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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1930
Page
4
County commissioners and Judge McSwain push to secure a right of way for Highway 21 between Kurten and the Navasota river to avoid a contract rejection at the October highway commission meeting. Two residents have donated land and deeds are signed with more expected, reflecting strong local cooperation.
A diaristic missive from a New York journalist lists intimate details about life, family, habits, finances, and preferences. He notes German domestic staff, costly apartment furnishing, timekeeping devices, travel routines, and his views on scandal, writing, and prizes. He reveals friendships with printers, modest extravagances, and routines, ending with a playful prompt for more questions.
The discourse centers on a proposed buy a bale campaign to stabilize cotton prices. Governor Moody’s plan aims to support farmers by purchasing cotton at 15 cents per pound for charity or public sale, with profits benefiting farmers though not permanently solving price declines. Supporters see temporary market stabilization, while critics warn it may merely shift supply back into the market and not reduce overall consumption.
Red Cross life saving courses conducted at Bryan Country Club pool under Lieut. L R Nachman show strong growth since 1914 with over 220000 trained nationwide. Bryan and College youths qualify as senior or junior life savers while many learn swimming and rescue skills amid local river dangers.
The piece discusses 1931 reapportionment aims linking State and national elections to census figures. It contrasts Senate equal representation with population based House seats, cites Nevada as an extreme case, and argues for geographic and interest based districting. It urges expert regional input and cautions against gerrymandering, suggesting Texas move to larger regional representation. Harmony at the Texas Democratic convention is noted as a hopeful sign.
A brief discussion outlines a League of Nations conference on a proposed United States of Europe led by Aristide Briand with generalities. Separately a survey of American publishers gauges home library access while noting a shift in consumer buying power and a question about readers' attitudes toward books.
In a Kentuckian Citizen piece the church is extolled as the noblest organization worldwide. It promotes reform and moral government, preserves peace, strengthens the home, aids the weak, and offers consolation about sorrow and death. It urges total commitment to the church.
City manager R. G. Williams relocated with his family from Austin and will reside in the Stephan residence on West 26th Street.
Miss Marie Thomain formerly head nurse at Bryan hospital sails Friday from Houston on the De La Salle to France for a year of study at the American Hospital in Paris focusing on hospital work.
A brief devotional note cites Philippians 4 8 urging contemplation of truth virtue and praise. It emphasizes focusing on things that are true lovely of good report and worthy of praise as a guiding mindset for readers.
The constitutional convention of Oklahoma defeated the proposed woman suffrage plank by a large margin. News notes include George Dent and James Brown both likely fatally harmed by whiskey barrel explosions, Dent’s son injured, J S Mooring’s marriage to Kate Winkler Morris in Corsicana, Holt the Arizona cow boy bitten by a skunk on his way to Austin for rabies treatment, and Lawrence Brown and Florence Hargraves from Guthrie’s Irma Opera Company marrying in Guthrie. The Eagle Trades Edition appeals to local merchants for subscriptions.
J. G. Carter personal representative of the Southern Pacific vice president and J. H. Evetts of Corsicana were in Bryan today meeting local shippers and business leaders. At Union Hill Mr and Mrs S D Snyder welcomed a baby daughter born Tuesday morning with mother and child reported doing nicely.
The A and M Consolidated school begins the new year on September 15 with an expected rise in enrollment to at least 65 six year olds. Building updates include a new library and reading rooms, access to college material, four faculty changes, new teachers in English and intermediate grades, and a music instructor. Colored schools also report staffing. Students should report at 9 am for enrollment and book issuance, with opening exercises followed by regular classes on Tuesday.
Rev. R. E. Day of the First Baptist church announces the regular conference to be held this evening following the mid week prayer service at 7 30. All church members are urged to attend.
A short notice notes readers that an Eagle wanted column may hold the article buyers seek. It hints at a listing or classified item opportunity within the paper for those who want to purchase a specific piece.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram notes that 23 business indicators from the Commerce Department show mixed signals for late August. Prices partly rose while clothing fell, freight loadings rose, steel output surged, and building contracts improved, suggesting the economy may be near a trough but unlikely to drop further.
College corrections list social engagements and travels of faculty and spouses. Mrs J M Jones and Mrs Chas Finley host a 3 pm tea for Miss Mary Fraps ahead of her September wedding. Helen Nelson hosts a bridge for Mary Fraps and Miss Jessie Linden of Chicago. Several staff return from visits in Ohio Michigan Texas and Virginia as well as travels to Atlanta and Galveston.
The West Side Circle of the Woman's Missionary Society at First Christian Church Bryan held its monthly all day meeting at Mrs. Anna Manley’s Oak Grove avenue home. Members pieced and completed a quilt already sold for cash to add to the treasury. A bountiful noon dinner followed, with Mrs. A. F. Ainsworth giving thanks. Afterward a business session chaired by Mrs. J. K. Dishman was held.
Mrs. Edgar Jones class of young girls from First Baptist Sunday School enjoyed a film at the Palace Theater followed by refreshments at a nearby confectionery on Tuesday afternoon from 2 to 6. The event honored seniors before they depart for college. attendees included Frances Locke Pauline Davis Frances Branch Mozelle Vick Margaret Bunting Hazel Kelly Stella Hart and Mrs. Edgar Jones and Mrs. J. N. Dulaney.
P R Keith, farming on the C L Benson farm three miles west of Bryan on the Sandy Point road, was in the city this morning marketing sweet potatoes.
Keith says last night s rain stopped picking cotton across the 50 acres while he used the idle time to dig Porto Rico potatoes. The crop shows large smooth tubers and a promising season despite a hot summer. He expects a bale per three acres on first picking as some fields still green.
Final scoring of outstanding pastures entered in the contest at permanent pasture demonstrations in East Texas concluded in Smith county Saturday. Regional judging began September 1 in Cherokee county and moved through multiple counties with judges including Roger Davis J Lynn Thomas FE A Miller Eugene Butler and H M Madison. County agents accompanied inspectors. winners will be announced soon.
Mr and Mrs Lucien Sandifer of Bryan announce the birth of a baby girl weighing 5 pounds 12 ounces at their home on College Boulevard. Little Miss Sandifer arrived September 10. Both mother and daughter are doing nicely.
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