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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1931
Page
1
W P Walker thanks Bryan citizens for hospitality during visit by Luling Fire Department delegates. Mention of State Firemen’s Convention where Olin Culberson praised a local youth for exemplary character. Continued on page 3.
Emma Griffith secretary to county superintendent D J McDonald has been hospitalized in Bryan for ten days and was moved to her home. Miss Jancis Clara Kennedy and brother Ernest of Marshall visit Miss Kathleen Bullard at her parents home. Mrs D W Fagan and her daughters visit relatives in Galveston. Mrs T F Jones and son Fred Jr from Houston plan a weekend stay with Mr and Mrs D C Jones.
Rockdale June 17 Special simmer rates on city water go into effect this month by order of the city council. The reduction is meant to encourage growing of flowers and lawns. The first 3,000 gallons cost $2.75 and each additional 1,000 gallons 15 cents.
Mr and Mrs C M Risinger of Reliance and Mr and B M Risinger of George report a west Texas auto trip. They found cotton just up near Shamrock and crops in that area improving, with oats cut and baled for feed while oats binding and threshing is often skipped due to low prices.
Steep, rough seas off St Nazaire France halted a renewed search for bodies of victims drowned when the steamship St Philibert sank. Persistent waves kept rescue teams from resuming recovery operations.
Al Capone pleaded guilty to three federal indictments in Chicago as prosecutors prepare to sentence him for income tax evasion and Prohibition violations. He entered two guilty pleas and faces a possible maximum of 34 years with expected sentence around five years.
Miss Netta Duchateau of Belgium defeated seven European beauties and 28 Americans to win Miss Universe at the 12th Galveston Pageant of Beauty. Anne Lee Patterson of the United States was second, Lena Thomas of Memphis third, Daisy Freiberg of Germany fourth, and Pat Hall of Atlanta fifth. The winner earned 2500 dollars.
Citizens of Bryan and nearby communities are invited to enjoy the first in a series of evening band concerts at Sue Haswell Memorial Park starting at 8 15 Friday. The Bryan Community Band under Henry Locke will perform with a regular schedule to be announced. Last summer the group drew large crowds from Bryan College and surrounding areas.
Veterans of Hood s Brigade and Green s Brigade will gather in Bryan for their th annual reunion June 25 26. Locals and the Bryan Brazos County Chamber of Commerce plan to host the Confederate veterans with homes and planned entertainments. Hood s Brigade served under General Robert E Lee in the Army of Virginia during the Civil War.
Railroads petition the Interstate Commerce Commission for a 15 percent rise in freight rates to offset drastic revenue declines. They claim the emergency would threaten their financial resources and ability to serve the public, projecting about 400 million dollars in extra annual revenue.
Rain amounts varied across Brazos county with Bryan reporting .97 inches and towns including Tabor Edge and Smetana noting beneficial downpours. Farmers expect planting and fresh vegetable crops while some wind toppled corn but no major damage reported.
Corsicana June 17 Jimmie Nash received a seven year sentence after pleading guilty to assault in disguise He was among five indicted in the December kidnaping of Robert Cerf who was later ransomed for 15000 dollars
Partly cloudy with local thunder showers tonight and Thursday for Bryan and vicinity. East Texas: partly cloudy with thundershowers in north and central portions tonight and Thursday. West Texas: partly cloudy with thundershowers in the north.
In Fort Worth on June 17, Morgan True, 35, was shot after a plan for the divorced couple to live together with two children unraveled. His former wife Lela True, 26, is charged with assault to murder. She said I still love him. The pair divorced a year ago and Morgan had moved in with his first wife after divorcing his second.
The Farmers Market was well patronized today with sales between 35 and 40 dollars. Fresh vegetables and poultry made up most offerings.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the death sentence of Alfred Jackson, convict in Bexar County for murdering Mrs. Elisa Pinson. He claimed the shooting was accidental and said he carried the gun due to trouble with her son.
In Orlando Oklahoma June 17 a robber escaped with about 600 dollars from Farmers State Bank. President J. E. Schaffer fired at the getaway car and claimed a hit. A bookkeeper and two customers were present as the robber fled before forcing them into the vault.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the death sentence of Chief Red Wing convicted in Comal county of murdering 2 year old Evangeline Cavazos, daughter of Enrique Cavazos, who ran a tent show at New Braunfels. The Indian attacked the child and killed her with his fists and rocks. He remains jailed in Austin.
Dallas June 17 Texas begins operating on a deficit as Treasurer Charlie Lockhart explains. He issued a call for outstanding warrants and forecasts deficits between 3.5 and 4 million by September 1, potentially reaching 5 million before revenue streams resume. He outlines cigaret tax as a 5 million annual source and describes stamp collection plans with bankers aiding sales.
Mrs. Brice M. Kennedy of Clarendon earned the faculty scholarship of 100 dollars at West Texas State Teachers College for a straight A average in six subjects for the just completed school year. The grade average ties a college record.
J. J. Pickett was held to the grand jury Tuesday by Justice J. T. McGee on charges of moving mortgaged property from the county and on a hot check charge. He was brought back from Sanderson to answer the charges by Jeff Heffley.
The car tied to rancher Frank Kempf of Devine was found with signs of a bloody struggle. Kempf, 53, was reportedly summoned by two unknowns Monday night. a bloodstained iron bar was found in the yard. Police pursue multiple suspect crews in San Antonio.
The state bar examinations in Austin drew 207 registrants for June. Among the applicants were three men and one woman of African descent in the mixed group.
Austin June 17. Secretary of State issues charter for Brosig Realty Company to build Nava soda with capital stock 5 000. Founders include Eleanor B Brown Nettie Brosig and Stella Brosig.
The local cotton market showed no change today. Futures closed 6 to 7 points lower while local spot prices were quoted between 8 and 8 3/8 cents.
The Court of Criminal Appeals denied bail to Dewey Hunt of Dallas after his death sentence for killing Samuel Cole was reversed. The ruling allows no immediate reconsideration of murder with malice charges or bail, as Hunt argues he cannot be retried for malice murder or receive over five years.
Masonic officials from Brownsville New Braunfels Boerne Sabinal and Jourdanton arrive in San Antonio for the June 26 installation of 25 Blue Lodges at the Scottish Rite cathedral auditorium.
Recreation grounds at Lueders are being conditioned for golf baseball tennis volley ball and croquet for the Baptist encampment on the Clear Fork of the Brazos July 13 to 19 announced by Walter Jackson secretary of the encampment plans issued in Abilene on June 17.
E V Easterling president of the Texas State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association named an advisory committee of four to work with the firemen's training school at Texas A and M College. Members are Olin Culberson W P Walker W F Hamner and John McKinney with four year two year terms. The Texas A and M board has not met since the law creating the school passed and signed by Governor Sterling. The board is expected to act soon to name the committee.
In Huntsville Texas on June 17 Governor Sterling’s intervention may delay or halt the planned executions of three Mexican inmates, Ofilio Herrera Nicandro Munoz and Victor Rodriguez, who face the electric chair on Friday morning. Herrera, about 40, has spent four years appealing the case in Texas courts.
President Hoover spoke at the Lincoln tomb in Springfield urging a national re dedication to service and ideals. He cited truth justice and right as Lincoln’s enduring legacy and praised Illinois for restoring the tomb. The remarks note Lincoln’s 57 year old memorial and Grant’s earlier address.
Mesdames W. B. English and J. C. Cloud invite old friends of their parents Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Jones of Brady to a basket lunch at Sue Haswell Memorial Park at 10 a. m. on Sunday June 21. The Joneses arrived last weekend for a brief visit after travel through Dallas Madisonville and Bedias. They want to meet as many old Brazos county friends as possible. Mr. Jones is over 80 and Mrs. Jones is 71.
Beverly Hills says readers, thousands of law graduates flood the country, Will Rogers notes the crime burden. He argues new lawyers aid criminals on technicalities and shield the guilty, while harming the innocent.
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