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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1933
Page
2
Dr. John W. Brown states five Brazos county deaths in 1951 were caused by pellagra and Texas total deaths reach 1 039. He warns pellagra stems from poor diet and not from contagion and stresses a diet rich in milk fresh meat vegetables fruits and grains as prevention.
Creath Brazos Baptist association workers from Brazos Grimes Madison Mont and Waller counties meet May 26 at First Baptist Church Navasota. The program runs 10 a m devotion prayer talks on revival planning evangelistic campaigns and a noon lunch. The Woman's Missionary Union executive board also attends.
Dr. FP L Thomas of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station warns that boll weevil poses a real threat in the southern part of the state. He notes active infestation in wooded areas of Guadalupe County as a concern for cotton growers.
An old advertisement touts a simple home remedy for varicose veins promising no operations or injections and no enforced rest. It claims quick healing of leg sores reduction of swelling and pain and notes a pharmacist will not keep your money unless you are satisfied with the product.
In Guadalupe County fields near Woodland and in river bottoms of Brazos and Burleson counties cotton is just beginning to square. Weevils are conservatively estimated at 200 to 300 per acre in wooded fields, while flea hoppers are scarce and blasted squares absent. Signs of lice and thrips injury appear but are not severe.
The Travis Parent-Teacher Association received a large collection donated by Mr and Mrs Charles S Myers. The set includes 1900 era papers and magazines from J Allen Myers estate. Notable items include early issues of Literary Digest and World War I era papers. Mrs Luker notes these may form a usable reference library at Travis School.
INTEND 10 MARRY Alfredo Barrera and Teresa Garcia both of Brazos county R S Arnott of Waco and Abbie Webb of Bryan and Jessie Straite and Myrtle Watkins both of Marlin have filed notice with County Clerk Clyde Goen of intention to marry.
Two Bryan and College Station residents, Miss Dorothy Doane and Miss Bertha Ellen Humbert, are among UT Austin students preparing for June 5 commencement. Doane earns a business administration degree while Humbert receives a degree from the arts and sciences college. Other graduates listed include Miss Dorothy Ann Bivin Hearne Ernest Frank Deutsch Caldwell Robert Ewing Greenwood Jr Navasota Miss Nell Hurley Franklin William McCall Sanders Hearne Miss Mae Geraldine Slaughter Cameron Miss Lucy Ellen Field Calvert Harold Williams Matthews Hearne and Mrs Mary Lake Henderson Culpepper of Cameron.
M M Erskine was elected worshipful master of the Brazos Union Lodge No 129 for the ensuing Masonic year at the regular stated meeting in the lodge room Monday evening. Other officers elected were J O Peebles senior warden Ivan Langford junior warden J W Hall secretary and E W Crenshaw Sr treasurer.
Doris Jones of Bryan earned the salutatorian honor and the Mrs R R White Award wrist watch at the Scott and White Hospital Training School for Nurses graduation in Temple. Orene Glover of Temple was valedictorian with a 93 average. Jones averaged 92. Thirty five students completed the two day exercises as relatives attended in Temple.
The Woman's Club of Bryan presented the First Ensemble Festival at Guion Hall with the Associated Women's Choral Clubs of Bryan Bay City and Houston directed by Harry Girard of Houston. Ralph Howell Jr of Houston featured as soloist with the Bryan Woman's Choral Club performing under Miss Mildred Salle y. The program included works by Rubenstein Wieniawski and Gaul among others and featured duets and ensembles from Houston Bay City and Bryan artists.
The article lists Bryan and College women in the chorus for Mermor Donzetti with first and second sopranos and contraltos named, including Miriam Crute Mildred Salley D W Howell George Long and others. Monthly notes show detailed roster of performers and assistants across voice parts.
The Dixie Ramblers directed by Chester Lloyd provided music for the Smetana 4-H club meeting in which Dr. Henry Harrison spoke on typhoid fever control. He urged fly screening and immunization, stressing sanitation and precaution for rural families. Miss Emma Regmund and Miss Ima Fae Franklin presided. chairmen reported on farm crops, livestock, education, and more.
L. S. Ross Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy, the American Legion and its Auxiliary join in the annual Memorial Day services on Sunday May 28 to honor deceased Confederacy and World War soldiers buried in local cemeteries. The patriotic observance invites broad community cooperation and support.
Committees from the U D G and the American Legion plan a city Memorial Day program for Sunday May 28. They know 140 graves of Confederate and World War veterans in Catholic and Old Boonville cemeteries and seek community help to locate any others since last Memorial Day. Call Mrs V B Edge or Mrs Ole Martinsen with names. The full program will be published when ready.
A column urges Brazos county residents to establish wild game and native plant preserves to protect birds, plants, and wildlife. It cites Denton county’s pheasant program and recalls G O Buckhaults, a former Brazos educator, as present among locals. The note thanks Mr and Mrs W H Ryan for wax beans and mentions mothers seeking measles care guidance in Bryan.
About 300 farmers and 200 farm women from 31 counties attended the Spur station meeting. The closing of this year's cattle feeding tests used ten head lots with varied locally grown feeds. Results show West Texas feeds can finish cattle profitably, with grain sorghums sorghum roughages cottonseed meal and limestone or oyster shell flour as core components.
Waco May 23 Miss Jane Elliott of Bryan will receive the bachelor of arts degree from Baylor University at the 88th annual commencement held May 31. Coulter Hoppess and Wien Maloney, also of Bryan, will earn BA degrees.
Miss M. Ratner of Brooklyn reports using Kruschen for four months and losing 55 pounds while noting overall health improvement. She praises the program as beneficial even for those not aiming to slim and offers a money back guarantee if not fully satisfied after the first bottle.
About 100 hunters formed the Cherokee County Fox Hunters Association six miles east of Rusk. The group plans two meets yearly and will launch a membership drive to reach 500 members before the next meeting varios.
The twenty fourth session of the Summer School of Cotton at Texas A and M College will open June 6 and run through July 15 under Prof J B Bagley head of textile engineering. The curriculum covers grading stapling and cotton trade procedure aimed at preparing men for the cotton business and assisting buyers and growers. Beginning students have no admission requirements.
Large print sale announces deep price cuts on 100, 75, and 50 pound capacity refrigerators. Cuts range from about 24.95 to 12.95 with top freezers and insulated models included. Limited stock as line is discontinued. customers urged to visit and inspect bargains.
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