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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1930
Page
1
The column imagines a vision of a municipal pool in Sue Haswell Park where children swim and play as mothers watch with joy and fathers join in. The scene emphasizes happiness, health, and community recreation in a public pool setting.
Gunmen shot and killed Gerald Buckley, WMBC announcer, in the LaSalle hotel lobby at 1:50 AM after he announced the recall of Mayor Charles Bowles. Authorities offer a $5,000 reward as the case ties to a weeks long gangland campaign and threats against Buckley.
Marshall reports an armed posse of 500 men combed the countryside near Eenwood Louisiana seeking two Black men after a fatal robbery. They shot and killed W. J. Mason a Eenwood merchant who refused to open a cash register and then forced his wife to comply. Sheriff R. T. Hughes warned of potential violence if the suspects are found.
R. G. Williams, city manager designate, has led aid projects for the state highway commission since March 1928 and will assume Bryan duties between August 1 and 10. He previously served as federal highway engineer in East Texas and Arkansas and has been linked with the New York highway commission.
Dr and Mrs J Henry Stallings and sons Drummond and James of Shreveport La are guests in the home of Mrs Stallings mother Mrs W G Drummond on West 28th street for a ten days visit They spent June and part of July in Colorado and have been visiting sister and family Mr and Mrs George Rob inson at Galveston Dr Stallings will attend the Farmers Short Course at A and M College and then he and Mrs Stallings and the children will return to Shreveport H L Durham superintendent of Bryan city schools with Mrs Durham and children Wayne and Sara Lee Durham will leave Bryan in their car for an extended vacation They will go first to Nashville Tenn for a visit with friends and will visit Mammoth Cave in Kentucky and then to Belmont NC for a week s visit with Miss Katherine Gaston in the home of her parents Miss Gaston will then go with the Durhams on their motor trip to Washington DC and other points of interest They expect to be away about three weeks.
Heber Springs Arkansas reports Boge Cannon and Jim Cannon were shot dead following an incident in which a school teacher is said to have whipped the child of one victim. Selas Murphy, the teacher's husband, is charged with murder.
Funeral services were conducted Monday for W. C. Colson a longtime Iola resident of Grimes county near Brazos and Grimes counties. He died Sunday one day short of age 74 born July 21 1857 in Whittier Alabama. He was married twice and survived by his second wife three sons and four daughters.
The state railroad commission authorized Southern Pacific to adopt pickup and delivery express service, effective August 1, with approval granted in Austin on July 23. The move aims to streamline freight and passenger handling under the new service plan.
Four men were killed and 17 injured when a special circus train derailed on the Canadian National line at Canaan, 14 miles north of Moncton. The Barnes circus car moved from Newcastle to Charlottetown. most victims were circus employees. Cause is under investigation.
The Brazos 4-H Club names Tony Noto Ernest Sample Edminston Conaway Elmer Murray Victor Akin Alphonse Habarta Smetana among scholarship recipients to the A and M Short Course. Scholarships funded by the Bryan Chamber of Commerce mirror female awards. The chamber will later offer trips to the Dallas Fair based on county reports.
The Bryan public schools conclude their third successful summer session Friday night with eleven boys in the graduation class. Under Superintendent H. L. Durham the plan provides extended clock hours to match the regular winter session and aims to raise scholarship standards.
Bryan business leaders, women and numerous candidates traveled to Leon county for a four county mass meeting and barbecue. The event aimed to promote the Old San Antonio Trail with a large turnout, preparations included long pits for 5 000 to 6 000 pounds of meat and seating for about 1 000. Additional facilities allowed diners in cars or at nearby tables.
Buffalo July 23 Glenn H Curtiss 52 aviation pioneer died here after an appendicitis operation He helped build early motorcycles motors and airplanes and developed the V type motor from which the radial engine evolved He was nearly retired but remained a director of Curtiss Wright Company
Mills P. Walker returns from 17 Texas counties promoting his father J. H. Walker, a Democratic primary candidate for Commissioner of the General Land Office on July 26. He notes few voters indicate governor race preferences and predicts surprises when results are tallied.
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday for Bryan and vicinity. East and West Texas see partly scattered thundershowers in extreme west and near the coast. Panhandle warmer Thursday.
In Barnesboro Pennsylvania on July 23 a dynamite blast demolished the Langram home killing Perry 16 months and Laure 1, injuring mother Mrs M T Langram. Two other children uninjured. Police believe the blast was set by the father amid marital disputes.
In July the Laredo oil district shows its busiest development to date with over 100 new wells began and many existing wells brought in. June production across Webb Duval Jim Hogg and Zapata counties totaled 285 207 39 barrels from 860 producing wells across 16 fields. The average per well ran 11.0 barrels daily, with district totals since 1922 reaching 23 4238 989 22 barrels.
The cotton market eased with futures down 20 to 25 points. Local spot quotes ranged from 11 to 11 1/2 cents.
Three year old Joe Mehaffey was struck in the Oak Grove area when an automobile driven by Richard Crawford cut across a corner and hit him. He was taken to a local hospital and returned home the same day with a gash above the eye two knee cuts and body bruises. Physicians say outcomes will take several days to determine. Crawford, who reported the accident to County Attorney A S Ware, said the child was in the street and he did not see him before the collision. Crawford is employed at the Boyett garage in College Station.
Chicago dispatch reports science wrestled with identifying two babies found yesterday. Experts were unsure and planned further testing and study to determine who the infants are.
Mexican customs guards at Nuevo Laredo seized 18 000 cartridges in a Monday night smuggling attempt across the Rio Grande into Mexico. The seizure was announced today in Mexico City.
The Bryan Lions Club meeting centered on plans for a municipal swimming pool. Lion C. E. Griesser, Park and Playgrounds chair, presented the issue and discussion included Lions Thos Gordon Watts.
Eagle announces an election party Saturday and will display returns from all Texas counties as they are received. Brazos county boxes will provide earliest possible returns. Officials urge voters to cast ballots early so the lengthy ticket can be counted and unofficial results announced.
Highway engineers from the Good Roads Bureau report no objections to the Bryan to North Zulch and Bryan to Caldwell routes of Highway No 21. J E Blair, head of the state division, notes a possible slight Brazos bridge relocation but confirms the route remains fixed.
Bryan's Mesdames J. L. Brock J. Webb Howell and M. W. Sims called on the Daily Examiner to boost Mrs. Lee J. Rountree's bid to represent Brazos and Grimes counties. Rountree, editor of The Bryan Daily and Weekly Eagle and former chamber leader, has worked on local causes. Also noted, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Conway and N. F. Lockerd from Bryan attended the four county barbecue on the Old San Antonio Trail.
Will Rogers writes from Beverly Hills urging the editor to back a proposed treaty but to stop conferences. He argues nations should be friends and mocks specifying arms or attire, calling the process impractical and “hoey” while praising the delegation.
In Coblenz yesterday a flimsy pontoon bridge collapsed during a Rhine liberation celebration. 35 to 50 people died including Raymond Lawler, 6, of Akron Ohio, and his grandfather. President Hindenburg witnessed the disaster and halted his tour.
Construction under way for a resort tied to the Richland Spring Cavern located 20 miles east of Brady. Crews open new caverns while another builds an 185,000 gallon concrete pool. A $10,000 power plant nears completion to supply electricity for lighting the cavern and resort.
Texas prisons house more prohibition offenders than any other state with 635 violators among 5 055 inmates. Alabama follows with 595. Governor Moody says the figures show prohibition laws are effectively enforced in Texas. Some states reported none and New Jersey had one.
San Antonio police and city officials study jail meal costs. Commissioner Phil Wright foresees savings by cooking meals in house at cents per meal. The 15 cent bid suggests potential reductions from last year’s 8500 dollar contract by about one third.
Sheriff J H Reed and three deputies Lon Baker Horace Reed and Henry Kuntz attended the Four County Mass Meeting and Barbecue on the Old San Antonio Trail today at the invitation of event committees.
Lee Gehlbach piloting the Little Rock entry in the American Air Derby was first to land in Little Rock from Cincinnati marking a strong early showing in the event.
Forty three candidates for degrees will be awarded August 31 at the close of the second term of the summer school at Texas A M College. Six seek the master of science, four bachelor of arts, and thirty three bachelor of science. The registrar lists Harry Smith Taleo Henry Givens Vick Lewisville B A Reid Jasper Percurg Robertson Mansfield La among the M S candidates.
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