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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1934
Page
2
The article notes rains hurt cotton picking but boost green cover crops and cattle feed. It cites Experiment Station findings that green cotton rivals alfalfa for cattle nutrition and mentions oats yields rising where cotton was plowed under. A Shackelford county farmer averaged 76 bushels per acre on 110 acres rented to the government.
District No. 3 of the Business and Professional Women's Clubs, including Cameron, Bryan College, Waco, Marlin, Temple, and Belton, plans a two day meeting in Waco October 27 and 28 with headquarters at the Roosevelt Hotel.
Jake Mooty former Aggie pitcher dominated two days of grips as Worth Laundry and The Texas Storage Company of Houston clashed in the Texas Amateur Federation championship. He allowed only one hit on Saturday and again on Sunday while backing himself with timely hitting and six strikeouts.
A list of marriage licenses issued to couples including G. E. Loew and Susie Mae Sanders, L. Jones and Edna Cowart, L. Barker and Ann Adelthorn, Peter Bernice Ricca and Maxine McDavid, with Clerk Clyde Goen noted for Saturday actions. Other names include Lorenzo Knox and E. J. Porter with Willie Mae Carr.
Local residents and visitors are listed with their movements, including Maudelle Wiley returning from vacation, Olie Freeman and family, John Newcomb from Reliance, and many others visiting Bryan or traveling to Dallas, Waco, Houston, and College Station for work, study, or residence.
The Jewish festival of Sukkoth or Feast of Tabernacles will be celebrated from Sunday night September 23 to Monday night October 1. It lasts eight days with harvest culminations and blessings. Pilgrimage to Jerusalem temple and dwelling in booths symbolize abundance and heritage. Some synagogues observe modern harvest rites and the Rejoicing of the Law on the ninth day.
Vilhjalmur Stefansson renowned explorer and author will recount Arctic exploration and scientific work in an educational Bryan College lecture on October 22 in Guion Hall. He has lived in polar regions for ten winters and thirteen summers and will discuss hardships, discoveries, and maps expanding Canada.
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration finds foreign expansion in cotton unlikely in the near term. India faces famine pressure, limited arable land, and transport woes that curb cotton output, while Brazil offers only a potential near-term threat. The AA A aims to stabilize American prices without ceding markets.
Co. C. Marshall of Austin and Miss Johnny Moore of Cameron were married Saturday by County Judge A. B. McSwain. W. J. Head and Mrs. Head are on vacation visiting relatives in Georgetown and Brownfield.
Community accords high regard to Steffansson as the foremost scientist explorer. The lecture offers rare educational value and a privilege not all communities enjoy, urging all to attend and gain from the opportunity to hear him.
Raymond Torres a well known Mexican student from Bryan who studied at Howard Payne College Brownwood graduates with honors this August and plans to enter the Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth in September 1994. He has been an A plus student and served as assistant missionary for Coleman County after converting at church.
Kings Highway families and relatives from Eaton Pampa and nearby areas visited over Sunday including the Churik Novosad Nash Dowell Scasta and Williams households. An upcoming school entertainment Friday Sept 21 invites girls with boxes for fund raising to buy playground equipment.
Millican Sept. 19 Mrs Helen Ruth Barfield of Port Arthur visited her parents Mr and Mrs Sam Dunlap this week. Mrs Bill Symns and daughter Joyce Ruth returned from Thornton after visiting Symns mother Mrs Mills. Lester Sawyer and son Lester Francis of Overton visited Miss Nannie Mae Williams who is ill. Rev R A Gates and wife visited Mr and Mrs Robert Fuqua Monday. Samuel Dunlap visited his sister Mrs Barfield last week. Mrs Burrows and Mrs Lester Sawyer visited Brenham Saturday where Mrs Sawyer will spend the week. Thelston Williams of Bryan visited her parents the Dunlaps last week.
Rev C W Thompson started a series of meetings in Edge with a large attendance. Local families and students gather for Sunday activities as Edge youths plan to attend Bryan for higher grades at A and M Scholars Edith Payne Inez Payne Katharine Mattie Wilson Lucy Frame Gladys Cross Marie Barnett Lurline Elliott Lena Martin Freda Schultz other names appear among 11th grade participants.
The Rev Earl Blackman 51 former national Legion chaplain and head of the Kansas City Youth Forum was questioned by police investigating employment sought for an 18 year old girl at a bath house. He said he was framed. Nearby, local social notes describe visitors and a Sunday gathering with Miss Helen Moore, Miss Jennie Lou Griffin hosting a farewell party.
Rev. F. C. Anderson returns from vacation to lead services. On Sept 23 C. G. Schietinger of Weimar speaks in German at 10:00 and in English at 3:00 on The World Challenge of Missions. Ebenezer Women’s Union talk at 5:00 Areas of Need in America.
Pecos September 19. Love county Texas in the sparsely populated Southwest will hold a special election on September 22 to decide the treasurer post. In the run off Mrs Frank B Cooper and Tom Wright each received 94 votes. The area did not have its own organized government until 1930.
Money Harmon and his 15 piece orchestra, fresh from the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, will perform at the Bryan Country Club dance Friday night. They are currently playing at Texas University for opening dances and will travel from Austin. The group has appeared in several films including Sadie Mayer and Down to Their Last Yacht, plus a 874 pound Tor of Harmony Trio.
Oscar Johnston, manager of the producers cotton pool, wired all county agents August 8 urging farmers not to sacrifice option certificates. They are worth market cotton minus 19 cents per pound plus small carrying charges. Some farmers seek quick cash before future government payments. Brazos County shows propaganda against the Bankhead Act has limited effect. a local farmer notes getting debt free after a hard year, signaling benefits from the act.
Harvest near, negro farm agent urges farmers to terrace and plow early to prevent soil wash, improve fertility, and save rainfall for next year. Land must be terraced before plowing, and communities preparing county fair booths should secure beaver boards. Home Makers Council meets Saturday Sept 22 at 10 am in Kemp high school auditorium. Miss Pauline Shilling will discuss fair plans and demonstrate Singer machine attachments.
Communities show progress with counts for Wixon 17 Canaan 12 Harvey 9 Cedar Creek 27 Wellborn 32 Brushy 89 Post Oak 18 Roans Chapel 36 Members should consult the agent or visit a community demonstrator before planting Josie Overstreet of Roans Chapel pantry demonstrator has purchased pantry materials.
Cotton rent and debt are discussed as one tenant farmer earns a small credit from a second bale while 5 cent cotton would still leave him in debt. Bankhead Act references appear with an analogy about a dog and meat. Houston E. Smith announces transfer certificate blanks for county use with par value 20 dollars per bale and rules on seller and buyer certifications. Surplus certificates may go to a government pool or be carried to 1935.
Miss Elizabeth Duffy of Houston who conducts classes in Bryan was elected secretary and treasurer of the South Texas Association of Dancing Teachers, formerly the Houston Dancing Teachers Association. The new group voted to affiliate with the Dancing Masters of America, with Mrs. Monta Beach of Houston as president.
J. T. Swanson of Navasota, a businessman and president of the Navasota and Grimes County Chamber of Commerce, has been recommended for inclusion in the 1934 edition of Who's Who Among Association Executives. This honor makes him proud.
Tom Bell of the Texarkana Gazette was in Bryan Tuesday to join the Bankhead law cotton contracts board in College Station. Bell is a veteran newspaperman who previously served as deputy labor commissioner under Governor Hobby and as an assistant state purchasing agent under Governor Ferguson.
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