Seagler elected Texas House speaker in 38th Legislature
R E Seagler of Palestine won the speaker’s chair in the Texas House by a 127 to 19 vote over Dallas's Lewis Carpenter at the opening session with 149 members present. Seagler outlined a broad program including prohibition reinforcement, farm marketing co ops, Sheppard Towner act, public highways, school funding, and prison reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas News
Austin
Texas
R. E. Seagler
Palestine
House
Thirty-Eighth
Lewis T. Carpenter
Dallas
J. R. Hardin
Kaufman
Seagler
Carpenter
People of
San Antonio
A. and M. College
West Texas
West Texas A. and M
Anderson County
Dallas County
Brazos County Baptist Association Holds Large Bryan Meeting
The Brazos County Baptist Association met January 8 at First Baptist Bryan in an all day session. W. H. Buchanan presided pro tempore, Rev. J. Pipkin to lead mission work received a new car, and the Bryan Mexican Church reported strong growth with every member pledging $10. The afternoon featured a Women’s Work session led by Mrs. McSwain with multiple church representatives present and plans discussed for the March district meeting in Bryan.
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Brazos County Baptist Association
First Baptist Church
Bryan
Barron
W. H. Buchanan
Kurten
R. L. Brown
Brazos County
J. J. Pipkin
William Ibarra
Tabernacle
Association
A. B McSwain
Church Auditorium
E. Kennedy
San Antonio
Carl Seely
Millican
Bryan Church
R. W. Persons
Frank Bunting
Carl Seeley
Will Henderson
Bryan Mexican Church
W. C Hill
T. C. Elliott
Edge
Joe L. Sample
Charley Locke
Cottonwood
Jim Sawyer
Walter Lloyd
Essie Shealy
Reliance
W. F. Odom
Nora Lawless
Pipkin
John A. Held
Held
J. M. Bullock
Chas
S. Jones
Abbott
Mc Donald
W. L. Stangle
College
Cotton market and health report from Galveston
Cotton futures closed ten points higher today while Bryan market spots sold at 25 cents middling basis. Pleasing news comes from John Sealey Hospital Galveston where patient T R Batte is seriously ill but recovering.
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Bryan
John Sealey Hospital
Galveston
T. R. Batte
Knights of Pythias Install New Officers in 1923 Meeting
Brazos Lodge No. 64 Knights of Pythias held their January 9 meeting with about fifty members present and installed the year’s officers. Grand officials conducted the ceremony for C C George E Hadley V C J E Gammon Prelate C W Crawford M A L B Locke M of E J T Maloney M of F H S Locke M of E C S Beckwith K of R S Carl Wipprécht I G R C Franks O G Talks followed the installation.
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Brazos Lodge No. 64
Knights of Pythias
H. S. Locke
M. E. Wallace
Jno. A. Moore, Jr
Guy F. Boyett
George E. Hadley
C. C
J. E. Gammon
V. C
Lloyd and Son Trade Visit From Reliance
D. B. Lloyd and son Pat arrived from Reliance for a trading visit.
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D. B. Lloyd
Pat
Reliance
Adams Brother Leaves for El Paso Amid Illness Telegram
George A. Adams departed Tuesday afternoon for El Paso after a telegram reported his brother Harlan’s serious illness. Mrs. Adams awaits a tonight update with details on the disease and condition.
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George A. Adams
el Paso
Harlan
Thieves Enter High School Steal Two Victrolas
Thieves broke into the East Side High School between Saturday afternoon and Monday morning and stole two Victrolas, a clock, fountain pens, and various small items. One Victrola and the clock belonged to Miss Annie Deering. the other Victrola was a gift from the Bryan Reading Club. Officials are investigating with a lead suggesting arrests.
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Annie Deering
Bryan Reading Club
Seagler Elected Speaker in Texas House by Wide Margin
Richard E. Seagler of Anderson county won the speakership 127 to 19 over Lewis T. Carpenter of Dallas. Seagler, born in Anderson county in 1883, rose from Palestine high school to Sam Houston Normal College and State University, earning the L L D. He supported the 36th 37th and 38th legislatures as a Democrat after farm work teaching and law practice in Palestine.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Richard E. Seagler
Anderson County
Lewis T. Carpenter
Dallas
Seagler
Lee J. Rountree
Brazos County
Carpenter
Edith Wilmans
Palestine
Sam Houston Normal College
State University
B. Hall
Tex Legislature Opens as Speaker Race Tops Agenda
AP reports Austin session kicks off with new members sworn in. The contest for Speaker pits R. E. Seagler of Palestine against Lewis T. Carpenter of Dallas while Lt. Gov. Lynch Davidson presides over the Senate and Secretary of State Sidney Staples oversees the House.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
House of Representatives
R. E. Seagler
Palestine
Lewis T. Carpenter
Dallas
Lynch Davidson
Senate
Sidney L. Staples
House
Free Baptist class elect new officers
The Philathea Class of the Free Baptist church met Tuesday evening at Mrs. W. G. Reynolds home to elect 1923 officers: Leona Fletcher president, Ruby Wheeler vice president, Una Buchanan secretary, Ruby Buchanan treasurer. Committees were named Social Ruby Wheeler Ruby Buchanan Mrs. Harry Edge Lookout Mae Soward Lelia Evans Una Buchanan. A social hour followed with plans for the year.
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Philathea
The
Free Baptist Church
W. G. Reynolds
Leona Fletcher
Ruby Wheeler
Una Buchanan
Ruby Buchanan
Harry Edge
Mae Soward
Lelia Evans
Funeral for William Earl Gelber Held at City Cemetery
The funeral of two year old William Earl Gelber, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Gelber, occurred Tuesday at 1 40 p m with services at the family home and grave. Dr John A Held led the rites. the Baptist Sunday school choir sang I Want to Be a Sunbeam. Out of town relatives attended from Mart Austin and Fort Worth.
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Little William Earl
W. F. Gelber
John A. Held
First Baptist Church
The
Baptist Sunday School
Claes
P. E. Driver
Mart
W. E. Driver
J. O. Driver
Austin
Roy Driver
Fort Worth
Frank Higgs
Methodist Women Elect New Group Officers for 1923
The Woman's Missionary society of the First Methodist church reorganized into groups and elected new officers for the year. Group 1 at Mrs. J. M Reed's with nine members chose H. H. Prager as chairman and other officers. Group 2 at Mrs. J. E. Covey elected C. S. Martin as chairman and filled secretary treasurer and study leader roles. Group 3 at Mrs. W. F. Gibbs elected Will Poindexter as chairman with corresponding officers. Group 4 at Mrs. M. R. Bentley named L. E. Bailey as chairman and appointed secretaries and study leaders. The society meets again next Monday.
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Woman’s Missionary Society of the
First Methodist Church
J. M Reed
A. K. Short
W. B. Cline
J. M. Reed
J. N. Goodwin
Cora Hamilton
Mary Ewing
Josie Lawrence
Jim Darwin
R. B. Welch
C. G. Walker
H. H. Prager
W. W. Solomon
H. C. Willis
W. F. Gibbs
Messenger
H. N. Cochran
C. A. Lewis
D. J. McDonald
W. E. Saunders
W. H. Cole
Will Poindexter
Er. W. Crenshaw
John W. Black
W. S. Bass
W. B. Wills
Miss Lillie Hall
M. R. Bentley
L. E. Bailey
B. T. Poole
A. Brunneman
S&s. D. Pearce
E. C. Harder
Horace Beard
G. H. Brown
E. A. Miller
Will Hall
Oak McKenzie
R. M. Dansby
C. C. Shelburne
Representative Rountree Nominates Seagler for Texas Speaker
Representative Lee J. Rountree of Grimes and Brazos counties placed Richard E. Seagler of Anderson county in nomination for speaker of the Texas House in Austin on Tuesday. Seagler, a native Texan, is recognized as a teacher, lawyer, and legislator. Rountree pledged that his administration would honor Texas and support the state’s people through the forthcoming legislative days.
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Wilman
Edith Wilmans
Dallas
Wilmans
Staples
Carpenter
Lee J. Rountree
Bryan
Seagler
O. L. Pate
van Zandt
J. E. Quaid
el Paso
B. W. Patterson
Eastland County
Lee Satterwhite
Panhandle
William Lusk
Washington County
R. E. Sparkman
Ellis County
George C. Pury
J. T. Stroeder
Navarre
Grimes
Brazos
Richard E. Seagler
Anderson County
House of Representatives
Texas
Austin
Rountree
Klan deporting force named by witness in Watt Daniel slaying case
Addie May Hamilton testified at the open hearing that she was forced from her Mer Rouge home and deported from Louisiana by the Ku Klux Klan. She identified Dr. B. M. McKain and Pink Kirkpatrick among the men who took her from her mother's home and put her on a train to Little Rock. She said she is 17 years old.
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Addie May Hamilton
Ku Klux Klan
Met Rouge
Klan
Associated Press
Bastrop
Watt Daniel
Thomas Richards
Mer Rouge
B. M. McKain
Pink Kirkpatrick
Little Rock
Arkansas
Fort Worth to Stage 100 Conventions in 1923
C F Leffler convention commissioner of Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce announces plans to host 100 conventions in 1923. He notes 89 organizations held annual meetings in Fort Worth during 1922. Marshall posts modest gains, with 1922 postal receipts $2 higher than 1921, signaling steady local prosperity.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
C. F. Leffler
Marshall
Ranger Hale Cloud Transferred to Marfa for Smuggling Patrol
Cleburne Texas January 10 Ranger Hale Cloud who has been here since July 1 1922 is transferred to Marfa Presidio county He says he goes there to see that coyotes howl and smugglers smuggle and he will be where he can ride and chase Mexican smugglers.
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Cleburne
Texas
Hale Cloud
Marfa
Presidio County
Cloud
Texas pecan insect lab retention ends two months of effort
Brownwood Texas January 1 25 the government entomologist position at the federal pecan insect laboratory in Brownwood is retained after a two month campaign by the Texas Pecan Growers Association West Texas Chamber of Commerce Texas Farm Bureau Federation and other groups.
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Brownwood
Texas
Texas Pecan Growers’ Association
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Texas Farm Bureau Federation
Busy Bryan resident Mr. Graham noted for work
W. E. Graham of Rock Prairie visited Bryan on business and joked that his New Year has been so busy that he already has half a crop made. The remark underscores his reputation as a busy man recently.
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W. E. Graham
Rock Prairie
Bryan
Mr. Graham
Mrs Curtis to Visit Barrons for Several Weeks
Mrs. A. B. Curtis Jr. is due to arrive today or tomorrow from Tyler Texas to spend several weeks in this city with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Barron.
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A. B. Curtis, Jr
Tyler
Texas
J. I. Barron
Gurleys Visit Bryan from Kurten Ranch Home
Mr and Mrs John Gurley arrived in Bryan today from their Kurten community ranch.
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John Gurley
Bryan
Kurten
Rountree proposes new solution on con con proposals
In Austin a legislative caucus gathers over a resolution to call a constitutional convention for Texas. Key figures include Rep Rountree of Bryan, Rep Quaid of El Paso, and Rep Seagler of Palestine along with Rep Carpenter of Dallas and Rep Gipson of Wichita Falls. The meeting at the Driskill hotel begins discussions to reconcile divisions among convention supporters.
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Austin
Oklahoma
Lee J. Rountree
Bryan
J. E. Quaid
el Paso
Adrian Poole
Representative Rountree
Driskill Hotel
J. H. Quaid
Paso
Rountree
Bryan's Banks Elect Directors and Officers for Year
Three Bryan banks held separate elections on the second Tuesday in January. First State Bank and Trust Co. re‑elected directors H. P. Dansby W. S. Higgs J. N. Dulaney R. H. Seale C. M. Cole W. S. Mial W. J. Coulter. officers include R. H. Seale president and W. S. Higgs vice president. First National Bank named Major L. L. McInnis Travis I. Bryan J. Webb Howell R. W. Howell H. O. Boatwright. officers include H. O. Boatwright president and L. L. McInnis vice president. City National Bank of Bryan elected E. H. Astin E. W. Crenshaw Jno. M. Lawrence R. Q. Astin W. H. Cole M. L. Parker Geo. G. Chance. officers include E. B. Astin president and J. M. Lawrence vice president.
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J. N. Dulaney
R. H. Seale
C. M. Cole
W. S. Mial
W. J. Coulter
W. S. Higgs
C. B E. Jones
Pat Newton
L. B. Locke
Guy Harris
First National Bank
L. L. McInnis
Travis I. Bryan
J. Webb Howell
R. W. Howell
H. O. Boatwright
Travis B. Bryan
R. S. Webb, Jr
J. H. Todd
S. L. Boatwright
N.F. Lockerd
City National Bank
Bryan
Texas
E. H. Astin
E. W. Crenshaw
Jno
M. Lawrence
R. Q. Astin
W. H. Cole
M. L. Parker
Geo. G. Chance
EB. H. Astin
John M. Lawrence
F. L. Cavitt
J. H. Beard
M. M. Erskine
Ross Dean
Esther Cavitt
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T. G. Collins
Nathaniel Jacks
H. E. Bell
T. P. Hull
H. E. Faubion
Gentlemen
T. K. Irwin
Campaiin
Brazos Baptist
Great Meeting
MR. Adams
Free Baptist
Earl
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