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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1924
Page
3
The Burtis family gathered in Bryan to celebrate the 88th birthday of Mother J. S. Burtis. Relatives from Denison Madisonville Amarillo and Bryan visited or travelled by car, with friends calling to wish her many happy returns while she remains bedbound.
Grasshoppers are spreading through all parts of Brazos county with upland districts like Wheelock and Benchley reporting serious pest activity. J M Saladiner notes high demand for spraying machines to combat the hoppers while Sam E Cavitt confirms large landholdings will soon test control efforts as crops face grave risk.
The Wellborn Home Demonstration Club held a salad making demonstration led by county agent Laura Belle Roten. Nine different vegetable salads were prepared and served to club members and guests, followed by a brief business meeting discussing the upcoming Brazos county fair and county-wide picnic.
Rev and Mrs H C Willis return from Hempstead where Capt W G Morrison died suddenly. The funeral was led by Rev R W Adams with interment at Hempstead cemetery. Morrison, 68, born near Navasota, was son of Judge George Morrison a San Jacinto veteran. He lived in Hempstead over 80 years with banking and farming interests and was an early A and M student.
Arthur E. Withers Jr. was killed when a Ford carrying five youths including his brothers and friends overturned on Smetana Road near Bryan while attempting to pass a car. He died of lung injuries and congestion after being brought to Bryan Hospital. Funeral services are set at 5:30 pm from the Withers home with burial in Bryan City Cemetery.
J D Martin president of the Texas Hardware and Implement Dealers Association returns from Houston after a productive District No 6 meeting covering Southern and Southwestern Texas. Friday sessions opened by Hall with welcome from Houston’s pro tem mayor. A boat ride and dinner followed with remarks from E A Peden and a secretary’s report by Mrs Calloway.
Edwin Beard of Edge is visiting his sister Mrs Milton Davis, staying for a short time and renewing family ties in the area.
Houston Post reports the sixth district Texas Hardware and Implement association convention at the Rice Hotel with talks by Hogsett Tobey Glenn Oliver and Peden. Afternoon ship channel trip to San Jacinto battle ground followed by 6 p m dinner. Officers to be nominated reports given and next meeting site chosen. The district spans 38 counties in South and Southwest Texas.
The state teachers examination in this county will be held at Bryan courthouse on July 11 and 12 instead of July 4 and 5 due to Independence Day.
Gas Street of Houston handles the gateway and grounds work for the Allen Military Academy. The tile gateway costs about 300 plus 50 for a nameplate, honoring the senior class of 1924 and the 25th anniversary class. The old building becomes a gym with a planned eight room teachers and students cottage to follow. Construction on the gym starts next week with the gateway due in about three weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. George T. Wicker of Austin spent Sunday in Bryan for a few days visiting his mother, Mrs. F. R. Rogers on West 28th Street. Wicker, born and raised in Bryan, now manages the Rob ison & Robinson Company insurance branch in Austin.
The Los Angeles Daily Times profiles Bryan resident Mrs. M W Sims noted for shaping Texas leaders but not seeking office herself. Also featured are The Admiral Mrs. G R Scott of Corpus Christi banker widow The Georgia Federation treasurer Mrs Florence Floore and credentials leader Mrs D L Murray from Texas.
Abner G. Stalling son of Mr and Mrs H G Stalling has been on furlough in Bryan from his ship the U S S California. His furlough expires Sunday June 22 at noon and he must report to San Pedro California to rejoin his ship. He will visit his sister Mrs D S Saunders in San Antonio on the way to California.
Miss Ruth Watkins of College Station daughter of Capt Watkins and teacher at San Marcos Academy for 1924 is at Estes Park Colorado studying at Artists' Colony a summer school of expression.
The Texas State Press Association holds its annual convention in Amarillo. Mrs. Lee J. Rountree, Bryan Eagle managing editor, departed Monday night to attend the sessions and will return home later in the week.
Mr and Mrs Wm M Woodall of Austin visit Mr and Mrs George Halsell and Mr and Mrs Kay Halsell. Mrs Woodall is sister to the Halsell brothers and a Brazos river fishing trip is planned. Woodall is prominent in Texas journalism and once led the auditing department under State Comptroller H B Terrell.
Elliott Beason of Bryan was elected district secretary at the Epworth League Convention in Jacksonville. The Navasota district, including Bryan, won the Glen Flynn loving cup for best league work, to be held for two years then potentially become permanent if won again.
The Smith Brothers Paving Company of Dallas has advanced to the 25th street corner on Bryan Main Street. Workers started at the old Main Street end laying Westrumite surface and have moved southward. The half-block in front of the Eagle office was opened to traffic on Saturday morning.
W. P. Trant of Bryan Texas with two daughters a son and two companions traveled 932 miles overland in four days visiting relatives in Mobile. They drove Bryan Corsicana Tyler Shreveport Hattiesburg and through the Moffat road. Trant says highways were in good condition and only mosquitoes at a Louisiana camp spoiled the trip.
A wholesale shooting in Leesville, Louisiana left one Black man dead and a white man seriously wounded after a group of Black residents tried to free two Black prisoners. Several others were reported badly hurt as the incident unfolded late yesterday.
A mob removed a black man suspected of theft from the Galveston County jail and hanged him overnight. The incident prompted calls for order as authorities investigate the lynching.
The case against Commodore Bullock for the murder of Sheriff L. E. Morehead during a Steep Hollow show will be tried in Marlin starting July 14. The trial moved from Falls County after a change of venue. Attorney Lamar Bethea and County Attorney Oak McKenzie lead the prosecution. a special 60 man venue panel will be drawn in Falls County.
Jim Parker and R. L. Jones of Steep Hollow were Bryan visitors today.
The city expands its boundaries to include the Pou addition near College Road and reaches Howard Street in Hillcrest as part of a unanimous vote. A separate inquiry orders investigation into extending limits to Villa Maria Convent along Ursuline Avenue. Auditors will conduct the year ending June 20, 1924, with E J Jenkins and City Manager McAdams appointed. E. T. Tillis and Mae Terry join city staff as night officer and bookkeeper respectively.
The Lions Club at Hotel Bryan hosted a meeting led by L L Stephens with Jess M Cook and Richard Ratcliffe as standout members. Rev W J Eakins read Shakespeare and Hood's Brigade veterans were announced as next week’s guests for their reunion. Committees were named to plan ladies night and the attendance contest ongoing.
Miss Dale Heard of McKinney is a guest of her cousin Mrs. Columbus Seale of Benchley.
R. L Brogdon offers a parasite remover for chickens that purports to rid fowls of lice mites fleas and other blood sucking parasites while acting as a tonic and blood purifier. It promises healthier birds higher egg production and fewer chick deaths with a money back guarantee. Miss Neville Higgs, daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter J Higgs, returns from a visit to Stephenville and Waco.
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