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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1932
Page
1
A satirical note circulated in St Louis advertises a public sale on November 8 1982 on the White House Lawn Washington DC. It lists items such as a 1921 political machine, a broken platform, a frost-bitten melon vine, a billion dollar crime wave and fourteen million moonshine stills as frozen assets.
Mr and Mrs N C Baker move to Bryan residing on Alamo street with Mr Baker tied to Bryan Motor Company. The Gobels from Waco visit Bryan for the Fourth, joining hosts Mrs Kate Cabaniss and Mr Will Locke for a picnic at Sue Haswell park. Summer guests include Camilla and Leila Mae Nelson of San Antonio staying with Mr and Mrs Fritz Eastman.
Amarillo reports hog expert E M Regenbrecht of Texas A M College advises farmers to time breeding to hit March or late summer markets, with premiums of one and a half to two cents a pound. He notes last year was an exception and explains northern breeders hold pigs for corn, so southern breeders should avoid market when northern hogs are dumped.
The Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce plans a goodwill trip to Iola Friday night July 8 with the Bryan Community Band concert. All who can accompany the band meet at the Carnegie Library before departure. the date was moved from Franklin to Iola.
Work on the agricultural engineering building at Texas A and M College resumed Friday after a San Antonio and El Paso contractor suit to halt the project citing noncompetitive bids. The district court in San Antonio dismissed the injunction Thursday. Plaintiffs Wieland of San Antonio and McKee of El Paso claimed the college board’s June 4 resolution favored the lowest bidder.
Mrs. Lee J. Rountree editor of The Fagle will speak at an all day Missionary Societies Zone 5 gathering of the Methodist Church South on Thursday July 7 in Richards. Her topic is Citizenship with emphasis on the role of women. Zone 5 includes Anderson Shire Richards Navasota Millican Plantersville Stoneham Hempstead and Waller.
R C Jones senior Extension dairyman USDA Washington will be principal speaker at dairy division meetings during the twenty third annual short course for farm and ranch people at Texas A and M College July 25 30. Other speakers include Dr N F Williams Livestock Sanitary Commission Fort Worth and college staff members.
Lamar Bethea, the lone local member of the Senate delegation, returned home from Chicago praising the convention as sane and sober from start to finish. He says he was present and voting throughout and commends Gov. Ely and Sen. Connally as outstanding speakers. Bethea believes Texas and California helped Roosevelt win and that Smith supporters shifted to party principles for the upcoming campaign.
Agricultural writers editors feature writers and staff correspondents from across the state attend the Texas Agricultural Writers Conference from July 25 to 30, linked to the Farmers Short Course at A and M College. President T C Walton opens with the welcome address. daily meetings continue to Friday with officer elections for 1933.
The 1932 Independence Homecoming is scheduled for Sunday August 14 announced by Gus A. Newman of Houston president of the Independence Homecoming Association. A program committee includes Mrs Carrie Clay Thornhill Mrs Albert Buchanan and Mrs J Wallace Brosig. The event draws Texas Baptists and educators to Independence in Washington County with hopes for large attendance from Bryan and Brazos County.
Allen Academy announces B. L. Price will join the English department for the new year. Price earned an A B at Baylor, did graduate work at Columbia, Harvard, and Sorbonne, holding a master's in English with a history minor. He and his wife attend the Baptist church and plan to move to Bryan by September 1.
August Prinzel pioneer and respected Kurten resident celebrated his 77th birth anniversary at his home on June 29. Family and many friends visited throughout the day, sharing a quiet dinner and expressing wishes for many more years of his community service and kindness.
Mrs. John L. Woodyard aged 34 years 7 months 29 days died after illness at home and hospital A funeral was held Thursday at 5 pm at McCulloch Dansby chapel Rev Roy S Holloman officiated The body then went to Greenville for a Friday 5 30 pm service and burial in Greenville cemetery She is survived by husband son two sisters and two brothers in Bryan and nearby cities
Sub irrigation systems allow two extra months of fresh vegetables in Texas gardens, with tomatoes eggplant peppers okra butter beans and black eyed peas recommended for early fall. Costs are about one cent per foot for lathe tile or concrete tile. extension agents provide detailed installation guidance and publications.
Dr. F L Thomas, chief entomologist at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, reports boll weevil infestation is higher this year than last season. He cites percentages from five year field samples near Brazos and Burleson counties and notes a surge in cotton flea hoppers slowing square development and causing injury as plants grow.
Residents of Brazos county visited the Wilson farm on Kurten road where H. O. Wilson an anti malaria expert of the State Board of Health demonstrated how to screen and paper a house to be mosquito proof. The four room job would cost about $10. Attendees included George A. Adams Mrs Lee J. Rountree Mrs Edna A Shelton and W R McCullough plus others.
Rev. W. W. Armstrong pastor of the First Methodist church at Texarkana spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Pearce and family on South Bryan Avenue. Armstrong, now conducting revival services at Rosse, is a boyhood friend of Mr. Pearce.
Mr and Mrs D C DeMaret of Virginia Highlands near Washington City D C received word Tuesday that their eight year old son Jean DeMaret was killed when a taxi struck his bicycle, running over him and killing him instantly. The taxi driver was held for questioning. Jean was the only child of Seth DeMaret by a second marriage and was born and reared in Bryan.
In Peterboro New Hampshire a two year old Guernsey cow from the A M College of Texas named Defiance's Bell 271280 has set an official production record. She made 8816.5 pounds of milk and 357.3 pounds of fat in class E earning entry in the Advanced Register of the American Guernsey Cattle Club.
Amelia Stuart Smith died Saturday morning after several weeks with typhoid fever. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. at McCulloch-Dansby funeral chapel conducted by Rev. John L. Wharton. A quartet sang two hymns and floral tributes filled the chapel. The body was shipped at 4 p.m. via the Sunbeam train to Poplarville Mississippi for interment with her husband H. P. Smith accompanying.
The new city well drilled by Layne Texas Company produced about 120 gallons per minute a few days ago. It has been swabbed out and will undergo final testing on Friday July 8 with final payment depending on the test result.
Geo W Barcus of Waco candidate for re election to the court of civil appeals tenth district spoke in Bryan Monday. Barcus district includes Brazos Bosque Coryell Falls Freestone Hamilton Hill Johnson Limestone Leon Madison McLennan Navarro Robertson Somervell counties and was a speaker at the American Legion barbecue yesterday.
The city commission will convene Friday night to handle routine business and discuss the 1933 budget. The tax rendition for the next fiscal year is unlikely to be on the agenda as the board of equalization may not have finished hearings by then.
Amarillo July 6. A local man gave away a trusted horse team to a Randall county farmer with the caveat of furnishing proper harness. A year later horses and mules are in demand and he cannot buy them back for less than 150 dollars.
Bryan Rotary club president elect J F Casey reports from Seattle after attending Rotary International convention June 20 to 24. He praises Pacific Coast weather and Seattle hospitality with 3000 courtesy cars for about 5200 delegates. He wore a winter suit until Los Angeles and slept under two blankets most nights. He plans for the 1933 Boston convention.
Grady Davis Jr. and his uncle Tom Gresham of Bryan were notified Monday of the death of G. M. Davis in an automobile accident on Jacksonville streets around 5 p.m. Funeral services for G. M. Davis were held at 4 p.m. at his home 609 North Bolton Street. G. M. Davis was brother-in-law of J. F. Casey of Bryan and College.
The Bryan Daily Eagle reports the editor will address Woodman Circle members in a social meeting after the group’s regular session on Thursday July 7 at 8 o’clock. Houston’s Miss Etta Davidson is expected to speak as well and full attendance is planned.
Two Brazos County couples filed notices with County Clerk Jess B. McGee of their intention to marry. W F Dawson and Freddie Mae Needham, and Felix Petroski and Agnes Lero are the couples named in the records.
The Earl Graham Post American Legion hosted a Fourth of July celebration at its new Bryan area home with a Bryan Community Band concert led by Henry Locke. The day began at 6 AM with a 21 salute and reveille, drawing a large crowd for morning speeches by Oak McKenzie, J. H. Cyclones Davis, W. C. Davis, F. L. Henderson, and J. J. Davis. A barbecue followed, and the afternoon featured Cy clons Davis campaigning for Congress while Allred spoke for re-election as Texas attorney general.
Albert Goodman chairman of the Earl Graham post American Legion committee praised the Fourth of July celebration as ideal with a fine crowd and attendees pleased. He could not provide a financial statement. Louis Mauro, linked to a local meat market, received the Chevrolet coach from the post and thanked the Legion publicly.
The annual barbecue hosted by Smetana school patrons is moved to Thursday July 14. The event at Fountain Hall includes a barbecue and dance with proceeds benefiting the school fund.
Col C C Todd governor of Rotary District 47 returned from the Seattle convention where about 5 200 registered delegates from 3 500 clubs and roughly 105 000 members attended The keynote emphasized fostering broadminded international feeling as the central idea of the gathering accompanied by Mrs Todd The report notes the convention’s themes and extends to page 2 for continued coverage
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