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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1935
Page
5
Saturday’s Daily reports Bryan residents and visitors in town for weekends and holidays. Families like the Griessers and Chaneys travel to El Paso and New York, while locals host relatives from Caldwell and Dallas. Doctor Morris Kaplan arrives post graduation for two-year service in Denver.
Bryan Rotary club reveals committee slate for the new year led by Rev. L. A. Wilson. Committees include Aims and Objects, Club Service, Classification, Membership, Publicity, Fellowship, Music, Program, Educational, Attendance, Cogitations, Community Service, Rural-Urban, Student Loan, Boys' Work, Finance, International Service. Officers listed with vice president and secretary. board of directors named.
A telegram from Mrs. J. H. Kraft reports the death Wednesday of her sister Mrs. John Ziessler in Sidney Ohio after months of illness. Funeral services were held Friday. Survived by a brother and four sisters, she was the eldest sister and Mrs. Kraft plans to remain in Ohio with relatives. Also noted are visits by Mr. and Mrs. Dick Upwright and Mrs. Upwright’s mother Mrs. Emma Lowe of Dallas county who spent Monday with relatives in the Lurvey community.
A light verse from Mrs. Milton Franklin playfully questions why fathers are less celebrated than mothers. It traces family reactions at the birth of a son, the pride of fathers, and the humor of a world pleased with boys while mothers reconcile the equal share of attention.
John Tompkins aged 12 and Edwin Tompkins aged 15 drowned in a small lake near their Sulphur Springs home. When they failed to return, searches traced them to the lake. clothes lay on the bank guarded by two dogs. Bodies found in ten feet of water.
Mr and Mrs Judd Collier and daughter Frances Collier of Mumford were among Bryan visitors today.
Farmers in the Carter's Creek watershed formed a temporary group at Harvey to create an erosion control district spanning about 50 000 acres. Edgar Jones was named temporary chairman and Victor J Borsikie secretary. The group will seek Soil Conservation Service help and plans for a Rock Prairie church meeting to finalize steps.
Plans are nearly completed for five days of elaborate activities for Texas farm women at the Farmers Short Course in College Station July 28 to August 2. Miss Onah Jacks and Miss Margaret Furry will lead demonstrations on natural dyes and home textiles, with Dr. Samuel E. Gideon presenting housing and decor topics.
Bryan firemen C. E. Jenkins H. A. Burger and Bill Operstein return from El Paso after a 400 mile detour caused by floods. They traveled from Comstock to Del Rio by truck as bridges failed, then via Sierra Blanca Fort Worth Temple Milano Hearne to Bryan. Some arrived Monday. Chief Griesser and family and John Kitchen also reached Bryan late Monday.
Mr and Mrs Jno Lawrence and family have returned from a weekend vacation spent in Galveston.
The force of highway trucks and workmen sent to Bastrop county Saturday morning from this area by Division Engineer J. E. Blair to aid in protecting bridges and roads and to pull autoists through high water returned to Bryan Monday night.
M. W. Bergeson educational director of the First Baptist church urged against satisfied inefficiency as he spoke on Mental Housecleaning to Bryan Federation of Young People's Societies at the First Baptist church Sunday. Two special numbers were presented Gabe Cazell Jr and George Branch sang with Mrs Cazell at the piano. Scrapbook Reveries with music by Kathleen Stuart and Milton Maloney as reader followed. The next summer federation meeting will elect officers for six months and is planned for Sunday June 30 at the First Methodist church.
Dr. F L Thomas of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station notes a 20 percent rise in flea hopper populations across several cotton fields in the region. With ample soil moisture, hoppers are likely to injure crops. boll weevils, beet army worms, and potential bollworms due to heavy rainfall may also threaten cotton and other crops.
COLLEGE STATION June 15 A burner economical and efficient for removing weeds and undergrowth in native pecan groves will be shown at the farmers short course at Texas A and M College July 29 through Aug 2. J F Rosborough extension horticulturist says the system, a modified plumber's torch burning kerosene oil or distillate, offers a cheaper method than tree poisoning and suits pasture improvement and general fire uses.
Early flood assessments area wide across 13 counties show losses surpassing 3.75 million dollars with potential totals between 10 and 15 million. Judges report farm and road damage, hundreds of bridges and thousands of acres under water, while federal aid efforts in Washington advance.
Miss Maurine Horton aged 20 was instantly killed Monday while operating a tractor on her father J. E. B. Horton's farm nine miles west of Plainview Texas. The accident occurred during a thunderstorm and local authorities reported the death as instantaneous.
M R Bentley and Mrs Bentley of Texas A and M Extension Service left for Athens Georgia for the American Society of Agricultural Engineers annual meeting at the University of Georgia. H P Smith and Mrs Smith also traveled, planning to join in Gulfport and Poplarville visits with relatives. They expect to be away about ten days.
In Kansas City on June 18 Adam Richetti, once an associate of Pretty Boy Floyd, was found guilty of murdering City Detective Hermanson in the Union Station plaza massacre. The jury recommended the death penalty by hanging.
City hall gathering with county women’s clubs approved Rally Day on July 6 at Sue Haswell Memorial Park. Prizes announced include Bryan Eagle subscription, various flour and sugar sacks, shampoo and set, dress cleaning, haircuts, and a sewing machine to be given away. The prizes reflect community club fundraising efforts and local merchant participation.
Mrs. Mary Belle Hamilton of Austin Texas 23 was killed when her car collided with a truck north of Oklahoma City. Two other women Mrs Kock of St Louis 75 in grave condition and Miss Dorothy Lee of Grapevine Texas 22 were injured.
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