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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1931
Page
2
Members of the Texas Agricultural Workers Association from rural districts will gather in College Station next week for the Farmers Share luncheon. Speakers include representatives from the National Cottonweed Products Association and the Experiment Station officials.
A damaged OCR fragment outlines a local item with names and places but readability is poor. The text mentions a store cage, a cottage, and a cancellation reference alongside undefined people and events.
Scrappy notes describe a Texas horned toad in a forested area near Alabama, with garbled lines suggesting travel, meetings, and mentions of people or places like Beret tee At and Rivmivea. The fragmentary text hints at exchanges and travel during a recess but lacks coherent details or dates.
Senator W R Ponce of Waeohaw drafts a redistricting bill during the special legislative session. The plan aims to create 18 congressional districts, keep incumbents in their seats, and redraw lines to balance population while separating Dallas Houston and San Antonio into distinct districts.
The Texas W C T U urged Governor Sterling to submit redistricting to the legislature to help elect dry Congressmen. President Mrs Claude de Van Watts said district presidents joined the state in backing the measure and a Terrell election-law amendment. They called for a majority primary nomination for national candidates and opposed wet Congressmen under party rules.
A read like entry notes Bryan Grid is praised by the Mustangs coach Paag Wiles. The item highlights Grid's strong performance potential and favorable impressions from the coaching staff.
A local firm shifts from oil profits to farming on its Upton County fields. The move changes revenue streams and uses the land for agricultural production.
Fragmented OCR text hints at harvest completion and trade concerns. Mentions Thad and a Cape Seeeeress figure amid references to Houston and a local miller Golder. Details are unclear but imply agricultural timing, labor, and regional names in 22nd year context.
Brazos County Day at the Brason Hotel Houston will be staged on Wednesday August 28 according to manager R T Jensen. Tragon county products will be served in the dining room Bryan newspapers will be on tables and Braton county exhibits will be shown in the lobby. The Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce work with hotel management to ensure success. The Agricultural committee will arrange farmer exhibits and local institutions may also display projects.
Bryan Lions Club president Hil Petensen returned from Toronto where Lions International met. Texas delegates wore chic uniforms and supported Julian C. Hyer of Fort Worth for Lions International president and backed Los Angeles for next year’s meeting.
Funeral services for the late J. R. Astin were held at St Andrew's Episcopal Church at 2 o'clock. The service was conducted by Rev. J. P. Laws with the church filled. The casket was covered with flowers and later the remains were taken to the Southern Pacific depot for shipment to Beesta aboard the 3 29 train. pallbearers included Laer Bethea, Robert Are, and S. Trker Havertl.
A fragmented notice from Uvalde reports a recall action involving G and D bats tied to a land deed. It mentions officials and names such as Beard, Sebinel, Theeta, L. Stewtiee, and W. Rersen in connection with the case and the county sheriff.
Thousands of visitors will attend the eighth annual Bryan College Station Farmers Short Course at A and M College. The program features lectures by national figures on agriculture progress, county and rural education conferences, beekeeping and home demonstration sessions, livestock and poultry judging, and a busy schedule of meals, exhibits, and farm tours through Friday July 31.
Arrangements are underway for a Bryan Boys Camp on the Brazos river, sponsored by the Bryan Lions Club and Stephen F. Austin High School Athletic Council. Boys aged 12 to 16 may enroll, with about fifty campers expected for a one week session beginning around August 10.
County Superintendent D. J. McDonald orders all rural students transferring between elementary schools or to high school to file by August 1. He notes trustees cannot approve transfers after August 1 under current laws.
Henry W. Stanley assistant general manager of the East Texas Chamber of Commerce was named to the Dallas Chamber of Commerce staff by J. Ben Critz. The appointment, effective August 1, places Stanley in charge of trade extension work and merchandising institutes across the state, building on his prior regional chamber and health education duties.
Cooke county adopts a tax rate of 62 cents per 100 valuation for 1931, the lowest in ten years and five cents below the 1930 levy. The move aims to ease tax burden for residents.
On Friday DD J McDonald county superintendent of schools visited Franklin on official business. Guests at the Patronella home included Mr and Mrs Barney Aresa and daughter and Mrs J J Green and daughter from Houston.
R Mares of College Station son of State Superintendent S M N Mares has been named to head a regional mosquito control program for two counties. He has begun duties with instructions to extend sanitation and drainage work to rural areas, while Bryan city work remains under the sanitation program. The effort is funded by state and federal sources through the East Texas Chamber of Commerce to combat malaria and pests.
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