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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1929
Page
3
The 20th annual Farmers Short Course at A and M College runs July 29 through August 3 with extensive programs for farmers and 4 H Club members. Topics cover poultry, livestock, dairying, crops, terracing, farming systems, pest and disease control, breeding, and judging contests.
Col John Bell Hood of Matagorda plantation Jonestown Mississippi halted in Bryan for a brief stopover visiting with friends. He stayed at the home of Mr and Mrs Tyler Haswell and expressed regret at missing Hood's Brigade reunion while passing through on business.
County Clerk Jess B. McGee logged a marriage license intention today for Tony M. Salvato of Brazos County to wed Miss Lena Scardino. The notice marks the legal step toward marriage.
Mr and Mrs Jas Lang of Kurten spent Tuesday in Bryan on business. They toured local shops and met with residents, returning home that evening.
The Bryan Lions heard about Brazos county products with homemade grape juice served instead of tea. Speakers included W M Gourley on Marketing Poultry Cooperative and Aline Smith singing. The club supported East Texas Chamber memberships and announced a 4-H encampment in Sue Haswell Park.
Awards for worthy service were given by the University of Texas Men s Glee Club for the first time. Gold lyre charms engraved Texas Glee Club and 1929 were awarded to members who stayed eligible and joined out of town concerts. The list includes Gilbert Schramm John Guinn O M Stubblefield Alexander Lillico William Jackson William A Dyer Chester Lee Coleman Calvin L Turberville Billy Hoffman Robert M Scheck George M Green Chester W Caulfield Irving Nathan Kenyon M Douglass W N Mullings Andrew M Fossler Ernest Allercamp Robert M McKee Wendell E Little J B Growd Jr and others.
Mrs Miles Lebo of Arlington underwent a serious operation at Temple hospital after spending the summer in Bryan with her parents Mr and Mrs S H Brockman. Her husband and two sisters accompanied her and returned home after the procedure reporting she is doing nicely and on the road to recovery.
Agricultural Writers of Texas discuss conservation of soils water and farm fertility at the annual Short Course. The program features papers by George Spears W H Carpenter Billy Aiken and others on the role of farm press in carrying the message to Garcia and advancing Texas agriculture. The schedule includes sessions July 30 to August 1 with topics on soil and water, farm news, and community cooperation.
Public Schools Of Texas outlines a thesis by C F Wellborn superintendent of public instruction at Bellville who will seek a masters at A and M College. Prof Caldwell compiled data on all 254 counties rating items such as teacher salaries enrollment in high school costs per capita and school term lengths.
Five pairs of twin calves born in the last year near Wills Point astonish locals. Old stockmen note twins were rare until recent years.
Publications totaling 2443, from religious bulletins to technical journals, arrive yearly at the University of Texas Library Serials and Binding Department. Of these, 1350 are paid subscriptions and 898 are gifts and exchanges, with 22 percent distributed to campus libraries and volumes bound in the main library. The staff includes Mrs Williford, Miss Ellen Claire Kuehne, and Mell W Fleetwood.
Denton July 17 CIA girls favor Weary River as the top dance tune. Broadway Melody Carolina Moon Dream Train You Were Meant for Me and If I Had You follow in requests to the band playing for the Next.
Denton July 17 The students of C I A spend 3730 monthly on cosmetics during the regular school year. The average student spends 1 60 a month mainly for powder and rouge. Figures come from expenses estimated via a questionnaire among the student body.
Eagie seeks to sell any items readers wish to dispose of. The notice invites participation and outlines the broad scope of goods able to be offered.
The twentieth annual Summer Short Course at Texas A and M College runs July 29 to August 3 for farm families. A homemakers program covers child care, market prep, and community events while 4-H Club girls learn health, fabrics, home beautification, and social life.
The Bryan Daily Eagle outlines seasonal, inexpensive options with deviled eggs as a meat substitute. It recommends morning-prepared dishes kept in the ice box, serving cold dishes cold, and hot dishes hot, with sample menus for breakfast lunch and dinner and a deviled eggs recipe including hard boiled eggs, yolk filling, vinegar and salt.
Representative Ray Holder of Dallas is a probable entrant into the lieutenant governor race. He has not announced for speaker of the next house, which would pit the house against the senate. Senator Joe of Greenville is regarded as a senate candidate for the new governor, with formal announcements expected soon.
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