Road Improvement Progress Draws Bryan Area Support
Residents of Bryan Brazos county heard from the state highway commission in Austin that contracts for bridges on Highway No 21 over the Navasota and Brazos rivers may be awarded at the January meeting Plans for Highway No 21 west of Bryan must be completed and right of way secured before further contracts can be let Fast completion is urged to advance county development beyond cotton toward truck farming and cattle industries with all weather roads seen as essential for year round travel and growth.
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Bryan
Brazos County
State Highway Commission
Austin
Navasota
Brazos
Va PA Ak
Hart
Sunder
Grimes County
County Commissioners Court
Lasting Love Message Encourages Brotherly Charity
Brief Bible thought cites Hebrews 13 verses urging ongoing brotherly love and hospitality toward strangers with guidance that some have entertained angels unaware in ancient times.
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eHeb
Good Cheer drives Bryan relief effort for families in need
Bryan citizens rally for the Good Cheer Association as over twenty five local families face hunger cold and bare necessities. The drive aims to support families struck by unemployment illness and housing strain with warmth clothing and meals.
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Bryan
Good Cheer Association
Yan
Farmers balk at cannery plan in Brazos County
Local observers say farmers show little interest in a proposed cannery financed as a 60 40 venture with the Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce. The aim is to salvage unsalable tomatoes for canning and offer farmers a nominal fee for canning services while civic groups avoid funding the project. The piece urges timely Christmas shopping and hints at community risk if the plan falters.
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Brazos County
Bryan and Brazos County
Bryan and Commerce
Mak
Chamber of Commerce
Senators weigh Davis vs Grundy in pivotal vote
The piece suggests enough senators viewed Davis as the lesser option despite Grundy’s larger campaign fund, voting for Davis while opposing the protection advocate. It frames the choice as a contest between protectionist forces and an alternative with political cost.
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Davis
Grundy
Large Relief Drive For Good Cheer Needed In Bryan
The Good Cheer Association launches its annual drive to raise 3000 dollars to fund relief for distressed men, women, and children. Organizers note a worldwide economic downturn has worsened local need and urge all community ranks to contribute to meet the coming year's requirements.
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Good Cheer Association
Good Cheer Organization
Uota
Return of Frank Merriwell author Gil Patten in NY press
NY reporters recount Gil Patten from Bangor and his past as Frank Merriwell creator. The piece notes his five cent Frank Merriwells era, ties to Burt L. Standish, Yale and Wall Street era, and the shift to the dime weekly model with Swift Story Magazine Co. creation.
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New York
Dee
Burt L. Standish
Frank Merriwells
Gil Patten
Up Bangorway
Fasterner
Frank Merriwel
Clare Briggs
William ‘Johnston
Ewing Galloway
H. T. Webster
Ray Rohn
Herb Roth
Gil
Frank Merriiwells
Bob Hunter
Candid reminiscences on pulp writing and Frank J Bruen
The piece surveys old time hack writers and publishing trends noting Patten earnings, the rise of dime magazines, smoky Riverside Drive watchers, and the later emergence of Frank J Bruen as a boxing and sports promoter. It presents a portrait of literary and entertainment shifts with vivid street scenes and odd characters.
Phoenix a young giant of western cities grows rapidly
The narrator praises Phoenix Arizona for its remarkable growth driven by tourism homeseekers industry and agriculture expansion. He notes the two daily papers the Roosevelt irrigation project and the city’s broad tree lined streets while predicting continued rapid development and national prestige.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Phoenx
Morning Republic
Evening Gazette
Arizona Publishing Company
Charles A. Stauffer
W. W. Knorpp
The
Gazette
C. G. Nuckolls
Ward Adams
Republic
Stauffer
United States Reclamation Service
Twenty Five Years Ago from Bryan Morning Eagle 1905 items
Items from December 3 1905 include visits of Mrs P A Raysor and Mrs G M Brandon to Bryan, the sale of Crescendo trotting stallion for 21000, a Chicago youth fined for cigarette manufacture, Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs activities in Austin, potential suit by Galveston blacks against Southern Pacific, appellate court rulings on damage suit exams, and calls for agricultural courses to curb farm youth migration.
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Bryan
Deceber
P. A. Raysor
Pre
Ikill
P. M. Ray
G. M. Brandon
Austin
George
Texas
Chicago
Texas Federation of A Women’s Clubs
Elizabeth Ney
Lanham
Galveston
Southern Pacific Railway
Houston
Third Court of Appeals
Miss Louise Lee Guest of Mrs Norman Dansby
Miss Louise Lee of San Angelo visits Mrs Norman Dansby. J L Sample J Harris and Joe l Crenshaw are in Taber today.
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Louise Lee
San Angelo
Norman Dansby
J. L. Sample
J. Harris
Joel Crenshaw
Taber
Advertising as a lifeline in downturn says Dr. Klein
Dr. Julius Klein and Sturges Dorrance argue that advertising boosts business even in low markets. They cite 1921 data showing firms increasing ads cut losses and later gained, while mass psychology can be shaped to reclaim confidence and spur mass buying.
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Julius Klein
Sturges Dorrance
Pron York
Dr. Klein
Momen
Firma Whiel
Klein
Mexia News
Prohibition blamed by Antis for era sins and crimes
Exchanges claim the Antis pin most sins on Prohibition yet sensible readers doubt the accusations. The piece notes that many people question the antis claims as the debate over prohibition intensifies.
Prohibition Debate Echoes In Tyler Journal
The Tyler Journal laments wets turning to propaganda after early prohibition fights. It recalls 19th to early 20th century local option battles, saloon abuses, and antis court tactics. It blames anti prohibition propaganda for widespread violations and penitentiary growth.
Dear Mister Editor Lambasts Sheriff Sale of Stills for Little
Les Akers writes angrily about a Houston sheriff selling about $30,000 worth of stills to a junk firm for a few hundred dollars. The note mocks the decline in liquor and asks why a second hand still fetches so little. Akers jokes the shapes resemble coffins and questions charity from sellers. He laments over safety and misuses of liquor in public life.
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Houston
Secon
AKERS
Les Akers
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Madison Square Garden
Tex Rickard
34Th Street
Will Hays
Maryland
Jesa FF Will Hays
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Bethesda
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