Youth diver dies after neck dislocation in river accident
George Slowey 19 of Oak Grove dies in Huntsville hospital after a diving mishap in the San Jacinto river. He dislocated his neck while performing a dive during a fishing and swimming party Monday evening. Funeral at College Avenue Baptist church today at 4. Slowey, a Bryan high student and Bryan Cotton Oil Mill worker, had lived in Bryan since birth.
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Huntsville
San Jacinto
George Slowey
J. F. Slowey
Oak Grove Addition
College Avenue Baptist Church
Young Slowey
Bryan
Bryan High School
Slowey
Caldwell Band Sets Standard for County Schools
The Caldwell high school band scores a hit at Farmers' Short Course and is praised as a first class asset for Burleson county. The column suggests Bryan and Box schools could mirror Caldwell's musical talent with strong school interest and training programs.
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Caldwell
Farmers
Burleson
Stephen F. Austin
Bryan
About Bryan About Bryan
Mrs. Mattie Schrimshire and Mr. and Mrs. John Hawkins with a child left on Tuesday for Detroit Michigan after a two week visit with Mrs. Schrimshire s sister Mrs Rosa Stubenrauch and relatives. Mrs C M Elder of Ennis is visiting at the home of her daughter Mrs J S Doane this week. Capt Ralph Hill of Blacksburg Virginia arrived for a brief visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Guy Bittle on Fin Feather Road. The Hills plan to return home in about a week.
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Mattie Schrimshire
John Hawkins
Little Gon
Detroit
Mich
Capt
Ralph Hill
Blacksburg
Mrs. Hill
Guy Bittle
Fin- Feather Road
Terrell Defends Oil Conservation Efforts Before Legislature
Austin July 29 C. V. Terrell chairman of the state railroad commission denied Pat Neff's testimony that the commission made no intelligent effort to enforce oil conservation. Ben Belt chief geologist of Gulf Production Company testified there was no unnecessary waste in East Texas. Investigations may end today.
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Austin
C. V Terrell
State Railroad Commission
House
Pat Neff
Ben Belt
Gulf Production Company
Senate
East Texas
Farmers Market Bustling Despite Quiet Wednesday
The market opened shortly after 7 am and saw brisk sales with most products sold by around 11 am. Sellers and buyers active, with Wednesday typically quieter than Saturday.
Three Held For Grand Jury By Local Court
Two men and one woman were held to the grand jury by Justice J. T. McGee. Leona Johnson was bound over on a charge of possessing beer with a $200 bond. Joe Turek was bound over on a stealing turkeys charge with a $200 bond. Arrelles Ross faced charges of pos t of liquor for sale with bonds of $200.
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J. T. McGee
Leona Johnson
Joe Turek
Arrelles Ross
Rodeo Thursday Night At Forrest Field Draws Entries
Saddle Experts Enter in Rodeo Thursday Night at Forrest Field to benefit Stephen F. Austin High School athletics. Cows steers and ponies will challenge riders while wild calves test roping skills. Topper Papa, Brazos County’s weavingist, offers a five dollar prize for riding to a finish. W S Barron will be announcer with experienced judges and fence riders.
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J. 5. Caldwell
Forrest Field
Stephen F. Austin
Brazos County
W. S. Barron
Weather Forecast for Bryan and Texas Regions
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday for Bryan and vicinity. East Texas also partly cloudy tonight and Thursday. West Texas partly cloudy with probable showers in the Panhandle and extreme west.
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the Eagle
New Orleans
Bryan
East Texas
West Texas
Panhandle
West
Improvement of Highways Through Brazos Boosted by Lions Club
W S Barron president of the X All Highway Association told Bryan Lions Club members that improving highways into Bryan will direct tourist traffic from distant counties. The program, led by Lion A S Ware, noted poor condition of the X All route from Corsicana south toward Bryan.
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Brazos
Lions Club
Bryan
Bryant Lions Club
W. S. Barron
X-All Highway Association
Mexia
Lion A. S. Ware
Barron
Corsicana
Harlem Beer Feud Sours As Child Dies In Crossfire
Michael Vengall, 6, died after being wounded in a Harlem beer feud shooting. Police sent a dozen detective squads to arrest beer racketeers. A car of armed men fired near Helmar Social Club. a racketeer was hit and fell, unhurt. Five children were in the line of fire. In Washington Hoover met Red Cross chair Payne on unemployment relief, stressing community duty and federal coordination.
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Ing
York
Michael Vengall
Harlem
Mulrooney
Helmar
Washington
Hoover
Payne
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Life in Prison Faced by Negro With Two Prior Terms
Dave Lamar, a Brazos County man, was arrested in Robertson County on Monday for assault with intent to murder and faces a life sentence under the habitual criminal act. Judge W C Davis reconvened the Robertson County grand jury Tuesday and Lamar was indicted for that offense and for habitual criminal status, noted as having served two prior felony terms.
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Dave Lamar
Brazos County
Robertson County
W. C. Davis
Davis
Lamar
Judge Davis hears petition to stop Tabor High closure
Judge W C Davis today heard arguments on a restraining petition filed by Tabor school trustees against the county school board to prevent closing Tabor high school and transferring all high school pupils to Stephen F Austin at Bryan. The petitioners claim about 95 percent of Tabor residents support the injunction. Hearing continued beyond midafternoon with a decision likely to be reserved.
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W. C. Davis
Tabor
Board of
County School Trustees
Stephen F. Austin
Bryan
Barron
Ware
Oak McKenzie
Davis
Sheriff Slayer Is Hunted by Posse After Ambush
Texarkana reports posses hunt the slayer of Sheriff Walter Harris of Miller County. Harris was killed in an ambush during a raid on a still near Boyd. A wounded black youth at a local hospital is not believed to be the shooter.
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Posse
Texarkana
Walter Harris
Miller County
Boyd
Robber Is Shot By Kilgore Man in Convenience Store
Kilgore confectionery owner John R. Jenkins shot and killed an unidentified robber who, with two accomplices, attempted a hold up. The two other assailants fled. The wounded robber died later without speaking.
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Kilgore
John RB. Jenkins
Texas Girl Weds Prince in London Ceremony
Miss Aleene McFarland daughter of Mrs Charles McFarland Weatherford Texas and New York was married at noon today to Prince Johann Von und Zu Liechtenstein of the reigning house. The ceremony took place at the Church for Our Lady of the Assumption in London.
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London
Aleene McFarland
Charles McFarland
New York
Weatherford
Texas
Johann von Und Zu Liechtenstein
Few Governors Attend Austin Cotton Conference
Indications show few cotton state governors would attend the conference in Austin called by Gov. Sterling. The only acceptance came from Gov. Murray of Oklahoma who will send a representative. Georgia and Arkansas are considering a similar plan.
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Austin
Sterling
Murray
Oklahoma
Georgia
Arkansas
Virginia declines cotton conference invitation
Governor Pollard said Virginia would not attend the Austin cotton overproduction conference. Governor Sterling invited governors of major cotton states to meet in Austin to discuss reducing acreage and expanding utilization to ease the excess.
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Richmond
Pollard
Virginia
Austin
Sterling
Oklahoma
Aagitla
New Mexico
Mississippi
Louisiana
California
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Missouri
North Carolina
Tennessee
South Carolina
Key Cottage Showpiece At Texas A and M Farmers Short Course
At College Station during the twenty second Farmers Short Course visitors focus on a new six room frame bungalow dormitory style home on campus. Designed by Ernest Langford head of the architecture department it was built by college workers with materials from the Texas Lumbermens Association and furnished by gifts from many firms and individuals. The home uses stock materials and emphasizes simple design suitable for farmers or ranchers of moderate means. A furniture budget based on 25 percent of the house cost guided the donations. Extension Service staff supervised landscaping and furnishing.
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College Station
Farmers
Ernest Langford
Department of Architecture
A. and M
Texas Lumbermens’ Association
Extension Service
Cotton and Grain Market Briefs Hold Steady
Cotton futures closed 6 to 10 points lower while local spot quotes run 7 to 8 cents. Wheat and corn figures show small mixed moves with September and December contracts listed at around 51 to 55 percent for wheat and 43 to 68 percent for corn, reflecting limited day trade activity.
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Es Sagan
SR Ae
Flyers Missing Across Ocean Reported In Europe
After more than 30 hours since leaving New York no sign of the trans Atlantic planes appeared in Europe. A red monoplane over Dublin was identified as a private ship while another sighting near Dublin implicated Hugh Herndon Jr and Clyde Pangburn en route to Moscow for a world flight.
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Associated Press
Russell Boardman
John Polando
New York
Istanbul
Turkey
Atlantic
Europe
America
Hugh Herndon, Jr
Clyde Pangburn
Moscow
London
Dublin
Ireland
Bryan Solon Offers Conservation Bill
A bill by Mrs. Lee J. Rountree of Bryan extends the Brazos River conservation and reclamation district completion to July 1 1933 and authorizes 12 mill tax or $0.12 per dollar to cover preliminary survey costs now funded by voluntary county contributions.
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Austin
Lee J. Rountree
Bryan
Brazos River
County Commissioners Courts
Deputy Sheriff Furnished Bond In Killing Case
Nacogdoches July 29 Deputy Sheriff Red Johnson posted a $2,000 bond on a charge of slaying George Lowery Saturday. The case centers on the fatal shooting and Johnson is released pending trial.
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Nacogdoches
Red Johnson
George Lowery
Hold Up Money Recovered as Three Jailed in Coca Cola Robbery
Three men were arrested after a Coca Cola bank messenger robbery yielded most of the $2,800. A beer peddler tipped officers when a man paid him in a Coca Cola wrapper. Harold Hitchens identified one suspect as the robber. two others are believed to be accomplices.
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Dallas
Harold Hitchens
Vitek Well Fire Extinguished After 59 Minutes
At Overton on July 29 the Vitek well fire was put out after 59 minutes of water under heavy pressure into the top valve of the Christmas tree. The blaze claimed three lives and started two weeks earlier.
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Vitek
Overton
Will Hear Plea In Bridge Case
Assistant Attorney General Sidney Benbow said the hearing on dissolving the federal injunction against opening the Denison free bridge would be held in Corpus Christi Friday, not Houston Monday as planned. Judge T. M. Kennerly had suspended the injunction Saturday.
Special Session Bound to Last for 30 Days
Austin reports the Texas legislature aims to extend the oil inquiry, with the special session set to exhaustively study the petroleum industry. Lawmakers plan to delay new bill consideration until investigations conclude, as Governor Sterling contemplates additional topics for the session.
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Austin
Senate
Ross S. Sterling
Texas cotton regulation urged by state official
In College Station on July 29 J E McDonald Texas state commissioner of agriculture urged immediate regulation of cotton production to stabilize the industry and prevent overproduction. He backed a Texas Legislature measure to create a five member commission and argued other states would follow.
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College Station
J. E. McDonald
Texas
Hathia
Railroad Commission
Banking and Insurance Commission
McDonald
Olsen
J. J. Olsen
Coke Stephenson
Lawrence Westbrook
Will Rogers Parodies Oklahoma Campaign Wares
Will Rogers writes to the Eagle from Beverly Hills joking about Oklahoma's Fightin Staff and Alfalfa Bill Murray. He predicts matchups with Kansas and Texas and quips that only bad liquor can defeat a Texan, noting Texas licked Mexico on tequila.
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The
Eagle
Beverly Hills
Cal
Texas
Mexico
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