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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1934
Page
4
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A Waite column mocks March of Progress and praises practical effort, urging readers to engage in commerce and city improvement. It contrasts a recent table duel in Jugoslavia with U S attitudes and stresses the value of Chamber of Commerce work and newspaper classifieds as trade catalysts.
In East Texas a bumper tomato crop meets weak demand with growers refusing under two cents a pound. Authorities urge preserving surplus via federal cannery and protected by relief funds, shipping excess to regions or processing locally for needy Texans. Bryan showcases idle canning plant potential use.
The 1934 Blue Book of Southern Progress reports a strong 1933 rebound across agriculture manufacturing mining trade power and transport. Output rose in petroleum electricity and auto demand, with investments surpassing 76 million and industrial awards totaling 153 million, signaling a faster regional recovery than the rest of the nation.
Washington reports show nearly a score and a half of foreign nations seeking conferences on reciprocal tariff and trade agreements with the United States. The plan aims to boost foreign trade, aid farmers and factories, and raise cotton prosperity in the South through broader markets and lower tariffs.
The article notes Europe’s collapse into arms races and alliances, but signals a renewed push toward a world body. France Britain and Russia show openness to the League of Nations, with disarmament talks revived and cautious optimism for peace amid looming tensions.
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New York writers note a cooling of celebrity frenzy from Rudy Vallee to Lindbergh and Garbo. Autograph buyers dwindle, prices drop from two dollars to a dime, and the city shifts toward Broadway news, Harlem culture, and a revival of daily life such as cycling and barber shop chatter.
A fragmented piece notes lightening and a sharp quip about Indian guests at a celebration needing Boy Scouts to explain a tepee, labeling vanishing Americans as non magicians and mocking bald men. It comments on integration of radio and airplanes as white men’s inventions and references sculptors of 1984.
The Christian Science Monitor endorses the Securities Exchange Act signed by President Roosevelt. It argues the act curbs stock market abuses while noting no law is perfect and adminstration matters, including the choice of commission leadership, will shape its effectiveness. It stresses broader economic indicators over the stock market as true barometers of prosperity.
A satirical soda of outdated quips and cultural stereotypes echoes through a Wisconsin drought era column. The piece pivots on a frail claim of progress with notes on graduates and a Shakespearean jab about ambition.
Twenty five years ago the Bryan Daily Eagle notes two or three declared candidates for Texas governor with others considering. M M Brooks and O B Colquitt are named, while H Bascom Thomas promotes vague plans and Bailey supporters speculate about his run. Also mentions Villa Maria Ursuline Academy graduation and local visitors including H T Ross and Minnie, J D Jones, Will Rains, Luther Pate, Jim Reed, and Will Goens.
Huntsville plans a Sunday dedication for the Josie Boy Scout Lodge funded by Houston's Robert Josey. Open house runs 2 to 5 p m with Bryan district leaders to attend. Walter W Head president of the Boy Scouts of America will deliver the principal address as Houston area officials invite attendees.
Bryan firemen honored C E Jenkins veteran member and secretary with a 49 year connection to the department The ceremony included expressions of respect friendship and appreciation and a surprise gift of a white uniform shirt The group then enjoyed refreshments and adjourned the event as a highlight in the department history
Lawrence Parker Jr. and George Sparks of Austin visit Bryan. Families from Bryan host and visit relatives in Houston Port Arthur Pensacola and Shreveport. Students and professors from the University of Texas summer sessions travel to and from Bryan and Boulder Colorado.
Two destitute families living under trees without shelter need beddings clothing and furniture. One family includes an old couple and a crippled son the other a couple and seven daughters oldest 14 with a new baby expected daily. Contributions are welcome telephone the Red Cross 491 for pickup.
Tom F. Hunter of Wichita Falls plans a 5:00 p m Saturday June 16 1934 campaign speech in Madisonville during a Central and East Texas tour.
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