Twenty Five Years Ago in Pryan Daily Eagle and Pilot
Local notices recall T A Cloud moving into the cottage next to J L Edge with his family and Wells leaving for the B L Reed place. Cotton receipts at Bryan warehouses total 8597 with seed at 22 per ton and street sale around 12 1/4 cents. Weather notes say the Navasota river remains dry in holes after 40 years. Local residents visiting include C M Risinger Zenus Risinger and Misses Buna Bertie and Bessie Risinger. John M Lawrence and son John return from Los Angeles while Mrs A M Stewart from Blanca Colorado visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pryan Daily Eagle and Pilot
T. A. Cloud
Post Office Force
J. L. Edge
Mr. Edge
Wells
B. L. Reed
Louis Batte
Mr. Cloud
Lavender
Navasota
C. M. Risinger
Zenus Risinger
Buna
Bertie
Bessie Risinger
Holligan Chapel
Jno. M. Lawrence
John
Los Angeles
Cal
A. M. Stewart
Blanca
Col
Norman
Mackie
Loch Katrine and Advertising Echoes of Influence
The piece argues that Loch Katrine has become a major visitor draw similar to a powerful advertising success. It cites Bruce Barton and historical figures to illustrate advertising's role in shaping demand and public interest, noting newspapers as a rapid mass action medium within a focused audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loch Katrine
Bruce Barton
St. Paul
Joseph
Benjamin
Balance of price relations key to recovery says economist
An economist from National City Bank argues that imbalanced price relations between rural and urban sectors depress trade and employment. He warns against artificial remedies and urges restoring balanced price relations to reestablish purchasing power, full employment, and healthier domestic and international trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National City Bank
India
China
Punishment systems debated by US parole head in Houston
Judge Arthur D. Wood, chair of the US board of parole, argued for differentiated prison types for first offenders, medium and hardened criminals. He urged strong parole supervision and elimination of political influence, calling for coordinated rehabilitation efforts to reduce recidivism among youths and first-term prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur D. Wood
United States Board of Parole
American Parole Association
Houston
American Prison Association
Wood
Judge Wood
Association
Federal Parole Board
Pain of 1934 Quip on Work and Originality
Roosevelt with reemployment plans offers a golden opportunity as a lesson in self dependence. A contemporary thought urges action and work over idle writing, while a playful line ties to a 1934 pain. Footnote by Jack Dinsmore signals a witty skeptical take on progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
America
Jack Dinsmore
Loch Katrine Gains Fame From Sir Walter Scott Legend
Orin Lee Ellmaker notes publisher of the Philadelphia News describes Loch Katrine’s ascent to public attention after Sir Walter Scott chose it as the setting for The Lady of the Lake. He cites the lake’s rise from obscurity in 1810 to enduring fame through the years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Ellmaker
Philadelphia
Walter Scott
Loch Katrine
Scott
Texas Farmer Killed by Negro Burglar
Devers Sept 18 Jesse Andress 40 Liberty county farmer was shot to death Monday afternoon when he and his wife surprised a burglar in their home. A 12 gauge shotgun once belonging to the Andresses tore through his head, killing him instantly. Mrs Andress was struck several times and was in critical condition at a Beaufort hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devers
Jesse Andress
Liberty County
Reserve balances buoyant but risk of credit inflation grows
The Federal Reserve Bulletin notes rising member bank reserves in July and August reaching about 4.13 billion dollars, with a spike to 4.13 billion by late August and a 220 million decline in early September as loans expand. By 1934 reserves and excess liquidity remain ample, with officials warning that unchecked credit growth could trigger speculation unless lending rises to meet demand and with proposals for a velocity based reserve system under review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Crowley
Corporation
Jones
RFC
FDIC
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve System
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Meyer
Black
Congress
Star-Telegram
New York Lawyer Fan ny Holtzmann Captures London Attention
A New York woman lawyer Fan ny Holtzmann wins a major film libel suit for Princess Youssouport in London. Her victory triggers a London Page One celebration and a world wide settlement, followed by a celebratory flat party and crowds in the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
Mayfair
Michael Arlen
Fanny Holtzmann
Youssouport
Old Albion
Leader
Douglas Fairbankses
Bowery flashers and downtrodden buyers in pawn shop lore
A Dickensian snapshot describes Bowery pawnshops filled with Grade A customers known as flashers. Ladies at bridges and those who overdrawn accounts pawn personal adornments while limousines and curtained entrances mark their rare visits. An athletic magazine quips writers lack muscle but voice to the cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowery
Uncle's
Stock law enforcement urged as cattle roam Harris County roads
The Houston Post argues Harris County stock law is not enforced allowing cattle sheep horses hogs and goats to wander highways. It suggests cheaper enforcement by local officers and warns owners to prevent wandering or face charges. It calls for repeal of the stock law if not enforced and cites public support for stricter highway safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris County
Ers Court
Sheriffford Ha
Commissioners Court
L Hlouston
Bryan Social Notes Highlight Wide-Wide Travel
Mrs EF H Astin to Houston to visit daughter and join husband at American Prison Association meeting. Miss Martha Rivers Allen returns from Washington DC for three week vacation with mother Mrs R O Allen. Several locals visit Bryan for stays or arrivals at A and M College and area events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EF. H. Astin
Houston
Roderick Rawlins
Astin
American Prison Association
Bryan
Martha Rivers Allen
HOLC
Washington, D. C
R. O. Allen
Arch Stallings
Alice Ray
Arch Jr
I. J. Kendrick
Merideth Kendrick
Amarillo
A. J. Buchanan
Meredith Kendrick
A. and
M. College
Kendrick
Sanford Gibbs
Columbus
Ohio
W. F. Gibbs
College Avenue
Newt Harris
Mary
Dallas
Jack Harris
Jack Tyrell
San Francisco
Central Texas Auto Co
Madisonville
Rawlins Colquitt
Dallas ‘County
Rawlins
Colquitt
Texas University
George M. Brandon
LaSalle Hotel
C. O. Shelander
Shelander
W. G. Drummond
Galveston
George Robinson
Tyler Haswell
F. ‘L. Henderson
John Grayson
G. F. Harris
George
Fred Hendricks
Franklin
Edward Brand, Jr
John A. Moore
Former Bryan Resident Nannie Hall Wilson Dies in Rockdale
Mrs Nannie Hall Wilson aged 71 widow of the late interebt Wilson died at her Rockdale home on Monday September 10 Funeral services were held there and the body sent to San Antonio for cremation She was sister of the late Ed Hall former State Banking Commissioner and the last of her immediate family Surviving are a nephew T J Hall of Temple and three nieces Mrs Joseph McCracken Jr of Dallas Mrs Pauline Powell of Houston and Mrs Edith Warneke of LaGrange
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Smith
Bryan
Amarillo
M. College
Smith
Lillian Dyer
East 30Th Street
C. M. Risinger
Steep Hollow
Bryan Hospital
Risinger
Ben Smith
Briggs and
Austin
Montgomery Ward Company
J. W. Johnson
Beaumont
W. A. Withers
John W. Black
P. S. Park
San Antonio
Ed P. Arneson
Mary MeiInnis
Rockdale
Nannie Hall Wilson
Wilson
T. J. Hall
Temple
Joseph McCracken, Jr
Dallas
Pauline Mowell
Houston
Edith Warneke
LaGrange
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Ing
Oakland
Louis Shaver
Mamma
Associated Press
Hasen
United States
Mrm
Son
Wwaite Orin
Texas
Dan
East 288d Street
Woodlawn Cemetery
Connecticut Hills
P. G. Wodehouse
England
Long Island Hamptons
Newport
Wodehouse
Harry Leon Wilson
Ruggles
Red Gap
Jeeves
Surrey
Dickens
Mickey Nielan
Hollywood
DeWolf Hopper
Hopper
Gene Markey
Eagle
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