Twenty Five Years Ago in Bryan and Fort Worth
Governor Campbell appoints Mayor Wm D Williams of Fort Worth to the railroad commission. Judge Williams plans to accept and the senate is expected to confirm. J W Skains brings home 825 head of cattle from a buying trip. Chauncey M Depew celebrates his 75th birthday and enjoys improved health. MissChristine Operstein and Clara Boehme return from San Antonio. Williamson Bros buggy house torn down, owned by J W English. J R Smith reports a good rain and crops until last night’s cold weather.
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Bryan Daily Eagle and Pilot
Eagle
Campbell
Wm. D. Williams
Fort Worth
Railroad Commission
Judge Williams
Senate
J. W. Skains
Kurten
Chauncey M. Depew
New York
Senator Depew
Peekskill
N. Y
Yale
General Assembly of
Christine Operstein
Clara Boehme
San Antonio
Williamson Bros
A. J. Wagner & Co
J. W. English
J. R. Smith
Reliance
Worther
Justice Timeliness and Mob Violence Compared in Two Southern Trials
A Houston county case shows a swift trial but a relative calm after a nephew shoots the defendant. In Shreveport a mob attacked a jail before a conviction and death sentence, prompting federal help to ensure due process.
Eliminate Dips On Paved Streets To Improve Safety
Bryan plans to fix street dips under relief programs. The worst dip is College Avenue at 25th Street where a woman suffered a scalp wound after a car crash. Dips on Washington Avenue at 29th Street also pose danger. installing culverts could greatly reduce injuries without much cost.
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Bryan
CWA
College Avenue
25Th Street
Washington Avenue
29Th Street
Mussolini and Britain urged to draft new League plan
The article notes Mussolini may join Britain to craft a four power approach to disarmament and League reform including Russia entry. France’s disarmament stance blocks progress while Roosevelt pushes anti crime bills and a national police force is urged. Chicago reports consider taxing bachelors and questions about women choosing single life and work.
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Mussolini
Europe
Great Britain
League of Nations
Russia
League
France
Germany
Roosevelt
Congress
Dillinger
Scotland Yard
New York
Michigan
Pennsylvania
New Deal aims to rebuild America by eradicating slums
The renovation of America is a key New Deal phase aimed at eliminating urban slums. The effort reaches beyond big cities, extending into varied communities and areas through vast housing and redevelopment programs.
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America
Advertisers Promise Progress Amid War Talk And Boosterism
A reflective column critiques half measures in politics and business urging full effort to improve cities. It contrasts wartime rhetoric with real local progress and warns against empty promises while calling for practical, sustained development and strong civic boosters.
Libby Holman Plans Stage Comeback in New York
Libby Holman aims for a serious dramatic comeback after her courtroom notoriety. She studies at a country place near New York, plans voice training, and may debut in London after an intensive study period. She prefers revues to theatre lobby mingling and often travels by private plane.
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New York
Libby Holman
Cincinnati
London
Noel Coward
Irish Potatoes To Be Grown In Laredo District
LAREDO April 24 An additional primary vegetable is to be grown in the Laredo district Irish potatoes will be produced commercially. Teodosio Gutierrez shipped the season first Bermuda onions and has seven acres of Red Triumph Irish potatoes yielding well He plans larger acreage next harvest and also operates two irrigated farms experimenting with new vegetables in the territory.
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Laredo
Teodosio Gutierrez
Bermuda
Gutierrez
Red Bluff Dam Work May Start Within 30 Days
Civil engineer H. L. George who surveyed the Red Bluff lake shoreline says construction on the Red Bluff dam project should begin within 30 days. The work follows recent completion of the shoreline survey for the lake that will be formed.
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San Angelo
Redluff
H. L. George
Advertisers Offer Bargains to Rescue Family Budget
Savings may be made and the family budget rescued from the rocks by taking advantage of the bargains offered by advertisers in the Bryan Daily Eagle.
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Bryan Daily Eagle
James Whittaker Aces Rewrites and Music Career
The New York editorial ace James Whittaker, famed for sharp theatre reviews with Ina Claire, also composes and performs classical piano arrangements. He avoids full evening dress engagements, preferring a low profile despite a top salary pedigree.
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James Whittaker
New York
Chicago
Rolling Stone
Whittaker
Ina Claire
Regional Crime Image Tarnishes Southern Cities
The piece laments ongoing homicide statistics show higher crime rates in Southern cities compared with Chicago Kansas City and New York. It cites Memphis New Orleans Houston and other southern municipalities as disproportionately affected by crime in published national records.
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Chicago
Kansas City
New York
Memphis
New Orleans
Houston
Editorial Warns Stock Market Bill Must Not Be Hastily Passed
The piece argues the stock market bill could hamper business by expanding federal control over corporate books costs and policy. It suggests delaying action to allow thorough discussion and safer reform, noting uncertainty harms the recovery program and business expansion. The Atlanta Constitution is cited for the warning.
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Congress
Paul Mallon
Stock Exchange
Federal Trade Commission
Atlanta Constitution
Southern murder rate blamed on large Negro population and slow courts
The Atlanta Constitution cites higher killings in Southern cities and argues the burden rests on the large Black population and inefficient courts. It compares U S legal outcomes to England and Europe, asserting faster trials would reduce homicides and other crime. Houston Post comment.
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Cleveland
Toledo
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Atlanta Constitution
United States
England
Houston Post
Revival Meeting On Monday Night For Young People
Monday evening services at the College Avenue Baptist church featured a Young People's Service with Mrs. Eve lyn Williams singing and Rev. J. M. Bradford delivering a lesson from Philippians. The sermon urged single minded devotion to one calling and to service of God, stressing habits, friendships, and worth of youthful training, with Jesus Christ as the ultimate friend.
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College Avenue Baptist Church
Evelyn Williams
J. M. Bradford
Paul
Philippians
Christ Jesus
Napoleon
Alexander the Great
Wright Brothers
Christ
Jesus Christ
Peo
Clint C Small Campaign Proposes Tax Cut and Law Enforcement Reform
State Senator Clint C Small announced his campaign platform advocating an ad valorem tax cut and a new law enforcement framework to curb organized criminal terrorism in Texas. He called for department funding by fees from interests served and supported preserving the $16 per capita school fund, avoiding school cuts, and maintaining rural aid.
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Clint C. Small
Texas
Remember Now Thy Creator in the Days of Youth Sermon
A preacher urges forgiveness of past hurts and sins and loyalty to home and church. He cites scripture about youth and mortality to inspire a life devoted to Christ, promising that companionship with Jesus leads to eternal rest with God.
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Ple
Jesus
God
Christ
Church of the Living God
Jesus Christ
Man Found Shot Near Bonham Identified as Branch
Dallas April 24 The body of a man shot to death near Bonham is believed to be Theddie Branch. Branch an employee of Brown Candy & Cracker Co left Dallas Sunday afternoon in a borrowed car to visit his mother at Wylie. Foreman G Jolley said Branch had worked for about three years and asked for a weekend leave but did not return to work.
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Dallas
Bonham
Theddie Branch
Brown Candy & Cracker Co
Wylie
G. Jolley
Branch
Brown Company
Pioneering Chester sow attracts buyers nationwide
Chester white sow owned by J. G. Jensen near Dalhart drew interest from across the country after reports that the animal’s litter surpassed expectations. Jenkins says he has received letters from people seeking to purchase a pair of the pigs to replicate the feat.
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Omalhart
Associated Press
AAA
J. G. Jens
Dalhart
Jenkins
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