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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1929
Page
4
The Indiana patrol found one in 12 cars has brakes in a defectively dangerous condition and reads as a broader national issue. Slippery roads and careless driving compound risk, suggesting a brake testing campaign could reduce autumn and winter highway tolls.
Dr. Glenn Frank urged a shift to preventive medicine to avoid state or insurer control, claiming annual losses from preventable sickness total about 1.8 billion dollars and that prevention could add a trillion in value to labor and industry. He emphasized public health as a right for every child and urged physicians to educate the mass population.
The piece argues that improving Texas roads will boost traffic and traveler numbers, intensifying the billboard controversy. It cites Wharton Pepper urging public over advertiser views to curb or remove signs to protect scenery, notes widespread aesthetic opposition, and highlights potential for new highway travel to worsen the issue. It also reports Big Spring voters considering 65000 for a municipal airport, versus Bryan's cheaper airport option.
The piece weighs a five hospital chain plan to cut costs via centralized purchasing and group nursing. It raises concerns about overextension into daily life and questions where the trend ends. Separate notes cite farm relief board debates and District Judge Davis criticizing dilatory civil cases.
An Indiana city police routine of calling a bank after a burglar alarm finds robbers claiming all is well shows how such alarms can be exploited. A Connecticut Manufacturers Association employee loaned to Senator Bingham faced scrutiny over dual pay from both entities. Persia frets over imitation rugs as its crafts grow, but rising prosperity eases concerns about supply.
Senator Dill of Washington calls for public airing of congressional debates. He argues wider exposure could prompt earlier retirements for many members as constituents watch proceedings.
Borger residents feel relief as martial law ends and guardsmen depart though civil authorities remain wary. Citizens hope the militia are missed less than the gangsters who required troops to restore order.
The article notes Senator Cole Blease saying drinking is not a crime and he drinks himself occasionally. It questions aiding a bootlegger by creating a market and highlights recent rum profits and legal debates surrounding prohibition. The piece also references a Canadian appeal on personhood for women and mentions seismic activity in Texas.
County agents call a county wide meeting on Oct 26 at 2 p m to decide steps for a tomato marketing effort in Brazos County. Several farmers are urged to report acreage and prepare to elect officers, aiming to expand the project and secure quotas for fairs and trips.
People inquire about the exhibit offering prizes for best pot plant and best cut flowers. Entries welcome any pot plant. cut flowers may be mixed or single variety. Scoring emphasizes artistic arrangement and suitable container with natural arches and loose bouquets preferred over tight bouquets.
The Rye general assembly meets twice weekly with pupils planning programs. A Tuesday morning program featured recitations songs and readings. The fourth grade formed a story telling club with Elizabeth Pratt president and Frank Fridel secretary.
441 Brazos county 4-H Club boys, guests of Dallas County Agent C. L. Benson, returned to Bryan by an early train amid praise for an excellent encampment. About 450 4-H members attended from across the state. A. L. Smith, J. R. Edmonds and H. C. Evans led the Texas Extension Service event with help from district and county agents.
Daniel H. Otis of Madison, director of the agricultural program for the American Bankers Association, praises Wisconsin dairy progress and explains how bankers, via county agent councils and 4 H sponsorships, have steered farming from wheat to diversified dairy farming while promoting soil health, credit access, and farm family stability.
Citizens in Brazos County question G. H. Eckles seniority in citizenship with tests of priority. The Eckles claim rests on lifelong Brazos County residence and birth near Bridge over the Brazos in 1943. The Jones family, tracing back 100 years, holds Spanish land grants and ties to local settlements. Jones is now 86, with two sisters over 80 residing in the community.
Miss Estella Holligan daughter of Mr and Mrs Will Holligan Haven Tex and Bryan Daily linotype operator were quietly married by Rev Thomson at the College Met parsonage this afternoon. Only witnesses were the bride’s sisters Helen and Mary Holligan. The couple left by auto for Waco Fort Worth and other North Texas points for a brief home before returning to Bryan.
Demonstrations in Wise and Montague counties paid for themselves in the first year. The notes describe practical vine trial plots and the quick payoff from the sandy cross timber soil adaptation for grape cultivation.
Corpus Christi will construct loading docks for the new sulphur plant at Duval. The project is priced at 300000 dollars and will handle about 1600 tons of duct daily.
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