Fergusonism fuels Texas political clash as Ferguson and Moody clash
In Brownwood and Center on July 14, Governor Miriam A Ferguson defended her pardon record and asserted she is acting as governor while Dan Moody denounced Fergusonism in a speech during his East Texas tour. Moody attacked highway contract irregularities as he spoke.
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Miriam A. Ferguson
Texas
Brownwood
Moody
Center
Associated Press
Jim Ferguson
Dan Moody
Miriam
Jim
James Ferguson
Dan
Mrs. Moody
Readers urged to guess governor primary votes in Eagle straw poll
The Eagle invites readers to estimate first primary votes for each governor candidate, based on a 700000 total vote. Participants need not sign unless they wish to be identified. mailed or dropped at The Eagle office. A daily printout will show average guesses and signed entries. Ferguson Davidson Moody
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The
Eagle
Eagle Office
Renick Evans Bank Case Set for District Court Hearing
The State versus R L Renick and J T Evans, linked to Farmers State Guaranty Bank’s failure last February in Anderson, was scheduled for a district court hearing. Webb leads for the State with Judge Gentry of Dallas assisting. Renick and Evans are represented by local and Houston counsel.
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Navasota Examiner
R. L. Renick
J. T Evans
Farmers State Guaranty Bank
Anderson
Glover
Joe E. Webb
Gentry
Dallas
Renick
E. T. Branch
Edward Boyles
Houston
J. T. Evans
J. B. Leigh
Navasota
Injunction Granted by Austin Court Over Brackenridge Hall
In Austin on July 14 a temporary injunction was issued by Judge George Calhoun in the Fifty-Third District Court restraining the board of regents President W M Splawn and contractors from remodeling Brackenridge Hall dormitory into offices and classrooms. Bond ranges from 500 to 5000 dollars. The defense gave notice of appeal. Testimony included university officials and faculty witnesses.
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Austin
Brackenridge Hall
University Men’s
George Calhoun
Fifty-Third District Court
Board of Regents
W. M. Splawn
Calhoun
John Cofer
Austin Corporation
Hamilton Lowe
B Hall Association
Corpus Christi
W. A. Keeling
George C. Christian
E. J. Mathews
W. T. Mather
J. E. Pearce
J. W. Calhoun
Mathematic
W. R. Long
Compromise Reaches GOP Unity in Bexar County Primary
In San Antonio on July 14 a definite compromise ended factional fighting among Bexar County Republicans. The Wurzbach and Creager Nolte camps will share equally in primary costs and ensure a Republican primary on July 24.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Bexar County
Harry Wurzbach
Creager-Nolte
Jimmie Castello weds Miss Mary Selvina in New York
Jimmie Castello a popular waiter at the New York Cafe married Miss Mary Selvina of San Antonio last night about 10:30 with Justice J. M. Barron officiating. Sam Barr and daughter served as official witnesses. The couple plans to live in the Leman Apartments.
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Jimmie Castello
New York
Mary Selvina
San Antonio
Justice of the Peace
J. M. Barron
Sam Barr
Leman Apartments
Encampment for The Clubs of the County on July 22
County Agent C L Benson and Home Demonstration Agent Miss Abbie Sevier announce a county wide club encampment at the Court House on Thursday July 22. Club boys and girls from all sections will attend bring picnic lunches and spend the day in a program featuring club work such as a style show and stock judging.
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C. L. Benson
Abbie Sevier
Court House
Weather forecast for Bryan and vicinity in New Orleans
The July 14 weather bulletin reports tonight and Thursday generally fair skies over Bryan and surrounding areas with no significant precipitation expected. Winds light to moderate, typical heat with rising humidity in the evening.
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New Orleans
Bryan and Vicinity
Hill County Agent Resigns to Lead Hooks Farms
Fred C. Newport, Hill county agent since February 1924, resigns effective July 15 to become manager of Hooks Farms near Itasca. He plans an educational program affecting 64 tenants, promoting agricultural development, soil building, new crops, and conservation in the black land area. Newport, a 1923 A and M College graduate, has advanced terracing, poultry, fertilizers, pest control, and pure seed production in Hill county.
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Eagle
College Station
Fred C. Newport
Hill County
Extension Service
A. and M. College of Texas
Hooks Farms
Itasca
Newport
Pat E
Will I. Hooks
Itasaca
Black Land
A. and M. College
Beason Visits Cliff Lopez Project in Kurten
County Agent C L Beason left this afternoon for Kurten to inspect Cliff Lopez club project and report that Lopez expects to turn the water in on his contract this afternoon.
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C. L. Beason
Kurten
Cliff Lopez
Ponzi Awaiting Extradition In Houston Jail
Charles Ponzi remains jailed in Houston as extradition proceedings linger before Governor Miriam A Ferguson. Judge Walter E Monteith paused Ponzi’s habeas corpus bid for bond reduction until Saturday while lawyers submit written briefs on the law involved.
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iBy Associated Press
Houston
Charles Ponzi
Boston Financial Wizard
Miriam A. Ferguson
Walter E. Monteith
Ponzi
Ferguson
Austin
Italy
New Orleans
Brazos Prospects Bright for Cotton Harvest
Goop Frank Barnes of Harvey reported in Bryan today that the cotton on 10 acres is excellent with waist high plants loaded with blooms, squares, and small bolls. He expects a strong crop despite a light flow hopper concern.
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Frank Barnes
Harvey
Bryan
Mr. Barnes
Brazos
Lawyers Urge Stronger Law Enforcement at Denver Convention
Chester Long of Wichita Kansas president of the American Bar Association told the 49th annual ABA convention in Denver that legislatures have shackled the judiciary and left courts paralyzed before organized crime. He urged more law enforcement and less legislation, blaming current crime on misguided legislators.
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Associated Press
Denver
Colo
Chester Long
Wichita
Kansas
American Bar Association
Body of Woman Found With Throat Cut Near Pawhuska
Pawhuska July 14. Mrs. Jack Gardner wife of a local cleaning shop proprietor was found dead on the highway here with her throat cut. Police seek owner of a felt hat found near the body.
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Associated Press
Pawhuska
Jack Gardner
Negro County Agent Busy on Routine Work
L. A. Nash assistant county agent works among Negro farmers teaching canning methods for corn tomatoes and other vegetables and giving poultry pest control instructions. He promotes disseminating cotton flea hopper control ideas from A and M College and urges farmers to act quickly to combat the pest.
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L. A. Nash
A. and M. College
Mrs Sam Hunter And Class To Lead First Baptist Service
The mid week prayer service at the First Baptist Church will be conducted by Mrs. Sam Hunter and her class of fifteen Sunday school girls. They will handle devotional seating and report on their Palacios encampment trip. Pat Newton will share experiences from the B Y P U training course.
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First Baptist Church
Day
J. J. Pipkin
Edge
Sam Hunter
Palacios
Pat Newton
Wyoming Woman Governor Files For Re-Election
Cheyenne Wyoming July 14 Governor Nellie Tayloe Ross the first woman governor filed as a candidate for reelection noting her historic tenure and bid for another term in office.
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Wyoming
Associated Press
Cheyenne
Wyo
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Wesley Brotherhood Organizes at First Methodist Church
The Wesley Brotherhood forms the men’s group at the First Methodist Church and holds its first meeting Tuesday night July 20 in the Young Men’s Classroom. Women of the Woman’s Missionary Society will provide a spread. Members are urged to attend and to notify Will K. Gibbs.
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Wesley Brotherhood
First Methodist Church
Woman's Missionary Society
Will K. Gibbs
Minnie Zapalac returns to La Grange amid haunting memories
Minnie Zapalac, 16, who fled La Grange after her sister Valeria was slain and an attack on her, is found in Houston's Main Hotel. police report she fears returning home as whispers and the Langhorn murder haunt her, while she may be a key witness in Langhorn's death-penalty case.
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Houston Post-Dispatch
Minnie Zapalac
la Grange
Minnie
Houston
Main Hotel
Commerce and Main
William Langhorn
R. L
Martin
Smithville
Otto Lilly
Fannin Hotel
Lilly
Richmond
Valeria
Langhorn
R. H. Ledbetter
Dr T C Walton to Inspect Summer Training Camp
COLLEGE STATION July 14 Dr T QO Walton president will leave for San Antonio where he will inspect the summer training camps at Fort Sam Houston upon invitation of War Department officials.
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Eagle
College Station
T. QO. Walton
A. and M. College of Texas
San Antonio
Fort Sam Houston
War Department
Locke family visits Bishop in Texas from home visit
Mr and Mrs Charley Locke and daughter Eula Beth travel with Miss Myrtle Wilkes to Bishop to visit Mrs Locke’s brother Stanley Elliott and his wife. The visit is planned for this morning at their home.
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Charley Locke
Eula Beth
Myrtle Wilkes
Bishop
Edge School Picnic Slated for July 20 in Ed Payne’s Pasture
Edge School will hold a picnic on Tuesday July 20 in Ed Payne's pasture. All are invited to attend and bring well filled baskets. The organizing committee includes trustees John Rychlik J O Orr and Pat Moore.
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Edge School
Ed Payne
John Rychlik
J. O. Orr
Pat Moore
Cotton consumption rises in July reports Census Bureau
Washington figures show July lint consumption at 518,504 bales and linters at 65,063, compared with 494,083 lint and 60,466 linters in June of last year. The data comes from the Census Bureau.
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Associated Press
Washington
Buerau
Thirteen Die After Plotting Incident in Smyrna Turkey
In Smyrna, Turkey on July 14 thirteen people were convicted of plotting to harm Mustafa Kemal Pasha. The report states they died in a related incident during the course of the case.
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Associated Press
Smyrna
Turkey
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Life Sketch of Horace Cavitt
William Horace Cavitt died at his Bryan home July 9 1926 after illness in Houston then buried at Bryan First Presbyterian Church with interment in Cavitt family plot He formerly lived in Batson where he ran a real estate and oil business and was a A and M College of Texas graduate Survived by brother Fred L Cavitt and sisters Ethel Esther Edith all of Bryan and many relatives Praise for his Christian service and kindness expressed by friends
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William Horace Cavitt
Bryan
Batson
Fred L. Cavitt
Ethel
Esther
Edith Cavitt
Horace Cavitt
A. and M. College of Texas
Batson Oil Field
Presbyterian Church
Houston
Cavitt
First Presbyterian Church
T. G. Watts
Cotton Market Futures End Mixed With Small Decline
Cotton futures closed slightly lower after a day of quiet trade. Local receipts were reported at 16 12 to 17 cents per pound amid scant demand.
Gang Warfare Claims Two More Victims In Chicago
July 14 Chicago reports two gang killings. Jules Portugese, 24, a convicted gunman, was abducted and found shot near a roadside. Joseph Ciccone, 37, alleged lieutenant of the Genna Gang, was gunned down at his home in a brief exchange with a policeman. No suspects identified.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Jules Portugese
Joseph Ciccone
Genna
West Texas C of C Budget Set at 104,000 Dollars
Abilene July 14. At the first meeting since the Amarillo convention more than forty officers and directors of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce approved the budget of 104,425 dollars. Receipts for the year are estimated at 115,000 dollars, about 4,000 dollars below last year’s expenditures of 55,000 dollars. A. P. Duggan of Littlefield was elected president and presided.
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Abilene
Amarillo
West Texas
Negro Farmers Meet Saturday At African Methodist Church
The County Council of Agriculture for negro farmers calls a meeting at the African Methodist church Saturday July 17 at 10 o'clock. Topics include a negro county fair Prairie View Normal Short Course and Farmers Congress and related matters. County Agent L A Nash will lead with possible attendance by County Agent C L Benson.
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County Council of Agriculture
African Methodist Church
Prairie View
Farmers’ Congress
L.A. Nash
C. L. Benson
New Record Set In World Flight Attempt
Edward Evans and Linton Wells began a flight around the world from Cleveland to New York after 28 days in the air. They aimed to beat the globe travel record and were due to reach New York that afternoon.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Edward Evans
Linton Wells
New York
Cavitts Move to East 30th Street Home
Mr and Mrs Sam E Cavitt have rented the former Edge home on East 30th Street and moved in on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs H H Young will occupy the cottage vacated by the Cavitts on East 26th Street owned by Mrs Dona Carnes.
Twilight Inn Fire Kills Three in New York Area
A fire at the Twilight Inn in Haines Falls caused three deaths with nine people missing and eleven injured. The blaze, of unknown origin, forced many guests to jump from windows.
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New York
Associated Press
Tannersville
N. J
Haines Falls
Twilight Inn wreck toll rises as search continues
Twelve bodies have been recovered from the ruins of the Twilight Inn in Tannersville New York this afternoon. Sixteen guests and seven employees are still unaccounted for.
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Associated Press
Tannersville
N. Y
Twilight Inn
Joe Viviana Expected to Recover After Crash
Advices from the hospital indicate Joe Viviana, 14, the sole survivor among four boys seriously injured in the Mumford wreck last Sunday afternoon, is progressing and expected to recover though still in danger.
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An Hospital
Joe Viviana
Mumford
Viviana
Elliott family heads to Mineral Wells for two weeks
Mr and Mrs Ernest B Elliott and their daughter Jane Elliott and Miss Marie Graham left Bryan by car this morning for Mineral Wells where they will spend two weeks They expect to return to Bryan about August 1
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Mineral Wells
Ernest B. Elliott
Miss Jane Elliott
Marie Graham
Bryan
Injunction Sought to Close Sesqui Centennial on Sundays
In Philadelphia on Daly 14 a common pleas court heard an injunction request to close the Sesqui Centennial events on Sundays. The action seeks to curb Sunday activities at the city celebration.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Daly
Common Pleas
Mayor Haswell Nominated for Sesqui-Centennial Memorial
Bryan mayor Tyler Haswell is invited to join the Sesqui-Centennial Memorial Fund. The Texas memorial will honor founders of the nation and fund town and family records in Boston at the New England Historic Genealogical Society.
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Tyler Haswell
Bryan
Washington
Beacon Hill
Boston
New England Historic Genealogical Society
Haswell
Texas
Texas Memorial
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