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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1931
Page
2
Wiese a driver for Ice and Bottling Cam was robbed of cash and records on Bryan Avenue near the Missouri Pacific depot. Two white men assaulted him from behind and took his money before fleeing toward the depot. He pursued but the robbers were not found.
George Hadley spoke on happiness through service and praised Lions and Rotary for countywide community work. Hale of the Experiment Station discussed Live-at-Home Farm Plan insights from a 300 mile state tour and noted master farmers implementing the ideas. A meat processing demo is planned for November.
Mrs. J. M. Bullock visiting her son and family in Hearne fell Sunday evening breaking her right arm. She has been blind for some time and was walking between rooms when she slipped. She is reported getting along nicely. Mrs. J. W. Wiley and Mrs. J. Sidney Smith drove to Hearne to visit their mother.
State Inspect Shorey Holcomb reports after a year of work 1100 herds were infected and 58 remain at health risk. He expects all traces of the pest gone before winter passes.
McLean residents on charity lists face hard choices as directors order cotton picking or blacklist. Farmers complain workers refuse to pick cotton even with homes and milk cows provided. T A Landers elected president to fill the unexpired term of T W Gilstrap.
Brazos county district court selects panels for fourth fifth and sixth weeks of September term. The fourth week list includes Fritz Kindt A D Jackson T N Thomsen N P Lockerd J H Nash J H Wilson G W Orme M G Nall Joe Kaplan Fid Zimm erman John Barnes Joe Krenek J R Nash J Linton Robinson G W Rosier H O Ferguson G McCall Jack Howell J C Peter Herman Blanton Herman Kindt Henry Odom JF L Jodd B Allen W M White J M Bullock D L Peters Anton Vitopil H N Cochran Henry Conrad G J Allen W G Henderson J M Jones Gee W Barnes Pat Newton Emmett Holland.
Two services were conducted at the First Baptist church on Sunday with an 11 oclock morning worship and a teachers night in the evening. Eighteen deacons filled reserved center seats and three new members joined, bringing total additions since January 1 1931 to 100. The evening program featured Bryan and A and M College teachers as guests plus a Glee Club soloist.
Plans for exhibits at the Legion Free County Fair showing rural school work and for seventh grade graduation exercises in Bryan next spring will be discussed at a Rural Teachers meeting Saturday at 10 am in the courthouse. County Superintendent D. J. McDonald urged full attendance. The fair opens Oct 15 and goals include the best exhibits yet and possible graduation dates to be set. the county board of school trustees will meet Saturday afternoon with important matters on the agenda.
Four Yoakum public utilities commission members toured Bryan to review the operation of the Bryan light and power plant and its recordkeeping. The inspectors praised Bryan’s system and indicated a similar model may be adopted in Yoakum.
Gainesville reports adding three teachers for the new season. The item also promotes Byrne Colleges with ads urging personal interviews and practical business training in Dallas Houston San Antonio Fort Worth and Oklahoma City. An employment note seeks an experienced horseman to ride pasture and pen hogs with salary and perquisites.
Mainly abort folks report weekend visits and returns in Bryan. Several residents travel to Marlin Sherman Fort Worth and Austin, with others hosting guests and families, plus local school progress and a new business certificate. Lilly Mae Williams named for grandmother. births and university ties noted.
Julian Coronia a 12 year old 4 H Club member from Steele's Store was called to confer with County agent C L Benson about enrollment and records to compete for prizes and a trip to Dallas in October. He is in the sixth grade and has cultivated his own one acre of cotton expecting about two bales in the county contest.
Miss Jane Wessinger leaves today for New Orleans to visit her brother in law Walter E. Bond and sister, Mrs. Bond, for a week as a guest.
Texas A and M College formally opened its fifty sixth annual session in Guion Hall as President T C Walton urged cadets to seize opportunities and make the day their own. He said the world needs courageous trained young men now more than ever and that this generation must lead. J F Stanford of the Bryan and Brazos County Chamber welcomed students and highlighted local community ties to the college.
L S Ross Chapter UDC elected officers for the year at the first meeting since summer. At Mrs W B Edge home the slate included President Mrs Albert Buchanan re elected and other officers with re elections and new members announced. Delegates to state and general conventions were named along with alternates. The chapter planned monthly meetings September to June with October location to be announced.
N A Stewart city commissioner returned from Port Worth where Texas municipal officers discussed gas rates. He said sentiment favored lower rates but the plan to form zones as the basis for rates was voted down. He will report to the city commission soon.
J E Blair reports the Texas highway commission authorized about two miles of Highway 90 graveling between two bridges near Navasota. Grading is done and gravel will make the road passable in wet weather. No further paving is planned until new Brazos and Navasota river bridges are built. Possible reroute and new bridge locations may follow.
G. W. Orms, president of the First Baptist church Business Men's Bible Class, announces an annual class banquet on Tuesday evening October 15. Rev. John L. Wharton will be honored as guest and mark the end of his first year as pastor. H. H. Williamson leads the program and Norman Stewart handles ticket sales.
Beaumont scouts watched Stephen F. Austin high school eleven defeat Trinity 43 to 0 last Friday. Benson starred on the line while Bryan’s backfield pierced the Trinity defense with strong interference and a tough front wall. Bryan travels to Beaumont next Friday for a tougher test in the season's stretch run.
Excavation started today on College Avenue from New Highway 21 north to the South College area where No 6 diverts toward A and M College. Thurber Construction Company of Fort Worth leads digging to fill Kemp High School lot. gravel will be hauled to nearby side streets for winter weather prep.
Dr. Joseph D. Armistead of South Side Christian Church in San Antonio arrived in Bryan and will preach at the First Christian church at 7 30 tonight continuing a revival through the week. He will lead services each evening at 7 50 with the public invited and will stay at the Laneford home on West 16th Street.
The Allen Academy eleven, using many substitutions under Coach Pony Wilson, beat Cameron High 26 to 0 on Allen Field. The line stalled Cameron with no first downs while most squad members played due to extreme heat. Next week the team faces four Southwest Conference freshman teams and three junior colleges in a grueling schedule.
Settlement out of court today in a Missouri Pacific System damages case. Mrs. Lee J. Rountree, injured as a passenger in an auto crash with an oil tank car on a Hearne crossing, alleged lack of warning and light for two years.
One of two men reported to be African American attempted to break into the Maniloff store early Sunday morning. Officer Norwood detained the suspect until Officer Tillis arrived. the second man fled. Police continue search for the escaped fugitive.
The Bryan city commission adopted the annual budget without changes by a unanimous vote. They reduced renewal plumbers license fees from 25 to 15 dollars, discussed speeding cistern cotton trucks, and deferred utility extension work until after College Avenue paving to employ local labor.
The Prospect 4-H Club met Saturday night to discuss the A and M Farm Plan. File Manning led singing, Emmett Sheffield and family provided music, and C L Beavn reviewed the live-at-home plank with a chart. Many farmers took a plan card and agreed to begin work with county agent guidance. Lola Price announced Prospect school opens Oct 5 and invited patrons to attend. Sam Manning presided. next meeting set for Oct 24.
Principal W D Bunting reports Kurten schools opened last Monday September 21 with 4 teachers and 125 to 180 expected students after first week attendance reached about 85 percent. He is entering his fourth year as principal with four assistant teachers.
County Agent C. L. Benson reports two Jersey pure bred dairy bulls placed with Edge Community farmers Ed Chytil and J. O. Orr as part of the live at home program. Fever ticks in the county drive local interest in securing young bulls, with many herds already on the bull circle plan and neighboring regions showing higher butter fat and milk production per cow.
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