Legs Diamond Sentenced In Prohibition Case
Notorious gangster Jack Legs Diamond received a four year federal prison term and an $11 000 fine for conspiracy to violate the liquor law and ownership of an applejack still in Greene County He and Paul Quattrocchi were convicted last week Quattrocchi drew two years and a 5 000 fine Notices of appeal were filed Bond factors and transfer to Atlanta were noted.
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New York
Jack “Legs” Diamond
Paul Quattrocchi
Diamond
Greene County
Richard J. Hopkins
Atlanta
Quattrocchi
Texas oil tax plan voted down by committee
In Austin the senate affairs committee voted 10 to 5 to kill the house bill for a graduated oil production tax. The plan would tax wells at one cent per barrel up to 6 cents for large producers, replacing the current 2 percent value levy. A minority report was noted as session ends with little hope for passage.
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Austin
Senate Affairs Committee
House
Archie Parr
Tom Pollard
Walter Woodward
Adminion
Bryan High School Athletes Deserve Support from Community
The column urges Bryan residents to back local high school sports players as they pursue education and athletic achievement. It notes tribute to A&M students receiving employment and calls for equal consideration of Bryan’s own high school football, basketball, and track athletes.
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Bryan
Texas
Bryan Merchants
About Bryan About Bryan
Justice J. T. McGee visits Austin and San Antonio this week with his three sons and their families and two daughters. D. J. McDonald, county school superintendent, made a business trip to Franklin. Miss Alice Ward left for Galveston to visit friends. Mrs. J. M. Dunn at Baylor Hospital Dallas recovering from surgery with family at her bedside.
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Justice J. T. McGee
Texas
Austin
San Antonio
D. J. McDonald
Franklin
Alice Ward
Galveston
J. M. Dunn
Baylor
Cotton and Economic Ties Highlighted for Lions
J. E. Stanford, president of the Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce, spoke at the Bryan Lions Club luncheon on cotton. He called cotton both interesting and distressing, saying the crop keeps farmers broke and buyers crazy, noting prices over 40 or 45 years have varied but current costs are severe. (Continued on page 5)
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Bryan Lions Club
J. E. Stanford
Bryan and Brazos County
Youth Hit by Auto Recovering From Hurts
News from relatives says Frank Higgs Jr. is in a Houston hospital after being accidentally struck by a passing automobile in Waco. He is resting well, eating and sleeping normally, with hopes of returning to Bryan within two or three weeks barring complications.
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Frank Higgs, Jr
Houston
Waco
Bryan
Tunneys Expect Birth Of Child In Maine
Mrs Polly Lauder Tunney wife of the former heavyweight champion was taken to a hospital in Damariscotta Maine about a week ago to await the birth of a child after a fall on a motor boat landing on Johns Island where she had spent the summer with her husband. her condition was not dangerous.
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Damariscotta
Maine
Polly Lauder Tunney
John's Island
Riot in Stinnett Prison Quelled by Officers
Thirteen prisoners who rioted last night in the county jail after a hunger strike protesting discipline were subdued today by Stinnett and Borger officers. Guards flooded cells with water after officers seized saw blades during a tense clash.
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Stinnett
Borger
Service by Harvesters at First Baptist Church
Milton Maloney presides as mid week prayer service and program by Union's young people. All church members and visitors are invited to attend this evening at 8 o'clock.
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Harvesters
Harvesters B. Y. Pp. A
First Baptist Church
Milton Maloney
Lawyer Sheds Coat Helps In Harvest
Meade F. Griffin district attorney for the Sixty fourth district aided his father W F Griffin on a 4200 acre wheat farm near Hart. The elder Griffin harvested about 115000 bushels with an average yield near 27 bushels per acre.
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Plainview
Meade F. Griffin
Sixty-fourth
W. F. Griffin
Hart
Griffin
Four couples file intention to marry in Texas records
T D Nelson and Edith Pewitt of Waco and Frank Jakubik and Annie Wallkeler of Burleson County filed notice of intention to marry with County Clerk Jess B. McGee on Tuesday.
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T. D. Nelson
Edith Pewitt
Waco
Frank Jakubik
Annie Wallkeler
Burleson County
Jess B. McGee
Senate Kills Plan to Move Highway Commission
Austin Aug. 12 By 14 to 15 the Senate rejected a Poage resolution to move Highway Department offices from Austin to Waco. The measure would have halted contracts for the $500,000 highway building for 30 days and considered Waco’s offer of a building site and $200,000 cash fund.
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Austin
Senate
W. R. Poage
Highway Department
Waco
Board of Control
Department
Key to Tense Economic Situation In Oil Industry In Texas
Texas holds the key to a tense oil economy as the Legislature grapples with curbing flush production in the East Texas field. Governor Murray of Oklahoma sent envoy Charles West to Austin to urge martial law power if needed. Production rose to about 651,246 barrels daily last week, up 56,695 from the prior period.
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Austin
Texas
Railroad Commission
Sterling
East Texas
New
W. Hy, Murray
Lahoma
Charles West
Oklahoma Businessman Dies by Self Inflicted Shot
San Antonio August 12 C J Haskell 35 son of Oklahoma's first governor shot himself in a hotel suite. Justice Stappenbeck ruled death by own action after questioning the widow who said he faced business reverses and fired a pistol in the bathroom.
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San Antonio
C. J. Haskell
C. N. Haskell
Oklahoma
R. W. Stappenbeck
Haskell
Pardon for Fall Now Considered Opinions Sought
The Justice Department has received three opinions from prosecutors and judges on Albert B. Fall's clemency. Opinions from William Hitz Atlee Pomerene and Leo A. Rover were submitted. Bailey's opinion is pending. Pardon attorney James A. Finch oversees the process. No timeline for a recommendation to Attorney General Mitchell was given.
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Washington
Albert B. Fall
Justice Department
William Hitz
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Fall
Atlee Pomerene
Leo A. Rover
United States
Jennings Bailey
District of Columbia Supreme Court
James A. Finch
Secretary of the Interior
Mitchell
American Flyers Jailed by Japs May Stand Trial
A Tokyo public prosecutor ordered Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon Jr. confined pending investigation into charges they flew over fortified Japanese areas without permission. The aviators, who failed in a round the world speed record attempt, had been under questioning for several days.
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London
Reuter
Tokyo
Clyde Pangborn
Hugh Herndon Jr
Japan
Weather Forecast for Bryan and Texas Regions
Weather note from The Eagle reports generally fair conditions for Bryan and vicinity with warmer temperatures tonight and Thursday. East Texas also fair tonight and Thursday, while West Texas remains fair.
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The
Eagle
New Orleans
Bryan
Vicinity
East Texas
West Texas
Cuban Rebels Attack Water Supply and Oil Depot
In Havana on August 12, insurgents attempted to destroy the Regle water reservoir and to shell an oil storage tank at Lugano suburb but were repulsed. Fourteen rebels were killed in Pinar Del Rio Province last night.
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Havana
Anti-Ferguson Bill Killed in House
In Austin on August 12, the Senate rejected and killed George Purl’s bill requiring congressional at large candidates to run in specific districts and win primaries by a majority. The measure aimed at James E. Ferguson. without redistricting the three at large seats could see plurality nominations amid scramble.
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Austin
Senate
George Purl
James E. Ferguson
Purl
J Bryan Miller Narrowly Escapes Serious Injury
J Bryan Miller former city manager of Bryan and now in Jacksonville barely escaped serious injury when a plane’s propeller struck the car he sat in, slicing the side and injuring him with flying glass. A Dallas surgeon had just operated on the mayor’s daughter. Miller aided by the mayor’s brother at the takeoff site after the crash Saturday evening Aug 1.
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J. Bryan Miller
Bryan
Jacksonville
Miller
S. D. Lattimore
Dallas
Rewards Offered For Slayers of 2 Youths and Girls
Detroit report: The News and Times each posted $1000 rewards for information leading to conviction in the slayings of two youths and two girls whose bodies were found in a burned car on the highway. Four men have been arrested for investigation.
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Detroit
News and Times
All Bridges to Mexico to Close Early Tonight
Treasury department orders customs to close the international bridges at Laredo Brownsville Eagle Pass Del Rio Hidalgo Roma Thayer and Zapata from 9 p m to 8 a m daily starting August 15. Bridges currently stay open late with Laredo remaining open. gambling across the border has been banned.
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Laredo
Treasury Department
Roy Campbell
Brownsville
Eagle Pass
del Rio
Hidalgo
Roma
Thayer
Zapata
Fire and Barb Wire Incident Near Wellborn Millican
A man injured when a car with a leaky gas tank burst into flames was aided by Dr. J W Black after the vehicle wrecked in a roadside crash between Wellborn and Millican. The car was nearly destroyed and the driver fled the scene.
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Wellborn
Millican
J. W. Black
Radiographers Form City X-Ray Society in San Antonio
City XRay technicians organize the San Antonio Society of Radiographers with H A Bardwell serving as president. The group aims to advance professional standards and support radiography practice locally.
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San Antonio
Hawks Set New Chicago Gotham Flight Record
Frank Hawks landed in Chicago at 9 59 after flying from New York in four hours four minutes breaking the record by thirteen minutes. He heads to South Dakota for an honorary Indian chief title.
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Chicago
Frank Hawks
New York
South Dakota
Cotton market slips as futures fall modestly
The cotton market moved lower with futures down six to ten points while local spot prices ranged around 6 to 6 1/2 cents. Wheat is mentioned but no data provided.
Man Held to Grand Jury After Drunken Driving Charge
R T Floyd arrested Monday evening for alleged drunken driving and held to the grand jury Tuesday afternoon by Justice 3 McGee. Bond set at 300 dollars was posted.
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R. T. Floyd
Grand
Justice 3. T. McGee
Texas Retail Trade Totals 1929 Commerce 2 Billion
Texas had 67 258 retail stores in 1929 with total sales of 2 074 164 554 dollars. Automotive shops led with 494 865 084 dollars in sales, food stores 377 631 440, general merchandise 335 346 962, and lumber building 172 255 580. Meat and groceries reached 507 000 000 dollars.
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Washington
Texas
Bureau of Census
Automotive Group
Lumber and Building Group
Apparel
Furniture and Household Group
Chicago News Control Sold to Easterner
Control of the Chicago Daily News was sold by the Walter Strong estate executors to Frank Knox president of the Union Leader Manchester New Hampshire and Theodore Ellis former Worcester Massachusetts publisher.
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Chicago
Chicago Daily News
Walter Strong
Frank Knox
Manchester New Hampshire
Theodore Ellis
Worcester
Massachusetts
Etex Factories Making Screens For Malaria War
Longview reports screen factories in Texarkana Clarks ville Mr Pleasant Lufkin and Huntsville producing 16 mesh doors and window screens to curb malaria. Funded by revolving local funds and supported by U S Public Health Service the State Health Department and East Texas Chamber of Commerce.
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Longview
Texarkana
Clarksville
Mr. Pleasant
Lufkin
Huntsville
U. S. Public Health Serviice
State Department of Health
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Anapheles
C. D. Head, Jr
U. 58
Public Health Service
Nursing Service and Public Welfare Report to County Health Committee
The Brazos County Health Committee received the annual report on nursing service and public welfare activities led by County Health Nurse Mrs. Edna Shelton with Sedalia Wilson assisting. In school hygiene work over the past year 3,188 children were inspected for gross defects and 244 home visits made to urge medical or dental examinations. It found 1,771 had one or more defects.
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Edna Shelton
Sedalia Wilson
Brazos
Will Rogers Comments on Grapes and a Government Loan
The text quotes a playful exchange about grape bricks becoming wine if handled properly. It mentions Beverly Hills and a request for instructions for dealing with a cat if relations improve, ending with a humorous note about throwing bricks and wine.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Prt
Gove
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the People’s Column
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Pinar del Rio
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R. C. Mayer
Charles E. Rosendahl
B. J. Rogers
Stant
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E. C. Thurman
J. G. Morgan Redfield
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Anthony Dannis
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