Model Canning Plant Opens On Campus For Community Use
An initial run of the model community canning plant on the campus begins Thursday at 9 oclock. Dr C C Hedges chairs the food conservation group and Mrs W A Stone will supervise. Miss Cornelia Simpson of the extension service coordinates the effort and invites campus and Bryan residents with surplus beans and peas to bring them in. Beans should have ends trimmed and peas shelled beforehand. Cans will be supplied initially. after that cans must be procured from Bryan via Parker Astin Co to meet demand.
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C. C. Hedges
Community Council
W. A. Stone
Cornelia Simpson
Bryan
Miss Simpson
Parker- Astin
Daniels Returns to New York After European Tour
Secretary of the Navy Daniels returned to New York on the Mount Vernon after weeks in Europe inspecting American naval forces and meeting European authorities.
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New York
Daniels
Europe
Mount Vernon
Suffragists rename group to League of Women Voters of NYC
The New York City Woman Suffrage party becomes the League of Women Voters of New York City. It will work for federal suffrage, ratification by New York and other states, and push for legislation, unification of laws, Americanization, and election reforms while maintaining district structure and city leadership.
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New York
New York City
Woman Suffrage Party
League of Women Voters of
National League of Women Voters
St. Louis
National American Woman Suffrage Association
New York State
Mary Garrett Hay
New League
Semi luxury tax may be repealed at special session
Washington reports that the house will consider immediate repeal of the semi luxury tax and return of telephone and telegraph companies to private control after the annual appropriation bills. The program awaits approval at a Republican conference tomorrow night.
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Washington
House
Mondell
Offensive against Poles broken. Poles advance to Balka
Warsaw May 20 an official communique says the Ukrainian offensive against the Poles has been broken after hard fighting. The Poles occupy Balka and Novosialki with Ukrainian losses described as extremely heavy.
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Warsaw
Balka
Novosialki
Shelby County approves $960,000 road bond issue
Timpson Texas May 20 voters in Shelby county approved a road bond election totaling 960000 dollars. The measure finances county road improvements and infrastructure projects pending official certification and issuance details.
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Timpson
Texas
Shelby County
Wey
Try Purina Baby Chick feed at Vick Bros
Local ad notes Purina Baby Chick feed offered by Vick Bros. Contact phone 376. The brief line lists their business and product discount without further details.
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Purina
Vick Bros
Allies Not Unprepared Event Treaty Not Signed
London May 17 Earl Curzon told the Primrose League that if Germany refuses to sign the treaty the Allies are not unprepared for any emergency. He said no substantial modification to the treaty will be permitted.
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London
Earl Curzon
Keddleston
House of Lords
Germany
Letter Illustrates German Attitude Toward War
Treves May 16 and the American censor report that Germans treat the war as an interruption of trade. A German firm in the occupied area sends a reply to New York dated June 6 1914 and opens with that date. Censor office handles about two thousand such letters daily with signs of rising volume.
Pope to Involve Himself in Peace Negotiations
Rome May 17 Pope Benedict to aid peace talks in response to a German episcopate petition. He will communicate with a leading delegation head at the peace conference to seek milder terms.
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Rome
Benedict
Attorney General Issues Two Clarifying Opinions
Austin Texas May 17 the attorney general held that when new laws cover an old subject matter and impose a different penalty the old law is repealed by implication. He also ruled that county tax collectors must make daily deposits with the county depository of all funds collected for the state.
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Austin
Texas
Liverpool Cotton Takes Bib Jump
Cotton futures climbed 96 to 128 points as American market strength spurred demand. North Texas counties plan to recruit many high school boys for the June 1 bumper grain harvest. George Long, state secretary of the Working Boys Reserve, announced a county drive with Clifton George directing fifteen assistants to canvass Bexar County schools.
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North Texas
George Long
Long
San Antonio
Clifton George
Bexar County
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Druggists Promise Refund
Advertised claim offers a six to fourteen day cure for piles with PAZO Mendip. Druggists refund money if treatment fails to relieve itching or discomfort. Claims emphasize fast relief and consumer protection.
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Pazo Mendip
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promotes Blood Purity and Vitality
An old advertisement extols Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a blood purifier and enricher that boosts energy, appetite, and color. It claims iron and quinine in syrup, suitable for children, and notes decades of popularity and widespread use.
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Grove
Groove
Interesting and varied Cottonwood Sunday school program
A Cottonwood Sunday school event featured Col. Benson leading cadets from the college Y M C A including Captain R R Abicht and musicians H M Bohn O F Reynaud and others. They delivered talks songs and instrumental pieces followed by a large communal dinner and social music at Tabor High School the day fostering religious and social welfare.
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Daily Eagle
Cottonwood
Benson
Y.M.C. A
R. R. Abicht
H. M. Bohn
O. F. Reynaud
G. T. Young
J. R. Guynes
R. M. Logan
W. W. Touchstone
J. H. White
Tabor High School
Bohn
Abicht
Cottonwood Sunday School
Texas Jobs Boom in Farm Work Despite National Unemployment Rise
May 19 San Antonio reports U S employment service weekly data show overall U S unemployment rising while Texas farm work remains plentiful with thousands of jobs. Nationwide week ending May 10 lists 7 450 more unemployed in 41 cities. 42 cities report labor surplus totaling 135 380.
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San Antonio
Texas
United States Employment Service
Employment Service
Cleveland
Pittsburg
New York City
Blue Ridge Farm Investigation Begins in Austin
An Austin legislative investigation committee met and began its probe into the Blue Ridge farm transaction. All members attended and Governor Hobby is slated as the first witness, with plans to travel to Huntsville for further testimony.
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Austin
Legislative Investigation Committee
Blue Ridge
Huntsville
Hobby
Malaria Germ Destroyer by Price Gtx Mosquito Agent
A historical note claims the product Price Gtx destroys malarial germs carried by the malaria mosquito and stops their transmission to the blood. This device or compound is presented as a preventive measure against malaria outbreaks.
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Price Gtx
Charles Leigh of Fighting Marines Visits Bryan Friends
Charles Leigh a former Bryan boy now allied with the 96th company of the 6th United States Marines is visiting Mrs. J. E. Pico and friends in Bryan. He served in Chateau Thierry and the Argonne and was gassed on June 14, later returning to his regiment after three months in hospital.
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Charles Leigh
Bryan
Navasota
96Th
6Th United States Marines
J. E. Pico
Mr. Leigh
Chateau Thierry
Argonnes
Argonne
Leigh
Laymen urged to curb world Bolshevism through church reconstruction
Houston May 17 Dr W B Bizzell president of A and M college told the men’s fellowship club of First Baptist that Christian laymen must back the church program after the war to prevent Bolshevism spreading globally He praised laymen to the war effort and urged vision discipline and action to make church aims central in the postwar world Bizzell also heads Prairie View Texas A and M and several junior colleges and is a prominent Baptist layman and author.
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Houston
Texas
W. B. Bizzell
A. and M. College
Men’s Fellowship Club
First Baptist Church
Bizzell
Dr. Bizzell
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Prairie View Normal
John Tarleton and
Grubbs
Baptist Church In
Troops Ordered Home From France This June
Washington reports the fourth to seventh regular divisions are released for return to the United States. General Pershing notified the War Department that these four divisions will sail from France in June, with the 81st and 19th divisions also set to embark that month.
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Washington
United States
General Pershing
War Department
France
Bolshevik Refusal Ends Moscow Feeding Plan
Paris reports on May 20 that M. Tchit cherin the Bolshevik foreign minister rejects Dr Fridtjoff Mansen proposals to feed Russia in what observers view as a continuation of invasions. The response ends hopes for immediate relief.
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Paris
M. Tchitcherin
Russia
Fridtjoff Mansen
Oil scare in Grimes County as 1000 barrel well reported
News from Singleton in Grimes County claims a 1000 barrel oil well was drilled and oil showed in the sand after passing 2400 feet. Drillers expect a fine producer once mud is cleared and casing set, with high lease interest and prices cited as watchers await final completion in ten days to two weeks.
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Bryan
Singleton
Grimes County
John W. Dreher
Dreher
Navasota Oil Beat: Singleton Well Flows Toward 1000 Barrels
News from Grimes County reports Crown Petroleum’s Singleton well near Navasota struck at 2,375 feet and flowing toward a thousand barrels. The well was briefly shut for protection with six hundred feet exposed, awaiting 2,500 feet of four inch pipe to seal and allow full testing.
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Examiner
Navasota
Singleton
Thomases
Crown Petroleum Company
Dallas
Houston
Lamb Springs
B. F. Reeves
Big Ben
Mann Interests
Big Ben Oil and Gas Company
Native of Syria May Enter College
Dean Charles Puryear reports a letter from Mohammed Ali Afnan of Beirut Syria asking about entry conditions for an agriculture course. He seeks details on courses tuition fees scholarships for foreigners and the years required for a degree.
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Charles Puryear
Mohammed Ali Afnan
Beirut
Syria
America
Mart murder suspects confess in Texas
Sheriff Buchanan and Detective Boyd arrived from El Paso with E. E. Spencer and J. F. Hale charged with the murder of Max Rubin, a Mart merchant. County Attorney Frank Turney reports the men have confessed.
Southern Baptist board to sit in Birmingham
The new educational board of the Southern Baptist Convention will be located in Birmingham, Alabama. Rev. McGlothlin of Louisville, Kentucky, will serve as corresponding secretary and executive head.
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Birmingham
Atlanta
Educational Board
The
Southern Baptist Convention
Ala
McGlothlin
Louisville
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Palermo Bros
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