Rainy Relief Across East Texas Seeps Through July
East Texas and Dallas region reports scattered rain improving drought conditions. Nacogdoches area sees beneficial showers for farmers while Beaumont and Orange Silsbee record helpful rain. Port Arthur and Mount Pleasant note light precipitation. Some areas endure continued drought relief in the region.
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Dallas
Texas
Nacogdoches
Greenville
San Augustine
Paris
Bonham
van Alystyne
Mount Vernon
Plano
Port Arthur
Mount Pleasant
Mule Shoe
Sherman
Beaumont
Orange
Silsbee
Keeping the investment dollar at home in Bryan
A reader praises local spending and investment in Bryan. They urge supporting homeownership, a local airport, and real estate mortgages to keep Bryan money circulating, contrasting with losses seen in Wall Street last fall. The letter signs as F. M. R.
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People
Bryan
Wall Street
Local residents on the move and a 25th anniversary
Former Bryan residents J P Buck travel from Austin to Houston and Sour Lake for a weekend visit. Ollie Parks and sisters return from a Rocky Mountain auto tour. Varisco visits Bryan, with Varisco to be toastmaster at a LaSalle hotel banquet for Gallina. Haswells plan a California trip by train and a long stay. Mrs. Mattie Hall visits Temple, while Mrs. Jack Gordon and Ruth plan a West Coast vacation via San Angelo. Ollie Emmet marks 25th wedding anniversary with a family picnic. Ben Nedbalek, A and M 1930 grad, joins Coltege Oil at LeFors and asks for Bryan Eagle to be mailed there.
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J. P. Buck
Bryan
Austin
Ollie Parks
Glenn Stinnett
Franklin
Lillian
Lucy Parks
Rocky Mountains
Parks
Houston
Mr. Parks
Jack Gordon
Ruth
San Angelo
West Coast
Gordon
J. Willis Johnson
8S. V. Hall
Ben W. Nedbalek
M. College
Coltege Oil Corporation
LeFores
Texas
Bryan Daily Eagle
Brazos County
New Airplane Line Between Houston and New Orleans
Houston announces a new passenger air route to New Orleans to be inaugurated soon. E D Dennis secretary treasurer of Wedell Williams Air Service announced the plan.
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Houston
New Orleans
E. D. Dennis
Wedell- Williams Air Service
Frisco Line Buys Gulf Texas and Western Railway
The St Louis and San Francisco Railroad Company announced the purchase of Gulf Texas and Western Railway for 1 800 000 dollars. The line runs 100 miles from Saleeville Junction through Jacksboro to Seymour.
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St, Louis
St. Louis
House Votes $250000 for Crime Probe
Washington July 2 The house approved 250000 for the Hoover law enforcement commission to extend its general study for another year. A budget row with the senate remains, as the senate already approved only 50000.
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Washington
House
Hoover Law Enforcement Commission
Senate
Bankers of 12 Counties Organize Hill Country Bankers’ Association
Kerrville July 2 Bankers from 12 counties formed the Hill Country Bankers Association. A B Burton First State Bank Kerrville was elected president with W P Riley Junction as vice president and Otto Schwethelm Kerrville as secretary treasurer.
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Kerrville
Hill Country Bankers’ Association
A. B. Burton
First State Bank of
W. P. Riley
Junction
Otto Schwethelm
Texas A and M Teachers at Sotex Short Course
The Medina Hereford ranch, 17 miles west of San Antonio, will host about 8 000 farmers, farm women, boys and girls July 16 and 17 for the annual South Texas short course. About a dozen extension department representatives from Texas A and M College will join the program.
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San Antonio
Medina Hereford Ranch
Texas A .and
M. College
Second Trade Day In North Zuich Scheduled
North Zulch hosts the second trade day and stock exhibit on July 5 organized by the Business Men's Association. Madison county agent B F Vance helps with a large beef and dairy cattle exhibit and cash prizes. A and M Extension Service will send representatives to attend and judge.
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North Zulch
North Zuich
Business Men's Association
B. F. Vance
Madison County
A, and M, College
Service Should Be Keynote for Business Women's Clubs
Miss Marjorie Rogers told Bryan area members that a business and professional woman's club should be a service club, cooperating with other clubs in city, county and state. She urged district cooperation to make it the best in the state, with goals including private clubhouses, scholarship funds, and more clubs. Mrs. Melle Williamson presided. greetings came from the Marlin club.
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Bryan Club
Marjorie Rogers
Marlin
Bryan
Melle Williamson
Miss Rogers
Negro Orphanage Well Repair Fund Grows
A morning contribution of 13.28 from the Business Men's Bible class of the First Baptist church aided the Negro orphanage well repair fund. An additional one dollar gift was given by an anonymous citizen. The fund total reaches 41.25 with an estimated 100 needed. The Woman's Missionary Union contributed 5 dollars despite a prior publication error.
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Business Men's Bible
First Baptist Church
A. W. Buchanan
Woman's Missionary Union of the First Baptist Church
Teague Candidate Withdraws From Sixth Senate Race
W E Doyle of Teague announced his withdrawal as a candidate for state senator in the Sixth district at Corsicana on July 2.
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Corsicana
W. E. Doyle
Teague
Comptroller Seeks Banks' Conditions After June 30 Close
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for the condition of National banks as of the close of business Monday June 30. This action requests banks to report their financial status and health.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency Today
State banks condition sought as of June 30
Austin July 2 James Shaw state banking commissioner called for the condition of state banks as of June 30. The spokesman said the inquiry seeks a current financial snapshot across all state institutions and will guide regulatory actions and policy decisions.
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Austin
James Shaw
Sulphur Reduces Cotton Flea Hopper In Texas Study
Dr. F L Thomas reports the bureau of entomology Texas Experiment Station finds cotton flea hopper infestations sharply checked where sulfur is applied while areas with no sulfur show similar infestation to prior levels. Conditions in south Texas favor insect development with leaf worms appearing in Kleberg and Nueces counties and cotton ball worm moths of the second generation emerging in Brazos county.
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F. L. Thomas
Bureau of Entomology
Texas Experiment Station
South
Texas
Kleberg
Nueces
Brazos
Ecorn
Weather forecast for New Orleans and Texas
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday for Bryan and vicinity. In New Orleans and surrounding areas, and across Texas, the forecast remains partly cloudy tonight and Thursday.
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New Orleans
Bryan and Vicinity
Texas
Italian Car Tariff Hike Sparks Mixed Reactions
Rome reports the government raised the automobile import duty from 1109 to 128 percent without notice, affecting small cars. Detroit observers say the tariff boost aligns with hawley Smoot forecasts, with NACC President Alvin MacCauley endorsing the measure as consistent with U S policy.
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Rome
Detroit
Alvin MacCauley
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
United States
Trial of Rainey Williams in mob case at Port Arthur
In Beaumont on July 2 Rainey Williams faces trial on a criminal assault charge after narrowly escaping a mob twice at Port Arthur and Beaumont. He stands in a packed courtroom as prosecutors pursue seven indictments amid motions to quash venue and request a change of venue.
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Beaumont
Rainey Williams
Port Arthur
Williams
Bolivian President Siles Resigns Exile in Peru
Buenos Aires dispatch reports President Hernando Siles of Bolivia resigns and leaves La Paz for exile in Peru. The move follows political turmoil and an end to his presidency.
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Bolivia
Peru
Buenos Aires
la Nacion
Hernando Siles
City of Chicago Sets 500 Hour Flight Record
John and Kenneth Hunter flying the City of Chicago passed 500 hours in the air at 11 40 a m marking 80 hours beyond the former endurance record.
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Chicago
John and
Kenneth Hunter
Southern Cross Wings Westward From New York
The airplane Southern Cross was reported over Cleveland at 12 22 this afternoon while flying from New York to San Francisco.
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New York
Southern Cross
San Fransisco
Cleveland
Bryan Lions Rural Program Praised and Committees Named
Bryan Lions receives praise for its rural program from County Agent C L Beason at a luncheon chaired by new member Charles Edge. Beason outlines cotton dominance in Brazos county and urges diversification while Lions prepare a Farmers Short Course pageant with Lions minstrel support.
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Bryan Lions
Benson
Bryan Lions Club
Brazos County
Charles Edge
Beason
J. H. Conway
C. L. Benson
A. and M. College
Lions
Henry Locke
Lamar Jones
State Loses Humble Field Oil Holding
Texas courts rule no vacancy between junior and senior surveys in the Humble field. The Third Court of Civil Appeals reverses a Travis county district court decision and the 237 acre oil land reverts to J. Strangs and R. Dunman.
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Austin
Texas
Humble Field
Harris County
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Travis County District Court
J. Strangs
R. Dunman
Will Rogers on national mood and politics
Will Rogers vents on public hypocrisy and political failures in a Minneapolis July 2 dispatch. He lampoons reactions to tariff, congress, senate, market drops and bank failures, asserting a cynic view of national politics.
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Associated Press
Pius XI
Vatican Gardens
The
Eagle
Minneapolis
Minn
Congress
Senate
Gangster Frankie Foster Indicted for Chicago Murder
Chicago July 2 The Cook county grand jury returned an indictment charging Frankie Foster a Chicago gunman and gangster now under arrest in Los Angeles with the murder of Alfred Lingle a Chicago Tribune crime reporter.
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Chicago
Cook County Grand Jury
Frankie Foster
Los Angeles
Alfred Lingle
Chicago Tribune
Sharkey Signs to Box Schmeling in September
Boston boxer Jack Sharkey signed to meet world heavyweight champion Max Schmeling in a return engagement set for September 25 in New York. The fighter, who announced the deal today, will challenge Schmeling for the title in a high profile match.
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Jack Sharkey
Gotham Ring
New York
Boston
Max Schmelling
Pretty Mother Sentenced For Peddling Booze
TEXARKANA July 2 Mrs Eugenia Young a 25 year old widow and mother of three was given a three year suspended sentence in district court at Boston after pleading guilty to bootlegging. Two ten gallon jugs of whiskey were found in her home. The arson case against Sid Hare connected with a fire that damaged a home and barber shop was continued to August with bond reduced to 2500. The murder trial of Drew Wiley for the slaying of Rube Huff near Queen City last April will open Monday.
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Texarkana
Eugenia Young
Boston
Drew Wiley
Rube Huff
Queen City
Oil Firm Finances Van School Building
Grand Saline July 2 The Pure Oil Company will finance a new $50 000 Van school building without a bond issue. The school board announced the structure should be ready for fall opening and replaces the older facilities.
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Grand Saline
Van
Pure Oil Company
Cotton Market Holds Steady With Spot Prices Noted
Local cotton spots remained unchanged with prices quoted from 11 1 2 to 12 cents. No broader market movement reported today in thecotton market section.
Possible Jail Break Avoided by Discovery of Pistol
Two youths Willie Gibbs and Troy Jackson were found with a 25 caliber automatic pistol as well as three revolvers brass knuckles a flashlight and a police whistle. They were arrested near Mudville by Constable J M Bolmonskie and held in a county jail where the pistol escaped notice until a search after arrival suggested danger to Sheriff J H Reed and his family.
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J. H. Reed
Willie Gibbs
Troy Jackson
Mudville
J. M. Bolmonskie
Gibbs
Michigan
Jackson
Mississippi
Boyan
Reed
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Temple
Mae C. Emory
Ollie Emmet
NEW Airplane Line
G.J.& W. Railroad
Frisco Line
Bankers OF 12 Counties Organize Association
Texas A. & M
SOTEX
Negro Orphanage Fund
Pontiff
C. L. Beason
Humble Field Oil Holding
Will Rogers
OIL Company
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