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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1930
Page
10
Leaders including Governor elect Ross Sterling and highway groups met to plan a campaign for a state wide road bond. Sterling argued the current financing model is wrong and that a bond plan would shift costs to users and speed up road work while easing burdens on landowners.
An overview of Hitlerism detailing its anti-Semitic and anti Young Plan stance and the program of financial and social reforms. Key points include finance reforms, national banks, interest free loans for public works, taxation revisions, and a fixed monetary standard. The piece notes funding from small traders and middle class support and views the movement as an outburst against both national and international economic conditions.
A proposal suggests Allen Academy football team play Bryan after the season to raise funds for the Good Cheer Fund amid relief needs. Possible charity match vs Aggie Freshmen considered though Freshmen limits may be relaxed for this local event. Chicago reformers push clean government while WCTU delegates in Houston may influence national politics with votes.
The piece notes Secretary Lamont calling the recession a minor wave and mentions Einstein planning a second U S visit to deliver lectures. It questions who will explain them and echoes calls for an open season on “lame ducks” among citizens.
The state highway commission will award a contract in November for grading and drainage on Highway 21 from Bryan to the Navasota river, a 15.9 mile stretch. Right of way is largely secured, with Bryan city limits causing slight route changes. Contracts for Highway 21 west of Bryan and the Brazos River bridge should be let soon, to create an all weather route to nearby communities, boosting Bryan’s access and trade.
New York gossip notes about modern playwrights avoiding the limelight after openings. George S Kaufman still bows, while others hide in balconies or pace stage doors awaiting reviews, and a few skip premieres altogether.
A St. Louis bank redeemed 3,000,000 one dollar notes in a month. Only about one in twenty three were the older larger size.
A concise quip notes that Southern politics fascinate some Northern minds much like mathematicians obsess over squaring the circle, highlighting cross regional curiosity without specifics.
Mrs S C Harris returns to Corsicana after a visit with K S Estill. Six Midland cowboys head to Argentina for roping contests. Mrs John M Brown returns to Austin after visiting her daughter Mrs KE Lomax. Reveille Brown resigns Panama Canal post for Quito Ecuador. Miss Lottie Kendall of Olympia Opera Company injured in Dallas stage fall. Miss Clara McAdams of Bagdad Company hurt in Beautiful Bagdad. Madisonville civic group funds a gas engine for public square water pumping.
Harry R. Hill of the Fargo Forum argues that sustained newspaper advertising during downturns preserves prestige and builds sales. He notes firms that kept ads gain advantage as buying demand recovers and urges careful, compelling copy to maximize ad space value.
Exchanges between Col Arthur Woods head of the National Unemployment Relief Commission and Texas Governor Dan Moody focus on federal permission for Texas railroads to spend funds on construction and on swift interstate commerce decisions. Moody argues for expansive highway aid and fast action while urging direct relief for hunger with food shelter clothing and medicine.
The piece criticizes Texas jury selection as allowing lawyers to pick juries, harming justice and economic productivity. It argues for tighter procedures to prevent prejudice, protect citizens, and ensure trials focus on facts, not sensationalism or courtroom theatrics. It also questions whether dramatic evidence and personal life details unduly influence juries.
The Waco News-Tribune notes President Hoover, an engineer by training, has appointed many commissions to tackle a wide range of problems, more than any president since Lincoln through Coolidge of Massachusetts.
The 42nd Texas Legislature will likely redraw congressional districts to add three seats. Some districts gain population while others are split. Freestone and Freestone counties hope the changes do not disrupt their areas, preferring not to join the Waco district.
The Campus Study Club held a regular meeting in Houston with no decision on the declared debate topic. Mrs. Chas. N. Shepardson reported district achievements including 20 new clubs, 24 reinstate ments, 12 club houses valued at 100000, and 48 scholarships totaling up to 325.
McQueen Advertising Company of Dallas director and Fr. K Bane of Itasca are hospitalized at La Salle hotel after their car rolled over twice on Hearne road about 10 miles north of Bryan. Both suffer severe bruises and cuts though X rays show no broken bones.
BG and engineers from Gosneft Oil Trust of the Soviet government visit Luling to study Magnolia Petroleum Corporation's new cracking plant. The Soviet order calls for 35 plants nationwide, with 28 engineers sent to the U.S. for installation and operation training. Three engineers study English at Luling High School.
A thumbed dictionary once owned by James Buchanan, fifteenth president, was found in the New Hampshire Historical Society attic. Printed 1796 with Buchanan’s name and the date 1801 on the fly leaf, the book likely came from his family in Pennsylvania. The find was announced by Otis Hammon, urging transfer to a major historical repository.
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