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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1924
Page
1
Doctor George Butte Republican nominee for governor outlined an independent campaign approach focusing on Texas welfare over party. R B Creager stayed for further talks as Butte prepared a Sunday published message to voters and submitted his acceptance letter to the State Executive Committee.
Colonel House asserts Europe must address its own issues without outside help. He notes nations are pursuing independent paths to salvation and stability amid postwar tensions.
Colonel Edward House returning from abroad said Europe is confidentially seeking its own solution to its difficulties under guidance from Britain and France and not waiting for American leadership.
Frank Womack district manager for the National Bond and Mortgage Corporation of Houston visited Bryan today meeting with local representative Miss Ida J. Parker. Womack, an ex student of A and M College, noted changes and familiar faces as he toured the Bryan area.
An injunction suit in district court challenges a Millican District bond election planned to fund new buildings and staff. The boundary error prompted cancellation, while opponents secured a restraining order. trial postponed to Friday with Judge Davis presiding and attorneys from both sides present.
The world fliers completed their trip from Chicago and arrived in Omaha at 12 50 this afternoon. They circled the city upon arrival, marking the end of their flight from the Windy City.
Dr. and Mrs. Held were honored guests at a Friendship Bible Class and Homemakers Class banquet at the New York Cafe. Forty three attendees enjoyed a four course menu while officers outlined goals and a $100 loan fund to aid education for worthy girls.
Cotton futures closed 60 points higher. Local spot prices quoted at 20 12 cents middling basis.
Omaha won the 1925 American Legion convention with 512 votes, Fort Worth finishing second with 440. The decision was announced at the sixth annual convention session in St Paul on September 17. Fort Worth was the only other finalist in the race.
Edith Bobe, designer for Dorothy King and Louise Lawson, was robbed of 25000 dollars in jewels by four bandits after a cabaret party. They trussed the maid, struck the escort, and escaped with a 10000 dollar necklace and other valuables. The escort and Bobe offered limited details, citing anonymity.
About 75 church members surprised Rev. C. B. Thompson and his wife at their home following an 8 o'clock gathering at the Free Baptist church. The group presented packages of gifts including household items and luxuries amid games, visiting, and friendly wishes, with all returning home by 10 30 after a most pleasant evening.
One of two new brick buildings by James Godwin on Bryan Street will house an automobile agency for Star and Durant cars with W. H. Smith as proprietor. A filling station fronts the building, and a rear repair shop and mechanical department will be run by Godwin with Pete Crenshaw and another mechanic. The business is already open.
An explosion trapped more than 50 miners in a coal mine with many bodies badly burned. Rescue efforts focus on locating survivors and extinguishing fires as officials assess the incident.
Rescue parties reached the Kemmerer Coal Co mine at Sublet near Kemmerer Wyoming and recovered 21 bodies of miners killed in yesterday's explosion. Over 60 men were in the mine at the time. Twelve men escaped unharmed after a cave-in blocked the gas buildup following the blast.
Mrs. A K Brown president of the Bryan Parent Teachers Association announces the annual meeting to be held Thursday afternoon September 18 at 4 o'clock in the high school building. Reports will be presented activities for the coming year outlined committees named and the association launched for the school year. All parents and teachers invited.
Mrs A S Ware offers two booklets Girls Classic Dancing and Childrens Classic Dancing to foster graceful expression. First meeting was Sept 13 with weekly sessions at the Elks club through March 28 1925 and a May fete planned with interpretive dance. Visitors day held monthly to show progress.
Governor Charles Bryan will take his bid for vice president beyond Nebraska starting in early October. He plans to visit several adjacent states to boost support ahead of the national race.
Republican Dr. Butte, campaigning in Austin, explains his name is pronounced like the Montana city not the occupation of a billy goat. He vows a vigorous race and says a strong opposition party is the bulwark of safety for Texans.
Independent, Kas September 17 reports Prairie Oil and Gas Company cut 25 cents per barrel for oil bought at wells in North Texas Kansas and Oklahoma. Transcontinental Oil Company based in Muskogee Oklahoma also reduced prices.
The Bryan Rotary Club hosted a luncheon at Green Parrot Tea Room as members noted a 78.78 attendance for the past month, ranking sixth in Class C. They urged full turnout for A and M College events with district president Harry Rogers, and praised road talks by William son and Love.
Floods after a heavy typhoon inundate large areas of Japan with a potential death toll in the hundreds. In Tokyo thousands of houses are partially flooded, about three hundred people missing in a Saitama village, and landslides in Chiba Prefecture have caused fatalities.
R M Nall longtime Bryan Brazos county official died September 17 at his home after months of illness. Born December 30 1853 in Rusk Texas he moved to Brazos county in 1880 and served as City Marshall sheriff and tax assessor. Survived by wife three daughters two sons and siblings. Funeral Thursday at 4 from family residence conducted by Dr John A Held.
Misses Gertrude and Patti Sims of Bryan attended a dinner party at the Kappa Kappa Gamma chapter house in Austin today, guests enjoying the socially prominent gathering.
In Baltimore on September 17, 17 year old Thomas Foran and 19 year old Claude Dobbs were sentenced to be hanged for the murder of Louis Cohen, a jeweler, during a store hold up. A third boy, Charles Mullen, received life imprisonment.
The district court under Judge W C Davis schedules civil and criminal dockets across the September term. Civil trials occupy the first, fifth and sixth weeks with criminal cases in weeks three and four pending grand jury actions. Readings list cases by date from September 22 onward, including notes, divorces, damages and contract suits.
Among those attending the dinner at the State University chapter house was Miss Martha Rivers Allen of Bryan. She enjoyed the festivities of opening week at the institution.
Brazos County Election Board members County Judge S McSwain Sheriff H O Ferguson and Mrs L E Morehead are enjoined from certifying Miriam A Ferguson for the Texas governor race. The restraint follows a Dickson suit. a Sept 22 Austin hearing before Judge George Calhoun will decide the injunction.
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