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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1934
Page
5
Mainly community notes from Bryan and surrounding areas. Families travel to Dallas for a football game and return home. local visits to Houston and Beaumont occur. Road work advances with Highway 6 paving approved, boosting Brazos County’s paved miles and overall highway quality.
A column laments the clash between Progressive Movement ideas and traditional social orders. It argues religion, business, and education chase speculative gains and higher salaries while scientific and religious-economic advancements remain taboo, hindering genuine progress.
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Matthew Green Jones aged 84 years and 27 days died at 3 50 a m on Ursuline avenue in Bryan. Survived by wife Mrs M G Jones and daughter Mrs Bess Burn of Caspiana La, two sons Dewey Jones Caspiana and Robert K E Jones Bryan, and several grandchildren. Funeral Sunday at 3 30 p m from McCulloch Dansby funeral chapel with Dr W H Andrew officiating. Interment in Bryan city cemetery. Pallbearers listed. many grandchildren attended from La and Texas.
In Bryan's First Methodist Church two long serving Sunday School members were honored. Mrs. E. C. Harder aged 80 and Grandmother W. B. Baker turning 94 were celebrated with pink rose decorations and two white birthday cakes as Pastor Dr. L. B. Elrod led prayers and praise.
W H Hemphill directory supervisor for the Southwest Telephone company, based at Brownwood, is in Bryan conferring with M C Atkins Bryan district manager about the new directory to be issued there.
Fire Marshal Harry Burger and C EF Jenkins of the Bryan Fire Prevention Board inspect Bryan residences and other buildings to compute shingle roof percentages. A credit on fire insurance rates may result if the proportion is low enough.
The October 4 faculty meeting at the high school featured talks by Mrs. Rogers and Mrs. Spencer on classroom skills and habits. Next meeting will cover the role of habits in study. The Ii Y club hosted a student dance October 5 with several chaperones. The Dramatic club elects officers and plans monthly meetings and a Polly’s Hero one act. Mr. Mugford spoke on his travels to Japan and China. A Thanksgiving carnival is planned November 24 at the Animal Husbandry Pavilion to raise funds for each grade. Committees and chaperones are listed. several staff members spent weekends traveling.
Six marriage licenses were issued by County Clerk Clyde Goen Roy Newton Smith and Ruby Warren. Maron A Worsham and Clara Louise Arnold received licenses along with four negro couples Jessie Turner and Weeder Bassett Sam Taylor and Mary Robertson Emmett Caldwell and Alice Williams Virgil Caldwell and Odie Smith.
Navasota will host its first annual show and rodeo at Fireman's Park on Friday and Saturday October 26 and 27 at 8 PM. Mike Pribble Aggie student and trick roper will manage the event featuring bronc riding steer riding bulldogging calf roping and pole races open to entrants. Brahma cattle have been secured and park preparations are underway with popular prices anticipated as crowds from nearby towns are expected.
Judge W. C. Davis spoke on Music at George Sunday night closing a large singing convention. Hundreds attended the evening session, filling beyond the church capacity.
The Brazos program seeks 12 major dams and 20 smaller ones funded by a $56 million PWA loan with 10 counties to remit taxes for data gathering. Leaders include Harmon and Moffett in the House and Stone and Poage in the Senate. Colorado aims for Buchanan Dam with a $4.5 million PWA loan. Supporters argue the projects will create jobs, boost industry, and relieve unemployment from Fort Worth to El Paso.
Mrs. Rosey P. Rogers of Leon County broke her collarbone after the old horse she drove to Normangee bolted and threw her from the buggy. The incident left the elderly resident injured days ago.
C A Edge and J C Webb leave to attend the Ice Cream Manufacturers convention in Cleveland Ohio. They will view the Century of Progress exposition in Chicago, ice cream plants in St Louis and at other places en route.
H. H. Williamson of Texas A and M Extension Service addressed Freestone county farmers in Fairfield. He traced depressions to falling farm product prices, likening recovery to a multi-car convoy aided by Roosevelt policies, and urged cooperation to boost cotton and livestock markets amid foreign competition.
County Clerk Clyde Goen issues marriage licenses to Paul Garate Roberta Martinez Julius Sims and Mannie Carter in a formal civil proceeding at the county office. District officials confirm the four applicants completed required filings and are awaiting official ceremony dates.
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