East Texas Chamber of Commerce convention badge sale starts Friday
The East Texas Chamber of Commerce plans badge sales for the May convention with D L Wilson as registration chair. The city will be divided into blocks for canvassing, aiming to reach all workers, business people, and property owners in Bryan and Brazos County. Army planes for the event were discussed and endorsed by convention leaders.
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East Texas Chamber of Commerce
D. L. Wilson
Wilson
FE. H. Astin
Bryan and
Brazos County
F. L. Cavitt
Chamber of Commerce
E. H. Astin
Houston
Dallas
Chambers of Commerce
Bryan
J. Webb Howell
Bryan and Brazos County
Careless Waste Littering Landmarks City Cleanliness
In a readers note The People's column urges Bryan residents to avoid scattering torn letters and refuse after leaving the post office. It highlights waste paper receptacles in the lobby and outside and notes daily city pickups, urging thought before disposal to keep streets yards and neighborhoods cleaner.
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Bryan
Local civic visitors and Rotary delegates gather in Bryan
Mr and Mrs W A Chisholm with children Rosalie visit from Temple while attending the South Central Texas Sunday School and B Y P U convention and stay with Dr and Mrs L O Wilkerson. Bryan Rotarians including Charles F Hillier and Judge A S McSwain return from Houston after convention attendance. Judge H O Ferguson travels from Sioux Falls with Hudson Myers to transfer a federal prisoner. J Webb Howell and W S Howell host Wood Phillips of Jacksonville Ill in Houston then Galveston stop.
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W. A. Chisholm
Rosalie
Temple
Bryan
Houston
Charles F. Hillier
Bryan Club
Hillier
I. E. Warren
Warren
A. S. McSwain
J. F. Casey
Tyler
Haswell
H. O. Ferguson
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Hudson Myers
J. Webb Howell
W. S. Howell
Wood Phillips
Jacksonville
Ill
Galveston
Mr. Phillips
Texas
Steamroller of Calles Against Rebels Advances North
General Galles tactics tighten grip as main army pushes north toward Escalon, an important rebel outpost. Government reports a rebel base on the west coast and Mazatlan siege collapse threatens Culiacan. Insurgent HQ claims a small force remains at Mazatlan while rebels enlist American airmen to counter aerial advantage.
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Galles
Escalon
Mazatlan
Culiacan
Bryan Woman Undergoes Hospital Operation
Telegram from R. R. Reppert in Temple reports Mrs. Reppert underwent an operation at a Bryan hospital on Monday and is progressing as well as could be expected. Friends express relief at her safe recovery and hope for an early return home.
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R. R. Reppert
Temple
Bryan
Weather Forecast For Bryan And Texas Regions
Cloudy tonight with probable local thunder showers in Bryan and vicinity. Thursday also cloudy with likely thunder showers. East Texas expected similar conditions. West Texas to have showers tonight and Thursday.
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New Orleans
Bryan
Vicinity
East Texas
West Texas
Highway Engineers Attend Short Course at A and M College
Led by chief Gib Gilchrist the Texas Highway Department engineers travel to College Station for the division engineers quarterly convention and a three day short course from March 27 to 29. G G Wickline and Mr. Gilchrist will speak on construction and maintenance topics.
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Austin
Gib Gilchrist
Highway Department
College Station
Division
A. and
M. College of Texas
Gilchrist
G. G. Wickline
Boys Escape Hillsboro Jail in Burglary Case
Three prisoners held on burglary charges escaped from the county jail in Hillsboro by sawing jail bars and sliding down blankets. Two of the escapees are 15 years old. The Associated Press report notes the incident occurred last night.
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Associated Press
Hillsboro
Jury Chosen in Wilson Case at Tyler Today
A jury of nine farmers and three merchants will hear the Wilson murder trial in Tyler. Wilson is charged with killing Rev. Fount Wallace in Troup last April. The jury was completed this morning after four witnesses were called and a recess was ordered for defense preparation.
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Associated Press
Tyler
Loys Wilson
Wilson
Fount Wallace
Troup
Ex Texas Woman Leaves Fortune After Death
Miss Lelia Whitehead 33 a Texas heiress died in New York from acute alcoholism and myocarditis leaving one third of her estate worth 200 000 to 300 000 to James D Collins an interior decorator and friend. The remainder goes to sisters Beulah A Mercer and Jewel Durham of Houston and Beaumont respectively with Marie Fondren of Houston and Betty Bederman who died yesterday left nothing. Miss Whitehead a Kirby relative lived in Forest Hills for five years and owned a 45000 home and a 1500 Pekin dog Collins kept visiting and was separated from his wife.
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New York
Lelia Whitehead
Texas
James D. Collins
Beulah A. Mercer
Houston
Jewel Durham
Beaumont
Marie Fondren
B. E. Siegelstein
Harvey Community Park Planned at Bethel Cemetery
Bethel Cemetery Association to meet Sunday at 2 PM in the cemetery to plan converting about two acres of unused land into a park for Harvey residents. Finance committee and all cemetery supporters urged to attend.
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Bethel Cemetery Association
Harvey
Death Penalty Confirmed for Willie Grady Assault
A Hunt county jury gave Willie Grady the death penalty for a criminal assault and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the sentence today in Austin.
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Associated Press
Austin
Willie Grady
Hunt County
Court of Criminal Appeals
Louisiana House Votes for Impeachment Proceedings
Baton Rouge March 27 The Louisiana House of Representatives voted to meet tomorrow as a committee of the whole to elect a chairman and perfect its organization for impeachment proceedings against Governor Huey P. Long.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Louisiana House of Representatives
Huey P. Long
Oklahoma House votes against Chief Justice Mason impeachment
Oklahoma City March 27 news: the Oklahoma house of representatives voted 52 to 28 against the second impeachment article targeting Chief Justice Charles Mason of the state supreme court. The first article was approved Friday. The second article charged that the chief justice allowed non judges to write opinions.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Charles Mason
State Supreme Court
Oklahoma House of Representatives
Supreme Court
Pope to bless million at Ascension Day in Rome
A circulating report says Pope Pius XI will bless 1,00,000 people on Ascension Day May 9 from St. John Lateran. It would be his first public exit from the Vatican after 59 years of clerical confinement, with diplomats and officials unsure of the time and place.
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Associated Press
Rome
Church of St. John Lateran
Vatican
Pius XI
Clubhouse Plans Advance at Karnes City Club
Karnes City March 27 Dick Buckman president of the Karnes City County Club reports stockholders have authorized increasing capital stock from 7000 to 9000 dollars. The rise funds a clubhouse project and to retire existing indebtedness.
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Associated Press
Karnes City
Dick Buckman
Karnes City County
Bryan in Good Shape From Fire Prevention Standpoint
State fire insurance official Eugene Sanders said Bryan is in good shape for fire prevention compared with other Texas cities after meeting residents and addressing local fire meetings. He noted business leaders see prevention as economically important and are convinced of its value.
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Bryan
Texas
Eugene Sanders
State Fire Insurance Commission
Call money jumps in New York on credit stringency
In New York on March 27 the call money rate surged to 15 percent the highest since 1920 as Wall Street faced renewed liquidation. Yet the stock market largely held above the lows from the prior day’s turbulent session.
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Associated Press
New York
Wall Street
Funeral Service For Mrs Thibodeaux Held In Bryan
Funeral services were held this afternoon for Mrs Morgan Thibodeaux from her mother Mrs W H Morgan’s home on Sterling Avenue. She died Monday night in Fort Worth after a lingering illness at age 44 and was buried in Reliance cemetery. She is survived by her husband and one daughter. Rev R L Marshall and Rev R L Brown conducted the service. Pallbearers included Thurston Cole W E Johnson Jr Jim Darwin Locke McNeeley J M Ferguson D D Jolly. Honorary pallbearers included E J Jenkins C L Eden Edgar C Jones Clyde Goens M G Buchanan and Thomas Conway of Waco.
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Bryan
Brazos County
R. L. Marshall
Bryan Methodist Church
R. L. Brown
Reliance Baptist Church
Reliance
Thurston Cole
W. E. Johnson Jr
Jim Darwin
Locke McNeeley
J. M. Ferguson
D. D. Jolly
E. J. Jenkins
C. L. Eden
Edgar C. Jones
Clyde Goens
M. G. Buchanan
Thomas Conway
Waco
You and I Cast Drilling Daily For Performance
Cast rehearsals continue under director J. R. Burton with one week left before the Little Theatre presenting "You and I" at the high school auditorium. Noted for dramatic situations tenderness and humor the play explores love over career in a touching Bryan talent showcase featuring Martha Rivers Allen Lila Graham Bryan Sally Boyett Lyle Evans C E Parker I E Warren and J R Burton.
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J. R. Burton
Little Theatre
Bryan
Martha Rivers Allen
Lila Graham Bryan
Sally Boyett
Lyle Evans
C. E. Parker
I. E. Warren
Curtail Ol Production Now Advised
New York March 27 The American Petroleum Institute committee on world production and consumption recommends returning to the 1928 production basis on April 1. The plan aims to conserve crude oil and avoid wide fluctuations from overproduction, with final action to go to the federal oil conservation board and state authorities.
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Associated Press
New York
American Petroleum Institute
Institutes Committee
R. C. Holmes
Federal Oil Conservation Board
California oil operators agree to curtail 138000 barrels daily
Three hundred California oil operators meeting in Los Angeles pledged to reduce crude oil production by at least 138,000 barrels per day. The decision aims to ease market pressures and stabilize prices across the state.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
California
Warden Delivers Sanders Execution Receipt
Sheriff J H Reed returned from Huntsville with a receipt from Warden E F Harrell for Matthew Sanders a negro to be electrocuted at the prison on Saturday April 27 before sunrise. Sanders entered the death house calmly since his arrest ten days ago.
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J. H. Reed
Hauntsville
E. F. Harrell
Huntsville
Matthew Sanders
Sanders
Barron Elected By Baptists In Convention Here
The South Central Texas Baptist Sunday School and B Y P U convention closes at College Avenue Baptist church. W S Barron elected president of the Sunday School division and H P Black president of the B Y P U section. Mrs J L Reese re-elected joint secretary and Rev L E Harrell named chorister for next year. The 1930 convention will meet March 4 and 5 at Memorial Baptist temple.
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South Central Texas Baptist Sunday School
College Avenue Baptist Church
W. S. Barron
H. P. Black
J. L. Reese
L. E. Harrell
Temple
Memorial Baptist Church
Cotton Market Gains Lift Prices Across Board
The cotton market rose today with futures up 12 to 18 points and local spot quotes climbing from 18 7-8 to 193-8, indicating a broad market rebound.
Property Owners Must Share Burden for East Texas Convention
Wal ter J. Coulter argues the East Texas Chamber of Commerce convention should be funded collectively, rejecting the idea that business houses must shoulder the entire load. He notes feeble responses from owners of large estates and urges property owners to contribute more to ensure a successful event and community benefit.
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East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Walter J. Coulter
Bryan Lions Hear Fire Prevention Talk From Sanders
Tuesday the Bryan Lions Club hosted Eugene Sanders of the State Fire Insurance Department. Social leader Lion Tom Suber chaired the program as the Fire Prevention Committee announced plans for a Bryan fire prevention clean up campaign in April.
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Bryan Lions Club
Lion Tom G. Suber
Bryan
Eugene Sanders
State Fire Insurance Department
Chamber of Commerce
Lion J. Bryan Miller
Mr. Sanders
Sanders
New York
Plan Two Bands For Local Youth In Bryan
R R Story visits Bryan to organize two free music bands for interested boys and girls with no prior training. R J Dunn of A M College will teach and test students for instrument suitability. A meeting to explain plans is set for Friday at 8 at Carnegie Library, with a public performance planned later.
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Bryan
R. R. Story
Carnegie Library
R. J. Dunn
A. & M. College
Story
Beaumont
Houston
Tick Eradication Improves Dairy and Beef Cattle Programs
Science credits tick eradication by dipping as essential to destroying Texas fever ticks. The parallel value of inoculating cattle against fever tick disease is noted. Since laws governing tick eradication have been enforced, livestock breeding and market standards are advancing.
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Nell Bentley
Texas
Opening session boosts highway course at Texas A and M
More than 100 registrants, with expectations for 150, attend the fifth annual short course in highway engineering at Texas A and M College. Speakers include J. T. L. McNew and T. B. Warden. Gib Gilchrist and R. S. Sterling head the event with sessions on design, bituminous paving, and base construction.
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Eagle
College Station
A. and M. College of Texas
J. T. L. McNew
Texas
Department of Civil Engineering
State Highway Department
J. J. Richey
F. C. Bolton
School of Engineering
O. A. Seward
Navasota
Grimes County
T. B. Warden
Gulf Coast Good Roads Association
Prn
T. A. Munson
Shackleford
3. Pirie
Baylor County
H. S. Kerr
C. Todd
Breckenridge
Murder Charges May Be Filed in Police Killing
Coleman March 27 murder charges expected against two men arrested Monday in connection with the slaying of W. L. Echols at Van Alstyne last week. They are also held in connection with the wounding of Leslie during an oil station robbery. A third suspect was arrested near Dallas.
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Associated Press
Coleman
W. L. Echols
van Alystine
Leslie
van Abstyne
Dallas
Negro Business Block Is Burned in Fort Worth Fire
A large portion of a black business district in Fort Worth was destroyed by fire. Fireman EL Cotton was injured while battling the blaze. The incident occurred on March 27 as flames damaged about half a city block of storefronts and shops.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
EL Cotton
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