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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1926
Page
1
The people of Bryan are invited to weekend ceremonies for the fiftieth anniversary of A and M College and the inauguration of President Walton. The programs aim to be educational and inspiring with speakers who embody scholarship, culture, and ideals. Citizens are urged to attend Friday Saturday and Sunday.
Rollie Cansler is held in Huntsville after Policeman C. B. Birmingham was seriously wounded by shots from a car. Birmingham had recently killed Horace Cansler, brother of the man under arrest, who had come from Iowa to probe the earlier fatal shooting of Barney Cansler by City Marshal T. R. Gaines last May.
W S Higgs, vice president of First State Bank and Trust Co, serves on the Bryan Board of Education and Building and Loan Association board, and sits on the Brazos County Democratic executive committee. George A Adams, insurer and Chamber of Commerce director, led Bryan Cemetery Association since its start and helped train young agents. Eddie Bluestein to head linesman for A and M UNM game. survived weather delays as in the previous Southwestern game. Cars stranded by unpredicted downpour. Bailey couple returned from Ardmore visit to Bryan. Henry C Fulgham seeks answer about circus cancellation in Bryan and asks for tips by phone.
The Bryan Woman's Club opened its thirty first annual year at 8 pm in Carnegie Library rooms with 57 members. Mrs. R S Webb presided. officers include Mrs. Kay Halsell secretary and Mrs. J B Priddy treasurer. The theme is Changing Points Of View with a yearbook committee preview and discussion.
Cecil H. Smith age 65 a leading North Texas attorney collapsed and died in his Sherman office at 2 PM He belonged to the law firm Head Dillard Smith Maxey Holt and was widely known in the region for his legal work.
At Blue Ridge State Prison Farm Camp No 2 near Missouri City fourteen Mexican convicts escaped Monday night. Three were recaptured Tuesday night and today. nine remain at large as of this report.
Russell Scott, condemned to hang in Chicago for the murder of a drug clerk during a hold up, was granted an appeal by the Illinois Supreme Court today in Springfield.
The Houston Post-Dispatch of Houston Texas won the right to use the name Post-Dispatch after the Pulitzer Publishing Company of St Louis challenged it. The Supreme Court refused to review the suit, which had failed in the lower court.
The Supreme Court advanced the Brazos harbor navigation district case from Brazoria County Texas to January 3 for hearing after a request from county officials. The appeal by T L Smith Sr and others tests the district's constitutionality.
Cotton futures rise 12 to 15 points as local spot prices show an advance of 12 1 4 cents per pound.
Attendance at the State Fair press day set a record with the entire newspaper fraternity enjoying the carnival atmosphere. The Adolphus Hotel hosted editors for luncheon before a law reform meeting at Fair Park Auditorium with Judge Marcus Kavanaugh and Will Edwards as speakers. Highlights included band concerts and the free attraction Princess Flavia, a variant of The Prisoner’s Zenda, drawing crowds.
Amarillo reports Mildred Poothman a 15 year old girl shot to death near Borger last night by highwaymen. Three companions were robbed by the assailants and no clues identified the slayer as of today.
Dr. W. W. Melton of Waco draws crowds at the First Baptist church revival speaking on The Common Sense Side of Faith. He links faith to daily life with Noah and an ark as examples and urges revival of brotherhood in church work. Services at 10 and 7:20 nightly through the week in Bryan.
WashingtonOct 12 The Texas and Pacific Railroad applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for approval to buy the 28 mile Cisco Northeaston line in Texas. The deal calls for a cash payment of 210900 and a transfer of control under the contract.
Dr and Mrs W B Bizzell of Norman Oklahoma arrive Thursday for A and M College Semi Centennial celebration. They will stay with President and Mrs T O Walton through Sunday and visit Bryan and College friends. Dr Bizzell led A and M College for ten years and served on the Brazos chamber board before moving to Oklahoma.
The twenty two foot boa constrictor that escaped during the Comal County Fair at New Braunfels was captured yesterday near the Comal River, less than six miles south of New Braunfels by five employees of W A King of Brownsville. The snake was trailed for five days with dogs.
In Austin on October 13 H L Ford filed a mandamus motion in the Texas Supreme Court asking for permission to file a petition to compel Land Commissioner J T Robison to issue a drilling permit in the bed of the Navasota River. Court judges began considering the motion immediately after filing.
Funeral services for Mrs. H. D. Hornsby, mother of Rogers Hornsby, former manager of the Saint Louis Cardinals, will be held in Austin this afternoon. She died on the 29th and Hornsby arrived late yesterday from New York.
Two meetings report the American Legion planning its 1927 convention in Paris France. The gathering runs September 19 to 23 with delegates then returning to the United States to reconvene in New York on October 18 to transact business.
All former A and M College students are urged to attend a luncheon at noon Saturday in the Animal Husbandry pavilion. Principal speakers will be Hon A P Duggan of Jitlefield and Hon John Henry Kirby of Houston. banquet to begin at 12 15 as announced by Col Ike Ashburn.
Unknown burglars gained entry through a skylight at the Hat and Ladies Ready-to-Wear Shop in Hearne between 11 PM Saturday and Sunday morning and escaped with about $5 000 to $6 000 worth of merchandise. Misses Smith report no clues as yet and say officers are investigating.
Mutiny among 106 prisoners at the Delaware county jail in Media Pennsylvania erupted after six inmates were shot but none fatally. Prisoners cited reduced rations as the cause of the outbreak.
Rain last night measured 1.51 inches in Bryan according to the Eagle Printing Company gauge. The downpour was widespread from Smetana to Harvey and Millican with heavy rains in several areas while cotton picking continued in the Brazos Valley. while some fields may be graded down, the worst rain did not reach most cotton areas.
Bryan high school will play Houston high on the Bayou City gridiron Friday per Coach Clyde Braden. The Bryan eleven, prepared with Franklin high, changed venue from Bryan and has practiced hard this week focusing on trick plays to surprise Houston.
Austin Oct 13 Regents reviewed men students seeking to restrain converting Brackenridge Dormitory into a classroom. The court dissolved the temporary injunction, saying no trust or condition on campus could be imposed without legislative grant.
Hon T S Henderson of Cameron will speak at the Methodist Men's Brotherhood meeting Tuesday night. The program includes a comic debate on whether it is better to be fat than thin with County Attorney Oak McKenzie for the affirmative and Ty Cobb for the negative. Afterward the audience votes, with musical entertainment by Percy Norton John Williams and singing led by Rip Erskine.
In Memphis Tennessee on October 13 scores of planters bankers and merchants gathered to submit resolutions addressing the cotton depression emergency. The resolutions panel will present three main areas marketing the current crop credit policy and acres reduction for future seasons. C P Mooney editor of the Memphis Commercial Appeal was elected permanent chairman of the conference.
The Brazos County Clerk records list couples issued licenses since the last publication. Names include Willie Adams with Mattie Raper, Ollie Perkins with Alberta Porter, Johnnie Ross with Clara Douglas, Antonio Scardino with Antonia Cannatella, Jesse Nutall with Katie Young, and others such as Rufus Davis with Ruby Hunt and Elisha Collins with Bertha Strauder.
A&M coaches Bible and Rothgeb spend the week correcting errors from the Sewanee game with special focus on punting and forward passing. Four punters including Sikes and Bartlett excel in drills. Bodine replaces Rekterick at guard and Simmons moves to fullback for the New Mexico game as hundreds of ex-students plan to attend the homecoming in Bryan.
Memphis Tenn Oct 13 Greatest danger to solving the cotton market low mood is the multiplicity of plans Governor Henry Whitfield of Mississippi declared in opening the Southwide Cotton Conferences.
The A and M College of Texas urges diversification in farming to reduce risk. A balanced system includes varied crops and livestock, providing year round income, feed, vegetables, fruit, poultry, and meat for a healthful diet.
Zions Lutheran church Kurten will not hold services on Sunday October 17 due to the absence of Pastor Rev Hugo Roitsch and his family who are in Austin for the dedication ceremonies of the Texas district college.
Bryan Rotarians heard a discussion on ethics in business led by W. E. Farmer of Western Public Service Company with H. C. Fulgham of Lawrence Grocery Company detailing abuses in groceries, noting poor financial ability and slow payments as prevalent issues. Dr. W. H. Lawrence was announced to lead next week's program.
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