Dallas County Citizens League Forms to Oppose Ku Klux Klan
Dallas 5 000 citizens rally at city hall to create the Dallas County Citizens League led by Colonel M M Crane to oppose the Ku Klux Klan in Dallas County. The mass meeting denounces the Klan and vows to keep Klan members from office, urging support for constitutional governance. The permanent committee includes Oscar B Colquitt and J K Hexter among others.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Dallas Today
Dallas County
Citizens League
M. M. Crane
Oscar B. Colquitt
J. B. Cranfill
G. H. Irish
A. O. Anderson
J. K. Hexter
Dan F. Sullivan
Ben Chilton
C. M. Smithdeal
City Hall
Citizens’ League
City
Crane
Colquitt
James P. Haven
W. L. Crawford
W. W. Nelms
Harry L. Seay
Oscar Callaway
Dr. Cranfill
Smith Deal
Ku Klux Klan
C. M. Smithdéal
General M. M. Crane
General Crane
South
Emergency call of Brazos County for Saturday meeting
An urgent appeal to trustees teachers and citizens of Brazos County to attend a Saturday meeting at the court house to address the financial crisis facing public schools If state per capita drops to 10 0 our schools may fail The meeting set for Saturday April 8 at 1 30 p m seeks funds and methods to support education and asks all to attend respectfully signed Eck Smith
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Brazos County
Court House
Eck Smith
Miss Blanton May Not Attend Fourth District Federation
Texas State Superintendent Annie Webb Blanton says she may be prevented from attending the Fourth District Federation at College and delivering her scheduled address. She has announced her candidacy to succeed the late Congressman Lucian W. Parrish, who died in an auto accident.
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Blanton
Annie Webb Blanton
Superintendent of Public Instruction of
Texas
The
Eagle
Fourth District Federation
Miss Blanton
Congress
Lucian W. Parrish
Mrs Leila Kromer and Daughter Visit Wellborn
Mrs Leila Kromer and her daughter Miss Hattie Julia Kromer of Wellborn are in town today visiting friends and shopping.
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Leila Kromer
Hattie Julia Kromer
Wellborn
Knights of Pythias Hold God of the Order Meeting in Bryan
Nearly one hundred Brazos Lodge Knights of Pythias gathered at Castle Hall for a Good of the Order Meeting. Chancellor Commander Oak McKenzie opened with welcomes and remarks by Judge J. T. Maloney and S. W. Buchanan. Col. George E. Hadley delivered the principal address outlining Pythias principles. Other speakers included Dr. John A. Teld Rev H. C. Willis and Lee J. Rountree. The event featured fraternal greetings, refreshments, and a recap of past attendance.
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Oak McKenzie
C. S. Beckwith
Brazos Lodge Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
Commander McKenzie
J. T. Maloney
S. W. Buchanan
Pythias
Mr. Hadley
John A. Teld
H. C. Willis
Lee J. Rountree
M. M. Erskine
Geo. A. Adams
R. M. Walker
Tom Suber
Jnc. A. Moore, Jr
Guy F. Boyett
Lonnie Locke
W. W. Chambers
J. F. Casey
College
Bryan
Sam E. Eberstadt
Bryan Building & Loan Association
Bryan Building and Loan Association
Eberstadt
Queen Theatre
Brayn
C. W. Crawford
Martin L. Hayes
A. D. Graham
Joe B. Reed
J. M. Bullock, Jr
C. C. Vick
W. O. Sanders
C. W. Carson
Bill Wimberly
W. N. Roper
Jnc
A. Moore, Jr
C. B. Spencer
R. J. Meitzen
D. S. Buchanan
T. H. Haltom
J. W. Garrett
R. F. Orth
J. F. Griffin
T. P. Boyett, Jr
J. E. Lawrence
Emmett Trant
H. F. Spreen
Albert Goodman
Jess B. McGee
R. C. Franks
Gee
A. Adams
J. Coulter Smith
Jao
B. Beers
W. B. Edge
O. O. Henderson
R. H. Carroll
Jeff M. Cole
Joe J. Caniel
J. H. Conway
Wm. FE. Johnson, Jr
Jess E. Conlee
Phin P. Cooper
Hays to Speak to Red River Potato Growers
A. M. College Extension Service expert Mr Hays will address Red River County potato growers at the Chamber of Commerce next Monday afternoon. He will lecture on the potato industry and marketing under the potato exchange system and present new ideas. Growers urged to attend.
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Hays
Red River
M. E. Hays
Extension Services
A. M. College
Red River County
Chamber of Commerce
Clarksville
Mrs Wignall Attends Fourth District Club Meetings
Mrs C L Wignall, president of the Port Arthur Reading Club, arrived in Bryan to attend the Fourth District Woman's Clubs meetings at College this week. She is guest of her mother Mrs P M Raysor in the city.
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C. L. Wignall
Port Arthur
Reading Club
Bryan
P. M. Raysor
Wimberly Recovers After Bryan Hospital Operation
Mrs Wm Wimberly is doing very well since a successful operation at Bryan hospital. Mr E H Astin surveys the Brazos Bottom today checking the flood situation.
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Wm. Wimberly
Bryan Hospital
E. H. Astin
Brazos
Secretary S E Eberstadt Drives 250000 Stock Sale Push
Secretary S E Eberstadt tours colleges and towns to promote a 250 000 stock sale for the Bryan Building and Loan Association. He speaks at the Queen theatre and Knights of Pythias meeting and aims to complete the sale in one day, with Bryan needing a hundred homes and the project on the right track.
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S. E. Eberstadt
Bryan Building and Loan Association
Bryan
Queen Theatre
Knights of Pythias
Queen
Building and Loan Association
Sam the Eagle
Great Home Building Organization
Poll Tax rulings outline assessment duties for spouses
A Texas pamphlet from State Comptroller Lon A. Smith to County Tax Assessors details poll tax liability for husbands and wives. It covers when to list poll taxes on community property inventories, the role of assessors, oath requirements, and the applicability of poll taxes regardless of voting rights.
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Lon A. Smith
Jim Darwin
Texas
Keeling
Brick ad promises lasting road material for future generations
An advertisement from Thurber Brick Co of Fort Worth Texas promotes brick use for road construction. It extols durability stating laid brick will be used by grandchildren and implies long lasting value.
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Thurber Brick CO
Ft. Worth
Texas
Records Set At Brazos County Scholastic Meet
Athletic events at the University Interscholastic meet in Brazos county held at Allen Academy produced several records. Douglas Uzzell won the one mile run in 5:27.4, Norman Harris took the 50 yard dash in 6.4, and Frank Fridel cleared 5 ft 5 in in the running high jump. College and Tabor dominated senior events with multiple firsts in sprints, distance races, relays, jumps, and throws. Junior events featured wins by College athletes in sprints and relays with close placements from Tabor and Harvey competitors.
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Brazos County
Allen Academy
C. E. Bobo
Douglas Uzzell
College
Norman Harris
Tabor
Frank Fridel
Kurten
Garren Johnston
Turner Walton
Robert Rhodes
Emory Jones
John Fareham
Smetana
Bruce Carroll
T. H. Royder
Jim Francis
Ezra Bozeman
Anna Williams
Russell Etheridge
Harvey
Sherman Walker
Henry Kosarek
Louis Fareham
Howard Mitchell
John Batten
Tom Ayers
Garven Johnston
Alan Kraft
John Hubicheck
Foy Boyder
Henry Harris
Lewis Todd
L. M. Gandy
Patsy Ponzio
Howard Cooper
Ray McCullough
Rudolph Schultz
Curtis Cobb
Rudolph Schlutz
Hohn Hubacheck
Emile Sebesta
Millican
The
Eagle
Nina Mae Moore
Edge
Iris Dyess
Emma Bozeman
Ora Ruth Elliott
Garvin Johnston
Edwin Jancik
Bryan
Ben Frank Ammons
Francis Taylor
Norma Cargill
Hettie Francis
Milton Smith
Milton Maloney
Kirkland Edwards
Vera Fairleigh
Ralphanna Searcy
Rae Hugghins
Oak McKenzie
Gunter
A. & M. College
Ethyl Walton
Howard Smith
Brazos County Meeting on Rural School Finances
Citizens notice calls a meeting of the educational committee teachers trustees and citizens of Brazos County on Saturday April 8 at 1 30 p m at the Court House to discuss grave financial problems of rural schools. Eck Smith urges attendance.
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Brazos County
Court House
Eck Smith
Bundle Week Urges Clothing Drive for Armenians
Mrs. W. S. Howell, Far East Armenia Relief chair woman, appeals to Bryan and Brazos county residents to donate old clothes shoes and wearables to the Red Cross office behind the First National Bank Building. Public school children are asked to bring items to their schools for collection by regular committees.
Brazos flood waters may reach 1915 stage
Houston dispatch reports Brazos River expected to reach the 1915 flood stage tonight with about 200 acres submerged at J S Mooring plantation. Rain fell in Williamson and Bell counties adding to flood concerns as Trinity and other rivers rise statewide. Special report notes Valley Junction crest rising and warns of potential downstream flooding, not as severe as 1915.
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Little River
San Gabriel River
Williamson
Bell Counties
Jnck M. Lawrence
Lawrence Grocery Co
Brazos River
J. S. Mooring
San Cabriel
Associated Press
Houston
Texas
Trinity River
Dallas
Cline
Bunnemeyer
Bryan
Waco
Valley Junction
Interscholastic Meet Debates Declamations Spelling Winners
Brazos County district court room hosts first day of the Interscholastic meet in spelling debate and declamation with 75 participants from Bryan and Brazos County. Winners span first through seventh grades in spelling and senior to junior declamations, judged by Oak McKenzie and Gunter.
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Brazos County
Bryan
C. E. Bobo
Harvey School
Ben Childers
Edge
Ella Schram
Kurten
Alice Jane Rudasil
Tabor
Emma Maude Elliott
Ella Hood
Elizabeth Burt
Steep Hollow
Anton Zemanek
Smetana
Eunice Mae Hill
Alton Risinger
Leon Stevenson
Lillie Kosarek
Lillie Belle Childers
Edrich Henry
Doris Simpson
Millican
Harvey Martin
May Sample
Willie Holik
Emma Kosarek
Mary Nemic
Emogene Kincannon
Harvey
Governor appoints Booth to A and M College board
Austin April 5 Governor Neff named Walter L Booth of Sweetwater a member of the Agricultural and Mechanical College board to fill the vacancy from the resignation of Judge Wagstaff of Abilene Booth is a farmer and stockman from Sweetwater appointed to the post effective immediately.
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Austin
Texas
Neff
Walter L. Booth
Sweetwater
Farmer and Stockman
The
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Ij. M. Wagstaff
Abilene
Chamber of Commerce Board Discusses Bryan Issues
The Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce board met with President absent. Tyler Haswell chaired. new member A B Ewing welcomed. Members debated insurance agents meeting outcomes and a Bryan Junior Band report. Rain delayed arrivals but six members brought six more.
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Bryan and Brazos County
M. E. Wallace
E. J. Jenkins
Eberstadt
A. B. Ewing
Chamber of Commerce
Haswell
Lee J. Rountree
Bryan
L. L. McInnis
A. M. Waldrop
J. M. Gordon
Tyler Haswell
E. E. McAdams
Raysor
P. M. Raylor
District Conference Meetings Open to Public at College Station
The Fourth District Conference invites the public to all sessions in College Station with a special invitation to rural clubs. Mrs. B. Youngblood serves as General Chairman and extends cordial welcome to attendees.
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College Station
B. Youngblood
Cotton Market Slips on Futures. Bryan Spot Steady
Cotton futures closed 10 to 18 points lower while Bryan market reported spot sales at 16 14 cents per pound mid giving. A white and lemon pointer dog and a black setter dog are lost. contact H. J. Lenz at 789 for rewards.
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Bryan
H. J. Lenz
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