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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1929
Page
10
The notice lists subscription prices: One month 75 cents, three months 2.25, six months 4.50, one year 7.50. The Weekly Eagle in Brazos County costs 1.50 per year, six months 1.00.
Discovery that contracts in 47 counties for delinquent tax collection could cost the state about 7 million in commissions prompts calls for legislation to bar such contracts in the future. Delinquent taxes total around 50 million, with 35 million collectible as liens on real property. Brazos County shows rising efficiency with current county efforts. Governor Moody hints at a special session to address tax collection and broader state savings amid factory and university funding concerns.
The Bryan Weekly Eagle urges voters to study the proposed 40 year bond plan for Highways Nos. 1 and 21, detailing a 58.12 cent tax that would fund road improvements and savings on transport costs. It emphasizes frank, fact based analysis by the committee and urges informed decisions in upcoming weeks. The column also notes other regional items including court rulings on street pedestrians, Labrador land talks, a Missouri purchase comparison, and Illinois prison notes.
The Sept 28 vote on county road improvements could bring urban and rural residents closer through shared development or widen gaps. The piece argues better roads will boost farming profits and dairy shipping, improve markets, and foster countywide fellowship by linking schools, churches, and communities from border to border.
In McLennan county tenant farmers move toward a school teaching diversified farming including dairying and poultry. Landowners and banks back the effort to fund dairy stock and poultry, aiming for higher returns and less tenancy turnover. Senator Julian Greer criticizes an income tax, while calls grow for equity in state taxation based on earnings.
The piece argues Mabel Walker Willebrandt faces public ruin after revealing internal campaign details and how enforcement was hampered by politicians for political gain. It notes global talks at The Hague and a Chicago Salvation Army view linking crime to food, not drink, with a doughnut angle.
Gideon R Weiter notes Charles James Fox of the North China Star praises the Chinese Eastern Railway ad campaign in Tientsin. He argues American railroads should imitate vivid newspaper space use to tell travelers what trains offer, predicting more travel and business if ads highlight services and routes.
J. R. Fain and R. M. Dansby of El Tex Temple 114 Houston were named Royal Princes by the Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan. Two Bryan members were among four selected, a proud honor for Pythianism locally. A ceremony will be held soon with El Rex Temple delegation expected to attend.
Weather last week featured a Sunday rainfall of .47 inches and a midweek peak of 99 degrees on Wednesday. Saturday saw a slight cool spell, while Sunday night dipped to 70. In Houston, Miss Ferdie E. Trichelle and her son Joe Ross visited Bry an, pausing to greet friends. she is noted as a leading oil operator with ties to Texas and Louisiana fields.
Walter Birch twenty was burned perhaps fatally in a gasoline explosion while starting an engine to pump water on an irrigated farm five miles north of Georgetown on Berry's creek. He was thrown by the blast and ran toward a water hole, then was brought to a hospital here.
Prof and Mrs R Allen spend days in Galveston Fritz Kindt of Kurten in Bryan Rob Deason sends Manila paper via Jolly Jones Army service in Philippines Professor T S Minter notes Jewett canning factory produced 50000 cans of vegetables and fruits Five serious Seattle forest fires New city park well tested First Baptist church cornerstone laid August 25 Texas Farm and Ranch issue to feature Alfalfa Tulsa water works planned and trains expected Santa Fe trains to Tulsa Confederate reunion at Stanford attended by thousands.
Mrs Alma Williams and Miss Alma Lois Williams returned home after visiting relatives in Houston and Texas City. L B Simpson of Otto visits with his family. The Baptist revival closed with four additions to the church. The Methodist revival began with Rev Will Dunlap of Saliga Kansas preaching twice daily.
The week’s social notes report sick list returns to duties at the post office. Irene Furman resumes studies at State University Austin. Miss Sylvia Meredith returns from Huntville summer school. Mrs Fletcher Pool Sr. returns from Houston visit. accompanied by Mr. and Mrs Pool Jr. and children plus Della Ma Pool. Will Holliday, Hanover family visit Millican friends. Numerous trips to Navasota, Houston, Galveston. Families from Dayton, Houston, Baytown visit Millican. Dunlap family hosts twenty for barbecue day. Mrs Lewis Black and daughters return from Grimes County. Jeff Boyder family back in Baytown. Rumored Crawford family barbecue at Dave Crawford’s home. Neeley family visits Millican. Hen Party by Ladies Auxiliary nets 27 hens and 3.25 dollars. 49 guests enjoy cream and cake with devotional and activities. Mr and Mrs E Jameson vacation in Louisville Ky report plans to return to Montague after stops in Hot Springs Memphis and Nashville.
The note recalls Mr Jameson and Mrs Mary Baker once living in D ty area and mentions Baptist visitors for Independence Sunday. The writer reflects on attending a hostler at that place and fond memories of a Bay home session, with a hopeful request for reports from the visitors.
Mr and Mrs Monroe Gandy and their six year old daughter Madeline hosted a family dinner at Wellborn for Madeline. The event featured a meal under the elm grove and later ice cream and cake at 5 30. Attendees included relatives from Welborn College Station Bryan and Corpus Christi.
Bryan public school officials announce all entering students must show vaccination or a certificate of adequate vaccination from a family physician. The measure follows a school board resolution adopted near the end of the last term.
The passage suggests aviation has passed its early phase and now stands at a turning point toward maturity. It notes no change in core principles and frames the field as poised for further development in the near future.
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