Martial law lift eyed as Borger officials to be named
Eastland Texas October 16 Acting Governor Barry Miller said Hutchinson County would be free of martial law today once county and Borger officials are appointed. Mayor W A Henderson and city commissioner J W Crabtree resigned after election results, with Duke Cullum joining the commission.
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Associated Press
Eastland
Hutchinson County
Borger
Barry Miller
Moody
W. A. Henderson
Clem Calhoun
J. W. Crabtree
Duke Cullum
J. E. Higgins
Moe Steinberg
Wayne O'Keefe
Guy Coffee
John R. Miller
John Farmer
Jim Miller
L. J. Brain
Justice of the Peace
Reeves
Miller
Stinnett
Jacob Wolters
Calhoun
Albert Mace
Lampasas
Mexia
Weather delays and dusty streets prompt sidewalk urges in Bryan
The column laments dry lawns and dusty paths as rain avoidance by the weather man leaves Bryan pedestrians without sidewalks. It urges residents to lay paving before winter to ease travel and reduce cold related costs. London dispatch notes a traveler enjoying three days in London.
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Bryan
Mrs Lee J Rountree heads to Legislative Day in Dallas
Mrs. Lee J. Rountree left Bryan for Dallas traveling via Bartlett and Waco to attend Legislative Day on October 17 and Press of October 18 connected with the State Fair visiting relatives along the way. E R Bryant manager of J C Penney Co returns from a fall convention in Dallas and foresees the season as the most comprehensive in company history. Mrs C A Woods and Mrs J M Woods of Somerville visit Bryan today to see Mrs Myers.
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Lee J. Rountree
Dallas
E State Fair
Bartlett
Waco
E.R. Bryant
J. C. Penney Co
Dalla
C. A. Woods
J. M. Woods
Somerville
Chas. Myers
Bryan
Myers
Texas Educators Hold Meeting at Texas A M Today
Senior college representatives from Texas returned home after a conference at A and M College addressing higher education matters. Attending were Dr. H. Y. Benedict of Texas University Austin RK Marquis North Texas Teachers College Denton Dean F W White College of Industrial Arts Denton Dr A W Birdwell Stephen F. Austin Normal School Nacogdoches and Dr H F Estill Sam Houston Normal Huntsville.
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Texas
A. and
M. College
A. and M
H. Y. Benedict
Texas University
Austin
RK. L. Marquis
North Texas Teachers’ College
Denton
F. W. White
College of Industrial Arts
A. W. Birdwell
Stephen F. Austin Normal School
Nacogdoches
H. F. Estill
Sam Houston Normal
Huntsville
Hoot Owls Disturb Bryan Sleep and Mr Possum Roosts
Local notes describe hoot owls nightly disturbing sleep in Bryan near the city limits and a possum wandering through poultry yards. A big and a baby possum were killed when neighbors attempted to intervene, reflecting uneasy autumn mood as new highways are rumored and residents ponder the town's changes.
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Mr. Possum
Bryan
Main Street
Weather Summary for Bryan and Texas Regions
Weather bulletin for Bryan and vicinity and Fast Texas reports generally fair conditions tonight and Thursday. West Texas shows partly cloudy skies with scattered showers in the south portion tonight and Thursday.
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New Orleans
Bryan
Vicinity
Texas
West Texas
South Portion
Machine Gun Execution of Big Elephant Near Kennedy
Black Diamond the killer elephant was taken with three other pachyderms and several hundred spectators to a field near Kennedy waiting for twilight execution. A circus gun will fire a single shot from behind the ear to atone for a Corsicana woman's death on Saturday.
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Associated Press
Kenedy
Black Diamond
Lone Wolf Remains in McCulloch County Trapper Placed
Prady October 16 One lone wolf is reported still roaming McCulloch county and a specially assigned trapper will pursue it. The McCulloch County Wolf Club notes seven years of war on predators reducing livestock losses.
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Associated Press
Prady
McCulloch County
Wolf Club
Miller Acting Chief Executive Of Texas Today
Lieutenant Governor Barry Miller of Dallas is acting governor of Texas today as Governor Dan Moody travels in Mexico for a hunting expedition to the Sierra Madre mountains. This marks the third occasion Miller has performed the chief executive duties.
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Miller
Texas Today
Associated Press
Austin
Barry Miller
Dallas
Texas
Dan Moody
Mexico
Sierra Madre Mountains
Fast Service Given On Eagles Pictures
The Daily Eagle prints a timely view of President Hoover and his party at the World Series deciding game in Philadelphia. A telephoto photo from Shibe Field was air mailed to Chicago, cut and matted, arriving at 8:30 this morning about 40 hours after the game began.
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Hoover
Shibe Park
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Chicago
Daily Eagle
Shibe Field
The
Eagle
Rolling stock for Mexico acquired by National Railways
Eight million dollars worth of rolling stock has been acquired by the National Railways from American concerns in recent months. The equipment includes new passenger coaches and freight cars.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Mex
National Railways
Refusal of Bail In Murder Case Is Upheld Today
A court of criminal appeals today upheld a Fort Worth trial court ruling that denied bail to Tenola Moore in a case alleging he killed a Fort Worth policeman.
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Associated Press
Austin
Court of Criminal Appeals Today
Fort Worth
Tenola Moore
Cotton Yield Leads in East Arkansas and Louisiana
Oct 16 report shows four fifths of the cotton crop in the eastern belt and Louisiana has been gathered. Agricultural Commissioner F T Cole notes most counties yield lower than last year, with northern Louisiana outperforming east Texas.
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Associated Press
East
Louisiana
F. T. Cole
Texas
70-Year-Old Wife Kills Husband With Axe in Summit
Mrs Laura Mathilda Titus aged 70 confessed to police that she killed her 78 year old husband with an axe in Summit New Jersey. She said she could no longer endure his abuses.
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Associated Press
Summit
New Jersey
Laura Mathilda Titus
Gray Veterans' Staff Named by Gen Summers
General J H Summers of Nacogdoches Texas Division United States Confederate Veterans appointed five staff workers to assist the gray. They include J H Thorn Dallas adjutant general S A Harden Houston Mrs George H King sponsor Robert Lindsey Nacogdoches and Ola H Feaubien Houston staff correspondent. Confederate Day at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas will be Tuesday October 23.
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Associated Press
Nacordoches
J. H. Summers
Texas
United States Confederate Veterans
J. H. Thorn
Dallas
S. A. Harden
George H. King
Houston
Robert Lindsey
Nacogdoches
Ola H. Feaubien
State Fair of Texas
Brazos County Couples File Intent to Marry
Two couples filed notice of intent to marry and applications for marriage licenses with County Clerk Jess B. McGee on Tuesday. The pairs are T. J. Krolovek with Agnes Wrobleski and Henry N. Weaver with Edna Louise Touchstone.
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Brazos County
Jess B. McGee
T. J. Krolovek
Agnes Wrobleski
Henry N. Weaver
Edna Louise Touchstone
Cotton Market Slips in Early Session Futures Down
The cotton market opened with futures down seven to nine points. New cotton prices ranged from 17 8-8 to 1d cents as traders watched early activity.
Soldier freed on temporary insanity in wife's axe killing
At Fort Bliss El Paso, a jury freed Harrison Waitt after less than seven hours of deliberation, ruling temporary insanity. He killed his wife and her lover with an axe. An indictment over Gordon Rose, the lover, remained possible but may be dismissed. Waitt testified he went crazy upon discovering betrayal at home.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Harrison Waitt
Fort Bliss
Gordon Rose
Waitt
Ten Thousand Catholics Gather for Christ the King Choir Demonstration
In Galveston Diocese about 10 000 Catholics will join a massed choir on Sunday afternoon October 27 at Villa de Matel grounds. Rt Rev Christopher Byrne will preach and Will E Kendall will speak for the Holy Name Union. Choir director P A Agenend leads the performance with delegates from Holy Name societies across Texas.
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Associated Press
Houston
Galveston
Novitate of
Villa de Matel
Christopher E. Byrne
Will E. Kendall
Holy Name Union
Jerome Rapp
Sacred Heart Church
P. A. Agenend
Holy Name Church
Holy Name Societies
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Orange
Palestine
Waco
Schulenberg
Prison term set for malice murder of J Reynolds Gant
Fort Worth Oct 16 Two years in the penitentiary for killing J Reynolds Gant was imposed on H J Kelly by a jury today Kelly was found guilty of murder with malice and faces imprisonment.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
J. Reynolds Gant
H. J. Kelly
Kelly
Local Musicians On Air Tonight at WITAW
A program on Station WITAW at A and M College airs tonight from 8 to 9 featuring local youth artists in solos duets and ensembles. Miss Mary Jones Mabel Clair Wrenn Mildred Salley Pet Newton Oatis Gayle and John Boriske will perform with Miss Maudelle Wiley on piano.
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WITAW
College Tonight
Youn
Mary Jones
Mabel Clair Wrenn
Mildred Salley
Pet Newton
Oatis Gayle
John Boriskie
Maudelle Wiley
Madame Curie Arrives in U S for Edison Banquet
The famous French scientist and radium co discoverer Marie Curie arrives in the United States on Tuesday to attend a banquet in Detroit on October 21 honoring Thomas A Edison.
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United States
Thomas A. Edison
Detroit
Two Suspects Questioned in Fort Worth Police Killing
Fort Worth Oct 16 Two suspects faced police questioning in the fatal shooting of Ed Powell Nocona city marshal. Walter Reagan held on murder charge after the weekend slaying questioned by Tarrant county officers and taken to the county jail. Claud Dix jailed in Montague county on murder charge connected to the same shooting.
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Associated Presss
Fort Worth
Walter Reagan
Ed Powell
Nocona
Tarrant County
Claud Dix
Montague County
Washington City Discussed Today By Woman's Club
The Woman's Club held the first program meeting in Carnegie library rooms at 3 o clock. The session covered a Travel course with topics on Washington City of Magnificent Distances, Washington The Old Early Struggles for Democracy, Private Life Comedy Social Forces, and Washington The New Physical Aspects with discussions on Moot Political Questions and Prohibition led by various members.
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Woman's Club
Carnegie Library
Washington
A. M. Waldrop
J. H. Conway
R. C. Allen
Albert Buchanan
H. G. Fulgham
Winners listed for con test in midget wedding pageant
Additional entrants include brides Joan Fender and Jeane Neil and groom Billy Roman in the contest staged by Travis P T A for selecting a bride and groom for the planned wedding.
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Travis P.T. A
Joan Fender
Jeane Neil
Billy Roman
Inquiry on Prosecution of Liquor Buyers Under Volstead Act
Washington report says Senator Sheppard of Texas proposed an inquiry into whether buyers of liquor can be prosecuted under section 6 of the Volstead act which bans manufacture sale or purchase of liquor. Louisville grand jury was instructed by Judge Dawson to indict buyers as well as sellers if evidence warrants, as it targets bootleg patrons described as good citizens.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senator Sheppard
Texas
Louisville
United States District Court
Charles I. Dawson
Remains of Texas Patriots Reinterred in Austin
The bodies of John Grimes and his wife were exhumed at Navasota and sent to Austin for reinterment in the state cemetery among Texas heroes. A fitting service for the reinterment was planned in Austin the next day. Grimes County is named for John Grimes, who came to Texas from North Carolina in 1829 and signed the Texas Declaration of Independence.
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Texas
John Grimes
Navasota
Rosen
Austin
State Cemetery
Grimes
North Carolina
Toy pistol caps bring suit for $50 000 damages
A Houston lawsuit seeks 50 000 dollars in damages after a 20 cent toy pistol and caps sold by a five and ten store allegedly caused an explosion. Thomas Szilsky of Ohio was injured losing part of a finger and his eye, while disfiguring his face. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Szilsky, claim the caps contained dynamite or a high explosive.
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Associated Press
Houston
Thomas Szilsky
Ohio
Thomas
J. F. Szilsky
Hoover to Stress Inland Waterways in Cincinnati Address
President Hoover plans a Cincinnati visit on October 2 to deliver the principal address opening the 9 foot river stage between Pittsburgh and Cairo. The Ohio segment marks the first completed unit of a projected 9000 mile inland waterways system, ending low water risk and ensuring 9 feet of depth in winter and summer for shippers. The Ohio milestone comes after five decades of work and about $600 million, with 40 plus locks.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Burgh
Cairo
United States
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