The People's Column Defends American Opportunity Over Europe
The column extols America as young and vibrant next to Europe’s old allure. It praises American landscapes, frontier history, and the practical comforts of Texas towns, urging readers to value local identity and self governance while recognizing Europe’s appeal but choosing the American dream.
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Europe
America
Italy
Florida
California
Texas
Niagara Falls
Yosemite Valley
Father of Waters
Mississippi
Land of the Stars and Stripes
Mary
Texas City
Southern Pacific seeks Dayton Goose Creek acquisition and lease
Figures on rising railroad values were presented to the Interstate Commerce Commission as Southern Pacific requests approval to pay 100000 cash for Dayton Goose Creek Railway of Texas stock with par value 25000 and to lease the Dayton Company to the Texas and New Orleans system, a Southern Pacific subsidiary.
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Southern Pacific
Interstate Commerce Commission
Associated Press
Washington
Southern Pacific Company
Dayton
Goose Creek
Texas
Texas & New Orleans System
Queen Mother Margherita to be buried in Rome Pantheon
The body of Queen Mother Margherita will be interred in the Pantheon in Rome, a place for Italy’s illustrious dead. The ceremony date is to be set later, with a simple service planned and no elaborate rites. The king queen and Premier Mussolini traveled to Rome to arrange the funeral.
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Associated Press
Hordighera
Italy
Margherita
Pantheon
Rome
Mussolini
Mrs Youngblood Calls District Meeting For Fed Work
Mrs Youngblood president of the Fourth District Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs traveled to Dallas to attend the State Executive Board meeting called by Mrs J A Fields of Haskell. She scheduled February 4 in Waco for district chairmen to review plans and align district and State Federation activities.
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B. Youngblood
Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
Dallas
Texas Federation of Women's Clubs
J. A. Fields
Haskell
Youngblood
Waco
Reed measure killed in Senate Foreign Relations panel
The Senate Foreign Relations committee voted 8 to 3 to kill Senator Reed's resolution proposing an inquiry into whether international bankers and foreign governments are trying to influence U S foreign policy.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Reed
Missouri
Examining Trial Held In Watch Theft Case
James Hill a negro was given a preliminary hearing this morning before Judge J W Hamilton. Bond set at 300 dollars to bind him over for the February grand jury. The stolen watch, a family heirloom valued at 100 dollars, was presented to James Chance by Mrs J O Chance in 1887 and described as a keepsake.
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James Hill
James Otis Chance
J. W. Heamilton
James Chance
J. O. Chance
Special session loom new angle on bonds
Archer county bonds face federal ruling after the US Supreme Court found the Arches County Road Improvement District No 2 bond issue of 309000 unconstitutional because the district was not created by the legislature. Texas officials fear up to 100 million in bonds may be affected and consider a legislative special session to protect bondowners.
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Associated Press
Austin
Archer County
Supreme Court of the United States
E. M. Hooper
Texas
United
C. A
Wheeler
W. A. Keeling
Mississippi lawmaker pushes evolution bill in House
A Mississippi representative introduces an evolution bill in the state House, aiming to address classroom science standards and the teaching of evolution in public schools. The measure sparks debate over curriculum control and scientific literacy.
Mississippi House considers Evolution ban in schools
Jackson Miss January 6 lawmakers revisit the evolution dispute as Representative Robinson introduces House Bill No 19 to bar teaching of evolution in Mississippi schools and colleges funded partly by state money. The measure mirrors Tennessee law with fines from 100 to 500 dollars for violations.
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Associated Press
Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Robinson
Infant Found In Shack At A Houston Home
Houston January 6. A 2 weeks old white male infant was found Saturday night in a shack at the rear of a black residence. The child, scantily clad and wrapped in a sheet, was recovered after being found by two white women. Police seek the persons who abandoned the infant. the baby has fully recovered after exposure.
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Associated Press
Houston
Gulf Coast Child Wincing Bureau
Cotton Market Sees Futures Rise in Quiet Session
Cotton futures ended the day 20 to 25 points higher as local receipts were quoted between 19 1 4 and 19 3 4 cents per pound.
One Man Shot and Youth Hurt at Santone
In a pistol fight near Elmdorf in San Antonio on January 6 a man named Adolfo Sauceda aged 25 was killed while a 17 year old youth named Joe Knight sustained a fractured jaw and is in serious condition. The shooter is at large but police expect to arrest him.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Elmdorf
Adolfo Sauceda
Joe Knight
Oil Tanker in Distress Aid Sent to Gulf of Mexico
Galveston January 6 Coast Guard Cutter Commanche departed at full steam to assist the Gulf Refining Company tanker Gulf of Mexico, reported in distress about 130 miles east or southeast of Galveston.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Coast Guard
Commanche
Gulf Refining Company
Gulf of Mexico
Cameron Woman Dies At Theater From Heart Failure
Mrs. Joe Blansett, 34, died at a Cameron theater after collapsing in her seat. Heart failure was listed as the cause. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Whiteley of Waco and leaves a husband, a Salem area farmer, and six children. Collected from local obituary notice.
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Cameron
Joe Blansett
John Whiteley
Waco
Salem
Men of the Church Convene at Presbyterian Meeting
Nearly thirty men and friends attended a Presbyterian Church gathering in Bryan last night. The social program featured a feed, a Jimmie Page solo and ukulele, with discussions stressing members backing the pulpit committee and helping choose a minister to replace Rev. Shell. City Manager J. Bryan Miller chaired the event, listing attendees and urging active input on ministerial candidates.
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Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church of
Bryan
Zation
Jimmie Page
Roy Danforth
Wm .N. Shell
Major McInnis
J. R. Bender
M. College
H. Matthews
Major Martin
Allen Academy
J. Bryan Miller
Guy W. Adviance
John R. Bender
J. L. Brock
Fred L. Cavitt
F. T., Cole
Geo. H. Fern
H. C. Gibson
O. W. Goolsbee
R. H. Harrison
W. O. Hearne
W. G. Martin
W. H. Mathews
Ranch Life Discussed at Veterinary Building Panel
Dr. B Youngblood of Texas A and M outlined human interest aspects of ranch life tied to the Range Live Stock Survey in the Northern Great Plains covering Montana Wyoming and the Dakotas. He noted open range limits and the Texas range boss heritage while detailing planned sectional surveys from the Pecos River westward to California beginning January 15 for three to four months.
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Animal Husbandry Council
B. Youngblood
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
M. College
Great Plains
Montana
Wyoming
South Dakota
Doctor Youngblood
Texas
Montgomery Ward
Middle
United States
Washi
Pecos River
New Mexico
Arizona
California
George W. Barnes
Texas Extension Service
Barnes
United States Department of Agriculture
House Approves Fifty Thousand for Disarmament Delegation
The house votes to pay fifty thousand dollars for a conference delegation to attend the disarmament meeting. The appropriation covers travel lodging and the official duties of the delegates.
House panel backs 50 000 for Geneva disarmament effort
The House Foreign Affairs committee unanimously reported a resolution to spend 50000 for U S participation in the Geneva preparatory disarmament conference. It rejected an amendment to urge delegates to consider outlawing nations that start wars of aggression.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jan
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Geneva
A M Man To Speak At Vet Meet In Fort Worth
Fort Worth hosts the third semi annual meeting of the State Veterinary Medical Association on January 2021 with Dr W R Sanderson of Brownwood as president and a long program including speakers from Dallas San Antonio Beaumont and Fort Worth. The ladies auxiliary meets concurrently and a banquet is scheduled for January 20.
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Fort Worth
State Veterinary Medical
W. R. Sanderson
Brownwood
A. E. Marney
San Antonio
R. R. Childers
Beaumont
D. Pearce
Leonard
N. F. Williams
A. E. Flowers
Dallas
W. H. Haskell
Béaumont
J. W.worthington
Fort Sam Houston
T. O. Boothe
P. P. Starr
Gainesville
J. K. Norsway
Kingsile
R. G. Flowers
Ft. Worth
R. L. Rhea
Newsboy of the 90s Becomes Houston Post General Manager
C. C. Maes, longtime managing editor of the Houston Post Dispatch, was promoted on January 1 to general manager of the Houston Post. He began as a Houston newsboy in the 1890s and has spent all but five years since 1901 with the Post editorial staff.
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Associated Press
Houston
C. C. Maes
Houston Post Dispatch
Sunshine Class Spider Web Party at Free Baptists
The Sunshine Class of Free Baptist Sunday School held a Spider Web Party on Tuesday night January 5. Mrs. Jack Ballard organized games and refreshments of chicken sandwiches and hot chocolate followed by souvenirs at the end. Attendees included Elizabeth Mike Mohnika Wheeler Dorothy Edge Louise Moehlman Elizabeth Holmes Ruth Smith Evelyn Beal Simmie Wheeler Alice Hamilton Helen Easters and Ruth Patterson.
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Sunshine
Free Baptist
Jack Bullard
Ballard
Elizabeth Mike
Mohnika Wheeler
Dorothy Edge
Louise Moehlman
Elizabeth Holmes
Ruth Smith
Evelyn Beal
Simmie Wheeler
Alice Hamilton
Helen Easters
Ruth Patterson
Weather forecast for Bryan area and vicinity
The forecast for New Orleans La Jan 6 notes tonight and Thursday will be fair. The report covers Bryan and surrounding area expectations with clear skies and no precipitation indicated.
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New Orleans
Bryan and Vicinity
Brookhart Contest Alleges Ballot Irregularities
Washington January 6 A Brookhart Senate recount objection was filed with the Senate Elections Sub Committee alleging irregularities in ballot handling. Counsel J G Mitchell said 47 contested ballots were unaccounted for and ballots from 67 precincts arrived in unsealed mail sacks creating tampering risk.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Senate Elections Sub
Brookhart
J. G. Mitchell
Walthall Takes Charge Of Budgets And Estimates In Texas
In Austin on January 6 R I Tennant met with U S District Attorney in San Antonio to finalize terms for transferring the Kerrville American Legion Memorial Hospital to the War Veterans Bureau for 1 122 000. Walthall shifts to estimates and budgets as Tennant takes purchasing duties. Harrington retains general supervision. Mayor Haswell returns from Houston.
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Austin
R. I. Tennant
State Board of Control
San Antonio
United States District Attroney
American Legion Memorial Hospital
Kerrville
United States War Veterans’ Bureau
R. B. Walthall
Tennant
Walthall
H. H. Harrington
Harrington
Mr. Walthall
Charles Welch dies at Florida winter home
Charles Welch owner of Welch grape juice died today at his winter home in St. Petersburg after a short illness. He was a former Prohibition party gubernatorial candidate in New York.
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Associated Press
ST. Petersburg
Fla
Charles Welch
Welch
New York
Garden Club Shares January Planting Tips For Home Gardens
Martin’s Garden Club held a recent meeting where members learned what to plant in vegetable and flower gardens for January. A member presented a paper titled The Storing of Vegetables and Bulbs, which was noted as very informative and profitable.
Sam Knox to Perform on WTAW Tonight
Music lovers in Bryan are urged to tune in to WTAW tonight for a program featuring Sam Knox. The show will include a marimba concert and recall Knox’s recent appearance on Brazos Lodge No. 64 Knights of Pythias program.
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Bryan
WTAW
A. and M. College of Texas
Sam Knox
Brazos Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Mrs N B Tucker Visits Navasota Family
Mrs. N B Tucker of Navasota is in town spending the day with her mother Mrs L H Tucker.
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N. B. Tucker of
Navasota
L. H. Tucker
Mollie Burkhart Subpoenaed in Osage Murder Probe
The Federal grand jury in Guthrie Oklahoma ordered witnesses to report at 1 30 today amid liquor case proceedings. Mollie Burkhart wife of an arrested suspect and sole surviving heir to a large Osage fortune attended as a witness in the murders case involving 17 deaths.
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Sy Associated Press
Guthrie
Okla
Federal Grand Jury
Mollie Burkhart
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