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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1929
Page
4
The annual Red Cross membership drive began on Armistice Day and continues through Thanksgiving. The Brazos County Chapter has a strong track record of relief work, including flood disaster aid and long term rehabilitation. Citizens are urged to join now to fund national and local relief efforts and to support those affected by disasters.
As Yuletide approaches, Bryan and other communities reflect on aiding the less fortunate. The Good Cheer Fund, funded by voluntary gifts, supports a central organization to assess need and distribute relief. The 1930 drive will launch soon amid heightened need from poor crop yields, urging citizens to contribute to a swift, satisfactory fundraising effort.
Residents of Brazos and nearby rural areas see a rising display of milk cans along roads as dairy farming expands. Banks and merchants back milking cows, and communities in McLennan and Brazos counties note rising production boosting cash flow and farm livelihoods. Federal Farm Board loans for Texas cotton offer potential relief as growers seek alternatives when cotton yields fall below profitable levels.
The Midget Wedding contest at Stephen F. Austin high school selects Joan Fender as bride after 166 votes, Sue Bethany as maid of honor with 66, Billy Roman as groom with 256, and Jimmie Wilson as best man with 91. Rehearsal is scheduled for Wednesday at 4 30 P M at the auditorium.
A town doctor laments slovenliness in people and decay in places from vacant, filthy storefronts to ruined public buildings. He warns such ugliness drives away customers and harms Bryan’s prospects, urging citizens to eliminate these blights to attract business and new residents.
The article discusses cotton farming cost factors across the South, noting South Carolina Georgia Alabama comparisons over ten years. It explains Federal Farm Board aims to aid Southern cotton growers through cooperatives, not force price controls, with emphasis on credit rates, production costs, and cooperative selling to improve efficiency and profits. It calls for farmer cooperation and education partnerships to promote broader prosperity.
Carl Williams of Oklahoma outlines Farm Board aims to aid cotton growers nationwide through cooperative marketing, price adjustment, and improved farming practices. He notes exports, regional production differences, and the need for united effort by about 2.5 million farmers to balance power against 10,000 buyers.
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