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Newspaper

Bryan Weekly Eagle

Location

Bryan, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1931

Page

3

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.

Unclear Genealogical Note From Local Obituary Snippet

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.

de Hart Ived Lliean

Risk Cards Demand Dips After Major Event

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.

Dents estern Picnic Honors Mr Todd at Harvey Family Reunion

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.

Floyd Steep Hollow O. A. Jones Harvey Ray C. Jones Dallas G. BE Todd C. F. Goen Roscoe Cole Alice Cole Miss Sunshine Cole Jesse Gilpin Bryan

Texas U Dean Will Realize Old Ambition

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.

Austin T. A. Taylor Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana New Mexico

Weather Recap Shows Mild Week With 95 Degree High

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.

Mercury Min Ee

Navasota Man Receives 1370 in Highway 6 Right of Way Award

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.

S. J. Emory Navasota Bryan W. H. Cole J. L. Edge P. L .Barron A.S. McSwain Emory County Commissioners Court W. J. Boriskie W. J. Andrews Fred Winter Brazos County W. H. Milo Thompsonville, AL Anna Farley Dallas

Paving Plan for College Avenue Receives Approval

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.

Collége Avenue 17Th Street College Station John E. Blair Division l State Highway Commission Department Austin R. G. Williams College Avenue 25Th Street

Feeding Methods For Hogs Count More Than Feed

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.

College Station Fred Hale Swine Husbandry Texas Agricultural Expecriment Station Farmlers Hale

Blue Ridge Fair Dates Announced for September

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.

Blue Ridge Fair Mckinney

Texas Governor calls cotton conference on mounting prices

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.

Texas Austin South Federal Farm Board The Cotton Textile Institute Commissioners Secretaries of Agriculture House Senate Agricultural Committees Lawrence Westbrook Waco J. J. Olsen Yoakum Fritz Englehart Eagle Lake. Co Moser American Cotton Co-operative Association New Orleans Farm Board

Unimproved Highways Mentioned On Road Improvement Note

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.

Bryan Youth Dies After Pool Accident

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.

Slowey Claude Albert Webb Frank Dorothy Dorris College Avenue Baptist Church R. S. Holloman

Visitors from Tabor Arrive Including Notables

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.

Tabor W. H. Benbow Joe Locke J. H. Francis 8. S. Smith Ben Francis Lee Watson Will Presnal Mary Locke

Highway Boosting Movements Discussed by C of C Directors

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.

C. of C Bryan and Brazos County Allen Academy Bryan Barron Chambers of Commerce Highway Committee Madisonville Austin San Antonio W. C. Davis H. QO. Ferguson W. S. Barron W. R. McCullough Travis B. Bryan B. C. Pittuck Texas Cotton Cooperative Association J. Webb Howell Pittuck Bryant

County Superintendents Seek Educational Laws at College Station

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.

College Station Texas A. & M. College Farmers Ss. M. N. Marrs Larry Martin Corsicana Sun Texas Bryan Texas A. and M. College

Purification Health Booster Promoted by Calotabs Ad

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.

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Governor Opens Red River Bill Amid Redistricting Controversy

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.

Texas House Senate East Board of Education Austin James V. Allred Conor Travis Tom DeBerry Red River Free Bridge Denison

Unclear Health Remedies Mentioned in Fragment

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.

Mondache

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