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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1929
Page
4
Local plan calls for a Brazos county delegation of farmers bankers and business men to tour South Central Texas dairy hubs on a pay day to gain first hand knowledge discover how a developed dairy sector can raise farm revenues by at least one million dollars within five to ten years and spur broader community growth.
The article argues that bootlegging fuels organized crime and that strict enforce ment of prohibition laws is needed. It notes President Hoover’s stance, calls for stronger state and city action, and suggests punishing buyers as well as sellers to curb illicit liquor trade.
A crude editorial tone laments a low turnout in the Texas special election arguing voters showed criminal indifference at the polls. It cites Bryan and College Station turnout and warns that widespread apathy threatens good government and the sacred trust of voting.
Governor Dan Moody names F. L. Henderson of Bryan to the state board of education created by the second special session. Henderson is praised for learning, sound judgment, integrity, and a strong duty sense seen in his local school trustees work and efforts to promote youth education. Bryan and Brazos County residents express strong approval.
Texas Council of Safety figures show injuries and deaths in the first half of 1929 far exceed 1928 with 5 705 injured and 1 183 killed versus 3 082 injured and 836 killed. Call grows for stricter motor code enforcement and a drivers license law amid rising automobile accidents and mixed stop sign adherence in Bryan.
A Waco News-Tribune meditation contrasts Civil War veterans with modern troops. It reflects on aging veterans, their sacrifices, and the shifting memory of war as future World War II veterans gain legendary status.
J Harris of Tabor visits the town for business today. Texas recorded a death rate of 9.51 per 1 900 in 1928, lower than the 12.1 per 1 000 U S rate in 1926.
A 1904 retrospective notes Prof E C Rollins family moving to Call to reside. Judge Doremus and family attend the World’s Fair. W J Bryan rumored ill with a cold. Local figures Ward Templeman Wallace Brosig visit. John M Caldwell travels to Houston for cut glass. Miss Melnnis and Mary Melnnis travel to Austin and Kingsland. Felder family to Brownwood. Mrs Mattie Downs visiting Miss Marie Adams. W B Roman returns from Bessymae. Mrs J T Maloney visits her mother H Rohde in Palestine. W D Powers family relocate to Hearne. Miss McGee visiting Mrs John M Caldwell. Miss Louise Caldwell visiting at Franklin. Senator Bailey denies auto streetcar collision tale. he only left hotel to attend a national committee meeting and rode in a carriage then.
Fifty Chambers of Commerce members from Longview to Port Arthur met in Nacogdoches for a farm colonization conference. H. H. Taines outlined a regional promotional organization with exhibits sent to Georgia, Mississippi and nearby states, proposing an initial budget of 8 000 to 10 000 dollars.
Colonel Gordon Johnston, military attache at the U.S. embassy in Mexico City, was made an honorary member of the National Geographic Society.
A 125 year old newspaper heirloom in the Middlemiss family, the London Times of Nov 9 1796, is shown in San Antonio with M S Middlemiss of Brady visiting. The front page includes a George Washington speech noting his refusal to seek a third term and a patent medicine test.
Miss Mary E Gearing explains the UT nursery school functions as a laboratory for home economics and psychology students to gain vocational certificates while giving 20 children real care experience. About 40 students register for courses each term, observing then supervising meals sleep and daily routines to foster self reliance. Mothers cooperate on diet sleep and habit formation during the term.
Fine weather supports strong crop prospects as farmers lay by cotton and plan a fishing vacation. Schoolhouse repairs proceed with exterior whitewash and new steps, interior changes allow adjoining spaces. A cattleguard will secure the school grounds. Sunday School attendance remains high as residents share visits and farm duties among local families.
Beaumont July 17 Joe M Loeb, a tobacconist for over 25 years, closes his business and asserts that every man is inherently honest based on his career. He says he cashed checks indiscriminately and never lost a penny and kept accounts with people not considered good risks without losses.
Dr Salvador Anaya Arrieta founded a dog home but says neighbors complained about barking and someone threw poisoned meat from a roof. About 100 dogs died in the incident in Mexico City on July 17.
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