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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1934
Page
3
The Texas Railroad Commission plans a final order curbing oil product movement. Dealers must report detailed passes including barrel counts, start and close times, owner details, and producer locations. The rule requires affidavits showing product origin and transport path, aiming to end evasive oil movement practices.
Aug 14 Beaumont officials announced Port of Beaumont will open an office in Dallas to appoint a commercial agent. F C Dezendorf confirmed plans after a commission meeting, saying Dallas will serve as a branch to expand tonnage from the region and support the state’s manufacturing sector.
Gov Miriam A Ferguson grants a conditional pardon to Henry Methvin for providing the information that led to the ambush and death of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. Methvin fled Eastham prison farm January 16 1934 during Barrow’s prison break.
A compact note from Eagle Printing Company promotes superior job printing services. It highlights dedication to quality and service in the printing department.
Betty Compton wife of Squire Jimmy Walker of Dorking Surrey completed her first starring role in a British movie at Teddington studio and said she loved it. She has no ambition to move to Hollywood saying she and Jimmy love life in England too much to go anywhere else.
A UT Austin architecture class completed a relief scale model of Mount Locke detailing the W. J. McDonald Astronomical Observatory. The miniature reproduces the final site layout including the winding road to the 6791 foot summit and staff residences.
The University of Texas plans an observatory on Mount Locke with 400 acres, including the summit and surrounding lands. Water will be pumped from a deep well to a storage reservoir 700 feet above, to maintain an uncontaminated atmosphere for astronomical work. Fort Davis and a state highway intersection nearby are expected to draw visitors, making it the second largest observatory worldwide.
A Chicago story catalogs bizarre happenings amid a heat wave from August with items such as a sheet clad man at the United States Building a militia call in North Dakota and a 9 dollar holdup. It notes rain in mountain states and a raid on a prison by a sweepswinger in a boat.
Six Bryan and College Station girls have filed intention to enter Texas State College for Women CIA for the 1934-35 fall session, since July 7, per registrar records. Named applicants include Rose Kaplan Bess Brown and Bess Lichte of Bryan and Simmie Wheeler Mary Eleanor and Alice Emily Scoates of College Station, who have paid the required assurance.
A note of optimism is found in enrollment figures as assurance fees rise 38 percent over last year for dormitory room reservations. Registration for new students is set for Tuesday September 18 while former students matriculate on Wednesday September 19.
A thin watermarked second sheet Bantam Manifold paper can be written on with ink or typewriter and makes perfect carbon copies. It is offered in boxes of 500 sheets by Eagle Printing Co.
Tuesday's Bryan city page notes numerous locals hosting visitors and travelers. Doctors Brown and Buller from Beaumont and Waller County settle in at the Roman home while several Baylor and Dallas guests visit area families.
Sports writer Tucker of the Waco News-Tribune notes coach Homer Norton faces wing position losses at Texas A&M. Last year stars Ray Murray and Pete Robertson depart, with replacements Swampy Rollins Taylor Wilkins Max Tohline Flu Haynes plus hopefuls Dowling Holtzclaw Stages. A star may shift to end by mid October.
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