Nix found guilty in swift Texas trial for wife murder
Ocie Nix is convicted of murdering his wife in Bagsary Texas with a 99 year sentence. The case followed a rushed trial amid threats of mob violence and included a disputed confession not introduced by the state. Authorities cited a $1400 life insurance policy as motive and embalmed evidence and autopsy details were cited during the proceedings.
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Texas
Bagsary
Nix
Nix Srr
Vinita Nix
Milk Concentration Plant Planned for Jacksonville
The Tyler Milk Company will operate a new milk concentration plant in Jacksonville. Construction starts immediately under manager B Short, with a glass lined track transporting milk to Tyler daily in two tanks and a 10 000 pound trailer capacity.
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Jacksonville
Lito
Tyler Milk Company
B. Short
Tyler
Jackson
Cherokee
String Territory
Smith
Men Set to Be Able to Do This, Not That
A fragmented line suggests a discussion about men gaining ability to perform a task while restrictions or warnings remain. The readable text is limited, but the item points to a policy or cultural debate on capability and restraint.
Wheat Record Pace Sets Southwest Threshing Speed
Associated Press notes a record speed in wheat processing with a 17 million 7 BR second time for reaping threshing and milling. The event saw grain rushed to a mill and restaurant as a benchmark in the Southwest.
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Associated Press
IGER
New Power Unit Placed In City Light Plant
Approximately six weeks will be required to install the new power unit at the city light plant. Max Fischer, a St Louis construction engineer, will oversee the work. The 600 horsepower unit raises total plant power to 2170 and provides emergency reserve for the future.
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City Light
Max Fischer
St. Louis
Local Baritone Wins Favor with Noted Teacher
Bryan baritone George Griffith studying with Frants Prostkowski at a Kansas City master class. The impresario forecasts a bright future if he continues training. Griffith has toured with Protskowski and been invited to musical clubs. he recently met Madame Schumann-Heink.
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George Griffith
Bryan
Frants Prostkowski
New York
Kansas City
Mr. Griffin
Proschowski
Madame Schuman-Heink
Lower Valley cotton crop forecast revised downward
In San Benito on July 2, the Lower Rio Grande Valley is now expected to yield over 100,000 bales of cotton this year after a tour by Valley Gin Company manager and cotton expert. Earlier estimates of 150,000 bales or more were cut by boll weevil damage and rot, with last year’s ginnings around 90,000 bales.
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San Benito
Rio Grande Valley
Valley Gin Company
Hottest Day of Summer Hit Bryan Last Week
Old Sol blazed over Bryan with the week’s peak 68 degrees set on Thursday amid minimal rain. A trace fell Monday, .15 inches Friday, and .1 inch Saturday as weekly temperatures are listed.
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Old Sol
Bryan
Visiting relatives and churchgoers across Texas
Steep Hollow residents Jim and Pearl Handy of Houston visit Rev J W Bandy and family. Della Parker returns from Raywood to see Henry Parker, R E Jones family and Pauline. Bryan attendees join Ruby Foster for church. Mrs T A Hensarling travels to Stephenville to visit Emmett Moody and Theron Hensarling families. Fannie Holland visits Bryan relatives. Ted Cook and family and W B Cook visit L M Cook in Bryan and Houston. Joe Barnett and wife travel to Bedias to see Clifton Upchurch family.
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Jim
Pearl Handy
Houston
J. W. Bandy
Della Parker
Raywood
Henry Parker
R. E Jones
Pauline
W. H. Atkinson
Ruby Foster
Bryan
T. A. Hensarling
Stephenville
Emmett Moody
Theron Hensarling
Fannie Holland
G. C. Smith
Ted Cook
W. B. Cook
L M. Cook
Joe Barnett
Bedias
Barnett
Clifton Upchurch
Major Dunn to Plan Dallas Fair Music
Major R. J. Done director of the A and M College band leaves tonight for Dallas to meet with the fair board and music committee to plan music for the fall fair. He is a member of the fair music committee.
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Major Dunn
Dallas Fair Music
R. J. Done
Texas
Dallas
Dallas Fair Board
Music Committee
Dunn
Fair Music Committee
Bryan Bonds Seen as Gilt Edged Investments
City officials report Bryan bonds are regarded as gilt edged by buyers and thus hard to obtain for sinking funds. A bond house says holders bury them and reveal only at coupon time, while another notes few customers will sell Bryan issues.
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Beyam City
Dboné
Bryan
Man of Liberty Plans Birthday Party for 2500
Bill Smith of Liberty prepares to host his final birthday bash at his tourist camp on July 70 drawing about 2500 attendees for barbecue. Smith turns 60 and will personally entertain with a fiddler. speeches barred. Food to be supplied from his nearby farm omitting formal ceremonies.
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Man of Liberty
Associated Press
Liberty
Bill Smith
Here
Smith
Bryan Girl Writes to Friends of Canal Zone
Miss Ralphana Searcy, on a month long cruise with university students, mails messages from the Canal Zone. She reports a delightful Caribbean voyage visiting ports along South America and the West Indies and notes the group will reach New Orleans via Guatemala and Cuba this week.
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Bryan
Ralphana Searcy
Carribbean Sea
South America
West Indies
Garden Biennials Foxgloves Canterbury Bells And Mullein
The article discusses biennial plants ideal for cool frames including foxgloves Canterbury bells and mullein. It notes Canterbury bells prefer lime soil while foxgloves need acidic conditions and advises starting now to store in cold frames. It highlights the long blooming mullein and tips for supporting young plants.
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Boeing
Perennial Phoenician Reullein and Biennial Sweet William Guide
The text notes the Phoenician ruelein as a dark green ground plant with airy spikes over 18 inches high in pink flesh and rosy purple tones, suited for shaded rock gardens. It also discusses Sweet William as a biennial, often lasting several seasons, best treated as a biennial with new plantings each year.
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Rock
William
Mrs. L. Stephan Dead in Dallas Funeral Sunday
Mrs. L. Stephan dies in Dallas at the age of about 58 after several months of declining health and complications. Son George Stephan of Bryan and son Charley Stephan of Dallas survive along with their sister. Funeral services are planned for Sunday.
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L. Stephan
Dallas
George Stephan
Dalas
Charley Stephan
Mr. Stephan
Funeral arrangements announced for Bryan area family
The body will be brought to Bryan for interment in the family lot in Bryan cemetery. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock from the L. Stephan home.
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Kyle Owen
Houston
Bryan
Bryan Cemetery
L. Stephan
Four Davis Family Members to Start Rabies Treatment
Four members of the Davis household will begin rabies treatment after a calf on their property showed hydrophobia signs. J S Churchwell Mrs Churchwell Mrs Geo T Davis and Walter Davis will receive care following the illness in the calf and a lab report confirming the disease.
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Geo. T. Deavis
J.S. Churchwell
AmStim
Nevasota
Grimes Co Man Hearing Set After Shootings
Grimes county resident Houston Neelex Neeley to appear before Justice J. T. McGee Tuesday on four charges two counts of assault with intent to murder one count for driving a car while intoxicated and one for carrying a revolver. The shooting occurred between Socrates Crossing and Bryan after Homer and John McCleney refused to leave their car.
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Houston
Neelex
Grimes County
Bryan
Kurten
J. T. McGee
Neeley
Socrat Crossing
Homer
John McCleney
Waterspouts observed off Galveston coast in rapid succession
Five waterspouts appeared within twenty minutes off Galveston Island with two more brief spouts southward. A large column rose hundreds of feet above churning seas as weather officials explained squall line dynamics and moisture condensation at the top. Residents urged calm amid the spectacle.
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Galveston Island
Weather Bureau
Tannehill
Paris Decree Compels Dog to Match Owner’s Attire
A Paris ordinance requires a dog to reflect its owner’s clothing. The satire ponders the clash between a fresh gut and the dog’s fashionable look, highlighting absurd bureaucratic rules and human vanity.
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Paris
Beans for Breakfast Sailor from Bryan Plans Second Navy Enlistment
A. G. Stallings of Bryan discusses navy life during a month with his parents. He enlisted at 15, earned a good conduct medal, reentered as an electrician, and expects to serve 16 more years for a pension. He highlights routine, taste for aviation study, and the Milwaukee’s armament, travels, and a port duty in Newport, R. I. pending.
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Navy
A. G. Stallings
H. G. Stallings
Young Ings
Navy Inn
Young Stallings
Stallings
Java
U. S. Milwaukee
Young Stallin
Japan
China
Honehed
Atlantic
Pacific
Shanghai
U. S. S. Milwaukee
Newport
R.L
Young Stalings
Martin Reports Okla Uni Building Program Under Way
J D Martin returned from the National Hardware Association meeting in Oklahoma City as a Texas delegate. He says the University of Oklahoma under President Bizzell is planning a 1.5 million dollar building program directed by William Bennett Bizzell with W W Kraft and others. He toured the Norman campus and sent greetings to Bryan and College friends. About 450 hardware men attended the meeting, with 120 from Texas.
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Oklahoma University At
Norman
Wiliam Bennett Bizzell
J. D. Martin
Oklahoma City
National Hardware Association
Texas Hardware Association
Martin
Texas
Merchants Ad Open Markets Draw Outsiders to Town Shops
The town's open advertising draws many visitors from outside to shop in local stores, boosting activity and commerce as merchants advertise broadly to attract crowds.
Texas House Debates Anti Evolution Bill Again
An anti evolution bill resurfaces in the Texas House amid brief debate. The notice then pivots to a public sale listing: 186 acres six miles north of Bryan, a home one block from Ursuline Avenue, and two lots south of Ursuline Avenue, in a for sale or trade ad by J. M. Conway of Bryan.
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Texas
Bryan
Ursuline Avenue
J. M. Conway
Bryam
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