Carter refuses Ferguson demand to resign Texas Tech board
Amon G. Carter, chairman, rejects Governor Ferguson's plea that he resign from the Texas Technological College board. He calls the charges a smoke screen and argues education should be divorced from politics. He cites his four year appointment by Governor Neff and states he would resign only if the board or Texas benefited.
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U?p
Ferguson
Texas Technological College
Amon G. Carter
Fergusons
People of
Texas
Coge
Ergusons
Jim
Carter
Miriam A. Ferguson
Austin
Neff
Texas University
Governor Ferguson Sidelined as Temple Visit Divides Texas
In Austin the governor’s absence shifts power to Governor Ferguson’s husband James K. Ferguson as highway price disputes reach court. The Travis County court ruled 80 cents per sq yd excessive for highway topping amid a $286,025 partial payment by American Road Company. Attorney General Moody’s highway victory shapes momentum while 1,860 road workers face unpaid days. Edith Wilmans urged Moody not to mislead the public as Ferguson’s Temple trip unfolds.
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Miriam A. Ferguson
Dan Moody
James K. Ferguson
Travis County District Court
American Road Company
The
Highway Commission
Amon G. Carter
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Board of Regents of
Texas Technological College
Ferguson
Stormy scenes mark trial of Mitchell case
Washington dispatch describes a volatile court martial session with three private deliberations as Rep Frank Reid accuses Major General Graves of interfering with witness cross examination. The tribunal moved behind closed doors twice more to resolve the dispute before Graves retained his seat and prepared to reply to the challenge.
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Mitchell
Frank BR. Reid
Hilneis
William 8. Graves
Reid
H. E. Yarnell
Navy
Graves
Fia
Oime
Frisco Ponzi Jacob’s Partner Faces Fraud Trial
Frisco financier Charles G. Jacobs used a Ponzi scheme to support a wife and two children on $150 monthly. He copied Tonzi’s stunt by promising high returns to investors and now awaits trial on a charge of defrauding about 250 percent of them out of $260,000.
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Charles G. Jacobs
Tonzi
Sousa Band Packs Amarillo Auditorium In Big Welcome
John Philip Sousa and his band drew 4 500 Amarillo and Panhandle residents to a two part New Mexico visit at the Municipal Auditorium. The matinee drew 2 000 and the evening 2 500, sponsorship noting a sellout balcony and a packed house. The 33rd year of Sousa’s band marked its first Amarillo appearance with a varied program that delighted all.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Municipal Auditorium
Albuquerque
Mmil F. Myers
Amarillo College of Music
Sousa
Mateh King
Jesse A. Rogers
Willard Smith
Roumanian Commission Accepts American Debt Funding Offer
The Roumanian debt commission agreed to the American funding plan for the $16,608,000 principal and accrued interest owed to the United States. Terms mirror the British settlement with easier early payments, a 62 year contract, and interest at three percent initially rising to three and one-half percent later, awaiting presidential approval.
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Roumanian Commission
Washington
Roumanian Debt Commission
United States
Coolidge
Locarno Pact Signed by German and European Leaders
London reports Chancellor Luther and Finance Minister Stresemann signing the Locarno pact amid a small British gathering. Attending nations include Britain, Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, Poland, and Czechoslovakia, with Russia absent. The scene reflects a push toward disarmament and League of Nations integration.
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Germany
Luther
Gustave Stresemann
Foreign Office
Lady Chamberlain
Stanley Baldwin
Great Britain
Alexandra
Russia
M. Briand
League of Nations
Europe
Austen Chamberlain
Chancellor Tauber
Belgium
Emile Vandervelde
France
Aristide Briand
Italy
Vittorio Scialoia
Poland
Count Skrzynski
zcho-Slovakia
Eduard Benes
United States
Alanson B. Houghton
Lord D'Abernon
League
The
Hague
Two Girls Win American Legion Essay Prizes
Elizabeth Shankland of Watseka Michigan wins first prize of 750 dollars in the Legion essay contest for Why the Legion defends the Constitution. Gertrude Carter Stoddard of Mountainsburg Arkansas takes second with a 500 dollar scholarship. she has never attended school.
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American Legion
The
United States
Elizabeth Shankland
Watseka
Gertrude Carter Stockard
Mountainsburg
Ark
Miss Stoddard
Standard Oil of New York to declare 25 percent stock dividend
New York December 1 Officials of the Standard Oil company of New York confirm reports the firm will declare a 25 percent stock dividend after the Magnolia Petroleum merger is completed. The stock dividend was provided for when stockholders approved raising capitalization from 235 million to 375 million dollars early last month.
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New York
C.P
Standard Oil Company of New York
Magnolia Petroleum
Standard
Schooner Grounds On Coast Of Fla Near Flagler Beach
Six Bahama Islander crewmen drowned when a schooner from the Bahamas grounded off Flagler Beach Florida three miles south of the city. The wreck dumped two thousand cases of liquor into the sea and three men were rescued after waves prevented a timely escape. Coast guards at Flagler Beach rescued the survivors and held them for federal authorities.
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Daytona Beach
Fila
Dee
Bahama Islands
Flagler Beach
Flager Beach
Three American destroyers ordered to Shanghai
Manila December 1. Three more American destroyers departed for Shanghai amid threats in China. The destroyer McCormick had already sailed last Saturday, with reports that two or three more were held in readiness to reinforce as needed.
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China
Manila
Shanghai
McCormick
Federated Club Head Names Part of Official List
Dallas reports a partial list of appointive members to the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs board announced by new president Mrs. J U Fields of Haskell. The group also backed a creative art center project to be established at Santa Fe New Mexico and placed the art center in the fine arts department after a revision at the Austin convention.
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Dallas
Texas Federation of Women's Clubs
J. U Fields
Haskell
Creative Art Center
Santa Fe
N. M
State Federation
Austin
Fine Arts
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