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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1934
Page
4
The column riffs on Hoover and Wallace publishing ventures and FDR and Johnson literary plans. It jokes about a Roosevelt shelf and mentions Hitler, the German opposition, and possible World Series hurdles for the St Louis Cardinals.
County commissioners hear renewed push for a county wide stock law to keep livestock off highways. After legislative changes require 100 freeholders, petitions may circulate to place the measure on the November general election ballot to prevent accidents on improved roads.
The Burleson county commissioners accepted a right of way secured by the Chamber of Commerce to link the old Pitts bridge area with the new Brazos river highway. Bryan interests will fence the corridor. Burleson county court would handle further improvements, possibly as a relief project for state or federal funds. Residents fear isolation during floods unless grading and paving proceed promptly.
Organized labor scorns a manufacturers association bid for a presidential proclamation on industrial peace fearing a ban on collective bargaining and uncorrected discrimination claims. Yet both sides have grievances and must heed Roosevelt to prosper. Samuel Insull Sr. now faces federal mail fraud charges. juries may be waived for indicted officials to cut taxpayers’ costs.
If relief funds stay short, many Americans may again taste bread earned by the sweat of the brow. The remark implies hardship and renewed reliance on personal effort amid fiscal strain.
A Pinang Gazette editorial cites Mansfield & Co. booklet on travel and local trips. It praises Penang roots since 1868 and questions why Europe is needed for production. The piece urges government and firms to spend with Malayan and home agents to boost local business.
Twenty five years ago report notes Tom Smith buys Rudolph Winter’s share in the Winter and Smith photographic studio and joins brother Will Smith in ownership. Will assumes full business charge while Tom remains with W J Coulter. Tax Assessor J H McCullough travels to Olney to visit his sons. Bryan’s Allen Academy battles local Bryan boys in a hard opening football game with Roy Vick scoring a first drive touchdown and Hudson adding a 40 yard run.
Aristocratic older men in New York's Murray Hill linger along Central Park and bookshops. They live on small incomes, many widowed or bachelor, clinging to Victorian manners as their wealth faded. Their refined past shows in photos and quiet routines.
The piece argues the United States faces two simultaneous shifts in policy and opinion, with center moving toward both rights and lefts. It notes business leaders demand a clarified Roose velt program while the public approves New Deal reforms. It highlights Chamber of Commerce questions on stabilization, budgets, NRA, AAA and private enterprise, and the administration's need to secure business cooperation.
A longtime observer notes a Japanese owned bird fish and puppy store on Sixth Avenue growing from a small space to occupy two corners and a nearby storeroom. The piece contrasts street life, debt to rent, and a nocturnal waterfront with vivid urban imagery and distant Broadway nightlife.
A narrator avoids naming figures at a dinner and critiques a New York column as only vivid due to prominent names. The dowager presence prompts a self deprecating workout plan free of names, while the Countess Sourpuss proves the critic's point.
Mrs. S. H. Howell of Crystal Springs Louisiana is recalled to Jackson to support a ill son in hospital. William Evans and Mrs. Hanway visit Bryan while relatives travel. Dr. L. C. Wilkerson recovers from plane injuries and greets patients in Bryan. Ethelyn Raines improves after horse accident. Many local residents visit, travel to Houston, Dallas and Chicago notes.
Allen Academy Rai will play Texas A and M Col Freshmen next Monday night at Forrest Field. The contest highlights the start of a series on the campus field.
The Salvation Army plans its annual Brazos County appeal led by 1D Pedigo from headquarters, under county advisory board oversight. The county goal is 275 dollars to fund Christian services locally and in Texas, with meals, jobs, and relief provided to thousands last year.
Kemp High Bears travel to Houston Saturday to meet the strong Rogers T. Washington Eagles. The Bears, one of the top Negro high schools in the South, enter as underdogs after a recent losing streak and a lengthy winless stretch against the Eagles. Players and followers eagerly anticipate the showdown.
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