Letter to Bryan Eagle corrects fatal accident account
Charlie Moehlman writes to the Bryan Eagle from Bryan Texas on July 29 1929 correcting the paper account of the fatal accident involving Philip Filopello He insists he did not back into him and that Filopello darted into the street causing the collision Moehlman says he swerved to avoid him stopped to help and that witnesses can verify the facts.
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Bryan
Texas
Bryan Eagle
Philip Filopeilo
Bryan Avenue
Yeager- Fdne
Eagle
Charlie Moehlman
Dairying Seen as Answer to Texas One-Crop Evils
College Station July 31 A&M dairy experts urge dairying as key to ending one crop farming evils in Texas. Prof Shepardson notes cow efficiency and economical production as essentials. McClain Shelton stress opportunities for Texas dairymen and progress with purebred bulls.
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College Station
N. Shepardson
A. & M. Colege
Texas
Shepardaon
J. H. McClain
J. H. McClain, Dairy Husbandman
U. S. Bureau of Dairy Industry
Jacek Shelton
Manger Luling Foundation
Luling
Prof
Shepardson
New York
Wisconsin
Washington
Oregon
McClain
Shelton
Students Lola Price and Hazel Davis Visit Houses in Texas
Mrs. Lola Price and Miss Hazel Davis return to Huntsville after a weekend in Lovelady with Hodge Chandler and family. Davis plans to stay with Price in Bryan. both attend Sam Houston State Teachers College. Also noted is a Boulder Colorado postcard dated July 28 and J Meeks Germany of Dallas visiting Bryan to inspect the Wickwell No 1 oil rig west of town.
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Lola Price
Miss Hazel Davis
Huntsville
Miss Davis
Lovelady
Texas
Hodge Chandler
Mrs. Price
Bryan
Sam Horteton
State Teachers College
Frantsville
J. Meeks Germany
Dallas
Julius A. Germany
J. Bryan Miller
Mr. Germany
Renew Wars Over Beer in Windy City
James Shupe died from a bullet wound in a fray that left two others wounded in Chicago last night. Hospital officials expected the death of Thomas McNichols, believed to have been involved. Police see the incident as a possible renewal of Chicago beer wars with Shupe noted as a former convict in the trade.
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Associated Press
Chicago
James Shupe
Thomas McNichols
Shupe
Forest Fires Increase Across Canada As Smoke Rises
TORONTO July 31 With no rain forecast the forest fire crisis in Canada worsened today. Palls of black smoke covered broad areas in every province as flames continued to burn and threaten communities and timber lands.
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Associated Press
Toronto
Canada
Oil Operator Fatally Hurt In Auto Crash
Houston oil operator Harry Lee aged 53 was fatally injured when his car struck a truck then skidded into a ditch near Houston last night.
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Houston
Harry Lee
Here
Birthday Dinner Marks H F Todd Sixty Sixth Birthday
Family and friends gathered on the Todd farm to honor H F Todd on his sixty sixth birthday with a outdoor feast. Guests included Elmo Weedon Erwin Todd Victoria Jones Juanita Jones and others. A bountiful spread featured barbecued meat fried chicken salads cakes pies ice cream and drinks as children grandchildren and friends enjoyed the celebration.
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H. Floyd Todd
Bright Light
Mr. Todd
Elmo Weedon
Erwin Todd
Howard Todd
Rey C. Jones
Victoria Jones
Juanita Jones
Claude Thompson
Seldon and Hardy
Cleve Royder
Clarice
Roy Jones
Roy Calvin Jr
Victoria
Elizabeth
Wright
Clyde Goen
Olier
Noah Cole
Tom Goodman
Alice Cole
Sunshine Cole
Elsie Ray Gilpin
Jessee Gilpin Jr
Loraine Keith
Weevil Control Talk At Steeles Store Meeting
Dr. Fred W. Malley county agent for Bexar County discusses boll weevil and boll worm control at Steeles Store. Malley, formerly entomologist at Texas A M College, emphasizes the importance of his bulletin on controlling these cotton pests for local growers.
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Steeles Store
Fred W. Malley
Bexar County
Texas A. & M. College
Malley
Heat Kills Negro as Whites Prostrated by Heat
Curtis Waters a Black man was killed while working in a Houston yard today by excessive heat. Two white men nearby were overcome and prostrated in the heat wave incident.
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Associated Press
Houston
Curtis Waters
Theft of 1 000 000 Each Day Less Serious Than Annual Fire Loss
State official T F Justice of the State Fire Insurance Commission spoke to Bryan Lions Club on fire prevention. He argued that fire causes about 10 000 deaths annually in the country and stressed citizen support for prevention education.
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Bryan Lions Club
Lions Club
T. F. Justice
State Fire Insurance
Robin Lands After Flight of 420 Hours
St Louis witnesses history as the St Louis Robin makes a perfect three point landing at 7 34 p m after pilots Dale Red Jackson and Forrest O Brine spent 420 hours 20 minutes aloft from July 13 7 17 a m. crowds of 20000 drenched in rain cheer as the pilots are lifted on shoulders and the plane is towed to a hangar amid flashbulbs and celebration.
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Dale
Red) Jackson
Forrest O’brine
St. Louiss
Robin
Associated Press
ST. Louis
Karen Mendell
Robert Reinhart
Angeleno
Jackson
O’brine
Lindbergh Congratulates Endurance Flyers At Lambert Field
Col Charles A Lindbergh and his wife stopped at Lambert Field in St. Louis to salute Dale Red Jackson and Forrest O Brine, world endurance champions, as they flew from Santa Fe to New York City. Lindbergh said he was glad to see them still aloft. They departed at 11 05 a m.
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Lindbergh
ST. Louis
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lambert-St. Louis Field
Dale
Red) Jackson
Forrest O’brine
Lindberghs
Santa Fe
N. M
New York City
Cotton Market Strength Lifts Futures and Spots
The cotton market showed strength today with futures closing 20 to 30 points higher. Local spot prices were quoted between 17.50 and 18 cents.
Lamport and Holt Liner Vestris Found Overloaded
The Board of Trade inquiry reports the Vestris was overloaded and unfit for the Hoboken voyage, contributing to the sinking that cost 112 lives. It also faults a late distress warning, saying the 8 0 5 signal should have been sent six hours earlier.
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Associated Press
London
Lamport and Holt
Vestris
Hoboken
Board of Trades
Baltimore Man Will Be Named To Roman Post
Washington July 31 Jno W Garrett a Baltimore banker is believed chosen by President Broover as ambassador to Italy succeeding Henry P Fletcher who plans retirement from the diplomatic service Garrett name presented to the Italian government and reports say the government indicated he is acceptable
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Associated Press
Washington
Jno
C A B Wins Sun Day School League Championship
The C A B team defeated Wellborn 18 to 3 to claim the Sun Day School League title. They will be guests at a chicken dinner Friday night at College Avenue church. The season ends with a final afternoon match between the Methodists and the First Baptists.
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Wellborn
College Avenue Church
Methodists
First Baptists
Jury Completed To Try Alleged Hammer Slayer
After five days of screening 99 potential jurors the panel was completed at noon today for the first degree murder trial of Dr. James Snook charged with the hammer slaying of Miss Theora Hix a Ohio State University student in Columbus Ohio.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
James Snook
Theora Hix
Ohio State University
Education figure speaks at A and M Short Course
A member of the state board of education and former head of the Texas League of Women Voters spoke at the general session of the A M Short Course last night. She is also connected with the national organization.
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State Board of Education
Texas League of Women Voters
A. & M. Short Lourse
Rotary Hosts 35 Visitors at Bryan Luncheon
The Bryan Rotary club luncheon drew more than thirty visiting Rotarians attending the 20th annual Warmers Short Course at A and M College. Dr. D H Reid led a program of brief talks by visitors outlining Rotary work in their communities.
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Bryan
Zeppelin Flight May Be Postponed By Weather
Unfavorable weather reports suggested the Graf Zeppelin’s dawn takeoff tomorrow would be delayed. Later, officials decided to proceed at three o'clock in the morning, eight o'clock tonight, central time, from Friedrichshafen.
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Friedrichshafen
Many Contracts For Road Work To Be Awarded
AUSTIN July 31 Contracts aggregating 1 500 000 will be let by the highway commission today. Tomorrow another batch totaling 2 000 000 will be awarded. All kinds of road construction are included bridges concrete pavements grading and drainage structures.
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Austin
Highway Commission
Prison Trustees Steal Auto And Escape
Huntsville reports Raymond Gill and Bruce Fowler, two prison trustees, escaped from the state penitentiary in a stolen automobile parked on a street. Each was serving a two year sentence.
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Associated Press
Huntsville
Raymond Gill
Bruce Fowler
State Penitentiary Office
Undercover Sleuth Bail Refused in Tecumseh Murder Case
United States Judge Edgar Vaught refused bail for Jeff D. Harris an undercover man charged with murder in the Tecumseh Oklahoma area slayings. A $1 500 bond was set for W W Thomason a federal prohibition officer also charged with murder in the same case.
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Oklahoma City
United States
Edgar Vaught
Jeff D. Harris
Tecumseh
Oklahoma
W. W. Thomason
Prohibition
Band Organized with 25 Sign Charter Tuesday
The Bryan Community band became permanently organized last night with Tom Sweeney elected business manager and Henry Locke director Twenty five local musicians who met weekly since June 15 signed as charter members The group has performed at the American Legion Fourth of July celebration and opened the Farmers Short Course Tuesday night.
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Bryan
Tom Sweeney
Henry 8
R. Ballerstedt
Jerry Mendl
L. J. Krenek
C. R. Overt
Credits Granted Bryan High School
A letter to the Bryan city schools superintendent from A M Blackman chief superintendent of high schools State Department of Education Austin grants credits for all material turned in this year. The package includes three and one half credits: half civics half economics one and a half vocational agriculture and one general science. Fred L Sloop taught civics and economics Miss Julia Southerd taught general science and Mr Leverkuhn taught vocational agriculture.
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Bryan City
A. M. Blackman
State Department of Education
Austin
Fred L. Sloop
Julia Southerd
Leverkuhn
Barron Secures County Share Reduction for Highways 6 and 21
W S Barron of Brazos county announced that the State Highway Commission will reduce the county’s participation in constructing Highways 6 and 21 to 500000 dollars in exchange for applying 100000 dollars to a countywide rural road system. The move follows Barron’s talks with state engineer Gibb Gilchrist and local citizens committees.
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W. S. Barron
Brazos County
State Highway Commission
Gibb Gilchrist
A. L. McSwain
Barron
Gilchrist
Barron Austin
Citizens Mittee
Austin
Cadent
McSwain
Half Century of Service Celebrated by H C Boatwright
H C Boatwright president of the First National bank in Bryan marks 50 years in banking on the same corner. He began fifty years ago with a private bank nearby, rising from bookkeeper to president as he reflects on Bryan’s growth and the bank’s history.
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H. C. Boatwright
First National Bank
Bryan
First National
Boatwright
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