University Education Debate in Texas Legislature
Dallas reader responds to Rep Lee J Rountree arguing higher education should not drain state funds. He asserts that state policy must protect mass common schooling and prevent an aristocracy of learning, questioning UT Texas funding and urging focus on universal education for all citizens.
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Rountree
Dallas News
Austin
Tex
Lee J. Rountree
Bryan
Texas
Commonwealth of Texas
Rome
Greece
Nineveh
Babylon
University of Texas
Representative Hardin Renounces Earlier Stand in Legislature
In Kaufman County citizens pressure Representative J Roy Hardin after he criticizes an educational bill. He later reverses himself, voting with Rep Rountree to support the bill, and is praised by Rountree for his change of view. The exchange is described as a lesson in political growth.
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Dallas News
Hardin
Kaufman County
Mr. Rountree
Representative Rountree
Rountree
Roy
Perhaps Perhaps The Eagle Editor Charts World Press Congress
The Eagle editor recounts Col William G Wilke’s plan to attend the World’s Press Congress from Chicago to Honolulu via Canada and a chartered ship to Hawaii. He lists attendees including Walter Williams and several international delegates and jokes about funds and seasickness.
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the Eagle
William G. Wilke
Grey Eagle
Minn
Transportation Committee
Chicago
Honolulu
Canada
Frisco
Blue Pacific
Hawaii
Pacific
Walter Williams
Columbia
Herbert Hotaling
Mapleton
George E. Hosmer
Florida
Guy Hardy
Colorado
Louis Crampton
Mich
Joe Mitchell Chappell
Boston
J. C. Brimblecom
Massachusetts
South Pole
Jno. A. Held
Neff
Texas
Will Wilke
Will
Manana
P. S
Tropics
John Hsu
Hin Wong Pong
China
K. Sugimuna
Rushtony Vatchagandy
Japan
Ajoz Hodohky
Russia
Charles Coutoupis
Greece
Mark Cohene
New Zealand
Ludwig Soaxe
Norway
Persia
Guatemala
Portugal
Brazil
Wilke
Canadian Rockies
Golden Gate
A. and M College of Texas to Open September 21
President Bizzell announces the A and M College of Texas will open on September 21. Friends across the state pledge support to ensure the college opens on schedule and grows with the years.
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Bizzell
A. & M. College of Texas
Bryan Knights of Pythias Seeks Grand September Meeting
The Bryan Knights of Pythias plan a major fraternal gathering in Bryan in September, aiming for the greatest meeting held there. Highlights promise notable work that will endure through time.
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Bryan Knights of Pythias
Bryan
Bryan Building and Loan Association Praised Across Texas
The Bryan Building and Loan Association is doing splendid work and its goods and reputation are spreading throughout Texas.
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Bryan Building and Loan Association
Texas
Sweeping Texas House vote backs Educational Bill amid retrenchment push
In Austin the Educational Bill passed 49 to 76 after leadership defections. Critics warned a 50 percent salary cut on all over 2000 sparked wider wage cuts and rationing amid postwar cost increases, arguing education cannot endure such drastic reductions without harming its mission.
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House of Representatives
Austin
Curtis of
Tarrant
Pope Neuces
Beasley
Howkins
Bon‘ham
Bee
Texas University Department
Free Conference Committee
House
Pope
Curtis
Bonham
A Base In Equity Demand to Cut Prices and Boost Production
The text argues economic stagnation due to inequity as cabbage prices swing from $4.50 to $6 per ton in the Rio Grande valley and $140 to $160 per ton in Dallas and Houston. It calls for efficiency, lower marketing costs, and an end to costly propaganda, urging leaders to raise producer returns and lower consumer prices, noting the need for action.
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Rio Grande Valley
Dallas
Houston
A Grave Question on State School Advertising
The Texas legislature does not fund advertising for state schools, prompting newspapers to stop free ads. The Eagle regrets the retrenchment but will still support the University and state colleges without pay, while urging continued support for church schools as essential to civilization and good government.
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Texas
Baptist
Methodist
The
Eagle
1922 Candidates Seen Rising in Collin County
The McKinney Courier-Gazette notes 1922 will bring a strong crop of candidates in Collin County. It recalls past eras when cotton prices and porter wages shaped political ambition and predicts many Texas counties may field 50 to 100 hopefuls in 1922.
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McKinney Courier-Gazette
Collin County
Texas
Texas penitentiary system decried as failed under politics
Over twenty years the Texas penitentiary system has been run by incompetent politicians. It is described as broken and a tragedy in state history, needing over $1,000,000 to reach a self-sustaining basis. Even then success rests on sane safe and efficient business management.
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Texas
False Leader Calls Growth of One Blade of Grass
A speaker derides a so called leader advocating minimal growth. He argues inefficiency causes world hunger and nakedness. He blames European nations for preferring conflict over work, warning of breakdown for all involved.
Sunset Club Meeting Highlights Brazos County Youth Event
At the Sunset Club in Bryan Brazos County the Boys and Girls Club hosted a Saturday meeting. Winners in the three legged foot race received prizes of a pocket knife and barber-pole candy with notable contests among G. W. Orms W. H. Darrow and others. Speakers urged support for club work, farm business discipline, and opportunities for Brazos county youth including a potential trip to Europe.
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Sunset Club
A. W. Buchanan
Billie Solomon
Robert Persons
Dan Hall
G. W. Orms
W. H. Darrow
W. B. Lanham
H. Williamson
Marvin P. Elliott
Marvin Elliott
Ernest Ammons
Lanham
Tabor
Steep Hollow Clubs
Steep Hollow
Orms
R. W. Persons
Darrow
Brazos County
Benson
H. H. Williamson
Texas Club
England
Europe
T. O. Walton
East
Texas
A. and
M. College
Walton
T E Blair Dies at Bryan Hospital
T E Blair a farmer near Franklin died at 12 45 Thursday afternoon at Bryan Hospital after a short illness He was sixty one and leaves a large family Interment will be in Mount Pleasant cemetery with his daughter Mrs Sallie E Franklin of Smithville accompanying the body to Franklin for burial
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T. E. Blair
Franklin
Bryan Hospital
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Sallie E. Franklin
Smithville
Model Tailor presser Henry Andrews shot in knee
Henry Andrews a colored presser at the Model Tailor shop was wounded in the knee when a bullet shattered a window at his Cemetery street home around 4 AM. Ellen Reese was jailed by officers on charges of the shooting.
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Henry Andrews
Model Tailor Shop
Andrews
Cemetery Street
Ellen Reese
Walter J Coulter Coming Home on September 15
The Eagle reports a card from Walter J Coulter dated August 9 from Rio de Janeiro saying he enjoyed Bryan Eagles from Buenos Aires and will sail August 22 on the American Legion to New York and expects to be in Bryan by September 15. He travels with Capt. Andy Baker of Dallas and they are enjoying a travels in South America.
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Eagle
Walter J. Coulter
Rio de Janeiro
South America
Coulter
Bryan Eagles
Buenos Aires
American Legion
New York
Bryan
Montevedio Herald
Andy Baker
Dallas
For Better Cotton Seed
Sam E. Cavitt urges Brazos County farmers to select seed from the first fall picking to ensure germination and a good stand next spring. He favors planting one well adapted cotton variety in each community and will be joined by District Agent A. W. Buchanan and County Agent C. L. Benson who will speak at Millican next Sunday. Watch the Club Column for contest announcements.
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Sam E. Cavitt
Brazos County Farm Bureau
Cavitt
A. W. Buchanan
C. L. Benson
Millican
Michigan Pays Large Soldier Bonuses
Floyd J. Cooper of Automatic Electric Shoe Polishing Co. received state auditor voucher 25922 for 405 dollars. The payment reflects 15 dollars per month for his World War I military service. The piece notes other states paying soldier warrants at about 2000 daily, with Illinois Indiana and others issuing similar bonuses from 15 to 25 dollars per month regardless of service duration.
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Floyd J. Cooper
The
Automatic Electric Shoe Polishing Co
Michigan
United States
Illinois
Indiana
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
New York
New Jersey
Cotton Price Jumps as Bryan Market Reports Gains
Cotton buyers in Bryan saw futures rise by forty points closing at 15 1 2 cents for high grade new cotton. A prominent buyer paid 15 1 2 cents for new cotton and 14 1 2 cents for some last season bales. Local warehouses hold 2 602 bales total with various on hand figures. U S cotton condition is 52.7 percent of normal. Texas 47.4 for period ending August 18.
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Bryan
Cotton Market News
Bryan Press Co
Union Warehouse
Eden Gin
Parker Warehouse
J. W. Jay & Co. Cotton Commission Merchants of
New York
United States
Texas
Cameron Hotel Sold to S A Cottle
The Auditorium Hotel at Cameron has been sold to S A Cottle, formerly of Bryan. Mrs. J S Doane of the Bryan Hotel provided furnishings, and Mr Cottle is now in charge of the Cameron property.
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Cameron
Auditorium
S. A. Cottle
Bryan
J. S. Doane
Bryan Hotel
Cottle
Hearne Cotton Buyer Loses Foot In Train Accident
J. B. Knight, a Hearne cotton buyer, fell from a moving train in Rosée Texas on Sunday night and lost one foot to the car wheels. He was rushed to a Corsicana hospital for treatment.
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Hearne
Associated Press
Rosée
Texas
J. B. Knight
Corsicana
Ellen Reese Granted Bail After Knee Injury Incident
Ellen Reese, a colored woman, was granted bail of 500 by Justice Hamilton after arrest by Sheriff Morehead and Chief Martin on a charge related to a shooting incident involving Henry Andrews. Andrews, also colored, was not seriously wounded. a bullet struck his knee. The examining trial was set for September 2.
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Ellen Reese
Morehead
Martin Friday
Henry Andrews
Justice Hamilton
Reese
Henry. Andrews
Henry
Gustavus Dies at Ballinger After Illness
A. Gustavus dies at Ballinger after an illness of some duration. He was a brother of Mrs. W. Th. Cole and Mrs. H. B. Brayton of Bryan. Mrs. Cole was at his bedside. W. H. Cole left for Ballinger by train. Gustavus previously served as a banker in Ballinger.
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A. Gustavus
Ballinger
Mr. Gustavus
W. TH. Cole
H. B. Brayton
Bryan
Crown Prince Humbert Delivers Regards To Bryan Clergy
Rev. H. C. Willis of First Methodist in Bryan reportedly sent a humorous note to Rev. Frank Zito in Italy asking him to see the king. Crown Prince Humbert replied that he could not attend but sent greetings to the American people and to Rev. Zito. The Italian Bible Association presented the king with a marked Bible as part of the exchange and Zito reports pleasant weather and thriving crops near Rapallo during the peace conference region.
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H. C. Willis
First Methodist Church
Frank Zito
Bryan
Italy
Willis
Zito
American Bible Association
City Manager E. F. E. McAdams Returning Home
City Manager E F E McAdams, who has been in Mineral Wells for several weeks, will return home Tuesday. In a letter to Chief W S Martin he says Bryan is the best town its size in Texas and that he has seen nothing that matches Bryan for orderly conduct and law and order.
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E. F E. McAdams
W. S. Martin
Bryan
Texas
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E. F. Parks
Mary Locke
J. W. Mathis
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Durham Tobacco
Hereskelic
Miles Nervine
Rev
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Wotgsoir
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