Unclear fragment prompts local obituary note
Fragmentary OCR mentions deaths and names Roberts Haswell Bryan and reaching War detail. context unreadable, no clear event date or location. cannot determine full obituary facts.
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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1931
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR mentions deaths and names Roberts Haswell Bryan and reaching War detail. context unreadable, no clear event date or location. cannot determine full obituary facts.
Fragmentary notice mentions Henderson and Em, notes a death and relations to Millican and Hart families. Mentions a journalist and a first wife, with brothers Lilliean and possibly Hart, and a church tie. Details are partial and obscured by OCR errors.
Disorderly OCR fragment notes concerns over card demand after a Saturday event. Mentions 30 age, station, and YMCA cards, with references to numbers like 36,000 and $1 increments. Details are incomplete but indicate exhausted supplies and upcoming usage limits at a college.
Southern hospitality and a community gathering marked the Todd family reunion in Harvey on Sunday. About 26 children and friends joined Mr and Mrs Floyd Todd to celebrate a birthday and share a midday barbecue under spreading oaks with music, games, and visiting among relatives from Rock Prairie Brylan Clyde Steep Hollow and Dallas.
Dean T. A. Taylor plans a summer tour starting early August to visit universities in Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana and New Mexico to meet state officials and possibly other institutions as part of a long held ambition.
Last week brought little variation in weather with a high of 95 degrees recorded on Saturday and Sunday. The low reached 71 degrees on the same two days. Total rainfall amounted to 5 inches. Temperatures followed a steady pattern through the week.
Dr. S. J. Emory of Navasota was awarded 1370 for about 27 acres needed for right of way for Highway No 6 south of Bryan in a condemnation suit. The award, by W H Cole J L Edge and P L Barron, is not yet accepted. Other condemnation suits have been filed by the county commissioners court. Defendants include W J Boriskie W J Andrews Fred Winter and W H Milo heirs of Thompsonville AL and Mrs Anna Farley of Dallas.
City plans a concrete strip paving from 17th Street to a point near Highway No. 6 with state approval. John E Blair of the state highway commission signs off and Austin will grant final approval. A city crew will repair curbs and gutters before laying the pavement with $15,000 from the state, hoping property owners share costs to extend curb to curb from 17th to 25th Street.
College Station July 30 feeding methods are as important as feed for hog profit says Fred Hale Texas A and M Expt Station. He reports self feeders free choice with whole kafir milo and milo as well as wheat and barley can match ground grain gains with less waste and faster growth. Skimmed milk fed once daily in a trough is a simple profitable method for fattening hogs.
McKinney reports the Blue Ridge fair will run September 16 17 18 and 19 with events planned across four days. Local organizers set schedules and activities for residents and visitors.
The Texas Legislature seeks soil conservation via acreage cuts and asks governors of cotton states to meet April 4 in Austin. The move follows a sharp drop in cotton prices risking the South’s economy. Farm Board officials and industry groups will attend along with state lawmakers and local leaders. The exchange notes Texas accounts for about a third of U S cotton production and urges coordinated action to stabilize markets amid mounting surplus and demand concerns.
The article continues noting an intersection with highway No 6 and the poor condition of highway No 21 through the area. It discusses planned improvements and the impact on traffic flow and routes.
A Bryan youth died four hours after a mid air dive in a pool. Eye witnesses, via the father, said he did not strike the bottom or hit any object. Slowey survived by his parents, four brothers Claude Albert Webb Frank, and two sisters Dorothy and Dorris. Funeral services were at College Avenue Baptist Church with Rev. R. S. Holloman officiating. Interment followed at City Cemetery. Pallbearers were Ross Carson Don Palermo Doug Gossett John Phillips L. J. Ford Harmon Me Williams.
Visitors from Tabor today included W. H. Benbow Joe Locke J. H. Francis 8 S. Smith Ben Francis Lee Watson Will Presnal and Miss Mary Locke.
C of C directors reviewed land planned highway developments and pledges of support at the weekly meeting. W S Barron urged funds from Bryan and Brazos chambers to back the X All Highway. Two Thursday meetings were announced in Madisonville and Austin to advance Highway 21 and the Old San Antonio Trail.
County superintendents at Texas A and M College urged the state legislature to pass emergency educational laws during the Farmers Short Course. Motions called for tuition free enrollment for 18 to 20 year olds transferring districts and removal of unconstitutional features in county supervisory laws. Larry Martin of the Corsicana Sun traveled with his family to Bryan for press meetings at the college.
Doctors endorse purification as nature’s foundation for health. The ad promotes Calotabs as a system purifying remedy to cleanse the liver kidneys stomach and bowels with a multi week course. Available in 35 cent packages through all dealers.
A special session debate centered on Texas redistricting and a proposed drivers license bill. The governor pressed for progress on oil region issues before submitting conservation measures. The Red River free bridge project was advanced after a federal injunction, with a declared emergency to justify action. The Eagle offers cash for clean white cotton bales.
The readable text cites a 666 liquid for AeUET and a 666 salve for a baby's cold with vague references to Mondache neuralgia malaria and a three day check, but details and context are missing.
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