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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1930
Page
11
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Texas A&M Coach Madison Bell works on backfield nominations and new plays for the Gents game at Kyle Field. Injuries minimal, practice limited by rain, as Danby Hewitt and Wolf adjust in a still improving offense. Centenary fans and six to seven hundred Centenary students expected to travel from Shreveport to witness the contest.
J Webb Howell of Bryan is named chair of the 1930 Brazos County Red Cross Roll Call beginning November 11 through Thanksgiving. A kickoff meeting with Brazos chapter officials, led by C M Bethany, will be held Saturday to finalize plans. Brazos County has a strong Red Cross record since 1917. Lost pony sighted in Deep Bay area weighs about 700 pounds. reward offered by Bryan resident at P O Box 470.
Brazos county farmers met in Bryan to discuss expanding tomato farming and agreed to raise acreage to at least 20 acres. J D McEnry urged one acre of tomatoes be paired with a half acre of Irish potatoes. officers of the Tomato association to run the Brazos County Truck Growers Association. A follow up meeting is set for Saturday November 1 at 2 p m at the courthouse.
W. D. Pedigo campaigner for the Salvation Army, in Bryan to consult with the advisory board, said they will canvass in about three weeks. He praised local generosity in past campaigns and noted the growing demand for Salvation Army aid this year.
At a Dallas conference Gov Moody Harry Williams and Lawrence Westbrook of the Federal Board with a representative of A and M College urged reducing cotton acreage by diversification not by law The plan calls for more land for feed and livestock and a crop shift away from cotton without calling a special legislative session.
The Eagle thanks Burrus Mill and Elevator Co. Fort Worth through representative Mrs Lenore Standifer for a large angel food cake showpiece at Brazos County American Legion Free Fair. Standifer demonstrated Light Crust flour and earned visitors’ praise for the companys flour and her culinary skill.
A Dallas News item recalls a Bryan based group Associated Community Builders Inc. owning a $75 hog that a local market man butchered by mistake and ground into sausage. The cartoon shows the hog shedding crocodile tears as the man waves an axe, with the hog saying you are making a mistake. The piece appeared under Under Texas Skies and offered free publicity for the local home business group.
Night game at Forrest Field drew a large Bryan crowd but Ball defeated Bryan 18 to 0. Ball's Kinard Plantowsky and Wilson drove scoring drives while Bryan faced penalties and failed passes behind the line. McNeeley’s punting and Gomez’s dependable receiving stood out for Bryan.
A reporting error misattributed bids for Bowie and Negro high school projects. J H Nash of Bryan was the top bidder for the Negro high school while Abilene’s firm won the Bowie school contract. Low bids were 21,749.45 and 29,870 respectively with Nash bidding 39,269.95 on the Negro project and 40,065.40 on the Bowie project.
Mrs Antone Stevener captured the hand made quilt prize at a bazaar held Saturday October 25 by the Evangelical church women in Kurten. The event raised almost 160 dollars from the bazaar and dinner to fund church improvements. Rev H Sarnoske presided at the church.
During the September term of the 85th Judicial District Judge W C Davis disposed of 69 cases per County Attorney A S Ware. Forty four felony and thirty nine misdemeanor cases started. twelve convictions, three acquittals, two bonds forfeited, one mistrial. Twenty five cases dismissed leaving fourteen for February term. Forty two misdemeanor cases started and cleared. ten convictions and one acquittal. twenty eight dismissals.
A woman breaks her neck rushing home after losing a bridge game while her husband spends the afternoon losing at poker. The exact motive remains unclear as investigators piece together the sequence of events and potential domestic tension.
Bryan men gather at the First Baptist Church for a farewell banquet in honor of Rev. R. E. Day who will leave November 1 for Big Springs. Dr. T. C. Walton praises Day’s five years, noting 377 additions and a new church building.
Mrs. Allmendinger of Fort Worth visited her sister Mrs. Charley Schultze in Karten and returned from a six month stay in Germany. She sailed June 10 from Galveston on the Seydzig ard and spoke of postwar Germany with rebuilt towns and thrift. She traveled through East Prussia Berlin Bayern Württemberg and other cities.
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