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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1930
Page
12
Brazos county resident W A Hendrix chased a wolf along a highway between Millican and Wellborn in a Model T. He struck the animal near Bryan, brought the carcass in for viewing, and collected a $25 bounty from County Clerk Jess McGee.
The Friendship Bible Class of the First Baptist church plans Sunday afternoon visits before Thanksgiving Day. Members will bring flowers and fruits to Sunday School to place in prepped boxes, then assemble at the church at 2 o'clock to select friends to visit for about an hour.
More than twenty mothers and ex students attended a seated tea hosted by Mrs. F. C. Bolton on the campus at 3 PM. Other hostesses included Mesdames A. B. Inner and F. L. Thomas. The local A and M Mother’s Club invites mothers of current or former students and interested locals, with three meetings per year featuring social events and a brief business segment. The second meeting of the year occurred yesterday, ahead of the state club executive meeting on campus for Dad’s and Mothers Day observances.
Guy Hardin of Robertson county suffered a broken leg between the knee and ankle when he cranked a car for a lad named Mays of Macy on West 25th street near Montgomery Ward. The car suddenly started and rolled up against a wall, pinning Hardin as he attempted to help reposition the vehicle in proper parking bounds.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Clifford Lanham and a Washington avenue, with unclear place names and possible references to a location along Peowsyrroma Avenue. Readable facts are minimal. no clear event, date, or organization can be established.
Fragmentary OCR text references a store named Yrager and a Serra entity, with garbled phrases about molestation and a potential legal or investigatory context. The readable parts mention a person named Dave and a show or ceremony, but details are too corrupted to identify clear facts, dates, or outcomes.
About 75 pairs of men's shoes and 85 pairs of youths were taken from Kovarek and Wehrman’s store on Sirctava last night. Sheriff Reed and Constable Ho race Reed investigated, with Grace Reed traveling to Calvert and Bremond seeking tips. Only men’s shoes in fast-selling sizes were taken, all from boxes. burglaries follow a recent safe-blowing at the same store.
Jurors failed to reach a verdict in the City of Bryan versus William Reid over a College avenue speed limit violation. A mistrial was declared and the case will be reheard before City Recorder L D McGee. Reid is defended by Lamar Bethea, the city by Sam Hoyle.
Violet Short, longtime Dallas resident and daughter of A K Short, releases Tintype Types a book compiling feature articles from Dallas News. The collection offers snapshots of stiff formal figures seen in old family album portraits and reflects Miss Short’s home town ties and literary voice.
Prospect Mrs. Jim Batten spent Tuesday with Miss Ozelle McDonald. D J McDonald made a business trip to Franklin last week. Barnes Huckaby and family visited Bascom Falkner's home last Thursday. Ozelle McDonald spent Monday with Mrs John Evans. Mr and Mrs Earl Carrell spent the week end with Mrs Carrolls parents, Mr and Mrs G M Terry. Mrs D J McDonald has installed a new cistern and piped water to her kitchen, the third in the neighborhood. R Coats of Nacogdoches spent Sunday night with LD J McDonald en route home via daughter Mrs Ben Thomas of Fioresville. He praised Bryan as the cleanest prettiest town he passed. Mrs Lois Calloway of Angleton spent last week with Mrs Ruwy Carnes. She went to Houston Saturday. Luke Carrabbia cut his kneecap last week while chopping wood and will be disabled for a week or more. Jack Weide and family moved to Cameron Ranch last week. All Rice and family are moving from Benchley to the neighborhood, locating on the Louis Anton place. His son Hill Rice will be on Emmett Shefield’s place.
Weather causes nine percent of accidents while structural faults account for nine, power failures nineteen, and sixty percent or more stem from pilots' error or incompetence. The breakdown highlights pilots' role in aviation safety.
Texas produced 2,362,000 tons of sulphur last year, while global production reached 2,700,000 tons. The figures highlight Texas’ strong share of world output in the commodity sector.
Special to The Eagle. Texas plans to bid farewell Thursday to five seniors as Clyde Littlefield’s Longhorns face the Aggies in their final 1931 game. Captain Dexter Shelley, Milton Perkins, Lester Peterson, Rat Vining, and Nick Gateura will complete eligibility, with others from the 1928 championship squad unused to preserve later eligibility. Replacements are expected to fill gaps. freshman star Bohn Hilliard is projected to take Shelley's spot, while Howle anchors the line and the present starting unit remains largely intact for next season.
Texas reports total annual tax intake of 250,000 dollars from all tax kinds, with breakdowns among property, income, and sales taxes. Officials emphasize steady revenue for state services and infrastructure.
Brazos County Truck Growers Association president J B Priddy announces Les Akers will be principal speaker at a farm and business meeting in the courthouse on Saturday December 6 at 2 PM. The session will focus on securing more tomato and truck acreage and on financing and readying a canning plant for surplus products.
Steep Hollow residents Steep Hollow Mr and Mrs Lum Bullock of Bravos Valley visited C P Powers. Rev Jo J Tatum of Bryan preached on neglectful people in a Sunday sermon. Nell Bond, daughter of Mr and Mrs J M Bond, was sick but improving. Mr and Mrs A Thompson and son Hardy visited HH Foo and a Harvey family. Mr and Mrs T W George mourn a baby lost November 25 after a brief illness.
Northwestern University baseball will visit Austin in spring for a two game series against the Texas Longhorns coached by Diseh. The games are scheduled for March 30 and 31. Last year the Wildcats were defeated 3-1 and 2-1 in Austin by the champion Longhorns.
A local Eagle edition hints at a prized column likely for sale, inviting readers to seek the exact piece they desire. The notice frames the column as a sought after item, suggesting availability through a broad audience.
Carl Wipprecht, Brazos County dairyman, advocates an annual premium at the American Legion Fair for best dairy cattle exhibitions to boost interest in good herds and bulls. Noah Cole is feeding whiteface calves to improve profits from fattened stock and home-grown feed. Geo. W. Barnes notes we can borrow money if used for feeding livestock on home-grown crops.
Philip Roach of Galveston has been the guest of Mr and Mrs W A Pincan this past week and will return home Wednesday Prof and Mrs A Mitchell will spend Thanksgiving with their son in Houston Dean and Mrs F C Bolton and family will go to Victoria to visit their daughter Mrs Elam Eckies and Mr Eckles Mr and Mrs Frank B Brown and Wilkleson will spend Thanksgiving with relatives in Jacksonville The Physics lecture room was filled to hear Dr George Simmey speak on English pronunciation for the Science Seminar Prof C N Shepardson left for San Marcos to address Hays county dairymen George Fraps Jr is now at Brady with Southern Pacific Railway construction work Prof and Mrs C E Sandstedt hosted dinner bridge Monday Prof and Mrs N Shepardson will attend the Texas Aggie game in Austin Thursday
A one acre garden run by Mr and Mrs A Frederick in Valley, Walker County, has fed a family of four since March. It produced $162.35 in garden produce and supplied 602 cans for the 4 H pantry shelf. Net garden profit up to November 1 is $431.34 with more returns expected. Cost to grow the garden has been under $12. Soil was enriched with cottonseed meal fertilizer and manure.
Mr. and Mrs. George Haughton and their son of Houston returned home after a pleasant several day visit in Bryan with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Boone. Mrs. Haughton and Mrs. Boone are sisters.
Sgt Jones returns to Bryan after weeks in Port Sam Houston hospital. Texas annual income estimated at 3.067 billion dollars. Texas shipped 61,504 carloads of fruit and truck in the year ending November 1, 1930, up 3,006 cars from the prior year.
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