City Schools to Hold Interscholastic League Meet
Next Friday February 22 the public schools will stage the second annual city wide elimination contests to select representatives for the Interscholastic League. Nearly fifty more contestants than last year will compete in literary and track events at Stephen F. Austin High School Bryan. The day begins at 9 in the auditorium with final instructions and program announcements to follow.
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Durham
Stephen F. Austin High School
Bryan
Miners Train Wreck Near Liscomb Causes Fatalities and Injuries
A Peoria Terminal Railway train carrying 900 miners derailed from a 25 foot embankment near Hollis Illinois, five miles south of Peoria. Six killed and about 200 injured as four cars toppled. one car caught fire but was contained. Train No 1 was en route to Crescent coal mines. a broken rail bar is blamed for the accident.
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Associated Press
Peoria
Hollis
Illinois
Here
Crescent Coal Mines
F. O. Fisher
City Hall in Bryan Park Proposal Draws Opinion
Citizens discuss placing the new city hall on 26th Street park grounds to ensure a lasting civic beauty. Proponents say park location would enhance the setting, support upkeep, and promote landscaping of the surrounding area for future generations.
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26Th Street
Bryan
City Hall
Visitors and illnesses mark Bryan notes from the road
Mr and Mrs George Smith traveled from Bryan after a business trip to Waco and a visit with Sam Smith. Sam is bedbound for two months and in serious condition. Eleanor French Jean Smith and M H Smith of Galveston head home to Houston and Galveston amid icy winds. W E Jones and R L Jones visited on business. J W Longley returned from Conroe and Hempstead. Claude F Dixon of College Station was rushed to Bryan Hospital for emergency operation and rests h opefully today.
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George Smith
Waco
Dalas
Mr. Smith
Sam Smith
Mr. Smith Sr
Eleanor French
Jean Smith
M. H. Smith
Galveston
Houston
J. W. Longley
State Highway Department
Conroe and Hempstead
Claude F. Dixon
College Station
Bryan Hospital
Baylor College Pledges Named by Royal Academia Society
Ida Belle Higgs, Margaret Grant, and Leila Law Davis of Bryan are selected pledges to Baylor College Royal Academia Literary Society. other pledges include Pauline Karl Wharton Laura Mae Booth San Benito and many more from Texas and nearby states.
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Belton
Ida Belle Higgs
Margaret Grant
Leila Law Davis
Bryan
Royal Academia Literary Society
Baylor College
Royal Academia
Pauline Karl
Wharton
Laura Mae Booth
San Benito
Margaret Fitch
Berkeley
Calif
Edna Irwin
Calvert
Genevieve Hughes
Mexia
Erine Ford
Orange
Frances Wanson
el Campo
Olene Poeita Falls
Gloria Ann Keye
Corpus Christi
Inex Harlian
Reagan
Pullet Profits Made by Student In High School
Tillman Jones a Bryan high school senior in vocational agriculture reports his first year in the program. He chose a homebased poultry project after discussing with his father and the agriculture teacher, managing a flock of about 225 Rhode Island Red pullets.
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Tillman Jones
Bryan High School
Rhode Island
Petit Jury Panel For Third Week Of Court Drawn
The jury panel drawn for the third week of court consists of 35 veniremen and must report at the courthouse tomorrow morning. Names include J H Todd A M Brock S E Eberstadt W B Barron J M Atkins and others.
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Petit Jury Panel
Court House
I. P. Conner
Will Blazek
J. D. Martin
J. K. Wade
A. B. Andersson
Wayne Davis
H. O. Tuck
J. O. Tucker
R. S. Mawhinney
J. H. Atkins
I. Maniloff
W. A. Duncan
R. W. Akin
Jacob Acord
Roy Danforth
Tony Barcelona
John Mendl
W. R. Thomas
Jessie A. Wilson
Hendrix Conway
W. C. Mitchell
M. P. Walker
J. O. Wilson
Run for False Alarm At Lawrence Grocery Plant
Leaking sprinkler valve at the Lawrence Grocery Company plant caused an early morning fire department run. No damage reported.
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Lawrence Grocery Company
Bryan
Allen Cadets Stage Drill Before Lions
Bill Wimberly hosted a Lions Club luncheon presentation by Capt. A. Col. Bruce and eight Allen Academy cadet captains. The drill team adapted to a fourteen foot square area without sacrificing drill quality, impressing the audience with precise formation and execution.
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Bill Wimberly
Lions Club
A. Col. Bruce
Allen Academy
Lion Bill Wimberly
Bruce
Allen
Fred B. Sterling
Ned Bradley
A. R. Locke
L. Dunnam
Pablo Gonzalez Jr
P. W. Wheelis Jr
Lee Beam
J. B. Mallard
Brazos Masons Celebrate Washington Day in College Station
Brazos Union Lodge will mark Washington Day Friday February 22 at 7 30 p m in Ibisa Hall College Station with Masons Entered Apprentices Fellow Crafts and DeMolays invited Principal address by Hon Marion S Church of Dallas on George Washington the Mason Detailed program includes invocation introduction toast welcome address and music A menu featuring seafood chicken country fare and desserts will follow Tickets are sold by W K Gibbs Bryan and O O Henderson College Station
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Washington
Brazos Union Lodge
Ibisa Hall
Marion S&s. Church of Dallas
George Washington
J. W. Payne
W. M
Geo. A. Long
S. W
H. E. Randolph
R. E. Day
George Purl
T. C. Walton
the Mason
Marion
P. S. Park
Brazos Union
W. O. Alexander
R. J. Dunn
W. A. Duncan
W. K. Gibbs
Bryan
O. 0
Henderson
College Station
Negro Charged In Fatal Shooting At Fort Worth Grocery
Fort Worth reports G L Young aged 60 was shot and wounded fatally last night. He told police a negro did the shooting. The victim was found in a rear garage of his grocery store with money left in his pocket.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
G. L. Young
Cotton market in Bryan shows little change today
The Bryan market reports slight movement with futures down 1 to 2 points and local spot prices ranging from 98.25 to 98.75 as activity remains subdued.
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Bryan
Pneumonia Fatal To O. E. Saunders Died This Morn
Otho Edward Saunders of Bryan died this morning at 7 o clock at his parents home on South Houston Avenue from pneumonia. He was born in Bryan and lived here all his life. Survived by parents Captain and Mrs W E Saunders sister Mrs R M Gordon of Houston brothers Will of Bryan and Hal of Brownsville. Funeral Thursday at 4 p m from the W E Saunders residence conducted by Dr R C Marshall with Brazos Union Lodge and Knights Templar escort at the grave. Pallbearers to be Masonic members.
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O. E. Saunders
Bryan
W. E. Saunders
South Houston Avenue
Otho Edward Saunders
Brazos County
C. E. Saunders
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Brazos Union Lodge
A. F
A. M
W. F. Austin
Knights Templar Ivanhoe Commandery
R. M. Gordon
Houston
Will Saunders
Hal Saunders
Brownsville
R. C. Marshall
First Methodist Church
Dansby Furniture Company
Brazos Union Lodge No. 129
Knights Templar
Masonic Order
Sleetfall Heaviest of Season Hits Northwest Texas
Record sleetstorm blankets Wichita Falls and surrounding areas as northwest Texas and southern Oklahoma see the season's heaviest sleet. Temperatures rise toward noon after a record low of 22 degrees last night.
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Associated Press
Wichita Falls
Texas
Oklahoma
Lufkin Eyes Record Paving Miles After Bond Issue
Officials say the city will have more miles of paving than any city its size in the southwest thanks to a 300000 dollar bond issue. More than 900000 dollars has been spent on paving in the past eight years.
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Associated Press
Lufkin
Southwest
Extension Club Meeting Change Notice
Mrs M R Bentley club president calls attention to the Extension Service Club meeting at Mrs G W Orms home Thursday afternoon. The year book date error incorrectly lists February 22 instead of February 21. Members are requested to note the change.
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M. R. Bentley
Extension Service Club
G. W. Orms
Three Sentenced In Mail Robbery In Fort Worth
Fort Worth reports three defendants were sentenced for robbing a Texas and Pacific mail car of 53000 last November. Meal ing E. Pruett a mail clerk received five years Travis H. Wilson was given two years and Mrs Ottie Bridges eighteen months in federal prison.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Mealing E. Pruett
Travis H. Wilson
Ottie Bridges
Texas and Pacific Mail
Jones joins Peabody College trustees board
In Nashville on February 20 the George Peabody College for Teachers elected Jesse H. Jones of Houston to the board. He joins a distinguished group including Justice Edward T. Sanford, B. B. Jones, George James, Hunter Marston, H. J. Mikell, Harry H. Rogers, James E. Caldwell, Governor Henry H. Horton, and other notable Americans.
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Nashville
Tetin
George Peabody College
Jesse H. Jones
Houston
Edward T. Sanford
Supreme Court
Washington
B. B. Jones
Virginia
George James
Federal Board
Hunter Marston
New York
H. J. Mikell
Atlanta
Harry H. Rogers
Tulsa
James E. Caldwell
Henry H. Horton
Members Drive By Auxiliary of American Legion
The Ladies Auxiliary to Earl Graham Post American Legion launches a membership drive to March 15 with Reds and Blues groups. Mrs. H. Bartz chairs the effort and offers a prize to the top recruiter. Committees list many local members in two squads for solicitation.
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Ladies
Earl Graham Post
American Legion
H. Bartz
Barry Estill
J. Falgeau
Puke Patcote
Reds
Blues
Bartz
Harry Edge
R. W. Ivey
John Patronella
McSwain
Jess M. Cook
A. L. Huebner
H. T. Schovassa
Kilauea Starts Erupting in Hawaii
Kilauea the world’s largest active volcano began erupting today in Hawaii. Flames shot up about 300 feet as the eruption commenced with volcanic activity observed from Hilo and surrounding areas.
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Associated Press
Hilo
Hawaii
Kilauea
Deposits Rise at Thrift Savings Bank at Bryan School
Tuesday deposits at the Bryan East Side school thrift bank, sponsored by the PTA, totaled 108.99 increasing the running total to 1,061.94. Miss Josephine Eden's room led with 21.68 from a single room and Miss Pipkin's room had 18 depositors, while the largest student deposit was 10.
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Bryan East Side
Thrift Savings Bank
P.T. A
Josephine Eden
Pipkin
Surprise Birthday Party for Mrs Habarta
A surprise gathering honored Mrs. Frank Habarta on her 50th birthday at her daughter Miss Mary Habarta's home. Many friends attended and gifts along with punch and cake were shared.
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Frank Habarta
Mary Habarta
Convicts Recaptured After Ohio Penitentiary Escape
Three to five escapees from the Ohio penitentiary were recaptured early today near Columbus. Pat McDermott serving a life term for the murder of Don Mellett Canton editor was captured with Mike Jacko a Cleveland killer also serving life. A few hours later Joe Rosco a Cleveland robber was seized at a farm south of Columbus.
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Columbus
Ohio
Pat McDermott
Don Mellett
Canton
Mike Jacko
Cleveland
Here
Joe Rosco
Moody Loses Out As Texas Prison Reform Fails
Governor Moody’s plan to centralize Texas prisons died in the House with a 70 to 59 vote against the Graves substitute. The Young Turner bill to centralize on the Darrington or Ramsey State farms advanced to engrossment by 90 to 56, amid amendments offering a compromise on land sales and centralization.
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Austin
Moody
Texas
House
Graves
Young-Turner
Young- Turner
Darrington
Ramsey
Young
Land Commissioner
Houston
Leonard Tillotson
Sealy
Ramsey Farm
Tillotson
Electric Chair First Used in Cook County Chicago
The electric chair was used for the first time in Cook County as a legal death device. Anthony Grecco and Charles Walz were executed within ten minutes of each other after midnight for the murder of Patrolman Arthur Esau during a drug store holdup last April.
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Chicago
Feo
Cook County
Anthony Grecco
Charles Walz
Arthur Esau
Solons Favor Salary Raise for Governor
The senate engrossed a house joint resolution for a referendum on increasing the governor's salary. A committee amendment would raise the salary to 12,000 dollars a year, up from the current 4,000.
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Solons
Associated Press
Austin
Senate
House
More Veniremen Are Needed For Vote Fraud Case
Austin report on February 20 states Congress man-Elect Augustus McCloskey's trial on a vote fraud indictment was delayed as only two veniremen from a 35 member panel appeared. The court recessed to draw more names from the jury wheel.
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Austin
Augustus McCloskey
Richards Refused New Trial in Bank Forgery Case
Dallas politician Ben C. Richards Jr. was denied a new trial by Judge Grover C. Adams. He remains out on $3,000 bond after being sentenced to three years for forgery tied to an election bet linked to the slaying of Orville Mathews, a bank employee.
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Dallas
Grover C. Adams
Ben C. Richards Jr
Richards
Orville Mathews Bank
Bank Robbery Steals 5000 from Maplewood Bank
Two men robbed the Peoples Bank of Maplewood in a St. Louis suburb of 5000 today and fled in an automobile with cashier Edward Steffans who was dumped from the car a few miles away. Ten persons were inside the bank at the time of the heist.
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ST. Louis
Peoples Bank
Maplewood
Edward Steffans
Washington Birth Date Shifted by French Reform
A 1792 calendar reform moved Washingtons birth date from February 11 to February 22 seven years before his death. The article traces his lineage from John Washington to George Ball Washington, notes his early schooling, moral upbringing by his mother, and his boyhood love of the Virginia outdoors.
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Washington
George Washington
John Washington
England
Westmoreland County
Virginia
George
Mary Ball
Lawrence
Wash
Sherman firm wins city contracts for three school projects
Bryan city commission to award contracts totaling 171 056 for a municipal building and two elementary schools Travis and Bowie. Wentzel and Wood of Sherman low bidders for all three projects with bids around 53 354 68 229 and 27 552 plus separate bids for plumbing heating and electrical by Fred N Logan McKamy Company and J C Kortete. Total project cost exceeds bond funds but plans to start construction after final preliminary details in a few days.
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Bryan
Municipal
Travis
Wat
Bowie
Wentzel and
Wood
Sherman
Dedue
Tise
Trews
Fred N. Logan
Houston
Mc Kamy Company
Whee
Travis and
J. C. Kortete Plumbing and Heating Company
Travis and Bryan
Work Started On New Todd Residence In Bryan
Active work began Tuesday on a two story home at East 30th street and Ennis avenue in Bryan. Built for Col. and Mrs. G c Todd, the cream brick first floor and stucco second story will feature modern exterior and interior conveniences, aiming to be one of Bryan's attractive new residences.
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Gc. C. Todd
Bryan
East 30Th Street
Ennis Avenue
Public Hangings Shock Seagres as Bandits Trigger Trap
Four bandits were hanged in Seagres Croatia on February 20 in a public execution. One inmate placed the rope around his neck and sprang the trap when the official faltered, as Jugoslavia maintains capital punishment despite its penalties.
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Associated Press
Seagres
Croatia
Jugoslavia
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City
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R. L. and
W. E. Jones
Berryman
Baylor
Allen Cadets
Brazos Masons
Washington Day
Extension Club
Peabody School
Auxiliary of American Legion
John J. King
Pontiac
Johnson & Rohde Company
Oakland-Pontiac
Chamber of Commerce
Wellborn
Millican
Navasota
River
King
Oakland
Sherman Firm
New Todd Home
Bandit
Hangman
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