Twenty Five Years Ago Twenty Five Years Ago
Dr and Mrs M Fr Weaver and children return from a month long vacation at Orange Lake Charles and Marshall reporting a delightful visit. Miss Maggie Mathis Steep Hollow visits Rosse for Bryan Baptist Academy. Prof and Mrs FE Barden Runge to Oakwoods as principal of public school. Postmaster Myers discusses stopping President Taft private train for a brief address in Bryan on October 23 en route from Houston to Dallas. Mina Graham Rock Prairie visits. Judge Cobb Hearne and Rev Nash Calvert attend Fifth Sunday meeting at Steep Hollow.
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Bryan Daily Eagle and Pilot
Barden
J. A. Myers
Carpenter
Taft
Houston
Dallas
Mina Graham
Rock Prairie
A. G. Cobb
Hearne
Frank Nash
Calvert
Steep Hollow
Mussolini presses wings of war and world work plan
The article argues Mussolini’s recent peace talk is a cover for expansionist aims. It notes Italy Germany France Russia and Japan emphasize large militaries, conscription, and youth training, warning that leaders justify armament for national honor and economic interests. It urges less war talk and more work, with trade barriers lowered to create global employment.
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Mussolini
Italy
Il Duce
Saar
Russia
Japan
Africa
Manchuria
Europe
Germany
France
Mars
Food supplies deemed ample as profiteers face controls
President Roosevelt will curb food profiteering while production figures from Secretary Wallace show ample supplies across meats fruits vegetables and grains. The Wall Street Journal backs this, noting no shortage and a large carryover of wheat and cereals, with prices expected to adjust in a free market.
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Roosevelt
Wallace
The
Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Paper
Mother Hubbard
Star-Telegram
Goebbels Calls Nation to Prepare for Hard Winter
Paul Joseph Goebbels unveils a nationwide campaign urging Germans to endure shortages and go without as food and essentials may be scarce. Analysts warn hunger could shift loyalties and threaten the Hitler regime amid the looming winter.
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Paul Joseph Goebbles
Hitler
No stopping place in progress.
Community progress sermon notes urge readers to support local merchants and advertising while highlighting cooperation between retailers and manufacturers. A humorous hotel anecdote about a fishing mishap is included alongside reflections on urban revival and malaria’s mosquito link.
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James Barrett
Oklahoma Biltmore Hotel
Jim
Weather and World Notes From a Fragmented Page
A collage of remarks on Sinclair Lewis and Dorothy Thompson, a claim about Germany’s expulsion of a foreign writer, a cartoon quip about Mickey Mouse in Berlin, a local tale of a rain maker in Waxahachie, and stray quotes about war, conscience, and a short reference to The Perfect Hostess by Rose Henniker Heaton.
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Sinclair Lewis
Dorothy Thompson
Germany
Sinclair
Rose Henniker Heaton
Underworld figure Madden fuels Broadway legend
New York Aug 28 Owney Madden soars in mob lore rivaling Rothstein. The tight lipped racketeer is seen with a glamorous companion and pigeons, a familiar sight at speakeasies and first nights. He evades parole board hunts while media spotlight follows his public appearances.
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New York
Owney Madden
Broadway
Arnold Rothstein
Rebutantes
Madden
Pardon Board
Sing Sing
Editorial on wildlife conservation and hunting decline
The Christian Science Monitor laments failed conservation amid booming hunting, noting millions spent on agencies and surveys while wildlife dwindles. It argues gun makers profit from hunting and urges total abstinence from shooting to save wild life.
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United States
Conservation
Department of Agriculture
Prids Foundation
North America
Christian Science Monitor
Opera-Hofes and Ocean Goes Tacky on Long Ocean Voyages
The piece rambles through public figures and media satire, noting how guardians shield a youngster from legal loopholes and how travel habits change onboard liners. It mentions Ed Howe and other writers, name confusions among screen stars Warren Williams and Warner Baxter, and a cache of episodic vignettes from culture and society.
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Warren Williams
Warner Baxter
Fannie Hurst
Edna Ferber
Keeping Coupon Books and Dry Weather Farm Advice
The Brazos County Boys and Girls Club department notes farmers can obtain a steel rule to tear off exemption certificates at the county agent's office. They promote seed oats to reduce spring grain costs and urge terracing demonstrations after harvest to prevent soil loss during drought.
Cameron Bride Marries Bryan Groom In Sacred Ceremony
Miss Marianne Werner of Cameron wed Louis E. Kosh of Bryan at the Catholic church in Cameron. Rev Henry Schroeder officiated before relatives and friends. The couple planned a wedding trip to Oklahoma City and will reside in Bryan after returning.
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Cameron
Marianne Werner
Louis E. Kosh
Bryan
Henry Schroeder
Zots
E. P. Werner
Miss Werner
Frank Werner
Yee High School
Mary Louise Cyva
Houston
Cyva
Joe F. Kosh
Bryan High School
A. & M. College
Vic
Tor Kolojak
Mr. Kosh
Werner
Millican Community Notes Include Visits and Club Activities
Millican residents report visitors from Baytown and La Porte as well as a homecoming after a family trip to California. The Woman's Home Demonstration Club of Millican met with 10,000 cans canned this season and aided 22 nonmembers. Mrs. Seely recovers from a serious illness while Doris Simpson returns from San Marcos to resume studies.
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Bill Chinalt
Millican
California
Riley Baker
Baytown
H. L. Baker
A. C. Fuqua
la Porte
Curtis
Robert Fuqua
C. E. Seely
Navasota Hospital
Bill Judson
Charles Crawford
Woman’s Home Demonstration Club of
T. P. Taylor
B. McGregor
C. M. Sawyer
Mis
Doris Simpson
San Marcos
Cure for Leprosy Near Says Montel at Saigon Hospital
Dr Georges Hippolyt Montel announced in Saigon hospital that intravenous methylene blue solutions converted contagious leprosy cases to noncontagious ones. He cited improvements in patients, with healed lesions and fading ulcers, and projected use with Chaumulgra oil to seek further cures across French Indochina.
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Saigon
Georges Hippolyt Montel
Saigo Hospital
Cer
Cédhir
China
Montel
Revival Meeting at Colleg Avenue Baptist Church
Two services daily, 10:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., at Colleg Avenue Baptist Church this week. Pastor Rev. V. B. Oszeale leads an eight day revival. closes next Sunday.
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Colleg Avenue Baptist Church
V. B
Os Zeale
Smiths Take Over Local Gas Station and Fountain
Lee Smith has taken over the Conoco gas station at College Avenue and 30th Street, previously run by Mike Baron. Erwin Smith will continue operating the Piegg-Wiegly soda fountain with his brother.
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Lee Smith
Erwi Smith
Conoco
East Texas
College Avenue
30Th Stree
Mike Baron
Erwin Smith
Conti
Colson Re nominated in 27th district runoff win
Colson Renominated as representative for the 27th district after a runoff on Saturday. Reports from Grimes and Montgomery counties indicate Colson was the returned winner.
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Nall
Colson
Fro
Grimes
Montgomer
Ginning Reports Show 1934 Cotton Crop in Brazos County
Census Bureau data indicate 1 251 bales of the 1934 cotton crop ginned in Brazos County before August 16, compared with 2 039 bales ginned by the same date from the 1933 crop.
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Census Bureau
Shegin
Braz County
Stroke Fatal to Warner Brothers Matriarch
Hollywood August 28 Mrs Benjamin Warner matriarch of the Warner brothers dies at a local hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage. Her husband and two sons are at her bedside while two other sons race westward by plane to be with her as family mourns four sons and three daughters in the family.
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Hollywood
Cal
Benjamin Warner
Warner
Davis Warner
H. M
Alice W. Warner
New Yo
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