Steele's Store residents form committee for wider road plan
Residents meet at the school house with County Judge A. S. McSwain and Commissioner F. A. Wehrman to plan a satisfactory lateral road system. They name Milton W. Sims Tony Varisco Jack Denietta Ross Banana and Ward Mooring to cooperate with officials and offer land for a wider right of way and fence setbacks.
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Steele's Store
A. S. McSwain
F. A. Wehrman
Milton W. Sims
Tony Varisco
Jack Denietta
Ross Banana
Ward Mooring
McSwain
Wehrman
Road safety plea for Brazos county highway
The columnist urges Brazos county road work on the College to Bryan route to improve safety during heavy fall traffic for A M football games. The road is described as narrow and crooked. while straightening or resurfacing is unlikely soon, patching and smoothing could be done at low cost if engineers survey the strip.
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Brazos County
College and
Bryan
Aggies
Longhorns
Texas University
Hassell Family Moves to Lamar Jones Cottage
Mr and Mrs Marion Hassell now reside with Mr and Mrs R J Roberts in Lamar Jones cottage on Fast 20th Street. Friends held a house warming Sunday evening to welcome them. Mrs J S Armstrong of Los Angeles arrives in Bryan Saturday to visit her uncle Mr and Mrs Jnc T Hanway.
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Marion Hassell
R. J. Roberts
Lamar Jones
Fast 20Th Street
J. S. Armstrong
Los Angeles
Calif
Bryan
Jnc. T. Hanway
Dallas
Will V. Hanway
Hoover Leads Ohio River Pageant To Louisville Climax
President Hoover rode at the head of a steamboat pageant on the Ohio River as the celebrate a century and a half story. The flotilla including steamers tugs barges yachts and patrol boats advanced from Cincinnati toward Louisville for a triumphant finish to a week of rejoicing from Pittsburgh to Cairo.
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Hoover
Ohio
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Louisville
Kentucky City
White House
Pittsburgh
Cairo
Shoe men to meet in joint session here
The Southwestern Shoe Travellers association and the Texas and Oklahoma retail shoe men will meet in joint session in Houston from February 10 to 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Southwestern Shoe Travellers Association
Texas and Oklahoma Retail Shoe Men
Cemetery Board Meeting Announcement
The Bryan Cemetery Association board meets Thursday at 10 o clock in City National Bank. President Geo A Adams urges full attendance.
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Bryan Cemetery Association
City National Bank
Geo. A. Adams
Pythians Present Medal To Old Member Judge Maloney
Brazos Lodge No 64 held its October meeting at Castle Hall with many members and visitors from Bryan Lodge No 176. Judge J T Maloney received a twenty five year distinguished service medal, presented by Knight Geo E Hadley, with visiting Knight Mr Sealey from San Antonio Lodge No 35 in attendance. A social hour followed the meeting with light ice cream and cake.
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Brazos Lodge No
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
Bryan Lodge No
J. T. Maloney
Geo. E. Hadley
Sealey
San Antonio
Cotton Market Sees Sharp Futures Decline
The cotton market fell today after Tuesday's sharp advance. Futures closed down 35 to 40 points with new cotton quoted from 17 1 4 to 17 3 4 cents.
Banquet Pleases Business Men's Bible Class Members
The Business Men's Bible Class of the First Baptist church enjoyed a fine banquet Tuesday night in the church basement. Halloween decorations, a three course meal served by the Friendship Bible Class, and a lively program led by toastmaster J E Stanford contributed to a festive evening. Henry S Locke welcomed guests, Rev J J Tatum gave the opening prayer, and old time melodies were sung. The night featured pranks and jokes amid good fellowship and humor, with an orchestra providing music.
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First Baptist Church
Hallowe’en
Friendship Bible
Henry S. Locke
J. E. Stanford
J. J. Tatum
H. F P
Weather Forecast For Logan And Regions
Special to The Eagle from New Orleans reports fair tonight and Thursday for Logan and vicinity with partly cloudy skies. East Texas to see fair and colder in the northeast, with frost in the north portion. Thursday partly cloudy. West Texas expected fair with frost in the northern area tonight and Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle
New Orleans
Logan
East Texas
West Texas
Senate investigates why planes crash in two recent wrecks
The interstate commerce committee favored reporting a resolution to the senate urging the department of commerce to provide a statement of the causes of two recent airplane crashes. One wreck involved the City of San Francisco and eight people died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Commerce
San Francisco
Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee
Bryan couple guilty of Prohibition violation bootlegging
Ed and Delia Talley, residents near College Station, were found guilty of bootlegging after a second arrest. Judge William L. Grubb ordered ninety day sentences to run in rotation, with Ed serving first and Delia to follow in jail. The case involved selling beer to A and M students.
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William L. Grubb
United States District Court
Houston
Delia Talley
College Station
Delia
Hutchinson
Highway 21 Survey Planned To Start Next Week
Surveying of Highway No 21 will begin next week under John E Blair division engineer and C C Todd assistant. The Old San Antonio Trail survey is underway to Normangee toward the Trinity river. A second survey party will accelerate work with possible contract letting in Brazos county early next year.
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John E. Blair
State Highway Department
C. C. Todd
Blair
San Antonio Trail
Normangee
Trinity River
Brazos County
Bandit Pair Abduct Pastor In Fort Worth Hold Up
Two masked highwaymen abducted Rev. K. O. Fugate at Trinity Park gate in Fort Worth and forced him to drive beyond Mineral Wells. The $2 theft was returned to the pastor. Fugate is bedridden and police report no trace of the bandits.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
K. O. Fugate
Trinity Park
Fugate
Rev. Fugate
Auto death suit settles for 1250 in district court
The $25 000 auto crash suit filed by George Philpello of Burleson county against Charles Moehlman over Philip Philpello’s death was settled this morning in district court. The case claimed damages of $24 000 and was resolved for $1 250. Attorneys Henderson and Hoyle represented the plaintiff. Lamar Bethea and H B Houston of Dallas represented the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Philpello
Burleson County
Charles Moehlman
Philip Philpello
Henderson and Hoyle
Lamar Bethea
H. B. Houston
Dallas
Bryan Police Head Enters 71st Year
Chief of Police Martin celebrated his 71st birthday in Austin with his daughter Lois and Mrs Faul Dansby. He said he looks forward to more anniversaries and plans to keep serving Bryan. He returned to Bryan last night and was on Main Street this morning.
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Martin
Austin
Lois Martin
Cost of Education Up in Wichita Falls Record
Wichita Falls audit shows the public cost of educating a child rose to 84.22 per pupil based on 10,066 students for 1928 and 1929. The previous year averaged 85.00 per capita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wichita Falls
Independent School District
Play Is Planned By Hi Students With Twelve Cast
The Manual Training Department of Stephen F. Austin High School sponsors a three act comedy Art For Heart S Sake to raise funds for equipment. Twelve students Raymond Moore Frank Webb Polly Davis Ethel Ferguson Marjorie Cavitt John Frank Womble Elizabeth Dickenson Lily Kaplan Betsy Searcy Otis Gayle Russell Hillier Ruth Johnson perform in the Oct 31 auditorium presentation at the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen F. Austin High School
Josephine Greenwood
Raymond Moore
Frank Webb
Polly Davis
Ethel Ferguson
Marjorie Cavitt
John Frank Womble
Elizabeth Dickenson
Lily Kaplan
Betsy Searcy
Otis Gayle
Russell Hillier
Ruth Johnson
Predatory Animal War Costs Six Thousand Monthly
San Angelo October 23. The Bureau of Biological Survey and the Texas Live stock Sanitary Commission have begun a campaign against predatory animals following a 70000 dollar annual appropriation. More than six thousand dollars a month is being paid, and ten new counties now receive funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
Bureau of Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Texas Livestock Sanitary Commission
Solo flight shocks world from Harbor Grace to London
Montana cattleman Urban F Diteman Jr 32 presumes a 2300 mile solo Atlantic crossing in a Barling monoplane called The Golden Hind from Harbor Grace Newfoundland taking off with 165 gallons of fuel for 25 hours. Manufacturers caution the craft was not designed for such distance and weather across the Atlantic was reported fairly favorable by the New York Weather Bureau.
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Harbor Grace
New Foundiana
Urban F. Diteman, Jr
Montana
Sir Francis Drake
Atlantic
London
Diteman
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
Nicholas-Beazley Airplane Manufacturing Company
Marshall
England
South America
Nicholas
Barling
New York
James H. Kimball
New York Weather Bureau
Atlantic Ocean
W. F. Diteman
Newfoundland
Land of Soviets Plane Takes Off Bound for Cheyenne
The Russian plane Land of Soviets left Salt Lake City airport at 8:45 AM en route to Cheyenne Wyoming on its Moscow New York flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne-Bound
Associated Press
Salt Lake City
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Brazos County Fair to Open Thursday at Oak Grove
The Brazos County Fair sponsored by Earl Graham Post No 159 opens Thursday morning at Oak Grove Addition with about 500 dollars in premium prizes for community and individual exhibits from farm and home products. Community exhibitors include Edge, Tabor, Smetana, Kurten, Steeles Store, King’s Highway and Rye. Educational Day Friday offers prizes for school attendance. Local farmers and Bryan business people plan displays along with a J George Loos 80 car carnival running all week.
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Brazos County
Oak Grove
Earl Graham Post
Edge
Tabor
Smetana
Kurten
Steeles Store
King’s Highway
Rye
W. H. Benbow
Lynn Sample
P. R. Keith
Smetona
J. W. Hicks
Steep Hollow
J. D. Steele
Millican
Vocational Agriculture Department
Bryan High School
A. & M. College
Thirteen Die in Midwest Storm Emergency Across Cities
A fierce storm swept eastward causing major damage from Chicago to Michigan City. Reports indicate collapsed walls and flooded areas, with a $300,000 property loss in Michigan City. A steamer ran aground killing thirteen aboard as the vessel broke up.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Michigans City
Sailors Lost Overboard From U S Ships In Atlantic Gale
The Navy reports two sailors lost at sea after a gale affected the scout fleet in the Atlantic. Lieutenant Edwin V. Brandt from the cruiser Marblehead and Boatswain's Mate John Welch from the battleship Florida were believed washed overboard during the storm. Both crews search efforts continue as official investigations begin.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy Department
Atlanti
Edwin V. Brandt
Marblehead
Swain
John Welch
Jorida
Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association Receives 500000 Loan
Dallas Oct 23 The Federal Farm Board approved a 500000 loan to the Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association for use in its processing facilities. The loan is separate from a broader plan to loan 100 million dollars or more to support cooperative marketing efforts. Lyn Stokes of Ballinger, president of the association, announced the loan today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Federal Farm Board
Teas Farm Bureau
Lyn Stokes
Ballinger
Illness Strikes Dr John Roach Straton
Rev Dr John Roach Straton pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, a leading fundamentalist, is seriously ill in a sanitarium at Ten Springs New York. He had returned from Atlanta Georgia where he was treated for a nervous breakdown and a slight stroke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Roach Straten
Calvary Baptist Church
Ten Springs
N. Y
Atlanta
Interest in Foreign Mission Work Grows in Methodist Circle
Dr John W Black led a Wesley Brotherhood banquet at First Methodist Church detailing renewed student interest in missions after the war. M L Cashion of College Station and Claud Nelson of Dallas spoke on renewed student involvement, noting postwar declines and future prospects for Y M C A mission work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Black
Wesley Brotherhood
First Methodist Church
Group No. 1
Ben Priddy
John Seeley Caldwell
Dr. Black
Black
P. L. Barron
C. L. Curlee
H. M. Dansby
J. H. Beard
M. L. Cashion
College Station
Claud Nelson
Dallas
Nelson
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Hugh S. Gibson
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