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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1937
Page
1
Graphic photo from the French concession shows heavy smoke as Americans flee the Sino Japanese conflict. Grosenver House stands left, with Wing On & Co. store nearby, near the Aug. 23 shelling where hundreds died.
A reader recalls missing a foreign report and references a newspaper headline about a return from hell to heaven. The essay explores how heaven and hell are used metaphorically for places of existence and reflects on General Sheridan’s Texas remark.
Mrs. George Stephan arrived home from Los Angeles where she spent the summer and was a guest at The Beverely Apartment Hotel. Miss Lois Wilcox returns to her teaching duties at Stephen F. Austin high school and is at 306 West 24th street this year. Priscilla Cotello Norton, a seven pound girl, was born in Houston Monday night to Mr. and Mrs. Philip Norton and both mother and baby are doing well at Memorial hospital.
Brazos county health board held a 2 o clock meeting in the nurse's office. Edith Haveman presented the monthly health nurse report, Bertha Storey was introduced as the new Negro health nurse with training from Meharry and experience in Memphis. Members present included Mrs. Johnson, Dr. Cline, and Judge Ferguson among others.
Joe P. A. Kerby and Miss Lucile Jackson administered stenographic and typewriter tests Monday to a group of young women seeking secretarial posts in the district health office at City Hall or in the Austin main office.
M L Wilson of the U S Department of Agriculture told about 600 Texas Extension Service and Experiment Station workers at Texas A and M College that 1937 38 marks a shift from emergency agricultural policy to permanency. He noted permanent parts of AAA and stressed soil conservation as the top policy, urging landowners to conserve land for the nation and ensure ample farm supplies during drought.
Dr. L. O. Wilkerson and H. H. Newton wing their way to Cleveland to attend air races. They crossed 600 miles to Stanton Tennessee for a night stop and resumed to Ohio city for the second leg. The Ruth Chatterton air derby entrant planned for this year but was canceled, yet Wilkerson completed the hop.
State Health Officer Dr George W Cox outlined the district health offices aim to control communicable diseases and standardize procedures across 37 counties in District No 4 with Bryan as headquarters. Dr A M Dashiell leads the district and will survey health conditions and environmental sanitation to draft county programs.
Bryan witnessed the Southern Pacific nine-car streamliner on its first trial run from Houston to Bryan covering 100 miles in 93 minutes. The car set includes day coach diner lounge chair and observation cars and may run without stops between Houston and Dallas starting soon. Officials expect more test trips and release schedule details in days ahead. Heavily colored red and orange locomotives accompany the train.
Mrs M W McGee and Mrs Jennie Johnson of 2413 Everett street Houston were bruised and shaken in a Bryan car crash late Sunday. They were visiting friends when the accident occurred. After treatment they continued home to Houston.
Brazos County officials plan beautification along Highway No 21 from the Brazos river bridge to Caldwell and No 6 north of Bryan to Benchley. Commissioners Pat Patterson and Fred Wehrman seek pledges from property owners to ban roadside signs within 300 feet of the right of way to obtain state aid of about 7000 dollars for the project.
Contributions and pledges to the iron lung fund launched by George Stephan continue arriving at the Eagle office. Monday receipts include Dr Pepper Co Salvato Brothers 25 D Mike 25 Bryan Lions Club 10 American Legion 10 American Legion Auxiliary 10 R W Downard Jr 5 Mrt Weedon 5 St Andrews Episcopal Sunday School 5 J R Bullard 2.5 R H Ballerstedt 2.5 Wv C Maune 1 and total to date reaches 227.
Betty Benbow daughter of Dr and Mrs A Benbow broke her arm during a visit with friends in Navasota. Dr J B Emory provided immediate aid and Betty returned to Bryan on Monday reporting good recovery aside from the bandage.
J P Matthews Beckville Constable aged 52 was shot and killed Saturday night while helping to keep peace after a two car crash near a negro singing convention one mile east of Beckville authorities reported the shooting occurred during the aftermath of the collision and Matthews died of his wounds.
Paul Terry jumped through a coach window on the Owl early Saturday morning and was treated for cuts and bruises. He was released Sunday and said he planned to go to Tulsa. he claimed San Francisco as his home and gave no explanation for the act.
George Stephan offers 100 dollars to start a community fund to buy an iron lung for Bryan and nearby areas. Medical staff favor the plan noting rising infantile paralysis cases. the device costs about 1400 dollars and would be kept at local hospitals for patient use.
Plans for county school children to visit the Pan American Exposition in Dallas on October 11 and 12 are set. A two day all expense coupon book at 2.25 covers admission, meals, and lodging. a 0.50 coupon book offers ten juvenile thrill attractions, plus many free exhibits and historical displays at the fair.
In Des Moines Iowa Mrs James Welborn 20 years old unconscious after an auto crash four hours earlier gave birth to a healthy seven pound son at a hospital.
The Bryan Federation of Churches held its quarterly meeting at Free Will Baptist church with Mrs. R. H. Bush presiding. Reports covered the daily vacation Bible school attendance of 86 under Mrs. Theodore Mahler at the Mexican Baptist mission. The federation will run a cafeteria for needy children on East 26th street, beginning the school year, and elected Mrs. F. L. Henderson to oversee it. A nominating committee proposed officers for November and two new projects, a negro nursery and a one day institute for women workers in negro churches.
A large audience in Mumford for the last Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce goodwill trade trip of the season. The program featured Dr. Bullock's medicine show and Henry Locke's community band with brief talks by George Chance District Judge W C Davis and Mayor E E Yeager. A Hearne benefit showing may follow.
The Deaton Typewriter Exchange owned by Guy H. Deaton relocates from South Main Street beside Hotel Bryan to the Beckwith building on East 26th Street beside the post office.
County Clerk Frank Worsham reports August deficits across four precinct road and bridge funds totaling 54 851 11 with a net rise of 3 952 94 from August 1 to September 1. Expenditures include labor 1517 75 and materials 5529 59 with salaries 425 40.
First day enrollments show declines from last year in Bryan district with Stephen F. Austin and Kemp high partial figures. Travis elementary lists 419 pupils vs 490 last year, Bowie 396 and Ibarra 0 sub totals, Kemp high 160, Knox Negro elementary 268 vs 456, with Neal citing cotton harvest timing as a factor. Principals Crenshaw and Bethany note many potential enrollees expected soon.
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