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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1936
Page
4
Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce directors backed a new hollow tile Farmers Market building to serve farmers and local shoppers. The non profit board will include five governors with fair rules, aiming for rapid construction and shared costs with the county and chamber.
A Bryan observer argues the fatal shooting of a circus employee after a night out highlights lax enforcement of beer saloon hours. He notes law allows food-centered venues to stay open late but bans dawn hours for beer focused bars, urging officials to close violators or face citizen distrust. He also cites research linking wealth pursuit to health issues as a separate reflection.
A morning headline notes that insiders have a record of action while outsides make vague promises. It argues that Americans may not buy for tonal quality but can still achieve similar results, illustrating how rhetoric versus deeds cross cultural choices.
The column recounts two stories of how silk worms reached Europe with silk production beginning in 550 A.D. and China guarding the silkworm secret for millennia. It notes Nestorian monks allegedly smuggling eggs and mulberry leaves or a princess concealing them, while also mentioning counterfeit signature expert George DeRabin and his rare forgeries.
New York October 27 Ethel Barrymore, long dogged by career and personal upheaval, has mellowed into a quieter, domestic figure living in Mamaroneck. She reflects on fame, lists celebrities including Toscanini and Hepburn, and recalls stage crushes from Mike Donlin to Flora Zabelle, ending with a note on public idol worship.
Mrs. Anne Sullivan Macy, Helen Keller’s lifelong teacher and companion since Keller was seven, died last Tuesday at her Long Island home. Keller, then 19 months old when illness left her blind and deaf, was at the bedside, and Macy’s influence shaped Keller’s world and achievements, including their joint expected award of the Theodore Roosevelt Medal.
The piece contrasts Roosevelt administration and critics on relief as permanent versus temporary. It cites Hopkins and Landon, notes enduring unemployment despite prosperity, and discusses proposals from the Christian Science Monitor for long term relief reform. It argues for balanced federal involvement, state administration, and planning beyond the emergency.
Twenty five years ago the Bryan Commercial club discussed moving Houston and Texas Central shops and division headquarters from Hearne to Bryan. The railroad promised consideration and a proposition on how to secure the division HQ and the Giddings line into Bryan, then the decision would rest with Bryan residents.
Allen Academy defeated Baptist Academy 12 0 on Gam mill Field as a result of superior practice and conditioning. Several Allen players including Edwin Jenkins T D Wilson Herring Cavitt Harrison Fort Lyons Conway Smith Gaston Cook J A Moore Keltner Gregg Yates Roberts George Spiller Browder Spiller Goodman McIntyre Walker Boyd planned to travel to Dallas for a large educational event honoring Southern Methodist University.
Brazos County Red Cross executive committee, led by chairman M. L. Cashion, will meet at the Red Cross office in City Hall at 10 o clock Wednesday morning. E R Bryant, Roll Call chairman, will finalize plans for the upcoming membership drive with other important business on the agenda. Members are urged to note the time change from afternoon to morning.
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The Bryant Bryan column celebrates the second annual Yamboree at Gilmer and defends yams against mislabeling as sweet potatoes. It notes land value studies by General American Life Insurance in Texas, local booster culture, and lessons in civic pride from Kerrville. Public figures and local residents are mentioned in casual town notes.
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