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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1922
Page
2
A Dallas man and woman remained in jail to stay safe from a mob after getting into trouble. The brief item notes their confinement and questions why they did not consider the danger beforehand.
The Eagle notes the upcoming State Rotary convention in Mineral Wells within the Palo Pinto hills where Sam Miller is set to meet Sam Hill next week.
McKinney Courier Gazette urges residents to support home enterprises and local owners. It warns against sending money to mail order houses or outside concerns, emphasizing community loyalty and self-reliance.
The passage notes that even after actors reach million dollar salaries their divorces murders and scandals will fade to first pages. It contrasts this with Joe Taylor Sunshine Joe Webb and George Bailey who will not be here at that time.
A call urges Eugene Debs to rejoin work and restore focus in the Socialist movement. The walking delegate is criticized for causing trouble and urged to reassess his duty and get to work.
The Fourth Estate urges wise business leaders to back local papers and reject fake advertising schemes to protect legitimate town business and support the press.
A newspaper note urges Texans and Southerners to avoid gambling schemes in New York and other cities and to refrain from supporting fake cotton brokerage firms that repeatedly fail.
The Eagle expresses pleasure at publishing endorsements or favorable comments about Bryan or Brazos County citizens who serve the general good. The text invites all to join the Flowers For the Living Club.
The Eagle notes criticism over publishing newspaper quotes about Bryan residents aiding local upbuilding and prosperity. The remark underscores a debate between small business aims and the influence of prominent figures in town progress.
The Bryan Texas community learns with regret of the serious illness of Mrs. Lee J. Rountree and celebrates signs of improvement. Judd Mortimer Lewis of Houston expresses hopes for a rapid recovery and a return to her beloved cheerful self by May in Denton.
Waco resident Sunshine Joe Webb comments on the unsolved identity behind the pink nightie found at William Desmond Taylor’s Hollywood home. He notes the public’s curiosity and the era’s generous Hollywood salaries, adding a wry aside about posterity learning the owner’s name.
Rev. Bertie Bridges Crimm proclaimed he is not a modern evangelist but an old-time preacher. About 2000 people attended the Friday night service in Bryan Tabernacle, many standing, as he urged churches to meet real duties and shared strong doctrine.
The Bryan Eagle reports Mrs. Lee J. Rountree wife of the editor is making a nice recovery from a recent severe pneumonia attack. The Rockdale Reporter notes the pleased sentiment and congratulates editor Lee J. Rountree on this cheering news.
J D Bradfield of Austin sent Lee J Rountree in Bryan a bouquet with a note lest we forget from a Confederate veteran. The writer, an ex soldier of Hood's Texas Brigade, recalls Spartanburg Gettysburg and the Wilderness and plans to attend the year reunion in Bryan next June.
Governor Pat M. Neff thanks Editor Lee J. Rountree of the Bryan Eagle for timely editorials on law and order. He expresses appreciation for the paper's support and offers ongoing service to the paper and the state government.
A column from the Hearne Democrat editor and Bryan Eagle writer urges Judge J Felton Lane to consider running for the Texas House. The piece laments legislature compensation, compares public pay to private earnings, and concludes it cannot go to Austin now due to costs.
Descriptions label Sandtown in Waco as a rough area with frequent mentions of Black residents wearing No 13 shoes and armed with a 17 inch razor and a 45 caliber pistol. The note expresses a desire for these individuals to relocate to Boston.
The piece notes increasing numbers of people considering property purchases in the past four years. It links home buying to stronger citizens and suggests saving cities from destruction amid overall high property and construction costs.
The Kemp Texas candidate R Y Bowlby announces a gubernatorial run against Pat M Neff. He backs several new state institutions including an Agricultural and Mechanical College and a College of Industrial Arts while critics doubt funding and urge practical remedies for existing schools. Colonel E M House supports universal language with Eagle endorsing universal service patriotism and righteousness.
Weary Willie Waterhouse of Wal la Walla Washington visits Rockdale briefly en route to Hearne and Bryan to see friends J Felton Lane and Lee J Rountree and to meet The Reporter editor at Rockdale Reporter.
The Dallas Times-Herald recalls old days of a son staying home to play checkers with his father while modern life brings fathers downtown and car racing on the highways. A new sign reading God bless our car signals changing values as an era shifts.
A Bryan observer notes cooler springlike weather and jokes about a banker willing to loan for a Super Six with a back wheel as a keepsake. The town comments on cautious optimism and changing seasons as the Eagle reports.
Coach D X Bible of Texas A and M was honored with a Purdue athletic council banquet on his trip to New York for the football rules committee meeting. Purdue seeks to learn from the Aggie system and unravel why the Boiler makers struggle in football. Bible discussed Indiana college football while there and has drawn multiple offers from a Western Conference contender. He also attended the basketball game where Purdue clinched the conference title as the guest of honor.
Dr F M Bralley president of the College of Industrial Arts sends a panoramic 41 by 9 inch picture to Texas Press Association members. The view shows college buildings and a large smiling group inviting the Denton meet on May 11 12 13 promising a large attendance and emphasis on education as a force for peace and moral improvement.
Horace Boyett, longtime Brazos County road and bridge engineer, resigned his county engineer post and has taken the Jefferson County position headquartered in Beaumont. He began duties on March 1.
The Eagle urges making a tree lined highway from College to Bryan and suggests consulting College leaders to beautify and perpetuate the road. A Bryan mass meeting formed a committee to promote pines oaks pecans and other trees along the route with city state and federal aid anticipated.
The Bryan Rotary Club voted to send flowers to Mrs. Lee J. Rountree and Mrs. J. T. S. Park in the hospital and to Oak McKenzie Jr. at home. City Manager E. E. McAdams presided at the Wednesday gathering as Rev. B. B. Crimm spoke on hard times and smiles. Eight members planned to attend the 18th District Convention in Mineral Wells in May.
R C Carson machinist at Santa Fe shops in Gainesville died at Santa Fe hospital in Temple on Saturday night March 4 after a two week illness from stomach and gall bladder trouble. Born July 7 1879 in Bryan Texas he graduated from Texas A and M College. He married Minnie Ratcliff in Bryan October 6 1902. He served with Santa Fe at Somerville and Cleburne before moving to Gainesville in 1913 where he worked as a machinist and once ran the Liberty theatre. Survived by wife two daughters Grace and Ruby a son Kenneth a brother Major A B Carson and a sister Mrs J Z Ramsey of Bryan. Funeral at Grand Avenue Baptist Church with Rev F A Wesson. grave services by Odd Fellows and F A A lodges. interment at Fairview Cemetery under George J Carroll.
Major L L McInnis is in Houston on business as director of the Southern Life Insurance Company. He left yesterday and will return Wednesday.
For sale hatching eggs from heavy laying Barred Plymouth Rocks. One set of 15 eggs priced at $1.00. or $6 per 100 eggs. Contact R. Franze, Kurten Star Route, Bryan, Texas.
Brazos county authorities ordered 120 quarantined cattle herds to be dipped starting Monday March 13 and then every 14 days for up to nine months to remove ticks. County funds totaling about 10 000 dollars will be spent this year with 53 of 54 dipping vats in operation. Inspectors J J Cahill W E Lewis Marion Hartsfield and C B McGregor were assigned to specific vats on set dates.
Miss Crosse Brazos county public health nurse examined 250 children from east and westside Bry an schools. Defects mainly in tonsils teeth and under weight. Teachers and principals aided the effort. Next week she will begin rural school work across the county.
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Mrs. C. M. Stegall of Paint Rock Alabama says she recovered after three years in bed using Cardus, buying six bottles, eating and sleeping better, and regaining strength. The advertisement claims Cardus has helped thousands of women for over 40 years and urges trial at all druggists.
Rev J B Gleissner and three hundred candidates from Bryan and Hearne depart for Galveston to be initiated into the fourth degree of the Knights of Columbus and attend the Cathedral Diamond Jubilee. Archbishops bishops priests and Catholics from Texas and neighboring states join the events through Sunday to Wednesday with mass, sermons, initiation, a banquet and exhibits.
Charles Franklin of Bryan was arrested Thursday on four counts of forgery and four forged instruments. A forged $15 check claimed to be signed by D. B. Lloyd was passed on Joe Groginsky on March 7. Examining trial Friday. bond fixed at $800 before Justice J. W. Hamilton. case delayed to May term of the District Court.
Mr. W. E. Graham, secretary of the Federal grand jury at Houston, arrived home Wednesday after ten days of service. The grand jury recessed until March 14 when Mr. Graham will return to Houston. Brazos county’s other juror was Will Rains of Harvey. About fifty bills of indictment were returned by the jury.
The Bryan Brazos county community mourns Mrs. W. D. Yardley of Harvey who died suddenly of heart failure Thursday evening at her home after visiting neighbors. She was a Baptist church member and wife and mother to six, survived by her husband, two sons and four daughters. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 from the Harvey home, with interment at Old Rethel cemetery.
A citizen letter from Pryan Texas urges a new rule requiring stock and cotton exchanges to hold all member brokers responsible. The writer argues such responsibility would shield investors, elevate exchange standing, and deter sharp schemes by quick riches promoters.
The Friendship Bible class of the Baptist Sunday School elected Miss Ethel Evans as class president and delegate to the Organized Bible Class convention of Texas in San Antonio. The eighth annual session meets April 11 12 and 18 with teacher Mrs Albert Buchanan also planning to attend.
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