City Council Approves Fire Equipment Aid and Street Work
The regular city council meeting approved grants of 300 for Fire Companies Nos. 1 and 2 for new equipment. It ordered grading on Dallas and Caldwell streets and Ursuline avenue and discussed expanding the city trash wagon bed. A cement crossing on Houston Street and alley were approved, with walks contracted to Ratcliffe. The election results declared Harris mayor and Vick Levy as aldermen.
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Daily Eagle
Harris
Haswell
Levy
Daly and Vick
Crenshaw
Bittle
Marshal Boyett
Worley
Adams and Carson
Smith
Young
Hunnicutt
Gammill
Dallas
Caldwell
Ursuline Avenue
Daly
Fire Company No. 1
O. E. Saunders
G. M. Brandon
G. W. Smith
John Daly Jr
Jenkins
Drs. Harrison and
Cline
J. T. Hanway
W. W. Harris
John C. Vick
Sam Levy
A. B. Carson
Carson
Allen Academy Campus Notes Annual Maverick to be published
The Y M C A hosted a spring reception April 2 in the academy dining hall with Indian blanket decorations and an improvised program. Students cooked fudge and served an ice course while Florine Batte and Annie Belle performed on stage. Miss Sara Allen and Prof R Q Allen hosted guests from Bryan as plans form for a new Maverick yearbook with local ads and photos.
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Academy
Florine Batte
Annie’ Belle
Pearl Kern
Sarah Williams
Edgar Derden
Renick Smith
Sara Allen
Royal Miller
Miss Allen
R. QO. Allen
Bryan
Chinese student speaks at academy Y M C A
Mr Moh from A and M College addressed the Academy Y M C A about cotton growing for the Chinese government. He described Chinese education and public schools and universities. Rev John E Green of Houston spoke on character building and its role in success.
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Moh
A. & M. College
Academy
State Agricultural College
China
Mod
John E. Green
Houston
Green
Joint Meeting Between Citizens Committee and Council
Four of five committee members met with the city council to consider acceptance of paying. W H Cole J K Parker E H Astin and J Webb Howell attended in place of Eugene Edge who was absent. All council members were present except Aldermen.
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Messrs
W. H. Cole
J. K. Parker
E. H. Astin
J. Webb Howell
Eugene Edge
City to hold back $5000 on paving until July
Wilson and Vick report Mr. Proudfoot willing to defer $5000 from property owners until July 1 if a date for accepting the paving is set. Engineer Adams notes Westrumite paving mixed but laid per specs. Proudfoot agrees to sign a contract and the council will act once drawn. The indemnity bond remains unaffected per a Dallas agent telegram.
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Wilson
Vick
Haswell
Proudfoot
Engineer Adams
Adams
Carson
Barns And Implement Sheds For Texas Farms
Texas farm losses run into thousands of dollars due to faulty barns and implement sheds says B Youngblood director of Texas experiment stations He issued a circular on best implement sheds for Texas and is preparing a bulletin on best barns Readers can request circular No 4 new series from the Director of Experiment Stations College Station Texas The article notes Youngbloods prior work as farm management expert for the U S Department of Agriculture
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Texas
B. Youngblood
Texas Experiment Stations
Youngblood
College Station
United States Department of Agriculture
Compositionary Digestibility of Chloroform Oof Hays and Fodders
No 162 bulletin from the division of chemistry discusses the compositionary digestibility of chloroform in hay and fodder. It outlines methodology and expected outcomes for measuring how chloroform interacts with animal feed components.
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Hays
Division of Chemistry
Captain William Harbuck Dead
Captain William Harbuck, prominent stockman, died at his home in Madisonville Texas today April 11, according to Associated Press.
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William Harbuck
Madisonville
Texas
Feyton M Cullo ugh Thomas Peyton and Dale McCulloch Wed
Thomas Peyton Feyton M Cullo ugh and Dale McCulloch were quietly married at Rev Glenn Flinn's residence with Rev J C Thompson officiating. The groom grew up near Benchley and the bride near Harvey. They plan to live in Benchley and have many friends sending congratulations.
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Thomas Peyton
Dale McCulloch
Glenn Flinn
J. C. Thompson
Benchley
Harvey
Spanish Minister seeks U S help for expelled Spaniards
Madrid April 1 The Spanish minister asked U S ambassador Col Joseph L Wilard to seek Washington intervention for one thousand Spaniards expelled from Torreon.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Col
Joseph L Wiklard
Spain
Washington
Torreon
Colquitt Opposes Ft Worth Conference
Colquitt announces opposition to the Fort Worth conference in a statement dated April 11 from Austin. The Associated Press report notes Colquitt's stance and outlines potential implications for regional alignment.
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Colquitt
FT. Worth Conferge
Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Pt.Worth
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Alderman Haswell
Sterling Street
Stein
Bloch
Spjagt Clothes
Allen Academy
Renice Smith
Citizens’ Committee
Council
Murphy
Indemnity Company
Feyton
M’cullough
Star Brand
Brazos County
Bryan Cotton Oil & Fertilizer Co
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