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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1937
Page
1
A reader recalls columns about two tennis courts planned for Sue Haswell Memorial Park and asks where they were built after years of checking the site without success. The note expresses puzzled anticipation and seeks location confirmation.
Huntsville reports detail capture of seven of the 19 convicts who escaped Tuesday. W. C. Gresham, two Houston men Alvin Stockton and Lawrence Williams, and others were seized near Grove ton and Huntsville after a long chase in 110 degree heat. Scott and Foreman, two murderers, were caught perched in a tree after a six mile run.
Mrs. W. B. Robertson and daughter Katherine Ann return to Mart after a ten day visit with Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Heatly. Commissioner and Mrs. Fred Wehrman on vacation from Carlsbad will travel east then Corpus Christi for relatives and fishing before returning home. H. B. Sanders, ex Hudson Furniture Co. executive in Houston, now with Heatly Furniture Co. Mrs. Sanders plans to join him soon.
In Austin the senate approved a bill to dispose of race betting act funded jacks and stallions with proceeds, favoring state control and freeing the agriculture commissioner to allocate them. The house prefers county ownership, while talks in committee aim to reach agreement before adjournment. The house also eases 27 month bar exam notice requirements.
Bryan and College Scouts from Troop 102 with Jamboree Advisor J W Hall Jr left for Houston to link with sixty eight district scouts for the Boy Scout Jamboree in Washington DC. After the event they will travel to New York City and Niagara Falls before returning home.
The high in the last three days reached 97 degrees while nightly lows did not fall below 85. Government thermometers record a summer-like heat spike with temperatures near the 100 degree mark last week.
Denton June 24 Miss Zula Holland of College Station is named one of the managers of Texas State College for Women weekly Play Hour. A small group of advanced PE majors will direct contests and sports for students each week. Miss Holland is the daughter of Mr and Mrs H T Holland.
Roy Duncan aged 54 died at home in Waco Wednesday night. Funeral services set for 5 p m in Waco. He is survived by his father S D A Duncan two brothers Perry and Ed and sister Miss Beulah Duncan all of Waco. J D Martin Sr and Mrs J D Martin and Mr and Mrs Al Locke of Bryan attended the funeral.
Former Governor James E. Ferguson said his wife Miriam A. Ferguson has no desire to seek a third term as governor. He added she would leave the field to younger statesmen unless a clear public duty demanded her return. He suggested the public might benefit from many candidates to offset weaker brains with luck.
A Bryan group returning from an overnight trip to Freeport announced a catch of 275 pounds of kingfish. Members listed include Charles H. Dill Erwin Smith Will Roman Manuel Akin Gordon Weaver M F E McCartney Sam Bullock Lamar Williams Joe P. White and R M Dansby.
Tom Girdler of Republic Steel told a Senate committee that Philip Murray and Senator Guffey misrepresented the steel strike. He called Murray a liar and defended the strike as protecting workers right to work free from molestation. He denied signing with Jones Laughlin in exchange for confidential information.
Major and Mrs. C. R. Miller depart Bryan to visit Oklahoma Mississippi and points east before moving to Scofield Barracks Hawaii. Major Miller, formerly head of military science at Allen Academy, is transferred to Hawaii with Mrs. Miller sailing from San Francisco August 23 aboard the Republic.
The State of Texas versus Fidelity Finance Company will move from Travis 98th District Court to Brazos County District Court due to docket congestion and economy. Judge J D Moore ordered the transfer, with R L Jones appointed receiver and A H Mayfield named as attorney. George Vann had been in temporary charge. Continued on Page 7.
Texas dairy statistics for May show mixed trends. Creamery butter output rose 21.9 percent from April but fell 9.6 percent from May 1935. Cheese production dropped 15.2 percent from April yet rose 22.4 percent year over year. Ice cream up 36.6 percent from April and 17 percent from May 1935.
Mary Pickford and Charles Buddy Rogers applied in Los Angeles for a marriage license. The former American film star and the band leader sought to wed, with details of their filing reported in that locale.
Susie the coyote known as the smartest in the West roamed Western Idaho for 12 years with a five foot chain on her neck. Captured as a pup in 1921 near Grangville, she lost a rear leg, was chained for four years, and escaped in 1925 with her leather collar and chain. Roy Tumelson killed her last week as she continued to menace livestock.
Fort Worth scene as Bryan architect Jack Atkinson, writer for The Bryan Eagle, works with W. G. Clarkson and Company on Stripling's $600000 addition. The project will span an entire block with a seven story wing and air conditioning to define the region’s largest cooling job.
Ellis H. Parker and his son were found guilty by a federal court jury of conspiracy in the abduction of Paul H. Wendel with a recommendation for leniency after six hours of deliberation in Newark New Jersey.
A 164 man 40 truck detachment from Fort Sam Houston’s famed Second Division arrives Friday at 9 30 a m to demonstrate Army capabilities for Bryan and surrounding area. The unit camps at Sue Haswell Park and holds a 4 6 p m exhibition after a 3 30 p m Main Street parade with a 8 9 p m infantry band concert at the park. The show features a 77 mm cannon an armored tank and nine machine guns as local officials greet the troops and traffic is directed by military police.
Governor George Earle announced martial law in the Johnstown area will end at 7 am tomorrow after stating the emergency appears to be over and mills may reopen. In Warren Ohio, five manufacturers closed plants following CIO union guidance for a sympathy strike, with federal mediators in Cleveland engaging steel officials.
German and Italian warships patrolled Spanish coasts amid fears of a joint non intervention withdrawal signaling a government attack. Basques and Austurians unite to resist insurgent advances as five columns move from Bilbao toward Santander and Portugalete falls.
Washington June 24 Two score names of persons high in business and the financial field listed by treasury officials in the congressional inquiry into tax evasion and avoidance included Andrew Mellon Pierre DuPont John Raskob Thomas Lamont Alfred Sloan Jr and Mrs Ethel DuPont Guy Helvering internal revenue commissioner gave the names as the committee studied the device of personal holding companies to reduce tax payment.
W. S. Howell Jr. arrived home from New York City today while Mrs. Howell traveled to Denver to aid a sick friend. They will meet Sunday at Camp Waldemar near Kerrville to celebrate Barbara’s eleventh birthday. Barbara’s sisters and Barbara’s mother will later sail to Europe from New York while Rosemary stays at camp. Howell attended the Joe Louis Jimmy Braddock fight in Chicago as a guest of Silliman Evans, former Texas official and Nashville Tennessean publisher, who noted an enthusiastic crowd and the event’s interest.
The railroad commission issued a proration order fixing July 1 crude oil production at 1 385 476 barrels. The notice, dated June 24 from Astin, specifies the allowable output for the upcoming month.
The outlook calls for fair conditions tonight and Friday in Texas with temperatures a bit cooler in the Panhandle on Friday. A modest warm-up is not expected in other areas.
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