Colonel Ike Ashburn Named Houston Chamber Leader
The Ex-Students' Association of A and M College official Colonel Ike Ashburn becomes vice president and general manager of the Houston Chamber of Commerce. His selection aims to lift Houston among southern cities with his leadership and vision. The local community wishes him well as he departs Bryan for the new post.
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Bryan
Collegetation
Ike Ashburn
Ex-Students’ Association of A. and
M. College
Houston Chamber of Commerce
Colonel Ashburn
Houston
South
Brases County
Cotton Crop Report Shows Higher U S Bales This Year
Government report cites an 18,618,000 bale U S crop not including linters up from prior forecast. Texas planted 18,365,000 acres and will yield 5,900,000 bales with ginnings totaling 4,647,920 bales in Texas. Prices rose briefly due to sport buying before easing.
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Texas
Associated Press
New Orleans
Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Bryan Cemetery Board Meets At City National Bank
The Bryan Cemetery Association board will hold a regular session Thursday at 10 o clock in the City National Bank. President George A. Adams issues the notice. Mrs Frank Horlock was taken to Houston for an appendicitis operation, accompanied by Mr Horlock who returned today after doctors advised delaying the operation for a few days. The Horlocks formerly lived in Bryan and have many friends here who regret the illness.
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Bryan Cemetery Association
City National Bank
George A. Adams
Frank Horlock
Houston
Horlock
Navasota Examiner
Bryan
Locke built Model Tailors into Bryan mainstay after fire
Henry Locke recalls starting as a 21 year old in Lawton and Locke confectionery, working for Holmes Bros. and later Howard Cavitt before a year at City National Bank. He then spent 13 years with Waldrop & Co. before opening Model Tailors in 1922. October boosts business with football crowds and cedar chest finds. ladies make up half the turnover. He notes young men are his best patrons and urges monthly cleaning to extend suit life.
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Lawton & Locke
Bryan
Holmes Bros
Henry Locke
Model Teilors
Howard Cavitt
City National Bank
A. and
M. Waldrop & Co
Locke
Lawrence
Cottonwood
Allen Academy
Model Tailors
Lepel
Mr. Locke
Heavy Rain Parcels Brazos County with Flooding Risk
Over two inches of rain fell Wednesday in Brazos County with Bryan recording 2.30 inches by noon according to the Eagle Printing Company gauge. The day before added 1.03 inches, bringing a 24 hour total to 3.33 inches as branches and creeks overflow and the Country Club lake rises.
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Brazos County
Bryan
Eagle Printing Company
Country Club Lake
Five Pardons Tuesday Quota Set by Governor Ferguson
Five full pardons were granted to Frank Robinson of Fort Bend County Bob R J Davis of Hunt County E J Johnson of Tarrant County Simeon Hays of Cass County and Tom Bays of Cass County A 15 day furlough extension was approved for E M Sanderson and a parole to Theo P Meyer of Houston
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Associated Press
Austin
Miriam A. Ferguson
Frank Robinson
Fort Bend County
Bob
R. J) Davis
Hunt County
E. J. Johnson
Tarrant County
Simeon Hays
Tom Bays
Cass County
H. F. Strickland
Theo. P. Meyer
Houston
E. M. Sanderson
Cotton futures slip as prices fall across exchanges
Cotton futures quoted from eight to eight points lower while local spot prices run at about 10 3 4 cents per pound.
Miss Musgrave to Speak at First Christian Church
Miss Ruth Musgrave of Waxahachie Texas, a decade long missionary in Africa, will speak at the Bryan First Christian Church Monday night December 13 at 7 30 oclock. The Bryan Christian church women invite all women from city churches to hear the speaker.
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Ruth Musgrave
Texas
Waxahachie
Africa
Bryan
Hill Case To Be Tried Here
W T Hill former city prison guard charged with murder in the death last spring of Wiley Ziegler prisoner was transferred to county. The next Brazos county session will be in January with 500 veniremen summoned as prospective jurors. Ziegler died after a whipping, according to a coroner's autopsy finding.
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Houston
Dec
W. T. Hill
Wiley Ziegler
Brazos County
Zeigler
Meeting of Colored High School for Good Cheer Association
Notice invites all to a Thursday December 9 meeting at 7 30 p m at colored high school to organize a colored Good Cheer Association and welcomes attendance from the community.
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Colored High School
Colored Good Cheer Association
Henry Locke Named Director of Bryan Lions Minstrel Show
Henry Locke local businessman appointed director of Bryan Lions Club minstrel show to be staged in January at Haswell Park. J Bryan Miller plans major talent lineup with Allen Academy Band and Ty Cobb as interlocutor amid multiple out of town singers. Rev T G Watts spoke at meeting praising reforms and law enforcement while Mrs J Co Williams entertained with solos.
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Henry Locke
Bryan Lions’ Club
Haswell Park
Bryan Lions Club
J. Bryan Miller
Bryan
Texas
Allen Academy
Miami
Fla
Miller
Jess Hensarling
Rip Erskine
Samuel Eberstadt
Bill Wimberly
Jack Johnson
Marshall Bullock
Ty Cobb
Roy Danforth
Rev. Watts
Meeting of the Lions
T. G. Watts
United States
Bob Irvine
M. F. Vitopil
Geo
W. Griner
Thos. G. Watts
F. D. Fuller
Edwin Denby to Testify in Fall Oil Case
Edwin Denby is set to testify in the fall oil case. He plans to show that Doheny did not know of the lease.
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Doheny
Doheny Expected to Take Stand Despite Infected Hand
Edwin S. Denby a former Navy secretary testifies for the defense in the Doheny Fall conspiracy trial to show Doheny knew no Elk Hill oil lease details. The defense also says Doheny himself will likely testify while he appears with a sling and bandages on an infected arm.
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Associated Press
Washington
Edwin S. Denby
Secretary of the Navy
Doheny Fall
Defense
Fall
Elk Hill
Doheny
Texas law sets December 13 face to face tally
The fortieth day after the November 2 election, counting starts December 13 in Texas. Governor Miriam Ferguson will meet with Attorney General Dan Moody when the secretary of state opens and counts the returns in the governor’s presence, marking a historic post election contact.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
Dan Moody
James E.nor
State House
Missouri Pacific to Present Engine to A and M College
Preliminary plans outline Missouri Pacific will present a steam locomotive to Texas A and M College on December 11 for use in the School of Engineering laboratory. R. R. Safford will deliver the address, with T. O. Walton accepting. If weather permits the ceremony will be outdoors beside the locomotive.
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Guion Hall
Texas
Palestine
A. F. Judd
Houston
Lg, N, Railway
Missouri Pacific
Malory McDonald
Missouri Pacific Magazine
San Antonio
College Ofice
Three Pardons Issued by Governor Ferguson Today
AUSTIN December 8 Three pardons and two paroles were granted by Governor Miriam A Ferguson today. The pardons include Tom Hays and Simeon Hays convicted in Cassa county of murder.
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Associated Press
Austin
Miriam A. Ferguson
Tom
Simeon Hays
Casa County
Fire kills man and injures two in Hagertown blaze
One man was killed and two others were badly hurt when a fire swept three Hagertown business buildings. Clarence Pilley died as Tom Park and Milton Steima were crushed when a wall collapsed on them.
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Associated Press
RULE
Hagertown
Clarence Pilley
Tom Park
Milton Steima
Former Bryan Furniture Dealer Sam Levy Dies in Houston
Sam Levy a former prominent Bryan furniture dealer and property owner died in Houston early this morning per a telegram to Joe Groginsky. Levy about 66 came to Bryan in 1883 moved to Houston eight years ago. funeral services will be held in Helena Arkansas. He served on Bryan city council for four years and aided civic improvements.
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Sam Levy
Bryan
Houston
Joe Groginsky
Levy
Helena
Ark
Decedent
Treasury seeks raise for undercover prohibition enforcement
Washington December 8 Treasury asks Congress to sanction employment of undercover men in prohibition enforcement. The annual appropriation bill would increase the fund for undercover operators from 250000 to 500000 as part of a prohibition item representation showing a 12000000 reduction below current funds.
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Associated Press
Washington
Treasury
Congress
Bachelors Pay Tax Under Rome Birth Control Drive
Italy announces a tax on male celibacy starting January to curb birth control amid Premier Massilon's cabinet moves. Spinster status remains non penalized as the government bundles extensive reforms from province creation to border demonstrations.
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Rome
Italy
Massilon
Former Aggie Grad Way To Recovery
Hugh Dickson formerly of Galveston Texas and a Texas A and M graduate is rapidly recovering from diphtheria in Ardmore Oklahoma. He married Mona Ruth Webb recently with the clergyman and relatives outside the house and the couple’s best man and physician at the bedside. The ceremony was read through a screen door and improvement followed quickly.
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Ardmore
Okla
Hugh Dickson
Galveston
Texas
A. & M. College of Texas
Dickson
Mona Ruth Webb
D. A. Dawson
District Attorney Posts 100 Convictions in 100 Cases
John A. Walls, DA of the 49th district serving Webb Zapata Dimmitt and Jim Hogg counties, secured 100 convictions in 100 cases tried during one term. Sentences ranged from fines and jail to 10 years in the penitentiary amid a criminal docket of 111.
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Laredo
Texas
John A. Walls
49Th Judicial District
Wall
Webb
Zapata
Dimmitt
Jim Hogg
From Mayor To Machine Helper In Penitentiary
Frank Collier former mayor of Wichita Falls works as a bookkeeper in the machine shop at Huntsville penitentiary. He had returned from a thirty day furlough granted by Governor Miriam A Ferguson after an influenza illness. Sunday visitors saw him amid prisoners. he hopes to be considered for a Christmas pardon. His wife had been pardoned after conviction in the killing of their daughter’s young husband, with ten year and three year sentences for Mrs Collier and Mr Kier.
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Huntsville
Frank Collier
Wichita Falls
Collier
Miriam A. Ferguson
Runner Safe As Players Sit Down With Big Splash
In Fort Worth on December 8 Lou North of the Fort Worth Panthers relayed a muddy comedy during a Pittsburg versus St. Louis game. North slipped in the damp earth as a relief hurler, and Doc Lavan also slid, yet the runner reached first safely amid the chaos of the slick field.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Lou North
Panther
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Lou
North
Doc Lavan
Doc
Trial Coverage Arranged for Fort Worth Preacher Case
Reservations made by S A Philquist district clerk for fifty five newspaper and news agency correspondents to cover the trial of Rev Frank Micris a Fort Worth Baptist preacher charged with the slaying of Dexter Chipps a Fort Worth lumberman The trial is set for June 10 1927 in Travis County after a change of venue
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Austin
S. A. Philquist
Fifty Third District Court
Frank Micris
Fort Worth
Dexter Chipps
Travis County
Exhibition Put Off Due To Rains And Impassable Roads
The Brazos County Poultry Show has been postponed to December 16 17 and 18 due to recent rains and impassable roads. County Agent C L Benson said the delay will allow larger preparations and the show is expected to be the best in the county’s history.
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C. L. Benson
Brazos County
Poultry Club
Extension Service Club Meets December 9
The Extension Service Club will meet Thursday at 3 PM in the home of Mrs. N. F. Rode with Mrs. George W. Johnson as joint hostess. Mrs. J. S. Mogford will give a demonstration on ideas for making Christmas gifts. Members should bring notebooks and pencils. the next meeting after this will be January 2.
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Extension Service Club
N. F. Rode
George W. Johnson
J. S. Mogford
Wealthy John M. Kiker Disappears
Anna Mae Williams of Harlingen asked police in San Antonio to locate John Marvin Kiker a wealthy Hebbronville man who disappeared in the city several days ago. she is his second cousin.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Anna Mae Williams
Harlingen
John Marvin Kiker
Hebbronville
Miss Williams
Kiker
Flying Circus At College Station This Weekend
A flying circus from the University of Texas will visit College Station Saturday and Sunday. Merrill and Hazard, two students, will pilot three planes and offer passenger rides to cover expenses. The event aims to spark interest in aviation with parachute jumping and wing walking demonstrations.
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University of Texas
College Station
Merrill and Hazard
M. College
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Billy Warren
San Antonio
Charleston
Rebels Losing Out In Mexico Fights
Mexico City reports defeat and dispersal of two rebel groups. One led by Eulogio Ortiz was defeated at Elsalitre and another under Tirso Gurrala was crushed at Santiago Bayacora.
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Mexico ° City
Eulogio Ortiz
Elsalitre
Tirso Gurrala
Santiago Bayacora
Mrs Will Gibbs Presides At The Reading Meeting
In the Bryan Reading Club at Carnegie Library Mrs K Gibbs presided in the president’s absence. A Christmas party is planned for December 14 at 8 30 PM at Mrs Fred Jones home. Prof W H Thomas of A and M College spoke on the life of Mark Twain and was well received by the club.
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E. W. Bullock
Bryan Reading Club
Carnegie Library
K. Gibbs
Fred Jones
Lamar Jones
W. H. Thomas
A. and M. College
Mark Twain
Texas Representative Seeks 335 Million Tax Reduction
Representative Garner of Texas introduced a Democratic Tax Reduction Bill asking for a 335 million dollar cut during the current Congress session. The bill was presented without comment and referred to the House Ways and Means Committee, though Democrats concede it has little chance of passage.
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Associated Press
Washington
Garner
Texas Today
Congress
House Ways and Means Committee
Demoocrats
Equalization Fee Presented by Farm Bureau
Resolution approving principle of a farm surplus control fee was presented to the American Farm Bureau by the resolutions committee in Chicago. The proposal aims to regulate excess production and stabilize markets.
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The
Farm Bureau
Associated
Chicago
American Farm Bureau
Civil Engineers Endorse A and M In Texas Section Meeting
F E Gies ecke director of the University of Texas Engineering Experiment station Saturday elected president of the Texas section American Society of Civil Engineers at its annual meeting in Austin. The convention endorsed the A and M and University experiment stations, urged adequate appropriations, and named a committee to promote legislative adoption of civil service for Texas.
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Austin
F. E. Giesecke
University of Texas Engineering Experiment Station
Texas Section
American Society of Civil Engineers
Senator Golf Heads Investigating Body In $100 Million Railway Payment
Washington Dec 8 A committee is appointed to probe a reported payment of $100 million by Senator Gould to Canadian officials over a railway contract. Senator Golf of West Virginia leads the investigation body.
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Associated Press
Washington
Gould
Senator Golf
West Virginia
Rip Collins Remains Ace Hunter for Texas Star
Austin native Rip Collins of Detroit Tigers brings his strong aiming to hunting. The former Texas college football standout, acclaimed by Southwest Conference followers as the top punter, is equally proficient with rifle or shotgun.
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Associated Press
Austin
Rip” Collins
Detroit Tiger
Collins
Texas
Senator Mayfield Receives Honor at White House Conference
Senator Earle B. Mayfield of Texas was invited to a White House breakfast conference today in Washington. The event highlighted the senator amid national discussions and honors for his public service.
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Senator Mayfield
Associated Press
Washington
Earle B. Mayfield
Texas
White House
Weather Forecast For Bryan And Vicinity
The Weather section reports rain for Bryan and surrounding areas tonight and Thursday.
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