Daily Bible Thought Love Feast Proverb Message
A devotional note cites Proverbs 15 17 contrasting a humble herb dinner with a feast of ox and conflict urging gentleness and love over abundance.
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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1932
Page
4
A devotional note cites Proverbs 15 17 contrasting a humble herb dinner with a feast of ox and conflict urging gentleness and love over abundance.
Mayor Forrest Jones has proclaimed April 3 to 9 for a city wide cleanup in Bryan. Fire officials will lead, urging residents and businesses to remove waste, trash, and standing water to cut fire hazards and reduce pests while beautifying streets and yards.
Yale economist Dr. T. S. Adams argues tax relief must start with cut government spending while improving local assessment and debt supervision. He cites North Carolina and Indiana as models for consolidating governments and curbing duplicate tax agencies, and urges tax on intangibles to equalize the burden.
In wartime New York society, wealthy elites trim extravagance yet cling to appearances. The piece recalls Vanity of the upper crust as they swap luxury for modest pleasures, with anecdotes about dining, travel, and the toll of economic strain on social rank. It links nostalgia, ambition, and the ever-present pull of status to a city facing turmoil.
The revival season will open shortly in Bryan. Miss Malcolm MelInnis is visiting in Austin. J Webb Howell has returned from Fort Worth and North Texas. Mrs O M Ball has returned to College after visiting Austin. Inquiries are being made at Portsmouth England to recover the kidnapped four year old son of Dr Marvin N Marvins Kits Hammock Del. The total wealth in the United States in 1904 was 107104192410. Preparations are made for Bryan high school graduation exercises with listed prospective graduates. Mrs John Hines and daughter Bess have gone to Norfolk Va.
The article argues that good will solves national and ethical problems, noting Christianity elevates good will from personal instinct to a central human relation principle. It claims good will provides a workable moral philosophy when other specifics are lacking and defines it as wishing the other man well.
The Marshall News summary outlines nine proposed amendments to Texas constitution. Key points include exempting homesteads up to 3000 from state taxation while county and city taxes stay, potential shift to income tax, and an anticipated centennial celebration appropriation. Other items limit bond election voters to property taxpayers, allow veterans to hold civil office, and remove UT pledge power over its permanent fund for building needs.
A farmer narrator Les Akers recalls demand for higher cotton prices and land, credits Hoover with teaching villagers to eat corn bread and cotton tail rabbits, and jokes about four more years of Hoover Prosperity making Gandhi of India well dressed. The piece satirically critiques political promises and party loyalty.
The Norris-LaGuardia anti injunction bill, signed by President Hoover, ends court injunctions in labor disputes affecting interstate commerce except for five day orders. It guarantees collective bargaining rights, introduces jury trials for contempt, and outlaws yellow dog contracts, while warning against potential overreach.
The Campus Study Club met at the Y building on Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. H. B. Stenzel elected to membership for the coming year. Cadets Harry Fischer and Bonham Jones contributed vocal numbers, and Mrs. Ezekiel, Crawford, and Kernodle led talks on the Coliseum Vatican and what can be seen at the Vatican. Two more meetings are planned this club year including a talk by Prof. Ernest Langford on architecture.
Entries entered in this year's contest will be read. Officials urge participants to submit early and ensure their materials meet the required guidelines.
The Travis PTA library committee sponsors a bridge tournament at Mrs. W. H. Darrow home on April 5 to raise funds for new books to standardize school library facilities. Book committee members include Mesdames Luker Bradley Darrow Alexander Bartz White and Miss Mable Mc Queen. At the Lufkin convention of the East Texas Chamber of Commerce group conferences on taxation development agriculture malaria control and the proposed Sam Houston Museum will be a feature on April 18.
Local residents and visitors mingle in Bryan during Easter weekend with teachers from Ulm Texas, university students from Dallas and Waco, families from Grand Prairie San Antonio and Austin, and guests from Kurten Fort Worth and Wellborn. Notables include Mr and Mrs Lloyd Mrs Parker Miss Garth and Miss Parker with several groups traveling to Houston Sour Lake and Beaumont.
Judge W C Davis, president judge of the Second Administrative district, was guest of Harris and Galveston county associations and other jurists in Galveston Friday, named the Cotton judge for his ruling declaring the cotton acreage law unconstitutional. Davis plans to return to Galveston Wednesday to address the Rotary club at the Galvez hotel. He returned from Galveston that morning.
Bryan Bags runs a series of ads in an anti substitution campaign. The campaign aims to urge shoppers to get what they want when shopping and to support nationally advertised standard products. It argues substitutes are more common due to widespread use of advertising and publicity.
W. H. Hawkins of Stephenville, a former newspaper publisher who ran the Stephenville Empire for many years, announces his candidacy for congressman at large. Born in Ellis County and a Marvin College graduate, he left publishing about two years ago due to ill health and has never held political office. He enters the race at friends’ urging.
Luther Hensarling and J. B Heath of Madisonville traveled to Bryan this morning to purchase blooded stock from the A. Williams ranch.
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