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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1936
Page
4
The ballot Saturday includes many candidates for state offices and both houses of Congress along with county and precinct posts. Voters are urged to vote early to avoid noon congestion and ensure quicker returns, especially in this presidential year with keen district and local race interest.
Bryan annual property renditions total 4 622 865 dollars up 52 865 from last year and the city tax rate stands at 1 50 per 100 valuations. Since 1930 renditions have fluctuated and the city faces higher street repair costs, raising questions about funding and service quality.
The Fed plans reserve cuts to reduce excess reserves following bankers guidance, while it also hints at using influence to hold rates down. Jesse Jones of the RFC cuts rates, aiming to guard against inflation and keep rates low, a dual objective reflecting administration policy. Drought reports say farmers expect federal support to protect them, with possible gains for Roosevelt if New Deal efforts succeed.
Farmers show greater interest in crop insurance as a means to secure adequate income than in producing new wealth, with Wallace to speak on the topic in the morning.
Dr Townsend commits to working for Lemke but Lemke rejects the doctor's pension plan. The dispute leaves Townsend supporters uncertain about financial backing and future leadership, raising questions about policy direction and party cohesion amid the deadlock.
Lehua Light on Lehua Island Hawaii stands only 10 feet tall yet sits on a hill 707 feet above sea level making it the highest lighthouse in the United States. The article notes its status among the world’s smallest lighthouses and its elevated position.
The column surveys after-dinner speakers and club lore in New York. It notes Bugs Baer’s rapid, witty style, the rise from awkward starts to banquet vitality, and mentions Beatrice Lillie, George Ade, Booth Tarkington, and Harry Leon Wilson. It recalls The Mourner's Bench and Morning Glories at the Savoy era, with vivid clubland anecdotes.
A witness recalls Cherbourgh at four pm and noon the next day, alone and financially ruined. He was incoherent and refused help, saying others must share his hangover before any assistance.
Bryan Daily Eagle and Pilot notes election preparations as precinct judges gather supplies including ballots that read Official ballot For prohibition Against prohibition. Mrs A B Carr Jr and Allen return to Houston. Farm team manager Dan Imboden cites Texas A M planned home games with Mississippi Louisiana and Baylor and a Thanksgiving home game at Kyle Field. I M Cook from Steep Hollow to build barn. W O Saunders and T B Martin visit town on business.
City Schoolster of Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Rosier of Wixon, a North Texas State Teachers College graduate, has taught in the county for years. Mrs. Bradfield, from Jefferson and a CIA graduate, will teach history at Caldwell High School. Miss Ferguson to lead public school music in addition to other duties with music training and conservatory work.
New staff assignments at Bryan County schools include David Bunting replacing J Vernon Brown and Mrs Mae Goodlett joining Stephen F Austin High School. Other hires include Ilene Brown, Miss Mae Goodlett, and Miss Mattie Nash at various campuses. The full roster lists teachers by school with tentative subjects and grades.
Miss Lola Blair and Mrs. Minnie Akerman spoke on foods and furniture while a class on grading and stapling cotton began with about forty farmers, agricultural teachers, and county agents under Prof. J. G. Powers. Powers noted color ginning and trash affect cotton grades and stressed quality ginning.
Mrs Henry Grelen and infant Nina Joann Grelen were taken home after birth Sunday at Wilkerson Memorial clinic and are reported doing well. Vera Mae Smith of San Antonio visits Bryan relatives. Marjorie Smith visited Vera Mae in San Antonio. Billie Meredith leaves Bryan for Glen Rose after visit with Miss Gussie Branch. Nannie Rohde returns from Franklin. Joe R Tatum remains critically ill at home. Oliver McGee of Navasota and Ernest Doerge of Bryan undergo minor operation at St Josephs hospital. Doerge resting well. Glenn B Scott of College Station announces birth of baby boy at St Josephs hospital. Dixon Kirkland of Ennis spent the day on the College campus. Ruth Freelander of Schuenberg attends Farmers Short Course at College.
Community column records neighbors and visitors in Bryan with mentions of Edgar Jones at First State Bank, Mrs. Thibodeaux and Joyce, Cora Garth in a new car, and greetings from Miss Alice Ray of New York. Travelers, local officials, and business folks appear, with stray reflections on street conditions and a Vancouver postcard message.
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