Legislature approves Wagstaff conservation bill
In Austin the house approved the Wagstaff oil conservation measure by 101 to 19, with Gov. Sterling backing it. The bill authorizes a conservation commission to set production limits and close wells for waste, and accelerates court action. A companion bill to replace the railroad commission with an appointive proration authority is also advancing.
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Austin
House
Sterling
Conservation Commission
Railroad Commission
Senate State Affairs Committee
The People's Column Dear Eagle Recital by Bryan Teen George Griffin
A reader thanks the paper for Texas news coverage from Bryan and College Station. They note George Griffin of Bryan, a singing student, staying at a New York hotel and improving his voice despite balancing business and study. He recently gave a small recital at an auditorium.
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Eagle
New York
Bryan
College
Texas
New York Times
George Griffin
George
About Bryan About Bryan
Mrs. A. B. Nelson of 'uanah arrives to spend the week in Bryan with her parents Mr and Mrs Jno R Edmonds Rev Nelson conducts a revival at Center this week and Mrs Nelson will stay in Bryan. On September 1 both Rev and Mrs Nelson enter T C U at Fort Worth for the school year. Mrs B L Hudson and baby daughter return to Houston after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs J G Minkert Gary Minkert accompanies them and will return to Bryan at the week end.
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A. B. Nelson
Uanah
Jno. R. Edmonds
Rev. Nelson
Center
B. L. Hudson
Houston
Train Wreck Fatal to Two Near Van Buren
Lee Kaithley engineer from Monett Missouri and William Weeks fireman from Fort Smith Ark were killed when a Frisco passenger train wrecked at a switch near Van Buren Arkansas. No passengers injured. Trainmaster Glen Presson said the wreck appeared planned with a connection bolt at the switch pulled. Investigation begun.
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van Buren
Ark
Lee Kaithley
Monett, Mo
William Weeks
Fort Smith
Glen Presson
Coleman county fair to stage third event with horse racing
The Coleman county fair association announces a larger program for the third Coleman county fair. It will run October 5 to 10 with an expanded schedule including horse racing.
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Coleman
Coleman County Fair Association
Coleman County
Rancher Lets Every Third Row Of Corn For Deer
Kerr county rancher Robert Real of Live Oak plans for wildlife by leaving one out of every three rows of corn for deer each year, a practice noted in San Angelo.
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San Angelo
Robert Real
Live Oak Ranch
Kerr County
Trainmen Killed In Yuma Passenger Derailment
Engineer D B Stewart and Fire man J W Moser, both of Yuma, were killed and 16 were injured when a Southern Pacific passenger train derailed on a softened roadbed near Yuma Arizona.
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Yuma
Ariz
D. B. Stewart
J. W. Moser
Southern Pacific
Woman of Austin Teaches Sunday School Bible Study
Mrs. Carl McGavein of Austin leads classes on Building a Standard Sunday School at College Avenue Baptist Church from 7 to 9 pm each evening this week. She recently returned from New Orleans where she studied at the Baptist Bible Institute, one of eight Baptist workers in the program. In Bryan, residents have an opportunity to learn Bible lessons and Sunday School work during her stay, with only three evenings left. All are invited to attend promptly at 7.
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Carl McGavein
Austin
College Avenue Baptist Church
McEarein
New Orleans
Baptist Bible Institute
Institute
Bryan
McEardin
Bryan Lions Hear Beason on Short Course and 4-H Work
County Agent C I Beason spoke to the Bryan Lions Club at a Tuesday noon luncheon about the Farmers Short Course and 4 H Club work. He reported about 1 600 boys and girls attended the recent session at A and M College, describing them as the pick of Texas farm youth. He noted a speaker’s awe at the course’s scope and highlighted the seven point Farm and Home Plan, urging continued farmer cooperation.
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Bryan Lions
Beason
C. I. Beason
Bryan
Benson
Texas
Rotary Club Plans Health Work for Rural Schools
In the absence of President Waldrop ill in Temple Hospital, vice president Casey presided at the Bryan Rotary Club. Mrs. Jesse Shelton county health nurse outlined county health education efforts and epidemics prevention, plus a plan to lecture teachers. County Agent Benson and M. E. Wallace proposed a goodwill tour to rural communities to promote 4 H and farm programs, funded by the club treasury.
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Rotary Club
A. M. Waldrop
Temple
C. F. Casey
Bryan
Shelton
C. L. Benson
M. E. Wallace
Bryan Rotary Club
Benson
Smetana School Annual Barbecue Planned for Aug 13
The Smetana School barbecue and dance at Old Fountain Hall on Thursday August 13 features games and a speaking program with music. Proceeds support school expenses. The school opens September 25 and invites district residents to attend for a social and fundraising event.
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Smetana School
Old Fountain Hall
Weather Report for Bryan and Regions
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday for Bryan and vicinity. East Texas similar conditions. West Texas expected to be generally fair.
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New Orleans
Bryan
Vicinity
East Texas
West Texas
Valley sees surge in new building projects
Contracts awarded in the Lower Rio Grande Valley raise total commercial and public building value to 1 150 000 dollars with about 700 000 dollars more for road work. Irrigation and drainage projects add several million dollars, not included in the figure.
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Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley
Noret Offers Shoes for Largest Grasshopper in Lamesa
Ed Noret merchant in Lamesa offers a pair of tennis shoes to the boy or girl bringing the biggest grasshopper. He previously awarded silverware in a rolling pin throwing contest during the Fourth of July celebration.
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Lamesa
Ed Noret
Noret
No Offers Made By Germans for Cotton Supply
Washington August 5 The Farm Board informed protesting senators that Germany had made no offer to buy stabilized cotton.
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Washington
Farm Board
Germany
Cunningham Cotton Acreage Bill Postponed In Senate
The senate voted 15 to 12 to postpone the Cunningham cotton acreage reduction bill after a heated session. Supporters say postponement aims to end the measure as the session nears its close. Backers of the bill say it would criminalize planting cotton on the same land in consecutive years.
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Austin
Senate
Cunningham
Southwide Cotton Conference
World Flight Abandoned. New Tokyo-Seattle Attempt Planned
Hugh Herndon and Clyde Pang announced from Khabarovsk that the round the world flight is abandoned. They will attempt a Tokyo Seattle nonstop hop with an extra tank built in Tokyo to save weight and increase fuel capacity after carrying part of 830 gallons in cans.
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Hugh Herndon, Jr
Floyd Bermett Field
N. Y
Clyde Pangborn
Atlantic
New York
Hugh Herndon
Khabarovsk
Siberia
Seattle
Tokyo
Close Water Mains Tonight for Valve Repair
City water mains will be closed tonight from 11 p m to 1 a m to repair a troublesome valve. Residents are asked to draw a water supply beforehand as the supply will be completely shut off during the period.
House to Probe Into Price Case Next Monday
The Texas House will start Monday morning an inquiry into misconduct charges against Bastrop District Judge J B Price. Rep H N Graves says the probe proceeds with Dan Moody aiding in defense and Paul Page of Bastrop will defend. The Twenty first District bar reaffirmed confidence in Price.
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Austin
Texas House
J. B. Price
Bastrop
H. N. Graves
Georgetown
House
Paul Page
Dan Moody
Price
Twenty-First
Moody
Cotton and Grain Market Dips. Wheat Noted
The cotton market closed lower by 16 to 17 points as futures fell. Local spot prices ranged from 7 to 7 14 cents while wheat figures were mentioned in the same market report.
Wind Digs Wells in Andrews County
In Andrews county wind forms wells through sand storms says Frank Friend UT surveyor. Workers found water and old pottery after sand storms and some pieces were stored in Ozona county judge Charley Davidson’s office. He also sighted a herd of 28 antelope in the Andrews wilderness.
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San Angelo
Andrews County
Frank Friend
University of Texas
Charley Davidson
Ozona
Friend
Andrews
Society Girl Shot in Birmingham Attack
Officers and posses chase a Black man who last night killed Augusta Williams a socialite and wounded her sister Nell and Jennie Wood after stopping their car on a highway and shooting as they attempted to flee in Birmingham Alabama on August fifth.
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Birmingham
Ala
Augusta Williams
Nell
Jennie Wood
Brazos County Marriages and Divorces Dip in 1930
Census bureau reports show Brazos county recorded 300 marriages in 1930, down from 329 in 1929, with 63 divorces versus 71 the prior year. Texas totals fell from 63,173 marriages in 1929 to 45,158 in 1930, and divorces rose from 18,383 to 16,681 annulments dropped from 167 to 110.
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Brazos County
Washington
Texas
School Trustees Meeting Set by County Superintendent
County and district school trustees meet in the court house on Saturday afternoon called by County Superintendent D. J. McDonald. Various matters of importance will be brought before the meeting and a full attendance is requested.
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Court House
D. J. McDonald
Ina Claire Divorces John Gilbert in Closed LA Session
Screen star Ina Claire is granted a divorce from film romance John Gilbert in a brief, private Superior Court session. Gilbert was not present at the Aug 5 hearing before Judge Joseph P. Sproul in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Ina Claire
John Gilbert
Joseph P. Sproul
Gilbert
Safe landing by Lindbergh in far north
Lindbergh completed a 3115 mile nonstop flight landing at Akalvik Northwest Territories at 3:05 a m local time after 11 1 2 hours of flight from Baker Lake. Eskimos and the village welcomed the aviators as dawn ended the Arctic night. It marked the first uninterrupted crossing of the tundra route.
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Lindbergh
Aklavik
Northwest Territories
Canada
Baker Lake
First Christian School Picnic Set for Thursday Evening
Rev Arthur A Hyde pastor of the First Christian church Bry an announces the church school picnic at Sue Haswell Memorial Park starting at 4 p m There will be games for adults and children W A Orth chairs the entertainment committee The basket dinner at 7 oclock is under W S Collard Transportation to the park is provided and J D Benson oversees it The event is given and sponsored by the church school and all church members are invited to attend whether they attend Sunday School or not.
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Arthur A. Hyde
First Christian Church of
Bry
Sue Haswell Memorial Park
W. A. Orth
W. S. Collard
J. D. Benson
First Christian Church
Banks of Germany Open After Financial Crisis
Berlin reports Germany's banks reopen for regular business after three weeks closed due to the financial crisis. There was no excitement or runs, as banks were well prepared and no panic occurred.
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Germany
Berlin
Cotton Conference Backs Law to Restrict Cotton Output
Delegates at the Southwide cotton conference urged curtailing production by law and increasing use of cotton. They backed a Texas special session bill to forbid planting cotton two years in a row, urging Texas to lead the move for other states to follow. T Arthur Edwards of Lake Charles, Louisiana, spoke as part of the conference.
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Cotton Conference
Texas
Austin
Spe
T. Arthur Edwards
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Oklahoma Gov. Declares Martial Law in Oil Fields
Governor Murray imposes martial law to choke off oil well output after guardsmen enter the Oklahoma City field and close many gushers. National guard to control wells within 50 feet of non stripper sites while awaiting presidential or Supreme Court orders. About 3,106 wells affected and Texas crude offered at loading racks amid price shifts.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Otto Bradford
Murray
Cicero Murray
Charles F. Barrett
Seminole
Wewoka
William Henry Murray
Oklahoma
National Guard
Supreme Court of the United States
Funeral Service For Woman Known In Texas Clubdom
Mrs. Norma Stayton Bonner 63 widow of Col. John Thomas Bonner died in Wichita Falls after a several months illness. She was active in club work in Tyler Waco and Houston and was born near Victoria Texas. Funeral services were held at the Chamberlin home with burial in Wichita Falls. Her father was Judge John W Stayton former chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court.
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Wichita Falls
Norma Stayton Bonner
John Thomas Bonner
Houston
John W. Stayton
Texas Supreme Court
M. T. Chamberlain
Chamberlin
Victoria
Texas
Draft Dwight Morrow for President Club Formed in Sacramento
Will Rogers reports from Beverly Hills that a Draft Dwight Morrow for President Club has formed in Sacramento California. He jokes about seeking the ambassadorship to Mexico and notes Morrow could handle diplomacy while he enjoys dinners bull fights and speeches.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Sacramento
California
Dwight Morrow
President Club
Mexico
Morrow
Wilt
Rogers
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Co. E. Farmer
Fort Worth
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Associated Press
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Herndon
Pangborn
Seattle-Tokyo
Andrews Co
Posses
Brazos
Screen
U. S. Finance
Albert H. Wiggin
Chase National Bank
America
First Christian School
Will Rogers
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