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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1924
Page
1
Beginning February 1 newspapers will receive first class mail treatment like letters, per Postmaster General New. He says the order benefits the public by speeding delivery and brings urban and rural readers closer to their local activities.
An American suspect accused in the Bergdoll abduction case is freed from custody after legal action. The release follows ongoing court proceedings and local authorities report no immediate warrants.
Corliss Griffis, the American who tried to kidnap Grover Cleveland Bergdoll in Germany, has been released from prison. The State Department was advised of the release.
The Central Christian church in Waco Texas was consumed by fire of undetermined origin today. The structure and furnishings were destroyed with an estimated loss of 75000 dollars.
In Houston on January 30, Ler Perryman head of the Blue Bird Oil Corporation was sentenced after pleading guilty to using the mails to defraud. He must pay a 15000 dollar fine and serve 30 days in jail. The ruling completes the trial of all promoters tied to the Blue Bird Oil Corporation.
Joe Brown, about 32, jailed by Sheriff Morehead and others near New Baden after burglarizing Madison Davis barber shop in Bryan and stealing clippers and razors. He’s said to be wanted in Houston for burglarizing a tailor shop and is an escaped convict with 12 year penitentiary sentence.
A quick thunderstorm drenched Bryan and nearby areas Tuesday night, delivering about 0.14 inches at the Geo A Adams Insurance Agency gauge and 0.07 inches at the Experiment Station gauge. Mrs C F Moore visited friends Mr and Mrs W H Davison at Hearne for the weekend.
Governor Warren McCray of Indiana has been adjudged bankrupt in a hearing conducted by Federal Master in Chancery Harry Sheridan. The decision follows a petition filed by three Fort Wayne banks and the report was made public today in Frankfort Indiana on January 30.
John M. Lawrence W H Cole J Webb Howell Bob Harrison and other Bryan business men joined others in traveling to Navasota to attend the funeral of R B Templeman, a well known local businessman. The service was to be held this afternoon at three from the home of his daughter Mrs S J Emory.
Former bank president and longtime Bryan social figure Ed Hall stopped in Bryan Tuesday night to greet old friends. He travels from Marlin to Houston on business and will return to Dallas via Austin and Marlin. Hall led the First State Bank and Trust Co. and later served as State Banking and Insurance Commissioner.
The first batch of ballots from 125 precincts arrived at the Capitol for the 1923 Texas senatorial recount. Opponents of Democrat Earle B. Mayfield demand a full count, which will begin only after ballots from all of Texas 4,000 precincts arrive, hoped within a week.
Mrs N B Tucker and Miss Ver Eydle of Navasota spent Sunday with Mrs L H Tucker in an informal family gathering reflected in this social note.
Mrs Lawrence Parker returned yesterday from Houston where she was a guest of Mr and Mrs John T Hanway Jr. The trip highlights social ties with local families and regional hospitality.
More than fifty guests filled the Bryan Hotel banquet hall for the Lions Club of Bryan Charter Night on a Tuesday evening. Col. Louis C. Perry presented the charter while W. S. Barron of the Bryan Rotary spoke on civic clubs and future youth ideals.
The Baptist minister from George Town plans to file a motion for a new trial after a two year period. The action arises from ongoing legal proceedings and aims to challenge the verdict or judgment previously entered in the case.
Georgetown Texas January 26 A Baptist minister Reverend A A Davis was found guilty of perjury by a jury and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary A motion for a new trial will be filed Davis testified before the grand jury investigating the flogging of R W Burleson
The physician attending Albert Fall said he is not in condition to appear before the Senate Oil Committee. Hearing closed. three disinterested physicians will examine Fall and report his exact condition. The committee adjourned until Friday for the physicians’ reports.
T W Gregory, former United States attorney general, will travel from Austin to Washington to assist in the government's naval oil inquiry. He was named to join Silas H Strawn as special counsel alongside the federal prosecution team.
Dr. Brim of Ohio State University, chosen to lead a rural education survey in Texas, visited Bryan from Austin to observe Leonard school and Washington Chapel. County Superintendent McDonald and W. L. Hughes joined, examining facilities and programs as part of a statewide survey plan.
The College Woman's Methodist Missionary Society met Monday afternoon at Mrs. F. A. Beuchel's home with Mrs. J. R. McKee as leader. The program featured a missionary hymn a talk by Mrs. G. P. Grout on The Task Christ Set Himself and Us and a five minute talk from Segris on A New Day in Brazil. Cablegrams from Brazil were read by Mrs. B. F. Harrison followed by items on Brazil by Mrs. King Vivian A message from the home base secretary and notes on superannuated ministers closed the program with a brief business session.
Tuesday night a hail storm struck Nob Prairie within about a mile width and unknown length. County Agent C L Benson reported hail ripping side curtains and peppering exposed skin, with no rain reaching the area a window away.
Mr and Mrs J A Collier former Brazos county residents were guests of their son Judd Collier and wife at their plantation home near Mudville for the weekend.
Dr. D. F. Luckey, livestock commissioner for the Saint Louis Livestock Exchange, lectured at College Station on tuberculosis and its spread between humans and animals. He urged vigilance in Texas cattle imports, citing high infection rates in Illinois and Wisconsin and advocating tested animals and improved herd work to prevent disease.
Brownsville Republican chairman R. B. Creager accused Senator Heflin of stalling a land fraud inquiry. Creager said Heflin’s resolution to probe cabinet influence was not meant to lead to an actual investigation and challenged Heflin to press the measure.
Laymen from Bryan churches form an association at First Presbyterian to support revival meetings planned for mid March. Rev H C Willis presides. E J Jenkins named president and R S Webb Jr secretary. a four church committee is created to organize church participation.
Army order assigns Captain George W. Grainer Jr of the First Infantry as professor of military science and tactics at Allen Academy Bryan Texas. He is on duty at Fort Sam Houston. Henry Shows of Thompson Creek was in Bryan today.
Cotton futures finished with a marginal decline while local value stood at 31 cents a pound for middling grade. The market showed limited activity and modest shifts in basis as traders awaited further data.
A posse cornered and captured robbers after a brief pursuit, recovering $10000. Local lawmen praised the quick action and described the suspect group as engaged in banditry within the county. Suspects face formal charges as investigations continue.
Two unmasked robbers held up the Farmers Bank at Jasper Tennessee and escaped with ten thousand dollars. A pursuing posse captured the men near White Well outside Chattanooga and recovered the currency.
Over 2 000 cars and 121 trucks have been registered for the 1924 license to date in Brazos County, according to County Tax Collector Roy Hudspeth. Most motors likely registered, with a last day for remaining owners to obtain licenses before February 1 and penalties begin.
Washington January 30 The Supreme Court of the District of Columbia sustained demurrers filed by Benedict Crowell former assistant secretary of war and six others in indictments tied to the building of war time cantonments.
Twenty nine Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad employees were slightly hurt when their company bus overturned on the road near Denison Texas last night. Twenty one men were taken to the hospital for treatment.
Bryan Chapter No. 222 of the Eastern Star held a memorial service at the Masonic Temple on Tuesday night for members who died in 1923 24. Mrs. Albert Buchanan led the service with tributes to deceased members including Hannah Woolf Gro¬ginsky Joe B Reed and Lee J Rountree. The program featured readings songs and piano pieces in a solemn religious observance.
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