Bryan Weekly Eagle Public Notice and Advertising Details
The Bryan Weekly Eagle announces postal status as second class and reports Associated Press affiliations. It lists rights for reproduction of dispatches and local news, with advertising representation by Texas Daily Press League and offices in Dallas New York and Chicago. Rate card notes weekly Eagle pricing in Brazos County at 61.5 cents per year.
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Associated Press
Yated Press
Texas Daily Press League
Futile Bank Bouilding
Dallas
Madison Ave
New York
Association Building
Chicago
TERY
Eekly Eagle
Brazos County
Rural pride and civic strength in a republic
A quotation from Dr. Seaman A. Knapp extols a republic where rural pride matches civic pride. It envisions refined taste selecting rural villas and wealth from soil enriching the domain of nature granted by God as an everlasting estate.
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Seaman A. Knapp
Brazos River Conservation District Plan Gains Ground
The Texas legislature approves a Tillotson bill creating the Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District. It aims to control floods, develop irrigation and power in the Brazos valley, and spur port development at Freeport. Credit goes to Rep Tillotson and Brazos River Association leaders like John M. Lawrence Sr and E H Astin.
Texas Adopts New Motor Code For Traffic Control
Governor Dan Moody signs the new motor code raising the road speed limit from 35 to 45 miles per hour and set for enforcement by a corps of motor patrolmen, following steps similar to Pennsylvania and Michigan to improve traffic regulation.
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Dan Moody
Texas
State Highway Commission
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Texas raises traffic safety as new code tightens speed and lighting
The article explains a new Texas traffic code enforcing 60 to 70 mph speed limits, $100 fines or jail for violators, and mandatory front and rear lights for all vehicles. It notes stronger highway patrol presence, penalties for unsafe parking, and stricter oversight of trucks and buses to reduce overloading.
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Highway Commission
Texas
Proposals for Texas Constitution Amendments Featured
A July 16 special election will ask voters to approve two amendments. One raises the governor’s salary from 4000 to 10000 annual and the other expands the state supreme court from three to nine justices. Supporters argue the living wage will attract capable leaders and relieve docket pressures. The changes reflect growth in Texas and the court’s rising workload.
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State Supreme Court
Texas
Supreme Court
State amendment urged to improve court service machinery
The article argues that all cases before the court affect those with interests and calls for improving the state’s service machinery. It notes the need for this amendment to be voted on as part of state development.
Brazos River Plan Signed For One Sixth Texas Territory
The Brazos River water conservation bill was signed by the governor creating a Brazos watershed conservation district covering about one sixth of Texas. Flood control and upper river irrigation and power development will be mapped and financed by engineers with large expenditures expected. The same week the river near its mouth was rerouted to support a potential Freeport port, signaling a bright future for Brazos commerce and regional growth.
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Texas
Brazos River
Brazos
Freeport
Houston Chronicle
Texas House To Return To Work After Veto Lines
The lower house of the 41st Texas legislature quit striking and went back to work after Governor Moody vetoed nine appropriation bills totaling about 55 million dollars. He argued revenues would not cover the 6 million shortfall and urged limiting appropriations to the revenue for the coming biennium.
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Texas
Moody
House
Senate
King George V Reinstated with Solemn Ceremony and National Admiration
The article notes King George V’s Sunday consecration anew amid a surge of loyalty and gratitude for his recovery. It contrasts British reverence for law and monarchy with American concerns about rising crime and law disregard.
New Texas Prison Site Board Opens, Seeks Statewide Study
The Austin group formed yesterday plans a statewide survey to gather data and craft recommendations. The commission argues the current system is inadequate and calls for a centralized facility with proper quarters and steady employment for inmates. If legislature acts, reforms could meet future demands.
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Austin
Texan Electorate Aims For Court And Tax Reform
Reporters note voters expect clearer stances on reform after the upcoming gubernatorial campaign. Rumors suggest interest will focus on court and tax issues as understanding of needs grows.
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Texas
Prisoners Wander From Texas Jails In Large Numbers
With more than 5,000 convicts confined in the prison system of Texas it is no wonder that we read of prisoners wandering about the country. Some of them must be crowded out.
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Texas
Recommendations on highway resurfacing for Brazos County
The Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce directors heard that C O C 10 reports will be presented to the state highway commission by Gib Gilchrist this either today or tomorrow. The special committee led by John M. Lawrence W S Howell and Eugene Edge plus Gulf Coast Good Roads Association engineer T B Warden expect a favorable recommendation for high ways 6 and 21 resurfacing within Brazos County. Progress on Highway 6 east from College Station to 12 miles south includes near completion of right of way agreements with all property owners except two gasoline pumps. The group elected J Bryan Miller as first vice president to fill D L Wilsons vacancy and noted Hood s Texas and Green s brigades veterans reunion was their best yet. The fire prevention committee will host a representative from the state fire insurance commission on Tuesday July 30.
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State Highway Commission
Gib Gilchrist
Bryan and Brazos County
Mr. Gilchrist
John M. Lawrence
W. S. Howell
Eugene Edge
T. B. Warden
Gulf Coast Good Roads Association
Brazos County
Travis B. Bryan
College Station
Bryan
Highway Commission
D. L. Wilson
J. Bryan Miller
Oak McKenzie
Hood
Texas
Green’s
Miller
Fire Prevention Committee
State Fire Insurance Commission
W. K Gibbs
H. O. Ferguson
W. S. Higgs
A. M.waldrop
John 8. Caldwell
E. E. Yeager
Mrs Ruby Butler in Houston Hospital in critical illness
Ed Errard of Kingsville and former resident Vivian Martin of this city sits at the bedside of her sister Mrs Ruby Martin Butler at Herman Hospital Houston. Messages from the bedside report no change for the better in Mrs Butler's condition.
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Ed Errard
Kingsville
Vivian Martin
Ruby Martin Butler
Herman Hospital
Houston
Mrs. Butler
Sheep Production Tips and Club News from Brazos County
County Agent C. L. Benson and Home Demonstration Agent Lucy Givens report on sheep advantages, soil conservation notes from College Station, and club activities. Encampment at Sue Haswell Park July 19 20 with packing lists and short course opportunities. dairy program meeting July 13. A M short course room reservations by July 20. wilt resistant tomato trials show variable results with some plants outperforming standard varieties.
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Brazos County
C. L. Benson
Lucy Givens
Sue Haswell Park
Texas Farms
Grape Juice Project By Smetana Club Women
Mrs Keith and Mrs Habarta of Smetana plan grape juice production this week for sale at the fall home demonstration club event. The 4 H brand products will be offered, with the two club workers leading the juice making.
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Keith
Habarta
Smetana
Cotton Tax Resolution Endorsed by Hood and Green Brigades
A Texas meeting recalls a cherished poem and urges Congress to release a 1864 67 cotton tax fund now held in the U S treasury. Hood s Texas Brigade and Green s Brigade back the resolution aiding Confederate veterans and widows with the money, pressing the President and Congress to act. Mrs Mary Hunt Affeck Brenham Texas reports the endorsement.
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Bryan
Reconstruction
New South
Texas
Katie Daffan
Congress
Treasury
United States
South
Col. Tabor
Hood
Green
United Confederate Veterans
United Daughters of the Confederacy
United States Congress
Mary Hunt Affeck
Brenham
Resume Drilling On Carlos Well Near 2300 Feet
Dr. 8. C. Richardson of Dallas reports drilling at the Carlos oil well is down to about 2300 feet after a three week stop to settle title questions. G. C. Foster of Dallas accompanies Richardson and expects oil around 2650 feet. Local investors include Dr. W. H. Lawrence, John Vick, and M. E. Wallace, with Bryan ties noted.
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8. C. Richardson
Dallas
Carlos
W. H. Lawrence
John Vick
M. E. Wallace
Richardson
Bryan
G. C. Foster
Boatwright to Speak at First Baptist Church
H O Boatwright of the First National Bank will fill the pulpit at the First Baptist Church on Sunday at 11 o clock in Bryan. He is in Marlin for the week and fills in due to Rev R E Day being on vacation.
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H. O. Boatwright
1St Baptist
First National Bank
Marlin
Bryan
First Baptist Church
R. E. Day
Brazos Boy Takes Place Etcx C Of C
George D. Holland, formerly secretary-manager of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, is named director of the East Texas Chamber of Commerce Organization Service Department. Born in Brazos county and a 1924 A M alumnus, he led extensive agricultural outreach in Atlanta territory and will assist agricultural programs and livestock initiatives.
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Brazos County
A. & M. College
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Longview
Chamber of Commerce
George D. Holland
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Service Department
Hayne Nelms
Groveton
Holland
Texas A. & M. College
Dalhart High School
Garrison High School
Garrison
Atlanta
Cass County
Twentythree
Chambers of Compasando
Roger Davis
Mrs S L Eaves Reported Very Ill in Bryan
Mrs S L Eaves is critically ill at the family home on North Tabor Avenue in Bryan after three months in bed and a sudden deterioration last Saturday. Her daughters Mrs Charles H Ade of San Antonio and Mrs H B Smith of Dallas, and her son Howard Eaves with wife of Houston, arrived to be with her.
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S. L. Eaves
North Tabor Avenue
Bryan
Agricultural Short Course Details and Lectures
The program covers forenoon and evening lectures for men and boys with demonstrations in the afternoons. Women and girls have special homemaking programs. Topics include The Agricultural Trend Dairying In Texas Land Utilization and Conservation and The Cattle Industry. Key speakers from A and M College, Farm Bureau, Texas Cotton Association and others will outline legislation marketing dairy and cattle topics.
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Texas
T. O. Walton
St. Louis
R. Reese
Dallas
Col
Clarence Ousley
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Harry Williams Farm Bureau Cotton Association
H. G. Safford
Texas Cotton Association
C. N. Shepardson
Dairy Husbandry Department
A. and M. College
Jack Shelton
Luling Foundation Farm
The
Texas Dairyman
E. W. Sheets
Bureau of Animal Industry
Washington, D. C
United States
John C. Burns
American Hereford Breeders Association
FB. B. Spiller
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Fly-Tox insect spray tested at Mellon Institute facility
Insects bred in incubators are released into the Chamber of Death for evaluation. A tiny amount of FLY-TOX is sprayed and all insects die within minutes. Surviving specimens are revived after 24 hours. any sign of life means failure. Product claims include guaranteed efficacy and exclusive FLYTOX branding.
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Mellon Institute of Industrial Research
Rex Research
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