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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1929
Page
5
The Eagle urges Bryan residents to express airport interest and suggests steps to secure one. It notes recent auto crashes caused by motorists failing to signal and explains standard hand signals for right and left turns and stopping as a safety measure to reduce accidents.
The East Texas Eagle item highlights local publicity and civic pride as Sue Haswell Memorial Park hosts St. Andrew's Episcopal Sunday School picnic. Meanwhile Mrs. G E Adams undergoes a Bryan hospital operation, resting post procedure amid illness.
URBANA, IL June 18 The University of Illinois granted 800 degrees this year and 11 Texas students joined the alumni. Named graduates include Margaret Elizabeth Joplin Amarillo Madeline Frances Canova Austin Nereus Hubert Roy Beaumont Mary Brandon Fraps College Station Joseph LeConte Boon Dallas Homer Asbury Dennis Farmers Branch Sarah Elizabeth Hall Fort Worth Edwin Lamar Tindall Houston Cletus Odia Oakley.
Governors from Texas California and Oklahoma pushed for a commission to study all aspects of the petroleum industry as the Hoover called oil conservation conference recessed to be reconvened. The four governors urged creation of a commission by oil producing state executives and the president to examine the entire subject.
At the weekly Rotary luncheon the club announced its annual Ladies Night will be held at the La Salle Hotel on Wednesday night June 26. A committee of W R Fairman I E Warren and Mrs W H Danforth was named to run the program. The event is billed as the year's most important with full attendance expected. Dr J W Black led the Wednesday program on Rotary Education.
The Treble Clef Club was to sing on WTAW College last night at 8. A broadcasting apparatus problem postponed the program to tonight at 8 and radio fans are invited to tune in.
Governor Moody faces a Friday deadline to grant a stay or commute O C Wells sentence to life imprisonment. Wells, sentenced to death for murder, would be electrocuted at Huntsville state prison tonight if no action is taken.
The Cleveland Clinic fire disaster toll rose to 123 as Henry Lustig a 48 year old attorney and theater operator died from injuries today. Lustig is the latest victim added to the death count from the May 15 X ray film fire.
Gov Dan Moody designated Friday as Flag Day in Texas and urged widespread display of the American flag. He marked the 152nd anniversary of the Continental Congress adopting the Stars and Stripes and urged reverence and patriotism through the symbol.
Sherman June 13 Dr H K Taylor of Southern Methodist University told the North Texas Conference of the Epworth League that improper sex relations threaten humanity He denounced nudity defining the modern flapper as a girl dressed in modern style showing herself off He urged two years of courtship home weddings joint social life for husband and wife and going into debt to buy a home to foster happy marriages.
The cotton market closed modestly up with futures gaining 15 points. Local spot prices ranged from 17 to 17.50 cents, signaling a slight improvement.
Impeachment proceedings against J. T. Robison general land office commissioner opened in the Texas House with 40 witnesses requested. R. B. Allen Sr. and C. T. Freeman said they would present charges and call Governor Moody, former Gov Ferguson, Attorney General Pollard and several university and audit witnesses.
A Bryan and Brazos County delegation including Chamber of Commerce leaders and County Judge A. S. McSwain will travel to Houston to confer with R. S. Sterling, chairman of the state highway commission, about paving Highways 6 and 21 across Brazos county. The group will seek cost details and county funding responsibilities and may request an early highway commission appearance.
The House voted 250 to 113 to back President Hoover by rejecting the export debenture plan of farm relief. The action is seen as signaling a shift against the Senate stance and aims to quickly transmit the bill to the president without the debenture clause.
On June 15 sixty one East Texas counties begin the annual Chamber of Commerce membership drive. R. M. Kelly, membership and finance committee chairman, announced that more than 2,500 workers will participate.
Miss Ralphana Searcy daughter of Dr and Mrs C A Searcy sails from New Orleans on the annual Caribbean educational tour with over 80 students from U S universities. The voyage includes Havana the Panama Canal and stops along the South American coast with a return via Guatemala and Havana ending in New Orleans the first week of July.
In San Antonio on June 13 L. H. Troup 84 died when his plane collided with another. The second pilot survived. Authorities investigated the crash and identified the findings.
In Rabat Morocco on June 13 French troops pressed toward the Atlas Mountains to rescue eighty three officers and soldiers captured after a clash with horsemen near El Bord and Ait Yacoub. Authorities fear torture or death, while seeking to punish the rebels who ambushed a reconnaissance patrol, killing thirteen and wounding ten.
San Antonio detective report a lone bandit rode with a bank messenger into a bus, robbed him of about 18000 dollars, forced the driver to stop, and escaped in a car driven by another man.
J H White Jr the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company manager oversees final fixtures and stock as Bryan prepares to host a formal Saturday opening in the old Cole Grocery stand. The new unit mirrors Houston’s finest plant with modern refrigerated meat poultry and fish displays and expanded shelving for groceries and household supplies.
S E Eberstadt secretary of the chamber of commerce left today for Groveton to aid an all day short course. He goes at the request of Groveton and East Texas chamber officials. Five separate meetings are planned and he is on the program for each session. He will return to Bryan Saturday.
Miss Effie Rice and Miss Peyton of Benchley traveled to Bryan to purchase a community piano intended for use in schools. The first payment came from funds raised at a box social organized by County Agent C. L. Benson and Chamber of Commerce secretary E. Eberstadt.
Special weather report notes partly cloudy conditions tonight and Friday for Bryan and surroundings, with East Texas also partly cloudy.
Advices from Washington say an actual agreement was reached in Mexico City on the religious controversy and communications asking papal sanction were sent to Rome. No official statement, but Gil and Catholic prelates reportedly closed months of negotiations with a settlement basis.
Washington June 13 The 1930 census will publish population figures in each of 500 districts as soon as gathered rather than after central tabulation This allows errors to be spotted early proposed by William M Steuart director of the census At least 100000 enumerators will be needed and 6000 to 8000 more will be hired later Selection of women for the jobs.
Miami reports Pan-American Airways passenger mail plane forced down near Santiago Cuba. Radio operator John M. Griffin was killed in the crash, according to airline officials.
Borger June 12 Phillips Petroleum files with the Texas Railroad Commission to use 40 million cubic feet of residue gas in the Gray county oil field for a carbon black plant in the Bowers pool area south of Pampa block B-2.
Idaho at Orofino, June 13. Several thousand men and boys hunted four young bandits who abducted Lieutenant Governor W. B. Kinne and two would-be rescuers. Kinne escaped unharmed after being tied to a tree. Robbery and theft of his car appear the motives.
A City Council of Parent-Teacher Associations was organized Wednesday at a called meeting by Mrs. E O Siecke of College Station district president of Texas Congress of Mothers and PTA. The move reflects growth in Bryan with a third PTA group, aiming to advance the national program and local efforts.
A city commission committee D. L. Wilson H. A. Burger and Oak McKenzie from the public school trustees visited Houston today to review school equipment samples and the municipal building display for a large city contract. They plan to compare Bryan bid tabulations with Houston bids and assess sample quality.
A western city house burned completely last night while occupant, a woman at church, was away. Owner George A. Adams estimates $500 loss with $400 insurance. Fire reported after it started. roof collapsed after the department arrived.
Count Ilya Tolstoy spoke at Texas A and M about Russia before and after Bolshevism. He argued the regime caused widespread poverty, peasant discontent, and loss of aristocracy, recalling his father Leo Tolstoy while noting no ruling aristocracy remains.
The Yellow Bird with three young French men aboard is believed to be crossing the Atlantic toward Paris after taking off from Old Orchard Maine. The lightkeeper at Mattheus Point reported a good start as the plane headed out to sea. The Green Flash crashed on the beach while Roger Williams and Lewis Yancey planned to fly to Rome, but escaped injury despite serious damage.
AUSTIN June 13 Almost 3 000 000 in new construction for the University of Texas will start before year end seven projects include gymnasium mechanical engineering extension chemistry building library extension women s gymnasium students activity building memorial arch and other expansions funded by the oil royalties from West Texas only the oil fund may be used to build otherwise the 10 000 000 on hand would create a vast campus
Jasper June 13. Wool climbed to 32 to 34 cents a pound as 14,000 pounds were sold to a Baltimore firm. The fleece came from near Jasper Buna and Kirbyville, marking a big production increase since the first wool sale six years ago.
A spend the day party for the Willing Workers Class of First Methodist Church Bryan was hosted by Mrs. Drew W. Fagan on West 26th Street. Activities included crayfishing, a wholesome home dinner with ice cream and cake, bubble blowing contest won by Kirby Joyce McKenzie, then wading and swimming at Sue Kaswell Memorial Park. Japanese fans were distributed as favors.
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