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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1933
Page
9
A poem tribute recalling Confederate leaders Jackson and Lee by Charles G. Barrett. It invokes muse and history to praise their role and legacy, celebrating battlefield fame and memory. The verse frames Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee as enduring symbols in a ceremonial honor.
The annual health report outlines county health work for 1932 including 555 inoculations and 41 clinics, 3183 pupil visits, 299 prenatal and 244 school health activities. It notes 258 births registered, 58 corrected defects, and 29 Junior Health Club certificates. 4 H club cotton demonstrations showed yields and profits, with praise for cotton's central role in Southern farming.
The Texas farm contest sponsored by Lankart Pure Water lists M T Payne Exton A&M College as top with 553 pounds lint per acre on 6 14 acres earning 250.54 dollars. Other placers include Miller Amherst Lam county second Hill Alanreed Gray county third Walker Lockhart Caldwell county fourth Real Converse Bexar county fifth West Roxton Lamar county. Cash prizes from 50 to 5 dollars await the winners.
J H Hancock of Navasota visits daughter Mrs Grover White and family. Mr Hancock recovering from illness before Christmas. Prof and Mrs P D Elrod and Mrs Walton and son Lawrence of Houston visit Dr and Mrs L B Elrod. J R Bryant calls Sunday School workers council for 7:30 at the church. Oranges grapefruit strawberries and vegetables grow in the valley. Samuel Heath from Yuma Arizona expects to head to Texas Feb 1. Waco visitors home after visit with Mrs Lee J Rountree. Patience Chance and others attend Episcopal Council in Austin. Pat I Abate and sister visit Bryan for business.
An adjourned meeting of the Aryan Cemetery Association held at the Municipal building elected a board of directors for 1933. Tyler Haswell was re elected president. F L Cavitt resigned as treasurer. N A Stewart was chosen treasurer. E J Jenkins named first vice president and Mary Carr second vice president. Recording secretary is Dana Carnes and corresponding secretary is Albert Buchanan.
At a called Saturday meeting the county commissioners named Dr. R. M. Searcy as county health officer succeeding Dr. R. H. Larison.
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Bryan led with 10 percent delinquencies in a city list that included Dallas Galveston Houston Austin Beaumont Waco Port Arthur El Paso San Angelo. He argues municipal finances hinge on actual revenues and expenses not just assessed value and net bonded debt.
George Butler of Brazos and Grimes counties was named vice-chairman of a major Texas House committee and Rep J. C. Duval of Fort Worth was named chairman of the revenue and taxation committee in the Forty-third Texas Legislature. The assignments list includes many chairmanships across state affairs, appropriations, education, highways, and other panels.
A reference notes a member of the Appropriations, Criminal Jurisprudence and Education committees associated with liquor traffic matters. The fragment situates the individual within key legislative panels influencing policy.
Ty Cobb former Bryan Daily Eagle editor and Mission Enterprise editor visited Bryan Saturday. He outlined an eight word platform to cut federal bureaus and stop waste while opposing a federal sales tax and supporting a soldiers bonus when the economy improves. He urged submission of prohibition to the people and quoted Bryan’s gold cross refrain, pledging a campaign against perceived government excess.
Multiple individuals including N. E. McDonald of College Station and Sybil Zuber of Houston filed intent to marry with County Clerk Clyde Goen. Other couples from Brazos County and Burleson area also submitted marriage intentions.
Seaside Oregon mother finds her 18 month old son fell from a second story window to the frozen ground. The child walked back inside without a bruise. The event drew frantic checks but yielded no serious harm.
R H Ballerstedt received a morning message announcing the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs J Bertrand of Houston. Mrs Bertrand is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ballerstedt and known here as Miss Gussie Ballerstedt. Mrs Ballerstedt remains in Houston with her baby.
L. G. Phares, chief of the state highway patrol, and Mrs. Phares from Austin visited with their daughter, a student at Allen, while returning to Austin from Conroe. The trip followed a gas well fire incident the patrol was addressing.
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