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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1931
Page
6
The OS Coun Boys' and Girls' Club Department highlights county updates from C. L. Benson and Lucy Givens. News covers club activities and farm demonstrations with practical tips for youth and home demonstrations.
The Rye 4-H Club remains among the leaders in attendance and recordkeeping. County Agent C L Benson urges tightening demonstrations while J F Rosborough and others promote garden cultivation and surplus-use plans. Farmers are encouraged to plant feed crops like Hegari and to divert tomato fertilizer for follow crops to ensure abundant feed and living for Brazos County farmers.
Kings Highway area reports several social visits and changes in staff. Four teachers expected this coming term include Mr. and Mrs. J Meath K Bounds and Mr. de Moore. Local families welcome Adolph Opecky back and Kopecky family plans move to Jacksonville Florida as home is readied.
Reports indicate sorghum crops are thriving with yields looking strong for the season. Local farmers anticipate robust production as weather conditions favor maturation and grain quality appears high.
Texas A and M entomology chief Thomas reports widespread flea hopper presence in Brazos Burleson and Madison counties. Both young and adult hoppers found in all fields examined causing minor cotton square shedding and twisted leaves though not severe. Droughty April May rains favor grasshoppers near uncultivated lands.
Carl Estes secretary of the East Texas Land Lease and Royalty Owners Association says he appealed to Governor Ross Sterling to appoint East Texas citizens to draft a valid enforceable conservation order to curb production. He pledges organization support for enforcement and opposes railroad commission proration orders as unenforceable.
Bryan Baptists arrange a large party from Bryan and Brazos County to attend a Palacios encampment with a merit laden program. Notables include Dr W B White Dallas Dr P E Burroughs Nashville Tenn Dr Leon M Lattimer Austin and Dr M M Wolf Houston. A new paved road now connects Houston to Palacios improving travel. Apakeel L Wharten of Bryan elected encampment pastor for the season.
Arnold T. M. Arnold was indicted by the May grand jury on theft by bailee charges and was found not guilty by a Brazox County jury on Thursday.
Local business owners are urged to place Daily Eagle want ads to maximize visibility. The notices emphasize broad readership and practical exposure to customers across the city.
The Bryan Brazos County Chamber of Commerce trade committee outlined two goodwill tours for July. The first tour on July 9 will visit Navasota Anderson Bedias Richanis Shire North Zulch Benchley and Madisonville with lunch at Madisonville and possible meeting with Madisonville Rotary Club. The Bryan Municipal Band will perform in each stop. A second tour on July 16 will cover Hearne Franklin Caldwell. A July 22 Trade Day features a free farmers auction and merchant prizes.
Dr W E Paulus of A and M College urges farmer cooperation as the solution to marketing and other farm issues and praises England's cooperative education. Rep J M Claunch from Snyder shares Texas-wide responsibilities, as Lions Club guides the program with musical numbers and 4-H uniforms highlighted by County Agent C L Benson.
In San Antonio on June 6 a man named T. J. Allen boasts he became a father at 22 and has quickly progressed to grandfather and great grandfather by age 55. He claims to be among the youngest great grandfathers worldwide.
Norman and Mit Daneby of the McCulloch Dansby Company leave for Chicago Furniture Mart to purchase new stock for their store. The event features over 700 exhibitors showcasing the latest designs in furniture.
Bryan area residents host and visit relatives during summer break. Secretary McCullough reports a large Texas Secretarys convention with 175 delegates. Miss Charlotte Stoddard returns from San Antonio and walks with crutches no longer needed. Many locals and travelers from Wellborn, Crockett, Millican, Dallas, Beaumont, Donie, and Houston are listed with brief visits and travels.
A Pryan visitor, Miss Mary Locke of Tabor, calls on Jimmy Walker while attending the funeral of her aunt, the late Mrs. J. N. Cole, and remains for a few days.
Commencement exercises honor 886 graduates. Dr. W B Birgell former Texas A M College president gives diplomas while ex governor Pat M Neff delivers the address. G B Adams leads extension trip with daughters to visit grandparents in Nacogdoches. Other Texas figures Mr J C Adams Mrs Lee Rountree and Mrs S R Preston travel between Bryan Austin Midland respectively.
A June issue outlines canning basics for fruits and diet tips. It covers selecting fresh fruit, sterilization, syrup recipes, and serving ideas including fruit based desserts and savory courses.
A terse notice offers cash payments for Clean W Catton Megs. The brief indicates a transaction or settlement proposal with unspecified terms and a request for prompt action.
Two Bryan youths earned top honors at A M College. Alvie Adams won a medal as best drilled soldier in Company C A M Corps of cadets and achieved high scholarship. Olin Sanders Jr won first place in the Protestant Church competition for structural design with a Spanish Romanesque design combining church and educational unit.
Bryan Press Co relocates most machinery and part of its platforms from the old site south of 28th street to a new plant in the city north section. About half of the platform will be moved, with completion expected in two to three weeks per manager J B Priddy.
Swift & Co. president F. F. Swift announces beef prices are at their lowest level since December 1926 due to higher cattle receipts. He argues live cattle prices harm producers and urges retailers to push beef consumption to sustain cattle production.
The article notes elevated beef costs burdening retailers and consumers, squeezing margins and raising grocery bills amid ongoing market pressures.
A quirky column notes the Early Risers Club remark on gas shortage six miles from a station. A Texas boy explains extra bones from sardine lunch. Readers ask about ocean depths 35 000 feet in Mindanao Deep between Philippines and Japan. A query on the word Caddo is answered at a dry Firemen’s convention in Bryan.
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