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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1933
Page
4
Washington reports suggest the 25 million dollar subsistence farm fund may be increased if the plan shows success. It aims to place small farms near cities for workers to blend home farming with periodical industrial work. The plan requires farming experience to avoid government ownership of failed plots.
Florida records a deadly grade crossing accident with many children killed or injured. The piece argues for eliminating grade crossings, cites progress in New York, and notes No 6 as a dangerous stretch between Bryan and the Navasota river near Texas A and M. It emphasizes safety and traffic flow for Dallas to Houston and key state routes.
The Julius Rosenwald fund plans to withdraw from co operation in building Negro schools in the South. Since 1915 the fund supported 5357 school houses across 883 counties in fifteen states, contributing 4.365 million dollars. Black and white donors, plus public funds, supported a total era of educational growth with 600000 pupils and 15000 teachers. The report notes beginnings of a proper school system are established in the South.
The Bryan Morning Eagle reports Mayor J T Maloney bought 4000 of waterworks bonds and a 500 street and building bond issued in 1880. He saves the city 1800 total by prudent purchase with six percent interest, as of December 19 1908. George Wicker leaves county clerk staff for deputy collectorship under Wipprecht. Vulcan lodge No 37 elects officers for the year. Hugginses visit Bryan from Kurten to trade with local dealers.
The essay argues that Ex Exch Texas should use Civil Works Administration funds and sculptor Gutzon Borglum to beautify vacant lots and the causeway road. It envisions a cooperative effort between city and private owners to remove ugliness from incinerators and dumps, improving the landscape and inspiring civic pride.
The piece argues economic nationalism lowers living standards and cites Adam Smith and division of labor. It notes the United States prospered by a single internal market with no tariff barriers and warns that shrinking world markets threaten global living standards, using cotton exports and the need for global exchange as examples.
Galveston News says the civil work funds in Texas receive full attention and consideration, highlighting the importance of proper allocation and oversight.
Charlene Pritchard a Wichita Kansas 16 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Pritchard was found slain with her parents in Oklahoma. Associated Press photo indicates the family tragedy and location.
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Mary Pickford travels to New York to pursue a new play and declines to comment on divorce proceedings from Douglas Fairbanks. The Associated Press notes she would not discuss any lane or route regarding the divorce.
Tom Noonan runs a rescue mission on Dovers Street aiding 5,000,000 in the Cathedral of the Underworld. The piece notes Noonan’s rough, bright eloquence and the dramatic transformation of guests who cross the threshold. It also touches Harlem nightlife, Worth amid estates like Dwight Morrow’s Englewood manor, and colorful figures from Broadway and Carmel writers communities.
A sermon by T. A. Grehan advertising manager of the Irish Independent urges readers to value truth as an undisguised statement of facts. He laments its scarcity and warns that society avoids and fears blunt truth, calling for a renewed commitment to honest reporting.
Miss Mildred Horton announces an immediate survey of rural housing in twenty five Texas counties as a step toward a Public Works Administration farm home improvement program. The effort, led by Mrs Bernice Claytor and D Secates, will gather data December January to measure demand costs and financing for improvements.
Raymond Buchanan of Kurten, a sophomore fullback, was one of 22 Bay University players to receive letters from the Athletic Council for the past season. He played for Stephen F. Austin High School and served as team captain in his final year there. He is also a member of the Chamber of Commerce.
Mrs. W. P. Hobby of Houston spoke at the Brazos County Federation of Women's Clubs luncheon in Bryan, outlining the New Deal's twofold aims: economic recovery and governmental reconstruction. She cited major federal acts and urged study of Congress and the President's messages in this frame.
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