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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1931
Page
6
County Agent C L Benson and Home Demonstration Agent Lucy Givens present notes on club activities and farm progress across the county. Updates include youth programs, agricultural tips, and community events from local clubs and demonstrations.
Farmers from Wellborn and Steepaow share experiences with hegari crops and corn, noting early planting and midge resistance. County agent seeks data to guide feed crop suggestions while House Bill 13 enables county road-machinery terrace use. 4-H Club camp set for July 17-18. notices go to members.
Local Bohemian Catholic Sokols led by Father Urbanovsky and Chas Sosolik returned from Hostyn to a Texas Catholic Sokols state meet. They earned first in broad jump and pole vault, second in high individual boys, second in high individual girls, and two second and third placements in team calisthenics. The boys team included Luza, Kucera, Putz, Muth, Dobrovolny and Watthaber. Also includes a small for sale note about a hot water tank and oil heater.
North Zone Creath Brazos Association will hold a B Y P U meeting at Steep Hollow church Sunday after noon at 3 15 p m A good program is arranged and attendance is urged says zone president J L Reese
The article lists Brazos county taxables for 1841 including 76 enslaved people, 128 horses, watches, clocks, 1161 cattle, and 95 795 acres under title with 43 359 acres by survey. Tax revenue began at 1 120.94 to start government, rose modestly through 1851, then spiked during the Civil War reaching 17 915 43 in 1864.
District judge W. C. Davis of the 85th judicial district convened the grand jury in Franklin this morning and opened a four weeks term of court.
County Agent C L Beason pushes a county wide drive for feed crops in Brazos. Farmers including E M Seeman Chas Locke Geo McDonald A L Higgs G E Madeley John L Stasney and others pledge to plant corn middles hegari sorghum oats and peas if rain comes by August. The trench silo and blue prints are sought from M R Bentley as part of the effort to save blighted crops.
Editor Mrs Nell Bentley hosts a nine o'clock bridge series for six tables to honor Mrs Walter Bond of New Orleans. Guests include Mrs Phebe K Warner and many club women with luncheon following. Mrs Warner serves on the President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership committee No 5 with Dr Samuel McCrory and others.
Mr and Mrs R W Moreland recently moved to Bryan from Tallulah La hosted a dinner for friends on West 20th street marking their 12th wedding anniversary A four course meal featured a tiered wedding cake with a miniature bride and groom and roses and ferns furnished the decor Guests included Dr and Mrs E W Dunnam Dr and Mrs R K Fletcher Mr and Mrs J S Gaines and Dr and Mrs F L Thomas Gifts of linen and flowers were exchanged in appreciation of the friendship extended to the couple.
Mr and Mrs Grady E Davis have returned from a Dallas visit after marrying at the home of Rev George W Truett in Dallas on July 4 Rev Truett officiated and attendees included Olin E Teague and Angela Fredericks The couple plan a September honeymoon and reside with his uncle J F Casey on College Road with Mr Davis employed as a clerk at the College post office.
Mrs John Wheeler and daughter Louise traveled to San Antonio today and will join Major Wheeler and John at Fort Clark later in the week returning early next week. Mr and Mrs Chas Pipkin and children with Mr and Mrs Chas Javier Jr stayed with Senator and Mrs C S Gainer on South Bryan avenue and left Monday. Virginia Pipkin remains for a longer visit with her grandparents. Miss Marion Brooks of Dallas, a weekend guest of Mrs Edwin Black and Mr Black on Sandy Point Road, stays two weeks.
An old Texas poet, F. M. Johnson of Houston, pays tribute to Adjutant General Sterling known as Captain Bill at A. and M. College. The poem mocks his new formal attire versus his ranger gear while affirming respect for the general who can face death with a smile. It ends with enduring affection for Bill Sterling.
A sequence of lantern slide and daytime terracing demonstrations will run July 6 to 20 across Texas for the blacksand belt. M R Bentley and partners from Texas A&M Extension and the USDA organize meetings from San Antonio to Waco with county agents in charge.
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