Proposal to convert Villa Maria Academy into a youth refuge
Bryan and Brazos county residents advocate using Industry Recovery Act funds to convert the old Villa Maria Academy into a refuge for homeless and dependent children. The plan seeks to repair the building, furnish it, and staff it with a qualified couple to provide care, offering homes for scores of county youths and preventing reliance on state relief.
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Bryan
Brazos County
Bryan Good Cheer Association
Villa Maria Academy
Farm-to-Market Roads and Rural Transport Needs
Discussion urges prioritizing farm-to-market road improvements under the Industry Recovery Act. Gov Pinchot and critics stress unsurfaced county roads dominate miles nationwide and that rural roads must be an early focus of economic recovery plans with upgraded grades drainage wider all weather surfaces and safer traffic.
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Gifford Pinchot
A New Era in American Business Ethics Under N I R A
Editorial argues the National Industrial Recovery Act will reform business ethics and competition. It envisions business as a social concession with duties to labor, competitors, and the public, promoting fair wages, hours, and prices under government supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Roosevelt
Ilubert M. Harrison
East Texas
One Language to Deter Aggression and War
The passage argues that a common language could curb aggressive nationalism and war by preventing politicians from easily translating speeches to incite anger. It notes Mussolini Hitler and other dictators use different languages, highlighting how language helps dictators mobilize followers and prepare for war.
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Mussolini
Hitler
Europe
Highway worker injures ribs after truck slip
Tony Miller a state highway contract employee in this county slipped under a truck this morning and fractured two ribs he fell into sand at the scene which prevented more serious injury
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Tony Miller
Today In History Independence Declared July Fourth
The entry marks the 1776 declaration of independence by the United States on July 4 1776. It highlights the founding moment and the establishment of a new nation.
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United States
Brazos County Court Records June 1933 Suits Filed
Brazos county court records list several suits filed in June 1933 including open account actions by Seth Thomas Clock Co and William A Goetze trading as Baltimore Chewing Gum Co against local merchants, a forcible entry case, a possessory action for a horse and auto, and a note action. Also noted are transfers from Harris county Precinct 1 to Brazos Precinct 4 and a July 3 or July 6 trial date. Marriage licenses sought by Dock Henderson and Maud Hicks.
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Brazos County
Justice of Peace
Seth Thomas Clock Co
the City Drug Store
J. W. Kennedy
A. E. Becker Co
C. E. Marshall Co
Gulf Battery Co., Inc
G. F. Boyett
Harris County
G. W. Barnes
Charlie Ball
C. E. Dodson
Fidelity Finance Co
A. Wheeler
Hensarling and
Patronella
Texas and New Orleans Railroad Co
W. J. Zak
Square Deal Motor Co
A. E. Willis
William A. Goetze
Baltimore Chewing Gum Co
Bert C. Gee
S. Kestenbaum
Ben Wakefield
Cameron Fruit and Grocery Co
Charlie Kosarek
D. Mike
Pete Crenshaw
International Shoe Co
John Bell
Horace Bell
J. P. Gordon Co
N. W. Smith
Steve Pullman
Frank Sausaris
Dock Henderson
Maud Hicks
Cedar Creek Picnic Draws Crowds and Candidates
The Cedar Creek annual picnic on Wednesday drew a large turnout from Bryan. A splendid dinner was shared, with candidates speaking in the forenoon and afternoon. Bryan kids beat Hearne kids 17 to 2, and Rev. A W Mays led a revival at Grass Bar school house resulting in nineteen conversions and a new Free Baptist church with twenty members. I F Martin of Jonesboro, Ark, visited Rev and Mrs J B Turrentine and is noted as a journalist and editor of the Jonesboro Times Enterprise.
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Bryan Morning Eagle
Cedar Creek
Bryan
S. W. Buchanan
W. C. Boyett
J. W. Barron
J. D. Conlee
H. O. Jones
A. A. Dean
J. C. Bennett
Lamar Bethea
J. H. Suber, Jr
W. C. Davis
A. G Board
Hearne
Rev
A. W. Mays
Grimes County
Grass Bar School House
Mays
New Free Baptist Church
I. F. Martin
Jonesboro
Ark
J. B. Turrentine
Martin
Farm to market roads key to Brazos county growth
The county’s leaders stress economical road spending to improve rural feeders and farm-to-market links as essential for farm and national welfare. Isolated areas in bad weather require attention while the Roosevelt message influences the World Economic Conference’s stance against economic manipulation.
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Roosevelt
America
Weevils Active In South Texas Report
A Texas Agricultural Experiment Station note reports boll weevils active on upland farms near woods in South Texas. Punctured squares rose from 10 to 48 percent in some areas amid dry weather, with weevil activity linked to leafworm stripping of bottomlands and upland migration. Flea hoppers remain locally active and no cotton leafworms are in the state.
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South
Texas
F. L. Thomas
Division of Entomology
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Drowning Accidents Prompt Swim Safety Call to Action
A column warns of summer drownings across the United States urging parental vigilance and swimming instruction. It urges towns to build artificial pools if natural sites are lacking and to train youths through affordable lessons, noting many fatalities involve even capable swimmers.
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United States
Bankers at Senate Inquiries Sink After Cramp Paralysis
In a dramatic note, a report says several bankers seized by paralyzing cramps as they attempt long swims, calling for help before sinking. The piece contrasts near shore swimming with life insurance risk, highlighting dangers and endurance.
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Tyler Courier
Families and local folks fill Bryan for Fourth of July
Daily notices outline numerous Bryan residents traveling for holidays and visiting relatives in Beaumont Galveston Bay City and San Angelo. Events include a July Fourth American Legion celebration with H Wright recovering from illness, and locals visiting kin across Texas plus a few trips to Dallas Fort Worth and Chicago.
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George Butler
Navasota
Bryan
American Legion
Louisiana
Arkansas
Dorothy Jackson
Huntsville
Sam Houston State Teachers College
A. A. Terrell
A. B. Granger
Austin
Lou Webb
Tola
E. E. Yeager
Edgar Jones
Jones
East 27Th Street
Cyril Luker
Bay City
G. A. Moore
Marilyn
Jean
Laurell Jenkins
Hattie Bradford
Oklahoma City
Okla
N. A. Stewart
Beaumont
Galveston
Caldwell
Ferde Tyler
Houston
Tyler
Jane Astin
W. E. Astin
Hearne
O. H. Astin
J. L. Edge
Charley Holmes
Reed
Oklo
Horace Edge
T. Burns
Burns
James
Representative
Gaston Palmer
R. D. Hooper
R. R. Ellis
New Bridge
Brazos
Representative Palmer
San Antonio
Normangee
J. M. Gordon
Ruth
San Angelo
Willis Johnson
Gordon
Century of Progress
Chicago
W. E. Wimberly
A. M. Waldrop & Co
Mrs.Wimberly
Vivian
John A
Dallas
Tonic
Moore
R. W. Colglazier
N. R. Smith
Waco
Sher
J.C
Dave F. Griffithsonville
M Orme
Griffith
Orms
Mineola
Joe B. Barn
Barnes
Ladie Syptak
Chester
Patricia
Temple
Thomas
Emmett Tr
Angelo
Mal
Mr. Trant
W. B. Trant
Lama Hryan
M Nail
Return Trip From Fa B C Allen Armsted Boswell Porter
A group including Fa B C Allen and Armsted Boswell Porter completed a two day trip to the Century of Progress fair in Chicago. They found the science exhibits especially engaging and the event well worth the journey despite large crowds.
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Lee J. Rountree
FE. Burkhalter
Baylor University
Dress Owry Martin
Corsicana
TM North
Fort Worth
Lee Rountree
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Floresville
Chronicle-Journal
R.m.kleberg
Henry Edwards
Corpus Ep
Tyler Journal
Christ
Sam Harben
Richardson
Taylor
Dallas News
Courtesy
Houston Press
BY van
Pinchot
Aatee Jha
HIWAY
Senate Inquir
New York
House of Kahn Company
Senate
Schboo Fee
Otto H. Kahn
Sir William Wiseman
Benjar. Buttenwieser
Associated Press
John Hunt
Forrest Pearson
Hunt
Elliott Benson Retu
Wich
R. M. Walke
G. E. Adams
Barton
Jane
Goldthwaite
Vero
Adams
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