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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1934
Page
3
A garbled OCR paragraph mentions various names and actions related to a coach, players, and a train incident. The readable fragments reference a head coach, preparation, and repair work, with scattered terms suggesting a school or local sports context without clear events or outcomes.
The column lists numerous residents and their movements including visits between Bryan and Houston, visits to relatives, and students like Miss Ferguson planning to graduate next year. It notes births, arrivals, and departures, with mentions of homes, colleges, and the Houston and Dallas areas.
The Brazos County Health committee selects Mrs W S Howell as chairwoman for the year and names executive committee chairs including Judge A B McSwain finance and Mrs E O Siecke rural. The roster lists officers, finance, project fund coordinators, and a wide local and rural membership detailing community groups and club representatives.
Brazos County Extension Director O B Martin urges farmers to follow cotton contracts, improve land with legumes, terrace rented acres, and expand the live-at-home program. He highlights the need for farm record keeping and notes prize opportunities from International Harvester for best kept farm records 1934 35, while praising district agricultural education and practical improvements.
A UP freight train struck a school bus carrying 26 children in Springfield Nebraska on Monday. Ten children were injured with one serious and others shaken up as the bus was carried 500 feet after the collision.
A Saturday club meeting enjoyed a fine program and a Sunday B Y P U gathering saw good attendance. Sunlight and warm weather boosted spirits while hog killing occupied much of Monday and Tuesday. Delco lighting arrived at the school building, with seats for the auditorium next on the list. Mrs. G W Riley visits Carnegie relatives. Risinger family and Louise visit Jones household. Essie Shealy visits Saxon home. Inez Jones spent the weekend.
Kings Highway hosts and visits showcased by Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Sanders and many families. Community members share Sunday gatherings with the Novosads, Scasta, Leighman, McDonald, Williams, Stroud and Bush households. Schoolhouse grounds are improved with fresh paint, gravel and drainage upgrades.
Local notes recount community visits and social gatherings from Edge and nearby Bryan. Mrs. B Moore returned from the Rio Grande Valley. Ernest Moore and family visited. Rhodes family and J T Griffin spent time with Mrs Rhodes. Payne family visited with Peggy Ann and Gladys Cross. A Bryan visit and musical at Hawkins noted. Helen Moore stayed with Jenie Lou Griffin. J C Bolton and his wife were here Sunday.
In Corsicana on January 30 11 year old David Robertson of Fairfield died in a Teague hospital from injuries sustained when a stick pierced his abdomen after a fall while playing. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Carl Robertson.
Texas farmers have signed contracts to reduce two million acres of cotton for 1934 with potential to reach five to six million acres under extended deadlines. Officials note eligibility gaps and possible lower yield limits could boost signups, while a Texas extension may align with Washington plans.
Enrollment meeting Monday night at the First Baptist church for officers and members of the senior department of the B. T. S. was encouraging and showed 69 percent participation.
Texas rail shipments of poultry and eggs to other states rose in December with 924 cars sent out, up 5 percent from December 1932. Turkey shipments climbed 13 percent to 893 cars, reaching 28 states led by New York 279, Pennsylvania 123, Massachusetts 116, and Illinois 115. Eggs sent out totaled seven cars while 55 cars were received from other states.
The United States Bureau of Agricultural Economies reports state averages for December 15 with Missouri at 11 and 16, Oklahoma 16 and 3, Nebraska 1 and 1, Illinois 11 and 3, Iowa 7 and 0. Eggs averaged 21.6 cents per dozen, down 2.4 cents from November and 6.5 cents from last year. Chickens averaged 8.6 cents per pound, a notably low figure.
Postmaster Joe S. Wrenn 66 died Monday morning on Normangee streets. Services were held Tuesday at 2 pm at First Christian Church Normangee with Rev. J S Newman and Rev. J L Pummell. Burial at Homewell Cemetery. Roger Prairie Masonic Lodge 540 in charge. Wrenn served the lodge as secretary for over 10 years. Attending from Bryan included W S Higgs and others.
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