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Newspaper

Bryan Weekly Eagle

Location

Bryan, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1930

Page

4

Charity Begins At Home Good Cheer Drive Urges City Support

Bryant and Brazos County Good Cheer Association plans a citywide fundraising drive to support the sole local relief charity. With funds already tight, organizers appeal for large civic gifts as winter needs grow, noting volunteers fund and run the effort without pay. The association channels all charitable money to aid the needy and asks residents to contribute.

Bryant and Brazos‘County Good Cheer Association Good Cheer Association

The Little Church Around the Corner and a New York Portrait

In New York on September 17 a homage to the Church of the Transfiguration, known as The Little Church Around the Corner, is shared by actors and locals as skyscraper bids threaten its site. A fundraising drive seeks to preserve its 82 year old sanctuary and its famous postwar cultural role.

New York Manhattan Boiling Avenue Church of the Transfiguration Joseph Jefferson George Holland Jefferson Henry Lester Wallack Randolph Ray Dallas Texas Ray Broadway Central Park

East Texas Chamber Hears Progress Plans At Bryan Meet

Bryan hosts the Sixth District meeting of the East Texas Chamber of Commerce with reps from ten counties. Hubert M. Harrison and Henry W. Stanley outline economic health value and development aims while Dean E J Kyle discusses rural cultural improvements. The event stresses regional cooperation to lift living standards and business conditions across East Texas.

Bryan East Texas Chamber of Commerce Port Arthur Etex East Texas Texas Hubert M. Harrison Chamber of Commerce Brazos County East

Protecting Milk Supplies City enforces milk ordinance October 1

The Bryan city commission announced a strict enforcement of the city milk ordinance beginning October 1 after a candid Tuesday night discussion. Officials say laxity will not be tolerated by any milk handler, primary supplier, or distributor, as health concerns loom over milk and germ transmission. Cows must be tested and sanitary handling maintained to protect this universal food used by children and adults alike.

Bryan

Trade At Home Good Slogan and Local Loyalty Call

A hometown merchant must rely on local customers to stay in business and keep shelves stocked. The piece urges Bryan residents to shop locally, arguing loyalty strengthens the town, growth, and pride, and that supporting local merchants benefits both sides.

Bryan

A Time For Caution Preachments on School Traffic

Safety committees automobile clubs police and educators urge cautious driving as a new school term begins. Editorial notes warn drivers to slow in school zones during busy hours and reminds that children are vulnerable and drivers must anticipate emergencies to reduce injuries or deaths.

Drouth Problems Eased by Recent West Texas Rain

Recent rains in West Texas have alleviated the drouth more than any committee could. The showers revived hope among business people and farmers, though some areas still need drought aid and a few counties have asked to be removed from the aid program.

West Texas Drouth

Bathtubs and Democracy in a Texas Governor Race

A dozen bathtubs in Ross Sterling’s Baytown home spurred debate during the Democratic primary over Sterling’s fitness for governor. Voters rejected the implication, noting public office can ride high living. The column also recalls Andrew Jackson’s tin tub at the White House and stresses courtesy. It includes an anecdote about an Australian donor and comments on obstruction by propriety and the Prohibition Director correcting a textbook on using youths to detect violators, critiquing the Crusaders’ approach.

Ross Sterling Baytown Houston Sterling Andrew Jackson White House

Bry and Navasota visitors spend pleasant afternoon

Miss Katherine Sangster and Mrs. L. N. Yeager of Navasota spent yesterday afternoon in Bry and with friends.

Katherine Sangster

Fire damages Dallas store. $5000 loss

From the Bryan Morning Eagle files: A. Harris & Co. store in Dallas suffered about $5,000 in fire damage, with water damage from firefighting on the upper floor. Other items note world and region events including Mexican congress, Lipton incident, and local travel updates.

A. Harris & Co Dallas Congress of Mexico Cole Younger Kansas City Lone Jack Missouri Houston Chronicle Thomas Lipton Edward Coahuilla Mex el Paso Saltillo Rain-in-the-Face Gen Custer Standing Rock Reservation South Dakota Homer Wallace Waurika

Mission Inn at Riverside Hailed as Most Interesting Inn in America

The Riverside Mission Inn built by Frank A. Miller recreates California mission architecture with arches from San Juan Capistrano and towers from San Gabriel and Pala. It features bells from Cordova, Alhambra balconies, a Spanish Patio, and a collection of art and gardens praised by visitors including Ray Gabbert.

Riverside Cal New York Mission Inn Frank A. Miller California San Juan Capistrano San Gabriel and Pala Carmel Mission Ray Gabbert Riverside Enterprise Cordova America Sweden

Two Bryan youths escape after cotton truck crash

In Navasota Saturday night a heavily loaded cotton truck forced a car off the road into a ditch, overturning and catching fire. The two Bryan youths escaped by crawling through a window as flames engulfed the vehicle, while the truck driver sped away.

Bryan Navasota Bryan Eagle

Roosevelt and the Eighteenth Amendment Prohibition Debate

The piece argues Governor Roosevelt’s stance on keeping saloons out of political power and the feasibility of local option. It critiques state control plans, warns of interstate and border liquor shipments, and cites historical issues with state dispensaries and Tammany Hall. The writer supports Hoover’s view of prohibition as an experiment but urges relentless efforts to destroy the trade.

Roosevelt New York Webb-Kenyon Washington Ocean South Carolina Tammany Hall New York State Tammany Speakeasiers Hoover Friends of Liquor Christian Science Monitor

Strength of giants and the danger to the weak on highways

A Dallas News opinion argues that large trucks and buses exert tyranny on common road space. It likens trucks to railroad locomotives invading private property and urges reform of reckless drivers in both heavy and light vehicle groups.

Dallas News

Lesson in Good Citizenship

A brief moral urges citizens to curb illegal liquor demand by reducing patronage. It argues that criminal activity thrives when law-abiding people support illegal outlets, calling for awakened civic duty to halt the supply and curb crime.

Citizens urged to boycott illegal liquor under Hoover address

The speech argues that citizens must refuse participation in and condemn all illegal liquor transactions to support the laws of the land. It warns that self-government collapses if officials or citizens pick which laws to enforce or support, calling for vigorous enforcement against a criminal minority.

Hoover

Mechanic for Racer Dies From Injuries

Laredo report states Walter Heinsohn of Temple, mechanic for racer Richard Uhr, died of injuries from a roadster overturn near the finish in the Laredo Monterrey race. Uhr, also injured, was reported recovering.

Laredo Walter Heinsohn Temple Richard Uhr Monterrey Uhr

Eagle Wanted Column May Contain Article You Wish to Buy

A playful note suggests the Eagle market may hold a column of interest for readers seeking a specific article. The snippet hints at a buyer’s mindset and the paper’s potential to match searches with available content.

Eagle

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