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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1922
Page
6
Bryan Weekly Eagle lists mailing details for Brazos County readers with second class status from April 28, 1911 and a Brazos County subscription rate of 1.50 per year. Outside Texas rates are 1.25 for six months and 2.00 per year. Managing Editor Lee J. Rountree.
A Brazos County public school issue letter from Governor Eck Smith to citizens is to be published in the Mexia Evening News on Monday. The note concerns Texas school matters and reflects petitioners from the county.
Newspaper voices, preachers and judges call for stronger enforcement of law in the United States. They argue many would be criminals believe they have powerful allies, urging action to uphold law and protect home and womanhood.
The McKinney Courier-Gazette laments ongoing flood waters and overflow lands in Texas. It calls for strong leadership and smart law making to protect life crops and prosperity and asks where a modern Moses can deliver the state from annual devastation.
A Times notice seeks the return of a pet monkey that disappeared with its owner’s automobile in Manhattan. The ad promises a reward with no questions asked, describing a small white face and ring tail, Engstrom.
The Athens Reviews praises Madisonville pair Day and Knight of the Madisonville Meteor for their humor at a recent press meeting. The source lauds them as exemplary Texans and notes long travels with the duo through Texas and Mexico.
Bryan High Athletic Association launches Boost Bryan Week starting next Monday. It will distribute Bryan Auto Home Plates to every citizen who supports the Bryan High football champions.
The McKinney Courier-Gazette urges Texas to advance in education by building statewide manship and citizenship. It calls on lawmakers to cooperate from rural schools to the top universities with a unified vision for school questions.
Mrs. Mary Hunt Affleck of Brenham, noted Texas writer, will be at College to attend the Fourth District Federation event. The Houston Chronicle lauds her talent and charm as she contributes to Texas greatness and pride.
Bryan residents have been elected to various honorary roles by business groups. A. M. Waldrop becomes president of the Texas Retail Clothiers Association, W. S. Howell leads the Texas Lumbermen’s Association, City Manager E. E. McAdams is vice president of the Texas League of Municipalities, and Major L. L. McInnis joins the executive advisory council of the American Bakers Association in Texas.
The Bryan High School Athletic Association promotes a town boosting plan endorsed by the Middle West chambers and the local chamber. Auto Home plates bearing Bryan’s name will be attached to license plates, with citizens urged to support the effort to back the team.
Op ed urging Texas to address floods and soil loss along the Brazos River watershed. Authors reference past flood losses and call for a state reclamation program to protect arid lands, with support from local leaders, the Brazos Reclamation Association, and Governor Neff. It stresses urgency and collective action to preserve farm lands and prevent economic ruin.
Hearne Democrat reports Calvert judge and former mayor Seth Burnett, a longtime planter near Eloise, says Brazos River overflow damages hundreds of acres this spring. He recommends federal straightening and dredging to restore natural drainage, noting other states’ river improvements funded by Congress.
Bryan High graduates invite the public to a Saturday May 20 program at 8 o clock where the public speaking class presents short selections on varied subjects. Speakers include Gertrude Sims on Peace Merle Minkert on Gossip Philip Hensarling on Courage and Edwin Jancik on The Home and the Republic.
Will C Edwards of the Denton Record Chronicle was given a spacious traveling bag by Denton editors at the Texas Press Association meeting for his continued work entertaining visitors. He will need it for a winter trip to Austin for the legislature and carries many clothes.
KF Friley registrar of Texas A and M College returned this morning from Hempstead where he delivered the commencement address to the Hempstead High School graduating class. He spoke on achievement and future prospects.
Mayor L J Dimmitt of Georgetown Sonoma Texas sends a grateful letter praising Bryan for the warm reception during a visit to inspect fire apparatus streets and utilities. He notes city officials and Mrs Rountree sharing a cordial reception and invites Bryan officials to the Southwestern May Fete on June 10.
An editorial from Lometa Reporter praises Rep Lee J Roun tree of Bryan for lieutenant governor but considers Colonel Billie Mayfield of Houston as preferable for his cotton plank promising 25 cents a pound for cotton once in office. The piece mocks price regulation and notes partisan rhetoric about postwar reforms.
Report notes uncertainty about Mayfield's performance under current conditions. It references Lee Rountree and W. A. Johnson as factors to consider, suggesting potential impact on outcomes.
A Bryan meeting organized reclamation efforts for the Brazos River floods that have inundated thousands of acres of rich farmland. Topographic surveys will map the area and counties south of Waco are being invited into the front project as editors push for flood impoundment land reclamation and river leveeing actions.
Tyler Chamber of Commerce secretary A. L. Burge invited Texas editors to meet in Tyler in 1924 after Denton hosted the 1923 gathering. Denton impressed visitors with hospitality, while Tyler vows similar effort. The Texas Press Association elected officers for the year and awarded cups for best weekly paper and job printing. Retiring president Mortimer Lewis received a sterling silver engraved set. Honorary memberships were bestowed on three women connected with CIA publications.
Col Sam Miller of the Mineral Wells Index comments on unmentioned items at the Texas Press Association gathering in Denton. The piece lists several Sams including Sam Miller and Sam Hill, noting confusion over how Sam Hill joined the Sam Club of Texas and suggesting a font error led to the name mix-up.
Judge W C Davis leaves for Caldwell to address Caldwell High School’s 1922 graduating class of 15. He spoke there in 1921. Mr and Mrs Lee J Rountree depart for Navasota where he will address Navasota High School’s graduates, among the largest term totals in history. Senator Henry L Lewis and Mrs Lewis host them in Navasota.
Miss Mary Locke and Miss Smith of Zack shopped with the Bryon merchants Tuesday, sharing a social outing that highlights local shopping activity.
Colbert Wilson, a Black man, was whipped by unidentified men in a pasture near Fin-Feather Club Seae Poa and found dead at around 11 p.m. Investigators led by Justice J. W. Hamilton pursue clues. Wilson had recent criminal history including arson and harming animals.
The Tabor Boys and Girls Victory Club met in Tabor Texas on May 19 with active members and guests. Resignations of secretary Mary Ruth Holden and reporter Hettie Francis were accepted leaving vacancies to fill. Prof. Gabe Cazell led songs and spoke of his musical renown as the group planned future gatherings.
The A and M College of Texas marked a milestone by awarding diplomas to six graduates from a model consolidated rural high school on its campus in College Station. Principal figures included W B Bizzell, Mary Gorzyk, and Edna Hooper with salutatorian honors to Gorzyk and Hooper as valedictorian.
The article notes he is not a Yankee but born on the Gulf of Mexico. It mentions songs taught to the group including mock lines about prairie life. Prof Cazell aided by notarizing the club's activities, adding to the evening's joy and happiness.
Amon C Williams was granted letters testamentary on the estate of Miss Mary Williams deceased by the Brazos County Court probate on April 20 1922. All persons with claims against the estate must present them by law to the executor at his Bryan Texas residence and post office.
County Clerk McSwain reports Brazos County issued licenses to T. E. Wallace and Sybil Wood, Arthur Cole and Sun shine Garnette, Tom Jenkins and Margaret Conroy, Jim Richardson and Mary Well, Andrew Johnson and Mary Ann Baker, Murray Butler and Ada Brown, D. C. Williams and Mary Merka, A. J. Patterson and Katie Clifton, DeWitt Barrett and Jowe Tutler, R. W. Francis and Al Metallum, Mack Tyler and Alice Outlaw, Pete Baker and Annie Mae Holland, Pete Martin and Peart Stuart since the last Eagle update.
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