This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1933
Page
3
Fragmentary text mentions petitions, districts, development, and business issues with disjointed phrases. No coherent events, entities, dates, or locations are identifiable to form a proper news summary.
The column surveys diverse topics from farm practices in Slocum to prizes for acreage and fish ponds. It profiles educators and composers including Dr. Walter A. Jessup and Edna Ferber, and recalls Coin Harvey and Harvey’s monetary writings reflecting inflation and sound money debates.
Lawrence Westbrook of the Texas Relief Commission sends Christmas greetings and thanks to Brazos County Relief Board Chairman R G Williams. Williams notes 715 payroll workers distributing 7600 dollars and thanks Bryan citizens for cooperation and city progress.
Negro teachers in Brazos county gathered at the courthouse on Saturday for a business session. They were addressed by H. C. Neal, principal of Kemp High School.
Bryan hosts a Christmas season gathering with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ripper and numerous relatives visiting from Galveston Smithville Baytown Houston Navasota Port Arthur Dallas Waco Conroe and other locales. Family members arrive to spend Christmas Day with local residents and share in holiday visits.
Mrs. Weddington born at Boonville August 17 1850 died at Bryan aged 85. She was survived by four daughters a son and a sister KE R Nash of Waco. Funeral at the family home on College Avenue with Rev. Gordon Watts officiating and burial in Boonville cemetery. Pallbearers named.
Between 1910 and 1914 a farmer paid one and a half bales, three bales in 1930, and the 1931 large crop pushed prices down. The Adjustment Administration program offers a production center to help farmers cooperate with the government to restore the crop’s paying power.
The Ranch Experiment Station near Sonora and Rocksprings reports 1 351 700 doses of sore mouth vaccine for sheep and goats in 1935 with satisfactory results in preventing fore mouth. Field checks show vaccinated lambs largely free of infection compared with non vaccinated groups across Texas Kansas and Colorado. The program aims to continue production at a low price and urges early written orders for 1936 with a one cent per dose price to cover costs.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the College Presbyterian church held a Monday December 18 meeting at Mrs. C B Campbell home with Mrs J S Sey as joint hostess. They gave three offerings for charity including a barrel of homemade cookies for the Tex Mex school at Kingsville and a $20 cash donation for ministerial relief.
LICENSED TO WED J C Burns and Miss Mamie Todd both of Bryan were licensed to wed by County Clerk Clyde Goen. Rufus Davis and Ruby Johnson, negros, also were granted license to marry.
Local newspaper asks readers to donate clean cotton rags to The Eagle office for use in printing processes. No deadline stated.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.