Harding returns to Marion to map cabinet and peace talks
President-elect Harding comes back to Marion from a tropical vacation ready to begin policy work. He reports satisfaction with Washington discussions on cabinet, party government, and the League of Nations. Senators may join Marion for early league conferences next week as cabinet selections proceed before inauguration day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Marion
Associated Press
The
Tropics
Washington
Congress
Association of Nations
Congress opens with focus on annual appropriations and treaties
Washington begins the Sixty-sixth Congress with plans to push for federal appropriation bills and initial work on foreign and domestic policy. Leaders expect quick consideration of spending measures, committee reorganizations, and preliminary tariff and tax actions ahead of President-elect Harding’s March 4 inauguration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harding
Senate
House
Wilson
Congress
Houston
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Representative Mondell
Wyoming
Carter Glass
Virginia
Martin
J. Thomas Keflin
Alabama
Bankhead
House Appropriations Committee
Kenyon-Kendrick
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
France
Columbia
House Census Committee
House Immigration Committee
Shipping Board
Senate Committee
Kenyon
Town
Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
Newberry-Ford
Michigan
Newberry
Supreme Court
Cemetery Association Forms Organized Body in Bryan
The Bryan Cemetery Association held a 5:30 meeting at the Carnegie Library to form a permanent group. George A. Adams was named president and S. E. Eberstadt secretary. a treasurer will be elected by the board. Members include numerous local residents and city officials, with plans to recruit 1000 members and meet biweekly at the library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Cemetery Association
Carnegie Library
Geo. A. Adams
S. FE. Eberstadt
S. E. Eberstadt
M. W. Sims
Fred L. Cavitt
E. J. Pountain
Dana Carnes
J. E. Covey
W. S. Howell
A. B. Carr
L. L. McInnis
Major McInnis
Sims
John E. Astin
T. K. Lawrence
FE. E. McAdams
Foster
C. S. Hoyle
Geo. M. Brandon
W. 5. Howell
R. S. Webb, Sr
Chas. S. Gainer
Law Henderson
W. S&s. Howell
Howard Cavitt
L. Brock
W. H. Cole
W. H. Lawrence
Henry Locke
John FE. Astin
Oil Frenzy Grips Groesbeck Texas As Lands Leased
Groesbeck Texas buzzing as Humphr ies Petroleum leases 700 acres for 146000 and rigs are ordered. Nearby leases push values to 25 per acre as area banks report strong deposits. San Antonio syndicate plans drill southeast of town. geologists predict big oil field. Health campaign note ends report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groesbeck
Tec
A. H. Bell
Humphries Petroleum Company
Will Welch
Richard Kennedy
C. L. Rogers
Jim Deaver
Melvin Sharp
E. R. Smith
Texas
Mexia
Brown
Waco
Navasota
Elis
Humphries
San Antonio
WB. H. DeVore
W. H. Foster
DeVore
Republicans Must Hold a Primary in 1922 Texas
Official 1920 Texas presidential elector count totals 488,706 with three counties missing. Republicans exceed 100,000 votes in 1920, triggering primary requirements for all offices in 1922 under Terrell law, while Democrats already meet this threshold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Mims
Franklin
Liberty
Tyler
United States
Hobby
Boynton
Simpson
Sunday Movies and Baseball Declared Illegal in Texas
Texas court of criminal appeals upheld a lower court ruling fining J. J. Hegman $20 for operating a Sunday motion picture show. The court held that Sunday shows with admission fees are illegal in Texas. a dissenting judge argued the film shown did not deserve amusement status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
J. J. Hegman
WL. Davidson
Hegman
Cotton Ginnings Rise by December First in 1920
Census Bureau reports 1920 ginnings through December 1 total 10,144,921 running bales, including 191,687 American and Egyptian and 1,111 Sea Island. year-ago December 1 ginnings were 8,844,368 bales with 99,668 round, 23,725 American-Egyptian, and 5,362 Sea Island. Arkansas shipped 812,000 and Texas 8,428,111 bales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sea Island
Census Bureau
Arkansas
Texas
Football Players III Prepare Bryan to Houston Trip
Coach C. B. Hudson works on a planned excursion from Bryan to Houston next Saturday to see Pryan Hi and Houston Heights. Secretary S. S. Eberstadt assists. Grif Cloud is seriously ill and cannot play. W. Dobrovl n and Ralph Turner are unde posed but expected to join the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Hudson
Bryan
Houston
Houston Heights
SS. E Eberstadt
Grif Cloud
W. Dobrovolny
Ralph Turner
First Ladies Meet at White House Tea
Mrs Florence Kling Harding, wife of the president elect, tea at the White House with Mrs Edith Bolling Wilson wife of the president in an informal two person visit. They toured Blue Green and Red rooms and the state dining room before a second Blue room talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
White House
Florence Kling Harding
Edith Bolling Wilson
Executive Mansion
Mrs. Wilson
Mrs. Harding
Giant artesian hot water flow at Mooring Well No 1
At 2100 feet drillers report an artesian hot water stream in Mooring Well No 1 west of Bryan. The flow already reaches two inches above an eight inch casing and is increasing. The water resembles Marlin hot well quality and could reach 75 million gallons daily. It boosts Bryan water prospects despite oil-drilling push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Marlin
Texas Baptist Board to Meet in Dallas December 14
The Executive Board of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, about seventy leaders from across the state, will convene a three day session at First Baptist Church in Dallas on December 14. Dr. F. S. Groner is general secretary, Dr. T. V. Neal executive secretary, and Dr. J. L. Gross enlistment secretary. Plans, policies, and appropriations for Baptist institutions will be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Baptist General Convention of Texas
First Baptist Church
F. S. Groner
T. V. Neal
J. L. Gross
el Paso
Park Returns From Mexia Oil Field Optimism Grows
Mr P S Park returns from Mexia where he holds land about two miles from the newly brought in gusher. He notes Humphrey interests dominate the field and predicts bright prospects as Mexia develops with a new hotel bank and major business houses taking shape. Oil men from across the United States are at Mexia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park
Mexia
P. S. Park
Directors Walton and Williamson Return From Prairie View Hunt
Directors T. O. Walton and H. H. Williamson of the A. and M. College returned Tuesday from Prairie View Normal. They went on a bird hunt and saw millions but did not bag over the limit, saying they always stay within the law and keep within the limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. O. Walton
H. H. Williamson
A. & M. College
Prairie View Normal
Messrs. Walton and Williamson
Long Search for Miss Smith Ended in Juarez Mexico
The 16 day hunt for Clara Barton Smith tied to the Ardmore case ends with authorities saying she is near Juarez but vanished likely heading deeper into Mexico. Juarez police scour hotels and rooming houses for leads while Sheriff Orndorff embraces a halted inquiry after telegraph exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Smith
Juarez
Mexico
Associated Press
el Paso
Tex
Clara Barton Smith
Jake Hamnon
Ardmore
Okla
Orndorff
Garrett
Three Waco Women Named to County Grand Jury
Waco Texas December 8 three women Mrs W E Spell Mrs E L Humphreys and Miss Kyle Pace are listed for the Mc Lennan county grand jury to convene January 3 by Judge Richard I Munroe. First time in the county and possibly Texas two women and a third sit as members of the chief inquisitorial body. All have been prominent in social and club activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Texas
W. E. Spell
E. L. Humphreys
Kyle Pace
McLennan County Grand Jury
Richard I. Munroe
Fifty-fourth District Court
Spell
San Francisco
Humphreys
Hen pecked Dallas husband seeks city help
A Dallas man called the city hall asking the health department to send an inspector to make his wife wash the dishes. He claimed Bohemia as his native land and said she refuses to wash until he returns home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Health Department
Bohemia
Mrs Katherine Mendola Exits Tulsa Death Notice
Mrs W E Foster received a telegram Monday announcing the death of Mrs Katherine Mendola Sunday morning in Tulsa Oklahoma. formerly lived in Bryan and will be remembered by many who regret her death. Do your Christmas buying early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendola Deap
W. E. Foster
Katherine Mendola
Tulsa
Okla
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Mesdames O. E. Ford
Tom Spell
D. Munday
Josie Lawrence
Mattie Webb
Josie Sheets
H. L. McKnight
Annie Marie Smith
Wilson Bradley
E. J. Fountain
Frank Clark
Della Wooten
C. C. Wheeler
H. P. Smith
J. W. Hamilton
FE. Griesser
Wade Cox
E. A. Miller
Mattie Hall
H. J. Tuffly
Lige Thompson
M. F. Dansby
E. S. Wickes
J. W. Howell
R. K. Chatham
Geo. A. Long
Fannie Chatham
D. C. Vick
D. L. Wilson
Dora Wilson
Nannie Rohde
Carl Cole
Gabe Cazelle
Joe Sabacky
J. A. McQueen
Minnie Estill
M. W. Sims, Jr
Jim Edge
F. L. Henderson
A. G. Beard
L. L. Stephens
H. A. Saunders
Mary Shelburne
D. A. Ashworth
J. N. Goodwin
Mattie Smith
Tilson
J. Bain
Mary Carr
M. J. Parker
H. J. Schlaffly
Joe Oorsteny
Phyliss Lyall
McKenzie
F. I. Garth
J.T. Evans
Jane Zuber
P. H. Hensarling
J. Webb Howell
J. E. Astin
M. L. Parker
J. H. Webb
M. H. James
E. F. Parks
R. M. Wilson
Leila Evans
Rob Roberts
Lee J. Rountree
Sam Buchanan
R. N. Newland
0. H. Astin
R. Q. Austin
Ernest Moore
Jack Gordon
Mack Mize
M. B. Parker
Ac Bh Hines
Allen Smith
C. E. Jones
J. T. Maloney
L. H. Tucker
Will Wimberly
J. T. Johnson
H. B
R. R. Ellis
R. W. Howell
H. N. Cochran
J. W. Hall
Will Saunders
Chas. Shields
A. S. McSwain
J. G. Minkert
Leonard Morehead
W. S. Barron
P. E. Swancoat
Dr. J. A. Wilkinson
Roy Hudspeth
J. T. Hanway
Eugene Edge
Powell Winter
Tyler Haswell
Joe Howard
L. E. Martin
D. Mike
W. R. Cavitt
Fred Cavitt
Geo. Brandon
FE. W. Crenshaw
Albert Goodman
J. S. Galdwell
Harvey Williams
J. B. Gleissner
F. C. Oliver
C. G. Walker
H. C. Fulgham
H. T. Downard
Jno
Red Cross
Football Players III
W. Wilson
W. G. Harding
Texas Baptist Board
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