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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1937
Page
2
Families and friends across Bryan report Easter visits and homecomings. Local residents like Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Brumley, Jene Goodyear Rubber Co. transfers, and the Evans family share travels and gatherings with relatives in Bryan and Houston.
A near Normangee athlete known as Free Throw Champ stopped in Bryan to shop. Local residents and visitors from Fort Worth Waco Reliance Keith Benchley Norman Oklahoma University shared Easter and visiting duties with families of Seale Kaplan and Lescher.
Old Man Winter arrives with possible garden damage. Mrs. I. J. White and Glynn visited Mrs. J. C. Merka. they saw Mrs. C. R. Saxon listed as sick. Tom Syptak visited from Baylor county. John Riley spent Easter with Mrs. Nelson Ramsey in Kilgore. Mrs. I. J. White visited Mrs. Hartsfield. J. C. Merka and son visited Mr. and Mrs. Howard Shealy. Britton Risinger is ill this week. Sunday school and church services are planned.
On Kings Highway families hosted and visited over the weekend. Tours included Roy and Mrs Hardin with Bud Williams, Edd Curik and kin, C L Nowasad with John Rychick, and a group from Houston to G A Nesh family. Miss Lena Novasad taught at Oscar and returned home, while Elsie Novasad received a birthday surprise with games and a weiner roast. Please notify the circulation department when moving so the paper can follow.
Brazos County Home Demonstration Club women and girls are urged by the home demonstration agent to avoid late egg setting as spring setting leads to weak chickens. February to April are best for hatching pullets for winter. Only eggs set in early April fit the ideal window. Chicks bought in April are tagged as early hatch. good chicks are good investments.
The county shows strong enthusiasm for the 4 H Bedroom contest with students teachers principals and parents eager about the outcome. Miss Juanita Wren Rye school principal encourages Elizabeth Wolf the Rye contestant and the county club with the winner will host a Mother and Daughter banquet on June 15.
A Home Demonstration Council member questioned why the county agent promotes blood tested eggs for hatching after a visit to Mrs. Komar of Kurten revealed 41 of 80 hens infected with bacillary white diarrhea. Eggs from infected hens contaminate chicks, so blood tested eggs will improve flock safety. The agent will test poultry in county women’s clubs in April. A USDA observer noted a drought region with forage 50 percent better due to conservative grazing, and a rancher explained modest profits during good times and losses when neighbors prospered.
An agricultural note explains contour furrows six inches deep and eighteen inches wide can hold about 5.61 gallons of water. across an acre this adds up to 785 gallons. The article lists local names and places and hints enrollment may grow to 25 participants before closing.
All 4 Hecetten club members and baby beef club members are urged to convene at the county agent's office Saturday at 1 30 p m. The meeting will cover important business and assignments for the groups.
Smetana community appears ahead of others in county for joining the Texas Agricultural Association. Farmers are urged to take the lead and organize their community. What steps will your community take to organize the farmers?
Edge of bad spell of weather and Easter threaten crops and gardens delaying planting. Miss Katharine Wilson visits San Marcos with family. Mr. and Mrs. Mangum of Austin and the Haskeys visit. Horace Beard ill in Tyler. A social gathering hosted by A V Wilson. Bert Phillips attends. Lee Sharp visits I L Yancey. High school plans a play titled Silas Smidge From Turnip Ridge for the end of school.
Millican and nearby towns welcomed relatives and visitors over the weekend. Families including the McGregor, Seeley, Sawyers, Wiseman, Crenshaw, Pool, Royder, Fuqua, Symms, Kincannon, and Curd were noted in attendance or guest roles with several sick or recovering individuals mentioned.
John A. Norris general manager of the Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation district travels to Washington with Senator Morris Sheppard and WPA chief Harry Hopkins to press President Roosevelt for funds to finish the Possum Kingdom dam first unit of the Brazos project.
About 1000 invitations were sent statewide for the dedication of seven new CSA buildings in Denton. The program on April 16 includes an address tours of the new structures an informal tea and a concert by the St Louis Symphony Orchestra.
Finis Leon Williams and Catherine Washington Figurois Oron wed Julia Adame in a marriage license list.
Brazos county young athletes gather at Kyle Field home of the Texas Aggies for the annual interscholastic meet now moved from last week due to weather. Events include track and field for junior and senior boys, tennis for all, playground ball, and volleyball with Bryan and A&M Consolidated contesting the Class A title. Continuous entries from Stephen F. Austin include Webber Dewey, Travis Price, Waltis Price, and others in sprints, distance, jumps, and relays, plus junior divisions and girls events.
The report lists entries for various junior and senior school events. It includes shot put discus and javelin participants Milton Schultz. tennis entries for juniors and seniors with doubles and singles lineups. junior boys playground ball team members with alternates. junior girls playground ball roster with alternates. girls volleyball team members and alternates.
A ten inch reflecting telescope built by Texas Technological College physics students is complete. Dan Cox ground the mirror and Charles Howell built the tube and parts. After two years of work it will be mounted once housing is secured.
J D Caldwell recalls the 1895 two day wind that blew down about 50 windmills in Lubbock and Hale counties. He notes little Sand in town due to no farms west of here and describes changes to the courthouse siding and absence of railroads or wholesale houses. The storm began west then shifted north on day two.
Eagle Printing Company seeks clean cotton rags for use in production. Immediate drop off accepted at the plant with clear handling and sorting instructions for rag quality and fiber content.
Mrs. William Howell Sr. and Mrs. J. L. Brock of Bryan are among forty Texas club women invited to the fourth annual Institute of Public Affairs in Dallas April 26 to 30. The conference on International Relations and World Peace will include seminars in Dallas and sessions at SMU, TCU, Texas State College for Women, and Trinity University with sixteen speakers.
Mrs Edna C Hagen of Deal New Jersey was granted a divorce from Walter Hagen noted golf professional on the grounds of desertion. The degree nisi issued March 22 on the recommendation of Advisory Master Francis Child.
Students at Bryan College prepare The Aggies of '37 a musical comedy titled Love From a Bridge set on the A M Campus. Ruth and Maurine Neeley compose the music with Tom Brown authoring the book. Tickets go on sale today at A M Waldrop and Company for performances on April 12 and 13 in Assembly Hall.
The 28th annual Texas Cotton Ginners Association convention will be held in Dallas April 7-9 with strong speakers and anticipated attendance near 5,000 members and visitors. The event aims to address vital industry matters amid improving business conditions.
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