Back to the Land Movement Urged by J. E. McDonald
Texas agriculture commissioner J. E. McDonald proposes a back to the land movement to relieve unemployment. He favors federal sponsorship with revolving loan funds and diversified farming to create work, improve homes, and bolster rural communities amid high joblessness and industrial change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Com. J. E. McDonald
Austin
J. E. McDonald
Texas Commissioner of Agriculture
McDonald
Congress
Folks Mainly About Folks From Saturday's Daily
County Attorney Oak McKenzie spent Friday in Houston and returned to join the Charlie Hasley murder trial. Miss Mary Moore Rowan of Iton arrived for a week visit with Miss Ethel Ferguson. Mr. and Mrs. Blanton Wiley and children of Corsicana arrive for the weekend in Bryan. Sue Johnson of Houston visits Miss Esther Rochelle. The Cazells and family from San Antonio are vacationing with Mrs. Nannie Rhode. Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Easters of Kurten transact Bryan business. Mrs. Fant of El Paso and Mrs. Evans of Detroit stay at LaSalle for business visits. Rev. Jno. L. Wharton revival in Calvert attracts First Baptist visitors. S. N. Dean’s condition remains critical after surgery. Nancy Sue Chambers returns from Fort Worth for a weekend with relatives. Etta Peters visits relatives in Franklin and New Baden. John P. Yeager attends mass meeting in Bryan. Forrest Jones Jr. leaves for summer camp at Eagle near Kerrville. Gibbons and daughter Jane return from Warneke trip, purchasing poison sacks to combat grasshoppers. Gandy reports 7,500 pounds of bran mash used against pests. hoppers spreading into cultivated lands. County agent Benson calls the infestation most serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak McKenzie
Houston
Charlie Hasley
Willie Rds
Mary Moore Rowan
Iton
Ethel Ferguson
H. O. Ferguson
Blanton W. Wiley
Corsicana
Wiley
Forrest
Sue Johnson
Esther Marie Rochelle
Gabe Cazell
Gabe Jr
Margaret
San Antonio
Nannie Rhode
Washington Avenue
M. B. Easters
Kurten
Bryan
Carrie Horetzky Fant
el Paso
Bertha Horetzsky Evans
Detroit
Mich
LaSalle
Ryan
Brazos Bottom
Fant
First Baptist Church
Calvert
Jno. L. Wharton
C. H. Mathis
Reliance
S. N. Dean
AON
Willard Chambers
Nancy Sue
Rmerly
Fort Worth
Etta Peters
Franklin
New Baden
E. A. Keller
Ft. Alfred
Clyde Goen
John P. Yeager
Forrest Jones Jr
Forrest Jones
Eagle
Kerrville
Forrest Jr
E. H. Gibbons
Jane
Jane Jetary
Easant
Warneke
New Braunfels
Store Closed Over Due Rent Seizure
A. J. Wagner's store was closed Saturday night after a distress warrant for rent arrears was sworn out by the First National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Wagner
First National Bank
Dentists Open New Greenwood Court Offices Opp Court House
Dr. W. H. Lawrence and Dr. D. C. York announce a new location at Greenwood Court opposite the courthouse. Dr York offers special attention to pyorrhea and orthodontia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Lawrence
D. C. York
Dentists
Greenwood Court
Court House
York
Brazos County Officials Debate Tax Reductions and Bond Debt
Brazos County officials led by Judge A. S. McSwain discuss tax relief amid 1932 revenue pressures. They compare 1931 reductions, outline current levies, and consider further cuts in road maintenance, general, and jury funds while noting total indebtedness of about 1.145 million plus unissued road bonds.
Funeral Follows Bryan City Officer Death
Sherman N. Dean, 39, night watchman for Bryan city, died Sunday morning after a brief illness. He moved from Madison County months ago and is survived by his wife, two daughters Ouida and Mrs. Grady Whitener, his mother, four brothers, and a sister. Funeral services were held Monday at 11 at Allphin Cemetery in Madison County with city officials Cheatham and Tillis among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman N. Dean
Buchanan Addition
Bryan
Dean
Madison County
B. F. Dean
Cobb Creek
Cheatham and
Tillis
A. D. Jackson
Hunter to Speak Saturday Night At Court House
Tom F. Hunter of Wichita Falls, Democratic candidate for Governor of Texas, advocates a new tax system to replace the old, claims 70 percent of real estate taxes would be cut, accuses utilities of taking 70 million dollars yearly to the East, calls for reduced utility rates, opposes a state wide road bond issue, and says one cent of the present gasoline tax can retire county road bonds. He will speak Saturday June 18 at 8 00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Texas
A. S. McSwain
Wellborn
Judge McSwain
Commissioners’ Court
Navasota
Brazos River
Bryan
McSwain
J. T. Maloney
D. B. Cofer
S. M. McDonald
Houston
Hall
Tom F. Hunter
Wichita Falls
Hunter outlines tax aims and corporate curbs at Bryan speech
In a courthouse setting Mr. Hunter defends his candidacy and launches policy proposals. He calls for poll tax reductions to a nominal registration fee, stricter taxation on chain stores, and a law barring foreign firms from owning stock in domestic companies. He urges penalties for Texas officials who take corporate pay and asks a large local audience to attend his Bryan address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter
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