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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1924
Page
2
The Bryan Weekly Eagle lists subscription rates for in county readers and mail. monthly three months and six months plans, with annual options. It notes Brazos County distribution, Thursday publication, and AP affiliation with republication rights reserved.
A Bryan note urges Rotary and Lions clubs to foster fellowship and personal growth. It highlights awakening hidden talents, public speaking, organization, and leadership for community benefit through service and social contact. The piece closes with poetic lines about resilience and hope.
A reflective aphorism contrasts those who merely exist with those who imagine and deliberate to attain knowledge, framing knowing as a divine quality within active minds.
A group of friends claim many hunters are skilled marksmen while awaiting the first real duck of a promised several hundred. The quote adds a Swiftian line on admitting past wrongs as growth in wisdom.
A religious motto attributed to Father proclaims that righteousness prevails and doubting or faltering would be disloyal or sinful, asserting steadfast faith as guiding principle.
A compact quotation pairing a Shakespearean ethic with a blunt proverb on virtue and conscience. It frames virtue as an inner standard and notes conscience as a sharper sting than a lash. The line invites reflection on personal integrity and accountability.
Salt water draining from Mexia and Groesbeck oil fields into the Navasota River is killing fish and making the water unusable for drinking or coffee in the Independence area. J S Byars reports the salty conditions. Sledge Houston will pursue action to redirect the salt water.
A warehouse check up shows Farmers' Union 6,130 bales and Lawrence 8,365 bales, Eden's reports 20 square bales and 2,019 round bales, totaling 15,525 bales in the Bryan area up to last Saturday.
Prof S E Gideon of the University of Texas architecture department contributed slides to the bureau of extension. The set includes humorous French sketches and images of Fontainebleau art school, attracting UT students during summer sessions. Mrs Gideon previously Miss Sadie Cavitt, daughter of Dr and Mrs J W Cavitt of Bryan.
A social dinner was hosted Friday night at Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hensarling to honor visiting wholesale representatives showcasing goods at Self Service Grocery Store. The table featured red roses, damask linens, and fine silver china. Guests included O. M. McLean Jr., John L. Neicom, John Mueller, T. C. Easley, F. W. Porter, Walter Cheshire, and the hosts.
The Bryan Delphian Chapter met November 7 in the Carnegie Library rear rooms. Mrs. R J Newland led the lesson on drama as religious and moral force with input from text reports by several members. A parliamentary drill by Mrs M R Bentley is slated for November 21 at 3 pm, emphasizing twentieth century civic training.
At the Twenty first Annual Convention of the Southwestern Life Club in Austin Edwin Crenshaw Jr agent for Southwestern Life Insurance in Bryan and vicinity received multiple honors. He was named club president and chaired the final two sessions. He earned the Challenge Cup for the largest paid for business and a diamond stick pin for the most applications. He was praised as the youngest Southwestern Life agent in four years and was awarded a $300 Remington automatic shotgun with extra fittings, expected to be ready in about 60 days.
Edge residents J A Rychlik Ollie Orr J O Orr Albert Rychlik J W Leighman and Bryan guests Willie Henry and Happy Saladiner return after a week in Kerr County. They found posted deer reserves and wardens costly, plus goats in big pastures and thick underbrush hindering hunts. They did bag four wild turkeys and joked about driving along highways to haul more.
A Sears Roebuck Foundation study compares 1920 Brazos county farms showing $2.12 per acre cash rent on $34 per acre land value and 6.2 percent gross to owner, versus kinfolk rentals at 0.79 per acre and 2.5 percent. Net returns and tax shifts imply rents have fallen with land values. long term, returns determine land selling price.
Rev and Mrs C B Thompson motor to North Zulch on Sunday afternoon. Thompson, pastor of the Free Baptist church in Bryan, preached the Sunday evening sermon for a joint gathering of the Methodist and Free Baptist churches. A program on The Kingdom preceded the service. He spoke on Bringing the Kingdom to Earth at a Preparation for Life Eternal.
Reported burglary of the C M Bethany home near the Hagen beck-Wallace circus grounds during a Bryan performance led to the arrest of Webb Shely. Police identified him with assistance from a Bethany party, noting only pocket change was missing.
George Stephan and H O Ferguson form a partnership to erect a 22 ton capacity electric driven ice plant on 25th street in Bryan. His plan includes a second 22 ton unit, white stucco exterior, drive up platform, palms and shrubs, and a total investment over 65000 dollars. Construction begins December with shipments of machinery starting late December. Ferguson will join Stephan in the spring to operate the plant.
A state City Managers Association is being formed, led by R D Jackson of UT government research. Twenty four Texas cities already have city managers, with interest from Bryan San Angelo Temple Amarillo Tyler and Waco. Weekend guests at Caldwell include Fay and Leo Baine Ethel and Howard Smith and Edward Clanton.
A large Bryan contingent watched Bryan High and Caldwell High battle to a scoreless draw as Caldwell claimed district championship by remaining undefeated. The game featured strong Caldwell defense and Bryan’s aerial plays with no scoring in a clean, hard fought gridiron contest.
Joe Mitchell and a female companion, both Negroes, were released on bond after being jailed on the charge of transporting intoxicating liquor on Bryan Main Street last Tuesday. Mitchell posted $1000 with Reed and Glass of Marlin. the woman was released on her own recognizance to appear next Monday. L. B. Young, another Black man, is still in custody. Authorities say the trio is suspected of involvement in recent local hijacking and hold-up incidents in the Bryan area.
Mrs Kate Fogleman Martin 83 mother of Mrs J B Hines died in Houston and will be buried in Bryan. Remains to arrive via H T C Railway Wednesday at noon. Funeral at St Andrew's Episcopal Church Thursday at 1 with Rev S Moylan Bird officiating. Pallbearers include W D Lawrence T K Lawrence Tyler Haswell M B Parker J A McQueen J Seth Mooring.
O J Parks has returned from a business trip to Waco. He visited several firms and met with executives to discuss ongoing projects and potential collaboration opportunities.
Bryan Chapter U D C invites members to select a Bryan young woman to serve as Page at the State Convention in Houston the first Tuesday in December. Votes due by November 14 in sealed envelopes to Mrs W H Cole. Committee to count at November meeting. winner announced that day. Also notes visiting Noah C Cole and Miss Lucille Dill arrival.
College Station Nov 12 Aggies aim to beat Rice Owls at Kyle Field this Friday to steady morale before Thanksgiving clash with Texas Longhorns. Focus on Owls disciplined by Heisman system and past Rice superiority, with nerves high as Baylor and S M U results loom.
East Texas state Baptist evangelist Dr G W Owens preached at the First Baptist church in Bryan Sunday during his campaign to conclude the 75 Million Baptism Drive ahead of the Dallas state convention on November 20. He spoke to a large Bryan Baptist audience and departed on the 12 30 train to Hearne for an evening sermon.
Mr and Mrs J Wallace Brosig of Navasota were among the distinguished visitors here for the Armistice Day celebration.
Charles E Baughman Grand Chancellor of Texas Knights of Pythias visits Bryan and the Eagle office. He cites 235 lodges with about 31 000 members, notes Walterford home for widows and children, and praises Bryan Pythians for a large donation toward a new dormitory. The drive aims to build for posterity as two local colleges support the effort.
In Baltimore on November 12 Judge Soper instructed the jury in the Hill case to ignore the Wiley and Kelly intoxication definitions and to find Representative John Hill not guilty on the fifth and sixth counts of maintaining a common nuisance at his home.
News of the death of Miss Aline Schultz at her parents home near Allen Academy arrives. Blood poisoning from a mouth pimple led to illness, with death at 5:30 on Friday. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Gus Schultz, sisters Gussie and Cecila, brother Frankie. Funeral Sunday at 1:45 from home and 2 PM at St Joseph's Church, Rev J B Gleissner officiating. Interment Catholic Cemetery. MecCulloch Gordon Co in charge. pallbearers listed.
Mrs. E. J. Fountain is visiting in Bonham as the guest of her sister Mrs. Bettie Boyle and her niece Mrs. Ralph Risser and family.
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