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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1925
Page
1
A Mineral Wells I ndex column argues that a town should not arrest visiting motorists for unknown local traffic rules. The writer says anyone calling Stop Thief should avoid hypocrisy and urges humility when applying law to transients and locals alike.
About twenty members of the Presbyterian Men of the Church met in the Sunday School annex. The program included a review of the book Out of the Wilderness and a talk on Home Missions at A and M College. Mrs. Roy Danforth accompanied musical numbers by Mildred Salley and Richard Grant. The next meeting is November 10 with a program on stewardship and church aims.
Mr and Mrs J Webb Howell traveled to Dallas today to see the big Fair. They plan to visit Mr Howell's sister and Mr and Mrs D D Eastham and family at Waxahachie before returning to Bryan.
Speaker Lee Satterwhite warned a special session may be called if Governor Miriam Ferguson does not act on investigation into alleged reckless spending by the State Highway Department. Charges target the American Road Company contract and related waste, with allies of Ferguson's husband named in the critique.
Ino F Lyons will confer the Master Mason degree on his son Burton Lyons at Brazos Union Lodge No 129 A F and A M Fort Worth on Thursday afternoon with a special meeting that evening. Lyons a past master of Julian Field Lodge and current Mossah Temple Shrine potentate will attend Shrine Council in Houston Friday and return to preside over the rare family degree ceremony. All Master Masons in the area are urged to attend this notable event in Fort Worth.
Mrs. Jno B Mike of 4421 Euclid Avenue Kansas City Missouri writes the Eagle enclosing her check for one year and says she still claims Bryan as her home though she left fifteen years ago. She and her husband formerly ran a general merchandise store in Bryan and still have many friends in Bryan and Brazos county.
The Brazos County Baptist Association will convene tomorrow at Edge Baptist church and continue through Friday. Rev. J. J. Pipkin presides. Dr. Jnc A Held of Mexia will preach the annual sermon. Dr. J. Hardy of Baylor College will bring a message. the Woman's Baptist Association meets Friday with Mrs. R. W. Persons presiding. Bryan plans a large delegation.
The regular weekly well baby clinic will be held from 2 to 4 PM in the office of County Public Health Nurse Miss Elizabeth Curtis. Infants and preschool children will be examined at no charge and mothers are urged to note the clinic time.
Marvin Goodwin, 33, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds and former manager of the Houston Buffaloes, died from injuries sustained in an airplane wreck on Sunday. The crash occurred near Incluston on October 21.
Ignacio Florio abandoned by its crew and left to the mercy of the seas. The freighter was deserted today as salvage crews monitor the vessel for potential danger and environmental risk.
The Italian freighter Ignacio Florio sent SOS signals Monday and was abandoned in a sinking condition today after her crew were rescued by the United States steamship President Harding. The news was relayed by radio from New York.
Tickets for the Texas A and M Thanksgiving game are nearly sold out with only seats on the ten yard line and behind the goals remaining. Wiley Glaze, in charge of UT tickets, says student tickets go on sale three days before the game. Similar demand for the UT-SMU game leaves only end seats available.
Mrs. Davis, long at the Baptist Sanitarium in Houston, has returned to her Bryan home greatly improved in health. Friends welcome the good news and wish her well.
Athens dispatches an ultimatum giving 48 hours to Bulgaria over border fighting near Hemirhissar. Greece seeks two million French francs and a formal expression of regret and punishment for Bulgarian officers.
Rev H H McCain of the First Methodist church will speak at the Wednesday evening prayer service tonight at 7 30. His topic is The Realistic Triangle a message for you. All are warmly invited to attend and participate.
Thomas and Joseph Ervin were found shot and stabbed on their farm near Doylestown Pennsylvania. Joseph, about 52, and Thomas, 50, lived alone. Nathan Ervin said the brothers had no known enemies and could not confirm if a sum of money was kept at the house.
President Coolidge orders a 13 member court martial to try Colonel William Mitchell on a charge under the ninety sixth article of war. The trial centers on his conduct relating to the air service controversy with a defense led by Col Herbert A. White.
In Alexandria and allied ports, destroyers brace for duty as riverine and coastal defenses prime readiness. Nations coordinate in naval drills to safeguard civilian shipping and humanitarian corridors.
Two American destroyers were ordered from Gibraltar to Alexandria to stay ready for use in Syrian ports. The move aims to protect American lives and property after a revolt by tribesmen in the region.
H C Porter chief of division No 9 in the Texas Highway Department resigns effective November 1. Porter cites disorganization by the state department and removal of competent men as reason. The Ninth District covers Bosque Coryell Hill Freestone Navarro and Limestone with about 800 miles of highways.
E. L. Gibson and W. R. Smith were admitted to the Bryan Lions Club at Tuesday noon's regular meeting while pursuing city manager courses at A and M College. Visitors included Coaches D. X. Bible and J. R. Bender, H. H. House, Frank Anderson, and O. B. Shhaefer.
Cotton futures closed today 10 to 15 points lower while local receipts were quoted at 20 and 20 3 4 cents.
Four men are held in the Cooke County jail after authorities identified cotton sacks belonging to Grayson county farmers in Gainesville. The thieves operated across Grayson Denton and Cook counties and the thefts totaled several thousand dollars.
An all day gathering is planned next Sunday at Alexander Methodist Church as it closes its eighth year with a celebration day on the grounds at noon. The event honors current and former members, highlights include a basket dinner, reports to conference, and plans for the upcoming fiscal year.
The Weather section reports for Bryan and vicinity that tonight and Thursday will be partly cloudy. The area may see variable conditions with no significant precipitation expected.
Entries from Texas and other states fill the exhibits of hand painted glass china and art pottery in the textile department at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas. Miss Susie Mae Sanders of Bryan won first place for a specimen of art pottery drawing Bryan citizens pride for local honors and hometown credit.
Paris October 21 The French government prepares a counter proposal on the debt question, likely to be sent to Washington next week.
Denton on October 21 Paul Shipley aged 63 was killed while hunting. The gun discharged as he crawled through a wire fence in the incident.
The A and M College of Texas chemistry program bought a small complete refinery for refining bleaching and deodorizing cottonseed oil to support a new four year course. Senior students will process raw oil into clear shortening and salad oil, with soap making also taught using by product stocks. The York Company donated a two ton ammonia compressor and refrigeration unit to aid production.
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