sunday with unclear figures.
Friends of Mrs. Ed Pursell held a shower at her Benchley home on Friday January 18. Guests arrived by 2:30 pm, presented gifts unwrapped in a parcellike display, and refreshments followed. The event included many relatives and neighbors, with plans to continue until Feb. 1.
Jan 29 report states the Texas Christian University Board of Trustees will meet on Thursday Feb 7 at the school, as announced by President E M Waits. The notice outlines a formal annual gathering of university leaders and administrators.
Beginning Monday January 21 Prof E L Williams head of industrial education at the A and M College begins a series of conferences for foremen at Pure Oil Refinery Smith Bluff near Nederland. Two daily classes are scheduled from 10 to 12 a.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
A small classified item notice seeks buyers for assorted odd pieces of furniture no longer needed. Customer details and exact items not fully legible in the excerpt. It calls for inquiries to arrange pickup or viewing.
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