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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1932
Page
4
Hundreds from Brazos and nearby counties attended the semi annual Brazos County Singing Convention in Kurten. The program featured gospel songs and older melodies with the assembly joining in, emphasizing fellowship and neighborliness. The event highlighted community spirit, music appreciation, and social ties across counties.
Dean Charles E. Friley will leave Texas A and M College to join Iowa State College Ames faculty next September. He served eight years as dean of arts and sciences and helped raise scholarship standards and athletic quality, leaving a strong foundation for successors and many regrets from friends and colleagues.
Brazos County moves forward with the cattle tick eradication program led by USDA agent Dr. C W Brown. Every head of cattle has been dipped and work stock treated, with cooperation from farm stockmen enabling a smooth campaign and promising an era of better farming and at home production. The plan aligns with Live-at-Home ideals promoted by Texas A M College, aiming for greater efficiency and reduced need to mortgage crops.
This fragment notes the founding of Ruterville College over ninety years ago, honoring Dr. L. Ruter, superintendent of the first Methodist foundation, marking Texas higher education’s early denominational effort.
The Texas Methodist church and Southwestern alumni must raise 90000 dollars by the end of the school year to keep Southwestern University open. A Texas leader has pledged 30000 dollars, leaving 60000 to be raised across the state. If all Texas Methodists donate one dollar each the fund would quickly be met.
The East Texas Chamber of Commerce approves stopping the purchase of government stamped envelopes. The move, tied to the Texas for Texans slogan, cites postal deficits and competition with private business, urging other local groups to follow suit and rely on East Texas suppliers instead.
The appointment of Charles N. Shaver as state superintendent of education by Governor Sterling is praised as wise and non political. The piece argues for education as free from politics and highlights Shaver as a practical, experienced school man best serving Texas youth and the public school system. It ends with a brief note on Huey P. Long and what a senator should not be.
A letter from Les Akers criticizes County Commissioners for ending County Agent and Home Demonstration Agent programs citing lost support for farm families. He urges restoring leadership and a live-at-home program, arguing voters would keep agents over commissioners.
Editorial weighs French first ballot on May 1 and second on May 8 amid Germany’s gains and Geneva talks. It analyzes Tar dieu, Herriot, Blum, and the bloc system, debating coalition chances and the impact on reparations, disarmament, and Europe’s future.
The Mexia News argues against cutting welfare services to save money as cities face lower tax receipts. It warns that closing playgrounds pools libraries and parks harms families and youths, risking unemployment and social drift. City costs must be trimmed but not in the wrong areas.
A reflective piece notes society’s recent disaster era and the need to slow down. It warns of overconfidence and reckless speed, urges applying caution, and mentions missed warnings as progress is measured by restraint.
Daily Bible Thought quotes 1 Samuel 12 24 urging readers to fear the Lord and serve him in truth with all their heart and to remember the great deeds he has done for them.
News items note visits by college professors to Houston and Galveston for industrial study. Paris City Hospital adds a 20000 dollar wing. Oklahoma peach growers face losses from freezes and expect two dollars per bushel. Arkansas passes a cigarette ban. Roosevelt may seat his son-in-law in the Senate. Local student W T Stallings back at Waco. Mrs Albert Haynes and baby leave Austin after visiting. Dallas Fair releases its 22nd catalogue. Elks Lodge planned in Port Arthur. vanilla adulteration audio at A and M College shows twelve of fifteen brands tainted by toka bean.
The piece extols courtesy as a profit generating business trait and civic asset. It asserts courteous clerks improve customer relations, attract new patrons, and foster a friendly city climate, noting excessive formality can hinder practical service. It links polite treatment to tangible dividends for employers and communities.
The writer uses a satirical voice to argue that farmers bought tractors and mort gage blanks as growth surged, then questions who pays for river drainage and Brazos bridges, contending up-country benefits should fund upkeep while restoration costs would provoke resistance.
Local society notes describe guests and residents visiting Bryan Dallas and Houston area, with moved households, marriages, and travels. Entries include Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Jones and daughter Pinky in Bryan, Walter Coulter cruising Japan to Yosemite and Carlsbad Caverns, Annette Lobello and William Cantavespie’s Dallas marriage, and various moves and visits among Brazos and surrounding counties.
Miss Adele Radeke a cashier in the Tennessee National Life Insurance Co local office wins a trip for excellence. She will depart for Dallas then Nashville by airplane and spend the weekend as a guest of her company after qualifying as one of three cashiers in the vast district for the lowest lapse percentage.
From Brazos county a notice of intention to marry is filed by L. A. Wheeler and Ella Wood both of the county. The county clerk records the intention to wed on Wednesday.
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