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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1925
Page
1
Santa Barbara earthquake toll reaches 10 with losses estimated between 20 and 25 million dollars. Reconstruction begins as debris is cleared and engineers from Los Angeles arrive to plan a greater Santa Barbara.
In a column urging unity, Kosse calls for a coordinated regional effort from Bryan to Ferris to promote the X-all Highway as the best route. The piece laments current misdirections favoring longer paths and urges towns from Ennis to Mexia to line up under the Kosse banner to attract stronger road support and publicity.
Ground breaking ceremony held in Bryan for a two story $14,000 parish school building beside St Joseph s Church. Father J B Gleissner led the event at 10 20 am and Sisters from Villa Maria Academy will teach. corner stone laying ceremony planned per Frank Zubic. building expected ready in fall.
A 75 member posse from Leming and nearby deputies with bloodhounds scoured Atascosa County woods for a "wild man" who has terrified women and children for ten days but the trail remained lost. The search resumed Monday with dogs on standby if new leads arise.
R C Franks was elected chancellor commander of the Knights of Pythias Lodge in Bryan at the regular Tuesday night meeting. He succeeds Lonnie B. Locke. Other officers named include R E Kellner as vice chancellor commander Marvin Birdwell as prelate R M Dansby as master at arms William Griffin as inner guard and I Maniloff as outer guard. The gathering reported fair attendance and a splendid spirit.
Lucian G. Sandifer and Neva Hart were married Sunday June 28 at 10 15 a m at the bride’s parents home in Houston with Rev H Lyons officiating. The couple, of Bryan, plan to make Bryan home after a honeymoon to Galveston. The groom is the son of Mr and Mrs J W Sandifer and works with Sin claire Oil Co on College Avenue. A fuller account runs in the Eagle’s social columns Friday.
T W Davidson son of Marshall and lieutenant governor under Pat Neff says he will not seek the Texas governorship in the next election. He criticizes the double primary system predicting a Ferguson forces versus klan backed runoff. He may run in a later election while in Austin for a Texas Bar Association convention.
Miss Marie Elizabeth Webb hosted a charming lawn party at her parents home in honor of her cousin Pauline Williams of Yazoo City Mississippi. The event featured a warm reception and hospitality reflective of a family gathering.
Associated Press reports Alabama Senator Oscar W. Underwood will not seek reelection when his term ends. In a letter to Victor Hanson, publisher of the Birmingham News, he said he will not announce future plans but plans to devote time to writing after 30 years of service in Washington.
Mrs Hood writes from June 24 greeting the Hood's Texas Brigade at the reunion in Bryan. She sends love and loyalty, regrets missing the event due to heat, and mentions presenting James Robertson Hood next year. She praises Mrs Hood and notes eleven children as part of posterity.
S. R. Simpson announces Luna Park now operates a broadcasting station WSAV on wavelength 254. He invites Bryan friends to tune in at 8 p m daily, noting his recent move to Houston and his role as park manager.
McMurray heads to Pekin to press for consideration of territorial rights with noted officials. The minister plans formal discussions to advance claims and seek clarity on governing boundaries.
Washington July 1. Instructions for Minister MacMurray arriving in Peking July 4 indicate a wish to have the whole question of territorial rights in China considered at the earliest date. If other powers agree the International Commission would be authorized during the Washington Arms Conference to handle extraterritorial rights and work with nations having a natural interest in Chinese questions.
RB Youngblood director at Texas A M College Experiment Station concluded a five month Federal project surveying beef cattle on the northern great plains. The team audited ranch finances and conditions, with final reports to be published by the Agriculture Department. He noted Texans’ cattle heritage and the cooler Montana season for July and August trips.
In Lowell Massachusetts voters elected Edith Rogers Republican as the region’s first congresswoman by more than two and a half to one in a July special election. She succeeds her husband John Rogers who died last March and defeated former Governor Foss in the fifth district race.
The Defense Test Day committee led by Colonel C. C. d of the A. & M. College calls for a Fourth of July enlistment demonstration. The appeal stresses willingness to fight for home and urges women to volunteer for duties, stressing the defense necessity.
Incumbent for Chief Clerk of the Oil and Gas Division of Texas Ry. faces detention due to multiple indictments. Authorities report ongoing legal proceedings as the case advances in court.
Earl Calloway, slated to become Chief Clerk of the Texas Railroad Commission Oil and Gas Division, is detained in Austin amid reports of Shackelford County indictments for three felonies. He says the charges stem from his lawsuit against the Earl Calloway Petroleum Company for $100,000, and he believes a trial will clear him. Previously president of the company, he says settlement eluded him in two years.
More than 300 lawyers attend the opening session of the 44th annual Texas Bar Association convention in Austin. Welcome speeches mark the morning program as the event begins.
Aust in July 1 C A Pond was found guilty in Travis County in a series of floggings and sentenced to a heavy fine of 570 dollars in the criminal district court today.
The friends of Mr and Mrs Charley Moehlman report their daughter Louise Moehlman is in Secott White sanitarium Temple for treatment of a facial burn from years past. She has been at Temple hospital twelve days with parents by her side doctors pleased with progress. The first operation repaired the eyes and after healing the mouth will be grafted with new skin. Mrs Moehlman will stay near Louise until they can return to Bryan.
Brenham July 1 An entire business block was destroyed by fire in Somerville early Tuesday morning. The Somerville Tribune owned by Mrs. F Burney was destroyed along with two barber shops a domino parlor a vacant building and another small store. The feed store of C F Hardt was damaged and he was the only insured.
An art display opens Tuesday and runs Wednesday at the Y Chapel featuring 300 reproductions from old and woodcut masters. Presented by Colonial Art Company of Oklahoma City, the exhibit is open to the public with no admission charge.
A Tuesday afternoon wreck on Macy road in the Navasota River Bottom killed driver Jack Jenkins instantly. His truck, part of a three truck load from Smith Brothers Construction of Crockett, overturned on a rough incline near a crossing. Jenkins suffered a broken neck and internal injuries. The convoy was en route from Rosebud to Crockett with construction materials. A doctor from Normangee declared him dead. The McCulloch-Gordon ambulance moved the body to their parlors before shipment to Rosebud on the H and T C train.
Palestine July 1 Winnie Anderson an International Great Northern Railway engineer was found guilty of murdering his wife and given a 25 year prison term. Mrs Anderson was found dead at their home on March 4.
Early today a fire damaged the Paul Rudhti residence in eastern Bryan, totaling about 3500 in house and 1000 in contents with 2000 and 1000 insured respectively. Firemen from Bryan responded swiftly as high winds threatened wider devastation and nearby houses owned by W M Kapchinski and John G Smith sustained roof damage. Mr and Mrs Rudhti and the Ruchtis are temporarily staying with relatives.
John Harrison Creath born October 23 1845 in Arkansas died June 18 at the Confederate Home Austin aged 79 7 26. A farmer from Brazos County and Bryan longtime Presbyterian member he died after a life of neighborly service and Christian faith with funeral attendees listed from Mart Houston Fort Worth and Dallas.
Washington Park Commission met at the park to outline upgrades to make it a state park honoring Texas independence. Officials aim to add a flagpole replica blacksmith shop and exhibit relics, with a landscape plan, new water tower, roads, and improved fencing.
The speaker extols the Texas Experiment Stations and the Texas Aggie Schools and their kinship, praising Texas vast potential wealth and future magnitude.
Cotton futures finished the day 5 to 20 points lower as local spot prices held around 23 1 2 cents per pound basis.
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