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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1931
Page
1
The Texas Senate approved the occupation tax measure proposed by Holder, levying 75 cents per ton on sulphur and 5 cents per 100 pounds on cement. Senator Hopkins noted that foreign capital owned most Texas cement plants.
In Bryan the writer disputes Mr. Rhodes’ reading of a city school superintendent circular. The column argues the piece omits student benefits and notes business responses to the mailing resemble sales letters. The writer cites industry placement concerns and asserts the personal view on commercialism is not theirs.
Fort Worth residents report Mrs Jno A Moore recovering at home after injuries from a passing car. Her daughter Mrs Robert W Colglazier arrived to be at her bedside. Mrs Moore’s condition described as as well as could be expected.
Vatican states Spain’s republic not yet recognized by Holy See. It cites no abdication by the king and notes the republican government is declared provisional while signaling goodwill.
A jury found Tom DeHart entitled to 401 weeks of full disability compensation from Commercial Standard Insurance Company after a fall while remodeling the former City Hall, now the Palace Theatre. They allowed a lump sum option if better for DeHart, and the defendant gave notice of appeal.
Letters received in Bryan indicate a possible halt to Highway 99 work from the Brazos to the Navasota rivers due to a threatened lawsuit. Gibb Gilchrist, state highway engineer, cites concern over floodwater when the road is built and obstruction by G. W. Lett, division highway engineer, who opposes the construction as planned.
Earl Quinn pleaded not guilty to charges of the murder of Jes sie and Zexia Griffth two Oklahoma school teachers at Newkirk. He was remanded to jail without bond and a preliminary hearing was set for June 23.
Bryan city commission approved all contracts for Bowie and Kemp school buildings after Tuesday inspection. Bowie building costs include Abilene Construction $4439, Griesser electric $985.24, Christesen plumbing $460.66, Logan heating $1018.60. Kemp heating by Logan $446.83. other Kemp contracts were paid in full.
Charles E. Simons reports from Austin that the 42nd Texas Legislature is expected to address flaws in the fee system used to remunerate county and certain district officials. While some evils were trimmed by the previous session, lawmakers seek a more motived and efficient framework, with safeguards and audits to curb inflated claims and forged certificates.
Ralph Barton, 39, noted illustrator and four time divorcee, was found in his New York apartment with a bullet wound to the head and a pistol in hand. Police ruled the death a self inflicted action after a prior heart attack. His fourth wife Germaine Marie Telleferre had separated in Paris a month earlier.
Chas F Hillier director of the McCulloch Dansby funeral home visits San Antonio with Mrs Hillier to attend the Texas Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association convention. He plans a short course of demonstrations and lectures led by Prof C Williams of Kansas City during the event.
Miss Willie Rogers librarian at Carnegie Library received a request from Miss Edwin Sue Goree library organizer with the State Department of Education at Austin for a picture of the children's corner. During a visit Miss Goree praised the juvenile reading room arrangement and requested a photo to show its pleasing atmosphere.
Casey King J H Mason and John Moore escaped from Burnet county jail by sawing their way out. Central Texas officers sought them.
The Oil Belt Flag and Decorating Company of Breckenridge won the contract through the Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce to adorn the city for the Texas State Firemen's Association convention on June 9 10 and 11. James Haynie heads the project with decorations provided at no charge except for any business sponsored adornments.
Delbert Sperry a three year old son of Mr and Mrs C A Sperery is convalescing after surgeons removed a four penny shingle nail from his lung. The nail was swallowed ten days earlier and lodged in the lung. the operation lasted about twenty five minutes.
In Tours France on May 20 searchers recovered the body of Brigadier General Robert H. Dunlap USMC who died yesterday while trying to rescue Mrs Denis Briant from a collapsing wall. The husband also died in the attempt and Mrs Briant was injured but survived aiming for possible recovery.
Weather report from New Orleans notes partly cloudy skies for Bryan and vicinity with cooler temperatures tonight and Thursday. West Texas expects cloudy conditions tonight and Thursday with showers in the west, while East Texas anticipates cloudier weather except coastal and lower Rio Grande Valley showers, and colder air in the southeast tonight.
The Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce Trade Extension committee tentatively fixed July 22 for the second Trades Day in 1931. Also suggested are July 9 and July 16 for goodwill tours through Bryan trade territory. The group discussed auctioneer involvement and farmers selling articles during Trade Day, aiming to replicate success seen in other Texas communities.
Roy Brinkley a 23 year old assistant cashier at Pasadena State Bank in Pasadena near Houston was found shot to death in his room. The coroner ruled gun shot wounds self inflicted and friends said he faced domestic difficulties.
Two strong tremors struck Oaxaca Mexico and Lisbon Portugal causing widespread panic and damage to water mains. No casualties were reported though residents spent the night outdoors recalling January’s quake.
Mrs Charlotte Nash Nixon Nird linger famed American beauty contest winner and widow of Philadelphia magnate Fred G Nixon Nirdlinger was acquitted of charges that she killed her husband in their villa in Nice in March. She pleaded self defense.
Members of the Wesley Brotherhood held their May banquet at First Methodist Church with Dr. John W. Black directing the program. Group No. 1 served fried chicken and sides. Officers elected include President James H. Beard, Vice President R. C. Franks, Secretary C. C. Edge, and Treasurer Hiram T. Downard.
Harry Estill of Bryan entertained the assembly at the Consolidated school College this morning at 9 o clock with crayon cartoons and humor. Prizes a book for one child in each grade were awarded based on a reading contest with 120 entrants from a prescribed library list. Prize books were provided by Mrs F L Thomas.
A man named J. M. Johnson confessed at Matoon police station to fatally shooting Mrs. Carrie Bowers and strangling her two daughters. He gave no motive for the act. Johnson had traveled with the family, saying he once worked for the husband in Arkansas before the death.
Brazos County truck growers are called to meet on Saturday afternoon May 23 at 2 o'clock at the compress sheds instead of the courthouse. President J B Priddy urges full attendance as plans are made to open sheds for tomato marketing starting Monday May 25.
Bryan home owners using back yard soil to grow dewberries report some of the finest berries seen in this section. The fruit is thriving inside Bryan city limits, near Main Street.
The court of criminal appeals reversed and remanded to life imprisonment the sentence of Ray Click of Llano for the killing of Charlie Walker last September. Walker was killed after allegedly forcing his attentions on Clicks wife.
Washington May 20 The department of agriculture released revised estimates showing the 1930 cotton crop at 15 932 000 bales versus 14 825 000 bales in 1929 Texas picked acreage reached 16 950 000 acres.
Mesdames I H Bartz and J E Stanford traveled to Navasota on Tuesday to organize a local unit of the American Legion Auxiliary. They assisted 20 eligible women to form the Auxiliary to J Willie Leigh Post, invited by Leigh Post which has long been active in Navasota.
In Corpus Christi on May 20 the Houston Oil Company's No. 2 Lawrence wild gasser continued to vent oil water mud and gas high into the air after a blowout during deepening work. A rainstorm hindered capping efforts.
Bryan Lions at their weekly luncheon elected officers for the ensuing year and observed the 50th anniversary of the American Red Cross in the United States. Officers chosen to take office July 1 include President H. O. Ferguson and Vice Presidents Fred Hale R. V. Armstrong and W. E. Wimberly. The club discussed organizing new clubs at Calvert and Franklin and agreed to have A. D. Jackson investigate prospects.
Will Rogers notes North Carolina efforts to resign legislators and mocks California for 3500 bills with 1450 failed. He suggests the only sensible bill would have aided Governor Rolph, joking about cycle-riding political maneuvers.
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