Harvard Summer Notes On School Management And Travel
The writer from Harvard reviews a profitable summer in Cambridge and plans travels on the Mallory to Galveston. He argues for scientific management of public schools as the substitute for trial and error, noting intensive study under competent instruction. The piece ends with a continuation note.
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Harvard University
Cambridge
Mass
Bryan Eagle
New York
Algonquin
Galveston
Harvard
Texas
Lee CLAIM CO-ED TOOK LEAD IN LONG LIAISON VERDICT TO ACQUIT
Defense in the Snook Hix case argues Theora Hix was the motive in a three year affair with Dr. James Snook who killed her. They call the state's claim of a voluntary confession a damnable lie and seek acquittal or a non death penalty verdict as the jury nears verdict.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
James Sneak
Theora Hix
Theora
Snook
Ohio State
Scarlett
Floresville Visit Praised By Local Delegation
Floresville report praises Sam Fore and wife for hosting a group, noting Amon Williams as a lively host and predicting benefits for Brazos county dairying from the trip. Separately, Mr and Mrs Jack Johnson depart for Kerrville, and A B Syptak and others set out for deep water fishing off Galveston.
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Sam FE. Fherstadt
Floresville
Sam Fore
Floresvile
Amon Williams
Brazos County
Jack Johnson
Kerrville
W. P. Moore
A. B. Syptak
R. M. Dansby
R. A. Ray
T. H. Haltom
Mr. Ray
Galveston
Wholesale Raid On Speakeasies At Hammond Ind
Federal prohibition officers swept the Calumet district in Hammond Indiana last night arresting more than two hundred people including teens accused of tending speakeasies. East Chicago Mayor R P Hale and Police Chief James Reagan were also arrested as agents completed weeks of investigation in the industrial area.
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Hammond
Ind
Calumet
Crown Point
Chicago
R. P. Hale
James Reagan
Bandits Caught Hour After They Rob Messengers
In San Antonio on August 14 two masked bandits knocked down bank messengers A. H. McClean and Frank Weimar and stole $7,400. An hour later the sheriff and deputies arrested the pair and recovered most of the money. One robber sprang from a parked car and fired a pistol before fleeing with his partner.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
A. H. McClean
Frank Weimar
Gill Drugist Faces Hearing On Munsey Death Charge
Galveston Aug 14 J F Gill a Houston druggist was to have a preliminary hearing at Texas City on a charge related to the death of John Munsey fishing camp operator. Gill allegedly struck Munsey over the head with a bottle last Friday.
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Associated Press
Galveston
J. F. Gill
Houston
Texas City
John Munsey
Gill
Munsey
Cotton Market Dips Slightly on Today’s Close
The cotton market edged lower with futures down 15 to 18 points. New crop cotton opened at 18 to 18 1 2 cents per pound.
Alamo Aircraft plant planned near San Antonio
Preliminary construction will start immediately on a new air plane factory near San Antonio to be called the Alamo Aircraft corporation. Boyd Sammond of Los Angeles announced after securing a site next to a new flying field to open this fall. Tests of manufactured plants will occur at Grosvenor field owned by the Aviation Corporation.
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yAssoviated Press
San Antonio
Boyd Sammond
Los Angeles
Cal
Alamo Aircraft Corporation
Grosvenor Field
The
Aviation Corporation
Allred Says Wichita Falls Lawyer Will Seek AG Nomination
Allred announced that a Wichita Falls attorney will run for attorney general, a post he narrowly missed in 1926 by about 000 votes, in an address to the Old Soldiers and Settlers Reunion at Granbury.
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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, enjoyed a picnic at Sue Haswell Memorial Park at 4 o clock Tuesday afternoon. The wading pool and games kept them occupied while Mrs. Jack Bullard prepared the evening’s pleasures. Attending were Lorraine Riggs, Doreee Cleary, Elizabeth Holmes, Justth 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
Justth Laura May
Ina May McGee
Frances Payne
Big Barbecue And Luncheon For Brazos Men
The Brazos County delegation inspecting Central Texas dairy centers and Hereford herds was hosted at a Rotary luncheon in Beeville. Afterward they traveled to Victoria Cuero and Falfurrias, with a Kingsville barbecue at King Ranch. They then stayed in Corpus Christi and visited Gregory and Taft to inspect Taft ranches.
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Beeville
Agg
Ryan and Brazos County
Texas
Rotary
Victoria
Cuero
Falfurrias Chamber of Commerce
Kingsville
King Ranch
Corpus Christi
Gregory and
Taft
Taft Ranch
Proponents Discuss Good Roads Plan At Lions Club
Citizens committee members outlined a proposed county good roads bond program at a Lions Club luncheon. Mrs. Lee J. Rountree urged organizing women for community improvement, while Pete Henderson and Li. Astin called for broad citizen support and active volunteering to ensure success. Webb Howell and Coulter Smith led the program with Travis B. Bryan speaking on the committee outline.
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Lee J. Rountree
Citizens Committee
Lions Club
Pete Henderson
Li. Astin
Webb Howell
Chamber of Commerce
Aas
Coulter Smith
Ben Noel
John M. Lawrence Jr
Smith
Travis B. Bryan
Ala
Henry Locke
Pat Newton
Walter Johnson
P. Black
Ruth Johnson
Elizabeth Dickihson
Roy Danforth
Mrs
OH. Astin
Travis BR. Bryan
F. J. Henderson
J. Webb Lowell
TH. PL Black
Misses Johnson and Dickinson
Wereht
WY. Armstrong
D. Fuller
M. 1. Jones
Joe Kaplan
W. Kk. Leverkuhn
J. Bryan Miller
W. Ke, Paulson
J. Coulter Smith
A. §. Ware
W. E. Wimberly
R. A Ray
Body of girl found bound in sacks in Minneapolis
In Minneapolis on August 11 a 12 or 13 year old girl was found bound in gunny sacks with her hands tied and appears to have been strangled. Icemen discovered the body and police sought identity from Dorothy Anne, missing since yesterday. Police suspect an automobile abduction and murder with the body dumped in the street.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Minn
Andrew Anne
Dorothy
Three Killed in Battle at Sanford Filling Station
Three men died in a gunfight at a Sanford North Carolina filling station. Ola Birdsong Lee Birdsong and Gaither Edwards were killed. Mrs Edwards was seriously wounded and a woman with an 18 month old baby awaited questioning. A Birdsong car passenger was detained for investigation.
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Associated Press
Sanford
N. C
Ola Birdsong
Lee Birdsong
Gaither Edwards
English Teacher At Allen Academy Joins Faculty
Allen Academy announces Marius Perron will join the English department for the new year. He holds A B and M A degrees from the University of Texas and did graduate work at Columbia University, where he belonged to the Writers Club and Lyceum.
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Allen Accademy
Marius Perron
Allen Academy
Perron
University of Texas
Columbia University
Writers’ Club
Lyceum
Weather Forecast For Bryan East Texas And West Texas
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday for Bryan and vicinity. East Texas partly cloudy tonight and Thursday. West Texas generally fair to continue.
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The
Eagle
New Orleans
Bryan
Vicinity
East Texas
West Texas
New Marriage Law Strands Jail Widow in Texas
San Marcos reports W. S. Rogers jailed for swindling after an early marriage under a new law. The couple 왘aveled to Oklahoma for the wedding then returned with a driverless car deal worth 390. The check was worthless and Rogers cannot post bond. The wife faces court in October to determine her status as a wife or jail widow.
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Associated Press
San Marcos
Rogers
Oklahoma
Former Soldier J R Wright Dies at A and M College
J R Wright a former U S Army member and World War I veteran and assistant commandant at the A and M College of Texas died last night at the college hospital after an appendicitis operation. He was born August 20 1886 in Fort Scott Kansas and was 42 years 1 month 21 days old. He is survived by his widow. Funeral services will be conducted by Brazos Union Lodge No 129 A F and A M and W T Austin Chapter Royal Arch Masons at McCulloch Dansby funeral chapel with interment at Bryan city cemetery. Pallbearers named.
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J. R. Wright
A. and M. College
College Hospital
Bryan
Lebanon
New York
A. and M. College of Texas
M. College
United States Army
Brazos Union Lodge No. 129
W. T. Austin Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Moylan Bird
Dallas
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church of
McCulloch-Dansby
Jill of Jewels 15 Displayed in Court
Paris Aug 14 Roszika Dolly American dancer and wife of Mortimer Davis Jr brought a girl or two of loose pearls to court Tuesday. One of the two jewellers seeking restitution ordered by her husband insisted that several still were missing. Dolly was asked to come back again Wednesday.
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Associated Press
Paris
Roszika Dolly
Mortimer Davis Jr
Miss Dolly
Two youths Held in Kansas Robbery Slaying Case
In Hutchinson Kansas two youths detained for the Concordia women tourists robbery and assault were ordered held for federal inquiry into the Phoenix Arizona slaying of justice agent Paul Reynolds. The arrests widen the homicide probe tied to the Phoenix case and involve possible youth involvement in the attack and murder.
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Associated Press
Hutchinson
Kan
Concordia
Kansas
Phoenix
Arizona
Paul Reynolds
Department of Justice
Graf Zeppelin preps for Tokyo leg of world flight
Aug 14 reports show Graf Zeppelin set to depart for Tokyo as part of the round the world journey. Dr Hugo Eckener urged passengers to board at 8 pm for a 8 30 pm takeoff amid favorable weather. The commander also mingled with royals at Wasserberg where King Gustav of Sweden joined the luncheon alongside Claudius Dornier.
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Associated Press
Friedrichshafen
Itago Eckener
Tokyo
Hugo Eckener
Pasengers
Royaly
King
Wasserberg
Zeppelin
Gustav of
Sweden
Claudius Dornier
Construc
Eight Killed In Crash Of Bomb Plane
At Tachikawa airport near Tokyo a new bombing plane carrying eight men including four general staff officers crashed from 900 feet during an inspection flight. All were killed and an investigation was ordered. The cause is likely to remain a mystery with no survivors.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Tachikawa
Plan Dedication of New Schools Next September
UH report states Bryan schools superintendent L. Durham will return Aug 23 or 24 to plan dedicatory services for the city’s new school buildings. He attends Harvard courses with educators from England to California, studying psychology, financing, business and administrative education.
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UH. L. Durham
Bryan
Harvard University
Cambridge
Mass
Durham
Board of Trustees
England
New Zealand
Canada
Germany
Dallas
Port Arthur
Boston
Newton
Critically Ill Vermont Land Commissioner Exonerated by Legislature
The report states the land commissioner, once exonerated after a legislative investigation, is critically ill at his Vermont home with limited chances of recovery.
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Vermont
Woman Shot At Hotel Killing Wife Asleep
Mrs Al fie Parkie 29 was shot twice through the head and once in the body while asleep at a Amarillo hotel. Her husband QC Hi Parkie 32, a cafe employee, was wounded seriously with head injuries. The couple had been separated.
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Associated Press
Amarillo
Alfie Parkie
Hi. Parkie
Parkie
Circulate Petitions for Brazos County Good Roads Bond
Citizens committee outlines a county wide campaign to pass a 1.1 million bond for rural and city roads. Organizers named for each precinct include Allen Farm Geo G Chance Millican J W Batts Wellborn W L McCulloch and others. A petition copy will be used to circulate support.
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Citizens Committee
Brazos County
Allen Farm
Geo
G. Chance
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.S. Higgs
Steele’s
E. H
Master Farmer Urged To Seek Terrell's Job
Dallas Aug 14 A push to have J A Moore of Dallas county run for commissioner of agriculture to replace George B Terrell was suggested by W D Farris of Ennis a leader in Texas farming circles No formal announcement has been made Moore has long headed the State Fair of Texas agricultural department and each fall supervises farm and orchard exhibits from most Texas counties
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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
Critically Ill Robison Land Commissioner Near Death
Austin report says J. T. Robison land commissioner for 21 years is critically ill in Vermont at 67 after enduring impeachment probes. His bedside has brought family and friends from Texas, with little hope for recovery.
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Austin
J. T. Robison
Land Office
Vermont
East Indian Yogis Burn Warren Feet In Fire From Picnic Coals
City electrician Warren nurses a lame foot after stepping into a bed of live coals during a Brazos river picnic. The party, including the Warren family and guests from Cottonplant Arkansas, returned to Bryan with cars stuck in sand and several injuries noted.
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City
Warren
City Electrician
K. Warren
Pitts Bridge
Brazos
Bryan
Mr. Warren
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