One Against 60 A World War I Air Hero Preston
Lieut Glen A Preston of the 99th Aero Squadron is cited for extraordinary heroism in WWI. He fought off seven enemy planes on October 29 1918 near Andevanne France to secure photographs and earned the Distinguished Service Cross with two oak leaf clusters. He continued missions October 30 1918 fighting multiple formations and returning with valuable information and a downed enemy aircraft. Residence at appointment Howe Indiana.
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Glen A. Preston
U. S. War Dept
Preston
Glenn A. Preston
Field “Artillery
99Th Aero Squadron
Air Service
Andevanne
France
Lieut
Cunel
Howe
Ind
Glenn, Preston, Temples
9Th Aero SquaDron
Safety lane cuts defect rate in Bryan and Brazos County
Patrolmen tested 1134 vehicles on College Avenue finding 231 defective about 20 percent. Brakes were most often faulty followed by lights and horns. About 60 percent were repaired immediately, with many owners returning for a recheck to earn a blue sticker. The program reduced mechanical-failure accidents from 11 to 2.3 percent and educated children on safety. The lane will reopen later when weather allows.
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Bryan and
Brazos County
College Avenue
Texas
Bryan
Highway Patrol
Safety Project Held Up on Highway 6 Sign Move
Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce directs removal or relocation of signs along Highway 6 north of the city to clear the route to Benchley for a beautification project aimed at safety. Highway officials note billboards hinder landscaping and traffic protection at the busy Highway 6 21 intersection. The move aligns with state plans and anticipated legislation to ban signs within rights of way.
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Bryan and Brazos County
Highway Department
Accio
Texas Aztire
Texas
Highway 6
Texas flood control and drought program eyed for Brazos area
Henry Wallace plans a federal flood control and drought program with a large appropriation. Representative Buchanan signals support for Texas flood work, especially in the Brazos and Colorado watershed areas, as droughts and floods cause repeated damage. An organized Texas effort is urged at the upcoming Congress session to fund flood control across the state.
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Henry Wallace
Congress
Rep
Buchanan
Texas
Brazos
Brazos Valley
Colorado
New York Writers Embrace Agents and Move Westward
New York literary life shifts as writers rely on agents and live away from Manhattan. Greenwich Village wanes while West 57th Street and California scenes rise, with Kathleen Norris writing from a San Francisco ranch. Maxim's Paris rebounds, drawing tourists to the famed restaurant and its gilded past.
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New York
Greenwich Village
West 57Th Street
Central Park West
Connecticut
Sinclair Lewis
Vermont
Hollywood
California
America
Kathleen Norris
San Francisco
Buenos Aires Conference Aims at Trade Peace Fruits
New trade agreements are likely to be the first fruits of the Buenos Aires conference. If these are respected and prove profitable to the nations, long steps will have been taken to preserve peace in the New World.
Roosevelt Seeks Faster Tax Relief Reduction
President Roosevelt shows dissatisfaction with slow progress in reducing the federal relief load. Many taxpayers share the concern and urge quicker action on relief reduction.
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Roosevelt
Memories of Maxim's West and the cigaret girl Celeste
The writer recalls New York Maxim's in the 1930s with a roaming cigaret girl named Celeste who became famous in Sunday supplements and married a Wyoming ranchman by mail. He notes cigaret girls as profitable unskilled workers who earn tips and act with innocent façades, and describes the remembered city wickedness they witnessed.
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New York
Celeste
Wyoming
Russia's new Constitution a gesture toward freedom.
The Christian Science Monitor editorial argues the document enshrines lofty democratic rights on paper while Russia remains under dictatorship. It notes the limits of free speech and assembly under the Communist party, yet sees potential future benefits from the gesture.
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Russia
Communist Party
Stalin
Christian Science Monitor
Roadside Christmas Decorations Warned as Harvest Season
A reader column recalls the scenic Highway 6 from Bryan to Hempstead lined with red berries and Youpon trees and gray moss draped oaks. It urges respect for landowners permissionbefore taking decorations and highlights local curiosity about a couple's morning errands and a friendly Italian acquaintance.
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Bryan
Hempstead
Minor Parties Poised for 1940 Return Amid Disappointing Vote
After a 40 million vote total, minor parties salvaged about 1 million votes or 2 1 2 percent. The Union party led by William Lemke and backed by Father Coughlin drew about 700,000 ballots, a result even Father Coughlin called disappointing. Despite losses, these parties plan to run again in 1940 with funds and personnel to campaign, leaving observers puzzled about enduring appeal.
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Union Party
William Lemke
Father Coughlin
Norman Thomas
Boston Transcript
Crescent City Visit Ends With Incident At Box Seating
The guest recounts a night in a red curtained box with Harris Merton Lyon where several scantily clad girls mingled, champagne flowed, and one woman attempted to steal from his pocket before he recovered $6, 35 cents, and an Ohio buckeye. Nall will stay in Crescent City a while longer as Prof. Richard McDonald visits Calvert.
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Harris Merton Lyon
Coppright
McNaught Syndicate
Nall
Crescent City
Richard McDonald
Bryan Baptist Academy
Calvert
Twenty Five Years Ago In Bryan Daily Eagle Item
Twenty five years ago notices from the Bryan Daily Eagle and Pilot recount Rev. Frank Merka of Reliance moving to Millican with a home purchase, a Rock Prairie wedding of Jeff Greer and Zena Gorman, Woodmen Circle officers elected, A. S. Ware as chaplain, and local moving of houses by M F Dansby along with county official Lamar Bethea’s return from New Orleans.
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Bryan Daily Eagle
Pilot
The
Eagle
Frank Merka
Reliance
Millican
Jeff Greer
Zena Gorman
Rock Prairie
Woodmen
Amensetter
Dora Amensetter
Minnie Estill
Bertha Stuart
Joe B. Reed
Daisy Lee
Pearl Gammon
A. S. Ware
Mattie Scrimshire
L. Johnson
Inner Sentinel
Sadie Ware
M. F. Dansby
R. M. Nall
Nall
Lamar Bethea
New Orleans
Bethea
Lynmose
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U.S
Mes
Floretta D
Cutcheon
Fueblo
Cola
Ias
Qryz
Arate Tr
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Ritz Carlton Crystal Room
Crystal Room
Park Avenue
Maxim's
Rue Royale
Paris
Ciro’s
Ritz
Maxim’s
Harry Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit
Europe
Rat Mort
Montmartre
Thaw
Stanford White
News
York
Damon
Pythias
Pat Patterson
HI. G. Umland
Mike Muth
J. B. Gleissner
M. L. Parker
W. Rice Cullough
Irvin Jackson
First Methodist Church
W. W. Waugh
Jno. M. Lawrence
Mr. Lawrence
J. L. Rhodes
Ripley
John Wesley Hardin
Huntsville
Hardin
Sam Bass
Rhodes
Trinity River
Sam Parker
Assistance League
American Legion
Culpepper
Cameron
W. C. Bailey
Beckwith
S. C. Richardson
Roland Dansby
Roland
Jess Shelton
el Paso
Parison
C. C. Renfro
Dallas
College Station
Renfro
Charley Mc‘Combes
Sarah Hughes
Humans
Gene Carr
Gene Arie
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