Andrews reply stirs Bryan Eagle reader debate on Al Smith
The column rebuts a Missouri Democrat’s query about voting for Al Smith and criticizes mixed politics of William Jennings Bryan and Tammany influence. A note questions Smith’s Jeffersonian label and recalls Bryan’s stance in New York during 1924 as the discussion continues on page 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Missouri
al Smith
Farmany Machine Democrats
Woodrow Wilson
New York
Wilson
Tammany Club
W. J. Bryan
Times
Wedding and community notices in Bryan and College Station
A Bryan couples hosts Cosmopolitan Club picnic on campus lawn. Wedding invitations posted for Jesse Merle Minkert and Daniel Lee Hudson at First Baptist Church Bry an. Senator I D Fairchild funeral in Lufkin draws state honors. Guy Harris joins Lawrence Motor Co as salesman. Extension Service Club meets at Mrs C B Martin's on campus. Queen Theatre to show Allen Academy drill film. Nan Shel Waldrop travels to Norman Oklahoma visiting Blaine Bizzell. City Engineer G D Williams returns from Houston trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
J. G. Minkert
Jesse Merle
Daniel Lee Hudson
First Baptist Church
Bryn
Texas
East 14Th Street
Houston
E. 0. Siecke
College
Lufkin
I. D. Fairchild
Dallas Hospital
Senator Fairchild
Texas Senate
Sinclair Tells More About Oil Deal Details
In a Senate Teapot Dome investigation hearing Harry Sinclair revealed he and Robert Stewart discussed the Continental Trading Company oil deal but neither disclosed receiving bonds from the firm. Sinclair said his concerns and the Standard Oil Indiana company formed a partnership related to the Continental Company for business reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Harry Sinclair
Senate Teapot A Committee Today
Robert Stewart
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Continental Trading Company
the Standard
Continental Company
California Recalls Alfred Smith Trip If Delegates Sign
A Bryan committee led by D L Wilson and S E Eberstadt reports only eleven pledges to ride a special train to the East Texas Chamber of Commerce convention in Greenville. Fifty signatures needed for two Pullmans, with a total cost of 16 dollars including rail and living on Pullman. Port Arthur has 125 delegates signed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Wilson
Lee J. Rountree
S. E. Eberstadt
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Greenville
Port Arthur
Pullman
Bryan
California
Smith
Houston
American Gold Mines Blasted in Nicaragua Raid
American owned Laluz and Bonanza gold mines in Blue Fields Nicaragua were blown up by raiders. George Marshall assistant manager of Laluz mine was reported captured April 12 and remains unknown.
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Associated Press
Blue Fields
Nicaragua
Laluz
Bonanza
George Marshall
A Full House Delights Bryan At Palace Theatre
Bryan high school's 1927-28 senior class staged A Full House in three acts at the Palace Theatre. The show drew full houses, with standout performances by Leila Law Davis Dorothy Deane Coulter Hoppess John Sidney Smith and Erwin Conway. Proceeds after expenses will fund a school gift.
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Bryan
Palace Theatre
Opera House
Bryan High School
Elizabeth Holt
Leila Law Davis
Dorothy Deane
Coulter Hoppess
John Sidney Smith
Erwin Conway
Eris Gustavus
Ethel King
Tiny Ross
Margaret Grant Frances Locke
Lauretta Jancik
Parentteacher Association
Bryan Little Theatre
McCulloch-Dansby Co
Cadet Irwin Best Dies in San Antonio Plane Crash
Cadet Irwin Best, 24, of Fremont North Carolina was burned to death today when his solo flight plane burst into flames after an accident. He was at several hundred feet altitude when the ship spun and crashed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
San Antonio
Irwin Best
Fremont
North Carolina
Brazos County Federation Of Church Societies Meeting Summary
The Brazos County Federation of Church Societies met April 30 at First Presbyterian Church with Mrs. W. W. Daup presiding. Talks on Women and Missions and The Man Mussolini followed a devotional, noting low attendance and urging greater participation. Officers for 1927 1928 were elected. plans included beautifying Sue Haswell Memorial Park, a proposed Mission School for negroes, and a Federation cemetery lot gift. A new $125 granite marker fund aims to honor the federation on a graded lot. contributions reached about $70 with further donations hoped. The group aided county nurse efforts and supported health fund contributions, noting continued magazine circulation efforts.
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Brazos County
Mussolini
Dean Co
E. Finley
M. College
Bryan
Episcopal Church
Woman’s Board of Missions
Sue Haswell Memorial Park
J. Bryan Miller
Federation
Texas
Mesdames Brock
Haswell
I. A. Carter
Health Fund
Yeager
Bremen’s at Nations Five Capital Today
The Bremen crew arrives in Washington today to a welcome as pioneers symbolizing shrinking distances between nations. The German Irish trio completed the first non stop North Atlantic flight from the east and were received with formal greetings after a tumultuous reception in New York.
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Washington
Bremen
North Atlantic
Amer
Kellian
New York
Dickenson Joins Brazos Mutual Insurance Co
J L Dickenson of Marlin formerly with Marlin Mutual Life Insurance Company becomes sales manager for Brazos Mutual Insurance Company of Bryan. The firm opens offices in the LaSalle Hotel. Brazos Mutual lists officers president W S Howell first vice president James Sullivan second vice president Dr E P Humbert secretary treasurer Ty Cobb. Directors include R W Howell Wilson Bradley Walter Coulter R V Armstrong George A Adams Dr E P Humbert James Sullivan Ty Cobb.
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J. L. Dickenson
Marlin
Marlin Mutual Life Insurance Company
Brazos Mutual Insurance Company
Bryan
Brazos Mutual
New LaSalle Hotel
Dickenson
Texas
Marlin Company
W. S. Howell
James Sullivan
E. P. Humbert
Ty Cobb
J. H. Todd
R. W. Howell
Wilson Bradley
Walter Coulter
R. V. Armstrong
George A. Adams
Confederate Veterans Reunion Heads to Little Rock Arkansas
District Commander W C Davis of the Sons of Confederate Veterans has obtained railroad identification certificates for attendees of the 38th annual United Confederate Veterans and allied groups reunion in Little Rock Arkansas May 8 to 11. Tickets go on sale in Bryan May 8 and are valid through May 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Davis
Sons of Confederate Veterans
United Confederate Veterans, Sons of Veterans
Little Rock
Arkansas
Judge Davis
Bryan
Cotton futures edge lower in early trading
Cotton futures are quoted 30 to 35 points down while local spot prices move from 20 1 4 to 20 3 4 cents per pound.
Egyptian Crisis Takes Favorable Turn
London May 2 British foreign minister said instructions for moving warships were countermanded the Egyptian crisis. The pending public assemblies bill in the Egyptian legislature was postponed as the British claim it would threaten their protectorate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Dr Raysor Still Seriously Ill Remains Critical
Reports from the bedside of Dr. P. M. Raysor indicate little change in his serious condition since last Saturday. The physician’s children have been summoned and two daughters, Mrs. A. L. Wignall of Port Arthur and Mrs. Lin Russell of Los Angeles, have arrived.
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P. M. Raysor
Northern Forces In China Defeated in North Shansi
Peking reports Northern forces have been defeated in North Shansi and forced to withdraw, signaling a retreat and shifting front in northern China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Peking
Shansi
City District Targets First Prize in Extra Credit Race
Mrs. David Reid leads traffic of district clubs in a push for the grand prize as extra gold credits and Nash and Chevrolet offers draw in members. Two $50 gold prizes await top collectors with the May 5 finish approaching and daily gains from new subscriptions.
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David Reid
Nash
Chevrolet
Opportunity
Club m
Hazel Kelly
Reid
F. L. Thomas
Ethel Sellers Mitchell
M. W. Pennington
Mumford
Luise Hensarling
Youth Program Delights Lions Club Meeting at LaSalle
The Lions Club in the LaSalle Hotel hosted a lively New Era event with an excellent menu, a rich musical program, and entertaining speeches by Dr. Dan Russell of A and M College. Russell joked about education and penology, praised youth, and criticized inequality in courts. The gathering featured new member John M. Lawrence Jr. and a benediction by Rev. A F Ainsworth, with many attendees listed.
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New LaSalle Hotel
Lions Club
Dan Russell
A. and
M. College
S. D. Snyder
Russell
Chicago
Besse Dainty
Pearl Bailey
Waco
Roy Danforth
George A. Mather Jr
E. C. Cushing
John M. Lawrence Jr
G. L. Crawford
W. W. Daup
Don Lee
Buster Hassell
Robert Armstrong
A. F. Ainsworth
W. S. Howell
M. Schulman
F. B. Patronella
A. S. Ware
Joe Kaplan
R. C. Franks
Ross M. Sherwood
Henry Locke
J. C. Clutter
Harry S. Edge
A. M. Brock
W. E. Neeley
J. E. Hensarling
Thos. G. Watts
D. B. Gregory
S. E. Eberstadt
Harry L. Durham
A. Ross Buoyt
J. C. Isham
Eloise Harvey
Daniel Russell
George Mather, Jr
R. V. Armstrong
M. M. Erskine
Black man given $2,000 bond in Mooring's Store incident
Ira Lee Barnett charged in a fatal early morning attack at Mooring's Store near Mumford. The assault on Manuel Hunt as he poured radiator water left Hunt dead. Barnett failed to post bond and was remanded to jail after an examining trial in Bryan.
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Ira Lee Barnett
Manuel Hunt
Mooring
Mumford
Bryan
Barnett
Hunt
Pioneer extension agent reports districts needs rain
T. B. Wood, district agent for Ex tension Service A. and M., returned from a tour of his 45 county district. He found conditions good but in need of rain. Twenty three counties have agents and twelve have home demonstration agents. Many counties extend from McLennan west to El Paso and are cattle raising rather than agricultural.
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T. B. Wood
Mr. Wood
McLennan
el Paso County
Weather outlook for Bryan area tonight and Thursday
The Eagle reports for Bryan and vicinity that tonight and Thursday will be mostly cloudy.
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the Eagle
New Orleans
Bryan and Vicinity
California Dems Lead Smith in Early California Primary Returns
California results show Governor Alfred Smith leading the Democratic field with 118,107 votes from 6,770 of 8,753 precincts. Senator Reed and Senator Walsh trail, Hoover remains the Republican favorite with 477,792 votes as 6,770 precincts reported.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Alfred Smith
California
Reed
Walsh
Herbert Hoover
Houston
Smith
Hoover
Kansas City
Missionary Union Meetings At First Baptist Church
The Woman's Missionary Union holds daily 4 to 5 p.m. devotions and a study class at President Mrs. C. C. Vick's home on South College Avenue. Mrs. A. S. McSwain teaches the class with many women enrolled. Next week a church course runs 4 to 5 each afternoon with Mrs. Albert Buchanan teaching Missionary Messages by James F. Love D. D.
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Woman’s Missionary Union of the First Baptist Church
C. C. Vick
South College Avenue
W. M. U. Manual
A. 5. McSwain
James F. Love D. D
Albert Buchanan
Army Officers Laud A and M ROTC Cadet Corps
Lt Col Mayo and Major Hines completed the annual inspection of Texas A and M College cadet corps and praised it as among the best ROTC units in the country. The final board findings await comparison with other area units. No 'distinguished college' award will be issued this year due to War Department policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Sloan
Sloan
War Department
Military Department
Henry Ford and Wife Sail Home from England
Henry Ford and Mrs Ford left England aboard the Majestic bound for the United States ending a lengthy visit. The couple departed Southampton on May 2 amid farewell observations from friends and press.
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Henry Ford
Wife
United States
Southampton
Mrs. Ford
The
Majestic
England
Calvin Changes Speaking Place Memorial Day Address Move
President Coolidge informed Representative Menges that he will deliver the Memorial Day address at Gettysburg instead of Arlington as had been the custom. The decision shifts a long standing public observance to a historic battlefield in Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coolidge
Arguments Start In Smith Trial
Arguments are heard today in the trial of Lee Smith charged with murder in the Stanton bank slaying. The case is expected to go to the jury late today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Abilene
Lee Smith
Stanton
New Grocery To Open Here Soon
Clarence Curlee, a leading grocer from Mart, plans a cash and carry store in Bryan next week at the former Eagle Printing Co. building. He will keep his Mart store and move his family to Bryan by June 1, buying all groceries from local wholesale houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Curlee
Mart
Bryan
Eagle Printing Co
Curlee
Woman's Benefit Assn Plans Mother's Day Program
The Woman's Benefit Association plans a social meeting Friday night at the new K. of P. hall with a Mother's Day program. All members are urged to attend and bring friends. Entertainment tonight is planned by Mrs. T. Fr. president.
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Woman's Benefit Association
K. of P. Hall
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State Bank and Trust Company
Lawrence Motor Company
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C. B. Martin
Ernest Gibbons
G. N. Holmgreen
Queen Theatre
Allen Academy
Maurice Kulman
Honor Rating Board
Prand
Nan Shel Waldrop
A. M. Waldrop
Norman
Okla
Blaine Bizzell
G. D. Williams
Sinclair
East Texas
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Federation of Church Societies
Presbyterian Church
AT Nations
Brazos Mutual Insurance Co
Dr. Raysor
LIONS
Jim Reed
Senator Walsh
Missionary Union Meeting
Calvin
Aggie Press
College Station
Experiment Station
K. Thornton, Jr
T. O. Walton
C. J. Nelson
Walter L. Peaberthy
Thornton
J. T. L. McNew
T. A. Munson
W. L. Peaberthy
N. F. Rode
M. C. Hughes
Pred Brison
Capt
A. M. Guidera
W. A. Duncan
Woman’s Benefit Assn. Planning Mothers
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