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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1929
Page
6
BeYAN Weekly Eagle editorial details list Bryan office and staff including LEE J. ROUNTREE managing editor and AP affiliations. The notice covers reproduction rights for news dispatches and advertising representation, with rate hints for Brazos weekly edition.
Quote from Dr. Seaman A. Knapp extols rural and civic pride in a republic. Emphasizes refined tastes selecting the rural villa and wealth from the soil fueling the development of nature’s everlasting estate. Expressions of national self reliance and agricultural prosperity.
Texan voters face two constitutional amendments on July 16. One would expand the state supreme court from three to nine members, the other would raise the governor’s salary from 4000 to 10000 dollars to attract capable leaders and promote governance. The piece argues both amendments benefit the public and deserve support or at least a vote. It notes concerns over voter indifference and contrasts salaries with other officials while urging a clear public choice. It also reports prison reform debate as lawmakers split over how to address a prisoner escape sequence and prison surveying authority.
Fragmentary text shows a speech or statement about youth involvement and leadership. The unreadable OCR limits clear details but indicates focus on young friends and a leader addressing their future or duties. Further readable context is needed for fuller accuracy.
The editorial urges strengthening the state prison board by giving it authority to select and purchase land and oversee construction. It argues that without legislature trust and expanded powers, no real progress on prison reform will occur, leaving the current system a disgrace to Texans.
President Hoover could pick Boston magnate Ed Filene to succeed Secretary of Labor Davis. Filene has long been active in industrial relations and backed Governor Smith, signaling a nonpartisan move to appoint well qualified men despite party lines.
The piece argues against punitive tariffs on Cuban sugar and Argentine grain warning that such policies may shrink export business. It notes a distinction between protective tariffs that aid consumers and those boosting producer profits. It also reports the American Society of Agricultural Engineers annual meeting in Dallas, first in Texas, with potential benefits for local farming and Texas agricultural engineering challenges.
Reports suggest another group of aviation pioneers blazed a path across the Atlantic with their lives. The fate of these airmen is seen as a learning step to improve safety as air liner traffic grows.
The senator questions the rule shielding lawmakers from liability for floor statements and proposes a method to curb fiery oratory, drawing on Heflin’s provocative approach to temper the rhetoric in Congress.
An 11 year old New York boy nears cure as doctors consider blood transfusions after a rare parasitic disease erodes his blood. Requests for help flood in from diverse donors, showing broad compassion.
The writer imagines tracking Bobby Jones through Winged Foot golf course this week and notes Hor ton Smith competing in his first national open.
President Hoover aims to appoint a banker to the board overseeing the large farm relief revolving fund. The note suggests that with the right bankers the fund could function more effectively, whereas without them it may not revolve well.
After his experience with photographers Henry Ford may shift focus from cars to a flashless flashlight photography operation.
The Iowa supreme court holds that a radio set is not a musical instrument. The remark hints at possible jazz program influences among the justices as they decide the case.
A readable line notes Mrs. Gann seated to the right of Sir Esme as a dinner scene unfolds in old Kansas, with the event described as smoothly wet yet not eruptive.
In a sharp reply to a Chicago Tribune editorial titled Public Life in the Sticks States, Southern advocates defend Louisiana and Mississippi, denounce Chicago politics, and rally for policy clarity and party principles. They cite Southern gains in manufacturing, cotton, and port tonnage, and recount early Southern colleges to counter claims of remoteness from culture.
Millican residents report visitors from Houston Dallas Galveston and Montague with families in Millican. Erin Simpson will teach in Taylor Montague county next school year. Rev N C Bracewell preached and a revival season is announced for Baptist and M E congregations. Oil activity stirs local talk as Millican hopes to rebound with renewed activity.
The piece argues that party labels alone do not reveal national policy positions. It notes that both Republicans and Democrats cannot be defined solely by memberships and stresses examining platforms and actions to understand their distinct stances on national issues.
TYLER, June 24. Governor Moody participated in a milking contest here Saturday but was disqualified when the cow kicked over the bucket. Col. C. C. Walsh, governor of the eleventh Federal Reserve Bank district, captured first honors. The event marked the opening of a new products plant. Moody noted he grew up in the dairy business and that he was 15 before he learned to sleep after 4 a.m.
J. A. McQueen, longtime manager of Smith Drug Co. here, has returned from Temple where he ran his own store and accepted a position at M. H. James Drug Co. He succeeds Frank McGee who resigned after many years as pharmacist.
Mrs. Lawrence Komar of Brazos County describes her living room makeover in a 4 H home demonstration contest supervised by Miss Lucy Givens. She details wallpapering, woodwork painting, a four-centered layout, and cost breakdown totaling $49.98 with labor and gifts.
Sunday gathering at the Harvey county home of Mr and Mrs J D Jones celebrated the father J D Jones birthday with forty attendees. Daughters and sons joined him for a noon dinner and a day of pleasure and memories at the old home with siblings and relatives from Houston Brownwood Bry en Harvey and Bryan.
J. D. Martin manager of Parker Astin Hardware Company left yesterday for a few days with his son in San Antonio and will then go to Oklahoma City for the National Hardware Dealers Association convention. It is expected D. Scoates of the Texas Hardware Dealers organization will also attend.
A. D. Martin Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Martin of Bryan, member of this year's A. and M. College graduating class in electrical engineering, has joined the Bureau of Standards in Washington and will depart June 22. He logged 320 grade points over four years, a new A&M record for graduates of Texas. His Washington duties involve checking and standardizing commercial radio sets and parts, with hopes to pursue radio research and applied science. Martin, who lived in Bryan with his parents for eight years after coming from Grandbury, graduated Bryan High School in 1925 and is regarded for outstanding scholarship and a promising professional career.
Mrs. J. W. Coulter was honored at a surprise birthday dinner Sunday at the Fin Feather Clubhouse for her 78th birthday. Family and friends gathered with lavender and green decor, a cake inscribed 1851-1929 and candles, and praises from grandchildren Coulter Hoppess and Helen Coulter.
Four H Club youths from Brazos County benefited from a Washington DC radio broadcast of a 4 H Club camp program last Saturday. Despite static, the Marine Band music impressed listeners and highlighted 4 H efforts in agriculture and youth leadership. Virginia and Louisiana camp trophy winners praised club work while Mrs. Herbert Hoover urged continued civic responsibility.
The state highway commission is to let a contract for resurfacing Highway No. 6 from College Station to the hard surfaced section past Navasota. Work should begin once all right of way contracts are signed. Gaps in the contracts are expected to be filled in the next few days. A local committee plans to push the hard surfacing of Highways No. 6 and No. 21 this week. Data on cost was prepared by District Engineer J. E. Blair and Gulf Coast Good Roads Association engineer T. B. Warden for review by the commission. In Woolwich England a sergeant lifted a 400 pound gun for Swan to fire.
The article notes mothers worry about irritability, grinding teeth, sleepiness, digestive pains, poor appetite, and unusual eye and finger symptoms in children. Doctors say these concerns stem from common childhood issues and stress the need for care despite parental anxiety.
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