Harvard Student Reflects On Summer School Experience
The author, writing from Harvard University in Cambridge, reports a productive summer studying scientific management of public schools. He plans to sail from New York on the Mallory II this Saturday and reach Galveston by August 23, noting the value of structured, data driven supervision over trial and error methods.
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Bryan Eagle
New York
Algonquin
Galveston
Harvard
Mose
Dr James Snook Theora Hix case heads to jury
In Columbus Ohio on August 14 the defense blamed Theora Hix for the three year affair that preceded the death of coed Theora Hix and raised questions about Snook's confession. The court prepared to submit the case to jurors later today with a bid for acquittal and a potential death sentence.
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Associated Ress
Columbus
Ohio
James Snesk
Theora Hix
Theora
Snook
Ohio State
Scarlett
Secretary Eberstadt Praises Floresville Trip For Dairying Benefits
Floresville trip brings praise from Secretary Sam Jf. Eberstadt. Sam Fore and wife helped host, Amon Williams shines as a joyful host. Event seen as beneficial for Brazos county dairying. Jack Johnson heads to Kerrville for time with Mrs. Moore. A. B. Syptak and others depart for Galveston fishing.
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Sam Jf. Eberstadt
Floresville
Sam Fore
Floresvile
Amon Williams
Brazos County
Jack Johnson
Kerrville
W. P. Moore
Wholesale Raid Shakes Hammond Prohibition District
Federal agents rounded up more than 200 people in the Calumet district of Hammond Indiana during a sweep last night. Teens were among those seized for tending speakeasies and jailed in Crown Point. East Chicago Mayor R P Hale and Police Chief James Reagan were arrested as part of the investigation.
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Hammond
Ind
Calumet
Crown Point
Chicago
R. P. Hale
James Reagan
Bandits Caught Hour After They Rob Messengers
Two masked bandits robbed bank messengers A. H. McClean and Frank Weimar of 7400 dollars in San Antonio, then fled. Within an hour the sheriff and deputies arrested them and recovered most of the money after one bandit exited a parked car and fired a pistol while fleeing.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
A. H. McClean
Frank Weimar
D Ruggist Faces Murder Charge in Munsey Death
J F Gill a Houston druggist faced a preliminary hearing in Texas City on a murder charge in the death of John Munsey a fishing camp operator. Gill allegedly struck Munsey with a bottle Friday.
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Associated Press
Galveston
J. F. Gill
Houston
Texas City
John Munsey
Gill
Munsey
Cotton Market Minor Losses As Futures Slip
The cotton market closed modestly lower with futures down 15 to 18 points. New cotton priced around 18 to 18.5 cents per pound.
Alamo Aircraft Plant Planned Near San Antonio
San Antonio August 11 Preliminary construction of an airplane factory near here will start at once Boyd Hammond of Los Angeles announced after securing a site adjacent to the new flying field to be opened this fall The Alamo Aircraft corporation will operate the plant Tests of manufactured planes will be conducted at Grosvenor field owned by the Aviation Corporation.
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LB Y Associated Press
San Antonio
Boyd Hammond
Los Angeles
Cal
Alamo Aircraft Corporation
Grosvenor Field
The
Aviation Corporation
Allied Candidate to Seek Attorney General Post in 1926 Miss
Wichita Falls attorney Allied plans a 1926 bid for attorney general missing by about 000 votes. He spoke at the Granbury old soldiers and settlers reunion outlining the run and political aims.
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Wichita Falls
Old Soldiers and Settlers
Granbury
Picnic Enjoyed by Sunshine Class at Sue Haswell Memorial Park
Members of the Sunshine Class Free Baptist Sunday School had a 4 pm picnic at Sue Haswell Memorial Park Tuesday afternoon. The group enjoyed the wading pool and games while a picnic supper was prepared by their teacher Mrs. Jack Bullard. Attendees included Lorraine Riggs Doreen Cleary Elizabeth Holmes Esttie Laura May Ina May McGee and Frances Payne.
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Sunshine
Free Baptist Sunday School
Sue Haswell Memorial Park
Jack Bullard
Lorraine Riggs
Doreee Cleary
Elizabeth Holmes
Eisttie Laura May
Ina May McGee
Frances Payne
Big Barbecue And Luncheon For Brazos Men
Aug 14 Beeville Texas r yan and Brazos county delegation visiting dairy centers and farms in Central Texas join Rotary luncheon to view Hereford herds. They head to Victoria Cuero then Falfurrias King Ranch barbecue in Kingsville Corpus Christi Gregory Taft ranch.
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Beeville
Ryan and Brazos County
Texas
Rotary
Victoria
Cuero
Falfurrias Chamber of Commerce
Kingsville
King Ranch
Good Roads Plan Discussed At Lions Club Luncheon
Citizens committee members outline a proposed county good roads bond program at the Lions Club gathering. Speakers urge women organization, civic support, and active citizen involvement to back the project for September 28 approval.
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Lions Club
Citizens Committee
Lee J. Rountree
Pr. Ll. Henderson
BH. Astin
J. Webb Howell
Chamber of Commerce
J. Coulter Smith
Ben Noel
John M. Lawrence Jr
Smith
Travis B. Bryan
Henry Locke
Pat Newton
Walter Johnson
PL Black
Ruth Johnson
Elizabeth Dickenson
Roy Danforth
Mrs. Lee J. Rountree
KE. H. Astin
F. L. Henderson
J. Webb Nowell
Pitt Newton
Walter, Johnson
H. P. Black
Misses Johnson and
Dickinson
R. V. Armstrong
F. D. Fuller
M. L. Jones
Joe Kaplan
W. E. Leverkuhn
John
Girl killed found in gunny sacks after car throw
Police say a girl was killed and her body thrown from an automobile onto a street, later found tied in gunny sacks. Investigators share few details while searching for suspects.
Body of murdered girl found in Minneapolis street
In Minneapolis on August 11 a girl about 12 to 15 years old was found bound in gunny sacks with her hands tied. Police suspect she was lured into a car, attacked and strangled, then discarded in the street. Dorothy Anne’s family is helping with identification.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Minn
Andrew Anne
Dorothy
Three Killed in Fight at Sanford Filling Station
At a Sanford North Carolina filling station a battle left three men dead and a woman badly injured. The deceased are Ola Birdsong, his brother Lee Birdsong, and Gaither Edwards who ran the station. Mrs Edwards was hospitalized and a woman with an infant baby is detained for investigation.
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Associated Press
Sanford
Ola Birdsong
Lee Birdsong
Gaither Edwards
English Teacher Perron Joins Allen Academy Faculty
Allen Academy announces Marius Perron will join the English department for the new school year. He holds AB and MA degrees from the University of Texas and did graduate work at Columbia University where he participated in the Writers' Club and Lyceum.
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Allen Academy
Marius Perron
Perron
University of Texas
Columbia University
Writers’ Club
Lyceum
Weather Outlook for Bryan and Texas Regions
Weather bulletin from The Eagle notes for Bryan and vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday. Fast Texas: Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday. West Texas generally fair tonight and Thursday.
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The
Eagle
New Orleans
Bryan
Vicinity
Fast
Texas
West Texas
New Marriage Law Creates Jail Widow
San Marcos August 14 W S Rogers married weeks ago facing charges of swindling. The couple fled in a driverless rental car to Oklahoma to wed under Texas three day law. A check for 590 90 to cover 2993 miles allegedly bounced, leaving the new wife awaiting October court action to decide if she stays a wife or becomes a jail widow.
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Associated
San Marcos
Rogers
Oklahoma
Texas
Former Soldier J R Wright Dies At A and M College
Julian Robert Wright 42 died last night at College hospital after an appendicitis operation. Born Fort Scott Kansas he served in WWI and held assistant commandant post at A and M College of Texas since 1919. Survived by widow funeral by Brazos Union Lodge A F and A M and W T Austin Royal Arch Masons with burial in Bryan city cemetery.
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J. FR. Wright
A. and
M. College
College Hospital
Bryan
Brazos Union Lodge No. 129
W. T. Austin Chapter
Royal Area Masons
Rev. S. Moylan Bird
Dallas
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
McCulloch-Dansby
Masonic Brotherhood
T. O. Walton
J. D. Martin
Ransome Cole
W. A. Duncan
F.C. Bolton
D. B. Marburger
J. B. Bagley
S. G. Bailey
Dolly in Court Over Missing Pearls
Paris reports Roszika Dolly, American dancer wife of Mortimer Davis Jr, brought a girl or two of loose pearls to court Tuesday. One jeweler seeks restitution, claiming several strings are still missing. Dolly to return Wednesday.
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Associated Press
Paris
Roszika Dolly
Mortimer Davis Jr
Miss Dolly
Two Youths Held for Phoenix Slaying in Kansas Robbery Case
In Hutchinson Kansas two youths in the Concordia area linked to a robbery and assault on two women tourists were ordered held for federal inquiry. They face potential charges connected to the Phoenix Arizona death of DOJ agent Paul Reynolds.
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Associated Press
Hutchinson
Kan
Concordia
Kansas
Phoenix
Arizona
Paul Reynolds
Department of Justice
Graf Zeppelin set for Tokyo flight amid favorable weather
Eckener expected to lift the Graf Zeppelin from its Friedrichshafen base before 10 pm on the Tokyo leg of the round-the-world trip. Hugo Fickener ordered passengers aboard at 7 pm for a 7:30 pm departure as weather reports praised the crew’s readiness. Eckener lunched with King Gustav of Sweden at a Wasserberg chateau, joined by Claudius Dornier among eleven attendees.
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Associated Press
Friedrichshafen
Kugo Eckener
Tokyo
Hugo Fickener
Pasengers
Hugo Eckener
Royaly
King
Wasserberg
Zeppelin
Gustav of
Sweden
Claudius Dornier
Construc
Eight Die In Bomb Plane Crash At Tachikawa
At Tachikawa airport near Tokyo a new bombing plane carrying eight Japanese military officers including four general staff officers crashed from 900 feet during an inspection flight. All eight occupants were killed and no survivors remain to explain the disaster. an immediate investigation was ordered.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Tachikawa
Plan Dedication of New Schools Next September
H L Durham Bryan schools superintendent now at Harvard plans a dedicatory service for each new city school building. He expects to be home Aug 23 or 24 and will announce formal naming of the facilities. Durham attends courses with international educators on psychology financing and administration.
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H. L. Durham
Bryan
Harvard University
Cambridge
Mass
Durham
Board of Trustees
England
New Zealand
Canada
Germany
Dallas
Port Arthur
Boston
Newton
Vermont land commissioner reported critically ill at home
The land commissioner, once cleared by a legislative inquiry, is now listed as critically ill at his Vermont residence with limited chances of recovery after a lengthy investigation.
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Vermont
Woman slain in hotel asleep. husband wounded
Amarillo reports Mrs. Al fie Parkie, 29, killed in her hotel room after being shot three times while asleep. Her husband O. H. Parkie, 22, was seriously wounded with head injuries. The Parkies, cafe workers, had been separated.
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Associated Press
Amarillo
Alfie Parkie
O. H. Parkie
Parkie
Master Farmer Urged To Seek Terrell's Job
W. D. Farris of Ennis says J. A. Moore of Dallas county may run for commissioner of agriculture to succeed George B. Terrell. Moore has led the State Fair of Texas agricultural department and overseen fall farm exhibits, though no formal announcement has been made.
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Associated Press
Dallas
J. A. Moore
Dallas County
George B. Terrell
W. D. Farris
Ennis
Texas
Moore
Farris
State Fair of
Circulate Petitions For Brazos County Bond Issue Drive
Citizens committee lays groundwork to petition for a 1.1 million dollar bond in all county rural precincts and city wards. Teams are assigned to precincts including Allen Farm Christian Geog G Chaneé Millican and others to begin immediate organizing and petition circulation.
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Allen Farm
Geo. G. Chaneé
Millican
J. W. Batts
Wellborn
W. L McCulloch
College
J. Webb Howell
Harvey
Forrest Jones
Steep Hollow
Independence
D. Mike
Reliance
C. C. Morgan
Kurten
J. D. Martin
Edge
Geo. A. Adams
Tabor
W. 8
Higgs
Steele’s
E. H. Astin
Smetana
Chas. Kosarek
F. L. Henderson
Leonard School
M. F. Vitopil
Oak McKenzie
Court House
R. V. Armstrong
Land Commissioner Robison Critically Ill in Vermont
Austin August 14 Land Commissioner J T Robison who withstood impeachment and legislative probe is critically ill in Vermont His family has been called to his bedside He is 67 years old and has served 21 years as land commissioner with friends here lacking hope for recovery
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Austin
J. T. Robison
Land Office
Vermont
East Indian Yogis May Walk On Fiery Coals
City electrician J E Warren injures his foot on live coals after a Brazos river picnic at Pitts bridge. The Warren family and guests, including H B McDowell and Mrs Dan Oliphant, joined a sand filled drive home when cars stuck in the river bed. Burns are painful but not serious.
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City
Warren
J. E. Warren
Pitts Bridge
Brazos
Bryan
Mr. Warren
H. B. McDowell
Dan Oliphant
Cottonplant
Ark
Lang Spell
Lang Spell and Mrs. Spell’s Mother, Mrs. Hogue; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Pipin
M. M. Erskine
Jack Sandifer
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R. A. Ray
T. H. Haltom
Mr. Ray
Allied
Jams Allred
Allen
Long
Jill
Eckener
Siberia
Terrell
Robison
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