Governor Hobby to Attend Texas Roads Meeting in College
Lieutenant Governor Hobby will visit Bryan and College August 5 6 and 7 to join the joint meeting of the Texas Good Roads Association and County Judges Association in College. He and his wife are in Galveston for the Cotton Carnival as guests of the newspaper fraternity.
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Hobby
Bryan
College
Texas Good Roads Association
County Judges’ Association
Galveston
Senate of Texas
Mexican food shortage prompts U.S. aid plea
General Carranza claims six hours of fighting yielded Pachuca and routed Villa's column seeking to unite with Zapata near Mexico City. United States plans to press Carranza and Zapata to allow provisions to reach starving residents as alarming reports reach the State Department from July 25.
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Associated Press
Washington
Carranza
Pachuca
Villa
Zapata
Mexico City
United States
State Department
Camp-fire Set Tricking Wolves Revealed in August Wide World
H Mortimer Batten explains wolf trapping challenges and methods. The camp fire set uses a concealed trap under earth and paper with meat scraps to lure curious wolves. Other techniques include scent masking, oiling traps, and using poison baits with a warning feather.
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H. Mortimer Batten
Five Mexicans Scheduled for Collective Hanging in Phoenix
Five Mexican men, spared nine weeks earlier by Governor Hunt who opposes capital punishment, are to be hanged collectively in Phoenix today as the governor denied a request for separate executions.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Hunt
Money Unearthed in Texas Capitol Basement
About one thousand dollars in old U S currency was found in the Texas capitol basement during resealing of records in Austin. A $200 envelope with two $100 bills issued March 10, 1862, and another envelope with $2.75 in fractional denominations were recovered. The source notes the origin of the money is unknown and the National Treasury has been notified.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
United States
Texas Capitol
Texas
United States Treasury
National Treasury Department
Simple yet stylish frocks dominate New York fashion
In New York on July 29 fashion writers note the distinction between simplicity and plainness in winter frocks. Lace chiffon organdy and linen frocks glow in new designs with taffeta options and stripes or checks, plus net for dressiness. bracelet bags and butterfly girdles trend, black frocks in sheer fabrics gain jet trimming and delicate beadwork for autumn and winter.
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New York
New Texas Game Laws Set Forth by Legislature
A summary from Game, Fish and Oyster Commissioner Woods outlines amendments to Texas fish and game laws. Doves may be killed for six months from September 1, quail season runs December 1 to February 1, daily bag limit cuts to fifteen, and decoy use is prohibited during deer season.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Fish and Game
Texas
Game, Fish and Oyster
Woods
Marines Protect French Consulate in Cape Haitien
American marines from the cruiser Eagle landed to guard the French consulate at Cape Haitien as revolutionists menaced the post in Haiti. Italy warns Triple Alliance members a year after an ultimatum about territorial compensation in case of war.
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Associated Press
Washington
Cape Haitien
Eagle
Italy
Rome
Motor Boats Armored for Coast Defense
J Stuart Blackton announces after autumn motor boat races his fleet will be armored for United States coast defense. The boats are intended to attack submarines as auxiliary Coast Guard assets.
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Associated Press
New York
J. Stuart Blackton
United States
State Convicts Manufacture Shoes at Huntsville Factory
Austin July 29 State convicts at Huntsville penitentiary will resume shoe production for most of the State eleemosynary institutions. About 200 convicts will gain employment as Governor Ferguson orders the factory to reopen. Shoes have long been made in prisons for convict use but not for eleemosynary institutions.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Huntsville Penitentiary
Ferguson
Spelling study links 1000 common words to grading scale
The Interior Department study cited by Dr. Leonard A. Ayres shows seven in every hundred third graders cannot spell has. The 1000 most common words were tested across 70,000 students in 84 cities to build a 0 to 100 spelling attainment scale.
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The
Herald
Department of the Interior
Leonard A. Ayres
Russell Sage Foundation
Ayres
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Independent Driving Meet Abandoned by Club
Grand Rapids July 29. Lack of interest led the Furniture City Driving Club to abandon the scheduled driving meeting today. No event proceeded as planned.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Furniture City Driving Club
Boys Day At Short Course In College Station
College Station Texas July 28 members of boys corn cotton pig and baby beef clubs held a special program at the annual short course for farmers at A and M College Brazos County boys lead by W L Boys Hereford with twelve boys from other counties The program covered seed selection bed prep hog judging and home improvement with demonstrations by university staff and extension agents.
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College Station
Tex
A. & M. College
Brazos County
W. L. Boys
Hereford
Clarence Ounsley
Extension Service
A. B. Connor
M. T. Payne
San Antonio
Dean E. J. Kyle
School of Agriculture
L. B. Burke
Animal Husbandry
Texas
A. & M. College Extension Service
United States Department of Agriculture
H. H. Williamson
College
Federal Department
W. F. Proctor
C. H. Eckles
University of Missouri
Cornelia Simpson
A. & M. Extension Service
Jessie Harris
Sam Houston Normal
Huntsville
Harris
T. J. Conway
F. W. Kazmeier
College and Experiment Station
Bernice Carter
Texas Farms
Home Makers Program Daylong Sessions and Contests
The first lectures begin at 8 am and the school closes at 5 pm with topics on household management, menu planning, sewing, gardening, canning, infant feeding, sanitation, and more. Special talks by Miss Jessie Harris and Miss Cornelia Simpson highlight demonstrations. social activities include a campus barbecue and a county agents vs students baseball game won 5 to 4. Hog calling winner James Ray and horse saddling champion B Goldsmith are noted. Dean Kyle will speak on the Farm Home in the evening.
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Waters
C. H. Eckles
University of Missouri
Jessie Harris
Huntsville Normal
Harris
Cornelia Simpson
A. & M. Extension Service
T. J. Conway
Bernice Carter
A. & M. College
J. C. Olsen
Agricultural Engineering
Sam Houston Normal
Huntsville
H. H. Williamson
James Ray
Brazos County
B. Goldsmith
Wood County
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Good Roads Association
State Capitol
State Comvicts
Hereford County
Ing. A. T. Potts
Dr. Hopkins
R. P. Marstellar
Veterinary Science Department
M. College
Marstellar
Frank R. Jones
United States Bureau of Agriculture
Cyril G. Hopkins
Illinois University
Kansas A. & M. College
DR. W. HH. Lawrence
Commerce Building
Bryan, Texas
FE. J. Kyle
WM. B. Cline
Office
First National Bank
Severa
Balsam OF
Severa’s
W. FF. Severa CO
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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