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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1925
Page
1
An explosion at a Carolina Coal Company mine eight miles from Sanford North Carolina entombs more than 50 workers. Company officials say the fate of the trapped men is undetermined and grave fears for their safety are being expressed.
The third and final bank in Hugo shut its doors this morning. Local residents face potential disruptions as a single financial institution remains in the town. No details about closures or affected services are provided.
The City National Bank in Hugo Oklahoma the third and last bank in the city closed its doors today by order of the Board of Directors. The first two Hugo banks closed due to inability to liquidate old cotton loans.
The First Presbyterian church hosted the Women's Auxiliary annual birthday party in the afternoon. The event featured a devotional, vocal duet, and a playlet about Miss Charlotte Kempner's School for Girls in Brazil. Gifts included a donation from Southern Presbyterian churches and a bouquet and tokens for Miss Kempner, followed by a social hour with refreshments.
Prof and Mrs L C McDonald of East Bernard arrived for a week long visit to Mr McDonald’s parents, the County Superintendent and Mrs D J McDonald. Mrs McDonald will attend summer school at San Marcos State Teachers College after visiting. Mrs J M Sandle of Lima, daughter of the superintendent, is also visiting.
The district court docket lists criminal and civil settings for the third and fourth weeks in June and the following weeks. June 1 to June 17 cover cases including assault with intent to kill, possession of intoxicating liquor, theft, forgery, transportation of liquor, and suits on vendor's lien, damages, and possession of land. Civil docket includes vendor’s lien action, title cloud removal, and damages claims against entities such as American Railway Express Company and First National Bank of Bryan.
The District of Columbia grand jury reindicted Albert Fall Edward Doheny and Harry Sinclair on conspiracy charges linked to the Teapot Dome and Elk Hill leases. Edward Doheny Jr. was not reindicted.
Open invitation for a free course on personal and home hygiene at the County Public Health Nurse Miss Elizabeth Curtis office in the courthouse Bryan. The June program targets girls over 12 married women and seeks to form two to three classes with lectures on hygiene nursing and home care.
W J Coulter, Bryan's globe trotter, leaves for Houston to join H E Merrithen of Dallas at the Bender Hotel. They plan a tour through Old Mexico visiting Harlingen Brownsville Monterrey San Luis Potosi Mexico City Guadalajara Guanajara and return home after several days abroad.
The Embroidery Club elected Mrs Dona Carnes unanimously as president for 1925 26 at the final summer meeting held at Mrs 8 C Williams home. Members visited Mrs Carnes to announce the vote while she remains confined with a sprained foot and presented her with a farewell gift as she leaves late June for an overseas trip.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered the railroads of the Southwest to set new rates by August 20 covering cotton seed oil meals and related products moving from Eastern Texas Oklahoma Arkansas and Western Louisiana. The revised schedule aims to align with distant rate scales but is not expected to significantly change current charges.
S M Kyle, letter man, chosen captain of the Aggie baseball squad for 1926. He plays center on basketball and outfield, batted .300 with 16 extra bases including four homers. Allen Tolbert, 24, a Negro, was fatally shot by a Negro cook on Mit Parkers plantation in Burleson county. Tolbert died at Bryan Hospital Tuesday morning. Body prepared by Peoples Undertaking. burial in Houston.
Dean Charles E Friley fills the high school commencement speaker role during President W B Bizzell absence in Oklahoma This week Friley will speak at Eagle Lake High School tonight Franklin High School Friday night and Hempstead School Tuesday night
Cc. F. Bullock of Bryan returned home Tuesday after two days in Caldwell where he testified as defense witness in the murder case State of Texas vs Hatfield King of April 1924 at Porter plantation known as White House farm. Attorneys argued pleas to the jury late yesterday when Bullock departed.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Fulgham and son H. C. Jr. returned from Jackson Mississippi after a several week visit to relatives. They praised Mississippi growth, roads, rains, and crop prospects. They stayed with Mrs. Kendall and Mrs. Tye and enjoyed fishing and family dinners.
The Bryan High School senior class issues the final 1925 Bryan Review edition titled The Sheepskin. It is produced entirely by seniors under Miss Minnie E. McCarty, dedication to her, with a 26 page magazine featuring 40 senior class photos and contributions in stories, jokes, and poems.
Robert White, a key witness in the William Sheppard murder trial in Chicago, traveled to New York more than a week ago and has since vanished. Police began a search at Chicago authorities request, learning of his disappearance today.
The Lions Club luncheon featured Betsy Searcy and Maurine Neeley delivering songs and readings, to enthusiastic applause. Judge W. C. Davis praised Confederate veterans work and Dallas medical aides, while a close attendance contest ended in a draw credited to the Carbonators.
The Texas Federation of Labor Conference urged an International Labor Conference between the United States and Mexico to control Mexican labor immigration. It would include the AFL, state labor federations of Texas Arizona Colorado New Mexico and California, and Mexico's national labor body. The resolution asked the AFL to arrange the talks while deferring as much as possible to the Mexican Federation.
Mrs Frank Woods the State's key witness in the Wichita Falls murder trial of Mrs Mollie Collier remains too ill to testify with the court recessed until afternoon. The fainting on the stand yesterday raises concern that illness may force an adjournment and a potential legal tangle as Texas law lacks a provision for continuing a trial after it has begun when a State's witness is unable to testify.
Marlin hosts the Texas Commercial Executives Association convention starting tomorrow for a three day session. Secretaries from chambers of commerce statewide are expected to attend to devise new methods of bringing industries to Texas.
Preparations underway at A and M College of Texas as hundreds visit during the forty ninth commencement starting with a junior class dinner dance next Friday night. Events include dramatics drills sermons and student exhibitions ending with a cadet corps review Tuesday afternoon June 2. Three dormitories will be vacated and converted for visitors with Aggieland Inn a new 60 room hotel open plus campus homes Y M C A and other venues hosting guests.
Special to the Eagle reports Colonel P. L. Downs of Temple will attend the first campus oratorical contest in years with the donor present. One contestant, C. R. Wood of Honey Grove, was killed in a Monday night accident, leaving classmates to honor him with their speeches. Colonel Downs and judges will meet campus men at Sbisa Hall before the event.
Phom Downs May 27 Manna won the derby classic of the English flat racing season here today with Zionist finishing second and The Sirdar third.
Cotton futures closed 20 to 25 points lower as local spot prices held at 22 1 2 cents middling basis reflecting softer demand and market tone across the session.
In Sofia three others were sentenced to die alongside the two executed for the cathedral bombing. The executions followed a court verdict labeling the attack a terrorist act. Local authorities announced the rulings and preparations for the hangings.
In Sofia on May 27 three leaders tied to the cathedral bombing that killed 160 were executed in the Public Square behind the Jewish cemetery. A thousand spectators watched as troops lined the area.
T C Walton and A K Short spoke at the Temple Chamber of Commerce barbecue and program at the Experiment Station grounds. They noted the Bell County entry in a new Temple cotton contest offering 1000 dollar prizes for top yields on unirrigated land and smaller awards.
The Shipping Board voted to offer for sale 200 ships for scrapping. The decision was announced in Washington as part of postwar reductions.
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