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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1927
Page
4
Professor R L Hewett reports a cial session for replans with players required to pass core subjects. Tabor High School clubs meet with officers elected and a B Y P U program planned. School opens Sept 19 1927 with forty eight students and a large freshman class and detailed grade enrollments listed.
The column notes Mr. Sample cultivated one half acre in Irish potatoes with $512 in sales, then an acre to watermelons yielding $169, and half an acre to sweet potatoes aimed at at least $100 more. Including tomatoes peas beans and eggplant his total sales to September 1 exceed $1,200, showing a productive farm and practical success.
Greenville Banner reports Congress man Sam Rayburn of Bonham plans to marry Miss Metze Jones of Valley View. The ceremony is set for October 15 at the bride's mother's home, with the bride connected to Congressman Marvin Jones of West Texas and active in Texas social circles.
Special to the Eagle from Cottonwood details a busy church year ending with a successful annual meeting. Members paid over 1500 dollars to local expenses and Conquest Campaign, Orphan’s Home, and other causes. Delegates were chosen and Rev. R. L. Brown praised for leadership as the B P U plans a quarter change in structure and officers are elected.
Miss Mary Locke and group leaders list officers and captains as they aim to improve a church union. They invite all to join and plan a B Y P U study course to raise the union to an A union for the next quarter.
A Dallas assembled display features three mounted cattle heads a Longhorn a Hereford and a champion Jersey with radio talks on their eras. The exhibit will travel to Memphis for the national dairy show with a Dallas to Memphis shipment. A. L. Darnell chairs a Texas dairy committee including J. E. Stanford J. A. Moore B. M. Whitaker Ray Leeman J. W. Ridgway D. T. Simons A. L. Ward and J. L. Thomas plus other industry leaders.
First Baptist's Missionary Group No. 2 held final meeting of the year at Mrs. P. S. Park's home on September 26. Led by Mrs. J. B. Sanders, the group studied Acts with Mrs. E. J. Fountain giving a comprehensive summary. Refreshments were served to club members including Mrs. J. B. Sanders and Mrs. W. C. Fountain.
President W. B. Bizzell said Oklahoma must join a new Missouri Valley Conference or lose conference membership next year after six members left to form the league. Nebraska led the push. Oklahoma fought to include the Aggies but was outvoted 4 to 2. The Stillwater school may seek future membership.
The Bryan fire department was called out twice today. The servants’ house of J. A. Capps burned early morning causing about 100 dollars in damage. In the afternoon a tar pot at the high school overheated and caught fire, threatening buildings but causing negligible loss.
A Texas law revision proposal seeks to align water rights with the constitution. Rep. Leonard Tillotson of Sealy urged overhauling the system to replace exclusive appropriation with a constitutional policy stressing conservation, statewide watershed treatment, and public welfare priorities.
The article argues that water is the key wealth factor in material development. It notes past underestimation of water value and current pressures over use and potential shortages. It calls for conservative planning on conservation control distribution and use of all waters to realize greatness in material development.
The Episcopal Church Service League Auxiliary of College Station met at Mrs. Lloyd Besse’s home to reorganize for the year. A large, attentive group discussed an extensive program of activities and formed committees. Work starts immediately through the school term. New officers were elected: Mrs. Lloyd Besse president, Mrs. G. M. Jones vice president, Mrs. T. F. Limbecker treasurer, Mrs. D. B. Marburger secretary.
Washington reports San Antonio remains the largest Texas city among those over 100,000, with a 211,400 population. Dallas follows at 208,600, El Paso at 113,500, and Fort Worth at 163,600. Houston awaits its estimate due to recent rapid growth.
Rehearsals are held twice daily for the amateur musical Cupid Up-To-Date to be staged Friday September 80 at the Assembly Hall College under the A and M Mothers Club. Proceeds fund a student loan fund for A and M students. Director Miss Ethel Belle Smith praises the cast as having professional talent. Reserved seats available today at the College Y M C A and T K Lawrences.
Herman Henderson a Kurten 4 H Club member ships 100 White Leghorn pullets to El Paso for breeding. He says selling good poultry is easy and that more stock is what he needs, adding orders will take care of themselves.
A brief quotation attributed to Abraham Lincoln notes that you cannot fool all people all the time, while you may fool some people some of the time. The line emphasizes the limits of deception in public opinion.
Gainesville report Morgan Williams a shoe salesman bent to pick up a piece of paper on the floor twisted his back and was forced to use crutches for support the incident occurred in Gainesville on September 28.
Brazos County Boys and Girls Club members prepare exhibits for the next Saturday event at the Chamber of Commerce. Kurten Club plans a 1 pm Friday meeting with Wallace Sabo. Edge club seeks revival with help from county and home demonstration agents.
West Side Parent-Teacher Association opens year with 25 attendees. Mrs Frank Ripper resigns as president and Mrs R R Reppert becomes acting head with Mrs Chas Hillier in charge of membership drive. Next meeting set for October 13 with a fire prevention speaker.
The family expresses gratitude to friends for sympathy and floral tributes after the bereavement of their husband and father. Mrs. Mo. R. Davis and Mrs. J. P. Yeager extend thanks for support during their loss.
College Station reports agronomist E A Miller of Texas A and M Extension Service warns excessive field burning wastes plant food and organic matter. He cites cotton stalks corn stalks and wheat straw values and urges building soil organic matter through plowing under manure crop residues and cover crops plus green manures to ensure fertile soil and better yields.
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