West Texas groups urge governor to resubmit A&M bill
West Texas leaders at Sweetwater banquet urge Governor Neff to resubmit the West Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College bill for full legislative consideration. Delegates push for equitable taxation and adequate West Texas representation, with Fort Worth backing the move and other towns pledging cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neff
West Texas A. & M
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Sweetwater
Texas
West Texas
A. & M. College
Monroe
Young Men’s Business League of
Roberts
Sweetwater Reporter
Plainview
Abilene
Colorado
Fort Worth
R. M. Chitwood
Nolan County
West Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
Chitwood
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
Bryan
North Texas
Penitentiary
Huntsville
Sam Houston Normal
Roscoe Ady
Joe Burkett
Eastland County
King
Throckmorton County
Winter Wheat Crop Forecast Reaches 621 Million Bushels
The USDA projects 621 million bushels for the winter wheat crop, based on April 1 conditions at 91 percent of normal. The forecast reflects improved crop health since December and assumes typical planting, abandonment, and harvest influences. Key states show high readiness with Missouri 98 percent and Washington 100 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Texas
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Bryan selects Kathleen Sims Duchess for San Antonio Battle of Flowers
Miss Kathleen Sims daughter of Mr and Mrs M W Sims Jr has been chosen Duchess to represent Bryan at the Battle of Flowers in San Antonio on April 21 She reflects honor on her hometown and today receives congratulations from many friends for this lovely compliment paid her For job printing phone 86
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Sims
M. W. Sims Jr
Bryan
San Antonio
D A R Scholarship Awarded to Women in Texas
Applications are open for the Texas chapter D A R scholarship at the University of Texas. The three hundred dollar award plus a room in the Woman's Building targets women juniors and seniors with four letters of recommendation. The award, decided on health, scholarship, and activity, will be announced in early May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Neil Carothers
Daughters of the American Revolution
University of Texas
Ike McFarland
Houston
State Regent
R. F E. Vinson
Lilia Casis
Woman's
Lola Greer
Cameron
Texas to establish woman’s reformatory in state
Dr. Carrie W. Smith urged Texas to remove the Girls' Training School at Gainesville and open a women’s reform school near Dallas. She cited 200 plus Texas cases, the need for reform under favorable conditions, and a $200000 plan with cottage housing to rehabilitate adult women. Bills will be introduced in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Carrie W. Smith
Gainesville
City Federation
Smith
Federation
J. G. Hilbert
Housewives’ Chamber of Commerce
Virginia K. Johnson
Southern Methodist University
Clara V. Wheat
Arts Club
Texas Federation
W. C. Martin
Woman’s Reformatory
Dalles
Burglary Hits Two Homes Near Main Street
In daylight this week two nearby houses were burglarized. One home lost ten dollars. the next afternoon a second entry left drawers pulled but empty. A third house also suffered a theft of money and jewelry that same day. No clues identify the burglar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Bryan Country Club Opens With Royal Reception
The Bryan Country Club celebrated opening night April 1 with a grand reception from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. with music by the Aggieland band, lavish decorations, and a grand march led by the president. The $40,000 reinforced concrete club house, begun April 6 1920 and completed April 1 1921, features a nine hole golf course, lake, pool, cafe, and extensive grounds for 200 stock and 100 associate members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aggieland
Bryan Country Club
Bryan and
College
Clarence Ousley
Bryan
J. Felton Lane
Hearne
C. B. McCollum
Waco
W. E. Thomason
Nacogdoches
J. R. Astin
Mumford
Navasota
Austin
McKinney
Houston
Travis B. Bryan
J .E. Covey
O. E. Saunders
Mesdames W. S. Howell
Milton B. Parker
Tyler Haswell
A. M. Waldrop
W. W. Kraft
B. Youngblood
Eagle
R. W. Howell
J. S. Doane
Donald Morrison
Alsup Appeals Libel Conviction In Governor Neff Case
Fisher Alsup, convicted in McLellan county court of libel over remarks about Governor Pat Neff, filed an appeal in the Court of Criminal Appeals on April 7. The appeal questions the libel verdict and seeks reversal or new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Fisher Alsup
McLellan County
Pat Neff
Court of Criminal Appeals
Fort Worth Telegram Conveys Negro Man's Death
Fort Worth telegram informs Allen Martin living on Route 6 that his son has been killed there last night. The message gives no additional details about the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Negro
Fort Worth
Sherff
L. FE. Morehead
Allen Martin
Route 6
Cattle Suffer Mental Anguish Says Animal Society
New York April 7. Cattle suffer mental anguish when they see others slaughtered at abattoirs, says the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The group plans legislation to have animals killed away from others and to abolish casting. It urges stunning with a sledgehammer as the humane method to end suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
West Texas tax equalization urged overburdened Brazos County
A Texas Tax Assessors Association pamphlet argues 154 counties pay excess taxes while 94 dodge their share, with Brazos County singled out. It notes West Texas subsidizes East Texas and laments Gov Neff's veto of the West Texas A and M College bill, urging fair statewide tax distribution and better regional representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
State Tax Assessors’ Association
Wichita County
San Antonio
Panhandle
East Texas
Brazos County
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
West Texas
West Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
Neff
Senate
Fort Worth
Tarrant County
Farm for sale owner seeks cash price details
WANTED to hear from the owner of a good farm for sale. State cash price and particulars. Address D. F. Bush in Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. F. Bush
Minneapol
Tariff Debates Across American History Meet Modern Congress
The piece traces tariff acts from 1789 to 1909 and beyond, noting how purpose statements evolve. It highlights recurring themes to protect manufacturing, fund government, and respond to wars, with lines from early acts and shifts up to the Payne Aldrich era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Capitol
United States
Tripoli
Congress
Great Britain
Holy See
Treasury
McKinley
Baby Drowned in Bucket of Water at Home
An eleven month old boy, Eaton Honzo lak, drowned in a half filled bucket of water in Lockhart Texas. His mother had left him briefly to feed chickens and returned to find him head foremost in the bucket. A separate note reports a mail shipment of 1000 newly hatched chickens passing through Sweetwater from Bowie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Tress
Lockhart, Tex
Eaton Honzolak
Dilworth
Sweetwater
Texas
Bowie
Heart disease deaths reported in Texas March 1921
Austin report from the Texas State Board of Health records 189 deaths from heart disease in March 1921. Of these 163 were white and 26 were black, with rheumatism noted as rising in spring and acute rheumatism identified as a chief cause of heart disease per Dr. Manton M. Carrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Texas State Board of Health
Manton M. Carrick
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Sims
M. D. Farris
M.J. Tremont
ALSUP
Star Brand
Bryan Cotton
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!