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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1932
Page
4
Les Akers critiques restrictive liberty in the United States noting a Filipino visitor’s warning to his countrymen. He laments pervasive government oversight and argues true freedom is hindered by society’s meddling while humorously defending singing about liberty within bounds.
Mrs. Harriet Mason Stone, 79, died Thursday at her daughter's home on Ursuline Avenue. Funeral at Mc Culloch-Dansby with Dr. Watts officiating. Interment in Rose Hill Burial Park, Fort Worth. Survived by four children and six grandchildren.
Millican club meeting featured a pickle making demonstration led by Miss Blanche Brown Brazos county home demonstration agent. The event was held at Mrs C B McGregor’s home with Mesdames Robert Fuqua L B Simpson T A Hughes Sam Dunlap Elliott Dunlap R E Dunlap and Viola Jackson in attendance.
The State Department of Health urges individual immunization as July to September bring peak typhoid risk. Texas records show about 2510 deaths and 28,000 cases in five years with costs near 985000 dollars. Preventive steps include boiling untested water and avoiding uncertified milk. Bryan cited as example of precautions reducing risk.
The Texas highway commission pursues all weather routes with concrete paving near Brazos county. Projects include Hempstead Brenham gap, Brenham Navasota, Bryan to Kurten, and College, with Caldwell through Burleson county in view. Modern roads reduce costs and fuel use, boost safety, and unite town and country.
The retrograde movement of commodity prices slows to a practical stop with small declines last week. Indexes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Irving Fisher show minor drops while the New York Journal of Commerce index rises slightly. Analysts see a coming stabilization at a low level as a prelude to potential recovery as improved activity aligns with rising prices.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram notes early signs of price increases in some commodities while others decline, leaving the overall average stable. Sugar surges due to Cuba’s crop cut and rising consumption, livestock and meat prices climb, gasoline wholesale prices rise amid curtailment programs, and cotton gains amid concerns over weevils and heavy rains. Wheat declines, erasing some gains in the commodity index, with building materials also slipping. The article compares this to 1921, where nonagricultural prices lagged behind agricultural ones, suggesting nonagricultural prices may rise with or before agricultural prices now.
Last summer investigations linked most grass fires to trash fires sparked by residents burning debris. Each run costs about 25 dollars in equipment wear and firefighter pay, straining taxpayers and causing smoky, odorous streets. The city bans trash burning to prevent fires and fines violators. residents should instead place waste for routine pickup to keep Bryan cleaner and safer.
Enthusiasm rose at Kosse as 3,000 attendees gathered for the X-All Highway Association monthly meeting and barbecue. President W. S. Barron said efforts will straighten Highway No. 6 between Hearne and Bremond, align it with the Southern Pacific tracks, and remove a dangerous turn. The Nett County gap also ranked high on priority.
Crowd enjoys an afternoon barbecue as baseball and other entertainments unfold. Numerous candidates for state district and county offices address the gathering while Division Engineer J. E. Blair accompanies Mr. Barron.
Three Bryan youths, Louis A. Beard John Henry Godwin and Milton R Maloney, made Baylor University's spring quarter honor roll ending June 3 announced by the registrar Beard earned a degree at June commencement Godwin is a senior and Maloney will be a senior next year. Also note Mr and Mrs Sim Cooper plan a six months visit with their son Mason Cooper in Sweetwater.
A full program on poultry work at the Texas A and M College short course July 25-30 covers farm poultry construction, marketing, low-cost egg production, disease prevention and vaccination, hatchery problems, and a farm visit. Speakers include H H Drumm, Mrs T J Clark, F F Kazmeir, C O Davis, and others from multiple Texas towns and counties.
Dr. Vitale G. Gallina, longtime vice consul of Italy in Texas, has been promoted to consul and assigned to New Orleans headquarters overseeing Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas. He came to Houston in 1928, served as an aviator in World War I, earned four medals, and is a Padua graduate and former professor.
Mrs A K Mackey led a discussion on Do Movies Promote Lawlessness and Crime at the Woman's Auxiliary of the College Methodist church. The Monday afternoon meeting at 3 30 o clock was held in Mrs Mackey s home with nine members and one visitor present.
Attorney General Allred informs county chairmen that absentee voting for the July 28 primary begins July 4 due to a new law allowing voting between three and twenty days before the election. July 3 would be Sunday, so the start shifted to Monday.
The Grimes County Federation of Women's Clubs meets Friday at Roan's Prairie School auditorium starting at 10 AM. Attendees should bring a dish for the 12:30 luncheon and are urged to contribute a musical number reading or exhibit.
Red Cross reports gardens planted in Brazos County this spring have yielded surplus vegetables conserved for winter use. Eight families reported canning beans beets peas corn tomatoes okra cucumbers cabbage dewberries black berries and grapes totaling 74 quarts of foodstuffs conserved with free seeds containers tops and rubbers supplied by the Red Cross.
The Fourth of July rodeo will be held at Forrest Field tonight and supervised by Sam Palermo and F D Smith.
County Health Officer Parker enforces a smallpox quarantine as young Campbell Wood is diagnosed, marking the county's first case. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Rush Wood in Anderson County displays a yellow flag while the source of infection remains unknown.
Mrs. Frank Vitopil of Wheelock arrived Sunday at a local clinic for an emergency operation and is reported resting well. C. A. Buchanan is ill at his home on Fast 24th Street and will stay in bed for several weeks.
A detailed list outlines candidates for district county and precinct offices including state senator and representative races. Names shown include Albert Stone, Lee J. Rountree, George Butler, D Paul Dansby, Jess Conlee, Clyde Goen, Roy Montgomery, H. Reed, H. Wheeless, Oak McKenzie, P A Tardy, Wm Powers, A B Ford, Guy Boyett, Raymond Todd, W Conrad, Emmett Holland, Ke Seeman, Joan Kalinec, Fred Wehrman, Chas De Stefano, Claude Buchanan, Pat Patterson, Sidney Smith, Norace Reed, J T McGee, A J Buchanan.
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