The People’s Column Letter From Alma Kindt to 4-H Club Members
Alma Kindt of Denton Texas writes to Brazos County 4 H boys and girls praising last year’s work. She notes many Chamber prizes were won by club members in cotton production feedstuff dairy and poultry and commends the girls for their achievements. She urges continued membership in 4 H and wishes a successful year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Sesaood
Eagle
Chamber of Commerce
Alma Kindt
Denton
Texas
Pascual Rubio Inaugurated As President Of Mexico
Pascual Ortiz Rubio took office as president of Mexico pledging hard work for the common people. Forty thousand filled National Stadium for the ceremony with many Americans and ambassadors from 15 nations present. The new leader stressed good relations with the United States.
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Mexico
City
United States
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
National Stadium
Return of Ida Landrum and local residents
Mrs. Ida Landrum returns to Bryan after visiting relatives in Naco Lampasas and Fort Worth. She stays with her daughter Mrs A L Smith on South College Avenue and receives a cordial welcome back. Louise Weddington heads to Austin to continue studies at the State University. Margaret and Kate Parker return to State University after mid term visits with their parents. Mr and Mrs Charles Griesser will travel to Dallas on Feb 12 for a regional Frigidaire dealers convention spanning four states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Landrum
Bryan
Naco
Lampasas
Fort Worth
Louise Weddington
R. L. Weddington
Austin
State University
Margaret
Kate Parker
Mrs. M. B. Parker
Charles Griesser
Dallas
Texas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Youth guilty of matricide receives 99 year term
Waxahachie February 5 Herman Riley aged 19 was convicted of murder for killing his mother and was sentenced to 99 years in prison by a jury. He also faced murder and assault indictments for the same night and possible death penalty was sought by the prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waxahachie
Herman Riley
Riley
Ace Riley
Former Resident of Grimes Co Buried at Cross
Mrs. Rebecca Gentry aged 54 years 10 months and 11 days died in Bryan Tuesday night at her daughter's home. The body was taken to Cross for burial with funeral Wednesday at 3 o'clock in Cross cemetery. Survived by seven children all living in Cross and Bryan including R F E Gentry Porter Gentry Aubrey and Grady Gentry Mrs R B Cowart Mrs J Williams and Mrs Lucy Gentry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Gentry
Bryan
R. B. Cowart
McCulloch-Dansby
Cross
Grimes County
Cross Cemetery
R. F E. Gentry
Porter Gentry
Aubrey
Grady Gentry
Weather Forecast for Bryan and East and West Texas
Special to The Eagle reports fair and somewhat warmer conditions for Bryan and vicinity tonight. Thursday will be fair. East and West Texas expect fair weather and warmer conditions tonight andThursday.
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The
Eagle
New Orleans
Bryan
Vicinity
East
Texas
Fire at Stephan Ice and Bottling Company ruins second floor
A Tuesday night blaze at the Stephan Ice and Bottling Company plant on 24th Street was fought for 112 hours and confined to the second floor. Insurance is reported to cover losses. cause undetermined though spontaneous combustion is considered possible. The fire damaged crates, bottles, and materials, with water damage to the Lawrence Grocery Company inventory.
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24Th Street
Stephan Ice & Bottling Company
Stephan
John M. Lawrence
Lawrence
Stephan Company
Lawrence Grocery Company
Stroke Fatal To Kurten Man Buried Today
Funeral services were held at St. Joseph's Catholic church for Frank Valenta who died from apoplexy at 12:30 p m Tuesday at his son J C Valenta's Kurten home. He is survived by one son and four daughters, with interment in Mount Calvary Catholic cemetery.
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St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Frank Valenta
J. C. Valenta
Kurten
Jose Luskac
St. Louis
Mary Holubee
Taft Improves After Illness. Arrives in Washington
President Taft, ill at home in Washington, appeared to be in better condition today after returning from Asheville North Carolina where he sought rest for a prolonged illness.
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Associated Press
Washington
William Howard Taft
Asheville
N. C
Plane to sow clover in pastures campaign launch
Jefferson county launches a permanent pasture campaign sponsored by County Farm Agent J F Combs and the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce with an air plane broadcast of clover seed. A $1500 prize fund is offered through the Fast Texas Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Beaumont
Jefferson County
J. F. Combs
Beaumont Chamber of Commerce
Fast
Texas Chamber of Commerce
Episcopal Women Form Class for SS Instruction
St. Andrew's Guild met at the parish house with Mrs. C. A. Searcy presiding. A Sunday School instruction class was formed with Mrs. W. W. Daup as instructor, sixteen ladies joining. Mrs. Will B. Roman led the afternoon, featuring a paper on English cathedrals by Mrs. M. W. Sims Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andrew's Guild
C. A. Searcy
W. W. Daup
Will B. Roman
Mental Hygiene Class Added to Texas State College Women Curriculum
In Denton on February 5 a mental hygiene course was added to the Texas State College for Women curriculum, marking the first definite study of abnormal psychology at the college. The class is directed by Dr. Bertha K. Duncan, UT graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Texas State College For Women
Bertha K. Duncan
University of Texas
Arid San Antonio In 8 of 10 Years Says Dry Official
San Antonio inspector A. R. Butler from Texas prohibition predicts the city will be dry in eight or ten years. Local enforcement officers report they are doing as well as can be expected under the circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Associated Press
A. R. Butler
Prohibition
Texas
Prison plan of Moody is up in House
Governor Moody's plan for a central industrial unit in the prison system near Austin with agricultural activities on the four lower Brazos farms was considered by the house. The unit would be located not less than 20 nor more than 75 miles from Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moody
Associated Press
Austin
Lower Brazos
House
Outdoor ads in Spanish required in Mexico City
The Federal District government orders that outdoor advertising must be in Spanish, allowing only firm names and product names in foreign languages. It notes a large share of current signs in English in Mexico City.
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Mexico City
Mex
Federal District Government
Pilgrimage Funding for Gold Star Mothers Adopted
The Wood resolution to appropriate 5,506,000 dollars to finance a pilgrimage of Gold Star Mothers to European battlefields and cemeteries was adopted by the house and sent to the senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Wood
House
Senate
Cotton Market Stays Flat as Futures Dip Slightly
The cotton market showed little change with futures 5 points lower and spot prices holding steady from 15 3 4 to 16 cents.
Two Men Die in Fall From New Bank Building
A. J. Smith and Milton Sadler were killed instantly when the outside elevator cable broke, sending them from the 18th floor of the Alamo National Bank building in San Antonio. This marked the fourth fatality in the construction project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Bank
San Antonio
Associated Press
A. J. Smith
Milton Sadler
Alamo National Bank
Reciprocity license legislation discussed in New Orleans
L G Phares chief license inspector for the Texas highway department traveled to New Orleans for talks with Louisiana road officials about proposed reciprocity license legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
L. G. Phares
State Highway Department
New Orleans
Louisiana
Four Men Held To Grand Jury In Local Jail
Four men, one white and three negro, were jailed and held to the grand jury by Justice J. T. McGee. Charles Jones faces assault with a deadly weapon and a statutory offense with bonds set at $500. Zeb Daniels and Jess Monroe are held in connection with a prior robbery with $500 and $300 bonds. Henry Arnold, white, is held on forgery after allegedly passing a $27 check.
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J. T. McGee
Charles Jones
Sadie Collins
Zeb Daniels
Jess F. Munroe
M. G. Mitchell
Extension Club Meet at Mrs Miller Home
Extension Service Club members are invited to meet Mrs B A Miller at her home Thursday afternoon at 3 o clock for their regular meeting as scheduled in the year book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Extension Service Club
Two Aviators Move Ship in Nick of Time
A. H. Anderson and Wm. Landauer of Dallas made a sensational escape from their airplane after it crashed on the Southern Pacific tracks at Fin Feather Club gate. They forced landings in rain near the club and narrowly avoided a collision with a passenger train. The plane was dismantled and hauled to Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Anderson
Wm.Landauer
Dallas
Southern Pacific
Anderson
Landauer
Guy P. Bittle
Fin Feather Lake
Mattie
Civil courts uphold Small River Survey ruling
The Third Court of Civil Appeals today upheld the Small river bed bill despite Governor Moody’s veto. The measure validates title to land in stream beds where surveys cross streams over 80 feet wide, reclassifying them from non navigable to navigable for survey purposes.
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Associated Press
Austin
Moody
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Kansas City Delegation Flies to Mexico City Inauguration
The Kansas City chamber of commerce plane carrying a delegation to Mexico City for the presidential inauguration of Pascual Ortiz Rubio left Dallas at 11:30. Brownsville was to be the next stop on the Texas leg of the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Kansas City
Unsigned Legal Note Questions Sanity Determination
A terse legal message indicates an inability to reach agreement on sanity. The text directs sending word to a judge to decide the matter of mental capacity. It references a decision or lack thereof without detailing parties or proceedings.
Jury Deadlock Over John Brady Sanity Verdict
A dispirited jury in Austin reports it is deadlocked on whether John Brady was sane at the time he killed Lehlia Highsmith. Judge J D Moore says he will keep the jurors for an indefinite period and will not convene them unless specifically requested. The case continues with no verdict on innocence or punishment.
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Associated Press
Austin
John Brady
Lehlia Highsmith
J.D. Moore
Woman of Bryan Is Bereaved by Father's Death
Mrs. Charles F. Hillier of Bryan mourns as her father John Ward of Houston dies after a critical illness. Funeral set in Houston from the family home on Pineview Drive Thursday afternoon. Survived by widow and daughter Mrs. Chas. F. Hillier of Bryan.
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Bryan
Charles F. Hillier
Houston
John Ward
Pineview Drive
Russell
Hillier
D. C. Langford
Franklin
Chas. F. Hillier
Parole to Cook Recommended by Federal Board
Dr. Frederick Cook the Arctic explorer serving 14 years and months at Leavenworth federal penitentiary was recommended for parole by the federal parole board today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
Federal
Washington
Frederick Cook
Leavenworth, Kan., Federal Penitentiary
Federal Parole Board
Lions Plan Rural Community Club Cooperation
Bryan Lions voted to adopt a rural cooperation plan presented by W. E. Leverkuhn. Eight groups will align with eight county clubs to build closer contact and aid programs plus promote a market for rural products in Bryan. Discussion included Dr C Ava and County Agent C Benson. G W Simpson discussed youth movement support.
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Lions
Bryan Lions
Rural Committee
W. E. Leverkuhn
Bryan
C. Ava
C Benson
G. W. Simpson
Wee Pacific Lines
Moody action naming walls approved in Texas senate
Austin February 5. The Texas senate confirms Governor Moody's nomination of John Valls of Laredo as district attorney for the 49th judicial district. A Laredo citizens delegation opposed the choice citing alleged unfriendly attitude toward the Mexican government straining relations with Mexican port officials.
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Austin
Senate
Moody
John Valls
Laredo
49Th Judicial District
Mexico
College Masons Entertain Bryan Masons Guest List Event
Masons from Bryan and GES, local Masons, and Eastern Star members attended a Tuesday evening social hosted by A and Masonic Club in Bryan. The principal speaker was Mrs Nannie Yeager district deputy grand matron Texas Eastern Star with other speakers praising Masons and Star charities.
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A. and M.masonic Club
Thom Lundin
Bryan
Eastern Star
F. Randolph
W. A. Duncan
A. Buchanan
R. L. Brown
Lee J. Rountree
A.J. Buchanan
M. R. Bentley
Alx
Eastern 8
de Molay
Order of Rainbow
Girlis
Masonic Ladies
Masonic Clah
Watte Lowship
Cll
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N. J
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ICE Company
Taft
C.I.A
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