Mussolini Shot At In Rome By British Woman Violet Gibson
In Rome a woman named Violet Gibson, a 50 year old British subject, fired a pistol at Premier Mussolini as he left a congress on international surgery. He was slightly wounded in the nose but escaped. Police rushed the assailant to jail while Mussolini urged calm and orderly response.
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Italy
Congress
Statesman
Mussolini
Associated Press
Rome
Violet Gibson
The People's Column on Democracy and Club Reform
The column argues democracy rests on broad education and representative government and rejects self appointed committees and machines. It insists clubs stay open to all members with thorough discussion and publicity so members can inform and influence policy, with majority will guiding club actions. It emphasizes informing every member and avoiding secrecy.
Test Case Up Over Archer County Fight
The Texas Supreme Court granted Tom Green county a mandamus petition against Attorney General Dan Moody to force approval of a $500 000 road bond issue. The move is seen as a test case following the U S Supreme Court Archer county road bond decision.
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Associated Press
Austin
Supreme Court Today
Tom Green County
Mandamus
Dan Moody
United States Supreme Court
Archer County
Negro Charged With Murder Out on $1000 Bond
The State of Texas v Virgie Nero, charged with murder, went to trial before Judge J W Ham ilten. Both sides waived the examining trial and Nero, a Negro, is held on $1000 bond. He is implicated in the shooting of fellow Negro Will Otis near College Station last week. Otis died from a shoulder wound.
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State of Texas
Virgie Nero
J. W. Hamilten
Nero
Neero
Will Otis
College Station
Otis
Elks Plan Friday Dance at Bryan Hall
Bryan Lodge No 859 of Benevolent Protective Order of Elks will host a dance Friday evening at their hall inviting members and friends. This kicks off a series the lodge hopes to sustain if there is sufficient interest, reflecting the Elks role in Bryan's social life.
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Bryan Lodge No
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
Friends of Elks
Elks Lodge
Bryan
Reading Club Plans Annual Luncheon at Aggieland Inn
The Reading Club met at Carnegie Library with Mrs. G. L. Crawford presiding. Plans were made for the annual luncheon on Tuesday April 18 at one oclock at Aggieland Inn College Station. Reports summarized the year's work and the president offered praise and the Vale dictory. Members urged to assemble April 18 at 12 for a brief business session before lunch.
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Reading Club
Carnegie Library
G. L. Crawford
Aggieland Inn
College Station
G.L. Crawford
Harvard Boy Disappears in Cambridge Mystery
Douglas Robinson son of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy a Harvard sophomore vanished today in Cambridge Massachusetts Officials at Harvard said he attended classes but no one could confirm his presence His parents offered no statement on his whereabouts
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Associated Press
Cambridge
Mass
Douglas Robinson
Nash Brings Fine Vegetables To Eagle Office
L A Nash county agent arrives at The Eagle with two bunches of onions and a cabbage head from local gardens. He notes more spring gardens coming along and mentions Negro farmers entering the Chamber of Commerce contest and The Dallas News cotton contest.
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L. A. Nash
Eagle Office
W. A. Hammond
Nash
Chamber of Commerce
Dallas News
Cotton Market Gains on Futures and Local Quotes
Cotton futures closed higher by 7 to 12 points with nearby months up. Local spot prices ranged from 16 8-4 to 17 1-4 cents per pound, reflecting firm cash demand.
Evelyn Finty to Sing in College Station Recital
Miss Evelyn Finty of Dallas will perform a voice recital in Assembly Hall on Saturday at 6 45 PM as part of a Mothers and Dads weekend program. She is the daughter of Tom Finty of The Dallas News and the Dallas Evening Journal and is well known among young concert singers. College officials have long sought to feature her at the college.
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The
Eagle
College Station
Evelyn Finty
Dallas
Tom Finty
Dallas News
Dallas Evening Journal
Assembly Hall
Finty
Miss Erma Munson Engaged to Prof Lucian G Rich
Miss Erma Munson of Bryan and Angleton announced her engagement to Lucian G Rich of Stephenville during a luncheon while visiting Angleton. Rich is a professor at John Tarleton College in Stephenville, with the wedding planned for the latter part of next month at the Episcopal church in Angleton.
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Erma Munson
Byron Williamson
Angleton
Bryan
Miss Munson
Lucian G. Rich
Stephenville
Episcopal Church
Rich
John Tarleton College
John H. Lehmann Sentenced to Six Years In the Pen
John H. Lehmann former manager of the Washington County Warehouse Company pleaded guilty in Dis Court to embezzlement and theft by bailee and received three years in the penitentiary in each case for a total six year term. He left by automobile for Huntsville to begin serving his sentence following sentencing. The charges stem from sale of cotton stored at the warehouse and appropriation of funds received therefor.
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Brenham
John H. Lehmann
Washington County Warehouse Company
Huntsville
Big Negro Meeting Tonight at Second Baptist Church
As part of Clean-Up Week observers, the Bryan Negro community holds a mass meeting at Second Baptist Church. The Bryan Colored High School Choral Club provides music. scripture by Rev. S E Diggs. invocation by Prof L A Nash. lectures by Dr I A Carter on good teeth and by Dr William A Hammond on heart disturbances. closing remarks by Prof E A Kemp.
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Bryan
Second Baptist Church
Bryan Colored High School
S.E. Diggs
L. A. Nash
Brazos County
I. A. Carter
William A. Hammond
E. A. Kemp
Colored High School
Farm Population Declines by Half Million in 1925
The Department of Agriculture estimates 30,655,000 people lived on farms on January 1 1926, down from 21,134,000 a year earlier, signaling a substantial rural population drop of about half a million. Washington reported April 7.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Eberstadt Wire Reports Mother Weakened By Fall
Secretary Sam E. Eberstadt sent a message from Jefferson stating his mother is very sick after a fall. Doctors cannot yet determine hip injury or bruising. He left on the noon train Tuesday and the note says he will be posted by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam E. Eberstadt
Jefferson
Mr. Eberstadt
Versie Crenshaw Dies at Union Hill Home
News of Miss Versie Crenshaw's death at her parents' Bryan home on Union Hill spread today. After ten days of pneumonia, she died Tuesday night April 6 at 10 30. She was 36 years 3 months 2 days old. Survived by parents, sister Winnie, seven brothers Ollie Thurman Artie Nelson T Crenshaw Bryan and Marion Perry Huntsville. Funeral Wednesday at 4 pm at McCulloch Gordon chapel. Burial Bryan City Cemetery. Pallbearers listed Noah Cole Forrest Jones C Edgar Jones J W Hall Clarence Bullock J L McCulloch.
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Versie Crenshaw
W. Turner Crenshaw
Union Hill
Bryan
Miss Crenshaw
Brazos County
Huntsville
McCulloch-Gordon
H. H. McCain
First Methodist Church
Bryan City
Noah Cole
Forrest Jones
C. Edgar Jones
J. W. Hall
Clarence Bullock
J. L. McCullouch
Bryan Woman's Club Delegate Heads to District Meeting
Mrs J T Hanway of Bryan will represent the Bryan Woman's Club as delegate to the Fourth District T F W meeting in Temple this week. She will deliver the district welcome on presidents evening replacing Mrs Bucks who cannot attend. Hanway has long served the district in key roles and is noted for her ability and efficiency in the Woman's Club.
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John T. Hanway
Bryan
Hanway
Decca West
Waco
P. T. Reynolds
Port Arthur
Mrs A J Johnson Returns Home After Houston Visit
Mrs A J Johnson of Houston has returned home following a visit with her parents Mr and Mrs J E Dishman.
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A. J. Johnson
Houston
Mrs. J. E. Dishman
Air Mail Pilot Still Unfound After Night Search
Boise April 7. Night automibile search for missing air mail pilot Franklin Rose yielded no results. Authorities believe he was caught in yesterday’s storm as airplanes join the effort to locate the plane.
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Boise
Idaho
Franklin Rose
Air Mail
McIntosh Heads to Pinehurst for Southern Education Conference
Dan C. McIntosh professor of Agricultural Education at A and M College of Texas leaves Friday for Pinehurst North Carolina to attend the ninth annual conference for executive officers state directors state supervisors and teacher training staff members in agricultural and home economics education in the south. The event runs April 5 to 9 for Home Economics Education and April 5 to 10 for Agricultural Education with Holly Inn as headquarters. He attends as a representative of A and M College and Texas under the teacher training department.
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Daniel
McIntosh
A. and
M. College of Texas
Pinehurst
North Carolina
Holly Inn
A. and M. College
of Texas
M. Is
Vocational Agriculture Teacher Training Meeting Features Noted Leaders
Mr. McIntosh will participate actively in the session with a roster of prominent speakers including Paul W. Chapman state director of vocational education Georgia Hon J C Wright director federal board for vocational education R D Maltby federal agent for agricultural education and Dr E C Brooks president North Carolina State College Raleigh The program lists further distinguished guests Before returning to Texas Prof McIntosh will visit Atlanta Stone Mountain and New Orleans
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McIntosh
Paul W. Chapman
Georgia
J. C. Wright
Federal Board For Vocational Education
R. D. Maltby
E. C. Brooks
North Carolina State College
Raleigh
Texas
Atlanta
Stone Mountain
New Orleans
Contract Signed to Erect Bralley Memorial Library
Austin April 7 contract signed for the 150000 Frank M Bralley Memorial Library at the College of Industrial Arts Denton after plan changes made at a conference among college officials architect State Board of Control and masonry inspectors. Hugh N Fitzgerald and Dr Lindsey Blayney attended with Henry Coke Knight of Dallas. Henger and Chambers of Dallas are the contractors.
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Austin
Frank M. Bralley
College of Industrial Arts
Denton
State Board of Control
Hugh N. Fitzgerald
Regents
Lindsey Blayney
Henry Coke Knight
Dallas
Dr. Bralley
Henger and Chambers of
Weather for Bryan and vicinity fair and cold tonight
The forecast for Bryan and surrounding area calls for generally fair skies tonight and Thursday with cold temperatures expected.
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The
Eagle
New Orleans
Bryan and Vicinity
Governor Plans Bond Issue At Par Value
Miriam A. Ferguson directs the Texas treasurer on issuing bonds at par value. She communicates intended action to authorized officials, outlining the policy move and its fiscal implications for state finances.
Governor Ferguson to issue manuscript bonds for UT funds
April 7. Governor Miriam A. Ferguson notified State Treasurer Gregory Hatcher that the state will issue manuscript bonds to be exchanged at par for the permanent University of Texas funds totaling about three million dollars. She said the bonds will be offered to the State Board of Education and Treasury at par with five percent interest per year.
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Associated Press
Austin
Miriam A. Ferguson
Gregory Hatcher
University of Texas
State Board of Education and Treasury
Reliance Junior Health Club Visits Public Health Nurse
County Public Health Nurse Miss Ella Bandelin visited the Reliance Junior Health Club on Tuesday afternoon, accompanied by Mrs. D B Cofer of College Station, a Brazos County Health Board member. Mrs. Cofer praised the club’s work and the meeting was heavily enjoyed.
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Reliance
Ella Bandelin
D. B. Cofer
College Station
Brazos County Health Board
Polar Flight Reaches High Latitude Without Land Sighted
Captain George Wilkins and his pilot flew north from Point Barrow on March 21 to a latitude of 723 degrees and 30 minutes north, with no land in sight, the North American Newspaper Alliance announced today.
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Associated Press
New York
George Wilkins
Point Barrow
North American
Alliance
Marriage Announcement for Louise Brown and L V Polk
Bryan friends report the engagement of Miss Louise Brown daughter of Mrs C F Brown to Mr L V Polk of Houston with a wedding in Sugarland on Monday April 5th Polk holds a position with the Gulf Coast Railway Company Bryan friends send congratulations and best wishes
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Bryan
Louise Brown
C. F. Brown
L. V. Polk
Houston
Sugarland
Miss Brown
Polk
Gulf Coast Railway Company
Lawlessness and corruption picture given to committee
Emory Buckner, U S attorney for New York, described to the Senate committee an atmosphere of collusion in the Federal building. He spoke of fixers, bootleggers, and others operating there as prohibition enforcement faced a major challenge of alcohol diversion totaling about 60,000,000 gallons per year nationwide.
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Emory Buckner
New York
Prohibition Body
Federal
Metropolis
Associated Press
Washington
Senate Committee
Dean Bolton to aid Austin in power plant survey
Dean F C Bolton of the School of Engineering at A and M College of Texas will survey the Austin power plant and its operation for the city government. He recently returned from Austin after being called by the City Government to discuss retention. If kept, he will provide technical advice on power costs and may represent Austin in talks with Texas Power and Light Company, the utility seeking to buy the plant.
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Eagle
College Station
Dean F. C. Bolton
School of Engineering
A. and M. College of Texas
Austin
Dean Bolton
Dr O M Ball Named on Staff of New Monthly
Dr O M Ball of the biology department joins the Union of American Biological Societies to prepare the Biological Abstracts, a new monthly at the University of Pennsylvania. He will abstract paleobotany papers from German and French sources beginning in 1926.
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College Station
O. M. Ball
Department of Biology
Union of American Biological Societies
Biological Abstracts
University of Pennsylvania
Ball
Lions Club Luncheon Uses Left Hand Only
Lions Club members dine with the left hand at a April Fools themed luncheon. President Erskine declares each member must eat with a knife only and forks cost two bits. Guests enjoy the humorous challenge as plans for Chautauqua in Lake Chautauqua and Houston meeting arrangements are announced.
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Erskine
M. Inez Hoover
Chautauqua
Lions
Lions Club
California
Lake Chautauqua
N. Y
Committee Won't Bar Voters From Primaries
Fort Worth April 7. Arthur Edison chairman announced no meeting will bar any present voters who backed the Republican gubernatorial candidate in 1924 from the Democratic primaries.
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Fort Worth
Democratic Committee
Arthur Edison
Aggie Track Men Pointed for Meet With Mustangs
The Texas Aggies prepare for a Dallas meet with the SMU Mustangs after a decisive win by SMU over TCU. Coach Frank Anderson anticipates shake ups, with Dallas High School graduates like Dieterich Woolridge Utay Appleman and Fay Wilson leading sprint and field events as Aggies aim for a closer contest.
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College Station
Texas Aggies
Mustangs
Dallas
Frank Anderson
Aggie
Georgetown University
Ox Dieterich
Southwest
Bryan High
Woolridge
Farmer
Utay
Forest High
Appleman
Oak Cliff High
Fay Wilson
Aggies
Parker
Killian
Johnston
Mustang
Bowen
Gillespie
Hooper
Anderson
Dieterich
Cortemeglia
McCluney
Mackenzie
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London
Lord Ashbourne
Violet Albina Gibson
the People’s Column
ELKS
Harvard
NAVY
Knights Templar
Corpus
Corpus Christi
Oak Cliff
San Antonio
Francis H. Sparrow
Prof
Eberstadt
J.T. Hanway
Woman’s Club
Dan C. McIntosh
N. Carolina
Bralley
State Board OF Education and
Treasury
Reliance Club
Polk-Brown
Dean F.C. Bolton
O.M. Ball
New Monthly
Lions Jones, Gibson, Moore and Smith
J. Bryan Miller
Lions Eberstadt
Chambers, Hensarling
Fred Thomson
Dixie
Silver King
Palace
Conway Tearle
Alice Joyce
Marie Prevost
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