Cold snap end slows as Midwest relief forecast
The Associated Press reports partial relief from sub zero cold in the Middle West with lower temps expected in the East and West. Eleven deaths blamed on the cold include four in Chicago, three in Ohio, two in Oregon and one each in Texas and California amid crop damage from frost.
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California
Chicago
Texas
Associated Press
Middle West
East
Far West
Ohio
Oregon
Holy Door Opens Jubilee Year In Rome
Streams of faithful continue to pass through the Holy Door in Saint Peter's opened by Pope Pius on Christmas Eve. About 60,000 visitors were counted at the shrine on Christmas Day marking the Year of Jubilee.
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Associated Press
Rome
Saint Peters
Pius
White Gifts for the King postponed and moved to next Sunday
The First Christian church postponed exercises due to cold weather last Sunday. The White Gifts for the King program will be next Sunday evening at 6 30. Names for the Shepherds and Wise Men should be prepared. Gifts go to the Juliette Fowler Home in Dallas. Union service follows at the Baptist church at 7 30.
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First Christian Church
Juliette Fowler
Dallas
The
Baptist Church
Wedding Postponed After Bride’s Relative Dies
The wedding of Miss Lena Denena and Lee J. Court, originally set for Sunday December 28, is postponed to possibly early spring after the death of Sam J. Palatosa, uncle of the bride. Relatives in Bryan received the telegram this morning as plans for a lavish ceremony and dinner were underway. Mr and Mrs Albert Goodman visited relatives in Franklin for Christmas Day.
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Sam J. Palasota
Lena Denena
Lee J. Court
Mr. Court
Bryan
Turnhams Return Home After Christmas Visit
Mr and Mrs N B Turnham and their daughter Miss Viola Turnham left for Brenham after spending the Christmas holidays with Mrs Turnhams parents Mr and Mrs T H Franklin and other relatives.
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N. B. Turnham
Viola Turnham
Brenham
Methodist Women Plan Erect Building on Mount Sequoyah
Southern Methodist women from 12 conferences west of the Mississippi plan a $25 000 building on the Western Methodist Assembly grounds at Mount Sequoyah Arkansas The initial 1000 is raised by the Little Rock Conference and the rest by other conferences including four in Texas Arkansas Oklahoma Missouri and Louisiana A campaign will be started early next year approved by the women's missionary council and the board of missions. The building aims to be a bright addition to the vacation center and will serve as a meeting place for conference committees and mission boards. Charlotte Stoddard of San Antonio visits Fayetteville parents General and Mrs Stoddard amid assembly progress.
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Associated Press
Austin
Southern Methodist
Mississippi River
Western Methodist Assembly
Mount Sequoyah
Ark
C. F. Elza
Little Rock
Methodist Women
Tittle Rock
Texas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Louisiana
Elza
Women’s Missionary Council
Woman’s
Southern Method
F. F. Stephens
Columbia
Woman’s Missionary Council
School of Missions
Western Assembly
Fayettville
Assembly
A. C. Millar
J. L. Bond
Babbs Switch tragedy deaths mourned at memorial service
Residents of the Babbs Switch district gather in Hobart Oklahoma for a memorial service after a Christmas Eve fire killed 34 people in present report notes the school house blaze started from a candle on the tree and that 32 bodies were identified with over 40 injured.
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Associated Press
Hobart
Okla
Babbs Switch District
G. W. Estes
Santa Claus
Babbs Switch
Florence Hill
Palasota 34 Dies. Body Arrives Bryan for Funeral
Sam J. Palasota aged 34 died Christmas Day morning of pneumonia after influenza at a San Angelo hospital. Traveling salesman for Western Distributing Co. his body arrives in Bryan on I.G.N. on Christmas afternoon and is taken to his parents home for prayers Saturday before 2 pm funeral at St. Anthony's Church. Survived by parents two brothers Pete and William and three sisters Mrs Scardino Mrs Mike Altamore and Mrs J T Denena.
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Sam J. Palasota
San Angelo
Bryan
Western Distributing Company
I.G. N
McCulloch- Gordon Co
James Palasota
North Bryan Street
St. Anthony’s Church
Basil Brain
Bryan City
Cemtery
Pete J
William J. Palasota
M. Scardino
Mike Altamore
J. T. Denena
John Hubacek Wins Grand Prize in Crow-Shoot Contest
John Hubacek of College Station won the grand prize of 10 dollars in gold in the Crow-Shoot contest held by Parker-Astin Hardware Company. He tallied 100 birds with a 510-point score, including 40 crows 25 owls and 35 hawks. Second place went to Wiley Conway of Reliance who collected 104 birds for 316 points. Edward Schultz of Reliance took third with 78 birds and 299 points.
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Parker-Astin Hardware Company
John Hubacek
College Station
Parker-Atin Hardware Company
Wiley Conway
Reliance
Bryan
Edward Schultz
Route 6
Muck Dam Break Flood Kills Thirteen in Saltville
In Saltville Virginia the Holston River valley flood from the Mathieson Alkali Works dam broke Wednesday. Nine bodies recovered with thirteen known dead. seven still missing and over twenty injured in nearby hospitals. John Goforth of Richmond among the deceased.
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Associated Press
Saltville
Holston River
Mathieson
John Goforth
Richmond
Muck Dow disaster toll rising near Saltville Virginia
Twenty three people are dead and fourteen injured, with five bodies recovered, after the Muck Dow breach across the Holston River last Wednesday night. Sheriff John Liteon of Abington, Virginia, reported to the Associated Press.
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Atlanta
Saltville
Virginia
Holston River
John Liteon
Abington
Associated Press
Five Die and 200 Homeless After Dam Break at Methieson Alkali Works
In Abingdon Virginia five people are reported dead and about 200 homeless as the Muck Dam broke at the Methieson Alkali Works on the North Fork of the Holston River. The cause remains undetermined and five bodies recovered have not been identified. Saltville reports hospital and homes crowded with victims seeking shelter.
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Abingdon
Methieson
North Fork
Holston River
Saltville
Weather forecast for Bryan and vicinity
Tonight and Saturday partly cloudy and warmer for Bryan and nearby areas in New Orleans.
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Bryan Vany
Death Stalks and Gavety Christmas Spirits in NYC
A dramatic report describes Christmas season danger in New York City with fatalities and crowded celebrations. Officials warn about health risks and reader advisories amid festive gatherings as authorities investigate the rising death toll.
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New York City
Three Die From Poison Liquor in City Christmas Celebration
Three men died and thirty one were ill at Bellevue Hospital after Christmas celebrations. Police court defenders crowded as drinks caused numerous fights and falls. By end of the day the month’s poison liquor deaths rose to thirty four in the city.
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Associated Press
New York
Bellevue Hospital
Bellevue
Bible Class At Y M C A College Station Friday
Friday night Bible class at the Y M C A College Station starts 6 30 with A L Page speaking. The Genesis lesson will be shown with stereopticon views. Free to men and women, young people especially invited.
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College Station
A. L. Page
Author of Down Where the Cotton Blossoms Grow Laid to Rest
Milton Henry Hall once famed blackface minstrel and writer of Down Where the Cotton Blossoms Grow and Cuban Star March was buried in Denver on Christmas Eve with four mourners. He spent his last twelve years as a dishwasher in a Denver hotel and died Monday in General Hospital. Few at the hospital knew his early career until burial revealed his identity. he had been a friend of Lew Dockstader and Al G. Fields.
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Associated Press
Denver
Milton Henry Hall
Hall
General Hospital
Lew Dockstader
al G. Fields
Landmark Hotel of West Texas Destroyed by Fire
Stamford residents searched the ruins of the three story Landmark Hotel of West Texas after a Wednesday night blaze that swept the building. One man and two children were reported missing along with five residences. Cotton buyer E. V. Lothpiech and two Winters children were seriously injured and also reported missing.
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Associated Press
Stamford
Stamford Inn
West Texas
E. V. Lothpiech
Fire Ruins McGee Hotel In Huntsville Night
A blaze destroyed the McGee Hotel and several business houses in Huntsville Alabama causing about 200000 dollars in damage. Guests fled into the street in night dress as a bitter cold wind swept the area.
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Huntsville
Ala
McGee
Miss Ruth Carmen Injured In City Collision
A noon Wednesday crash at 26th and College involved a car driven by Mrs J T Carroll and a light truck owned by Carl Wipprecht. The Carroll vehicle overturned. Miss Ruth Carmen received a broken collar bone. Mae Terry endured nervous shock. all occupants were bruised or shaken.
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J. T. Carroll
Sparks
Ruth Carmen
Carl Wipprecht
26Th and
College Avenue
Carroll
Miss Carmen
Mae Terry
Mrs W H Darrow Wins Floor Lamp at E F Parks Store
Number 184 drawn to Mrs. W. H. Darrow of Bryan won a $75 floor lamp from E. F. Parks Furniture Store. The prize was awarded at 4 p.m. on Wednesday December 24 after a store holiday display and no purchase was required beyond browsing the showroom. The lamp was described as magnificent and suitable for any home.
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W. H. Darrow
E. F. Parks
Bryan
Woman’s plucky battle ends in owl’s death near South Bend
In Tacoma on December 2, Mrs. W. A. Wilson of a ranch near South Bend captured a large horned owl that had been preying on poultry and game. She clung to the bird despite wounds from talons and beak. her husband returned and killed the marauder. The owl measured four feet five inches across the wings.
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Associated Press
Tacoma
Wash
South Bend
W. A. Wilson
Man Dies Saving Friend From Hotel Fire in New York
North Tonawanda, N Y December 2 Two men perished as fire swept the Washington Hotel a workers lodging house Paul Kabby died attempting to rescue his friend William Smith Their charred bodies were found in Smiths room with arms clasped
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Associated Press
North Tonawanda
N. Y
Washington Hotel
Paul Kabby
William Smith
Smith
Miriam Ferguson Remembered by Santa Claus in Temple
Governor-elect Miriam A. Ferguson received gifts from Santa Claus in Temple. The distribution included a gold fountain pen inscribed with friends' names and eight fat turkey gobblers left at her home over the past 48 hours by friends across Texas.
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Associated Press
Temple
Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
Santa Claus
Lorena Man Fatally Injured in Train Collision Near Waco
R J Glenn of Lorena was likely fatally injured when his car crashed into a southbound L G N train on the Mannlin Waco road two miles south of Waco. The car was demolished and Glenn was thrown twenty feet from the vehicle. He was taken to a Waco hospital with little hope for recovery.
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Associated Press
Waco
R. J. Glenn
Lorena
L.G. N
Mannlin-Waco
Glenn
Harrison
Spirit of Christmas Observed at the Capital
Washington on December 2 reported the nation’s capital quiet as government work paused for Christmas. The White House observed a simple day with the President and his wife joining in a Union Christmas service and a family dinner.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
White House
Allied Officials Discover Hidden Arms Depot in Berlin
Paris dispatch reports Inter Allied Control Commission officers uncover a Berlin storehouse with rifle and machine gun barrels. An inventory has 40 000 barrels logged and likely to reach 100 000, found in a cleverly concealed hiding place.
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Paris
Associated Press
France
Inter-Allied Control Commission
Berlin
Echo de Paris
Germany
Treble Cleff Club Hosts Xmas Meeting
The Treble Cleff junior music group held a Christmas gathering at teacher Miss Nannie Berryman's home and then at Ann Bentley's, sharing gifts with members Aline Carroll Velma Bond Ruth Johnson Janie Lee Singletary Helen Fickey Betty Sallow Billy Moore Lily Rush Walker and Mrs M R Bentley, with hot chocolate and wafers.
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Treble Cleff Club
Nannie Berryman
Ann Bentley
Nannie
M. R. Bentley
Aline Carroll
Velma Bond
Ruth Johnson
Janie Lee Singletary
Helen Fickey
Betty Swallow
Billy Moore
Lily Rush Walker
Miss Berryman
Christmas Cantata By Local Baptists Gives Songful Night
The Baptist church choir presented The Wondrous Light a Christmas Cantata Sunday night at 7 30 o clock at the Methodist church due to heating issues. The detailed program listed parts The Shepherds and The Magi with multiple solos duets and choruses led by Claud H Ward and Mrs C H Ward with many local vocalists and musicians in attendance.
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The
Baptist Church
Claud H. Ward
C. H. Ward
Methodist Church
Ana Lo
J. E. Hensarling
Edgar Buchanan
David's Town
Aline Smith
R. R. Rush
Love
W. C. Davis
Jesus
J. Webb Howell
Gabe Cazell
Pat Newton
Geo. Adams
Erin Jolly
E. Buchanan
A. L. Ward
H. Boatwright
Buchanan
Baltsell
R. J. Halbrooks
God
Mesdames
P. G. Gunter
Geo. A Adams
W. F. Corley
Misses Lidie Belle Pipkin
Elizabeth Held
Frank Bunting
H. C. Beatwright
J. G. Minkert
Ri W. Persons
Miss Louise Pipkin
L. M. Baltsell
David Bunting
C. H. Ramsey
Roy Corley
J. E
Great Problem Oil Situation Sums New Fields Must Be Found
A public warning stresses a critical oil situation requiring rapid discovery of new fields. Officials call for urgent exploration by energy companies to avert shortages.
Oil supply crisis warned by Secretary Hubert Work
Secretary Hubert Work says the United States will exhaust its petroleum supply in about 12 years unless new fields are discovered and large wells drilled. He spoke while assisting his daughter Mrs W W Bissell of Evanston in Chicago in December 1925.
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Chicago
Dec
United States
Hubert Work
W.W. Bissell
Evanston
Work
Vacant House Fire Destroys Block in Humble
Fire starting in a vacant Humble hall-block destroyed five buildings as intruders seeking warmth occupied the structure. The blaze occurred early today in the oil field town 18 miles northeast of Houston, leaving the scene under investigation.
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Associated Press
Houston
Humble
Here
Mrs W E Astin Returns Home From San Antonio
Mrs W E Astin is at home this week from San Antonio where she has stayed a month with her daughter Mrs Harry M Taylor. She announces the arrival of a son in the Taylor home named Harry M Jr this news of interest to friends who knew Mrs Taylor as Miss Clara Astin.
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W. E. Astin
San Antonio
Harry M. Taylor
Negro communities busy canning beef under Agent Nash
Beef canning is under way in most negro communities of the county said L A Nash negro county agent today. He noted that on Friday eight families of the Post Oak community three miles west of Bryan put up 250 cans of beef including steak stew and chili varieties. On Thursday the Walker community nine miles from Bryan near Benchley, helped by Post Oak, produced over 200 cans under Nash's direction.
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L. A. Nash
Post Oak
Bryan
Walker
Bry‘an
Benchley
Nash
Mexican Child Dies After Week Long Illness
Augustine Romeriz aged 2 years 2 months and 24 days died at home on Saturday night after a week's illness. Funeral services were held from the home Sunday afternoon and at St. Joseph's church, with burial in the city cemetery. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Raymond Romeriz. Father employed at Chambers-Wilson Motor Company.
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Augustine Romeriz
Raymond Romeriz
St. Joseph’s Church
J. B. Greissner
McCuloch-Gordon Co
Romeriz
Chambers-Wilson Motor Company
Bryney Mitchell of Benchley Dies at 90
Bryney Mitchell aged 90, longtime Benchley resident and Ireland native, died Saturday night. He was buried Sunday at 3 p.m. in the local cemetery. No known surviving relatives. in his later years he was a ward of neighbors. Funeral arrangements were handled by the Mc Lulloch Gordon Co.
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Bryney Mitchell
Benchley
Ireland
McLulloch-Gordon Co
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H. B. Stodard
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College
Landmark Hotel
Ruth Garmen
Woman
Big Owl
Man
Ma” Ferguson
Treble Cleff” Club
Baptists Methodist Church
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Agent Nash
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