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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1933
Page
4
May 15 to 20 is National Cotton Week with nationwide efforts to highlight cottons value. Refinements have revived popularity in women’s wear and new uses in men’s summer suits and industrial applications. Local merchants can participate with displays and promotions to boost demand and encourage bagging and broader cotton usage.
Lois Long and Dorothy Parker stir New York society with sharp club talk on Algonquin culture and Sutton Place, while patrons linger over Carillon bells at Claremont Inn. The piece touches on Astor ventures, famous names, and humorous personal anecdotes in a vivid, rueful tone.
The article argues Bry an residents may see about 85000 dollars accumulate in the utility fund by June 30 if current water and electric use continues. It proposes a permanent reserve of 50000 dollars and urges voters to approve charter amendments at the August 26 state constitutional election.
Raymond Moley describes a new “subsistence farmer” model behind Roosevelt’s Tennessee Valley plan. Aimed at pairing small scale farming with local industry, the program would reforest low productivity lands, develop power to draw factories, and create stable livelihoods to reduce reliance on relief while boosting agricultural output.
Congress debates funding Roosevelt’s relief program with new revenue options. The nation eyes reforestation farm relief and the Tennessee Valley project as costs rise. Public opinion welcomes the plan but reação to a general sales tax remains uncertain.
City doctors warn typhoid cases already appeared and urge cleaning up open toilets and filth sources to prevent a near-epidemic repeat of last summer. Officials stress safer water milk supply remains clean and action now gains public support. Chicago tax dodgers and Wallace consumer hearings also noted. Henry Ford comments on money as a belt.
Dr Adoniram Judson Holt 86 retired Baptist minister author and missionary died in Arcadia Florida Monday He served as secretary of the Baptist mission board in Texas and Tennessee was editor of the Florida Baptist Witness and a Confederate veteran He is survived by his widow and five children Annie Pentecost Brenham Texas R P Leckey Nacogdoches Texas Major Holt Vicksburg Miss I L Wall Memphis Tenn Verna Holt Arcadia Florida.
Taxpayers must pay the second half of 1952 taxes by May 31 to avoid penalties. Send checks to City Hall. City Secretary Guy P. Bittle signs the notice.
An election is ordered in Edge school district to decide a 20 cents additional tax levy for a nine month school term. Voting is set for June 13 at Liberty school house with James Wilson presiding. Several local church and community items are noted including visits and sermons. Potatoes from Cottonwood Harris Kurten and Tabor areas arrive for sale at Bryan Press Company wharf with farmer contributors listed.
In Shawnee, editor Slyde Roseberry and Ralph Kumler of Oklahoma Gas and Electric led a visit to a local electrical exhibition. The show showcased time and labor saving appliances, notably an electric range with a built in timer, promising cleaner, cheaper cooking and major education for households and communities.
The note urges Houston to observe National Cotton Week by buying more cotton and promoting global cotton demand. It emphasizes Houston as a leading supporter and producers’ advocate in the industry.
The Christian Science Monitor notes Mrs Pearl Buck resigns as a Presbyterian missionary though famed for her novels. Her work bridged cultures, blending Chinese life with Western readership. Her loss may reduce direct missionary activity but sustains cross cultural understanding through her writings.
The Houston Chronicle urges the South to reduce cotton dependence and modernize production. It argues optimal growing conditions exist, but past practices fail to maximize benefit. The piece invites a shift toward controlled production and diversified welfare beyond England Egypt India or China.
Certificates of promotion to the high school were awarded to Sam Fazzino Milton Lazarone Gracie Leake and Tony Varisco at the school’s final exercises held Friday night. County Superintendent Mrs W E Neeley and other visitors attended. The high school remains open until June 2 with teachers listed. Honor rolls show A and B averages for multiple students including Lillian Barron John Marino Rafael Marino Angelene Salvaggio and Louise Varrisco among others.
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The Methodist boys defeated the Presbyterians 9 to 4 in the B F Y P S playground league at Travis school. Edge pitched well and led hitting with two singles and a two bagger, while Gainey and Black contributed key hits and fielding plays.
Sportsmen in the Lone Grande Valley enjoy a fruitful season with stocking boosting lak and resaca fishing. Reports say several fish weigh as much as pounds are pulled from the waters, highlighting the bountiful season.
Two national highway associations plan annual meetings in Amarillo during May 22 to 27. The U S 66 Highway Association will meet May 2 and 23, and the U S Highway Enthusiasts will convene May 1 and 27, bringing road officials and enthusiasts together.
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