Oil policy debated as Pollard urges embargo
State Senator Tom G. Pollard of Tyler urged a congressional special session to address oil industry depressions, blaming imports from Venezuela Russia and Mexico and calling for a foreign oil embargo. Governor Ross Sterling signaled a possible three week special session to tackle the East Texas oil crisis and other budget questions as he reviews blue pencil options to cut appropriations.
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Dallas
Tom G. Pollard
Tyler
Texas
Pollard
Austin
Ross S. Sterling
East Texas
Sterling
Senate
Board of Control
Legislative Finance Committees
The People's Column Urges Cleanup of Vacant Lots in Bryan
The column warns that first spring days bring mosquito breeding in vacant lots around Bryan if weeds and trash are not cleared. It urges owners to trim high grass, improve neighborhoods, and beautify yards ahead of convention visitors arriving within Bryan gates.
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Bryan
Bryan Guest Visits Area Asks About Local Crops
Mrs A B Nelson arrived from Dallas and will visit two weeks with her parents Mr and Mrs Nelson in Bryan She is known locally as May Edmonds C M Risinger of Steep Hollow visited and said crops are improving with warmer weather though planting is late He expects Brazos County to fare well if the season stays favorable.
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A. B. Nelson
Dallas
John R. Edmonds
S. Nelson
Uanah
May Edmonds
C.M. Risinger
Steep Hollow
Bryan
Death at Night Party. Wife Shot at Harris Home
In Big Spring on May 27 Mrs. Bessie Williamson 28 was shot dead in a bedroom at the I. R. Harris residence where a night party occurred. Her husband Lee Williamson was charged with murder after investigators said two shots were fired during a struggle over a pistol.
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Big Spring
Bessie Williamson
I. R. Harris
Lee
Harris
Wilmeson
Texas War Widows Still Get Pensions
Texas continues paying pensions to Mexican War widows. An appropriation of $1,000 funds pensions for Mrs. Julia Redfield of Giddings Mrs. Mary C. Berry of Baird and Mrs. M. G. Pollan of Beeville as the history of the war stays present in state accounts.
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Austin
Mexico
Texas
Julia Redfield
Giddings
Mary C. Berry
Baird
M. G. Pollan
Beeville
German Aeronauts Soar 50 000 Feet To Explore Ether
Augsberg Germany May 27 Anxious reports followed the ascent of August Piccard and his assistant Charles Kipfer who rose in a huge balloon to reach the stratosphere at 50 000 feet. The sealed aluminum craft held only oxygen for ten hours, easing fears.
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Augsberg
Germany
August Piccard
Charles Kipfer
Cotton and Grain Market Ticks Down Slightly
Little or no change noted in the cotton market today as futures closed 3 to 5 points lower. Local spots remained steady at 7 to 8 cents per pound with no significant movement.
Bryan Lions Elect Directors and Plan Press Meet Efforts
The Bryan Lions Club chose D. Paul Dansby and Madison Bell as directors to replace two outgoing members. They aim to help bring the 1932 Texas Press Association convention to College Station and seek member votes. A committee of Henry B. Locke, Dansby, and Paulson will mail association members to solicit support.
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Bryan Lions
A-M
Bryan Lions Club
D. Paul Dansby
Madison Bell
Walter
Ted
W. 8. Howell
W. EK. Paulson
Texas
Brazos Carrots Cut Production Costs to Meet Low Prices
J. J. Rosier of Wixon brings a six carrot bunch from one crown to the Bryan Eagle office amid reports of East Texas and West Texas carrot growers lowering costs. The slogan One seed, one pull, one nickel, highlights a new method aimed at reducing market prices and boosting Brazos County’s competitiveness.
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West Texas
East Texas
J. J. Rosier
Wixon
Bryan
Petition to Route 6 Enjoined Hearing In County Seats
Texas officials prepare to defend Highway Commission against 45 property owners who seek to stop route changes. District Judge W. C. Davis will hear the case amid notices of disclaimed interest by several named plaintiffs and anticipated filings by Barron Ware Henderson for the County and Allred Stanford Christopher for the Highway Commission.
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F. S. Christopher
Texas
State Highway Commission
W. C. Davis
Highway Commission
County Commissioners Court
Barron and Ware
F. L. Henderson
The
Commissioners Court
James W. Allred
J. A. Stanford, Jr
T. S.christopher
J. B. Leigh
Navasota
Plans for Paving College Avenue Being Made
Bryan city engineering staff are preparing paving plans for College Avenue from the new Highway 6 route to 17th Street. The plans will go to the State Highway Commission for approval next week, then bids will be sought. Officials hope to lay a 20 foot concrete strip at no cost to property owners, with $15,000 from the State Highway Commission and an estimated total cost of about $22,500.
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College Avenue
College Station
17Th Street
Bryan City Engineering Department
State Highway Commission
Weather outlook for Bryan and surrounding regions
The forecast notes mostly cloudy conditions for Bryan and vicinity tonight and Thursday. East Texas expected mostly cloudy tonight, with Thursday likely showers in the west. West Texas to be partly cloudy tonight and Thursday, with probable showers in the southeast.
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The
Eagle
New Orleans
Bryan
Vicinity
East Texas
West Texas
Southeast
Fall seeks Supreme Court review of Doheny bribe conviction
Former interior secretary Albert B. Fall asks the U S Supreme Court to reverse a District of Columbia appeals court ruling affirming his conviction for accepting a $100000 bribe from Edward Doheny related to releasing the Naval Petroleum Reserve to the Pan American Petroleum Company. The case centers on legal questions for the high court to determine.
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Washington
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
United States Supreme Court
District of Columbia Appeals Court
Edward L .Doheny
Naval Petroleum Reserve
Panamerican Petroleum Company
Doheny
Fall
Three Year Term For Boatcallie Under Prohi Law
Willie Boatcallie received three years in state prison after pleading guilty to three indictments for sale of whiskey possession of whiskey and maintaining a common nuisance Judge W C Davis presiding Ross Boatcallie and Tony Bush faced prohibition charges. cases continued to the October term.
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Willie Boatcallie
W. C. Davis
Ross Boatcallie
Tony Bush
Field House Dedication Honors School Athletics in Bryan
About 300 residents and Stephen F. Austin high school students attended the dedication of the new Forrest Field athletic field house. H L Durham praised cooperation. Madison Bell stressed clean training. R G Williams traced the Athletic Council’s debt free transfer to the school system. students built the six room stucco building. punch served by girls after ceremonies.
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Bryan
Stephen F. Austin High School
Forrest Field
H. L. Durham
Bryan Public Schools
Madison Bell
Texas A. and
M. College
R. G. Williams
F. L. Henderson
Sterling Signs Sulphur Tax Bill Increases State Revenue
Governor R S Sterling signed the cement and peddlers tax bill along with 23 other proposals on May 27. The act imposes a tax on sulphur from 55 to 75 cents per ton and cement at 5 cents per barrel, expected to raise about 1 million dollars in state revenue.
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Sterling
R. S. Sterling
Life Memberships For Living Founders Of Texas Academy Of Science
The Texas Academy of Science will confer life memberships on living founders at a June 5 spring meeting at the University of Texas. A dinner in their honor that evening will pay tribute to pioneers who helped organize the first Texas Academy of Science nearly forty years ago, with attendees including notable figures such as Dr. J. R. Bailey and Dr. H. Y. Benedict.
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Texas Academy of Science
Austin
University of Texas
Robert H. Cuyler
Texas
Academy
J. R. Bailey
University
H. Y. Benedict
Black man Walter Curtis gets new trial in Dallas robbery
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed and remanded Walter Curtis's robbery case after finding the trial court erred by denying a continuance for a witness to testify that Todora named the robber. Curtis is described as a light yellow Black man and Todora owned a local grocery.
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Austin
Court of Criminal Appeals
Walter Curtis
Dallas County
Tony Todora
Todora
Curtis
4-H Club Girls Demonstrations Near Completion
Miss Lucy Givens announced plans to finish all 4-H Club demonstrations by June 10 for county girls. This week focuses on food preparation and canning while past demonstrations covered garden making home improvement yard beautification and poultry and garden work. Scholarships to the Summer short course at A and M College will be awarded for six divisions with a cash prize for quint improvement. Winners will be announced at the county club encampment July 17 and 18. Givens has supervised the work of 66 4-H Club girls across nine community clubs this year.
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Lucy Givens
A. and
M. College
Givens
Allen Academy Named Honor Military School by War Department
Supt N B Allen of Allen Academy announces telegraphic confirmation from the Adjutant General in Washington D C that Allen Academy is again designated as one of sixteen honor military schools in the United States. The honor follows the cadet corps performance at the April honor rating inspection and brings campus pride during commencement week. Allen Academy is the sole Texas institution to have held this honor for several years and the only Texas school listed among the nation’s honorees.
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Supt
N. B. Allen
Allen Academy
Adjutant General of the War Department
Washington, D. C
United States
Texas
Farmers' Market Opens Wednesday Amid Quiet Trade
The market operated today on its Wednesday schedule with brisk Saturday activity lacking. Quality products remained high though both sellers and buyers were fewer. By 11 am the women's cooperative division had about 14 dollars in sales, while individual stalls showed strong items such as a collection by ten year old James Palermo. The market plans to run Saturdays and Wednesdays for the coming weeks.
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Women’s Cooperative
James Palermo
Texas court denies new trial for Bowie county man
On May 27 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals refused a new trial for Dave Goodwin of Bowie County in the murder of Lloyd Elliott over a hog dispute. He was sentenced to death at a Dalby Springs trial. the court upheld execution by electrocution despite claims of an unfair trial.
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Austin
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Dave Goodwin
Bowie County
Lloyd Elliott
Dalby Springs
Goodwin
Body of Woman Washed Ashore Clue to Yacht
A woman in yachting attire was found washed ashore near Long Island Sound, believed to be Mrs. Marcia Sneeden wife of Sea Fox skipper Donald Sneeden. The missing Sea Fox party of eight disappeared Saturday during a heavy windstorm near City Island.
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New York
Sea Fox
Long Island Sound
Coast Guard
Marcia Sneeden
Donald Sneeden
Sneeden
City Island
Tax Increases Opposed by Sen Harrison
Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi, ranking Democrat on the finance committee, voiced opposition to any tax increase at the next Congress. His statement signals the Democratic stance on revenue legislation and is expected to influence policy.
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Washington
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Finance Committee
Daylight Saving Time Adopted In Two Texas Cities
Two Texas cities adopted daylight saving hours for their employees while a wider canvass showed little interest in broader adoption. The Associated Press notes 4388 U.S. cities have accepted daylight saving for the summer, with Texas normally one hour behind EST, one hour ahead of MST, and two hours ahead of PST, though eastward adoption shifts this gap.
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Texas
Associated Press
United States
Baylor University honors dying president with memorial plans
At Baylor University's 86th commencement in Waco Hall 279 graduates received diplomas signed by Dr. W. P. Brooks who died days later. Acting President W S Allen read his posthumous message and outlined plans for a bust or plaque, a pipe organ costing about 40000 dollars, and a memorial chapel library at Baylor Medical College in Dallas, funded by the Alumni Association.
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Waco
Baylor University
W. S. Allen
Baylor
P. Brooks
Brooks
Waco Hall
Alumni Association of
University
Baylor Medical College
Dallas
Texas
W. B. Bizzell
University of Oklahoma
Tomato Receipts Continue Heavy Price Off Today
Tomato packing sheds report heavy receipts for the third day of the season. Prices fell to one and a half cents for first grade, compared with two cents on Monday when seconds were accepted. Culling was higher than last season, no seconds accepted.
Will Rogers on Washington idle chatter in rapids mockery
Will Rogers lampoons cabinet life and federal spending in a Beverly Hills letter to the Eagle. He jokes about a "wake" for Mellon’s overdraft and quips on the Postmaster General’s costs, Hoover’s top off of funds, and timing of voting.
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Eagle
Beverly Hills
Cal
Rapidan
Mellon
Mr. Hoover
Andy
Will Rogers
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