Supreme Court Vacancy Debate Amid Wage Bill Delays
Washington August 3 Senate and House leaders clash over timing of judiciary and wage hour bills. Senator Borah says no court vacancy exists, while Connally pushes Hutcheson nomination and Roosevelt waits for adjournment. Vandenburg resolution pressures confirmation timing.
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Supreme Court
Washington
House Labor Committee
Norton
New Jersey
Borah
Idaho
Senate
House
Senator Connally
Texas
Joseph Hutcheson, Jr
Houston
Federal
Fifth Circuit Court .of Appeals
Supreme Bench
Tom Connally
Roosevelt
Congress
Arthur Vandenburg
Mich
Bryan Area Families Return From Louisiana Visit
Mr and Mrs Marion Garey and their children came home Monday afternoon after a two week vacation in Louisiana visiting relatives and friends most of which was spent in Baton Rouge. Mrs George M Brandon has returned from Dallas where she visited her son George M Brandon Jr Mrs E M Bryant and her children from Port Arthur are visiting Bryan with their grandparents on Haswell Drive.
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Marion Garey
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
George M. Brandon
Dallas
George M. Brandon Jr
E. M. Bryant
Port Arthur
Bryan
John Jones
Haswell Drive
Ex-Resident of Bryan Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. D. A. Hortman of Houston died at 4 30 a m after a long illness. Funeral services will be held in Houston Wednesday at 10 a m. Born in Louisiana she was nearly 80 and widow of Dan A. Hortman. She lived in Bryan for years and helped many orphaned children. Survived by several sons and daughters in Houston. Bryan friends plan to attend.
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Bryan Friends
D. A. Hortman
Houston
Kate McCorquodale Hortman
Louisiana
Dan A. Hortman
Bryan
Hartman
WPA Officials Check Work in Bryan Sector
WPA officials from Austin District examined last year’s progress in Bryan Friday morning. J F Minter R L Phinney and Lee S Thrift approved the work as standing up well and discussed possible extension of street graveling sewer projects and anti mosquito measures with City Manager R G Williams.
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J. F. Minter
R. L. Phinney
Lee S. Thrift
WPA
Austin
Bryan
R. G. Williams
Sunday Evening Services Suspended in August at First Methodist Bryan
Rev. Erwin Jackson announced no Sunday evening services at the First Methodist Church of Bryan during August. The Woman's Missionary Society will also skip its weekly meeting that month. A church revival program is planned to begin September 1 with a call for all members to join in the campaign of real work.
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Erwin Jackson
First Methodist Church
Bryan
Jackson
Woman's Missionary Society
Mexican pastor to hold revival on Chance Farm
Rev V R Gonzales pastor of the Mexican Baptist church of Bryan will hold a week long revival on the Chance farm in the Brazos valley. Services will be held open air each evening at 7 o clock.
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V. R. Gonzales
Mexican Baptist Church of
Bryan
Chance Farm
Brazos Valley
ANOTHER GRASS FIRE IN ENNIS AVENUE AREA
The fire department was called today to extinguish a grass fire in the Ennis avenue area.
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Ennis Avenue
Tax Revision Talk Aims At State System Overhaul
Wichita Falls Judge C M McFarland, state representative from the 111th district, met in Bryan with Rep W T McDonald to discuss the state tax system. McFarland plans a detailed revamping outline soon and expects a special session to study the tax situation with his plan ready by then.
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C. M. McFarland
Wichita Falls
Bryan
W. T. McDonald
Rep. McFarland
McFarland
Milam County Forms Group to Combat Cattle Rustling
Milam County stockmen organize to protect cattle by lawful means and to apprehend thieves, prompted by rising rustling incidents. A Cameron courthouse meeting aimed to establish a county effort to secure cattle and prosecute thieves, following reports of numerous thefts and losses including one man who sold out after losing 16 head.
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Texas
Milam
Cameron
Eagle Editor Loses Building by Fire in Georgetown
Fire destroyed a rock business building on the square in Georgetown owned by Mrs. Lee J. Rountree. The Temple Products Company occupied the building and the cause and extent of the loss were not yet determined. The incident occurred Sunday night around midnight with authorities still assessing the damage on Monday morning.
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Georgetown
Lee J. Rountree
Temple Products Company
Cotton Pickers Can Quit WPA To Go Into Fields
WPA district No 9 supervisor R L Phinney at Austin said WPA workers may leave to pick cotton without losing rating. If volunteers go to the fields they would be eligible to return after harvest and likely rated higher upon return. He added the WPA does not intend to interfere with private industry or restrict labor supply in cotton regions.
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WPA
R. L. Phinney
Austin
Mr. Phinney
Phinney
Russians Happy in New Freedom Say Leningrad Card
W. J. Coulter and J. F. Casey report friends from Russia sending a card from Leningrad this morning. The message says Russians are quite happy in their new freedom and that thousands of young people are out practicing for their Sports Day.
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W. J. Coulter
J. F. Casey
Russia
Leningrad
Palace Theater Reopens After Redeoration
Redecoration of the Palace Theater is complete with a bright interior new carpets and steps to make the venue more inviting and comfortable for patrons.
Normangee Welcomes Bryan Boosters on First Summer Trade Trip
Normangee and nearby residents packed the football field to greet Bryan business leaders on the first of several summer trade trips. D. L. Wilson hosted and introduced George G. Chance and Mayor F. E. Yeager as the medicine show by Doc Bullock entertained. Bryan organized the event with Marshall Bullock as chamber chair.
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Normangee
Bryan
Leon County
Trade Extension Committee
Marshall Bullock
Bryan and Brazos County
Henry Locke
D. L. Wilson
Aged Negress fatally harmed by mad bull near Bryan
Margaret Smith ages a little over 75 was killed early Tuesday when a Jersey bull tied near Candy Hill charged from behind goring and mangling her as onlookers restrained the animal. Ben Harrington, owner, contends the bull posed no prior danger and may be sold.
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Margaret Smith
Jersey
McRae Bridge
Bryan
Ben Harrington
Harrington
Margaret
Candy Hill
W. A. Hammond
Brazos County
Cotton Dusting Company Formed By Young Planter
Airplane dusting of cotton for flea hopper boll weevil and other insects has become an important industry phase. Realizing this Brazos Varisco, a young planter, organized the new venture to apply dusting methods to large cotton acreage.
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Cotton Dusting Company
Young Planter
Planter Builds Broad Cotton Dusting Program
A local planter expands duties beyond his own fields staging an extended effort to dust cotton for others. Continued on Page 6.
Funeral Service for Ex-Resident Held at Bright Light
Mrs. Bessie Weeden Buchanan 50 wife of D C Buchanan of Sugar Land died at home Monday. Funeral held 5 PM at Bright Light church Harvey with burial in Bright Light cemetery. Rev H T Morgan led service. McCulloch Dansby conducted arrangements. Born 1887 in Steep Hollow she left a son Clifton Buchanan and siblings Elmo Hardy MRT Weeden and others.
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Bessie Weeden Buchanan
D. C. Buchanan
Sugar Land
Bright Light
Harvey
H. T. Morgan
Methodist Church
Overton
McCulloch-Dansby
J. H. Weeden
Steep Hollow
Devalson C. Buchanan
Green Buchanan
Clifton Buchanan
Bryan
Elmo
Hardy
Mrt Weeden
John Weeden
New York City
Edna Weeden Tobias
Lester Undergoes Appendicitis Operation in New Orleans
Word reached Bryan friends that J. W. Lester proprietor of the Smart Shop, had an emergency appendicitis operation at Touro Infirmary, New Orleans, Monday night. His condition was reported as good and Mrs. Lester accompanied him.
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Bryan
J. W. Lester
Smart Shop
Touro Infirmary
New Orleans
Mrs. Lester
Bentley to Attend Soil Conservation Meet
M. R. Bentley agricultural engineer with the Texas Extension Service left Monday afternoon for Amarillo to participate officially in a soil conservation conference scheduled to be held later this week.
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M. R. Bentley
Texas Extension Service
Amarillo
Rotary meet closes with 1938 conference set for Galveston
Rotarians of District 130 wrap two day assembly in Bryan and name Galveston as the site for the district wide 1938 conference in late April with Buccaneer hotel as headquarters. Galveston figures Louis C. Elbert Oscar Hopkins and W J Ricklen represented the city.
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Rotarians
Bryan
Galveston
Buccaneer Hotel
Louis C. Elbert
Galveston News
Texas Press Association
Oscar Hopkins
W. J. Ricklen
Galveston Lions
Cudlip
Lufkin Club
Walter Jenkins
Houston
Nice
Lewis E. Ball
Bryan Lions Hear Convention News From Delegates
Bryan Lions Club delegates report highlights of the 21st annual Lions International convention. J Coulter Smith, R C Franks, and R A Booth summarize events. Franks, retiring governor, thanks Bryan for support and council work during his term. District 2S leads Lions in net membership gain. Mrs W T Pearson performs a piano medley. Attendance prize goes to W J Douglas Jr. E J Howell presents wedding gift to H C Dillingham and wife.
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Lions International
Bryan Club
J. Coulter Smith
R. C. Franks
R. A. Booth
Franks
W. T. Pearson
E. R. Bryant
W. J. Douglas, Jr
E. J. Howell
H. C. Dillingham
Dillingham
Lions
Pan American Grace flying boat found submerged near Cristobal
A Panama message says the Pan American Grace flying boat, missing with eleven passengers and crew of three, was found totally under water 30 miles northeast of Cristobal. U S Army and Navy scoured the sea after the Lima to Cristobal flight overshot its mark and radio signals faded as pilots sought a break in the clouds.
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Washington
War Department
Panama
Cristobal
United States Army
Mosquito Breeding Lakes Cleared Near Bryan
Progress clears Benson lakes and Allen lake of vegetation and mosquito breeding. Country Club creek also in good shape. Work continues on Country Club and Fin Feather lakes with plans for additional creeks to be cleared to curb mosquito breeding.
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Bryan
Benson Lakes
Allen Lake
Country Club
Fin Feather
Many Children Will Obtain Aid By Amendment
Approximately 28 923 children under 14 would receive state aid if the proposed constitutional amendment passes on August 23. A government survey using WPA rolls in 24 counties found 3 989 employed women and 8 871 children under 14, leading to an estimated 12 3 mothers with 28 293 eligible children employed. The amendment would authorize up to 90 000 annually for aid to needy children in institutes, or 8 per child and up to 12 per family. Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers backs the plan along with aid for needy blind children under 16.
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Austin
Board of Control
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
Theft Of Yearling Charged Against Man
James Berger was charged with cattle theft after allegedly stealing a yearling calf from a Kelly pasture Saturday night and selling it to C B Moehlman. Deputies Offa Williams and Henry Koontz arrested Berger, who reportedly confessed and signed a statement. Dowling assisted by driving a trailer to move the calf to Bryan, claimed Berger, who said he had bought both animals earlier.
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James Berger
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A. & M. College
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69Th Coast Artillery
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68Th Regiment
Panama Canal Zone
Milam County
EAGLE
Greater Palace Theater
Alfredo Cadona
Vera Bruce
California
Chicago Art Institute
John Stuart Curry
Codona
Lester
Bentley
Soil Conservation Meet
Rotary Meet
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Williams and Kontz
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