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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1936
Page
6
A brief OCR fragment mentions a student or school context with unclear details and names unreadable, indicating a partial line about a boy or students in a local setting. The readable bits suggest a school or class note missing full context.
The agriculture department estimates this year's corn crop at 1.458 billion bushels up 1.3 percent from August but still the smallest in 55 years due to prolonged drought and heat. Rain in September improved prospects while overall grain forecasts show slight year to year changes across wheat and spring wheat categories.
The piece recalls 1920s cotton mortgage distress, bank pressure, and the collapse era. It links financial manipulation, credit strikes, and dispossessed farmers to a shift toward cooperatives seen as a potential path to relief with hopeful mention of distant cooperative examples.
Doug Jackson heads from Brownsville to rejoin the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis for his third year. Several local residents, including Dr. and Mrs. Andrew and Mrs. Cox, are mentioned with health, travel, and family updates from Bryan and nearby towns.
Heavy rainfalls noted Sunday and into the night with a total 1.55 inches. Temperatures ranged from the low 60s to mid 90s across the week with daily highs around 92 to 96 and lows near 70 to 72 degrees.
Eleven members from Earle Graham Post No 159 of Bryan joined Navasota Post for the opening meeting of the new year. Speakers included M M Erskine W H Buchanan Paul Pierce Lang Spell Raymond Jones Frank Ripper P W Bruner George Moss Joe Layson Joe Wymola and L H Adams. Pierce spoke on Legion junior baseball and recreation work. Navasota plans to organize a team next season.
For sale to the highest bidder the old Kurten auditorium a 46 by 60 foot structure with 12 foot walls Sealed bids due by Saturday September 19 at 2 00 p m at the office of the County Superintendent Bids opened then The School reserves right to accept or reject any bid Purchaser must remove the building from grounds within 60 working days after sale
Mrs. W. S. Stuart, 82 years young, travels from Bryan to Fort Worth for the Frontier Centennial. She is hailed as the oldest spectator to sit through Casa Mañana’s show, praises the event, and chats with Mayor Van Zandt Jarvis amid praise from Centennial officials. Her daughters and sister accompany her on the trip from Wichita Falls.
The major producer Hugo Thalberg rose from secretarial work to general manager at 19 and later led MGM. He and Norma Shearer married in 1928, producing landmark spectacles like The Big Parade and Mutiny on the Bounty as he oversaw every film under his supervision. His years at MGM marked Hollywood’s rise to top-tier, high-budget productions.
The passage credits Thalberg with discovering and developing numerous unknown players into screen stars, noting his wife among the many helped. It lists famous names such as John Gilbert Greta Garbo Lon Chaney Marie Dressler Joan Crawford Clark Gable Wallace Beery Jean Harlow Robert Montgomery Myrna Loy and others.
The Band Mothers club led by president Mrs. C. A. Searcy reports the uniform fund drive for the high school band exceeded expectations during a Thursday night rally at Forrest Field. A crowd funded a 10 cent gate with receipts about 75 dollars. Lions club totals await Tuesday. The event featured Bryan Community band under Henry Locke, pep squad, coaching staff, football team, and Dr. Bullock's Medicine Show. Uniforms expected for Navasota game. band readiness emphasized.
The report details large scale land management activities including over 10 million dollars in overlooks cleared, 39 779 acres treated for poisonous weeds or exotics, 45 154 acres of rodent control completed, 179 969 acres surveyed for timber estimating, and 242 322 acres covered in related tasks with Fechner noted for an unusual attachment.
H. H. Bennett of the Soil Conservation Service touts soil erosion work near Big Bend State park on the Mexican border. He notes terracing and proper terrace outlets have spurred private landowners to terrace thousands of acres, while wind erosion is tamed by sod restoration and contour furrows on range lands. More than 100 miles of contour furrows and terraces are now in place across Texas.
Mit Lee Motor Co extends sales rights from Brazos county to Robertson Madison Burleson and Grimes counties with Bryan as dispatch and delivery base. L L Ainsworth veteran auto man from Waco joins the firm and will active in Bryan sales. Ainsworth has located in Bryan and supports growth in the new territory.
The Goodyear Bicycle Club led by T. J. Choate Jr held a Sunday ride to the Caldwell highway underpass with Cheerios served. Four new members Ralph Fuqua Wayne Franks Morris T Reese and R L Franks were initiated.
Seventy percent of Texas crop land sits on 355000 of 501000 farms and ranches, in 245000 work sheets. About 25 million of 35 million acres are analyzed, with 3.8 million acres rebuilding soil. Terracing and contouring may cover about 8 million acres in 1936. Cooperation includes Extension Service, Soil Conservation Service, and Resettlement Administration.
An advertisement promotes Black Hawk Ointment for Athlete's Foot Eczema Itch Ringworm and scorched feet. Jar priced at 50 cents and 1 dollar with a guarantee.
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