Supreme Court Affirms Pedestrians Right of Way on Streets
The Dallas News column notes two Supreme Court decisions affecting motorists and pedestrians. It highlights a pedestrian struck while crossing between streets, a $15 000 verdict against the truck company, and the court’s ruling that streets belong to the public and pedestrians may use any part of the roadway. It urges driver caution and safety messages on dashboards to prevent injuries.
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Dallas News
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Mexican women to be tried here for Bryan murder
Onessra Hernandez and Otilia Hernandez, both Mexican, face murder charges in the death of Dallas contractor William Ennis. The incident occurred in a Bryan boarding house. Five Mexicans, including the two women, are jailed awaiting Friday examining trial with Law Henderson assisting the county attorney. The case likely proceeds at the February term.
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William Ennis
Dallas
Henderson
W. E. Neeley
Onessra Hernandez
Otilia Hernandez
Bryan
Eagle
Ennis
Lemon
Law Henderson
Week of Prayer and civic events in Bryan city
The First Methodist in Bryan hosts daily 3 pm prayers this week. Episcopal Guild served a fellowship dinner for parishioners at the Parish House with 40 couples in attendance. Bryan PTA Parents Day invites all parents to sign the school register Thursday. Mr and Mrs W A Berry returned from Fort Worth after the death of Mr Berry’s brother in law Jess Albright. their daughter Margie Albright becomes an orphan.
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Episcopal Parish
Episcopal Guild
Bryan
Parent- Teacher Association
P.T. A
W. A. Berry
Fort Worth
San Antonio Man and Daughter Believed Killed in Collision
Springfield Ohio date line reports James Travis of San Antonio and his daughter Mary were killed near Forty Station west of Springfield when their car was struck by a Big Four train late Tuesday.
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Springfield
Ohio
James Travis
San Antonio
Mary
Forty Station
Here
Associate Of Sinclair Associate Does Not Testify
Shelton Clark, an associate of Harry Sinclair, declined to testify before the grand jury probing the Fall-Sinclair oil conspiracy. The jury will be convened again tomorrow, officials announced.
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Sinclair
Washington
Harry Sinclair
Shelton Clark
Kentucky Governor Race Tightens as Sampson Leads Beckham
In Kentucky on election night Judge Flem Sampson, Republican nominee for governor, led Democrat J. C. Beckham by 8,857 votes based on incomplete unofficial returns from 117 of 120 counties, amid early reporting from Louisville.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Flem Sampson
J. C. Beckham
Kentucky
North Texas Teachers College predicts 3000 summer students
In Denton on November 9 President R L Marquis said the summer session at North Texas State Teachers College could enroll 3000 students. He warned the enrollment would create a roughly 50000 deficit, with 40000 appropriated by the last legislature, but savings and extra fees may cut the shortfall to about 15000.
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Associated Press
Denton
North Texas
State Teachers College
R. L. Marquis
Weather Forecast for Bryan and Vicinity
The Weather Special reports partly cloudy skies for Bryan tonight and Thursday with no precipitation expected and mild temperatures across the area.
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the Eagle
New Orleans
Bryan and Vicinity
Additional Guests Arrive for Barwise Astin Wedding
Announcement lists guests for the Barwise Astin wedding to be held Thursday night at First Presbyterian church. Names include Miss Eunice Wilkins Vernon C B Parish Walter Warne J C Davis Beverly Thompson Mrs Lee Hunt Dr K L Warrick Garrett Smith George Conds from Houston and Fort Worth sources.
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First Presbyterian Church
Eunice Wilkins
Vernon
C. B. Parish
Walter Warne
J. C. Davis
Houston
Beverly Thompson
Lee Hunt
K. L. Warrick
Garrett Smith
George Conds
Fort Worth
Stores Close Friday in Armistice Day Observance
All Bryan business houses will close Friday November 11 to observe Armistice Day. Many merchants and workers plan to travel to either Waco for the Waco Bryan high school game or Houston for the A and M Rice game.
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Bryan
Waco
Houston
New Stands Planned for TCU SMU Game at Fort Worth
To handle Thanksgiving Day crowds for the TCU versus SMU football game in Fort Worth, E. W. McDiarmid announced new stands at the north and south ends seating 4,500 spectators.
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Fort Worth
E. W. McDiarmid
Missionary Talk Challenges Pagan Practices in Belgian Congo
Dr. Mott Martin, a Presbyterian missionary to Belgian Congo, spoke to 125 at the Presbyterian Church about witchcraft, slavery, and native rites. He described witch doctors, postscript messages, and child slavery, arguing Christian missions are essential as government and church efforts grow.
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Mott Martin
Belgian Congo
Presbyterian Church
Thomas W. Currie
Austin Theological Seminary
Cashion
College
Texas
Africa
Martin
Theelgium
Bangs Bank Highwaymen Sweep Bangs Bank
Four bandits robbed the First State Bank of Bangs ten miles west of Brownwood taking about $8,000 after locking four employees and three women inside the vault. Two entered the bank while two waited outside. the money was largely payroll funds for Roxana Oil Company awaiting delivery tomorrow.
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Associated Press
BANGS
First State Bank of
Brownwood
Roxana Oil Company
New Personal Triumph for Governor in Election Defeat
New York voters rejected a constitutional amendment to elect the governor in presidential years. Returns from about two thirds of the state show the measure defeated by a margin exceeding 525000. Governor Alfred Smith scored a political win as the electorate opposed the change.
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Associated Press
New York
Alfred Smith
New York State
Mrs Lee J Rountree Speaks On Press And Publicity
El Paso Texas Nov 9 Mrs Lee J Rountree of Bryan was a principal speaker at the Texas Federation of Women s Clubs annual convention. She addressed a session on Press and Publicity.
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EL Paso
Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
Lee J. Rountree
Bryan
Bryan Little Theatre Opens Season With The Whole Towns Talking
The Bryan Little Theatre will present The Whole Towns Talking a three act farce by John Emerson and Anita Loos at the Palace on Tuesday Nov 22 at 8 pm. Rehearsals are nightly with a selected cast as the group maintains its high standard of entertainment.
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Bryan Little Theater
the Palace
Bryan
Bryan Little Theatre
John Emerson
Anita Loos
Ennis Remains Sent To Dallas For Funeral
The remains of William T. Ennis slain by Mexicans in a local rooming house were sent to Dallas, Texas, Tuesday night by Southern Pacific lines. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. from 1207 Woodine Boulevard, with burial in Dallas. Ennis had lived in Dallas and spent two months in Bryan working on the First Baptist church.
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William T. Ennis
Southern Pacific Lines
Dallas
Texas
McCulloch-Dansby Undertaking Co
Woodine Boulevard
Ennis
Bryan
First Baptist Church
Farm Terracing Shown In Fort Worth Program
Farm terracing methods for soil conservation will be demonstrated December 21-22 in Fort Worth under M. R. Bentley extension farm engineer of Texas A and M College. In Tarrant County terracing has reduced soil loss and improved crops, County Agricultural Agent M. C. Counts said. The school aims to train more men to extend the instruction to communities new to soil conservation.
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Fort Worth
M. R. Bentley
Texas A. and
M. College
Tarrant County
Counts
Dowden to Speak at Hillsboro Father and Son Banquet
H C Dowden vice president Texas Christian University and spokesman for Christian education in the South will address the Father and Son banquet in Hillsboro on Thursday. He will also preach at the First Christian church in Shreveport Louisiana on Sunday.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
H. C Dowden
Texas Christian University
Cause of Christian Education
South
Hillsboro
First Christian Church
Shreveport
Fool Proof Hog Feeding Plan Highlighted at A and M Club Luncheon
Eudaly described a fool proof hog feeding method touted as protein supplement and already adopted by thousands of Texas farmers. E B Reynolds reported on crop rotation results from experiment stations statewide while Dr W P Lee presided. The luncheon at the Mess Hall drew about 60 attendees from agricultural schools Experiment Station Forest Service and Extension Service.
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A. and
M. College Agricultural Club
Mess Hall
E. R. Eudaly
Texas
E. B. Reynolds
W. P. Lee
School of Agriculture
Forest Service
Extension Service
Herd of 12 Shipped to Beaumont for State Fair
COLLEGE STATION November 9 A show herd of twelve animals has been shipped to Beaumont by the animal husbandry department A and M College for showing at the South Texas State Fair November 10 20. D W Williams head of the college announces. The herd includes three Hereford bulls one Aberdeen Angus bull one Shorthorn bull three Hereford steers one Shorthorn steer one Aberdeen Angus steer and three Hereford females.
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College Station
Beaumont
A. and
M. College
D. W. Williams
College
Regular Meeting Reading Club Reports on Turkey and Greece
The Reading Club met Tuesday afternoon in the Carnegie Library room with rose and chrysanthemum decorations. Members discussed plans to raise funds for the club’s annual scholarship fund and heard remarks on Turkey and Greece, including a National Geographic review of Constantinople and papers on Grecian games and arts.
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Reading Club
Carnegie Library
House Committee
Turkey
Greece
J. L. Dulaney
National Geographic
Constantinople
Harry Edge
Ray Jones
Woman seeks funds to aid prohibition efforts in Texas
El Paso November 9 Funds to insure more effective enforcement of the Dean Law will be asked of the next legislature by the Texas Women's Joint Legislative Council at its annual convention. Mrs Bob Barker of Fort Worth announced the move. The council will also seek funds to establish rural high schools.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Texas Women’s Joint Legislative Council
Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
Bob Barker
Fort Worth
Brazos County Health Board Meeting Report 1927
Brazos County Health Board met November 4 with Mrs. Goree Neeley presiding and Mrs. Albert Buchanan as acting secretary pro tem at Miss Ella Bandelin’s office. Bandelin presented October nursing and school health reports noting a drop in undernourished children from 33 to about 18 percent and praising the high school's cafeteria for improving nutrition.
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Goree Neeley
Albert Buchanan
Brazos County
Miss Bandelin
Cotton yields and ginning totals rise on new crop outlook
The Department of Agriculture crop estimate prompts a market uptick with cotton around 6.50 a bale in New Orleans. Census Bureau figures show 9,924,795 running bales ginned by November 1, Texas led ginnings at 3,395,902 bales.
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Texas
Associated Press
New Orleans
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Two Men Held For Robbery In Dallas
Two men arrested in a Dallas hotel yesterday in the Bank of Otto to Falls county robbery are held in Dallas awaiting transfer. Authorities seek a third man in connection with the holdup.
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Dallas
Associated Press
Bank of Otto
Falls County
Baptist Fund Totals $725000 for Texas churches debts
Dallas reports total cash receipts for the Conquest Campaign reach $725000 aimed at paying debts of Baptist institutions in Texas. Pledges exceed $1.1 million with $800000 expected to be paid by the Wichita Falls convention opening November 16. The campaign may extend another year to wipe out debts on hospitals and colleges.
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Dallas
Texas Baptists
F. &. Groner
Texas Baptist Convention
Vare Organization Wins Philadelphia Municipal Election
The Republican machine led by Senator-elect William Vare retained control in Philadelphia as independents failed to unseat it. The entire organization ticket, headed by Harry Mackey, won the mayoral race by a large plurality.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Nov
William Vare
Harry Mackey
Supreme Court Denies Mandamus in Flood of Road Funds
The Sherman-Youmans Construction Company fails to force payment of 21600 for road contracting work under Governor Miriam A. Ferguson as the State Treasurer is not compelled by the court.
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Associated Press
Autin
Supreme Court Today
Sherman-Youmans Construction Company
Miriam A. Ferguson
Rotary and Lions Honor Bryan High Football Team
Local Lions and Rotary Clubs hosted a noon banquet at Long's Cafe to honor Claude Poe and Bryan High School football squad before their Friday game in Waco. Coach Poe praised by Mayor D. X. Bible, Ty Cobb, and A. and M. figures, emphasizing hard work, team spirit, and personal sacrifice.
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Long
Lions
Claude Poe
Nelson Ramsey
Kennard Trant
Sam Trant
Theodore Boriskie
Vergne Adams
Morris Kaplan
Arthur Morehead
Cecil Martin
Allen Withers
Solon Griffith
Willie Boriskie
Taft Kenecny
Charlie Moehlman
Henry Godwin
Neal Godwin
Paul Roderigues
Ralph Gomez
Emory Deason
Horace Dansby
Benny Griffith
Charlie Cummings
Joe Merka
Aggies
A. and
Waco
Wilson Bradley
Bryan
College Station
D. X. Bible
Stuart Barron
U. S
Bible
Poe
Thero
Ty Cobb
Lions Club
Bryan High
la Grange
Local judge earns rare birdie on Longview course
Real Birdie Longview reports Judge E M Bramlett, a local golfer, scored a birdie on the course when his ball struck a flock of quail and killed one bird. The incident occurred as Bramlett played the local course on November 9.
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Longview
E. M. Bramlett
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Eudaly
Brazos County Health Board
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Philly City
W. H. Darrow
Birdie
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