Texas Textbook Awards Favor Nonresidents
Austin February 21 State textbook board announced five year textbook awards for Texas schools. Only two titles from Texas publishers Towne's Civil Government and Mrs Pennybacker's Texas History. Other selections went to national firms led by Silver Burdett Wheeler MacMillan Ginn and Co and American Book Company.
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Towne
Percy V. Pennybacker
Texas
Austin
State Textbook Board
Pennybacker
Speller
Silver, Burdett & Co
Wheeler’s
Primer
W. H. Wheeler & Co
Southern Publishing Company
Newson & Co
Webster, Hoveghtion, Miffin & Co
American Book Company
Scott, Foresman & Co
MacMillan Co
D. Appleton & Co
MacMillan
Texas Baseball League to Confer on Revised Schedule
Fort Worth February 21 The Texas Baseball league may be called to meet again to adopt a new schedule. A study shows excessive mileage with $1600 extra transportation costs noted by J. D. Roberts of Houston and Dewitt Feegler of Fort Worth. The issue will be submitted to each club manager.
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Texas Baseball League
Fort Worth
J. D. Roberts
Houston
Dewitt Feegler
Deane’s Dreadful Deed After Jealousy Tragedy
In Bingham Maine on February 21 James A. Deane rushed into Charles McKay’s home at West Forks chased Mrs. McKay to a neighbor’s yard and killed her with an ax before slashing his own throat. Officials say jealousy likely prompted the double tragedy.
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Bingham
James A. Deane
Charles McKay
West Forks
San Antonio Named Next Meeting City for County Judges
Dallas February 21. At the second day of the County Judges and Commissioners association the officers were re elected with H F Lively of Dallas as president and D H Purvis of Fort Worth as secretary San Antonio was chosen as the site for the upcoming semi annual session marking a change of venue for the gathering.
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Dallas
County Judges and Commissioners’ Association
H. F. Lively
D. H. Purvis
Fort Worth
San Antonio
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Notio
State Board
Deane
Georgia
Roding
E. C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
Ills
CG. N. Cornell
James & Nunn
Eoelie
E. Rohde
Higgs Market
Jemetta
Bryan
Www
C. Fountain Dentist
Smith Drug Co
Kodol
H. R
1.C BR
C.K Dunlap
M.L. Robbins
Gen. Pass
Agent Houston
Dr. Shoop
Thas
M. H. James
S. H. Franklin
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