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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1920
Page
2
Published schedules show By Mail-in Advance rates for Brazos County texts: three months two dollars, six months three fifty, one year six fifty. outside Brazos County daily per month one dollar, six months four fifty, one year nine dollars. weekly Eagle at one dollar fifty per year, six months one dollar. published Thursdays with miscellaneous figures.
A Brazos county Bryan editorial lauds Lee J. Rountree for legislature from Brazos Grimes counties urging strong service in the Texas Lower House. It highlights Rountree as a capable editor and praises Bryan’s civic leadership and state resources including A. & M. College.
The article argues that high wages and spending have led to waste and profiteering. It notes a price decline as buyers awaken to exploitation and urged conservative purchasing. It cites government launch of the Super-dreadnought Tennessee at twenty million dollars and calls for more homes over weapons.
June notes from Prospect report cotton chopping in season health good Rev. Thompson led Sunday service to a large crowd prayer meeting Sundays at night invited. Miss Ruby Beal and Mr Robert English wed Wednesday afternoon home Steep Hollow. Many local visits and social calls noted across the community.
County Engineer Horace Boyett says dirt work and drainage are finished except for the last three miles near the Navajo river. Gravel is being laid with 1.5 to 2 miles completed using 9 trucks and 13 wagons from the Clay eravel pit. Pitts bridge repairs on the Brazos River are advancing and the bridge should reopen by month end, ending a long closed period harming Bryan's commerce.
The text notes that Delaware and Louisiana failed to grant women full suffrage, calling them Republican and Democratic states respectively. It suggests a view that political parties often look alike, and cites W. M. Bounds of Collins, Mass., at the Republican National Convention in Chicago remarking on wearing old clothes as a metaphor for price increases in clothing.
A man in Chicago was struck after disputing tips he received claiming they weren’t enough to buy corsets and pay for a beauty doctor. Police investigated the incident as a possible assault.
It is said Herbert C. Hoover will work on sending goods to starving Europeans and is a candidate who will not attend the Chicago convention. He will not receive the presidential nomination.
A San Antonio man kept three professional chauffeurs on salary yet could not hire a man to work in his garden. He concludes that every man should drive his own car or walk instead.
The report notes Senator Hiram Johnson of California burst into Republican councils on Thursday with loud noise and applause. It warns the party must heed his influence, recalling a 1916 California trip by Judge Hughes and the loss of the presidency.
The Dallas News notes it will not pay as much for a straw hat as it did for a straw mattress three years earlier. It comments on the fashion of paying high prices and hints that consumers must pay more, saying you will pay double the current price.
Kathleen, Florida, reports severe nervous weakness and numb hands after childbirth. After six bottles of Cardus, her circulation improved and strength returned, enabling her to do housework and care for six children. The ad promotes Cardus as safe and non habit forming.
The piece notes Lee Rountree as a strong candidate for the district and praises the endorsement by President Tooke of the Texas Bar Association. It mentions a mishandled withdrawal of a prior candidate and reflects on the political support within Brazos County.
A snappy quip notes hats from the same box cost more in Dallas and pledge a $33 price to attend the Texas Press Association gathering in Houston next week. The joke hinges on paying cheerfully for the straw and the badge of status.
The piece laments consumer overpaying for poor goods and notes widespread discontent. It asserts public anger mirrors March heat and argues the nation will recover from the current unrest and strife.
A Oklahoma woman divorces her husband for talking too much while a Houston woman ends her marriage because her husband did not talk enough. The report notes the differing cases reflecting social norms in both cities.
A sharp editorial jab at Mexico's rulers and cleanliness provokes a caricatured call for regular baths. A boy on the El Paso Juarez crossing notes muddy waters caused by rains while the piece questions the cleanliness and labor habits of Mexico's large peon population.
The Dallas News comments that farmers seem to raise only enough for themselves amid labor shortages and grumbling. It notes critics who denounce Texas farmers for seeking Mexican labor, argues work refusals will lead to starvation, and comments on high wages and short production.
L S Ross Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy celebrated Jefferson Davis birthday at Mrs P S Park home. The event featured a decor of Confederate and Texas flags, floral arrangements, a program of piano, papers, readings, and music followed by strawberry cream and angel food cake.
County Clerk H C Ferguson issued marriage licenses since the Eagle’s last report. The list includes Dionicie Jutress and Micaela Garza, Richard Clemmons and Mattie Thur man, J Monroe Riley and Eula May Carroll, G D Cameron and Lucinda Mason, Milton Scott and Annie Johnson. Additional pairs are Sy Dement with Jennie Andrews, George Castles with Irene Wilson, F B Pearson with Alice Pearson, Hilliard Stewart with Caroline Lightfoot, Douglas C Houston with Hulme Norville, Virgil Franklin with Saffronia Duren, Fried C Midexter with Laura M Skjerseth, Ben Risby with Madeline Brooks.
First Lieut Lawrence A Kurtz of the signal corps is detailed as assistant professor of military science and tactics in charge of signal corps work at A and M College. He will report after the summer camp for R O T C students this July. He graduated in 1916 and married Kathleen McMichael of Bryan.
The Supreme Court ruled the national prohibition amendment constitutional. The enforcement act was also upheld and the Department of Justice will continue enforcement across all states.
Rural letter from Harvey Texas reports busy farmers focusing on crops and gardening with no major news. Five families cleaned up Bright Light church burial lots and yard groves then shared a noon dinner under oaks. Roy Blanton remains injured. rains expected to boost corn and cattle. Mrs. Will Goens canned quarts of dewberries. party planned for returning college students. real estate changes and preaching at Bright Light on Sunday.
Walter J. Coulter in Kyoto Japan writes May 15 that he will leave for China in a day or so. The card photos show beautiful scenery and indicate he is enjoying his time.
T B Martin visited today from Steep Hollow and Rev J J Kasiska of Kurten was in the city. W H Burt also came from Steep Hollow for the day.
Sheriff reports a Dallas jury swiftly sentenced James Brown to death for assaulting Mrs. J. M. Jones. The man later identified as Green Hunter, of Rosprim Brazos County, with mother Rachel Hunter, claims hometown. Execution set for July 9 in Dallas jail with limited attendance.
Paris dispatch says the United States will receive about 500 million dollars as its portion of Germanys 20 billion gold reparations bonds under the Versailles Treaty. The amount covers the first twenty months of American occupation in the Rhineland.
Several community members attended Bryan High School graduation where Henry Leon and Miss Lois Wilcox earned diplomas. Local residents report crops looking up with dry days ahead and social events including parties at Steep Hollow and Harvey. Community Welfare Club plans a high school gathering on Friday with an arranged program.
Brazos County Texas to hold on June 19 1920 at Union Hill School District 6 an election to decide if property taxpaying voters support a special tax of 50 cents per 100 valuation to supplement state school funds and whether the county commissioners may levy yearly tax. Eligible voters in the district may vote. notice issued May 24 1920 by Sheriff L E Morehead.
Zion City Illinois notes a historic spill as more than 7000 gallons of Milwaukee beer stored since 1919 were poured into the sewer on Monday. Assistant chief George Stried led eight boys in bottling and pouring the 56 000 bottles into the trough.
Mr. A M Waldrop of the Bryan School Board is appointed to improve the school grounds. Plans include clearing rubble, sodding, and concrete walks as soon as possible, with the Eagle praising the board and Waldrop for a splendid job around the school.
A Tryon advertisement appears in the Daily Eagle stirring discussion among residents. Details on pricing dates and location are partially readable, signaling a promotional push tied to a forthcoming sale.
The notice lists candidates for Congress Hon Rupul Hardy state senator D Leon Harp legislature Lee J Rountree county judge Eh O Perguson Lamar Rether sheriff Ed Morehead county clerk T C Nunn Stewart McSwain county superintendent Mrs May Stevener Wilson Prof PCK Smith commissioner precincts 1 2 3 4 and constable precinct 5 Frank Krc and others named, urging voters to mark ballots for these individuals.
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