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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1920
Page
1
Kansas City report says the National Farmers Union will send a call to local unions for a nationwide producers strike to curb falling prices. The plan targets grain cotton wool and livestock with an option to halt production or take a farm vacation, citing high costs of labor and farming implements.
New Orleans on November 18 President-Elect Harding urged plain living square dealing and old time virtues as essentials for national reconstruction and recovery. He said America can overcome discouragements and that Southern industrial growth and Latin American trade ties should be strengthened during the readjustment period. The visit followed his Texas vacation en route to the Panama Canal Zone. Lost horse mule, light brown about 15 hands, bushy tail, $10 reward to W S Mial Grant Texas.
The 1922 Texas football slate is set with Vanderbilt in Dallas at the State Fair and Mississippi A. & M. visiting Austin. The Texas A. & M. clash will be at College Station. The lineup remains largely intact after easy wins this year.
J E Lewis reports the Y M C A as a busy hub in October with an average daily attendance of 400 and a monthly total of 12 400. The natatorium hosted 1 350 students and 12 student social gatherings drew 1 850 attendees. The building hosted 385 religious meetings 19 athletic meetings 15 group meetings and 26 other organizational uses. The report claims the Y M C A is one hundred percent efficient this year.
October cotton consumption totals show 399 837 running bales of lint and 39 137 linters. October imports were 13 825 bales and exports 582 014 bales. Spinning mills reduce output as orders cancel and workers accept wage cuts to keep plants running.
Edward T. Devine Ph D L L D professor of sociology at Columbia University and director of the New York School of Philanthropy will speak next Sunday morning as announced by President Bizzell. Devine formerly edited The Survey and served as American Red Cross Commissioner in France during the war. He belongs to several learned societies and has written many books. His home is in New York City.
A claim that constipation and headache are cured overnight is offered by Dr. Early Mawn with a tongue swab of water at bedtime. The product is sold on a guarantee by Roman and Vick Drug Store.
Bryan on Thursday saw statements from James Sullivan, A&M Athletic Association manager, predicting a record crowd for the Aggies vs. Longhorns game in Austin. Estimates place attendance at 15,000 or more with new seating on the Aggies side secured by highway commissioner C. N. Avery.
Bryan High roared to a decisive win over Houston Central High on Kyle Field. Key plays came from Cortemelia, Dobrovolny, and Dansby as Bryan dominated with line plunges and spectacular long runs ending in two Dobrovolny touchdowns.
Dallas report notes a new air fuel transfer device will be tested as Lestere Miller attempts a non stop Chicago to Dallas flight. He has built a special plane in Chicago and plans to cover about 1240 miles in roughly eleven hours.
Ballinger Texas Nov 18 Cotton oil mills in this region burn hulls for fuel due to lack of demand and to clear space. Hulls once worth 20 dollars per ton. W O Schultz of Concho County fed 100 steers here last week and plans more, attracted by the cheap hulls and meat price fixed by the local mill.
Mrs L A Fife of Chapel Hill announces the marriage of her daughter Renlah to Mr E H Daniels on November 11 1921 at the home of J E Fife in Houston Texas The couple will reside in Houston Mrs John T Hanway is confined to her room with a severe cold and staying with daughter Mrs M L Parker on South College Avenue
In New York on November 18 the Bowery Mission reveals a shift from mere shelter for destitute drinkers to educational programs for women and children and broader social help. Leaders Hallimond and Baker note prohibition raises opportunity to focus on schooling and youth, while longtime staff report changes in client needs and ambitions.
The Austin High eleven arrives undefeated as Bryan High prepares to defend its record in a decisive game at Kyle Field. Coaches Hudson and Wilson drill the Bryan squad daily for plays likely to foil the visitors. Tickets are on sale at Brandon & Lawrence with general admission one dollar and box seats one dollar fifty.
Cotton futures fell further with 2 pm quotes at 65 joints down and local middling bids at 14 12 cents. Seed priced at 23.00 per ton. Warehouses report 15 919 bales in total across Farmers Union Eden and Lawrence facilities. Harvin of the Federal Board visits Bryan, while Rev R L Brown attends a B Y P U Institute in Austin with Dr O P Campbell.
Porter A. Whaley, manager of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce, spoke at the Dallas Advertising League luncheon. He urged redistricting to create senator districts and backed establishing an A. and M. college for West Texas with a lobbying effort in Austin starting January 1. The chamber highlighted three years of activity and sorghum rain exhibit outreach to 17 fairs.
Paris reports 125000 former workers unemployed in France with daily dismissals across metallurgy leather textile clothing and fur sectors. Cause cited include raw material shortages high freight rates and speculative stockholding, while government seeks solutions and a mass unemployed meeting is planned at the Labor Bureau.
The Bryan Eagle urges farmers to visit Bryan for bar gains and winter woods while noting daily advertisements are worth subscription. It mentions H. O. Boatwright and Prof. A. W. Kinnard returning from Waco after attending the state meeting of the United Cotton Growers' Association with a full Waco meeting report published in Wednesday’s Eagle.
Fort Worth, Nov 18. Captain Quincy Burnett of the police motorcycle squad remains in critical condition after being shot as he sat at a drug store with Miss Bessie King. The girl, who fired the shots, is greatly improved and faces an assault to murder charge. She had learned Burnett was recently married and wrote notes expressing despair and love, including a wish to be buried in crepe de chine.
Spur Texas A and M Experiment Station Superintendent R E Dickson conducts a large scale selection of Texas alfalfa, weighing 16 000 plants to find about thirty superior performers. He plans to narrow to three or four parent plants for a pure line expected to yield far more than current seed stock.
Caldwell county landowners are urged to plant the latest improved Me Bane Triumph cotton seed from Martin dale Seed Farms Lockhart Texas. The firm promises pure planting seed and offers an illustrative catalogue with prices. A brief medical note at the end mentions 666 as a cold remedy.
Final plans for the University of Texas Thanksgiving homecoming reception were announced with ticket sales. Gov. and Mrs. Hobby will lead the grand march and Pat Neff, governor-elect, has an invitation. Complimentary passes go to A. & M. football squad and faculty. The event hosts 600 guests in the Hall of Representatives and Senate Chamber. Dancing starts at 2:30 with music from an orchestra and university groups.
Product claim for Blue Star Eczema Remedy to treat French itch eczema ringworm tetter and cracked hands. Sold with a guarantee by Roman and Vick Drug Store.
The Eagle urges readers to shop Bryan merchants as fall and winter goods appear at prices lower than city wholesale rates. It claims local stores meet competition and offer fair prices, inviting the trade territory to buy in Bryan now.
Club members attend the State Federation in San Antonio led by delegate Mrs S C Hoyle with alternates E J Fountain M Hetty Curry and M W Sims. Hoyle to report next week urging members to attend and support cemetery association plans. Tuberculosis patient referrals to the Brazos county Red Cross exceed the past three years.
The Bryan merchants claim splended bargains across dry goods clothing notions shoes and dress goods. Prices are reduced with Bryan retail markets undercutting the wholesale rate. Read the Eagle advertisements and visit Bryan to trade.
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