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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1930
Page
5
JC Penney touts Forward With Bryan with the slogan More for Less promising unprecedented value across suits dresses shoes hosiery lingerie millinery toilet goods linens and piece goods. The copy emphasizes low prices and overall worth.
The civil court docket for the September term of district court is fixed by District Judge W. Davis. Entries include Gulf Coast Roofing Co. vs Ball Lumber Co and Allen Smith vs Forty & Gaylord among others with dates from Sept 22 to Oct 23. Multiple cases list insurers, banks, and various defendants.
Dr Sidney H Yarnell head of horticultural division at the Experiment Station was the guest of Lion S D Snyder. Lion D Paul Dansby had as his guest Dean D Scoates of the Agricultural Engineering department of the College. Lions present included R V Armstrong Madison Bell D Paul Dansby Milton Dansby Harry L Ferguson F D Fuller R C Franks J E B Griesser Fred Hale W S Howell S C Hoyle Dr Lamar Jones Joe Kaplan W E Leverkuhn Henry S Locke Capt FE Lyons John Maniatis R A Mc Daniel Jess B McGee Chas 3 Myers Ben H Noel W F Paulson C C Redding Dr C A Searcy Morris Schulman J Coulter Smith SS D Snyder C C Toddy Luke Patronella Jno M Lawrence Jr Brazos Variseo
The Pastor's Association of Bryan elected Rev. R. B. Day as president and Rev. F Morris as secretary treasurer at the first post-summer meeting. The group plans weekly speaker services in Bryan public schools and monthly gatherings to discuss community issues for the general good.
Miss Katherine Sangster and Mrs Ellen Yeager of Navasota spent Tuesday in Bryan. They toured local shops and met residents during the afternoon excursion.
Millican Baptist women will serve a barbecue supper on Friday evening September 19 on the church lawn. Proceeds go toward building the church. Millican barbecues are famous locally, so a large crowd is expected.
Allen Academy opens football training for 1950 with forty candidates reporting to Head Coach T F Puny Wilson and Kent V Morrison. Equipment issued to 44 candidates. first game set for September 20 on the local gridiron. About 20 more hopefuls to join on opening day, creating a strong squad for the season.
A two day institute for colored teachers in Brazos county closed with sessions for city and rural schools. Prof N B Edwards of Prairie View State College spoke in the forenoon and sessions were led by Supt H L Durham and County Supt F M Vance. Reports say programs and discussions were helpful to attendees.
Austin Sept 17. Joel Blalock of Marshall assistant attorney general was promoted today to the first assistant attorney general post left vacant by H Grady Chandler. Chandler resigned to take a professorship in the University of Texas law school.
Advertisements in the Daily Eagle announce the sale of premises. The notices end at a specified date or upon completion of the sale. Includes terms, contact details, and filing instructions for bidders.
Miss Alma C Haupt assistant directory of the National Association of Public Health Nursing will visit Texas for the American Public Health Association meeting in Dallas starting October 26. She will spend October 21 in Brazos County meeting with Miss Edna Abbott and local health staff to inspect and observe public health work.
Lifelong citizen and deacon Major J W Tabor receives a formal portrait presentation in Bryan Texas City Hall. Mayor F E Jenkins accepts on behalf of the city and praises Mrs Mattie Tabor Malley for the gift. City commission adopts resolutions thanking the donor and directing the portrait hang in the municipal building chamber.
The Creath Brazos Baptist Association monthly workers conference will gather at Bedias Baptist church on Tuesday September 23 for an all day session. The program features devotions sermons mission talks music and reports with leaders from Bryan Madisonville Houston College Station and Concord Texas. Representatives from all association churches are invited.
The report notes attendance in the counties of Brazos Grimes Madison and Waller highlighting participation across multiple jurisdictions.
The East Texas Chamber of Commerce announces a district conference plan to strengthen local civic and commercial work across seven districts in East Texas. District meetings will occur four times yearly with county committees guiding agriculture health public service and legislative affairs to improve regional unity and service.
Inquiry into the alleged extortion attempt against U.S. Representative Oscar De Priest resumes after a man was arrested for entering his Chicago office with a pistol and liquor. Three men were named in true bills by the county grand jury for attempting to collect $10,000 under threat.
Joe Seasta of Wheelock was among business visitors in Bryan for the day, outlining local commerce and networking with area professionals.
Mrs N L McCullough president of the Travis Parent Teacher Association calls a mass meeting of all parents and patrons of the first seven grades at the Travis school study hall Thursday at 4 00 pm. Former members and all grammar grade parents are urged to attend and help outline the season's plan of work.
The article explains Rosh Hashanah as the world and Jewish new year and the day of judgment. It traces origins from agricultural years in Palestine to religious significance and the ram's horn, the Shofar, awakening self evaluation and reconciliation.
Ozzie Rhodes and Doris Broom, both of Robertson County, filed notice of intention to wed and an application for a marriage license with County Clerk Jess B. McGee on Tuesday.
W N Blanton was absent due to illness as the ETEX district meeting in Houston was led by Mr Harrison. The ETEX director outlined ongoing projects, urged wider community use, and featured talks from county agents and local leaders on diversification, pastures, dairying, tomato projects, and fire prevention within the East Texas territory.
Delegates at the East Texas Chamber of Commerce district convention in Bryan heard calls to boost public health as a business proposition. Henry W. Stanley urged county health units, malaria control, and higher state spending while noting Texas ranks thirtieth in public health. The luncheon featured performances by Mrs. Grace Brown Edge and Miss Mildred Salley, with a large Lee County delegation among attendees.
A bond election of about 560000 will be called in Laredo within months to fund a modern high school and a junior high school duplicating the L J Christen school recently built at an estimated cost of 100000. The goal is to complete both buildings by June 1952.
A tablet remedy claims rapid relief for neuralgia headaches within 30 minutes and feverish cold symptoms within a day while promising malaria relief in three days. The product is marketed as 666 in tablet form.
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