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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1935
Page
4
An editorial urges a state wide stock law in Texas to bar owners from turning livestock onto highways and to hold owners responsible for fence breaches. It cites 1957 do mestic animals killed on roads in 1934 and projects statewide losses, calling for highway patrol backed enforcement ahead of the 1936 Centennial visitors.
The relief funded public works program faces a wage dispute as organized labor demands local prevailing wages while the administration seeks slightly below private industry rates to avoid hampering private hiring. The policy aims to provide urgent employment but could prolong reliance on such jobs if wages lure workers away from private labor markets.
The text notes consensus that prospective pensioners contribute to old age funds, while labor groups push unemployment insurance funded by payroll taxes borne by employers. It argues workers should share costs to boost loyalty, reduce turnover, and stabilize the system for a more prosperous outcome.
In Austin on February 12 Governor James V Allred and Speaker Coke Stevenson reportedly reconciled after a sharp Speaker race. Both men reportedly pledged harmony and backed administration bills. The move aims to push court facilities planning and a federal recovery planning board while public utilities regulation faces Senate delays.
From the Bryan Daily Eagle and Pilot files dated February 12, 1910 Roy Buchanan will depart for Galveston by the Hustler at six this afternoon and sail to New York tomorrow noon to start new work with the White Eagle Garment Co. Emmett Rohde building front torn down after a recent fire. rebuild to begin. Ella Smith returns home from Harris school house with Della Edge. Evangelist Adair and co workers leave for Dallas by Hustler amid a crowd at the station. Mrs. I J Derden and Mrs. D A Lawrence visit Mrs Boyd at McGregor. Coach C B Moran and his young son visit Bryan from College Station.
Nine oil producers were completed and 20 locations made in the Laredo district from Feb 1 to Feb 12, according to the weekly scout report by Harry L. Fansler of Laredo.
A Newburyport born writer recalls leaving home for New York after college, detailing flirtations with danger, self curricular reform, and a possible return home with about $80. The piece notes Central Park bench scenes, the City’s Malaria Alley, and references to Novelist peers like Octavus Cohen and J. P. Marquand, framing urban life as sobering and revealing.
Writer Charles MacArthur reportedly suggested a terse Hollywood line about Malaria Alley: Nude-Lewd-Rude-Stewed. The quip reflects a sharp, offbeat take on a risky scenario.
The veteran troublemaker known as One Eye Connelly, now based in Dayton Ohio, remains active at age sixty in his infamous career. Rumors circle around his final exit plans and the difficulty of executing them.
The day centers on kidnappings and alimony as the nation’s high profile vices. Rudy and Lindy appear in key cases while Mrs. Vallee seeks a higher weekly sum. A quip highlights legal advice as the antidote to vice with a playful jab at public figures.
The board of elders and deacons of the First Christian church will meet tonight at 7:30. Chairman George A. Adams urges full attendance.
The guide urges gardeners to select annuals based on local weather and garden placement. It notes the large number of varieties, prioritizing quick growth and easy culture to avoid transplanting, and to seek freedom of bloom in selections.
The piece notes annuals mature quickly and supply cut flowers with minimal effort. It lists eight top varieties—snapdragons, marigolds, poppies, larkspurs, nasturtiums, scabiosas, zinnias, petunias—with edging and fragrant additions like sweet alyssum, ageratum, lobelia, and mignonette.
The Bryan Lions will host their annual Ladies Night banquet Tuesday at 7:30 PM in the club room with no noon meeting that day. The event features a planned entertainment program without a principal speaker.
Eagle Printing Co seeks clean cotton rags free of buttons and not in shreds for use in textile and print operations. Business advertises preferred source material and conditions for rag quality.
The piece notes moving factories to rural areas offers appeal but warns against haphazard action. It cites secretary of commerce Daniel Roper and the Study of Population Redistribution on financing and planning, stressing individualized, fact-based moves to avoid harming cities and property values while making homes the worker’s primary security.
An editorial argues business profits rely on city prestige and advertising, criticizing public inaction and praising faith in local enterprise. It defends taxation, political structure, and separation of executive, judicial, and legislative powers, citing Allred and Ferguson in Texas governance.
The piece argues the Legislature lacks authority to grant appointive power to the Speaker and Lieutenant Governor, deeming it an executive power usurpation. It cites precedent from New York and stresses governor as the proper holder of executive authority, warning against legislative patronage.
Charles D. George, 70, former head of the educational department at John Tarleton College and longtime teacher, died Monday in Stephenville. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 10 30 a m, and his body was sent to Butler Missouri, his former home, for burial.
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