Division of Texas oil land revenues aids Texas A and M
An agreement dividing University of Texas oil and gas revenues in western Texas will fund Texas A and M College with 150000 dollars annually for 1931 33 and later one third of the permanent fund revenues after 1954. The funds will finance new buildings including a Live Stock, Chemistry wing, and an Armory, boosting agricultural and industrial work in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Texas A. & M. College
University of Texas
Texas & M
T. O. Walton
Texas A. & M
United States
Southwest
Leave Bluebonnets Outdoors Preserve Wild Beauty Fort Worth
Fort Worth Star-Telegram argues Bluebonnet Week should promote the state flower without destroying it. Officials urge co operation by merchants in decorations while urging Texans to enjoy the blossoms outdoors to preserve seeding and future displays.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Accent Bulletin
Stop Sign Painted at Key City Intersections
City workers paint broad white lines and the word Stop at main cross streets such as 26th and Main to force autol drivers to halt before turning onto Main. The aim is to improve caution and prevent collisions at busy arteries.
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Main Street
Women of Texas honored for club work led by Patti Sims
The Fourth District honors Bryan's Mrs. Patti Wilson Sims for organizing the district and serving as its first president. A scholarship fund named for her at the Beaumont convention recognizes her lasting service to clubwomen and younger generations. Bryan urges cleanliness and civic pride alongside national reflection on moral progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
State Federation
Patti Wilson Sims
Bryan
Sims
Club Women of
Fourth District
Beaumont
One or Two Milk Cows Should Be Kept on Every Farm
An expert from the U S Department of Agriculture urges cotton region farmers to keep one or two milk cows for family dairy needs. The piece notes health benefits, cost savings, and soil and crop gains from livestock, and cites Texas counties adopting dairy and feed programs as models. It highlights Brazos county's move toward diversified farming with dairy, tomato production, and a tick eradication plan funded by state and federal authorities.
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Bryan
Federal Bureau
O. F E. Reed
Bureau of Dairy Industry
U. S. Department of Agriculture
South
Sayls Mr. Reed
Texas
Italy
Hill County
Wilbarger County
Kerr County
Wise County
Decatur
Smith and
Harrison Counties
East Texas
Brazos County
Trade Was Poor Through March in Texas Areas
Trade at wholesale and retail in Texas showed a weak March, with Easter later than last year and ongoing economic recession reducing purchasing power. Department stores in 24 cities posted 5.548 million dollars in March sales, down 14.5 percent from March of the prior year, though March activity rose 16.1 percent from February.
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Austin
Texas
Bernard Nichols
Texas Business Review
Bureau of Business Research
University of Texas
Nichols
Retail trade declines across districts in first quarter
The text reports a 10.1 percent drop in first quarter sales for Lutai stores compared with the prior year and a 12 percent decrease in U S retail trade in March versus March 1920 across all Federal Reserve districts. Philadelphia Atlanta Chicago show larger losses, while San Francisco posts the smallest decline.
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Lutai
United States
Federal Reserve System
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Chicago
San Francisco
Texas Lumbermen To Build Model House at A. and M.
Officials at A&M College announced assurance from J A Kirkpatrick president of the Texas Lumbermen’s Association that a six room modern farm home will be built on the College Station campus. The house will serve as a demonstration home for farm families in Texas and be open for public inspection during Short Course and other educational activities.
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A. and
M. College
J. A. Kirkpatrick
Waco
Texas Lumbermans’ Association
College Station
Texas
Eastern Star Officers Tour North Texas Lodges
Mrs. R. L. Brown grand warder of the Order of the Eastern Star in Texas left by auto to visit chapters in Fort Worth Dallas Arlington and other north Texas points. She is joined by Mrs. Carrie B. Lane past grand matron of Texas Mrs. Belle Tomlinson grand conductor of Texas and Mrs. Nettie Mays grand representative of the District of Columbia.
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R. L. Brown
Order of the Eastern Star
Texas
Auto
Eastern Star
Fort Worth
Dallas
Arlington
North Texas
Brown
Carrie B. Lane
Houston
Grand Chapter
Belle Tomlinson
Wallis
Nettie Mays
Falshear
District of Columbia
English Poet Laureate Robert Bridges Dies in London
London April 24 Associated Press reports poet laureate Robert Bridges died Monday in London at age 83. Bridges had served as poet laureate since 1913 and his works were widely known worldwide.
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London
Associated Press
Robert Sridges
Laureace
England
Bridges
Quote by Dryden on Truth and Lies
A concise line notes Dryden’s critique of truth mingled with lies. It reflects his wary view of appearances and honesty in discourse.
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Dryden
Italian Citizen Tony Cash Dies at 74 in Bryan
Tony Cash aged 74 years 3 months 10 days died Sunday at 4 am at the family home in Bryan after a long feebleness from old age. Funeral services were held at 9:45 am from his residence and at St. Anthony's Church with Rev. Father B Brain. Interment in Catholic cemetery. A native of Italy he came to Brazos county 35 years ago and had lived in the area since 1805. He is survived by his widow and two children J T Cash of Hearne and Mrs Tony Ruffino of Stafford.
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Tony Cash
Bryan
Cash
St. Anthony's Catholic Church
Father B. Brain
Italy
America
Brazos County
J. T. Cash
Hearne
Tony Ruffino
Stafford
Aged Minister J T McGee Funeral Plans
Rev. R. L. Brown of College traveled to Hempstead to assist in funeral services for Rev. J. T. McGee, an aged retired Baptist minister of that city.
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R. L. Brown
College
Hempstead
J. T. McGee
Durham Elected Division Chief At Texas Teachers Meeting
Houston April 21 Officers election closed the Texas State Teachers Association southwest division two day meeting. Harry Durham of Bryan named president R A Collins of Port Arthur vice president and R A Faubone of Freeport secretary. H P D Fillers TSTA president spoke on The Need for Educational Progress in Texas.
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Houston
Southwest
Texas State Teachers’ Association
Harry Durham
Bryan
R. A. Collins
Port Arthur
R. A. Faubone
Freeport
H. PD. Fillers
Texas
Meeker Named Bryan Traffic Officer
Albert Meeker former Army sergeant stationed at Fort Sam Houston and later with Rollin J Windrow company has been named traffic officer for Bryan and assumed duties today.
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Albert Meeker
U. S. Army
Fort Sam Houston
Rollin J. Windrow Company
Bryan
Luna and Garza Intend to Marry in Crazos County
Manuel Luna and Angelina Garza of Crazos County filed notice of intention to marry and applied for a license with County Clerk Jess B. McGee on Friday.
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Manuel Luna
Angelina Garza
Crazos County
Jess B. McGee
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Hoover
Galveston
Midwest
Hyde
American Bar Association
Lindy
Paris
BY Nell Bentley
Texas Lumbermen
Durham
Meeker
U. S. Rubber Company
Jack T. Johnson
Bryan, Texas
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