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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1924
Page
6
Bryan Weekly Eagle lists subscription rates and advertising costs for mail and carrier delivery. It notes Brazos County price at 1.50 per year and six months for the weekly edition and includes Associated Press branding and republication rights.
In Bryan two service clubs Rotary and Lions foster fellowship and awakening of hidden potential. Members gain confidence, speaking ability, organization skills, and leadership, benefiting themselves and the community as they grow into public figures. Judge Murphy Holloway of Atlanta proposes jail for speeding to curb traffic deaths.
A poetic reflection on endurance and inner test as trouble rises. It equates quitting with remaining behind and frames courage as the lone swimmer against the current.
A philosophical reflection contrasts the learner who imagines and deliberates with the mere being. It argues that true knowledge elevates the self toward a divine quality, distinguishing active inquiry from passive existence.
Among our friends we have many hunters who are good shots, so they say. And out of the several hundred ducks promised us we are still waiting for the first real one.
The quote reflects on humility and learning from errors. It asserts that admitting past fault marks growth and wiser judgment today.
A religious voice proclaims that righteousness will triumph and doubt equals disloyalty, urging steadfast faith. The note frames belief as a moral duty and frames right as destined to prevail.
A compact proverb echoes that moral restraint weighs heavier than corporal punishment. It likens conscience to a sharper lash than any whip, urging inward virtue as the true guide of action.
J S Byars of Independence reports salt water drainage from Mexia and Groesbeck oil fields is killing river fish and making the water unusable for drinking. The issue is being reported to deputy state fish and game warden Sledge Houston for action to divert the saline return.
A survey of Bryan warehouses shows Farmers' Union 6 130 square bales, Lawrence 8 365, and Eden's 20 square and 2 019 round bales, totaling 15 525 in square bale equivalents.
University of Texas extension division prepares a slide set from Prof S E Gideon’s Fontainebleau photos. Half humor sketches of French people seen by an American, half art school scenes for UT summer programs. Mrs Gideon formerly Miss Sadie Cavitt daughter of Dr and Mrs J W Cavitt of Bryan.
A Friday dinner at Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hensarling hosted visiting representatives from wholesale houses who showcased products at Self Service Grocery Store. The event featured a central rose arrangement, damask linens, and a course dinner for O. M. McLean Jr. John L. Neicom John Mueller T. C. Easley F. W. Porter Walter Cheshire and the hosts.
Bryan Delphian Chapter meets in club rooms on November 7 to review the last session and discuss drama as a religious and moral force led by Mrs. R J Newland. Text reports by several members and a parliamentary drill spark discussion on whether a play’s immortality rests on subject or spirit. Next meeting November 21 features a parliamentary thrill by Mrs. M R Bentley.
At the Twenty first Annual Convention in Austin Edwin Crenshaw Jr a Bryan area agent for Southwestern Life Insurance Co was named a club resident and presided over two sessions He earned the Challenge Cup for the largest paid for business and a diamond stick pin for most applications Also recognized as the youngest Southwestern Life agent in four years he received a $300 Remington automatic shotgun with extras to be finished in about sixty days
Rev and Mrs C B Thompson motor to North Zulch on Sunday afternoon. Rev Thompson pastor of the Free Baptist church in Bryan was called there to preach the Sunday evening sermon before a joint gathering of the Methodist and Free Baptist churches. A program on The Kingdom preceded the service with Rev Thompson preaching on Bringing the Kingdom to Earth at a Preparation for Life Eternal.
A party from Edge and Bryan returned after a week in Kerr County chasing deer and wild turkeys. They found posted reserves and strong wardens, hefty entry costs, and goats in large pastures that deterred deer. They did harvest four wild turkeys, and one hunter joked they could have filled cars by shooting from highways.
The Sears Roebuck Agricultural Foundation reports 1920 Brazos county data showing cash rents at 2.12 per acre with land valued at 34 per acre, yielding 6.2 percent to owners, and kinship rents at .79 per acre yielding 2.5 percent. Net returns, taxes, and changing values affect tenancy and land selling prices long term.
A Webb Shely was arrested after a burglary at the C M Bethany home near the Hagenbeck-Wallace circus grounds in Bryan. Mrs Bethany and relatives identified him, and police lodged him in the county jail awaiting trial. Only change from the pocket book was missing, less than 50 cents.
George Stephan and H O Ferguson form a partnership to build a 22 ton capacity electric driven ice plant on 26th street in Bryan. Contracts for machinery are signed with shipments to begin late December once building work is finished. The project includes a white stucco exterior and drive up service, with an investment exceeding 65 000 dollars.
A state City Managers Association is in the works per R D Jackson UT Austin government research division. Twenty four Texas cities have managers and Bryan San Angelo Temple Amarillo Tyler and Waco show interest. Weekend guests in Caldwell include Fay and Leo Baine Ethel and Howard Smith and Edward Clanton.
A large Bryan crowd travels to Caldwell to watch Bryan High meet Caldwell High in a district title clash. The game ends 0–0 with Caldwell claiming district honors for remaining unbeaten, while both teams grappled for opportunities and tallied few decisive plays.
Joe Mitchell one of three men captured on Bryan Main Street last Tuesday night in a Ford for transporting intoxicating liquor was released on a $1,000 bond posted by Reed and Glass of Marlin. The negress was freed on her own recognizance to appear next Monday. L. B. Young, said to be employed as cook, remains detained. Authorities hold them as possible suspects in related hijacking and hold-up activities in the Bryan area the preceding week.
Mrs Kate Fogleman Martin aged 83 died at her Houston home. Her remains will be brought to Bryan for burial via H and T C Railway arriving Wednesday at noon. Funeral at St Andrew's Episcopal Church Thursday at 1 p m with Rev S Moylan Bird officiating. Pallbearers listed.
O J Parks has returned from a business trip to Waco. He traveled for meetings with local partners and reported progress on pending projects.
Bryan Chapter U D C invites members to nominate a Bryan girl to serve as Page at the State Convention in Houston on the first Tuesday in December. Voting is by sealed ballot due November 14 sent to Mrs W H Cole. only Bryan chapter members may vote. The event includes hospitality for Pages and a Ball by the Sons of the Confederacy.
College Station November 12. The Texas Aggies seek a morale boost by facing the Rice Owls at Kyle Field this Friday. The Owls, under Heisman’s system, defeated Texas two weeks ago and pose a stern challenge to the Aggies before Thanksgiving.
Dr G W Owens state Baptist evangelist for East Texas preached at First Baptist church in Bryan Sunday morning and spoke to a large Bryan Baptist congregation. He left at 12 30 for Hearne where he preached in the evening, as he works to close the Baptist 75 Million Campaign before the Dallas state convention on November 20.
Mr and Mrs J Wallace Brosig of Navasota were among distinguished visitors for the Armistice Day celebration in the city.
Charles E. Baughman Grand Chancellor of Texas for the Knights of Pythias visits Bryan to praise local Pythians and urge donations for a dormitory expansion at the Weatherford home for widows and orphans. He notes 235 lodges and about 31 000 members in Texas and cites Brazos Lodge 64 as a strong contributor as Bryan joins a statewide effort under the motto Building for Posterity.
United States District Judge Soper instructed the jury in the Hill Volstead case to disregard expert definitions of intoxication given by Baltimore physicians and to consider the evidence anew. He directed a not guilty verdict on the fifth and sixth counts alleging Hill maintained a common nuisance at his home.
Miss Aline Schultz died at 5 30 yesterday at her parents home near Allen Academy after blood poisoning began from a mouth pimples infection two weeks earlier. Survived by parents Gus and Mrs Schultz two sisters Gussie and Cecila and brother Frankie funeral Sunday at 1 45 from family home and 2 pm at St Josephs Catholic church Rev J B Gleissner in charge pallbearers listed with names. Interment Catholic Cemetery by McCulloch Gordon Co.
Mrs. EB Fountain is visiting Bonham as the guest of her sister Mrs Bettie Boyle and her niece Mrs Ralph Risser and family.
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