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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1930
Page
1
Chicago staff report notes LAFOLLETTE wins bitter Wisconsin fight while Illinois wets concede victory in upcoming referendum. Anti Saloon League head George B. Safford admits defeat as league urged members to ignore the issue.
The writer recalls a Democratic County Convention held in Bryan on June 14 1878 with report dated June 18 1878. He notes his past as a Bryan lawyer and Galveston News reporter and mentions agitation against primary elections and a shift toward old time conventions.
Mrs W G Lindsey and daughter Miss Pansy Ruth Lindsey with uncle Sam H Alphin and Henry Wilkins, all of Bryan, traveled to Madisonville yesterday to visit a family cemetery near their old home then briefly stopped in Iola and North Zulch. Mrs Laura Gooch of Navasota and her daughter Mrs Ernest Schawe and baby of Brenham visited Bryan today at the Buchanan home. Mr and Mrs A D Broadway and sons Luther and Allen moved from Bryan to a farm four miles west.
Five unmasked gunmen robbed the Lincoln National Bank in Lincoln Nebraska of about $20,000 to $80,000 plus securities. They struck President W B Barkley and Cashier Phil Hall and forced employees and customers to the floor while tills and security boxes were emptied.
United States Senator Robert LaFollette and Miss Rachel Young of Washington were married today in Madison Wisconsin in a formal ceremony attended by family and officials.
At Tuesday night’s city council meeting officials decided to sell the recently voted $100,000 school bonds at a specified OCT 10 night time. Bids will be taken from the highest and best bidder with par and accrued interest expected or possibly better.
College Station Texas September 17 approximately 400 new students registered for the 55th annual session at noon the opening day of registration. Total new student registrations are expected to exceed 1 000 by Friday with senior and junior registrations scheduled on successive days and about 2 700 total attendees anticipated this fall. Additional term registrations may raise the total to 2 800.
Washington report says the drought is substantially relieved or effectively broken over most of the area between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachians during the past week. The improvement is noted especially in states previously driest as weather bureau releases findings from the recent period.
The Bryan city commission will receive a life sized portrait of the late Mayor J. W. Tabor as a gift from his daughter Mrs. Mattie Tabor Malley and H. O. Boatwright. The presentation recalls Tabor’s 1882 to 1889 mayoral term and his contributions to Bryan and Brazos County.
Special weather bulletin from New Orleans Sept 17 says fair tonight and Thursday with little temperature change across Bryan and vicinity. Texas forecast calls for fair tonight and Thursday with partly cloudy conditions along the coast.
Hubert M. Harrison of Longview arrived in Bryan for the 6th District conference of chamber workers from Leon to Lee counties. The East Texas organization will operate in seven districts to boost local service, with active district committees to strengthen the parent body and improve problem solving for area needs.
Dean Charles E. Friley of Texas A and M College is invited by University of Chicago Dean William S. Gray to return to Chicago for graduate courses in college administration in the 1931 summer session. Last year Dean Finley taught the same courses. The instruction will occur in July and August during the second term.
Announcement of Sergeant John V. King promoted to first lieutenant, Field Artillery Reserve at Texas A and M College of Texas. On duty since 1920 at A and M Fort Sam Houston earlier served in France during World War I, battalion sergeant major with the 17th Field Artillery, participated near Chateau Thiery Meuse Argonne with the Second Division. King is an aviator and recently bought a plane to augment his flying experience.
Cotton and grain markets showed little movement with local spot prices quoted from 10 to 10 1/2 cents. The report notes minimal change in the textile and agricultural trading tone of the day.
The London naval treaty opposition waned and officials announced the Privy Council plenary session on October 1 would recommend the emperor ratify the pact without reservations, signaling strong government support.
Three gunmen halted a Southwest Transportation Company bus near Opeloke, Athens, yesterday night resembling stage coach robberies of pioneer days. They robed passengers and the driver of 45 dollars while one gunman covered the vehicle. three suspects were later arrested.
Nathan Adams, first vice president of the Dallas Chamber of Commerce, calls for the resignation of E. F. Creekmore of the General American Cotton Cooperative Association at a special meeting citing continued expressions of pessimism.
Members of the faculty and officials extend a cordial invitation to campus residents Bryan citizens and the general public to attend the formal opening of the 55th annual session of the college. The ceremony will be held Friday at 10 o'clock in Guion Hall.
Sir Thomas Liptons yacht Shamrock was disabled today after a strong start in the 30 mile race. Shamrock lost a mainsail and turned about before the Enterprise completed the course to win as Lipton retired from the event.
Bryan city commissioners agreed after talks with state health officials to strictly enforce the local milk ordinance starting October 1. Officials cited generally favorable conditions but noted laxity in some cases and pledged rigorous action against all commercial milk and cream handlers.
Members of the Bryan American Legion Auxiliary will gather Friday at 3 50 PM in the LaSalle Hotel ballroom to hear reports from the Austin state meeting and to elect officers for the coming year. Full attendance is urged by president Mrs I H Bartz.
City officials say street sweeper work on Bryan residence streets removed 54 cubic yards of dirt over 11 gutter miles on Monday and Tuesday. A schedule will be set in the next few days to keep paved residence and business streets in good condition.
Coleman Hardy of Cheyenne Wyoming is in Bryan for a few days visit with relatives and old time friends. He was rear ed in Bryan and for a number of years worked with the Brazos Pilot and Bryan Eagle. He attended the International Typographical convention in Houston last week and visited his mother and other relatives there before returning home.
Sept 17.41) Wisconsin GOP nominates Phillip LaFollette for governor in a bitter primary. Massachusetts Republicans pick William H. Butler for senator. New York congressman S W Dempsey loses to Gresham Andrews. Delaware Dems nominate Thomas F Bayard for senator with repeal 18th Amendment plank. Connecticut GOP nominates Ernest Rogers for senate.
Secretary Henry C. Stimson ordered American diplomatic representatives in Argentina Peru and Bolivia to resume normal relations. They are to formally present their papers tomorrow.
The Steeles Store school opened today with about 55 students, roughly half the district’s scholastic population. Opening exercises occurred in the auditorium, assignments were made, and books issued. Faculty includes Superintendent FE M Sorry, Principal Lee Cantavespie, teachers Ollie Wallin and Mattie Wallin, and Mesdames FE M Sorry and Sam Merka.
Memphis hosts Fort Worth Panthers in the 10th Dixie series opener. The Southern Association champion Chicks meet the Panthers after two prior Dixie series games, with Fort Worth winning both. Fort Worth arrives from a long trip with many injured, while Memphis reports good weather and field conditions. Proclaimed pitchers are Harry Kelly or Walter Beck for Memphis and Red Roberts or Dick Whitworth for Fort Worth.
Smetana school starts September 22 with Britten Henderson returning as principal. Herman Henderson Miss Ruby Jenkins and Mrs John Buchanan teach. September 26 the Smetana Community Club meets at the school house to discuss the American Legion Free Fair with Bryan Legion post providing musical numbers. Visitors are invited to tour the school on opening day and during the year.
Bryan Lions Club welcomed guests from A and M College Allen Academy and Bryan High School. Representatives included F D Hudson guest of Lion Brazes Varisco along with coaches and football captains. Kathleen Stuart performed piano selections for the occasion.
Representatives from ten counties in District No 6 discuss health as a business and the future of agriculture. Dean Kyle of Texas A and M urges livestock expansion and crop diversification to stabilize farming. About fifty people attend in Bryan with J Webb Howell presiding.
Frank B. Kellogg, former U S secretary of state, elected member of the Permanent Court of International Justice in Geneva. He replaces Charles Evans Hughes who resigned to become chief justice of the U S Supreme Court.
Will Rogers writes from Sonora California describing travels through Angels Camp Mark Twain’s jumping frog and Bret Harte histories, noting Jackson as the prettiest town in the range. He mentions two large gold mines active and hopes for more gold while commenting on Sir Thomas’s tugboat race.
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