Tribute to Ed Hall At First Methodist Bryan
A memorial service for Ed Hall was held at the First Methodist Church in Bryan where he belonged for nearly 50 years. Prof. C. M. Bethany praised Hall’s devout service from usher to steward and his Christian life. Flowers from Hall’s grave adorned the altar at both services, arranged by Mrs. Hall.
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Ed Hall
First Methodist Church
Bryan
C. M. Bethany
Bryan Methodist Church
Board of Stewards
Prof. Bethany
E. J. Harris
Dallas
Bryan Cemetery
Hall
Couple Joins in Bryan Sunday Christian Ceremony
At the First Christian church of Bryan Rev. A A Hyde officiated a noon service wedding uniting Miss Virginia Andrews and Luther E Broadway. The couple, both Bryan residents, stood at the altar as the sermon ended and the benediction prayed. They will reside in Bryan.
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First Christian Church of
Bryan
A. A. Hyde
Miss Virginia Andrews
Luther E. Broadway
Mr. Broadway
Miss Andrews
Income tax debate in Texas and nationwide reforms
The article weighs proposals for a Texas state income tax modeled on federal plans. It notes both support citing untaxed personal property and opposition fearing increased voter power for the wealthy. It cites Senator Bingham pushing broad tax reach and argues widespread taxation could boost civic interest and government efficiency.
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Texas
National Congress
Bingham
Wage cuts debated as a remedy to recession across industries
The American Federation of Labor notes fewer firms favor wage reductions while urging resistance to pay cuts. President Green cautions against wage trimming as harmful to efficiency and consumption, advocating wage standards and waste prevention instead. In Texas Bryan merchants plan Trades Day on April 28 to boost local commerce and employment, urging residents to support shopping efforts and highlight Bryan as the regional trade hub. King Alfonso plans a post June election decision on his future course, suggesting potential shifts in Spain.
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Green
American Federation of Labor
Amera
Fort Worth -Telegram
Bryan
Use More Cotton Urges McDonald To Help Grower
Texas Agriculture Commissioner J. E. McDonald urged full use of cotton as a patriotic duty. He described the aim of the association for increased uses of cotton to ease an 8,000,000 bale surplus and protect Southern stability. He urged citizens to favor cotton textiles, push cement bagging to cotton sacks, and sought highway commission cooperation.
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McDonald
Austin
J. E. McDonald
Commissioner of Agriculture
Association For
South
Highway Commission
W. R. Ely
Bankers See Strong Wheat Prospects for Texas Oklahoma
In Wichita Falls on April 16 bankers and merchants report a pending bumper wheat crop across Northeast Texas and Southwest Oklahoma. Mills and elevators at Childress and Chillicothe repaired and ready by July 1. railroads preparing to move large tonnage as acreage and yield forecast to 25 to 40 bushels per acre. Harvest machinery demand rises with rapid jointing and well filled heads.
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Wichita Falls
Texas
Oklahoma
Childress
Chillicothe
Spring Sunshine Sets Week Temperatures in Texas
Clear skies and warm Texas spring weather topped at 78 degrees on Sunday and dipped to 45 degrees on Monday. The week showed varied highs and lows with multiple days around the mid seventies and highs near 74 to 78 degrees.
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Texas
Mercury
Ocean
March Fruit and Veggie Shipments Rise in Texas
Texas farm shipments totaled 6 957 cars in March, down 4.1 percent from February but up 21.8 percent from March 1930. First quarter totals show 19 810 cars in 1931 versus 15 988 in 1930, led by cabbage spinach and mixed vegetables with strong year over year gains.
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Austin
Texas
Bureau of Business Research
University of Texas
Beason Recommends Spray to Kill Plant Lice
County Agent C. L. Beason advises Bryan residents to spray affected shrubs and flowers with Black Leaf Forty nicotine solution at one part to 800 parts water, plus two bars of soap per 50 gallons. A. S. Ware appeared in Waco for a district court case representing a party.
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C. L. Beason
Bryan
Mr. Beason
Benson
A. S. Ware
Waco
District Court
Will R. Cross among Bryan business visitors
Edge resident Will R. Cross was part of a Bryan business visitors group during a day of local commerce activities.
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Will R. Cross of
Edge
Bryan Business
Diary of a modern Pepys in New York scenes and recollections
A vivid diary style column from New York on April 16 recounts meetings with Julia Sanderson Frank Crumitt and Hal Mangum. The author visits Pierre's dining and Jolson in The Wonder Bar, notes fashion trends like daytime pajamas, and recalls lifelong showbiz friendships with Jolson Weber and Fields.
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New York
Pepys
Mickey Newan
Hal Mangum
Mexico
Julia Sanderson
Frank Crumitt
Crumitts
Jackson
Hear the Lord Call to Earth in Jeremiah Verse
A daily Bible Thought cites Jeremiah 22 29 urging the earth to hear the word of the Lord. The devotional emphasizes heed to sacred instruction and aligns with scripture based reflection.
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Lord
Earth
Jeremiah
Twenty five Years Ago In The Bryan Morning Eagle
A digest from April 16 1906 notes H V Hamilton founder of the Tyler Democrat and Reporter dead in Dallas and 80 years ago James S Hogg worked as a printer's devil. Other items report a St Louis spectacle intruder spitting on gowns, Judge Parker to address the ABA in St Paul, Rodney Tabor visiting Austin for A and M Longhorn interests, Dr J D West returning from Hempstead presbytery, C M Smith family planning a Brazos or Madison county home, cemetery vandalism complaints from City Sexton T H Spell, and John R McCall traveling to Austin for his brother's death notice.
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Bryan Morning Eagle
H. V. Hamilton
Tyler Democrat
Dallas
Jamess. Hogg
Hamilton
St. Louis
Alton B. Parker
American Bar Association
St. Paul
Rodney Tabor
Austin
M. Longhorn
J. D. West
Hempstead
C. M. Smith
Willow Hele
Stamford
Brazos
Madison County
T. H. Spell
John R. McCall
Austin l
Publishers must charge for radio programs, says J E Page
J E Page publisher of the Columbus Ledger Enquirer argues that newspapers lose millions by giving free publicity to radio. He notes advertisers switch to radio, credit radios for sales built by papers, and urges publishers to demand compensation from stations or advertisers to preserve newspaper advertising value.
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J. E. Page
Columbus (Ga
Ledger-Enquirer
S&ys
Tuskegee Institute marks fiftieth anniversary celebrations
The piece notes Booker T. Washington could not attend the fifty year milestone of Tuskegee Institute, founded to educate Black Americans. It recalls Washington’s 33 years of effort, his death sixteen years ago, and Hampton Institute’s earlier influence as a training model.
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Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee
Alabama
Hampton Institute
Dear Mister Editor bootleg law and Alabama weights tale
An Alabama legislator introduces a resolution calling for bootleggers to be given a full 16 ounce pint. The piece notes public skepticism about weights and measures enforcement and jokes about prohibition and liquor quality. It contrasts farmer and city interests on prohibition and payday from liquor laws.
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Alabama
Les Akers
Open diplomacy and the press in international talks
The Christian Science Monitor argues open diplomacy must balance public scrutiny with private negotiations. It cautions premature disclosures can derail delicate accords and urges guiding norms for how newspapers report sensitive international talks.
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France
Italy
Christian Science Monitor
Tuskegee grows into a major black educational center
The Dallas News notes Tuskegee Institute under Robert R. Moton has expanded from Booker T. Washington’s era into a vast system with seventy seven schools teaching college work to over 14000 Negro students. The school trains teachers and develops Negro industrial initiative, marking a celebrated semi centennial in the South.
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Kegee
Booker 7 Washington
Cuskegee
Robert R. Moton
Alabama
Black Belt
Tuskegee
Booker T. Washington
Dallas News
Making Fewer Counties Movement Reaches Oklahoma
Dr William L Bradshaw of the University of Missouri spoke in Oklahoma City arguing larger counties offer convenience due to modern communication and transportation. He suggested a county might as well cover 5000 as 500 square miles and noted the consolidation trend may take many years before any state acts.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
William L. Bradshaw
University of Missouri
Dector Byvadshaw
Public offices hinder consolidation say Dallas Times Herald
The Dallas Times Herald notes that consolidation faces a key obstacle: it would reduce the number of public offices. It argues many citizens seek election to county office or employment at the courthouse and want to seat relatives in office.
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House
Dallas
Times-Herald
Old Grave Found to Be Probed by War Department
Five unmarked graves were found at the foot of a Oklahoma mountain range and ordered investigated by the War Department. Maj. Gen. Edwin B. Winans directed the probe after Maj. Gen. and Fort Sill authorities received the report. The graves are believed to belong to an officer and four enlisted men killed in the 1858 Wichita Village battle. W. H. Clif of Lawton reported the find to the War secretary while compiling a historical sketch from Comanche Indians.
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San Antonio
Oklahoma
Fort Sill
Edwin B. Winans
Eighth Corps
Wichita Village
W. H. Clif
Lawton
Oak Sills Stand The Test Of Time Near Nacogdoches
The post oak sills hewn under Sheriff David Rusk’s direction and laid under the home built in 1886 three miles east of Nacogdoches remain sound and are now used under a barn on the premises. The Eagle advertises reliable job work.
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Nacogdoches
David Rusk
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