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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1931
Page
6
A column of wry vignettes and quips from the Early Risers Club. Items reference Cleopatra, restraint in business, a soapbox on community taste, a humor about Ned and liquor, oil industry overindulgence, modest East Texas humor, and light observations on advertising and human nature.
Fire of undetermined origin broke out shortly after midnight Friday wiping out the furnishings of Mr and Mrs A J Hearne on West 26th street. Firemen arrived to find the house in flames. Loss is estimated at about 2000 with insurance unknown. The Hearnes were away at the time.
In College Station at the Farm Bureau Short Course the twenty second annual exhibition features hooked and braided rugs and mats. Plans and tools are shown, sackcloth serves as base for hooked rugs, braided pieces use scrap rags, and burlap threads dyed in colors create many pieces.
Joe Tremont riding a horse on the Benchley road near Bryan was struck by a motor truck when it sided with a barbed wire fence. The horse was killed and Tremont suffered severe injuries including broken rib, deep facial and arm cuts.
Texas Home Demonstration Association women at the twenty second annual Farmers’ Short Course at Texas A and M College revised their constitution completing amendments begun Monday. The changes grant local clubs more freedom in certain decisions and clarify ambiguous phrases with no drastic changes.
More than 450000 dollars worth of building including the post office and the county jail is under construction in Lubbock. City records show 11 permits issued in July totaling 43850 dollars.
The Caldwell public school band of about fifty students from Caldwell and Burleson County performs nightly at 6 50 during Texas A and M Farmers Short Course in College Station. Directed by C R Hackney, the group includes high and grammar school players with Dell Frances Sefcik, a bass drum player and vocalist, delivering solos each night.
Amarillo reports a Farmers Short Course exhibition featuring seven tone color reproductions of master paintings. Samuel E. Gideon of the University of Texas presents daily lectures on getting acquainted with pictures as part of the event. James A. Bush and his two sons will share in the 35 million estate of William H. Bush of Chicago. The will directs sale of half the Texas land in 10 years and all within 20 years, with acreage in Randall and Potter counties.
W S Hanover and son Grady of Wheelock visited Bryan with Mrs J R Astin and Richard Franklin of Houston passing through en route to Shore Acres on Brazos. Miss Annette Scardino returns from Dallas. County Superintendent D J McDonald and City Manager R G Williams report postcards from Paris with plans to leave for London.
A food column presents grapefruit tartlet assembly with grapefruit segments, gelatin glaze, and whipped cream, plus an orange bread recipe with marmalade and orange juice and a baked loaf method. It includes an orange glaze filling for cakes and orange biscuits topped with sugared orange juice cubes.
Speaker appoints a Bryan house committee to fix the date for J. Frank Dobie’s literary address before the house and senate. Members include Mrs. Lee J. Rountree of Bryan C 8 McCombs of Dallas and Joe P Hatchitt of Wichita Falls. The address is set for next Tuesday.
Boll weevils are moving from corn to cotton in Brazos and Burleson counties. Texas Agricultural Experiment Station entomology chief F L Thomas warns first cotton generation will appear soon and cause injury, worse where rainfall is heavy and growth is rank. Leaf worms are scattered in Nueces and San Patricio counties and the Lower Valley.
Steep Hollow residents attend birthday dinner for H F Todd of Harvey. Visitors include C M Risinger family, Charlie Murray of Austin, B D Foster of Bryan, Henry Myers of Glasgow, and Shamrock’s Brady Risinger. Creath Brazos Association at B Y P A met. revival ends with eight baptisms and four by letter. Rosa Lee Smith of West Texas visits G C Smith.
Bryan will be on the air next Saturday night from KTLC with W S Barron giving a short talk on Bryan plus local musicians performing. The 10 to 11 o clock hour will feature the station orchestra. The Houston Chamber of Commerce sponsors the program to promote towns in the Houston trade territory.
Business today demands speed and accuracy and the Byrne Simplified Shorthand claims to meet them. It boasts world records for speed and success in court, theology, medical, and conversation reporting with over fifty thousand users in the Southwest. Exclusive to five Byrne Commercial Colleges in Dallas Houston San Antonio Fort Worth and Oklahoma City offering faster learning with superior legibility.
J A Moore, Texas Master Farmer and Dallas Fair director, told county agents at the Short Course that Texas farmers show the best promise in crops after 31 years of experience. Weeds threaten pastures. clipping twice yearly wins weed control. Dairy specialist John W Luker urges cows with butterfat of 2850 pounds or more, urging farmers to adopt seven point A and M Farm Plan to boost business methods.
The Kings Highway community reports fair weather after heavy rains. Local farm families including the Novosads attend courses and visit relatives across Bryan College Station Houston and Corpus Christi. Guests and travelers include the Skubals Nashes and Kindts with numerous family visits noted through the weekend.
Mrs S R Rice returned from Dallas where she visited her son Melton Rice and wife. Miss Iona Underwood, who spent the summer in Houston with her uncle Aaron Sherod, came home briefly before starting a tour.
Local page notes Gene Lightsey family right after Mrs Lightsley medical checkup in Temple. Saturday swim at Sandy Point and shopping in Bryan. church service at Church of Christ draws a crowd. Fragment from Benchley purse recounts Bonner Garrett and others famed for verbal skills with cheeky verses.
A Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce record shows 73 families have moved into Bryan since April 15 and become citizens. The note praises the move as a splendid showing and cites a building program keeping pace with population growth. Every city section gains with new homes and apartments under construction.
Wanted ad for clean cotton rages at The Eagle Office asking for fabric without buttons. Includes location and item condition.
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