Dean Charles Puryear Suffered Cerebral Hemorrhage
Dean Charles Puryear of the A and M College of Texas, a 42 year faculty veteran, was stricken with a cerebal hemorrhage at his campus residence Wednesday night. He was paralyzed on the right side and taken to a Bryan hospital in serious condition.
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College Station
Charles Puryear
M. College of Texas
Bryan
Puryear
Dean Puryear
University of Virginia
A. and M. College of Texas
Movement to broaden Boy Scout work in Bryan
The People's Column reports a campaign to widen Boy Scout scope in Bryan. A second meeting follows a previous gathering Monday night and is set for next Monday at St Andrew's Parish House. Organizers urge wide attendance as a sign of community interest in boys training for tomorrow's citizens.
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Bryan
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Bryan County Agent Attends Robertson County Fair
County Agent C L Beason and Mrs Beason traveled to Franklin to assist Glenn Stinnett in judging agricultural exhibits at the Robertson County Fair. Miss Rachel Hampton, niece of Mr and Mrs G Forrester formerly of Bryan now in San Antonio, married William Malone of San Antonio at Eagle Pass recently and will reside in San Antonio. Tom Connally senator from Texas passed through Bryan en route to Galveston and greeted friends, noted for his strong Texas record.
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C. L. Beason
Franklin
Robertson County
Beason
Glenn Stinnett
Bryan
Rachel Hampton
G. Forrester
San Antonio
Miss Hampton
William Malone
Eagle Pass
Malone
Margaret Cobb
United States
Tom Connally
Marlin
Galveston
Senator Connally
Texas
Hotel Statler Raid Targets Legion Bust
Federal agents led by Dennis T. Lorden raided the Hotel Statler in Boston, national headquarters of the American Legion, arresting several men on bootlegging charges. Agents searched halls and upper floors and then proceeded to other hotels.
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Boston
Federal Prohibition
Dennis T. Lorden
Statler
American Legion
More Land Given On Right of Way On Hiway No 21
Four Brazos county residents with land on the proposed Highway 21 route between Bryan and the Navasota river donated land for the right of way. Deeds were filed with the county commissioners court by J. W. Sylvester, Hamp Buchanan, the Free Will Baptist church at Kurten, and Louis Klintworth.
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Brazos County
Bryan
Navasota River
County Commissioners Court
J. W. Sylvester
Hamp Buchanan
Free Will Baptist Church
Kurten
Louis Klintworth
Washington Luis Refuses Resignation Amid Brazilian Crisis
President Washington Luis stated through a government spokesman he has no plan to resign as revolutionary leaders demand abdication. Reports from Sao Paulo claim federal planes bombarded Belo Horizonte as rebels near surrender in Minas Gerais.
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Rio DE Janiro
Washington Luis
Brazil
Sao Paulo
Bello Horizonte
Minas Geraes
Calvert Woman Taken Seriously Ill at Goodman Home
Mrs. J. Levine of Calvert, visiting her daughter Mrs. N. Goodman and Mr. Goodman, is seriously ill at the Goodman home. Relatives Ira Gordon of Pauls Valley Oklahoma Mrs. S. Levine of Marietta Oklahoma and Philip Levine of Calvert have been called to her bedside.
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J. Levine
Calvert
N. Goodman
Goodman
Ira Gordon
Pauls Valley
Okla
S. Levine
Marietta
Philip Levine
Changes to roll out in North Texas Methodist conference
The North Texas Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South will adopt changes from the 1930 General Conference at its annual meeting at Wesley Church in Greenville starting October 22. A new Board of Christian Education will unify Education Epworth League and Sunday school, and a Conference Commission on Benevolences will oversee church finances. new conference officers will be chosen.
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North Texas Conference
M. E. Church South
Greenville
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
North Texas
Wesley Church
H. A. Boaz
Ing
Board of Christian Education
Boards of Education
Epworth League
Sunday School
Conference Board of Christian Education
Conference Commission On Benevolences
Weather Synopsis for Bryan and Texas Regions
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday for Bryan and vicinity. Fast Texas weather also partly cloudy tonight and Friday. West Texas expected fair tonight with increasing cloudiness Friday.
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the Eagle
New Orleans
Bryan and Vicinity
Texas
West Texas
Fire 5 Shots at Bryan Man on Highway 21
Fritz Wiese reported being fired upon while driving toward Bryan on Kurten road after visiting his father. He saw two white men, bareheaded, near Wixon creek bridge. Four bullets hit the car. two penetrated the fender. Sheriff Reed searched toward Navasota river but found no trace of the assailants.
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Fritz Wiese
Bryan
Kurten
Wiese
Wixon Creek
J. H. Reed
Horace Reed
Navasota
Old Broker Firm Suspended For Insolvency On Wall Street
The New York Stock Exchange suspended the brokerage firm of Prince and Whitley today for insolvency. Once one of Wall Street’s largest houses, it had correspondents nationwide and ran a large security distributing operation. A heavy selling wave swept the market.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange Today
Prince and Whitley
Wall Street
Arizona Woman Heads Auxiliary Becomes National Leader
Mrs. William Hoyal of Douglas Arizona was elected president of the Women's Auxiliary of the American Legion at the national convention in Boston. The selection marks a milestone for the organization as it gathers leaders from across the country.
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Boston
William Hoyal
Douglas, Ariz
Women’s Auxiliary of the American Legion
Flood Warning Eased for Brazos River Crest Passed
The weather bureau in Houston reports danger of Brazos flood is past. A telegram to the Eagle notes the Bryan crest has passed the main stream before the Little River rise arrived, ending the danger in Brazos bottoms.
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Brazos Bottoms
Weather Bureau
Houston
Brazos River
Eagle
Brazos
Bryan
Little River
Officers Named By Capt Grier For Allen Corps
Captain George W Griner announces permanent commissions for Allen Academy cadet corps officers for the new school year. Names listed include Cadet Andrew Yates Austin Houston as major, George Adams Houston as captain Co A, Moreau Platt De Quincey La captain Co BY, Bentley C Kelly Houston captain Co C, Courtney C Cook Sherman band commander, and several other lieutenants and staff officers from Mexico Mexico City Dallas Bryan and New York City. Orders from the commandant concern these permanent appointments.
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George W. Griner
U. S. Army
Allen Academy
Andrew Yates Austin
Houston
George Adams
Moreau Platt
de Quincey
Bentley C. Kelly
Ralph Nicosia
Joe E. Atkinson
Winona
B’” Co
J. B. Kagy
Dallas
Pedro Pellandini
Mexico City
Co “Oc
Ernest B. Robertson
David
Buck seen as contender for State Teachers Association president
J. P. Buck head of Sour Lake schools, widely supported by Bryan and College Station friends, is expected to run for president of the State Teachers Association. The election will occur at the convention in Houston during Thanksgiving week.
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Bryan
College Station
J. P. Buck
Sour Lake
State Teachers’ Association
Houston
Man kills girl then takes own life near Colmesneil
A Colmesneil justice of the peace ruled murder and death by own action after Hamilton Bryant 23 shot himself and 16 year old Myrtis Odom of Jasper in a parked car with another couple in the rumble seat. The other pair heard no quarrel and offered no motive.
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Beaumont
Colmesneil
Tyler County
Hamilton Bryant
Myrtis Odom
Jasper
Davis May Hold Night Session In Lamar Murder Trial
Judge W. C. Davis announced a probable night session to complete the trial of Sherman Lamar a negro charged with murder for the fatal shooting of Lee Gaztor on a highway near Tabor. The jury was formed after two rounds of venire with nine jurors from the regular panel and a second pool of 25 men. Lamar allegedly shot Gaztor following an argument over a phonograph after hours of searching the countryside.
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W. C. Davis
Sherman Lamar
Lee Gaitor
Tabor
Lamar
Gastor
Allen Academy Choses Class Officers
At a student meeting Allen Academy named officers for the cadet corps class. Captain George Adams of Houston was elected president, Major A. Y. Austin Jr of Houston vice president, Captain Bentley C. Kelly of Houston secretary treasurer, and Lieutenant Ralph Ball of Bryan sergeant at arms. The officers are all commissioned cadet corps members and former graduates of the academy department.
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Allen Academy
George Adams
Houston
A. Y. Austin, Jr
Bentley C. Kelly
Ralph Ball
Bryan
Cadet Corps
Academy
Cotton Market Quoted Steady in Local Spots
No change noted in the cotton market today with local spot prices quoted from 9 to 9 1/2 cents.
Auto wrecks claim eight lives in two states
In Ardmore Oklahoma a collision between an automobile and an oil field truck killed three people and left five others injured. Names of the dead include Evelyn Bottle 17 Sulphur Charles Eads Durwood and Jake Fisher 18 Sulphur. In Munice Indiana four people died in a head on crash with a truck Kenneth Everhart Gaylord Springer Detha Cooper all of Munice and Mrs Howard Allen of Daleville.
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Ardmore
Okla
Evelyn Bottle
Charles Eads
Durwood
Jake Fisher
Munice
Ind
Get
Kenneth Everhart
Gaylord Springer
Detha Cooper
Howard Allen
Daleville
Driver's family in fatal crash near Sugarland
Mrs. T. C. Kleiser, 26, was killed when the couple's car struck a couvert near Sugarland while en route to Eunice Louisiana from California. Her husband and two children were injured in the crash.
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Sugarland
T. C. Kleiser
Kleisers
Eunice
California
Future Farmers Of Bryan Headed To Dallas State Fair
Bryan Future Farmers Club members A G Anderson Norris Johnson Morris Williamson Edward Bravenec Mear Taylor Helen Taylor travel Saturday to the Dallas State Fair with adviser W E Leverkuhn. They will visit exhibits attend an A and M College Tulane game and two delegates attend the F F T convention October 25 26 in Dallas.
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Bryan Future Farmers Club
Dallas
A. G. Anderson
Norris Johnson
Morris Williamson
Edward Bravenec
Mear Taylor
Helen Taylor
W. E. Leverkuhn
M. College
Tulane University
Texas City port tonnage up 50 percent in eight months
Texas City reports its port handled 2,387,000 tons through September 30, a 50 percent increase from 1,600,000 tons in the same period last year. Oil and heavy gasoline exports drive the rise as the Texas City Terminal Railroad notes oil remains the main factor in the surge.
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Texas City
Texas City Terminal Railroad
City Cleanup Urged Ahead of County Fair
The Associated Community Builders Inc urges Bryan to beautify business areas during the American Legion Free Fair October 16 18. Directors call on the city commission to address unsightly spots along Bryan avenues East side and other streets as visitors arrive from nearby counties.
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Bryan
Associated Community Builders, Inc
Bryan Avenue
Radio Performers from Asbury Studio Tonight
Performers on the one hour radio program from Asbury Studio at A and M College include Mrs. D. S. Buchanan in vocal numbers, Cadet Forbes Redding on violin, Myrtle Robinson on banjo and piano solos, and ensembles by Ruth Patterson Elizabeth Holmes Gwendolyn Youngblood Evelyn Koenig Bertha Nell Koenig Winona McNeeley and Marjorie Beaumont of Hearne.
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Asbury
A. and
M. College
Mrs
D. S. Buchanan
Cadet Forbes Redding
Myrtle Robinson
Ruth Patterson
Elizabeth Holmes
Gwendolyn Youngblood
Evelyn Koenig
Bertha Nell Koenig
Winona McNeeley
Marjorie Beaumont
Hearne
Open season on in laws ends with guilty verdicts
Juries in district court acquitted two Black defendants in two separate cases of alleged killings within families. Annie Newton was found not guilty of fatally shooting Fanny Newton after a family dispute, aided by defense lawyers Lamar Bethea and W S Barron. A man named Lee Lewis, accused of killing his father in law Joe Smith during a confrontation while using a mule whip on his wife, was also freed.
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Annie Newton
Fanny Newton
Lamar Bethea
W. S. Barron
Lee Lewis
Joe Smith
Lewis
Progress of Dairying in County and State Highlighted
The Bryan Rotary Club met at noon to hear Prof. C. N. Shepardson of A and M College of Texas discuss dairying. He outlined conservative but healthy growth in the industry locally and statewide, with insights on dairy husbandry.
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Rotary Club
A-M
Bryan Rotary Club
The
Episcopal Church
C. N
Shepardson
Exhibits to be Placed Inside for Free Fair
The American Legion Free Fair will move indoors to the old convent building east of Bryan after last year's tent collapse. Poultry and livestock displays will fill tents and sheds around the convent grounds, with a large tent to host stage shows and educational talks in the afternoon and evening. The fair runs Oct 16 to 18 with nightly prizes donated by Bryan firms. nonpresent winners can claim awards later. Additional features include a Friday demonstration by Mrs. GC Ellison and lectures on pecan culture poultry culling health home improvement and other farm topics.
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Convent
Bryan
Ursuline Avenue
Bryat
GC. Ellison
Otis Neighbors
Houston Fireman Dies After Wounding by Wife
Da Gallivan a 37 year old Houston fireman died from a gunshot wound inflicted by his wife last night. She killed herself with a shotgun after wounding him and a note signed Mrs Bertha Gallivan stated I took my own life.
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Houston
da Gallivan
Bertha Galivan
Will Rogers Humor and Political Jabs in Eagle Letter
Beverly Hills writer notes Nick Longworth's radio bit gave him a fresh humorous angle. He mocks the Democratic Party and global financial gloom, arguing the party lacks true import and would be Republicans under a new reasoning. He alleges alibis are especially salty this year.
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the Eagle
Beverly Hills
Cal
Nick Longworth
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