Young piano pupils to perform in Bryan program
On May 7 between 7 and 9 pm the People's Column plans a piano concert by young pupils of local teachers. Appointments include Mrs. J. M. Ferguson and Mrs. Roy Danforth with pieces such as Mediation, Spanish Dance, and The Hussars. Performers include Alice Secates and Bertha Nell Koenig among others. program continued on page 2.
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Bryan Daily Eagle
J. M. Ferguson
Alice Secates
Morrison
Maurine Williamson
Imogene Nash
Moskowski
Inez Reese
Chaminade
Billy Davis
Sartorio
Schubert
Roy Danforth
Mary Elizabeth Danforth
Paderewsky
Ina Mae McGee
Charge of the Hussars
Spindler
Joe White Jr
Edgar la Rue
Chas. Dumheller
Thos
G. Watt
Sarah Watts
Gurlitt
Lillian Beaumont
Bertha Nell Koenig
Bryan population rising 25 percent in preliminary count
Clarence C. Cock ing reports Bryan's preliminary census shows 7 814 residents, up from 6 507 ten years earlier, a gain of 1 507 about 25 percent. Chamber of Commerce leaders consider a recheck or final count amid outside population not included and worker migration after federal student numbers declined.
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Bryan
Clarence C. Cocking
W. S. Higgs
Bryan and Brazos County
A and M. College
Fishermen Bring Fresh Brazos River Haul to Friends
Soongnooggoans au NG Joe White and M. E. Davis circulated a batch of fish taken from the Brazos river last night. In the early morning they went to the Brazos and gathered in nets with plenty of fish. Dr. Thos. Gordon Watts received word from Pr. J. Ernest Thacker of Norfolk Virginia about the loss of his daughter, a Bryan revival attendee, and friends in Bryan mourn her death.
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Joe White
M. E. Davis
Brazos River
Brazos
Isaak Walton
Thos
Gordon Watts
Pr. J. Ernest Thacker
Norfolk
Bryan
Thacker
Bryan Youths Held at Rusk for Robbery
Otis DeHart J M Eden Dewey Carnes and Harold White four Bryan youths bound to the Brazos county grand jury Tuesday on charges of stealing an automobile belonging to Lawrence Parker. Today they were taken to Rusk by Sheriff R R Gray and two deputies where they will be charged with highway robbery. They allegedly gave a man a lift, then robbed him of 22 dollars at pistol point. A Decatur sheriff said DeHart and White were wanted there for highway robbery ending in a pistol hold up for money and a watch.
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Otis DeHart
J. M. Eden
Dewey Carnes
Harold White
Bryan
Brazos County
Grand Jury
Lawrence Parker
Rusk
R. R. Gray
Parker
J. H. Reed
Decatur
DeHart
White
Weather Outlook for Bryan area Tonight and Thursday
Mostly fair tonight in Bryan and vicinity. Thursday expected partly cloudy conditions as forecast by The Kale.
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New Orleans
Bryan and Vicinity
Choose 3 Jurors In Brady Trial No Court Today
Dallas May 7 Judge C A Pippen ordered 200 salesmen brought into court for the second murder trial of John W Brady of Austin after only three jurors qualified. Meanwhile about 140 veniremen remain to be examined and Thursday afternoon the salesmen will be called to appear. The trip for jury service included Alvin O'Brien R M Brantley and KE F Brownlee.
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Dallas
C. A. Pippen
John W. Brady
Austin
Civil Appeals Court
Alvin O’brien
Walnut Springs
R. M. Brantley
Seagoville
Ke, F. Brownlee
Chief Causes of Traffic Accidents Discussed Before Bryan Lions Club
J E Blair, division engineer of the state highway department, spoke at the Bryan Lions luncheon on highway traffic. He warned that nine tenths of highway crashes stem from excessive speed preventing a safe stop within the assured clear distance ahead.
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Bryan Lions Club
J. E. Blair
Hiway
Lion John KE. Blair
Stde Highway Department
Mr. Blair
Blair
Parker Loses Senate Vote by Two For Parker Nomination
The U S Senate defeated Judge John J Parker of North Carolina for associate justice of the Supreme Court by a two vote margin. It marked the first rejection of a Supreme Court nomination since 1894 and leaves Justice Sanford's seat vacant amid opposition from labor and negro groups after a ten day debate.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
John J. Parker
North Carolina
Supreme Court
Sanford
Parker
Director Siecke sails Wednesday on trip abroad
E. O. Siecke, director of the Texas Forest Service, leaves Texas A and M College for New York and then Europe for about three months. He will study forestry in France, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland, attend the Lathrop Pack Forest Education Board meeting, and visit Oxford and other European sites to compare forest policies and timber growing practices with Texas.
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E. O. Siecke
Texas Forest Service
Texas A. and
M. College
New York
Europe
France
Germany
Sweden
Switzerland
Siecke
Charles Lathrop Pack
Forestry Service
Oxford
England
East
Texas
Marshal Joffre III Ill With Serious Illness at Home
Paris May 7 Marshal Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre victor of the Marne in 1914 was seriously ill last night at his country home in Louveciennes near Paris.
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Associated Press
Paris
Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre
Marne
Louveciennes
Slight Rainfall Noted in Bryan
Rainfall in Bryan Tuesday afternoon and night measured 0.29 inches. Reports from Caldwell and scattered gauges in the Brazos valley noted rain with local farmers in Bryan calling for more rain.
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Bryan
Caldwell
Brazos Valley
Woman killed self reported by Austin coroner
Judge Frank Tannehill ruled death by self inflicted strangulation in the case of Mrs Anne Monger of San Antonio whose body was found in a Colorado River tourist camp cottage. Police initially suspected murder due to a left side bullet wound.
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Associated Press
Austin
Frank Tannehill
Anne Monger
San Antonio
N. S. Allen
Houston
Colorado River
Here
Lee E. Edens
M E Conference Opened Today by Bishop Candler
Dallas May 7 Bishop Warren Candler presided over the quadrennial general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South which opened today with formal proceedings.
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M.E
Bishop Candler
Associated Press
Dallas
Warren Candler
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Craze drives deadly night in Dallas home
In Dallas on May 7 Vaughn Little, 45, died after a handaxe strike in his sleep. His father G. W. Little, 79, was found with a slashed throat in the hallway. A housemate heard the elder say I must have gone crazy I think I ve killed Vaughn.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Vaughn Little
G. W. Little
Little
Vaughn
Brazos Pasture To Be Inspected In Etex Contest
District Agent Geo W Johnson says the East Texas pasture contest committee will visit Brazos county on Tuesday May 20 to inspect Carl Wipprecht s pasture which won first place in Brazos county. The panel includes Roger Davis H M Madison E A Miller Lynn Thomas and Geo W Johnson and they will dine with the Lions Club before touring the Wipprecht pasture two miles west of town.
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Geo. W. Johnson
East Texas
Brazos County
Carl Wipprecht
Roger Davis
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
H. M. Madison
Southern Pacific Lines
E. A. Miller
Extension Service
Lynn Thomas
Geo
Fish Speakers In May 10 Final At A M Chosen
Finalists for the Freshman Speech Contest at Texas A and M College announced by Dr. George Summey Jr. include W. H. Shaw Carrizo Springs B M Gottlieb Corsicana J A Sims Houston J E Gaston Henderson J W Wells Kerens J L Milburn Corsicana with J L Milburn as alternate. Finalists were chosen in the second preliminary held May 6 and the final will be held in the assembly hall at the college with Thomas F Mayo presiding.
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College Station
A. and M. College of Texas
George Summey Jr
W. H. Shaw
Carrizo Springs
B. M. Gottlieb
Corsicana
J. A. Sims
Houston
J. E. Gaston
Henderson
J. W. Wells
Kerens
J. L. Milburn
Bank cashier commits suicide during state bank exam
Blue Rapids Kansas May 7 C. E. Cummins 55 founder and cashier of the Citizens State Bank shot himself yesterday as bank officials conducted a routine examination by the state banking department.
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Associated Press
Blue Rapids
Kan
C. E. Cummins
Citizens’ State Bank
State Banking Department
East Texas firemen meet in Bryan endorse 1931 convention
Firemen from East Texas gathered in Bryan for the fifth semi annual convention. They endorsed Bryan for the 1931 Texas State Firemen's Association meeting and urged making the A and M College short course an annual extension activity. Officers were elected led by M P Burns president and C E Griesser first vice president.
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M. P. Burns
Tyler
O. F. Metz
Center
Jess Renfro
Trinity
H. B. Satterfield
Lufkin
Orange
Bryan
Olin Culberson
State Association
San Angelo
Culberson
Texas A. and
M. College
Bryan Firemen
Chamber of Commerce
A two day Southwest Athletic Conference meeting planned
A two day session of faculty representatives and a double header meeting of athletic directors and business managers will be held May 9 10 in conjunction with the Southwest Conference track and field title meet. The gathering marks the first two day conference in the history with growth in scope and discussion includes Texas athletic situation following the Carnegie report and eligibility standards.
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College Station
Southwest Athletic Conference
Association of Athletic Directors and Business Managers
Southwest Conference
Charles E. Finley
Texas A. & M. College
Texas
Carnegie
Association of Texas Colleges At
Waco
D. A. Penick
University of Texas
E. W. McDiarmid
Texas Christian University
James Sullivan
Texas A. & M
Morley Jennings
Baylor University
R. N. Blackwell
Southern Methodist University
Francis H. Schmidt
Cotton Market Holds Steady Despite Tiny Drops
Little change in today’s cotton market with futures closing 12 points lower. Local spot prices ranged from 14.5 to 15 cents per pound.
Eagle Cooking School draws largest crowd of the week
The third day at the Bryan Eagle Cooking School in the Myers building drew about 200 women, many new but most returning for a second or third series. Mrs Leona Rusk Ihrig led demonstrations and handled questions as luncheon dishes were prepared and praised by attendees.
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Eagle Cooking School
Myers
Leona Rusk Thing
Tornado Toll Rises Across Central and South Texas
A deadly tornado swept through Central and South Texas causing at least 65 deaths and vast damage across McLennan Hill Navarro Ellis Karnes ranges. Ennis, Range, San Antonio, Frost and other towns reported multiple fatalities and injuries with property losses exceeding 500000 as the storm moved from West Texas.
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Associated Press
Dallas
South Texas
Ennis
Ferdinand Machost
J. C. Kleespies
San Antonio
E. F. Isbell
Brandon
Emma Hoff
Bynum
W. T. Strickland
Bronson
Waco
Frost
McLennan
Hill
Navarro
Ellis
Karnes
Kenedy
Range
West
Texas
Amnesty Bill Attacked in State Supreme Court
The state Democratic committee filed a motion in the supreme court to dismiss Ferguson's mandamus action challenging the amnesty bill five years old. Ferguson seeks certification of his name on the Democratic primary list arguing his rights were restored after impeachment.
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Associated Press
Austin
State Democratic Committee Today
Supreme Court
James Ferguson
Ferguson
Gandhi in Jail Reflections on Violence and Poverty
Will Rogers sender in Beverly Hills argues Gandhi belongs in jail, mocks his ideals of liberty without violence and renunciation, and compares him to what a modern civilization would do to the Savior, suggesting society is past such notions.
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The
Eagle
Beverly Hills
Cal
Gandhi
India
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