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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1927
Page
2
The Bryan Weekly Eagle from Bryan Texas April 22 1912 lists circulation and advertising policies under the 1912 act. It notes Associated Press rights and local news publication rights while detailing advertising rates for daily and weekly editions in Brazos County and other markets.
In flood areas residents are urged with Horace Greeley’s warning to head west. The piece notes three C s cream eries and canneries as a cure for cotton overproduction. G Raleigh White is welcomed to the A and M College Board of Regents as a loyal graduate.
A lengthy editorial outlines the failed insanity plea in a Lincoln case and notes shifts in public mood. It lauds the Knights Templar of Texas for electing Park, comments on Hoover flood remarks, and covers Mothers Day observances at A and M College. It discusses cotton prices, farm population shifts, and Texas prospects this fall.
The article argues that Agricultural and Mechanical College should be viewed as a top university and urges Bryan to have a representative on the All Texas Special. It notes a New York City domestic servant training school aims to elevate social standing, reflecting supply and demand dynamics in society.
Bryan and numerous Texas towns join a yard beautification contest amid heightened focus on home improvement. The piece argues that a tidy yard enhances a residence more than a fine house alone and condemns owners who neglect yards or leave vacant lots weeded, spoiling entire blocks.
Summ McVille a 40 year old colored workman on Ward Mooring’s Brazos Valley plantation died Saturday when a heavy iron piece slipped from a car and struck him in the chest. Doctors said broken bones and crushed heart and lungs caused his death. A large funeral followed Sunday at a Bryan colored church with many white friends in attendance.
Miss Estelle Caldwell daughter of Mr and Mrs John M Caldwell and a Gallaudet College student has been chosen Queen of the May Fete by student vote at the school The May Fete on May 6 marks the year’s highlight and Caldwell’s year as president of the Young Woman’s Christian Association is noted as part of her leadership in Bryan residents celebrate the honor bringing credit to their hometown.
Houston man W. H. Warren and Mrs. Ruby Joe Nelson of Houston wed at the Bryan Methodist parsonage. Dr. H. H. McCain officiated. The couple, accompanied by friends, continued to Dallas after the ceremony.
New shipment features large and small Hair Braid Hats with flow er and ribbon trim. Priced at 195 dollars and 2.60 dollars, available in multiple head sizes. Real Hat Shop offers the collection.
Henderson in an introductory address at Sue Haswell Memorial Park dedication praises Tyler Haswell for decades of city service as alderman, commissioner, and mayor. He highlights Haswell’s civic pride, progress, and generosity shown by gifting the park in memory of his mother. Wilson Bradley succeeds Haswell as mayor amid gratitude from Bryan community officials.
The office of the County Health Nurse Miss Ella Bandelin in the courthouse will close for the rest of the week. Miss Bandelin is in Temple attending the State Nurse's convention which convenes May 4 5 and 6.
Miss Aline Lloyd and James Hopkins both of Brazos county were married Saturday evening at 8 30 at the home of W J Meads Reverend Meads performed the ceremony The couple will reside in Reliance where Hopkins works as a farmer
The Country Club Domino Club met at the clubhouse with Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Covey as hosts. Three tables played and a cake and ice cream refreshment plate followed. Plate favors were baskets of sweet peas. Attending included Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Christian, Mr. and Mrs. W. Cole, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Higgs, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Fountain, Mr. and Mrs. Hendrix Conway, Mr. and Mrs. Will Poin Dexter, Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Brown, Mrs. Lee J. Rountree and Miss Nell Cole.
Moler Barber College at 712 Franklin Ave Houston Texas promotes the easiest terms for barber training inviting applicants to write for details.
A Troy Alabama clipping notes Bryan elects Mayor Wilson Bradley. It describes Bradley as born at Little Oak to Mr and Mrs Bunk Bradley and later moving to Texas and Bryan. It highlights Bryan as progressive in Brazos County near the Brazos Valley and mentions Texas A and M College in Bryan.
Dr F D Fuller head of the feed control department at A and M College and president of the local Lions Club has been elected delegate to the national convention to be held in Miami Florida in June. This will be the club’s first year sending a delegate to the event.
A historic note describes a prescription said to treat malaria chills fever dengue or bilious fever by killing germs, reflecting early medical claims of disease cures.
Brazos County has donated 90.68 to Rock Springs relief. A April 28 1927 Red Cross note thanks Mrs. Buchanan and urges continued fundraising as Mississippi Valley needs grow. Report shows Mississippi flood relief total at 1128.00 by Saturday noon with small extra gifts added.
State DeMolay officers spent the weekend in Bryan and College Station meeting Brazos Chapter leaders. Delegates Burris C. Jackson H Hillsboro president and A C Akins Hillsboro secretary plus M T James Cleburne district official joined Carl T. Oleson and W J Cushing of Houston. The visit praised the chapter and yielded guidance for future degree teams. Brazos Chapter plans a summer baseball team with Lefty Mathews as manager and Albert Haneman as captain. A DeMolay dance is planned before the school year ends.
Physician endorsed claim promotes Calotabs as a thorough purification course for chronic ailments. Encourages a weekly to several weeks regimen with a family package and directions. Available at drugstores for 85 cents.
Miss Emile Cochran and Lewis Rich named captains of two teams to lead a month long Epworth League membership drive at the Methodist church. The campaign runs through the month with a picnic for winners and prizes for top recruiters. Officers for the year were elected: Ty Cobb president, Roland Dansby vice president, Miss Francis Benson secretary treasurer, and Bob Irvine pianist.
The 81 year old Mrs Elizabeth Atkins died in Houston and was buried Sunday at Wellborn First Baptist Church and Wellborn Cemetery. Survivors include seven sons and two daughters led by W L Atkins J O Atkins G C Atkins in Houston Joe Atkins Henry Atkins Wellborn Charles Atkins College and daughters Mrs Sallie Harrison Waco and Mrs Jess Carroll Iola Grimes County. Funeral conducted by McCulloch Dansby Company of Bryan with pallbearers W B Colson Ira Bond L M Lloyd Hal Haltom A B Hopper August Straub.
Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce votes to fund a home carnival aiding the Bryan fire department’s trip to the State convention in San Antonio this June. A special committee will run the event and other reports include club boys rally day on April 6 and advertising for A M summer school.
May 1 marked the start of Texas fishing season for black bass and crappie under state law. Spawning was uneven due to heavy rains, though last year's catch was strong. A 40th legislature license rule requires a $1.10 license for artificial lures and for males over 17 fishing outside their home counties.
A new soil mineralogy textbook by Professor Frederick A. Burt of A and M, published by D Van Nostrand Co. It is the first American work on the subject and grows from Burt’s courses in agricultural geology at Michigan State College. The manuscript has been tested at Michigan State and Mississippi Agricultural College and proves valuable. It is his second book since joining A and M, following an earlier work on physiographic conditions in Mississippi used at the University of Mississippi.
Mrs Arneson and Mrs McCollister hosted a Twilight Musical for about 260 guests at the St Anthony Hotel. The ballroom was set like a drawing room with spring flowers while two pianos provided the ensemble program performed by the hostesses and an assisting group including Walter Walthall and Ernest Powell.
College Station May 3 The Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association held its monthly board meeting with 19 directors present to discuss next year’s cotton crop while announcing a distribution of more than 12 million dollars from the last crop season. John T. Orr of Dallas presided as officials including John T. Scott and M. S. Hudson attended along with Harry Williams and others as the three day cooperative marketing school at A and M began.
An encampment for negro boys and girls is set for Saturday May 7 at 10 a m at Rome Chapel. Rome Chapel and Mount Enterprise sponsor the event with judging of dairy cattle poultry and corn plus a baseball game and other sports. L A Nash leads the program with assistants Fannie Herrington Mary Thurman and Blanche Davis and counties agriculture supporters are urged to attend.
Mrs. W. H. Davison of the Harvey community was seen shopping in Bryan today, joining local residents at the busy downtown stores.
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