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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1935
Page
1
In a People’s Column by A W Kinnard Sr the author laments the commodification of milk and dairy products arguing they are essential to life like water and air and should be protected from greedy commercial control. He notes urban chains and chain grocers dominate distribution, urging reform.
Clyde Goen visited Bryan from Coleview on business. Zeph Jones, B. L. Risinger and J. S. Bayars traded in Bryan. Mr and Mrs W L Kelly, Mr and Mrs J W Lawless, and H J Lang of Kurten were Bryan visitors. Anton Watthaber from near College Station traded in Bryan. Mrs George Whatley and Miss Mattie Hanna of Calvert visited Bryan briefly. J J Tobias and J A Tobias of Steep Hollow also stopped in Bryan for business.
Lee Wallace of Mexia was jailed Thursday night on a charge of attempted burglary. Friday morning formal charges were filed by Chief T. K. Tilli. Wallace was reportedly arrested by Officers Lee Norwood Horace Reed and R. L. Franks during an attempt to force an entrance to a College Avenue filling station operated by Monroe Griffin and Bob McGee.
Dr. F. J. Krenek, a Houston dentist, will open in Bryan after fitting room No. 6 in the Parker building. He has spent three years with Dr. Chas. H. Edge in Houston and is the son of John J. Krenek of Caldwell and nephew of Judge Co. H. Chernosky of Houston.
Rural white teachers will meet at the Bowie elementary school building next Saturday at 4 p.m. to discuss work for the coming year and to perfect plans for the opening of the schools next Monday. On that date practically all white rural schools will begin work.
The Kurten school trustees have approval for a PWA loan and grant to fund a new building. Architects Jack Atkinson and W Olin Sanders report plans are underway and a contract may be let within a month. The loan and grant total 27,202 dollars, while bonds voted total 10,000 dollars, with the project costing about 18,000 dollars.
Europe worries over growing British and Italian naval presence in the Mediterranean as Emperor Selassie bars Italian colonial troops from entering Ethiopia. Provincial governors summon foreigners to provincial capitals for safety amid Mussolini's nationwide one day mobilization of Fascist forces to test rapid response readiness. date not set.
John Baedaker of Chrisman Burleson county was arrested Sunday by Officers Reed and Norwood on charges of carrying a pistol. He pleaded guilty and paid a $100 fine plus costs in Justice A J Buchanan's court Tuesday morning.
The Evangelical League of Kurten postponed a chicken fry planned for the State Highway Department park on Highway 6 beyond Kurten citing rain. The event moved to an Opersteng gin building where cooking continued amid games led by Louise Hedtke with a long list of attendees.
Bryan residents who own one or more cows for family use but sell milk must obtain permits and meet city milk ordinance requirements. City health officers will check cases where permits are missing, emphasizing that even milk from a single animal can endanger public health if not properly produced.
Since August 1 the Bryan Compress and Warehouse Company received 8,701 bales of cotton. Of this total 4,810 bales have been compressed according to company records.
The school board elected Wilson Cheesy Cook, a former University of Texas star, to join the faculty as a teacher and to coach football at Stephen F. Austin High School as enrollment increased. Cook previously starred as guard and co captain for the Texas Longhorns.
Funeral rites for P S Park were held at Mexia Cemetery after a procession from First Baptist Church. An escort from Knights Templar Commandery Mexia and Bryan Commandery, plus Mexia and Bryan Masonic lodges, attended along with Grand Commandery officers. Continued on Page 6.
Forms are printed for producers to apply for the 1935 cotton subsidy. The form requires sale date, producer and purchaser names and addresses, number of sales, gross weight including bags, price per pound, total value, charges, amount paid to producer, purchaser signature, and seed cotton data if sold with seed. Any producer under a cotton adjustment contract who agrees to participate and sells his cotton is involved.
An increased enrollment is seen at the A. M. Consolidated school this year, says Superintendent S. V. Perritte. The high school rise is about 30 percent over last year, while the grade school remains near the prior year. Classes began Tuesday after Monday student registration.
Huey Pierce Long grew from a Winn parish cotton patch youth to United States senator and Louisiana boss. He styled himself Kingfish and promised wealth redistribution while opponents called him demagogue. Born August 30, 1893, his rise culminated in a machine-dominated state government by 1934 and 1935.
A report states Tony Barcelona bought two cows from Ed Ichytil of Edge farm for 45.50 and then sold them back at 30. The cattle, bought for 25.50 and resold for 30.50, were found to be mortgaged and later identified as the property of Jess Wilson. Barcelona bought them about 40 days ago and resold them a week ago.
Troy Blackie Gossett Alton Page and Attorney Lamar Bre thea ventured about 20 miles from Bryan to Hall's lake area where they located a bee tree and captured a three foot rattlesnake with five rattlers. Gossett seized it by the head with bare hands and the Bryan trio carried the reptile into town wrapped head to tail. At the Eagle office the crowd gathered to view the creature and several said they had never seen a live rattler before.
A prospective Texas A M College student, in uniform, sought support from Secretary Wilson and local leaders to establish a distillery to fund college costs. He planned to manufacture here and sell elsewhere, denying campus sales. Bryan banker W S Higgs named a Brazos bootlegger as a potential partner, who warned the youth to prove ability to place product and target campus markets.
Texas ends constitutional prohibition after a 16 year pause as Governor Allred issues a proclamation declaring August 24 election results. The official count shows repeal 297597 to 250948, making sales legal immediately in 12 counties and parts of 50 others under McCraw ruling. Dean law remains in dry areas pending new regulations.
Federal Judge Randolph Bryant moved the suit brought by D. C. Wallace and the Texas Cotton Ginners association against W. A. Thomas and others to Sept. 23 in Tyler. The case, challenging the Bankhead cotton control act, was initially set for Sept. 11 in Sherman and reset after a conference with Ralph W. Malone and ginner attorneys. Plaintiffs plan to file a supplemental bill seeking relief from expenses claimed for Bankhead act compliance. a July 19 injunction against enforcement expired due to no $100,000 bond posting.
Hiway officials attended a barbecue supper Saturday evening near the new highway division office building. Gibb Gilchrist and G G Edwards represented the highway commission. A telegram from Harry Hines and regrets from John Wood and D K Martin were noted. Judge W C Davis introduced Gilchrist and praised the highway program. Gilchrist thanked the Blair organization and pledged future cooperation. Dr T O Walton of Texas A and M spoke on the county’s highway benefits.
Baton Rouge reports say United States Senator Huey P. Long died at 4 06 a m after 31 hours of treatment for a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Physicians performed one operation and five blood transfusions as Long, a Louisiana political leader, failed to respond. His widow, family, and aides were stunned as questions arose about the future of his share-the-wealth regime and succession within his organization.
State police led by Sgt. Sid Kelso raided the Avalon club on Highway 21 in Burleson County Monday night. Dice and blackjack tables were broken and burned, two men named Spot Aldred and Windell were arrested, about 15 patrons were present, liquor stock untouched, and the raiders headed toward Caldwell with their prisoners.
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