Train Collision Injures Eleven Near Acorn Arkansas
Eleven persons are injured in a head on collision of Kansas City Southern passenger trains No 1 and No 2 near Acorn Arkansas six miles north of Mena. Both engines and baggage and express cars were demolished. Train No 2 was stationary when Train No 1 struck it. Train No 1 had a sidetrack order and was moving about 25 miles per hour.
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Associated Press
Texarkana
Kansas City Southern Railroad
Acorn
Mena
Arkansas
Bryan Community Fishing Club Idea Proposed
The column urges Bryan residents of moderate means to pool funds and lease land along the Navasota River to create a low cost fishing club. A simple clubhouse with cots boats and kitchen facilities could serve as a recreational retreat for nonmembers of other clubs and nearby Bryan sportsmen.
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Texas
Navasota
Bryan
Navasot
Young Man Drowned At Hubbard Lake Near Hubbard
Raymond Reeves aged 19 son of Mr and Mrs T Y Reeves Hubbard grocery man was drowned in a lake on Jim Jones farm about a mile from Hubbard at 1 oclock today. He was believed to have cramps and could not stay above water until help arrived. The body was recovered in about two hours. Reeves recently figured in a severe automobile accident.
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Hubbard
Raymond Reeves
T. Y. Reeves
Jim Jones
Young Reeves
Brenham Plans Washington Park Celebration June 3
Brenham hosts a June 3 fete at Old Washington on the Brazos to dedicate a replica of the building where the Texas Declaration was signed. Dr J J Marek chairs the Washington Park Commission. former Senator Joseph Weldon Bailey will speak. The event will be an old fashioned basket picnic and invites residents from Brazos Grimes Washington counties to attend.
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J. J. Marek
Brenham
Washington Park Commission
Old Washington
Brazos
United States
Joseph Weldon Bailey
Grimes
Washington
Textbook Written By Dr. F A Buechel
Dr. F A Buechel head of Agricultural Economics at A and M College of Texas authored a textbook titled Agricultural Resources to be published this summer. The volume targets freshmen in the first term of the Agricultural Economics course and aims to provide a world view of agricultural industry mapping production by climate, topography and soil conditions globally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
F. A. Buechel
Department of Agricultural Economics
A. and
M. College of Texas
Professor Scoates Named Editorial Director for McGraw Hill
Professor D Scoates head of the Agricultural Engineering Department at A and M College of Texas is named consulting editorial director for the McGraw Hill Book Company New York. The firm will publish a new series of textbooks titled Agricultural Engineering Texas under his editorial direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
D. Scoates
Agricultural Engineering
A. and M. College of Texas
McGraw- Hill Book Company, Inc
New York
Texas
Scoates
Weather Outlook for Bryan and Vicinity
The weather report from New Orleans on May 26 forecasts tonight and Thursday as partly cloudy to cloudy with possible local thunder storms for Bryan and surrounding areas.
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Eagle
New Orleans
Bryan
Abd El Krim May Give Up Fight Today
A Fez dispatch reports a rumor Abd El Krim will surrender this afternoon or evening subject to discretion. It notes Krim would come into the French lines after releasing all French and Spanish native prisoners held in the Rif.
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Abd EL Krim
Associated Press
Paris
Havas
Fez
French
Morocco
Krim
Riff
Wade Cox Returns Home From Temple Sanatorium
Mrs. Wade Cox returns home from Temple after months of illness at Temple sanitarium. She will stay with her mother Mrs. W. C. Boyett at A. and M. College until June 15 before returning to Temple for further treatment. Her health has improved, bringing relief to friends.
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Wade Cox
Temple
Temple Sanitarium
Cox
W. C. Boyett
M. College
Aggies Finish Clear Second in SWC Baseball Race
A. and M. College finished second to Texas in the Southwest Conference race after a 9 to 1 win over Texas. Coach C. J. Rothgeb announced the final standings noting a prior tie with TCU over the win. The Aggies played 12 games, with 9 victories and 3 losses.
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College Station
M. College
Texas University
C. J. Rothgeb
Longhorns
Aggies
Rothgeb
Geo B Terrell to Speak in Bryan At 2 30 Saturday
Hon Geo B Terrell commissioner of agriculture and candidate for reelection will speak at the court house in Bryan on Saturday May 29 at 2 30 in the afternoon. He is known for interest in agricultural and educational problems and served fourteen years in the Legislature. His father S H Terrell was Brazos county treasurer fifty years ago and he hopes to meet older citizens who knew him.
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Geo. B. Terrell
Court House
Bryan
Brownwood Collegiate Player Dies after Baseball Injury
Marvin Lancaster, 21, collapsed after being struck behind the right ear by a baseball in Brownwood. He died thirty minutes later. He is survived by his wife.
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Brownwood
Associated Press
Marvin Lancaster
Dr C C Hedges Attends San Antonio Cotton Crushers Meet
Dr C C Hedges head of the Chemistry Department represents the College at the Texas Cotton Seed Oil Crushers Association convention in San Antonio. The three day session opened Monday and he will deliver an address.
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College Station
C. C. Hedges
Chemistry
Chemical Engineering
Texas Cotton Seed Oil Crushers’ Association
San Antonio
Hedges
Texas Federation for Health Education Formed in Texas
The Texas Federation for Health Education formed under Dr W. Goddard aims to promote health education across universities colleges academies high schools and rural schools in Texas. Chairmen lead committees on health programs for universities academies elementary schools with members from major Texas educational and civic groups. A joint session awarded a gold medal to the State Medical Association for prison labor services.
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Austin
Texas Federation For Health Education
W. Goddard
University of Texas
Houston
H. H. House of A. and
M. College
Jo Popplewell
State Department of Education
L. Jane Duffy
State Board, Health
Texas
Noyes D. Smith
Goddard
Federation
House of Delegates
State Medical Association
National Committee On
American Red Cross
The
State Board of Health
Mexican Banker Riverol speaks on Texas Mexico banking ties
At the 42nd Texas Bankers Association convention in Galveston Roberto Riverol of Monterrey, Mexico discusses banking relations between Texas and Northern Mexico. T. O. Walton of Texas A and M College is introduced amid joking remarks by Frances Horace Welch.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Texas Bankers’ Association
Roberto Riverol
Monterey
Mexico
Texas
T. O. Walton
Texas A. and
M. College
Frances Horace Welch
Welch
University of Texas
Aggies
Walton
A. and M
Mr. Welch
Texas University
Galveston News
Pitts Bridge To Open In Six Weeks
Engineer Alexander an inspector for the state highway department said in Bryan that all repair materials have arrived and no further delays are expected. The Pitts Bridge should open to traffic within six weeks aiding Brazos Bottom residents and Bryan merchants who have suffered lost business.
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Alexander
Pitts Bridge
State Highway Department
Bryar
Brazos Bottom
Bryan
M'Culloch-Gordon Co Buys Store Building in Bryan
The store building housing the McCulloch-Gordon Company furniture business was purchased from W. J. Coulter for $38,000. This purchase gives the firm a permanent Bryan location and secures its core business in Brazos County.
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M’culloch-Gordon Company
McCulloch-Gordon Company
W. J. Coulter
Coulter
Brazos County
Bryan
Yett Versus Nalle Case Set for June 21 Trial
In Austin on May 2 the suit for about $1000 filed by Ruth Yett and others against Mrs. Ouidnerguson Nalle daughter of Gov Miriam Ferguson was set for trial June 21 in the fifty third district court. The claim stems from a former insurance and bond partner alleging she is owed half of a commission.
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Austin
Ruth Yett Et al
Ouidnerguson Nalle
Miriam A. Ferguson
Fifty-Third District
Koerth of A and M Texas Signed by Palestine Club
George Koerth star pitcher from the A and M College of Texas signs with the Palestine baseball club and will join the team on Wednesday, announced by T. M. Campbell Jr., president of the Palestine Athletic association.
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Palestine
George Koerth
A. and M. College of Texas
Palestine Baseball Club
T. M. Campbell Jr
Palestine Athletic Association
Volcano Quiet After Hokkaido Disaster
Associated Press reports Mount Ki on Hokkaido island quieted after Monday’s eruption that caused heavy casualties. Rescuers have recovered 144 bodies, with operations hampered by heavy dust and difficult terrain awaiting salvage progress.
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TOR
Associated Press
Tokyo
Hokkaido
Miet
Rattlesnake Bite Follows Cliffside Fish Pulling Escape
Misalia Cal May 26 Empok R Brann a Tulare county tourist slipped from a Kaweah River cliff while fishing last Sunday. He grabbed a boulder to save himself, the rattler bit his arm and dangled from it, he then freed the snake and applied a bite remedy before seeking medical aid. He is expected to recover.
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Associated Press
Misalia
Cal
Empok R. Brann
Tulare County
Turist
Kaweah River
Brann
Tyr
G O P Faces Strife in Texas Ranks Over Primaries
In San Antonio on May 26, a governor candidate backed by Congressman Harry Wurzbach plans to run against the Creager Nolte faction’s chosen candidate. Wurzbach supporters say they will not vote directly and note over seventy five South Texas Republican leaders met with the congressman to discuss primaries in all counties.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Creager-Nolte
Republican Party
Texas
Harry Wurzbach
Friends of
Wurzbach
South Texas
Immersion Tabled By Northern Baptists Convention
In Washington on May 26 the Northern Baptist Church Convention voted to table the amendment to the by laws that would require immersion as a prerequisite for church membership.
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Associated Press
Washington
Northern Baptist Church Convention
Dan Moody Announces Revised Speaking Itinerary
Attorney General Dan Moody issued a revised speaking schedule for the coming days. The itinerary lists appearances at Allen Academy in Bryan on Thursday night, Hempstead Friday afternoon, Rosenberg Friday night, Conroe Saturday afternoon, and Dallas Monday night.
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Associated Press
Austin
Dan Moody
Allen Academy
Bryan
Hempstead
Rosenberg
Conroe
Dallas
Waco Reparation for WWI Road Damage Authorized
The Senate appropriated 9000 dollars to McLennan County as reparations for road damage caused by soldiers stationed at Camp MacArthur in Waco during World War I. The funding covers repairs for the period of the camps operation.
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Waco
Senate
McLennan County
Akita Reservoir Burst Sweeps Away Half Kitsura Town
Reports from Tokio say the Magma Irre gate reservoir in Akita has burst its banks sweeping away half the town of Kitsura. The town population is about 7,500 and the casualty count is feared to be heavy.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Akita
Perfecture
Japan
Kitsura
Deed Recorded For Kerrville Memorial Hospital Sale
A Kerrville transfer records the deed from the State to the Federal Government for the American Legion Memorial Hospital. Kerr County Clerk certifies no intervening conveyances. documents sent to Washington awaiting government check for 1 182 000. After payment to Texas Legion equity, about 1 000 000 remains to Texas general revenue.
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Austin
American Legion Memorial Hospital
Kerrville
Kerr County
Washington
H. H. Harrington
Texas State Board of Control
Texas Department of the American Legion
General Revenue Fund of
Texas
Crawford conviction affirmed by criminal court of appeals
The Texas criminal court of appeals on May 26 affirmed the manslaughter conviction and five year sentence of William Lester Crawford a Dallas attorney who shot and killed Paul O Day in September 1924 in Austin.
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Associated Press
Austin
Criminal Court of Appeals Today
William Lester Crawford
Dallas
Paul O’day
G. O. P. Leaders To Meet At San Antonio Friday
Republican leaders who met in Houston yesterday to choose a state ticket will reconvene in San Antonio Friday to finish their labor, according to R. B. Creager of Brownsville, the chairman.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
Houston
R. B. Creager
Brownsville
Allen Military Band Gave Its Annual Concert
The Allen Military Academy Band performed last night at the Baptist Tabernacle under Director F E Lightfoot. A large audience enjoyed the concert by cadets preparing for a long tour of 1200 to 1500 miles across North and East Texas. Secretary S E Eberstadt spoke about the Chamber of Commerce Good Will Tour. Graduation exercises close tomorrow with an address by Texas Attorney General Dan Moody to the graduating class.
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Allen Miliary Academy
Baptist Tabernacle
F E. A. Lightfoot
Tabernacle
Allen
Texas
S. E. Eberstadt
Allen Academy Chamber of Commerce
Dan Moody
Cotton Market Closes Higher on Futures Rally
Cotton futures closed today 6 to 7 points higher amid firmer spots quoted at 16 to 16 12 cents. Local prices showed slight gains reflecting ongoing demand in the market.
Texas Congressman Hudspeth Appears for Livestock Men
Washington May 26 The Interstate Commerce Commission heard a complaint that Southwest livestock rates are so high cattlemen avoid railroads Representative Hudspeth of Texas testified as a cattleman, not a congressman, urging lower western freight rates in the rate case.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Associated Press
Washington
Southwest
Hudspeth
Texas
Congress
Missing Youth Found In Pasture With Bullet Head
Blanco reports Alvin Scheer a 24 year old resident seven miles away was found in a pasture with a bullet wound in the head. He had been missing for a week since leaving his home. Neighbors discovered him yesterday and slight hope for recovery exists. Rural mail carrier Elmer Dale had spotted the Scheer car in a pasture Wednesday triggering a search.
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Blanco
Alvin Scheer
Scheer
Elmer Dale
Postmasters Announce 1927 Convention City
O S York of Galveston was reelected President and S J Enoch of Georgetown was elected first Vice President of the Postmasters Association of Texas at the Dallas convention. Wichita Falls was chosen as the 1927 convention site.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Salesman Shot On Highway Indicates Hijack Attempt
Homer Lyman Smith a 31 year old traveling salesman from Lubbock was found dead near his car on the Amarillo Panhandle highway. A bullet hole through his back suggests he was the victim of hijackers.
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Associated Press
Amarillo
Homer Lyman Smith
Lubbock
Amarillo-Panhandle Highway
Interstate Commerce Commission Values Missouri and Texas Railway
The Interstate Commerce Commission places a tentative valuation of 40,960,195 dollars on owned property and 51,563,568 dollars on used property of the Missouri and Texas Railway of Texas as of June 0, 1918.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri and Texas Railway of Texas
Dr F A Buechel To Columbia U For Special Course
Dr F A Buechel head of Agricultural Economics at A and M College Texas will depart in early June for Columbia University New York City. He will work on special business cases for A and M and will be away for six weeks.
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Eagle
Opera Star Jeritza Bars Use Of Name On Cigar Bands
Metropolitan Opera soprano Maria Jeritza was granted an injunction against Louis and Isidore Cohen prohibiting use of her name or image on cigar bands. Jeritza also sought $25,000 in damages with proceeds to charity, but the court did not announce a ruling on damages.
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New York
Maria Jeritza
Metropolitan Opera
Louis and
Isidore Cohen
Madame Jeritza
Popper
A and M College 50th Year Closing Exercises Schedule
Official program outlines a four day reunion during the 50th annual commencement at A and M College of Texas from May 29 to June 1. Highlights include a sermon by C C Seleeman, a commencement address by Liberty Hyde Bailey, T medals for athletes, exhibits, a Ross Volunteers drill, and a formal ball and reception. General Paul B. Malone will address and commission ceremonies occur Monday afternoon. Graduates depart on six special trains after the close.
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College Station
A. and
M. College of Texas
C. C. Seleeman
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Liberty Hyde Bailey
Cornell University
New York City
A. and M
Walton
Ike Ashburn
Association of
Gamh
Paul B. Malone
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the People’s Column
Hubbard Lake
Washington Park
F.A. Buechel
Mrs. Wade Cox
TCU
C.C. Hedges
Santone
M. H. House OF A. and
M. IS
Texas Bankers
Roberto Riveroll
Yett
A.&m
He Bessen
Rattler
G.O.P
Meet Northern Baptists
Mayama
Broken Reservoir
Kerrville Memorial Hospital
Crawford
Allen Military Band
Wichita Falls
M.E.T. OF
Columbia U
A. & M. College
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