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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1929
Page
7
The 41st Texas legislature resumes work after Governor Moody vetoed major appropriation bills for overspending and issued a proclamation for a third extraordinary session. Senator Pollard of Tyler denounced the governor in a personal privilege exchange.
The American Legion Earl Graham Post No 169 sponsors a Bryan Brazos county Fourth of July event at Sue Haswell Memorial Park. The patriotic program begins at 11 o clock with a barbecue dinner at noon. Citizens are urged to attend and join in this national birthday anniversary.
A Tuesday afternoon picnic supper and evening of games and music honored Miss Mary Martha Black at Sue Bsuswell Memorial Park and the Black home on Adams Street. Guests included Ruth Smith Joyce Smith Lois Brown Ethel Ferguson Aline King Nina Astin Elizabeth Dickenson Frank Dwyer Webster McAvoy Maldon Adcock R C Daniels A Alber Jimmie Rabb B Stewart and Allen Dees. Mr and Mrs W E Wimberly planned a trip to Shreveport to visit his parents.
Detroit July 3 Benjamin Evangelistia 42 his wife Santina 400 and their four children were found fatally injured in their home. All were victims of an axe slayer with Evangelistia's head severed and others badly injured in a gruesome attack.
Fort Worth July 3 four hundred ninety seven volumes donated to the Mary Couts Burnett Library of Texas Christian University since the start of the summer term Librarian Arthur R Curry reports about 164 reference books ordered for departments to sit before fall The principal gift is a 491 volume collection from the late Chalmer s McPherson former T C U faculty member Other donors include Mrs W B Paddock of Colorado Springs Colorado and M B Brown of Austin
An average of 192 students, 11 percent of the student body, were employed monthly at the College of Industrial Arts in Denton during the past year. The average monthly earnings per student were $21, totaling $4,000, with wages ranging from $10 to $50 for part time workers.
Partly cloudy tonight. Thursday generally fair for Bryan and vicinity. West Texas also generally fair tonight and Thursday.
A second extra ordinary session of the 41st legislature nears its end as Gov. Dan Moody signals a third special session is reasonably certain. Both houses delay until the educational appropriation bill is finished and sent to a free conference committee.
Houston July 3 two firemen died and a third was not expected to live after two grade crossing wrecks at Houston Belt Terminal crossings while crews answered a call. E. H. Grant Jr 27 and H. L. Oxford 30 died. Captain Johnnie Litte 46 seriously injured.
Bryan friends report Mrs. W. J. Walker of Bryan is in critical condition at her daughter's home in Commerce with little hope for recovery. Two granddaughters, Della Ross Walker of Houston and Mrs. Roy Johnson of Bay Center, were traveling home from Commerce and conveyed the update.
Fire near Mull Valley endangered more homes in the area as embers sparked new blazes in Cascade Canyon. More than 130 homes were destroyed or damaged and losses exceed 1 million dollars.
Earl Graham Post 159 American Legion arranges a dawn bugler Reveille from the LaSalle Hotel roof at 6 AM and a 48 gun salute at sunrise to mark the town Fourth of July celebration. The ceremonies inaugurate a broader commemorative program.
Three men were killed and a fourth injured when an automobile crashed into a parked truck in Amarillo early today. The deceased were Carroll McMurtry 21 Regan Burton 22 and Joe Wilson 20, all residents of Amarillo. Henry Ellis 20 escaped with minor injuries. The party had been returning from a dance at about 2 am.
The Business and Professional Women's Club of College Station has organized and seeks state and national federation affiliation. Two monthly meetings are planned for the first and third Wednesdays. Charter members and elected officers include Mary Anna Grimes as President Helen Davis as 1st Vice President Mildred Saly as 2nd Vice President Lillian Ferguson as Recording Secretary Melle Williamson as Corresponding Secretary Minnie Hardwick as Treasurer Bess Edwards as Parliamentarian. Members at large are Lee J. Rountree Myrtle Murray and F L Thomas.
Edward Dorsey, 21, of Houston, a member of a fishing party, drowned in the Houston ship channel near here during a canal incident in July.
Bryan Rotary Club installed new officers at a weekly luncheon led by President H Williamson. New officers include H H Williamson as president, Col C Todd as vice president, Victor Gayle as secretary-treasurer, and W F Davis as sergeant at arms. Committees were named for the next thirty days with arms and objects led by Williamson and Todd and others named for club and vocational service.
Texans face two proposed changes to the state constitution on July 16. Voters will decide to raise the governor’s salary from 4000 to 10000 annually and to expand the Supreme Court from three to nine members.
City hall has received many calls about reddish water color. State officials say one well is pumping sand from an iron formation, causing the color. No danger in using the water, and the condition should clear within a day or two.
Raymond West and Tomas Hernandez, Laredo peace officers, were found guilty of murdering Harry Williams, a Laredo newspaper reporter. West received 99 years and Hernandez 20 years.
A land company that traps muskrats across hundreds of acres will seed the marsh with sciupus robustus during summer. Seed paid at $1 per bushel will be broadcast from boats moving along 106 miles of canal, with shelter sites built to attract the fur-bearing animals.
Dallas mayor J Waddy Tate seeks a Johns Day at the State Fair to honor people named John. He proposes a fall exposition tribute with invitations to figures such as John W Davis John D Rockefeller John Henry Kirby and John Fouts. Tate notes his own name hides a silent John.
Allen Academy rewards cadets with Distinguished Student Scholarships for an all A record in all courses. For the 1928 1929 year six cadets receive cash awards totaling 300 dollars, including William Lee Campbell Daniel Wright Kittredge Jr William Ladin David Winterman George Adams and Santiago Cerna.
Col C C Todd, a Bryan attorney and Rotarian, told the Lions Club during a July luncheon that the United States has changed since World War I and carries a duty as the greatest nation. He warned European postwar finance woes show the need for material resources and money to pay for imports.
Mrs D D Jolly of Bryan will deliver the principal address at the Creath Brazos Association Woman's Missionary Union quarterly meeting at Navosta July 9. Mrs McAdams of Bedias leads devotion and Mrs B F K Mullins of Fort Worth provides special music.
Louis M. Glickman a 35 year old hat repair shop proprietor from Houston was found dying in his hotel room in Galveston after registering early Tuesday morning. An empty carbolic acid bottle and a doctor prescribed label were found beside him. He died after being taken to John Sealy Hospital.
The Chicago Tribune amphibian Antin Bow er left Chicago today for Great Whale in the Hudson Bay Country on the first leg of a flight to Berlin. Robert Gast Parker Cramer and Robert Wood were aboard the plane.
Mrs Lila Graham Bryan and daughter Miss Lila Graham depart to Houston then join Misses Laura and Corrine James for an auto trip to El Paso to visit Miss Mary MeInnis living there. At El Paso they will meet Miss Malcolm MeInnis. the group will continue to Colorado for the summer. Miss Lila Graham Bryan will return to Bryan after the El Paso visit.
Chairman of the Texas state railroad commission will discuss The Citizen and His Government at 11 tomorrow morning at Sue Haswell Memorial Park as part of the American Legion observance of the national birthday anniversary.
AUSTIN July 3 Senator Thomas Love of Dallas formally announced his candidacy for governor today. He pledged to carry a message to the people and said he would pursue the role with malice toward none and charity for all.
A grass fire ignited oil on a drainage ditch at South Bryan Avenue around 8 PM, causing dense smoke and drawing a large onlookers crowd. No damage occurred and Fire Chief Griesser said another oil film will be spread to curb mosquito breeding.
Mr and Mrs E W Baker of Webster Harris county and their nine of ten children travel through Bryan en route to Clifton for a two week vacation with relatives and friends. The group of eleven rode in a five passenger touring car and are visiting Clifton for the first time since moving to Webster five years ago.
Amarillo report notes the trial of Mrs Levi Stallworth for the slaying of Mrs Grace Morrison of Plainview was ordered transferred to Canyon. The case is set for August 12.
The American Legion Earl Graham Post 159 and committee chairs plan a big Fourth of July celebration in Sue Buswell Memorial Park with a patriotic service led by Clarence Gilmore of the Texas Railroad Commission. The program includes a reading of the Declaration preamble, songs, a baby show, boxing, wrestling, races, a baseball game, and a bathing beauty revue for youths with a busy afternoon lineup.
Houston July 3 Buster Guage 22 was killed and Miss Lillian Bissitt 18 wounded near Morgan's Point. The couple say a man approached their car and tried to drag the girl out. Guage resisted and both were shot. The girl was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
A heavy rainfall early today brought beneficial moisture to Brazos County farmers. In Bryan the total rainfall measured 2.1 inches while reports say rainfall was widespread across the Brazos Valley including Steeles Store Rock Prairie Harvey Steep Hollow and Kurten. The rain is described as a welcome event with a value of about one million dollars to local agriculture.
A July 3 blast in the I. W. Hellman Building damaged the Los Angeles Grain Exchange on the fifth floor. No injuries were reported and no motive has been given for the explosion.
No change noted in the cent per ton market today. Local quotations ranged from 16.75 to 117.25 cents, reflecting steady pricing and no movement in the market.
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