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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1925
Page
6
A newspaper letter column praises the idea of a persistent crying need in Lubbock for a new hotel residences pavement a larger post office shade trees and rooming houses. It lauds sob sisters and notes a woman editor who supports crying for what is wanted.
The Rockdale Reporter lists several reasons for mistakes in journalism. It cites reliance on others, multiple interpretations, time pressure, human fallibility, unintentional offense, language ambiguity, and misinterpretation from inflection, noting many more reasons exist.
A reader note extols Texas vastness using a pin map to Raleigh and Chicago, cites Texas area of 265 896 square miles with 262 898 land and 3 498 water, and compares farm land to Germany. It urges citizens to study the state and shape its future through responsible development.
A dated anonymous aphorism counsels frugality and prudent living. It urges paying debts promptly, avoiding unnecessary expenses, speaking plainly, cutting frivolous ties, and avoiding vices. Emphasizes honesty, modest dress, ignorance acknowledgment, and hosting within means to maintain solvency.
A visiting man from England remarked that Texas girls look like Indian squaws and questioned why they paint up. He wondered why pretty young women would disguise themselves with enamel and paint, contrasting them with what he called ugly freckled faces and aging women.
The article asserts the athletic head coach at A and M College is a reliable man and identifies him as Bible Texas Meaquiter, indicating a trusted appointment in the college's sports program.
A local call to Bryan homeowners urges tree planting to beautify the town. The piece quotes W P Maloney from the Dallas News praising trees as living, friendly assets that provide shade, fruit, nuts, and wildlife sanctuaries, enhancing daily life.
A Bryan committee met with Superintendent Leroy Price and Judge Steadman of the Calvert J and G N railway and secured a conditional offer to extend the C W and B W line to Bryan. Local citizens must provide right of way and depot grounds and guarantee patronage, with engineers to be dispatched upon acceptance. About $5 000 has been subscribed for depot grounds and right of way.
A compact reflection on money’s power as a force that persuades and moves people, often more effectively than spoken words, shaping choices and actions in social and personal contexts. It notes money communicates value, influence, and intent beyond verbal dialogue.
Italians from Sandy Point road near Bryan were jailed after Sheriff Jess Conlee arrested Lee Reina Joe Reina and Sam Mondella on a hog theft charge. Their examining trial followed with bonds set at 500 each.
Secretary Sam E Eberstadt and County Agent C L Benson report a full Cross audience despite threatening weather. Jim Kurten and Britten Henderson praised club work and shared trip experiences while R W Persons noted 1200 in attendance across Grimes and Brazos counties. The program highlighted Bryan Chamber support and loyalty to the community.
The Brazos County Federation of Women’s Clubs held its regular session at the Carnegie Library auditorium with 26 members present. Talks covered women’s organizations in Texas, health diet, canning meats, care of baby chicks, and plans for a district encampment in Livingston in July. Communities represented were Edge, Tabor, Reliance, Steele’s Store, College, and Bryan.
Local printer advertises contact number 86 for printing services offering job printing. The Eagle Printing Company promotes quick turnaround and competitive rates for business forms and general printing needs.
Texas outlasts Texas A&M 17 to 13 as Esquival, Nation and Foster pace the Longhorns in a final five minute rally. Kyle Washburn lead the Aggies with notable floor work though missed easy shots doomed their effort.
Gov E Lee Trinkle appoints Mrs Lee J Rountree editor of Bryan Eagle as delegate to the United States Good Roads Association session held with the Good Roads Show in Houston April 20 to 25. The letter from J A Rountree stresses national significance, invites attendance, and notes reduced rail rates with tickets on sale April 12 to May 12 for delegates.
Former Governor Pat M. Neff will open a solo law practice in the Amicable building on March 15, with no partner. He will travel in and out of Waco on personal business and use the Raleigh Hotel as headquarters while in town.
Austin March 3 Representative T K Irwin, chief prosecutor for the joint investigating committee, charged that convicts had been coerced into signing recommendations for prison officials whose resignations had been demanded.
A weeklong revival at the Free Baptist church draws large crowds and converts many. Rev. C B Thompson and state secretary Rev J J Tatum assist, while Rev T A Searcy of Oskaloosa Iowa delivers sermons. Searcy, born in Madison County, has pastorates across Texas and Iowa and was ordained in 1905. Services run daily at 10 4 m and 7 30 p m with inviting public attendance.
Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce held a Tuesday session dominated by H J Schlafly of Great Hight Poultry Farm Carlisle Illinois who spoke on standard bred stock. The secretary announced new members and officials discussed rail connections at Hearne for Austin passengers to Bryan and College Station. attendees listed.
In a district court session Judge W C Davis presided by remote means. Julian Hernandez pled guilty to the murder of his daughter's infant at the family home near Wheelock and received a five year prison term. A separate incest charge remains unsettled. Also sentenced were three Black defendants for burglary: John Griffin ten years total, C D Johnson four years, and Webb Shealey two years for the Bethany home burglary during Bran last summer.
A reader from Dallas sends a friendly note to the Bryan Eagle praising the paper. She says they enjoy the Bryan Eagle more each week and feel as if visiting homefolks and friends.
Sheriff Jess Conlee discovered a car abandoned on the Bryan Hearne Kings Trail Highway just past the Seale place. It matched the Sunday night theft report from Navasota, with Deputy Bailey noting the vehicle’s movement toward Bryan before the long distance alert arrived. Navasota officers had not yet recovered the car.
Dr Charles Reign Scoville headlined the Lions Club luncheon in College Station urging a spiritual foundation for the nation and critiquing policy that merges industry with congressional will. He warned against moral decay from excess head education and praised medical discoveries while calling for turning from material to spiritual values.
The Turkish government has resigned in a political move reported from Constantinople on March 3, signaling a major government reshuffle and potential leadership changes.
The historic museum event run by the two grade Parent Teachers Associations netted about sixty dollars for Bryan school. East side and West side groups each add roughly thirty dollars to their treasuries for grade work and reference books. The display featured relics from Texas Republic and civil war era, old clothing, flags, and period articles.
On Friday in Huntsville at Sam Houston college gym New Waverly Pals defeated Bryan high school 11 to 6 to claim bi district basketball. Both defenses held strong with unusually low scoring. New Waverly ends season with 18 wins and 1 loss in 14 games.
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