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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1937
Page
5
Local notes cover moves, visits and trips. Families including Schell Haneman Dearing and Dunn travel, attendances at A and M College events listed along with patients and housing moves. Readers learn about relatives visiting Houston Dallas Fort Worth and Mart while others prepare for summer stays and city engagements.
Steep Hollow Baptist Church asks its congregation to gather at 11 o clock Sunday morning June fifth to confess and humbly pray for rain to end the drought harming local crops. Pastor E E Carrington signs the notice urging belief in a prayer hearing and answering God.
The Wood County Democrat, established 1895 and published by E. B. and Jacob Shoaf, was judged the best weekly newspaper in towns under 2500. The paper praises diversified farming, local news focus, and support for home demonstration agents, with editor E. B. Shoaf and staff leadership highlighted.
A. H. Spitzer of Meridian has been elected president of the Saddle and Sirloin Club at Texas A M College, succeeding W. H. Kelley who graduates Friday night. A. H. McCutcheon of Fort Davis is vice president and H. M. Mills of Sterling City secretary and treasurer. Officers for the annual rodeo and pageant include A. D. Justice of Post as advertising manager and S. FE. Harris of Georgetown as assistant advertising manager.
The Bryan community notes the lack of a large auditorium at the First Baptist Church and hopes a new school facility will serve as a venue for commencement. Young people active in federation work have long sought tennis courts and a municipal gym, but an indoor crowd space remains a priority.
Mrs. Chas. T. Schaedel, a pioneer missionary, spoke to the Bryan First Methodist Woman's Missionary Society about Africa. She described Belgium Congo customs, language, and living conditions and urged young church members to volunteer for mission work. A noon covered dish luncheon followed with readings, music, and an African costume demonstration.
The Bryan Free Will Baptist church plans a large delegation to the eastern convention in Turbeville South Carolina June 8 to 11. The group departs June 6 in cars including Rev and Mrs T H Willey Miss Delores Vance Mrs Jack Bullard and others. They will visit Brandenboro North Carolina and New York before returning via Atlanta Georgia with several former Bryan residents and friends.
Judge W. C. Davis visited New Baden in Robinson county on Tuesday night to deliver the commencement address. It was the tenth and final school he addressed this season, closing his list of engagements for commencement talks.
Brazos county commissioners will meet in regular session on Monday June 14 and will sit as a Board of Equalization June 15 through June 28 to hear property owners seeking adjustments to their property tax assessments.
The 1937 Texas A M College commencement program lists events from June 3 to June 5. Highlights include band concert, Aggies of 1937 celebration, junior prom, baccalaureate sermon by Rev Paul Quillian, inspections, pro cessional and exercises with Dr Henry Garland Bennett as speaker, valedictory by Cadet Capt James A Power, degree conferral by H. M. Law, and a final ball along with formal Reserve Commission presentations and the Association of Former Students meeting.
Due to dry weather and high seed pea prices, Brazos County farmers discuss substituting Bermuda grass for cow peas to aid the agricultural conservation program. The county agent cautions about compliance checks and notes silage handling. at least 50 trench silos should be filled this year as planting remains timely.
L L Johnson reports Galveston Wharf Corp president Geo Sealy sponsors a Post Short Course trip for 60 to 100 4 H boys from 20 counties. Four to five top workers per county chosen by June 30. A county agent or adult will accompany them to Galveston after the Short Course to view port operations and cotton handling. Brazos county 4 H projects to be inspected by mid June.
In coming months poultry club members and raisers face tight times. The article advocates rows of Sudan to provide chickens a cheap supply of green feed peas Hegari or maize to reduce costs.
J W Barger of the animal husbandry department urged farmers on WTAW to mow pastures now to allow fresh nutritious grasses to grow. Get that mower in action.
In Progress Report No 427 editor A. D. Jackson promotes dairying in East Texas. Key factors include cows with higher milk production and better pastures as farm families grow into livestock farming. The bulletin urges stockmen to study it. Brazos county farmers face drought with poor corn crops and are advised to plant grain sorghums like Hegari after rain. Z. L. Jones of Reliance plans to plow up corn for grain sorghums and peas.
Memorial service at the Reliance church drew a large crowd Sunday. Frank and Perry Shirley underwent a tonsil operation at Wilkerson Memorial Clinic and are recovering well. Birthday celebrations and visits prevail with gatherings at Merka residence and among the Saxon and Riley families in Bryan and Reliance.
Circle 2 of the Free Will Baptist women met at Mrs. Jack Bullard’s home with 15 members and one visitor. Mrs. T. H. Willey taught the Book of Luke during the lesson followed by a business session and Bible study hour. Hosts served strawberry and vanilla cream with angel food cake.
Local Eagle Printing Company seeks clean cotton rags for rag stock and machine wiping. Call or bring supplies to the plant at the riverfront facility for pickup or drop-off.
Dr T O Walton president Texas A and M College will deliver the commencement address to 21 seniors of A and M Consolidated high school at 8 pm Wednesday in Guion hall. Joe Barron will deliver the valedictory and Edith Thomas the salutatory. diplomas and awards will be presented by E E Vezey Lions club medal by E J Howell D A R award by Mrs George Branch and others. Reverend Sweet will give the invocation and Reverend Brown the benediction. Fred Zalmanzig sings The Lord's Prayer with Mrs J H Conway at the organ. The baccalaureate was held Sunday afternoon, the first time the service was included in the school's commencement activities.
Public installation of Bryan Chapter OES was held Monday at 8 pm in the Masonic Temple lodge rooms. A large gathering witnessed the service as Mrs. Lilly Smith assumed duties and presented past matron and patron certificates to Eli Suber Noah Cole and Dr F A Burt.
Marriage licenses recorded for H. M. Pitner with Marjorie Neelly, Ernest Gregg with Leila Moehlman, and James Thomas with Edward Lee Townsend in the city records.
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