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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1935
Page
3
Community figures and families participate in visits and hospital care as listed in local society notes. Mr. and Mrs. Hearne host guests while Mr. and Mrs. Norse-Stone welcome relatives for a extended stay. The column records travel, hospital stays, and social calls among residents including Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong and Mrs. Hughes.
Brazos county women will hold Rally Day at Sue Haswell Memorial Park this Saturday with a morning judging of canned goods dresses foundation patterns and wardrobe records for women and girls. Afternoon program features songs readings tap dance stunts and a sewing machine giveaway.
Dallas hearing of the cotton investigation committee heard from Texas agricultural commissioner J E McDonald and others as critics pressed for a permanent program. Testimony urged minimum protections with world-price exposure for excess cotton and proration similar to crude oil, while Dies defended domestic allotment as salvation for American farmers. Dean Bolton and family returned from Atlanta and Pontotoc trips after the session.
William Lee Ferris confessed to killing Howard Carter Dickinson during a robbery that yielded about 150 dollars. Prosecutor Duncan C. McCrea said Ferris stated Dickinson would not surrender and four accomplices planned to rob him, lure him drunk, then roll him. Dickinson’s body was found beside Rouge Park. Ferris and three women were arrested in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Galveston July 2 R B Wieman former Harris county assistant county agent was appointed Galveston county agent by the Commissioners Court He will succeed J C Yeary who resigned within the week
Alfred E. Volckmann confessed killer of nine year old Helen Glenn was arraigned on a first degree murder charge in Greenville New York and held for the Green County grand jury with action expected in September.
The Treasury shifted 1.9 billion dollars of gold profits to its working balance to redeem a large block of Government bonds and withdraw all national bank notes from circulation. About 600 million in bonds and a similar amount in notes are involved, with replacement largely by Federal Reserve notes. The bonds are Panama Canal loan securities from 1916 and 1918 bearing circulating privilege.
President Roosevelt met with the skeletal NRA and the Federal Trade Commission to push industry voluntary code agreements. The move aims to replace the code structure struck down by the Supreme Court.
W. E. Graham of Rock Prairie has prepared his pasture for improvement to boost his dairy enterprise. He notes that pasture feed is cheapest when grass prevails, urging action as weeds and bushes choke the turf.
George Conaway president of the Bowman 4 H Club extends an invite through the county agent to Bryan boy scouts to present a scout program at the Bowman club meeting the first Tuesday night in August. Conaway and club members plan a drive to recruit new members for 1936.
Field Day delegates from Bowman include Ella Conaway C A Lewis W T Conaway and Mary Conaway to attend the Experiment Station event next Tuesday July 9. Florence Walkoviak 4 H member at Leonard sent in a club song for the meeting the 4th Saturday night in July and serves as Leonard club song leader.
Douglas Lancaster will feed out two lambs for his year club project this year.
Club members at Encampment on July 19 20 are inquiring about access to the country club swimming pool and whether they will be granted privileges.
The encampment will occur at Sue Haswell Park on July 19 and 20, continuing last year’s schedule and location.
All club members with crop or livestock demonstrations must submit a summary of their club work by July 19. Top reports win a trip to the Short Course. Reports should be under 300 words.
N. A. Stewart, a Bryan druggist, farmer and former mayor, notes his annual feed bill fell due to cotton seed cake and meal. Dr. Milton P. Jarnagin of the University of Georgia’s animal husbandry department calls the cotton seed industry a dependable feed source for all live stock in the future.
County and home agents request farmers to report their best farming achievements of the year so these practices can be shared. Emphasis on friendly rivalry across farm enterprises including crops live stock home improvement and soil conservation. Return the letter and note the outstanding work on back.
Communities aiming to send a delegation to the field day next Tuesday should submit their lists by this Saturday. The notice promotes participation and the event promises a special treat prepared for attendees.
Millican residents share visits with relatives and friends as Miss Myrtle Plant stays with the Cowens in Millican. Miss Maedell Williams visits from Waco for summer with local friends. Miss Elsie Mae Porch visits with her parents. Melba Adair returns to Navasota after a week with Aunt Mrs. Fuqua. The 4 H club met at the school house for reports and an amsory contest. C L Benson was absent. The Dunlaps visit Corsicana relatives.
Members of the Harvey demonstration club met at the schoolhouse Tuesday to prepare dresses for the county Rally Day program at Sue Haswell Memorial Park on Saturday under supervision of county home agent Mrs. Alma Metcalfe. They also organized lunches and served watermelon after the session with attendees including Mrs. Dames Lelia Andrews Jennie Arrington Eda Belle Mooney Kathaleen Carroll Irene Mills Virginia Pate Clara Cole Max Plagens Dolly Means Alma Metcalfe Maud Kelley and Opal Pate.
A reader asks if placing a want ad in the Eagle is an avenue to rent spare rooms. The note implies local classifieds may help connect renters with available space.
The Texas attorney general ruled that an act offering discounts for prompt property tax payments is unconstitutional. The measure, from the last called session of the 43rd Legislature, would have allowed three percent in October two percent in November and one percent in December.
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