Liberal Senator Wheeler and Hollywood Ingenue maureen osullivan feature in era profiles
A sweeping profile piece surveys Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana as a consistent liberal who backs 16 to 1 silver and Russia recognition, plus labor mediator Raymond Ingersoll and actress Maureen O'Sullivan from Ireland. Also highlighted are union leader Francis Gorman, House candidate Joseph Byrns, actress Una Merkel, and director David Wark Griffith linking politics, labor, and film in early 20th century public life.
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LaFollette
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
U. S. Senate
West
Senate
Russia
RFC
Prio
Thomas Walsh
Welch
Wheeler
U. S
University of Michi
Ing
the, Mont
Portland
Ore
Tie
Anaconda Copper Company
Lulu M. White
Albany
Washington
Butte
Glacier National Park
Ily
Mr. Ingersoll
Brooklyn
Whitman
House
Representative Rainey
Joseph W. Byrns
Tennessee
Rep
Byrns
Nashville
Tennessee House of Representatives
State Senate
Burns
Garner
Rainey
Cedar Hill
Tenn
Academy
Vanderbilt University
New York
John Golden
Lynn Overman
Jed Harris
Golden
Helen Hayes
Harold Lloyd
A M Church Program Shows Growth and Activity
A Methodist church reports 80 new members over the last two Sundays with an aim for 100 next Sunday. The growing crowds fill space, prompting extra chairs and an expanded choir and orchestra practice. Leaders list Sunday school officers, leagues, and heads of other groups as the church plans larger services and continued rehearsals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Una Merkel
Hollywood
Miss Merkel
Covington
Philadelphia
New York Dramatic School
M. Methodist Church
R. J. Dunn
Aggie
O. B. Martin
E. B. Reynolds
P. B. Monosmith
T. A. Munson
S. A. McMillan
A. D. Jackson
C. B. Ray
Bess Edwards
Marguerite Sammons
Robert L. Jackson
S. V. Perritte
E. D. Upham
Children’s League
G. M. Brady
J. S
Alfalfa Farmers in Hale County Profit from Drought
Hale county farmers who grow alfalfa report strong profits this season due to drought conditions. End-of-year projections estimate 16 000 to 18 000 tons with at least three fourths sold, averaging about 17 per ton for total earnings over 200 000. Irrigated acres exceed 2 300 with cutting progress and rising prices from 10 to 25 per ton.
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Plainview
Hale County
Tulsa
Lockney
W. W. Evans
Brazos County Grand Jury Urges End to Gambling Evils
Brazos County Grand Jury's final report calls on police to seize gambling devices and close illegal liquor operations across the county. The term produced 47 indictments mostly felonies, including five homicide cases, with arrests anticipated for several defendants. The panel urges county attorneys to file charges against device owners and those involved, and to curb lewd activity among both white and colored residents.
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Brazos County
Grand Jury
Ida Young
Jesse Martin
Howard Hampton
Albertine Douglas
Fred Ellis
Col. Lucky
District Court
Texas
Alfalfa Baling and Trade Around Plainview Field Notes
The piece describes hay baling and truck transport from multiple Texas counties to county markets. It notes cash sales at the farm with trucking charges deducted, and modest profits beyond hauling costs. Northwest of Plainview the Runningwater draw holds a large sub irrigated area with 3000 acres of alfalfa yielding about 2.5 tons per acre over four cuts, with water 10 to 15 feet deep and weather damage reducing yields.
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Lubbock
Lamb
Hockley
Lynn
Terry
Gaines
Garza
Crosby
Plainview
Bryan Boy Wins S A Freshman Contest
Forrest Jones Jr of Bryan, a Southwestern University freshman, won the campus contest by securing the most legitimate professor signatures at the annual faculty reception. The Megaphone notes his victory was recognized by student president Joseph Van Ness during chapel hour, with a Southwestern banner awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Jones, Jr
Forrest Jones
Bryan
Southwestern University
Southwestern
Joseph van Ness
City Bond Issue Refunded Saving For Tax Payers
Refunding of 20000 dollars in city bonds, called for refunding, reduces interest from 5 to 4 percent. Refunding bonds sold at par are payable in 10 years, replacing bonds due in 1985. Short term securities yielded material savings, announced by City Manager R G Williams. J T Cross of Edge was Bry an visitor.
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R. G. Williams
Federation Will Resume Programs On Oct 7
The Bryan Federation of Young People's Societies will resume regular meetings Sunday October 7 after a two month layoff. The first meeting will be at the First Presbyterian church with the Presbyterians presenting the program. Subsequent meetings move to First Baptist Methodist Free Will Baptist and College Avenue Baptist. The cabinet also began planning this year’s basketball league with details to be decided at a future meeting.
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Bryan Federation of Young People’s Societies
Federation Cabinet
First Methodist
First Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian
First Baptist
Methodist
Free Will Baptist
College Avenue Baptist
Burglar Admits Four Crimes. Five Year Term Imposed
Howard Hampton pleaded guilty to four burglary indictments after waiving a jury trial. Judge W C Davis imposed five years on one charge and two years on each of the other three, to run concurrently with the first, following testimony from the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hampton
Kurten
Hampton
W. C. Davis
J. W. Beal of Prospect Visits Bryan on Business
J. W. Beal of Prospect arrived in Bryan today on business matters.
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J. W. Beal
Prospect
Bryan
Kruschen Salts Claim Sudden 20 Lb Weight Drop
Mrs Mae West of St Louis reports losing 20 pounds in four weeks after using Kruschen Salts a half teaspoon in hot water each morning It promises energy and no hunger while urging readers to buy a bottle lasting four weeks with a money back guarantee
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Thelma Smith
A. Z. Cormick
Houston
Brazos County
Franlene Kopetsky
Kopetsky
Col. Lucky
Negro
Mae West
St. Louis
Bryan Social Roundup Bridges Towns and Families
Local residents travel visit and return for funerals and gatherings. Notable names include the Waltons, Elrods, Buchanans, and McKenzies with comments on engagements, university students, and out of town relatives. A Ringling Bros circus run and Baylor football opener are noted along with business visits by county and regional figures.
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Mildred McKenzie
Ethel Ferguson
Forest Jones
Southwestern University
Georgetown
J. L. Staten
Waco
Bryan
John
Allen Academy
Ralph Bush
Canady
H. A. Bush
Franklin
J. F. Bethany
Houston
C. M. Bethany
Bethany
BE. E. McAdames
Jean McAdams
Austin
C. W. Buchanan
T. R. Batte
Laura Gooch
Navasota
Laura Kestler
Calvert
Do. W. Buchanan
Emory Smith
Bella
Locke
Lucy Darwin
Evelyn Cahill
Milton Darwin
Ringling Bros
Esteen C. Harrison
Tabor
E. R. Liner
Tyler
Charles FE. Ebers
Beardstown
Ill
Lee R. Blohm
Chihuahua
Mex
Oak McKenzie
Howard Baldwin
Ernest Harnden
Yoakum
McKenzie
Milton Sims Sr
Corsicana
Bryan Woman's Club
Eugene Edge
Gregor MacGregor
Trannie Wrenn
the Edges
Charles Lescher MacGregor
A. W. MacGregor
Dallas
Wrenn
Margaret Higgs
Baylor University
Brooks Stewart
Alvin
Stewart
Bessie McGee
J. T. McGee
Jane Elliott
Lilly Rush Walker
Coulter
Bryan Girl Heads Honor Council At Southwestern
The Woman's Building Honor Council at Southwestern with 10 members will be presided over by Miss Mildred McKenzie of Bryan. She is a Spanish major and senior class member. Assistants include Evelyn Lankford Temple secretary and nine other members from Cleveland Sour Lake Hidalgo San Antonio Taylor Corpus Christi Mart.
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Georgetown
Mildred McKenzie
Bryan
McKenzie
Evelyn Lankford
Temple
Sara Moore Anderson
Cleveland
Marjorie Ashe
Houston
Jimmie Ruth Nixon
Sour Lake
Katharine Pate
Hidalgo
Florence
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Raymond V. Ingersoll
Fusion
Ingersoll
Maureen O’sullivan
Ireland
Miss O’sullivan
Norma Shearer
Fredric March
Charles Laughton
May
Charles J. O’sullivan
Boyle
London
Paris
Plaza Hotel
Dublin
Frank Borzage
John McCormack
Annie
Mr. Borzage
Francis Gorman
Carpenters
Ashington
America
Bradford
Yorkshire
Atlantic Mills
Providence
R. I
United Textile Workers
Thomas F. McMahon
NRA
Raymond VY. Ingersol
Joseph W. Burns
A-M Methodist Church
Bryan Boy
S. A. Frosh
J. T. Cross
Edge
Federation
Robert Walton
Lawrence
Upshur County
Gilmer
E. R. Bryant
Nixon Ricks
N. H
Mayon Ricks
Frank C. Martin
A. & M. College
Singer Publishing Company of
H. G. Buchanan
Elizabeth Smith
C. W.buchanan
Palestine
Sadie P. Hefley
Cameron
Jeff Hefley
Marvin Sy Atkins
Marvin Jr
Weimar
Atkins
Exchange of the Southwest Telephone Company
Robert Clark
LaGrange
Walter Warren
Marvin Brinkley
J.A. Leonard
Leonard School
O. M. Ball
College Station
Ira Bond
Fletcher German
Rock Prairie
Guy Neeley
Wellborn
Ernest Cross
L. E. Jones
North Zulch
Edgar Buchanan
Sallie
Greenville
Charles Wilson Buchanan
First Baptist Church
R. Q. Astin
John Heard Astin
McKinney
John Spencer Heard
la Salle Hotel
Dee Erchberger
San Angelo
A. W. Buchanan
Lydia E. Pinkham
Alrs
Bennie Costes
Tererace Si
Muskegon, Mich
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