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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1932
Page
4
A reader letter delivers a string of humorous musings on human behavior and society. Jotted quips cover habits fame baby intelligence gossip and the absurdities of life as LES AKERS signs off.
New York morning views of Central Park shift from tranquil beauty to scenes of hardship as jobless crowds and the submerged inhabit the dawn. The piece blends poetry with social observation and notes fared lives from a West Virginia donkey to tattoo caves and radio sparked comebacks.
The piece notes Maine elected a Democratic governor and two of three congressmen in the latest state vote marking an 18 year party gain. It argues Roosevelt Garner momentum nationally and urges high turnout, citing growing citizen involvement and the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce push to reach 50 million voters. It treats the Maine result as hopeful for Democrats while calling for broad participation in November.
The article notes a dramatic stock market rise in July and August 1932, with total gains surging to over 12 billion amid prices and commodity demand improvements. It warns some stocks may not yet show earnings, but upturns could rebuild confidence and revive business activity. It also mentions Tammany Hall backing Roosevelt and Garner, signaling political alignment amid Walker’s departure.
Christian Science Monitor notes five investigators aboard the bus Diogenes after 12 000 miles failed to find a single family or individual benefitting from the Eighteenth Amendment. They cite addicts who quit for other reasons and conclude the Volstead Act shows no concrete evidence of efficacy.
Colley Avenue Baptist Sunday School's Junior Department held a joint picnic at Sue Haswell Memorial Park from 4:30 to 6:30 due to a boys vs girls attendance contest. The boys, having lost, hosted with Mrs H P Dansby and teachers as chaperones. Activities included games and refreshments featuring barbecue salad pickles cake and rolls.
Advertisement urging customers to choose Let The Eagle for future printing services promising quality work and customer satisfaction. It emphasizes reliable results and pleasing outcomes for upcoming orders.
Mes H Price of Woodside writes of losing 64 pounds in a year by taking Kruschen. She claims dramatic weight drop and youthful appearance, with a half teaspoon in hot water daily. The ad asserts safe, harmless results and highlights a bottle lasting four weeks.
Today in history General John J. Pershing was born on September 13 1860 in Laclede Missouri. The future Army commander rose through the ranks shaping U S military doctrine and led American forces in World War I. His birthday is noted as a historical milestone.
H E Singleton, president of the Poland China Association, says Brazos county is three to one better for hog raising than North Texas. Also notes local news: tennis results, Lomax visits Austin, Camp Mabry photo rumors, a bell tied pony on the street, and community health and church revival updates.
A compendium of exhortations praises advertising as the method to boost sales and attract new customers. It argues that diligent, honest promotion keeps shops growing, with printed pages serving as the most powerful trade-drawing tool.
The nation’s educational system, now operating at partial capacity, is poised to resume full activity within two to three weeks. It supports about 380 million students and employs nearly a million staff, with public school, college and university plants valued at roughly 11 trillion dollars. A great school hinges on teaching quality, not buildings, as one speaker noted Professor Hopkins would teach so well the learner wouldn’t notice the log.
The piece discusses the value of practical observation and teaching quality in one room schools. It notes that a schoolhouse’s worth depended on the instructor rather than size, praising both poor and brilliant teachers and reflecting on local origins limiting credit.
Texas voters face nine proposed constitutional changes on general election day November 8. The measures include tax relief for homesteads, a centennial appropriation, seawall bond rules, tax case provisions, merging tax offices, delinquent tax sales redemption terms, permanent fund use limits, and military service voting rights.
The William Scott Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution opens its year on Constitution Day September 17 at 3 00 p m at the home of regent Mrs G S Fraps.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Buchanan and their daughter Mrs. G. R. Pranch traveled by car to Austin for a day trip.
Holden reports 29 and 33 room ruins with masonry types slab-stone horizontal and mixed. Artefacts include flint tools, bone implements, inlaid turquoise, shell beads, soapstone pipes, and pottery with fabric impressions tempered by quartz and grit. Buffalo meat fed the people who farmed corn along stream sub-irrigated tracts. They left the Panhandle before 1640 likely due to droughts and enemies.
A Democratic convention party led by Representative-elect George Butler and Bill Allen failed to skid but collided with George Wilcox’s car on the Hearne highway near a side road entry. No injuries reported. Essex owned by Mrs. RO Allen was driven.
Capitol dispatch notes the Ferguson influence on the Texas Highway Department and possible reforms. It outlines current commissioners Cone Johnson W R Ely and D K Martin and how gubernatorial control could grow if the legislature expands the board or reshapes appointment powers. It also recounts lieutenant governor paintings controversy and Hobby’s rise.
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