Bryan elects new city commission. Stewart and Jones win reelect
In Bryan on Tuesday voters chose two returning members and three new faces to the city commission. N A Stewart led the ticket with 526 votes, Forrest Jones polled 517, John Seeley Caldwell 395, C S Johnson 388, and Roy Vick 369, total 627 ballots cast. Jones gains a second term while Caldwell Johnson and Vick join the board amid a largely subdued election day. Women cast a noticeable share of ballots as voter interest remained light.
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Bryan
N. A. Stewart
Forrest Jones
John Seeley Caldwell
C. S. Johnson
Roy Vick
Stewart
Jones
Caldwell
Johnson
Vick
H. A. Burger
Johnson and Vick
City Commission
Bryan Welcomes Texas Visitors With Evening Trade Event
Bryan business men plan a goodwill visit by a group of enterprising Waco queers? No, wording says enterprising Waco business men. They will spend the night and early morning in Bryan. Chamber of commerce officials urge all Bryan merchants to visit the special event parked by the I and G N passenger depot to welcome visitors. Trade Extension committee aims similar trips through Bryan trade territory to glean boosting ideas.
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Bryan
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Bryan and Brazos County
Maniloff Plans Dallas Market Trip for New Store
Mrs. I. Maniloff left for Dallas to select stock for the new Maniloff store on North Main street. Mr. and Mrs. J. Stransky return from a Southeast Texas honeymoon and will be at home here. Mrs. Stransky, formerly Miss Lucile Rosprim, is part of the local social circle. Mrs. F. E. Hood of Houston arrives to visit Mrs. J. S. Doane and attend the Fourth District club convention, representing the Sorosis Club of Houston as its president.
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I. Maniloff
Dallas
Maniloff
North Main Street
Mrs. J. Stransky
Texas
Mrs. Stransky
Lucile Rosprim
F. E. Hood
Houston
J. S. Doane
Hood
Sorosis Club of
R. F. Lindsay
Pleasant
The
Texas Federation
J. W. Fincher
Magrie W. Barry
College Station
Longworth Nears Crisis in Sickness
Washington April 8. Word from Aiken South Carolina described Nicholas Longworth speaker of the House as seriously ill but not in immediate danger. He has pneumonia and right lung affected and is under oxygen treatment with crisis expected within 24 hours.
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Washington
Aiken
S. C
Nicholas Longworth
United States
House of Representatives
Longworth
Death sentence affirmed for wife killer Joe Shield
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the death sentence of Joe Shield who murdered his wife Opal Mae Shield and her parents, J. B. Shields and wife, at their Brookesmith home in Brown County last May. Shield had pleaded insanity.
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Austin
Court of Criminal Appeals
Joe Shield
Opal Mae Shield
J. B. Shields
Brookesmith
Brown County
Shieh
Government airport specialists coming to Bryan
John Grove a United States government airport specialist wired Secretary W R McCullough that he would be here Friday to advise Bryan airport enthusiasts and inspect potential sites. He is presumed attached to the aeronautics division of the Department of Commerce.
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John Grove
United States
W .R. McCullough
Bryan
Aeronautics Divisiionoet
Department of Commerce
Liquor Cache Seized by Customs in Corpus Christi Raid
Federal customs officers seized eight truckloads of foreign liquor and five trucks near Beeville in South Texas, one of the largest confiscations to date. Three men were arrested with more to follow, the whiskey traced to Belize and Honduras brands after a tip from Houston and Galveston factions.
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Corpus Christi
Beeville
Texas
Houston
Galveston
Belize
Honduras
Bank embezzler jailed for 210 years in Bee mer case
West Point April 210 years jail for Paul Wupper who pleaded guilty to 20 counts of forgery after being charged with embezzling 1 million dollars from his Bee mer bank.
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West Point
Seb
Paul Wupper
Beemer
International Relations Studied by Bryan College Business Women
Members of the local Business and Professional Women's Club attended an April dinner program centered on International Relations. Mrs Ova Swift devised place cards from maps. speakers Mesdames J J Taubenhaus and Curtis Vinson of College discussed global topics. Miss Helen Swift chaired the committee.
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Bryan
Business Nd Professional Women's Club
Ova Swift
J. J. Taubenhaus
Curtis Vinson
College
Helen Swift
Scrap Machines and Jail All Scientists to Restore Prosperity
Robert P. Scripps urged at a New York Board of Trade luncheon two paths to revive prosperity. He proposed destroying machines and jailing scientists to stop clockwork backward, or boosting per capita spending and leisure to balance higher potential output.
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News Man
New York
Robert P. Scripps
Scripps-Howard
New York Board of Trade
Chines and
Waco businessmen to visit Bryan this evening
Eighty Waco business men traveling on an LG N special will arrive in Bryan around 7 30 this evening and stay until 9 o clock tomorrow morning. They seek no entertainment but wish to meet Bryan merchants and will dine and sleep on their train. Bryan Chamber of Commerce leaders urge all local businessmen to visit the visitors.
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Waco
Texas
Bryan
W. W.crawford
Waco Chamber of Commerce
J. E. Stanford
Bryan Chamber of Commerce
Lovers Are Fined After Acquittal In Murder Case
Nelson C. Bowles, millionaire sportsman, and his former secretary Miss Irma Loucks pleaded guilty to statutory charges and were fined $300 each. Both were acquitted last month of charges of murdering Bowles wife, a society matron.
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Portland
Ore
Nelson C. Bowles
Irma Loucks
Bowles
Matamoros San Fernando Road Construction Starts
Work has begun on the final unfinished stretch of the Matamoros San Fernando road from Brownsville to Victoria. Completion will shorten travel distance from Tampico to Matamoros by several hundred kilometers.
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Brownsville
Matamoros
San Fernado
Victoria
Tampico
Will Seek Bids On Canal Along Gulf Coast
Roy Miller of the Intracoastal Canal Association announces Major Fox will advertise bids for the Port Arthur Galveston bay section. The 64 mile project calls for 20 million cubic yards of excavation, aiming to link the Mississippi river with Houston and Galveston in about two and a half years. Rights of way are being secured toward Corpus Christi with completion to the city in about three years.
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Corpus Christi
Roy Miller
Intracoastal Canal Association of
Louisiana and Texas
M. P. Fox
United States
Galveston
Port Arthur-Galveston Bay
Miller
Mississippi River
Sabine District
Major Fox
Port Arthur-Galveston
Houston
Weather forecast for Bryan and Texas regions
In New Orleans special to The Eagle the outlook for Bryan and vicinity calls for increasing cloudiness and warmer temperatures tonight with cloudy conditions and possible showers Thursday. East Texas sees rising clouds and warmth tonight, with showers in the west and cooler conditions in the northwest on Thursday. West Texas expects cloudy skies with possible showers tonight and Thursday, and cooler temperatures in the west tonight and Thursday.
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The
Eagle
New Orleans
Bryan
Vicinity
East Texas
West Texas
Beaumont man charged in $5000 hot check ring
Formal charges of passing a forged instrument were filed against C. H. Ozment in Beaumont after reports from Texas cities of checks totaling $5,000. In Beaumont a $25.60 check to N. Brockner of Nederland was signed C F E Hamilton, president of Panhandle Oil and Refining Co.
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Beaumont
C. H. Ozment
Texas
Ozment
N. Brockner
Nederland
C. F E. Hamilton
Panhandle Oil and Refining Company
Californians to Tour Texas for Highway Convention
A caravan of California state county and city officials led by San Diego Mayor Harry C. Clark will enter El Paso on April 16 en route to the Broadway of America Highway Association convention at Hot Springs Arkansas. The trip features a Juarez barbecue and aims to promote routing of transcontinental traffic between oceans.
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EL Paso
California
Texas
Broadway of America Highway Association
Hot Springs
Ark
San Diego
Harry C. Clark
Juarez
Rio Grande
R. E. Thomason
Celebration planned for highway completion at Cotulla
Completion of the 42 mile gap on highway No 2 through LaSalle county will be celebrated at Cotulla July 4. The two day celebration is sponsored by the Cotulla American Legion and the Cotulla and Laredo chambers of commerce.
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Cotulla
LaSalle County
The
Creath Brazos BYPU Meeting At College Sunday
The Creath-Brazos Association BYPU will hold its semi annual meeting Sunday at 3 PM in the First Baptist Church at College Station. Banners will be awarded for efficiency attendance and associational totals. Program includes song service roll call reports from zone presidents and an address by Rev. John L. Whorton.
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Creath-Brazos Association
al Baptist Young Peoples’ Union
First Baptist Church
College Station
W. S. Barron
First Baptist Church of
Iola
John L. Whorton
Katy Officers Re-Elected at Dallas Meet
Allas April 8 The south Kansas Texas railroad company of Texas here held its annual meeting and reelected directors who then reelected officers including President M H Cahill.
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Katy
Dallas
Bryan Lions Lunch Teaches Machine Gun Operation
The Bryan Lions Club held its noon meeting at the A. and M. rifle range with Lion Capt. E. L. Lyons hosting. Lieut. E. T. McCullough described machine gun models and operation, followed by Lyons and his class demonstrating firing of five guns in a War Department style exhibition.
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Bryan
Bryan Lions Club
A. & M. College
E. L. Lyons
Ana Woleui
E. T. McCullough
Lieut
McCullough
Lyons
War Department
Ford Reports 1930 Profits At 44 Million
Ford Motor Company filed its annual statement with the Massachusetts commissioner of corporations showing a net profit of 44 million dollars for 1930, down from 81 million the prior year.
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FORD
Boston
Ford Motor Company
Massachusetts
Ist Baptist YWA Holds Tuesday Evening Meeting
The Y W A of First Baptist Church met Tuesday night at Miss Stella Mae Way's home with strong attendance. Three new members, Victorine Dial Ruth Deer and Louise Morehead joined the roll. The group voted to take a memorial pledge for Baylor dormitory and is studying The New Challenge of Home Missions led by Mrs. T A Sweeney.
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First Baptist Church
Hell
Stella Mae Way
Joe White, Jr
Victorine Dial
Ruth Deer
Louise Morehead
Baylor
Baylor University
Waco
T. A. Sweeney
Cameron Hunters Seek Unified Dove and White Wing Season
Cameron county hunters plan a general revision of state game laws to align dove and white wing seasons. They aim to open the dove season August 8, matching the white wing season, arguing local birds hatch early and migrate to other counties before the season starts.
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Brownsville
Cameron County
South Texas
Hiway Bond Issue Wins Senate Passage
Senate this afternoon passed the Woodul substitute bond issue by a one vote margin. Proponents secured final passage with a two thirds required vote, delivering victory for the highway bond plans.
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HIWAY
Senate
Woodul
Austin
Freight Officials Bryan Visit Highlights Fruit and Produce
W W Ketteringham of the Pacific Fruit Express Company and J H Evetts of the Southern Pacific Railroad toured Bryan on arrival for a business visit. Ketteringham checked potential tonnage of tomatoes and potatoes to be marketed from this point this season.
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W. W. Ketteringham
Houston
Pacific Fruit Express Company
J. H. Evetts
Corsicana
Southern Pacific Railroad
Mr. Ketteringham
Plan Big Air Race Routed Through Brownsville
April 8 Brownsville reports Col. Roberto Fierro of Mexico City says the first international air race between Washington and Mexico City will start in early May and pass through Brownsville. The event is to feature a seronautical industrial exposition in Mexico City.
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Prownsville
Washington
Mexico City
Brownsville
Roberto Fierro
Cotton and Grain Market Dips in Futures and Spots
The cotton market fell with futures down 15 to 18 points. Local spot prices ranged from 93.8 to 93.4 cents per pound as trading closed.
Poison Taken By Local Man Ends In Death At Bryan Store
Henry Bloch a Bryan merchant with about 20 years in business was found dead in his store about 8 30 this morning a bottle near him held carbolic acid coroner J T McGee ruled the death a self inflicted poisoning It is believed Bloch took the fatal dose shortly after midnight as lights in the rear were still burning and his nephew Albert Bloch employed in the store recalls his uncle often spoke of being better off.
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Henry Bloch
Bryan
Justice J. T. McGee
Commencement Planned for Stephen F. Austin High School
Bryan city schools announce the Stephen F. Austin high school graduation on Friday May 20. Fifty eight graduates from Stephen F. Austin and twenty four from the negro high school will receive diplomas. Rev J K OHeeron of Waco First Christian Church will give the baccalaureate address. Judge W C Davis of Bryan will deliver the commencement address. Diplomas will be presented by F L Henderson president of the Bryan city school board.
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Supt
H. L. Durham
Bryan City Schools
Stephen A. Austin High School
Stephan F. Austin
Negro High School
J. K. O’heeron
First Christian Church
Waco
W. C. Davis
Bryan
F. L. Henderson
Quartet Held For Grand Jury In Justice Court
Four defendants appeared Tuesday before Justice J. T. McGee in four cases. Three face liquor law violation charges and one burglary claim. All were bound over to the grand jury with bonds set at $300 for Tony Bush, $360 for Ross Boatcallie, $300 for Wash Erzell, and $100 for Manual Day.
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J. T. McGee
Tony Bush
Ross Boatcallie
Wash Erzell
Woman's Club
Spring Recess and R. V. Festivities Stir Aggies
College Station April 8 with Spring recess and the Ross Volunteers three day holiday set for April 16 17 and 18 the honorary military and social group at Texas A and M draws attention as students prepare for the celebration.
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R. V
College Station
Ross Volunteers
Texas A
Fourth District Texas Federation Convention Opens in Bryan
More than 106 delegates from women's clubs in the Fourth District Texas Federation of Women's Clubs arrive for a 9:30 opening. Officials, district board members, and many civic workers register at Bryan today as luncheon and pre convention meetings unfold at the Woman's Club building.
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Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
Bryan
A. and M. College
Woman's Club
Fourth District Executive Board
Misdames
J. L. Brock
W. H. Darrow
C. B .Martin
Maggie W. Barry
A. M. Waldrop
Wilie Rogers
Alief
J. C. Reynolds
Houston
R. L. LeNoir
Sour Lake
W. H. Brigance
Brazoria
Alice H. Finfrock
E. L. Reid
Orange
J. K. Rossen Jr
Waco
W. H. Cooper
Julia Coddell
Will Rogers Tours Mexico City On Fast El Paso Flight
Will Rogers writes from Mexico City praising the city and peace in the country after travel from El Paso. He notes a 1200 mile nine hour trip on a regular passenger line, fare $75, and mentions Clark replacing Morrow doing a good job. He comments on prohibition and business climate.
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Mexico City
el Paso
Lockheed
Clark
Morrow
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