Local officials seek tax reform to curb costs and save independence
East Texas county leaders urge constitutional amendment to allow form changes in local government. They warn blanket salary cuts fail and cite duplication of services and scope for merging offices. Sessions cover farm programs, tax surveys, and county planning.
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Merlepe
Harrison
Texas
W. Sherrill
Dallas
United To Reconstruction Finance Corporation
New Mexico
Arizona
C. A. Burmeister
Bureau Agricultural Economics
United Department of Agriculture
C. M. Evans
Marshall
Texas and Park Railroad
Evans
East Texas
East Texas Chamber of Comérce
Har
Eastexas
Guion Hall
Akers
E. G. LeMay
Bess Heflin
George E. Adams
College Station
District 8
R. E. Carswell
Bonham
Fannin County
Kyle Field
George W. Johnson
G. E. Ellisor
Houston
Harris County
Willie L
Brazos County
Kyle Field Stadium
Voice Building Club Short Course Recap
Members met daily at Guion Hall for 8 to 9 am inspirations. A president and secretary were elected for the week. Former Governor Pat Neff spoke, sharing songs yells and tips for better posture breathing and daily exercise. The writer hopes Brazos county attends next year and thanks the Chamber of Commerce for a trip reward.
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Williams
K. K. Robbins
Cameron
E. R. Wright
Post
Charles F. Fothergill
Waco
John Long
Crockett
M. C. McClain
Sulphur Springs
Ray Holder
Dallas
Texas House of Representatives
Conference For
Texas
B. H. Hendrickson
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Tyler
A. K
Dad) Short
Federal Land Bank
Houston
Mr. Short
College Mess Hall
A. L. Smith
Paul A. Cungus
L. C. Cooper
Willis
Daniel Russell
College
R. G. Williams
Bryan
Guion Hall
Pat Neff
Brazos County
Chamber of Commerce
Distinguished Visitor From 56th District Visits Bryan
Representative-elect Gaston Palmer and Mrs Palmer of Normangee visited Bryan today. Palmer will succeed H H Turner and this is his first political office as a merchant who runs a general merchandise business. He thanked the Eagle for the opportunity to serve the state. Local companions included Mayor K C Wilson and Oscar Stork.
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Gaston Palmer
Palmer
Normangee
Bryan
H. H
Henry”) Turner
Madisonville
Eagle Office
K. C. Wilson
R. D. Hooper
Oscar Stork
Rep
Mrs. Palmer
Morgan Cross
Edge
Mrs Skelton Guests With Mrs Kelley Franklow
Mrs K K Skelton of Redias is a guest of Mrs Kelley Franklow during a social visit.
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K. K. Skelton of
Redias
Kelley Franklow
Notable Texans in Extension Work and National Figures
The article highlights Inez Derryberry, extension landscape specialist since 1930, with Texas roots and Grayson county service, plus recalls public figures Marie Dressler and Gene Tunney, and profiles labor leader William Green and Dr. Thomas White Currie, detailing careers, affiliations, and public roles across education, labor, and religion.
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Inez Derryberry
College Station
Grayson County
Miss Derryberry
Rhome
Texas
Decatur Baptist College
North Texas State Teachers College
Decatur
Olney
Chillicothe
Denton
Dr Currie noted Presbyterian leader and educator
Universal Christ ia Life and Work Sweden and Cardiff are cited as contexts in Currie’s career. He served as general moderator of the Southern Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville, Virginia, and taught Bible courses in summer camps across Texas, Colorado, Missouri, and North Carolina while supporting Red Cross and European relief drives.
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Thomas White Currie
Texas
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Currie
University of Texas
United States
Presbyterian Church In
Universal Christ
Sweden
Cardiff
Wales
Stockholm
The
Presbyterian Church
Charlottesville
Colorado
Missouri
North Carolina
Snyod
Liberty Loan
Red Cross
Fire destroys home on West 27th street
Fire this morning at 9 30 destroyed the home of Mr and Mrs Sam Loren opposite Bowie elementary school on West 27th street. Three fire trucks and four water streams battled the blaze and threatened the neighboring house. Loss to the house estimated at 600 dollars. contents and insurance figures not yet known.
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Sam Loren
West 27Th Street
Bowie
Death of Mother Of Bryan Woman Is Learned Here
News arrived of the death of Mrs. Letitia Knox of McCook Nebraska mother of Mrs. S L Boatwright of Bryan. She died Thursday and was buried at Gatesville Sunday. S L Boatwright left Bryan to attend the service and join his wife there and remains away until September 1.
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Letitia Knox
McCook
Neb
S. L. Boatwright
Bryan
Absentee Voting To Begin Aug 7 for Runoff Primary
The period for absentee voting in the Aug 27 runoff primary will open Aug 7 and close Aug 23 with voting hours set between 20 days and three days before the election. The runoff ballot will likely be prepared next week after the County Democratic Executive Committee declares the first primary results at its Saturday meeting. Runoff contests will occur in several county and state races.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Torrid Week With Record Temperatures and No Rain
Super-summer weather dominated last week with no rainfall. Daily highs reached 102 degrees on Friday and 97 on Monday, while lows ranged from 74 to 76 degrees across Tuesday to Sunday.
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Max. Min
For Sale Six Room New Home in Bryan Texas
Six room new home with all modern conveniences in a good Bryan location. For terms and particulars write to P. O. Box 212 Bryan Texas.
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P. O. Box
Bryan
Texas
Proper Rations Control Rickets In Young Chicks
Rickets slipped tendons and other leg disorders in battery brooder chicks can be largely prevented by proper rations says R M Sherwood chief of the poultry division at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. He notes exposure to direct sunlight or cod liver oil can prevent rickets and that using rice bran or wheat gray shorts in place of yellow cornmeal greatly lowers crippling rates from 38 percent to about 2 percent.
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R. M. Sherwood
Poultry Division
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Shrwood
Local feeds boost growth in Texas poultry
The report notes that chicks fed rice bran show six percent higher gains than those not fed it, and those fed wheat shorts gain eleven percent more than birds receiving no shorts. Texas poultrymen benefit from these feeds due to larger statewide production and easy availability.
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Texas Poultrymen
Hidalgo County women canned 63000 with home club effort
Miss Gladys Dowling, home demonstration agent for Hidalgo County, visits Brazos County as 500 Hidalgo club women report 63000 canned items in the past season. Edinburg merchants note home products surpass shipped goods sales. Cecelia Bukowski of Kurten visits Houston friends.
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Gladys Dowling
J. H. Dowling
Brazos County
Hidalgo County
College Station
Miss Dowling
Edinburg
Cecelia Bukowski of
Kurten
Houston
Plan New Drive Into Cemetery
Work on the proposed new entrance to the Bryan city cemetery likely will be started next week according to City Manager R. G. Williams. It calls for a concrete drive from the highway across the ditch about ten feet into the cemetery with gravel beyond, plus beautification with shrubs and plantings at the entrance.
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Bryan City Cemetery
R. G. Williams
Insurance Commissioner Boosts Firemen's Training School
The Firemen's Training School will be held at Texas A M College from August 8 to 11. Raymond S. Mauk state fire insurance commissioner urges that the fire chief assistant chief or fire marshal attend and Bryan is expected to send a strong delegation.
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Bryan
Texas A. and
M. College
Raymond S. Mauk
Woman Loses 64 Pounds with Kruschen Remedy
Mrs H Price of Woodside New York reports dropping from 190 pounds to 126 pounds in a year using Kruschen. She notes improved health and a youthful look despite being a mother of two, and urges safe daily use before breakfast with a glass of hot water.
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Price
Woodside
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People’s Column
Inez Derry Berry
Marie Dressler
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Min
Bill
Miss Dressler
Orpheum
Harvard
Gene Tunney
Tunney
Pittsburgh Steel
Andrew Carnegie
Greenwich
Congress
Connecticut
Warwick
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Green
United Mine Workers of America
Ohio District of Mine Workers’ Union
American Academy of Political and Social Science
Hidalgo CO
Yyoimman
Ward
Homesteader
Montgomery Warp & Co
Bryan Ave
Bryan, Texas
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