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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1935
Page
1
The column discusses delaying the Farmers Market upgrade until possible public works funding is clarified. If favorable aid arises, old plans may be remodeled to add offices for the county agent and home demonstration agent, potentially on the current site within the fire zone.
Mrs Ada Hunley of Teague attended the Coulter Hoppess and Lily Walker marriage in Bryan on April 29 and stayed with Mrs J W Coulter before returning to Teague. Louise Adair of Houston visited cousin Ava Haswell in Bryan then returned to Houston for school. Georgia Belle Shaw left Massey’s Business College in Houston after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs George B Shaw. Ted Ryan and wife from Rockdale spent the weekend in Bryan with Mrs Ryan’s grandmother, Mrs J W Coulter. L J Falgeau and Warren Landry traveled to Pensacola Fla with a stop in Jeanerette La on return to visit relatives.
Rome reports mobilizing three new divisions and recalling part of the class of 1913 in response to Ethiopian steps. The communique lists arms supplied to Addis Ababa by European factories and Haile Selassie’s parliament address as key factors. Eritrea and Somaliland border Ethiopia, with ongoing frontier frictions heightening tension.
A group of more than twenty Masons from Bryan and College went to Brenham on Tuesday for a large meeting of the order with several hundred members. John H. Crocker of Houston, Grand Master of Texas, will speak. A barbecue is planned at Fireman's Park this evening.
Bryan Amusement company announced it has taken over the New Dixie theater, joining the Greater Palace and the Queen under the Schulman Group. Plans call for better programs with slate from Paramount, First National, Warner Bros, Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Fox, Columbia and others, including Charley Chase, Laurel and Hardy, Mickey Mouse and news reels, aiming to raise the New Dixie program level.
Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock for Elijah T. Spell who died Monday morning after a long illness. Interment will be in Bryan city cemetery. He lived in the area 35 years and was 72 years old. Survived by his wife three daughters and two sons. Daughters: Mrs Pred Bran some Carlsbad New Mexico Mrs J L Norton Somersville and Miss Nelle Spell Bryan. Sons: E T Spell Jr and Preston Spell Bryan.
Texas relief officials announce immediate cutoff of general relief aid for employable farm families. State director Adam R. Johnson defines such families as those living outside incorporated areas and relying mainly on farming for income. He notes boundary criteria exclude small plots of land used for partial sustenance.
John L. Stasney and Joe Locke, noted Brazos County farmers, join Texas delegates to travel to Washington and approve the AAA operation. They will meet the San Antonio contingent in Hearne and depart Longview on May 12, with three trains joining en route. County cotton control and corn hog groups will cover their expenses. More Brazos farmers may join the trip, though details are not set.
A week of cool weather and heavy rain with 5.49 inches total. Saturday recorded the peak 2.42 inches and 84 degrees, while Sunday cooled to 51 with a 63 cap. Daily highs hovered around 79 with lows from 51 to 69, and daily rainfall ranged from 0.02 to 2.42 inches.
Funeral services were held at White Hall for Dan F. Mitchell 48 who drowned Sunday morning while trying to help cattle from low lands near Hy and Pond. Rev Philip C McGahey officiated. Mitchell riding with two men rode into a wire fence horses tangled and he was thrown. marks on his body suggest he was struck by the horse. He lived around Wallace Prairie and resided on the Ed Harris farm near Lynn Grove. He is survived by his wife and four children and several brothers and sisters.
A large crowd attended St. Andrews Episcopal church for the Northwest Convocation of the Texas diocese with Dr Geo W Barnes of Christ Church Houston opening with an organ recital. Bishop Quin confirmed two Texas A and M students. Dr DeWolfe spoke at services. Barnes spoke on church music and DeWolfe and Rev Marmion addressed the Forward Movement.
Miss Ruth Watkins of College Station, a Wharton public school teacher, coached the Wharton Little Theater cast in producing Philip Kelly's Holiday last week. The Wharton Spectator credits her with much of the show’s success.
Frank Spencer Meador a Texas ranch product spoke at a San Antonio bank stating he prioritizes his job over divorce actions with Anne Gould Meador heiress bride. He denied immediate plans for divorce and emphasized continuing duties with pleasure and enthusiasm despite marital strife.
John E. Blair highway engineer described Panhandle dust storms seen in Lubbock Amarillo and surrounding areas. He recalled 23 dust storms in April with one lasting seven days and noted crops bare except irrigation. He warned many residents may move as winds drive dust and mud during a gale day that halted straw hat sales.
Ex resident T. B. Hubbard died Saturday at Hermann Memorial hospital Houston age 47 He was president of T B Hubbard Construction Co organized after moving from Bryan in 1920 Funeral services set for Sunday at 4 pm Morse Funeral Home Forest Park Cemetery burial Surviving family includes mother sister and brother with Bryan visitors listed for the Houston funeral party
Dick E. B. Tucker, president of Austin College in Sherman, named as commencement speaker for Gainesville Junior College. H. O. McCain, college president, announced the event. Exercises are scheduled for Monday evening, May 27.
Denver May 7 Two men were arrested and a third sought on federal warrants for running a chain letter scheme tied to the send a dime game. Postoffice Inspector Roy E Nelson named S M Barnholt H L Harris and Edward W Hughes in the fraudulent mails charges. Morrissey said 1200 send a buck letters were mailed using an oil company list with Barnholt as vice president and included the senders or relatives on each list.
May meeting of Brazos County Health Board chaired by Mrs. W S Howell in the courthouse office. J Vernon Brown reported Tuberculosis Seal receipts total 569.14 with 481.04 from Christmas Seals. Nurse Edna Shelton reported 1300 malarial slides sent to Austin and a crippled child in Galveston needing $23 for new braces and shoes.
Unaccompanied singing of Negro spirituals by Mrs. John Parker Hanna opened the Stephen F. Austin high school Music Week program this morning. The event also featured performances by the entire student body and a piano solo by student David Killough.
George Holland, longtime Atlanta resident and former secretary of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, has resigned to become manager of the Camden Arkansas Chamber of Commerce. His wife Mrs Holland, a Bryan native and C I A graduate, is noted for teaching vocational agriculture at Atlanta High School. The Atlanta paper praises his leadership in paving streets expanding industry and boosting trade, and highlights their active church school and civic roles.
The Rev. J. L. Massey, 83, a superannuated Methodist minister, died in Nacogdoches on Monday. Funeral services were held today. Massey retired 11 years ago and had lived in Nacogdoches since.
J. L. Dickenson, longtime Bryan insurance man, has been named secretary and manager of the Grimes County Mutual Life Insurance Association, taking over from R. A. Bevis who resigned.
Macon Missouri May 7 The death toll from the fog bound TWA airliner crash near Atlanta rose to five with the death of Mrs William Kaplan of Los Angeles wife of a film executive The disaster at least seven aboard were injured and missing persons concerns continued as investigators probed the fog shrouded wreckage
Governor Guy Park granted Walter McGee, condemned kidnapper of Miss Mary McEllroy, a stay of execution until May 31. McGee’s appeals were exhausted after Missouri Supreme Court rulings. Park said the stay allows time to study the case and review records.
Austin May 7 The defense attorneys were chosen Monday for Howard Pierson 20 charged with fatally shooting his parents as a Travis county grand jury began deliberations The attorneys retained are former State Senator Oliver Cunningham of Abilene Hardy Hollers and Trueman E O Quinn of Austin The defense plans awaited grand jury action
J C Barnett announces large scale oil exploration in the Tabor area with three core test holes from 400 to 1150 feet and one deep Wilcox sand test well. G E Failing of Enid and Houston will drill, spudding no later than May 10 for tests and August 1 for the deep hole.
Sheriffs team raided the Salvato residence east of Highway 6 near Bryan and seized a copper still with burner, coils, and gear, plus about 10 gallons of whisky and a keg of wine. Frank Salvato and his sisters Annette and Josephine were charged with whiskey manufacture and held on $500 bond each as the grand jury convenes.
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