Purl Bills for Texas Centennial funds seek 8.97 million
Sen. George C. Purl of Dallas introduces an 8,972,174 appropriation bill for Texas Centennial costs. Dallas would receive 4,769,000 with 4,205,174 split among Gonzales Goliad San Antonio Houston Brenham Nacogdoches Huntsville and others for museums buildings and centennial pageantry. The piece discusses tax raises and the call for a single Dallas site versus multi city celebrations.
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Texas Senate
George C. Purl
Dallas
Sen. Purl
Texas
Gonzales
Goliad
San Antonio
Houston
Brenham
Nacogdoches
Huntsville
San Jacinto Battlefield
Alamo
Fannin
Centennial Commission
Dr Cornish asks to try reviving legally executed men
The article notes Dr Robert E Cornish seeks from Arizona Colorado and Nevada permission to attempt revival of legally executed prisoners using lethal gas. He argues released revived individuals might accept life terms. critics fear mental-defect care or limited scientific value.
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Robert E. Cornish
Arizona
Colorado
Nevada
Cornish
Ripley the Amazing Cartoonist and Entertainer
Bob Ripley known as Rip, a Santa Rosa native, dominates his field with a quarter million in by products and global explorations. The New York profile highlights his shy, driven nature, wealthy income, and lifelong drive to visit every civilized spot while maintaining a penthouse home at the New York Athletic Club.
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New York
Bob Ripley
Robert LeRoy Ripley
Santa Rosa
Calif
Rip
San Francisco
Tad, Goldberg
New York Athletic Club
Dolor
Max Gordon
Paris
Montainbleau
Missing context piece in sandwich shop exchange
Fragmentary dialogue describes a waiter asking about roast beef doneness. A quoted line mentions a steer and welding, suggesting a humorous or garbled aside. Also references a want ad in the Eagle for renting spare rooms.
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7Th Avenue
Hughes
the Eagle
Germany May Pay 75 Percent Interest on Dawes Bonds
The German government proposes to pay American holders 75 percent of this month’s interest on Dawes and Young plan bonds. The U S state department insists on full payment and equal treatment for American bondholders. Germany seeks to preserve credit while facing a dire economy and aims to expand trade with reciprocal treaties. Berlin ends its commercial treaty with the United States to pursue barter and bilateral deals.
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Germany
State Department
Washington
England
France
United States
Reichsbank
Berlin
Galveston News
Cook's Point School and Community News
Cook's Point reports five teachers in the local school teaching vocational agriculture and all grades except the eleventh. Names listed include W. D. Rigby Harold McDaniel Mrs Anna Rigby and Miss Dorothy Lightsey and Annie Lawie Dreae plus piano lessons from Mrs Frank H Herak.
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Cook’s Point
W. D. Rigby
Harold McDaniel
Anna Rigby
Dorothy Lightsey
Annie Lawie Dreae
Frank H. Herak
Richard Kretzer
John T. Mikoski
Willians
Frank Skrivanek
Edmund Wolff
Dallas
Benchley Notes and Local Happenings in The Eagle
Benchley residents and surrounding area share family visits travel to Houston Cameron Bryan and Dallas Waelder and Hearne. The Robertson County Singing Convention is set for October 21 at Benchley with picnics and song books invited. Sympathy extended to the Haygood and Robinson families on recent losses.
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Brazos
The
Eagle
Jim Peyton
Bremond
Jesse Peyton
Hempstead
Will H. Peyton
R. TI. Seale
Austin
Inlaw
L. L. Click
J. Ja Robinson
Houston
Geo. Robinson
Brad Haygood
Henry Haltom
Henry, Jr
S. R. Rice
Bald Prairie
Albert E. Rambo
Susie Haygood
Cameron
John Haygood
Gardina Rosenkranz
Caldwell
Grace
Virginia Lightsey
Johnnie Peyton
Hearne
Robertson County
Benchley
Maurice Lightsey
Virginia
Bryan
Raymond Griffin
Waelder
Bendhley
Robinson
Henry Sample
Tabor
Steep Hollow Community Meeting Saturday Night Program
A Steep Hollow gathering featured a crowd singing to open the event. Cris Bullock reported on cotton trade with foreign countries while county agent C L Reason discussed Reconstruction plans. Joe Bernell Bond read, James Hopkins performed songs with James Lynch on guitar, and a student play Loquatious Bobby was staged. Music by Floyd Murray, James Lynch, Robert Sikes, and Victor Akins on harmonica completed the program.
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Steep Hollow
Cris Bullock
C. L. Reason
Joe Bernell Bond
James Hopkins
James Lynch
Bobby
Floyd Murray
Robert Sikes
Victor Akins
Extension Service
United States
A. and
M. College
Rye 4-H Plans Fair Exhibit At American Legion Event
Brazos County Boys and Girls Club outlines steps to build a community exhibit for the American Legion Fair with committees assigned to assemble items on the score card. Rye community long prominent in county exhibits.
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Brazos County Boys and Girls Club Department
Week of Warm Weather and Light Rainfall Recorded
A week showed mostly warm days with temperatures near the 80s and 60s. Only Tuesday evening brought measurable rain at 0.72 inches while other days remained dry. Maximums reached around 89 to 92 degrees and minimums near 62 to 67 across the seven days.
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Everine
Mohiay
Ivediz
Negro Educator Pauline Watkins to Supervise Brazos Schools
Pauline Watkins a Prairie View faculty member in the Education Department will travel to Bryan on Saturday to address a meeting of Negro rural school teachers and accept the role of Negro school supervisor. She will be paid by the Jeannes Fund for Negro Education state aid and local districts and earned her master degree in California last summer.
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Pauline Watkins
Prairie View
Department of Education
Bryan
W. EB. Neeley
J. L. Brock
Jeannes Fund
California
Cardboard stock advertised by Gayle Printing Company
Sill emphasizes a full stock of cardboards in all weights offered by Gayle Printing Company for immediate procurement.
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Gayle Printing Company
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Cotton Market Safe
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Dallas Fair
Bryan Chamber O Commerce
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