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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1937
Page
4
In Brazos County on Saturday residents voted 31 to 2,134 in favor of continuing legalized beer sales. The article notes pledges by retailers to stop after midnight or on Sundays, concerns over underage sales, and calls for strict enforcement and possible future action if pledges fail.
The 1936 record shows 864800 motor vehicle accidents with 36800 killed and 967840 injured. Causes include speeding 21.9 percent and improper signaling 5.1 percent. Authors urge better care and adherence to road rules to reduce deaths and injuries and promote highway safety campaigns for drivers and pedestrians.
Gov Allred declares Crippled Children's Campaign Week as Texas faces about 20 000 disabled youngsters lacking funds for treatments. The annual sale fund drives aid crippled children, aiding their physical and social reintegration and reducing future economic loss.
The Street called Straight in Damascus remains, preserving its ancient appearance with a wooden arch overhead and shops along the Long Market. Camels and bazaars fill the scene as in biblical times, giving a vivid link between past and present.
A nostalgic column recalls dim brownstone fronts and the rooming-house era in New York. It muses on potential theater titles and mentions Pauline Lord, George Abbott, Basil Woon, Floyd Gibbons, Tommy Millard, John T Kennedy, and a life on the road with memories of rent, drama, and an after‑theatre Welsh rarebit.
Col Wiley Mangum Imboden of Fast Texas visited The Eagle office in Bryan today. E A Dechard of Austin visited the Agricultural High School at Steep Hollow with County Superintendent Parker. Charles Felker of A M College was in town, as was Tom Hensarling from Steep Hollow. Madisonville incorporated recently with Bill Turner elected alderman.
The article urges increased donations to support rehabilitation for crippled children in Brazos County, noting the county's strong record in helping youths overcome disability. It argues that with more funds, additional children could receive treatments restoring mobility and enabling an active life.
The National Safety Council preliminary figures show 111000 lives lost and 3.75 billion dollars in costs in 1936, up from 1935. The piece blames unsafe driving and lax licensing, urges public will to curb dangerous cars and drivers and finance road safety improvements.
The piece notes top dining spots for a rare dish and fried mush breakfasts in Manhattan with patrons like Nat Goodwin and Wilton Lackaye. It also observes cartoonists resembling their characters, citing Rube Goldberg, George McManus, Bud Fisher, and Don Herold as examples.
A Ring Lardner enthusiast in Enid Oklahoma sends a lyric autograph from an early book. The humorist quips about roaming a Round God country settling in Enid and asks Am I spoofing No I mean id. Copyright 1937 McNaught Syndicate.
Eagle Printing Company proposes a signature stamp to solve signing form letters efficiently. The ad emphasizes a ready solution to speed business correspondence and reduce manual signing time.
Seamen aboard the British freighter Linaria in Boston refuse a 50 percent bonus and a voyage carrying explosives to rebel forces in Spain. Spokesman Stoker Alex Robson, a WWI decorated stoker, emphasizes caution to avert another world war by keeping trade from troubled zones.
Savings may be made and the family budget rescued from the rocks by taking advantage of the bargains offered by advertisers in the Bryan Daily Eagle.
Dorothy Ehlinger of New Braunfels has been chosen Cotton Ball Queen at A&M College and will reign over the April 2 pageant and style show. Earl T. Duke of A&M will serve as king, with Miss Virginia Johnson of Seymour as maid of honor.
Frank O. Martin of Waxahachie, ex A and M College publicity chief now with Singer Book Co., visited. He recalled a White House dinner with FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt and a talk about Elliott Roosevelt attending Texas A and M. Reports on local residents, roadsides, church plans, and a light column of social notes.
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