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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1933
Page
3
Poet laureate Charles G. Barrett praises Confederate generals Jackson and Lee, urging nations to honor their memory. The verse laments oblivion and extols their courage within a Texan Divison and U D C setting, calling for enduring tribute through tribute to history.
The county outlines health program results for the year, detailing clinics and visits across units, prenatal and school health efforts, and 4-H cotton demonstrations. It notes 258 births registered, 358 defects corrected, 57 five point certificates awarded, and community outreach including films, parades, and clean up campaigns.
Aneel Miller of Amherst led with 555 pounds of lint cotton per acre from 14 acres earning 259.54 dollars in a Texas farm boys contest sponsored by Lankart Pure Waco and M. T. Payne of Exton A & M College. Other placers were William Hill Alanreed Guy Walker Harold Real and Jim West across Gray Caldwell Bexar Lamar counties.
Monday column notes visiting family and friends. J H Hancock of Navasota visits daughter and recovers from illness. Professors Elrod and Walton with son Lawrence visit Houston relatives. E R Bryant calls a workers council at First Methodist Sunday School. Various locals travel to Austin for Episcopal Council and other social calls and visits in Bryan.
An adjourned Bryan Cemetery Association meeting at the Municipal building elected a new board of directors and officers for 1933. Tyler Haswell was re elected president, BF Cavitt resigned as treasurer after long service, and N A Stewart was chosen treasurer.
At a called county commissioners meeting Saturday Dr. R. M. Searcy was named county health officer succeeding Dr. R. H. Harrison.
The article urges planning now to create an outdoor living room as an extension of the home. It highlights choosing plantings, budgeting, and layout ideas with nurseryman help, emphasizing that a planned space enhances family use, beauty, and personal expression.
Bryan leads with 10 percent delinquencies while Dallas Galveston and Houston show higher rates. The piece argues that assessing bonds by net debt to valuation fails and urges analyzing a citys income account including revenues and operating expenses to judge bond soundness. It notes shifts from debt statements to budgets and cites Moroney praising Bryans concise financial statement.
George Butler, representative from Brazos and Grimes counties, was made vice-chairman of the House committee on revenue and taxation. The assignments, announced by Speaker Coke Stevenson, list numerous chairs and roles across state government and public affairs in the Forty-third Texas legislature.
The report notes the Liquor Traffic committee along with a member of the Appropriations Criminal Jurisprudence and Education committees involved in oversight.
Ty Cobb former Bryan editor and Mission Enterprise editor visited Bryan to discuss a eight word platform Elimination of unnecessary Federal bureaus departments and commissions He advocates letting the people decide prohibition soldiers bonus and opposing a federal sales tax He criticizes Congress for waste and cost of government referencing bread lines and 1896 cross of gold quote.
Intend to marry notices filed with County Clerk Clyde Goen by N. FE McDonald of College Station and Sybil Zuber of Houston, along with Joe Gienusa and Joseppa Zobia of Brazos County, and W. F. Tonn and Bertha Tonn of Burlesen.
Seaside residents Mr and Mrs M R Rudd believe their 18 month old lost son was the infant who fell from a second story window onto the ground fourteen feet below. An examination found no injuries and the mother returned inside. Jason Luza near Bryan reports a nine pound cabbage head weighing in at nine pounds. Walter Pierce has long farm residency in Kansas with changing mail addresses due to post office changes.
R H Ballerstedt received a morning message announcing the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs J Bertrand of Houston. Mrs Bertrand is identified as Miss G Ballerstedt and Mrs Ballerstedt is in Houston with her newborn daughter, the report notes.
Highway Patrol Chief L. G. Phares and his wife visited Allen Academy today. They were returning to Austin from Conroe after attending a gas well fire incident.
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