Moody vetoes cut $6 million. ad valorem tax to 22 cents
Governor Dan Moody trims major Texas appropriation bills by $6,016,000, lowering total to $44,776,935 and targeting an ad valorem tax rate of 22 cents, with a 25 cent maximum. He vetoes new construction for several colleges, cuts prison and highway funds, approves rural aid mill and school per capita distribution, and moves or funds the Dickson Orphanage dispute.
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Associated Press
Austin
Dan Moody
Secretary of State
Commerce
Alpine
School of Mines
el Paso
Teachers College
San Marcos
College of Inous Arts
Denton
Luback
Psychopathic
Galveston
Dallas
Texas Prison System
State Highway Department
Railroad Commission
Moody
Highway Department
State Railroad Commission
Automatic Tax Board
Dickson
Gilmer
Negro, Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute
State Highway Fund
Many Good Bolls On Cotton Stalk From Ryan Farm
A stalk of cotton over six feet tall with 35 to 40 bolls nearly open and several young bolls shows a remarkable crop from W H Ryans farm on Bowmans Creek about 15 miles east and north of Bryan. Ryan notes 35 acres, praises mixing livestock with cotton, and cites flood impact and market-transport issues affecting Brazos county.
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Eagle Office
W. H. Ryan
Bowmans Creek
Bryan
Bayan
Ryan
Brazos County
Out of Town Baptists Camp at Wayside Inn
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Black and sons Norman and Lester of Bryan are among visitors lodging at Wayside Inn for Milam County Baptist Encampment this week, Cameron Herald reports.
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Wayside Inn
Milam County Baptist
H. SP. Black
Home Coming Day at Independence Date Set
Independence marks the Sixth Annual Home-Coming Day for Sunday August 25. Baylor University President Dr. S P Brooks to speak at 11:00 am with Robert Jolly directing song and devotion. Members plans include dues, basket picnic, reminiscences, and a large crowd expected.
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Independence Home-Coming Association
S. P. Brooks
Baylor University
Waco
Robert Jolly
The
Baptist Hospital
1929 Cotton Crop Estimated At 15 643 000 Bales
The 1929 cotton crop is estimated at 15 643 000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight if August condition is 69.6 percent of normal. Ginnings up to August totaled 86 70 running bales, with last year at 88 761 and 1927 at 162 283.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Meeting Closes Sunday Night At Bethel Church
The Bethel Baptist church at Marvey closed a great meeting with ten additions by baptism. Rev. RR. L. Brown led the ninth meeting in this church, calling it one of the best revivals seen there.
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Bethel Church
Bethel Baptist Church
Marvey
Baptist Church
College
RR. L. Brown
Brown
Milam County Baptist Meeting At Wayside Park
Educational director P Black of First Baptist Church attended the Milam County Baptist Association second annual meeting at Wayside Park on Little River near Camexon. He led BYPA training as part of a weeklong program with over 175 people camping on the grounds.
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Hi. P. Black
First Baptist Church
Wayside Park
Little River
Camexon
Milam County Baptist Association
Black
New Diesel I5 Engine Cleared After Seven Day Test
After a seven day test with commercial load the 600 hp diesel engine installed at the city power plant passed overload and inspection. It was accepted by the city commission's public utilities committee led by H A Burger.
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Public Utilities Committee
City Commission
H. A. Burger
Graf Zeppelin Postcard Reaches Bryan Lad James Ware
James Ware, 13, of College Station, receives a postcard from Leroy Denman Jr. of San Antonio mailed on the Graf Zeppelin from Friedrichshafen Germany. The card shows Graf Zepplin in Fahrt with blue 2 Reichsmark airpost stamp and notes the Graf’s global flight.
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James Ware
Chas. Ware
College Station
Leroy Denman Jr
San Antonio
Freidrichshafen
Germany
Denman
Europe
Leroy Denman
Graf
Graf Zeppelin
Fahrt
Airpost
James
Atlantic
Friedrichshafen
Young Ware
New York
Leroy Denman, Jr
Paving Program Approved for City Streets
The city commission approved the paving program with East 27th Street excluded. Contractors were instructed to sign up property owners on included streets. Work has begun on 31st Street between Baker and Ennis with concrete pouring expected soon.
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East 27Th Street
Baker and Pletzer Avenues
City Commission
31St Street
Paker and
Ennis
Moody veto cuts extension work at A and M College
Governor Moody stripped 5,016,000 from appropriation bills affecting the Texas A and M College Extension Service. He eliminated sub stations, residences, cottages, barns, and equipment for the carry experiment stations in the Ninth district near Abilene. He kept the contingent expense for salaries but warned salaries vetoed could be covered by that fund.
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Secretary of State
Moody
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College Extension Service
Senatorial District
Winter Garden
Abilene
Texas Tech
M. College
Big Honey Crop Sold by Brazos Co Farm
J O Warren of Route tour in Bryan arranged jar labels for selling honey from ten bee stands this fall. Last year the Warren farm marketed twenty dozen quarts and pints. The piece notes Warren’s bees forage without a dedicated crop.
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Brazos CO
J. Ot, Warren
Bryan
Warren
Mr. Warren
Tourists visit Central Texas dairy centers on 800 mile bus trip
A Bryan Brazos county group of farmers and business men left on a four day chartered bus tour of dairy centers in Central Texas. County Agent C L Benson organized the trip to showcase dairy development and spur local interest. The itinerary includes Round Rock Austin Buda San Marcos New Braunfels Floresville Falfurrias Kingsville Corpus Christi Taft Beeville Victoria Cuero Schulenberg Brenham Navasota with stops at creameries dairies and ranches and meetings with chamber leaders and dairymen. The group returns to Bryan August 15.
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Bryan
Brazos County
Texas
C. L. Benson
Amon C. Williams
P. L. Barron
Emmett Holland
Ed _ Chytil
George W. Chytil
George W. Johnson
Clyde Goen
Charles Presnal
E. Eberstadt
Round Rock
Williamson County
Austin
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Barton Springs
Dan Moody
Capitol
Buda
San Marcos
Lading
New Braunfels
Falfurrias
Chamber of Commerce
Ed Lasater Creamery
Famus Jersey
Kingsville
Ty Chamber of Commerce
King Ranch
South
Bull Circle
Corpus Christi
Gregory
Taft Ranch
Taft
Beeville
Rotary Club
Jack Ferguson
Victoria
Cuero
Schulenberg
Borden
Brenham
Navasota
Webb Howell Donates 25000 Book Covers to County Schools
Webb Howell presented 25 000 school book covers to the county and city school system per County Superintendent F M Vance. State law requires book coverings and the gift will save children several nickels per cover, according to reports on costs.
Alamo Land Purchase Committee Named in Texas
Governor Moody appointed Mrs. Clara Driscoll Sevier of Austin W. B. Proctor of Victoria and Jacob F. Wolters of Houston to the committee to purchase land adjoining the Alamo in San Antonio. The legislature failed to fund the purchase after a $250000 item was vetoed.
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Associated Press
Austin
Clara Driscoll Sevier
W. B. Proctor
Victoria
Jacob F. Wolters
Houston
Moody
Alamo
San Antonio
Zeppelin flight to Tokyo details set for wireless and navigation
The article outlines plans for the Graf Zeppelin’s approach to Tokyo with Ulrich Raucher and Heinrich Lahm among attendees, detailing wireless stations, navigation tech, and the risk of interference. Operators Dunks and Speck focus on identifying workable stations including Norddeich Mukden and Japanese hubs for the Asia crossing.
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Ulrich Raucher
Poland
Heinrich Lahm
Free State of Danzig
Ludwig Duerr
Mainau
Lake Constance
Gustav
Dr. Eckener
Dornier
Duerr
Tokyo
Dunks and Speck
America
Norddeich
Chatham
Norddeic
Peck
Mukcen
Irkutsk
Shanghai
Arctic
Germany
Mukden
Atlantic
Zeppelin
Fire Marshall In Bryan Checks Hazards For Prevention Efforts
State Fire Marshal Lee D. Ol ive of Austin visits Bryan for two or three days to inspect fire hazards and confer with the Chamber of Commerce committee on fire prevention initiatives.
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Lee D. Olive
Austin
Bryan
The
Chamber of Commerce
Millican Budget Adopted With Library Increase
Millican City Commission approves the budget with library funding raised from 2610 to 2000 dollars. The public utilities budget, not advertised, is also adopted. Local revival continues as Rev. A C Bracewell reports one new church member. Numerous visits by friends and relatives from Austin Houston Waco and other towns noted.
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Eagle
Millican
Jeff Boyder
Baytown
Chas. McGregor
Will Dunlap
Neil
Hrittie Lee
Kansas
Ross Williams
Austin
Alma Williams
Jesse McFerrin
Gertrude Todd
Houston
Lufkin
Jim Young
Somerville
Burg
Verna Sellers
Wichita Falls
J. B. Moore
Elizabeth Bradley
Kate Williams
Waco
Emma Williams
A. C. Bracewell
Bill Symms
Richmond
Sidney Mills
Sidney
Eula Dixon
Louise
Ennis
Emma Bradley
Alma Lois
Texas City
Jameson
Jamerron
J. W. Burrows
FE. Dunlap
Sallie Crawford
Ella
Nettie
Irene
Lee Norwood
Louisiana
Sallie Cooner
Lillie Hogin
Aura Curd
Bobbie Lee Hagin
Lois Curd
Earl Barker
Sidney Barker
Goose Creek
Little Simpson
Navaseta
Louis Black
Grimes County
Alvin Gregg
Baby
College Station
Ben Harrington
Paul McSwain
Wallace Dunlap
Regan
New Negro School Building Plan Approved
At a city commission meeting last night officials decided to relocate one or more temporary buildings from Stephen F. Austin high school to the Negro school site to expand facilities there.
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Stephen F. Austin High School
Regular Bryan Chapter 222 meeting handles routine business
Bryan Chapter No. 222, O. E. S. held a Monday evening session devoted to routine matters. The meeting was led by associate matron Mrs. M. R. Bentley in the absence of worthy matron Mrs. Thos. Lundin who is on an extended visit in Los Angeles, California.
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Bryan
M. R. Bentley
Thos. Lundin
Los Angles
Cal
Unavoidable accident claims life of Uncle Joe Ransom at College Station
Uncle Joe Ransom a longtime Extension Service worker at Texas A M was killed near the post office in College Station Friday evening about 5 30 pm. The death followed a collision with a car driven by FE A Strauss a Bryan construction company employee. Strauss was not blamed. Ransom died shortly after being dumped on the street and struck by the radiator cap. Funeral plans were not announced.
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J. T. McGee
Joe Ransom
College Station
Ransom
Will Nicholas
Extension Service Department
Nicholas
FE. A. Strauss
Bryan
Strauss
Eut
Uncle Joe
Eighteen Pears On 13 Inch Limb Of Keifer Tree
County Agent C. L. Benson presents a 13 inch limb from a Keifer pear tree at Charlie Forsthoff's Reliance home. The limb bears 18 medium sized well formed pears, slightly smaller than usual but likely to have grown larger if left on the tree. Forsthoff cultivates several Keifer trees in his home orchard and expects an abundance for family and surplus.
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C. L. Benson
Charlie Forsthoff
Reliance
Forsthoff
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