Court frees three in Ku Klux Klan contempt case
In Austin the Court of Criminal Appeals discharged H. D. Miller Wallace Martin and Jim Jennings after ruling the grand jury had no bonafide criminal matter for their questions. The decision differentiates from a Travis county case. Amarillo reports governor Neff did not miss a subpoena but appeared before a Potter county grand jury after a Canyon trip.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals Today
H. D. Miller
Wallace Martin
Jim Jennings
Wichita District Court
Ku Klux Klan
Travis County
Neff
Amarillo
Potter County
Grand Jury
Canyon
Bryan Delegates Honored at State Vets Convention
Delegates from Bryan at the state convention of Disabled Veterans of the World War in Waco were honored. John H. Byrd of San Antonio was elected state commander, with L. E. Bailey of Snell Post Bryan named vice commander and J. D. Gardner of Waco treasurer. Adjutant A C Taylor and others accompanied the Bryan contingent.
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Waco
John H. Byrd
San Antonio
Raleigh
L. E. Bailey
Snell Post
Bryan
J. D. Gardner
Allen B. Wiliams
H. C. Jordan
Fort Worth
F. P. Curry
Longview
Wm. N. Stewart
Royal R. Watkins Dallas
A. C. Taylor
Snell Pest
J. T. Caffey
Welsh
R. W. Hunnicutt
Heavy Rains Hit Brazos County Across Several Towns
Rainfall totals across Brazos County include College Station 6.75 inches Bryan 2.88 and 5.5 inches May totals 3.42 Navasota 17 inches and Hearne 6 inches Bora heavier at Tabor Oscar Wilcox reported Wixon Creek higher than since 1899 Rain ended with sun on Wednesday morning as records may be completed unless another storm arrives.
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College Station
Bryan
Navasota
Hearne
Tabor
Oscar Wilcox
Eagle Office
Wixon Creek
U. S. Weather Bureau
Brazos County
Wheat crop predicted very short in Texas due to drought
Austin May 3. Agricultural Commissioner George B Terrell says floods and rains hurt cotton and corn while a dry spell reduced wheat planting and stands. He predicts a significantly smaller Texas wheat crop this year, with acreage well below last year, especially in the canal western portion.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Drouth
George B. Terrell
Canal
Terrell
Tate
Choy Shief Hawk Domestic Troubles
Charging Hawk a full blooded Sioux Indian told Judge Adams of the court of domestic relations he had served in the army four years and as a policeman on the Sioux reservation three years but never had so much excitement as since marriage. Mrs Ethel Charging Hawk said she had not received support for herself or her two children. Judge Adams hoped they can settle their night life activities and become civilized for home purposes.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Charging Hawk
Adams
Court of Domestic Relations
Ethel Charging Hawk
Lions
Rye School Picnic Draws Wide Turnout Saturday
The Rye community near Benchley gathered all day Saturday for a school picnic organized by Miss Winnie Carroll. A barbecue lunch, a baseball game between the College All Stars and Rye locals, dominoes, and an on site supper filled the day with fun and camaraderie.
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Rye School
Rye
Benchley
Winnie Carroll
College “All-Stars
Masonic barbecue and social set for May 10 in Bryan College
Brazos Union Lodge No. 129 will host a Masonic barbecue and social on Wednesday May 10 at an announced site between College and Bryan. Worshipful Master Roy Hudspeth and Secretary Geo A Long announced the event with senior and junior wardens named. Committees for ground and arrangement entertainment and refreshments were appointed at the lodge’s last meeting.
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Brazos
M L. Parker
C. E. Saunders
W. J. Miles
D. &. Baker
Lee J. Rountree
M. Milton
Ike
Ashburn
Park
G. Bai
L. R. Hugan
W. A. Duncan
J. F. Currie
H. I. Locke
H. Be, Randolph, G. A, Long and
F. G, Taylor
Five Brazos counties to discuss flood levees at Bryan meeting
Representatives from Falls Robertson Brazos Burleson and Grimes counties plan a May 15 gathering in Bryan to map standard levee plans. A. A. Stiles of the State engineering dept will assist in pursuing state and federal aid for flood control along the Brazos.
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Navasota Examiner-Review
Brazos
Texas
Bryan
Falls
Robertson
Burleson
Grimes
A. A. Stiles
State Engineering Department
Ho Ucs
Red Cross Aids Family In Brazos County
A sixteen year old girl in a poor family on the Armstrong farm in the Tabor community suffers severe Bright's disease after influenza. Dr C A Searcy of Bryan provides free care while the Red Cross sends nurse Edna Mayo to the bedside to aid during the critical crisis.
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Bright
Thealter Armstrong
Tabor
C. A. Searcy
Bryan
Bed Cross
Edna Mayo
Red Cross
Brazos County
Thurber Brick Co. Ad Promotes Durable Vitrified Brick
An advertisement from Thurber Brick Co. of Fort Worth Texas touts vitrified brick as riskless durable pavement material and invites inquiries for particulars.
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Thurber Brick Co
Ft. Worth
Texas
Wilcox Says Wixon Creek Ran Higher Than Many Times Since 1899
Mr. 0. 8. Wilcox of Tabor visited Tuesday and reported Wixon Creek ran higher Monday than at many times since 1899, noting the unusual flood height.
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Wilcox
Tabor
Wixon
Brazos County Chamber Considers Fall Fair Proposal
President W H Cole brought to the Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce a plan to hold a Brazos County Fair in early fall featuring live stock farm garden orchard products and home economics at the county courthouse. The idea gained general endorsement with future discussion planned.
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W. H. Cole
Bryan Annd
Brazos County Chamber of Commerce
Brazos County
Cole
County Court House
Chamber of Commerce
S. E. Eberstadt
R. O. Allen
J. N. Dulaney
J. M. Gordon
Tyler Haswell
John M. Lawrence
J. D. Martin
E. E. McAdams
L. L. McInnis
Lee J. Rountree
A. M Waldrop
D. L. Wilson
C. L. Benson
T. K. Lawrence
A. D. Jackson
Brazos
A. and M. College Experiment Station
Mr. Jackson
Jno
M. Lawrence
Brazos River
Finance Committee
Agricultural Committee
Two Autos Recovered by Sheriff Morehead
Sheriff L. E. Morehead recovered two stolen automobiles this week. A Case car owned by J. E. Berry of Houston was found deserted near Millican on Tuesday. A second Ford, also owned by a Houston man, was found north of Bryan and badly damaged when taken into custody.
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L. E. Morehead
Millican
J. E. Berry
Houston
Ford
Bryan
Papers in Austin Klan contempt case travel slowly
In Austin May 3 the Travis County Ku Klux contempt case mandate mailed Friday at 3 pm reached the sheriff’s office Saturday at 9 am, a 42 hour transit from mailing to delivery. Judges used a certified duplicate to dispose of the case before the grand jury’s time limit expired. Also noted is Mrs. Gee Stephan stuck in Palestine due to floods and unable to return home until waters subside.
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Austin
Texas
Travis County
W. D. Miller
Court of Criminal Appeals
Gee. Stephan
Palestine
Chas
Stephan
Cotton Market Inches Up as Futures Hold Steady
Cotton futures closed unchanged to 10 points higher today. Bryan market spots sold at 17 cents amid a mid ding basis.
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Bryan
Civil Court Reverses Remands in Damages Case
The Court of Civil Appeals reversed and remanded the case of Bob Buchanan et al versus Mrs. Inez L. Crow from McClennan County and ordered the district court to try the case. Mrs. Crow sues for $50,000 damages arising from the death of her husband during a Ku Klux Klan parade suppression act by Sheriff Buchanan at Lorena.
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Austin
Texas
Court of Civil Appeals
Bob Buchanan
Inez L. Crow
McClennan County
District Court
Crow
Buchanan
Lorena
Religious program at Cottonwood Sunday draws jubilation
Cottonwood church in eastern Brazos County hosted an all day meeting on Sunday April 20 with morning W M A program and a laymen's session in the afternoon. Rev R L Brown and wife organized events featuring Mrs Albert Buchanan of Bryan and A M C students. A debate on The Bible Teaches Tithing was won by the negative.
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Cottonwood
R. L. Brown
John Whitten
Rev. Brown
Mary Locke
Tabor
Mary Edge
Ella Fuller
Miss Locke
Albert Buchanan
Bryan
Buchanan
E. J. Howell
L. C. Jinks
L. W. Littlejohn
Walter Ha
Brown
Brazos County
Rainfall in April Reaches 7 85 Inches in College Station
College Station Texas reports 7.85 inches of rainfall for April ending Monday morning. From 8 am Monday to 8 am Tuesday rainfall was 2.91 inches. The weather summary lists maximum 89 degrees and minimum 45 degrees.
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College Station Texas
Division of Entomolagy
Experiment Station
Railway Purchase Talk Dismissed by St Louis Official
May 3 reports from St Louis say the St Louis and San Francisco Railway is negotiating to buy the International and Great Northern Railway. President Kurn, a former railroad man, said today the reports are premature.
Train Schedule From The South Abandoned Amid Floods
Postmaster W. D. Lawrence received word at 10 o clock Wednesday that heavy rains have closed rail service south of Wellborn and Millican to Navasota on the Houston and Texas Central and the International and Great Northern lines. Navasota reports 7 inches of rain with water surging over the Brazos county causeway. Bryan had 2.88 inches and Hearne 6 inches. Traffic on the main roadway section is disrupted while local spouts were reported. Brazos River flooding appears not at major flood levels.
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W. D. Lawrence
Wellborn
Millican
Navasota
Houston
Texas Central
International
Great Northern
Brazos County
Navasota River
Texas
Brazos River
Bryan
Hearne
Treasury Building Fire For Third Time In Months
Firemen battled a rooftop blaze at the U S Treasury Department in Washington D C discovered at 1 45 this morning and checked 30 minutes later. Officials estimate damage at about 75000 with a probe underway into the fire s cause and responsibility.
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Treasury
Washington, D. C
U. S. Treasury Department
Rooster Attack Dazes Baraboo Woman During Hen Transfer
In Baraboo on May 3 a woman named Mrs. Heitzman reported being attacked by a rooster while moving a setting hen to a smaller coop. The bird chased her around a tree then struck her arms and face with wings and spurs, leaving several bruises before calming once the hen was no longer moved.
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Baraboo
R. A Heitzman
Death of Little Mildred Templeton
The 12 days old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Templeton of College Station died at Bryan Hospital on Sunday. Her tiny white casket was laid to rest in City Cemetery Monday afternoon as friends expressed sympathy to the bereaved parents.
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Mildred Little
Mildred Templeton
J. Templeton
College Station
Bryan Hospital
Ft Worth Woman Sues Ku Klux Klan for 200000
A. W. Sashe and his wife filed in federal court a 200000 damage suit against the Ku Klux Klan alleging a conspiracy to ruin his reputation and business after he refused to discharge an employee and was allegedly ousted from a fraternal organization. The couple, now in New Orleans, had not yet been served as of today.
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Associated Press
Ft. Worth
Texas
Ku Klux Klan
A. W. Sashe
New Orleans
Sashe
Attempt to Disqualify Judge Bozarth in Banking Case
Arguments were heard on a motion to disqualify District Judge Bill Bozarth in the John H. Rebold case. Rebold, former vice-president of the Guaranty State Bank, faces arraignment with Governor son of Oklahoma and 13 others in Okmulgee County for alleged irregularities in the state banking system. It is charged that more than $25,000 cannot be found.
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Associated Press
Okmulgee
Okla
Bill Bozarth
John H. Rebold
Guaranty State Bank
Son
Oklahoma
J. A. Rebold
Okmulgee County
West Texas Chamber Defies Senatorial Redistricting Plan
West Texas representatives at a Chamber of Commerce conference in Wichita Falls announced plans to seek court action to strike down the 1924 start date of the Senatorial redistricting bill. The meeting also noted Mrs. T A Taylor of Austin visiting sister Mrs. O M Ball at A M College.
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Associated Press
Wichita Falls
Texas
West Texas
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
T. A. Taylor
Austin
O. M. Ball
A. & M. College
Navasota Floods Sweep City Cresting Rainfall At Seven Inches
Rain dumped seven inches in 24 hours in Navasota causing streets to flood and low-lying areas to fill. Reports from nearby towns Courtney Bryan Georgetown and Waco note heavy falls as Brazos River levels rose, with tracks washed near Navasota crossing and train washouts on the Madisonville line.
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Klan Now At Liberty
Eee le
Convention OF State
Choy Shief
Bryan-College
Red Gross
Morehead
G. N. Railroad
Lawrence
High Water
FT Worth
Navasota Examiner
Clarence Moore
J. M. Ackerman
Courtney
Georgetown
San Angelo
Abilene
Taylor
Santa Poa
Navasota Crossing
Madisonville
Bedias Creek
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