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Newspaper

Bryan Weekly Eagle

Location

Bryan, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1931

Page

4

Building a Texas College Faces Money and Staffing Needs

The board of Pexas A. and M. College borrows 2 million dollars to finish building projects including a chemistry wing and an agriculture building. The piece argues for higher salaries to retain qualified faculty, noting widespread turnover and comparing salaries in the South to the North and East. It emphasizes that superb facilities must be matched by strong personnel to advance Texas A&M.

Pexas A. & M. College Texas Univ Texas A. & M Friends of Oher Education Texas Texas A. & M. College South Rence State of Texas

Debate Over Supreme Court Labels Reflects Shifts in Power

The piece analyzes how justices are categorized as liberal or conservative amid evolving alignments on the Supreme Court. It notes Chief Justice Hughes and Justice Roberts, recalls the Indiana chamber tax ruling, and discusses perceptions of radicalism versus moderate restraint in judicial decisions.

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Supreme Court role and open mindedness under Chief Justice Hughes

The piece argues in favor of an adaptable yet principled Supreme Court under Chief Justice Hughes. It stresses prompt, clear, vigorous work to end litigation and inform the public where they stand under the law, while allowing for sensible shifts in viewpoint.

Supreme Court Hughes New York Times

Jam the Gears on Highway No 6 Work in Brazos County

Residents of Bryan and Brazos county learn that Thursday construction started on a new seven-bridge route for Highway No 6 from Bryan toward the Navasota river. State plans may keep the route or shift maintenance to state funding, against local opposition, with county bonds at stake.

Bryan Brazos County Navasota River State Highway Commission Highway Department Highway Commission Wellborn Gibb Gilchrist Commission Navasota Texas A. & M. College Houston Waco

Farm Board Chief Teague Resigns Calls Co op Gains Tenfold

C C Teague resigns from the Farm Board after a year more than planned while saying cooperative marketing progress in the board’s two years exceeds all ten year totals. He warns cotton tenants, Texas small farmers must grow food for stock and family, or stabilization yields little benefit.

C. C. Teague Federal Farm Board Teague Treasury Texas Owen P. White Colliers Texas A. & M. College

Birth of Jefferson Davis Highlighted in History

Today in history marks the birth of Jefferson Davis on June 3 1808 the noted leader of the Confederacy. His birth date and role are recalled in today’s historical notes.

Jefferson Davis Confederacy

Manhattan Foundations Hold Despite Tower Weight

A column argues New York City foundations tolerate skyscraper mass with deep caisson basements reaching bedrock. Experts say the earth beneath is stable despite shifting sands and water, while subsurface digging uncovers relics and historic artifacts in the process.

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Beale Street Cotton Rags Sale Noted in Item

OCR fragment mentions payment in cash for Beale Street cotton rags and a cleaning operation. Readable part hints at a trade note or classified item involving cash for rags. No clear dates, people, or organizations identified.

Daily Bible Thought WAIT PATIENTLY

Psalm 27 14 urges patience and courage as the Lord strengthens the heart. A reflective reminder to trust divine timing and endure trials with faith.

Twenty-Five Years Ago in The Bryan Morning Eagle June 3 1906

Items note two bullets fired into a Dallas St Pauls Sanitarium window with no injuries. Ethel Roosevelt graduates at National Cathedral School for Girls in Washington with President Roosevelt attending. A Madrid wedding parade marks Alfonso and Ena. a British ship to Buenos Aires is quarantined for bubonic plague. A Sonora ranchman fatally shoots his wife and another man after killing the third. Texas officials praise yellow fever quarantine effectiveness and warn of low risk of spread from Cuba.

Bryan Morning Eagle St. Paul’s Sanitarium Dallas Ethel Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt National Cathedral School For Girls Washington Madrid Alphonso Spain Ena Victoria Parliaent Buenos Ayres Sonora Sutton County George R. Tabor Texas Irons Cuba

Advertising as a steady pull for Nashua merchants

Owl B. E. Warren of the Nashua Telegraph argues that consistent newspaper advertising fuels business. He notes thirty years of success for firms using ads, warns against dropping advertising, and likens steady ad policy to persistent angling, urging truthful promotion and stocking of sought goods.

B. E. Warren Nashua N. H

Bluebonnet as Soil Builder Prompts Texas Hope

The bluebonnet, Texas state flower, shows potential as a soil builder by fixing nitrogen, providing humus when plowed under, and growing with Bermuda grasses. It seeds itself, decorates hillsides, and could become a practical crop like other lupines, per the Dallas News.

Texas Bermuda Lupine Dallas News

No Secrecy for Legislation in Texas Session

The Chronicle calls attention to an inadvisable practice seen at the last Texas legislative session. For the first time on record, legislative ecommit remains a concern during the interim between sessions, risking reduced transparency and public oversight.

Texas Chronicle

Dear Mister Editor on Modern Dance and Les Akers Views

A letter discusses rapid changes in modern dance, noting shifts from traditional posture to new steps. The writer mentions the term Les Akers and jokes about a fox trot with two steps forward six back, claiming plumbers used the figure long ago and referencing a dancer who halted after 300 hours due to brain trouble.

Editorial of the Day on Prohibition and Home Drinking

The piece argues prohibition pushes liquor into homes, compares US policy to Canada’s state system, and deems substitution impractical. It urges stronger enforcement and broader observance of existing laws, aided by organization and education, per Christian Science Monitor.

Quebec Anti-Saloon League St. Petersburg Fla Dominion Canada United States Christian Science Monitor

Secret hearings threaten open government say Chronicle

The Forty Second legislature is urged to end secret committee hearings. The Chronicle argues open sessions are essential to public accountability and fair lawmaking, noting executive sessions belong to executive actions only.

United States Senate Chronicle

The Eagle Buys Clean White Cotton Rags for Cash

The Eagle announces it will pay cash for clean white cotton rags. Interested sellers are invited to bring textiles to the shop for immediate purchase.

Students at T. U. Do Better Work Last Five Years

Reports from the University of Texas show a shift toward advanced and graduate study over five years. Freshman and sophomore enrollments fell while junior senior and graduate courses rose, with the 1930 Summer session totaling over one thousand in the graduate school.

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Ex-Student Held Confesses to Freight of Robberies

Paul Badenhop 22 of Kensington Kansas, a former Kansas Wesleyan student, is said to have confessed to 13 robberies in Memphis Tennessee three in Nashville Tennessee and one in Atlanta Georgia. He was captured by Memphis police.

Associated Press Paul Badenhop Kensington, Kas Kansas Wesleyan Memphis Tenn Nashville Atlanta

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