Waxahachie Shooting Ends Fatal for Houston Man
In Waxahachie Texas deputy sheriff Burrows was wounded and Buster Johnson of Houston was killed in a courthouse shooting after arrests at a furniture store robbery. A woman named Florence Swann of Dallas faced an assault to murder charge. Burrows is recovering.
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Bethlehem
Texas
Houston
Waxahachie
Buster Johnson
Will Burrows
Johnson
W. R. Land
J. G. Petty
Hillsboro
Italy
Burrows
Burrow
Florence Swann
Dallas
Texas Crop Values Fall Sharply in 1930 Report
The United States Department of Agriculture Crop Reporting Service estimates Texas crop value at 434.5 million dollars for 1930, down from 609 million last year, due to price declines and reduced production. Cotton leads with about 100 million, followed by cotton seed, sorghums, wheat and oats in the 20 to 40 million range.
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Austin
United States Department of Agriculture Crop Reporting Service
Texas
Solemn High Mass at Bethlehem Prefaced by Modern Throngs
Bethlehem Palestine December 24. Modern crowds arrive mainly by automobile to honor the child born on Christmas Day, contrasting with the 1930 years since Joseph Mary and the Tribe of David trudged here for the tax. Patriarch Louis Barlasina visits the Church of the Nativity to inspect the golden throne before tonight's high mass.
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Bethlehem
Palestine
Joseph
Mary
Caesar Augustus
Louis Barlassina
Christmas Cheer in the People's Column by Job McGee
A festive Christmas column urges cheer and kindness for all readers. It contrasts seasonal joy with warnings not to spoil others' happiness and to cherish family, urging boys to respect their mothers and keep Christmas bright.
Miss Pauline Frantz to Visit Tatman Household Over Holidays
Houston social guest Miss Pauline Frantz great-niece of Joe R Tatman arrives tonight to join the Tatman home for the Christmas holidays. Houston residents Mr and Mrs E J Fountain host son and family A F Fountain Jr and others during the festive period. Mrs J B Stevenson entertains relatives including Miss Maude Stevenson and J B Stevenson Jr with Bryun family ties noted.
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Pauline Frantz
Houston
Joe R. Tatman
E. J. Fountain
A F Fountain Jr
8. H. Dunlap
Henry
Tom Fountain
J. B. Stevenson
F. St. Murray
Maude Stevenson
Little Son
Bryun
Two Hurt Seriously In Motor Crash Near Paris
Paris, Dec. 24. Mrs. J. H. Parnell and Albert Parnell were critically injured when their car overturned while avoiding a collision. Mrs. Parnell suffered a fractured hip and both legs, while Mr Parnell had a broken back.
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Paris
J. H. Parnell
Paris Morning News
Albert Parnell
Corsicana
Here
Earthquake Hits Lampoma State Town La Poma
Thirty five people died and seventy were injured in an earthquake that devastated the town of La Poma in Lampoma state. Despatches were fragmentary as reports came in from SALTA Argentina on December 24.
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Salta
Argentina
Lampoma
la Poma
Plan Huge Hotel For San Antonio
San Antonio brief notes that construction will start on the largest hotel in the South after Baker Hotel Inc. bought the St. Anthony for between 1.5 and 1.75 million dollars. Remodeling of the St. Anthony will begin soon and a 25 story hotel will rise immediately east of it. Baker interests also control two other San Antonio hotels and the city’s largest apartment house.
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San Antonio
South
Paul McSween
St. Anthony
Baker Hotel, Inc
McSween
Baker Interests
San Angelo Tax Plan Approved For Semiannual Payments
San Angelo officials approve a plan to pay city taxes semiannually starting January 1 with an option to continue or discontinue after the first year. The San Antonio dispatch notes the decision. local residents will face two tax installments per year.
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San Antonio
San Angelo
Moody presses topics as rain-soaked reporters ride with governor
Governor Moody converses on politics patriotism statesmen jazz and cabbages during a four hour driving trip from Houston to Austin in a downpour. Five newspaper men join the governor as he reflects on being called the boy governor and hints he may not seek reelection.
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Governor Moody
Austin
Houston
Texas
Dan Moody
Moody
Sterling
State offices closed for Christmas holidays in Texas
Gov Moody plans part time work and many officials take time off over Christmas. Treasurer Hatcher stays open till Christmas Eve while Lon A. Smith visits daily. Attor ney general staff disperses as new administration takes over. Moody keeps some Keeling aides, while education chief Marrs remains in post. Continued on page 5.
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Austin
Moody
Hatcher
Lon A. Smith
Attorney General's Department
Honor Students Named at Allen By Headmaster
Headmaster E Le Wickline of Allen Academy lists honor cadets for the first quarter with averages of B or better. Cadets include Glenn Anderson Galveston Ramon Anaya Torreon Mexico Leo Bell Houston Aryan Coleman Catrina Marion Crow Milford Arthur Dwyer Houston Garcia Mexico City Jared Lightfoot Bryan Home Martinez Hebbrowville Arthur Munder Mexico City Rex McKinney Westbrook Pedro Pellandini Mexico City Adrian Schroeder Houston A B Smith Pineland J C Suttles Houston Samuel Winke lam How tes
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Allen Academy
Glenn Anderson
Galveston
Ramon Anaya
Torreon
Mexico
Leo Bell
Houston
Aryan Coleman
Catrina
Marion Crow
Milford
Arthur Dwyer
Chose Garcia
Jarrett Lightfoot
Bryan
Home Martinez
Hebbrowville
Arthur Munder
Mexico City
Rex McKinney
Westbrook
Pedro Pellandini
Adrian Schroeder
A. B. Smith
Pineland
Seraeeant J.C. Suttles
Samuel Wineklam
Howtes
Weather Outlook for Bryan and East Texas Regions
Mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday with unsettled conditions and occasional rain possible. Warmer in East Texas with similar unsettled outlook and chances of rain. West Texas stays generally fair tonight and Thursday with no major disruptions.
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Eagle
New Orleans
Bryan
East Texas
West Texas
Intent to marry filed by three couples in county clerk office
Three couples filed notice of intention to marry with County Clerk Jess B. McGee Wednesday. They are Henry Williams and Lynna Johnston of Burleson County and J. D. Evans and Annie Gilmore and Bohemil Zubik and Frances Zak, Brazos County.
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Jess B. McGee
Henry Williams
Lynna Johnston
Burleson County
J. D. Evans
Annie Gilmore
Bohemil Zubik
Frances Zak
Brazos County
Aggies Released From Contract to Play During Fair
Dallas report says Texas A and M will not appear in the fair football program after next year. Southern Methodist Mustangs will play two games during the exposition. The Aggies’ final appearance for several seasons will be against Iowa in the new bowl on the first Saturday of the 1931 exposition.
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Dallas
Phil T. Prather
State Fair of Texas Association
Texas Aggies
Southern Methodist University Mustangs
Aggies
University of Iowa Hawkeyes
James Sullivan
A. and
M. College
Prather
Christmas Tree Ready at First Baptist Church
The Christmas tree at First Baptist Church is ready and a splendid program is planned to begin at 7 o'clock directed by Mrs. R. C. Dunn. Sunday School officers will lead the event and every member is urged to be present and on time.
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First Baptist Church
R. C. Dunn
Start on Highway 9 paving near Carlsbad set for January
Work on Highway 9 north of Carlsbad to the Sterling county line will begin on or about January 1. Between 30 and 50 men will be employed on the paving project.
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San Angelo
Carlsbad
Sterling County
Wife of Local Pastor Dies After Illness
Mrs. Helen Bowers Hollomon, wife of Rev. Roy S. Hollomon of College Avenue Baptist Church, died Tuesday night at Bryan hospital after two stomach operations. She was 38, daughter of the late Rev. R. G. Bowers of Williamsburg Kentucky, mother of two daughters Helen Wynne and Joanna, and survived by her husband, mother, four sisters and two brothers. Funeral at College Avenue Baptist Church Friday at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Clarence Morton officiating. burial in Bryan City Cemetery.
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Roy S. Hollomon
College Avenue Baptist Church
Bryan Hospital
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Waco
Williamsburg
Clarence Morton
First Baptist Church
Gatesville
Holloman
Bryan City
Snow Blankets Landscape in Many Sections
Weather reports show only partial snowfall across the United States with heavy local totals in Scranton and Portland and Chicago already white. Texas faces a low chance of snow as forecasters note mixed skies and mild temperatures ahead of Christmas.
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Texas
New York
United States
Scranton
Penn
Portland
Atlantic
New England
Middle West
Great Lakes
Chicago
Santa Claus
Aid to Veterans Is Proposed by Solon of Texas
Dallas senator Thomas B. Love proposes pension reforms for Confederate veterans and widows. He seeks to cut residence requirement from ten to six years for veterans and remove the marriage duration rule for widows born before 1878. He favors ending monthly claim needs and seeks emergency funds to expand the Confederate Women’s Home in Austin.
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Solon of
Texas
Dallas
Thomas B. Love
Love
Austin
Folk of Campus Meet Tonight at Christmas Tree
All families with ties to the college are invited to the Y M C A chapel at 7 tonight for the annual Christmas tree and program. Mrs W A Orth leads arrangements with help from campus women and Consolidated High School students. White Gifts may be brought for Good Cheer. the program includes three pantomimes by Consolidated grammar grades for Parent Teacher Association members.
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Bryan
College
W. A. Orth
Consolidated High School
Parent
Interesting Bits From Texas Secretary of State Report
Texas sets a precedent by extending its secretary of state annual report beyond routine statistics to include historical notes and unpublished documents. Mrs Jane Y McCallum suggests a future state blue book may come at longer intervals, highlighting Texas many attributes worthy of treatment.
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Texas
Secretary of State
Austin
Cial
Jane Y. McCallum
Turkey dinner planned for Texas penitentiary inmates
Five thousand inmates in the Texas penitentiary system will receive a turkey dinner tomorrow. Six large ovens are busy cooking today. The meal will be prison produced with cranberries apples and celery excepted.
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Huntsville
Texas Penitentiary System
Jubilee and Race Meet Dates Set for July
Dee Brady reports the 1931 jubilee and turf race meet at the venue are scheduled for July 24. purses are not yet fixed but preparations aim to attract top thoroughbreds from the state for the classic event.
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Brady
Dee
Cotton and Grain Market Rise In Early Trading
The cotton market showed gains with futures closing 8 to 10 points higher. Local spot quotes ranged from 9 to 938 cents.
Senator Morrison Sparks Debate in New Session
Will Rogers, writing from Burbank, notes North Carolina senator Sam Morrison speaking early in his term. He cites informal rules limiting new members and recalls Morrison defending a friend from his state amid sharp denunciations. The anecdote underlines early tensions in the Senate.
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Eagle
Burbank
Cal
North Carolina
Sam Morrison
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