Ferguson Platform Declares Klan Undemocratic At Texas Convention
The Democratic State Convention at Austin adjourned after approving the Ferguson platform with a strong anti Klansman stance. It denounced the Ku Klux Klan, urged current members to withdraw, and backed Miriam Ferguson for governor. The meeting elected a new executive committee and filled key posts amid clashes over Klan influence.
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Associated Press
Capitol
Austin
Ku Klux Klan
Pat M. Neff
T. W. Davidson
Miriam Ferguson
J. T. Bloodworth
Fort Worth
Kian
Executive Committee For Action
Miriam A. Ferguson
Ferguson
Joseph Weldon Bailey
United States
Joe Burkett
Eastland
Bailey
James E. Ferguson
Rotary Meet Highlights Hip Coulter Travel Tales
At the Bryan Rotary Club gathering Tom Adams hosted a program featuring Hip Coulter who spoke of travels to London and Paris with an ad men party on a chartered French ship. Guests included Miss Rodriguez Miss Higgs and Miss Ananza. Curtis Benson sparred with Tom over program spots while Brazos county roads drew a sharp critique.
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Houston
Paris
London
Rotary
Gene Humbert
Fort Worth
Gene
Rodriquez
Katherine Higgs
Higgs
Anata
Gabe Carell
Beason
C. L. Benson
C. S. Beckwith
D. X. Bible
S. M. Bird
J. W. Black
Wilson Bradley
J .F. Casey
W. J. Coulter
W. B. Cline
Jess Conlee
M. F. Carroll
W. F. Davis
R. M. Dansby
S. E. Eberstadt
W. E. Farmer
F. J. Fermier
E. J. Fountain
H. C. Falgham
O. W. Goolsbee
W. W. Griffin
F. L. Henderson
C. F. Hillier
Madison Hall
W. W. Hall
Kay Hassell Tyler Haswell
E. P. Humbert
Yorrest Jones
J. H. Kraft
T. K. Lawrence
W. H. Lawrence
J. M. Lawrence Jr
Ivan Langford
J. A. Moore Jr
Oak McKenzie
A. S. McSwain
W. I. McCullough
Roy Montgomery
J. W. Payne
J. T. S. Park
David Reid
J. L. Reese
C. C. Todd
D. D. Washinder
M. E. Wallace
D. L. Wilson
C. G. Walker
H. G. Wickes
T. R. White
I. E Warren
Edgar Ogle
Casey
Miss Rodriguez
Miss Higgs
Miss Ananza
Texans name Ferguson and Moody victors in party runoff
The canvass of 252 Texas counties on August 23 reports Miriam Ferguson leading with 413 751 votes to Felix Robertson 316 019, a 97 782 majority. Miller over Edwards for lieutenant governor, Terrell over Baker for comptroller, Smith over Nabors for railroad, Cureton over Year for supreme court, all by clear majorities.
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Tarrant
Fletcher Davis
Medina
J. H R. Brewer
Lubbock
C. A. Williams
Childress
H. W. Cummings
Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
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Ferguson
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The
Supreme Court
Cureton
Lynch to Run Next Election
Houston candidate asserts he will seek another term after stating a rival did not win but an anti Klan stance prevailed, framing the outcome as a broader moral victory.
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Houston
Lynch Davidson Announces Texan Governor Bid from Sea
Lynch Davidson of Houston former Texas lieutenant governor sailed on the Beren geria to Europe and declared his 1926 Texas governor bid. He commented that recent primaries, in which he was defeated, were not a Ma Ferguson victory but an anti Klan victory, and he was accompanied by his daughter Katheryn.
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Jefferson
Liberty
Hardin
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Waco
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New York
Lynch Davidson
Houston
Texas
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Europe
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Katheryn
Will C Edwards Elected President of Northwest Texas Press
At the Northwest Texas Press Association annual session in Mineral Wells the Denton Record Chronicle publisher Will C Edwards was chosen as president. E Covey and George Barber were re elected vice president and secretary respectively with Nichols and Carlock named to the executive committee.
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Wichita Falls
Nmineral Wells
Northwest Texas Press Association
Will C. Edwards
Denton
Denton Record Chronicle
E. Covey
Goree Advocate
George Barber
Mineral Wells
R. H. Nichols
Vernon Record
A. Carlock
Paducah Post
Cotton Market Rises as Futures Close Up 13 Points
Cotton futures closed about thirteen points higher lifting local spot prices to twenty three and a half cents a pound with middling basis.
Affairs of Former Secretary Fall To Be Further Probed
A further grand jury investigation into the affairs of Albert Fall, former secretary of the interior, began in Washington today under direction of special oil counsel Atlee Pomerene and Owen Roberts. The exact nature of the proceedings was not disclosed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Albert Fall
Interior
Atlee Pomerene
Owen Roberts
Panhandle A and M Club Holds Third Annual Banquet
Sixty five graduates former students and prospective students of Texas A and M attended the Panhandle A and M Club banquet at the Amarillo Hotel. Ray C Mowery of Lubbock served as toastmaster with welcomes from Amarillo and Lubbock representatives. A 1898 graduate H H Teacy of Tulsa urged school support followed by short talks from local members. College yells led by R H Waters and a hotel ballroom dance capped the evening.
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Amarillo
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
Panhandle
Byron Gist
Frank R. Phillips
Canyon
Fred Hale
Tulsa
R. H. Waters
Lubbock
Lewis Dodson
Charles Short
Smiles Jennings
J. C. Paschall
New Chef Arrives at New York Cafe
Theodore George, a seasoned chef with years in Texas catering, arrived September 1 to lead the kitchen at the New York Cafe. He previously worked at the Manhattan cafes in San Antonio and Waco for eight years. Mrs. George will soon join him from Waco to establish their home here.
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Theodore George
Servic
Texas
New York
Manhattan
San Antonio
Waco
Fairmans Visit Texas Ranch To See North of 36
Lois Wilson and Mrs Fairman tour Bassett Blakely ranch near Richmond Texas to watch filming of Emerson Houghs North of 36 They meet stars including Lois Wilson Ernest Torrence Noah Berry Billy Dove Jack Holt and observe lighting and direction by Erwin Willett The trip reshapes their view of Hollywood and cinema production and inspires broader interest in film exhibition.
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Texas Ranch
Hollywood
Lois Wilson
W. R. Fairman
Texas
Miss Wilson
Bassett-Blakely Ranch
Europe
London
Ernest Torrence
Noah Berry
Two-Gun-Dunbar
Billy Dove
Jack Holt
Erwin Willett
Bryan
Oklahoma
New Mexico
California
Large engages of Chinese fighting near Shanghai
Reporting from Shanghai on September 3 indicates heavy fighting near Hwangtu between rival provincial armies. The battle lines are said to be pushing toward the coast toward Woosung with many troops involved, but no material advantage yet for either side.
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China
Associated Press
Shanghai
Hwangtu
Woosung
Rev J J Tatum Returns From Comanche Revival
Rev J J Tatum recovered from illness after a revival in Comanche County with Rev J C Hodges of Fort Worth. The Free Baptist church near Van Dyke, organized about 40 years ago, now has over 200 members and a rebuilt worship space with double seating. Seven baptisms and one by letter followed the fourth meeting. Tatum praised Rev R B Easley’s work and the community’s religious growth.
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J. J. Tatum
Comanche County
J. C. Hodges
Fort Worth
Tatum
van Dyke
R. B. Easley
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American Aviators Start World Flight From Newfoundland
Hawkes Bay Newfoundland Sept 8 The American Army aviators on their world flight left here for Pictou Nova Scotia this morning.
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Newfoundland
Associated Press
Hawkes Bay
New Foundland
Pictou
Nova Scotia
Galligan Fired the First Shot Sparks Fatal Clash
Sheriff and deputy opened a confrontation that left six men dead in a violent clash sparked by Galligan firing the first shot. The incident unfolded as authorities moved to control the scene and identify those involved.
Sheriff and deputy accused in Ku Klux Klan incident
In Innocent By Stander Illinois Sept 3 Sheriff George Galligan and deputy Ora Thomas face charges for firing first in last Saturday’s clash with Ku Klux Klansmen during the inquiry into six deaths. Key witness Dave Sisk says the shots killed Chester Reid an innocent bystander.
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Associated Press
Herrin
Ill
George Galligan
Ora Thomas
Dave Sisk
Chester Reid
Agent General Named as Temporary Fill by Owen Young
The agency announces Owen Young will temporarily fill the position of agent general as the appointment is finalized. This move places Young in charge while a permanent successor is sought, reflecting ongoing leadership adjustments at the agency.
Seymour Park er Gilbert Jr Accepts Reparations Agent General Post
Seymour Park er Gilbert Jr former under secretary of the Treasury has accepted the post of Agent General for the reparations under the Dawes plan. The position is temporarily filled by Owen Young of New York who helped General Charles Dawes and other experts draft the plan.
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Associated Press
Paris
Seymour Parker Gilbert, Jr
United States’ Treasury
Dawes
Owen Young
New York
Charles Dawes
J Horace Kraft Returns From Ames Summer Session
Bryan and college friends greet J Horace Kraft on his return from Ames Iowa where he attended the Iowa State College summer session He earned a Master of Science in Agricultural Education and began work on a Ph D Kraft is head of the vocational agriculture department at A and M College The Eagle reports he enjoyed a splendid trip.
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J. Horace Kraft
Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
Kraft
Vocational Agriculture Department
M. College
An Eagle
Lawrence Chevrolet Takes Over Nash Car Agency
Lawrence Chevrolet Company has assumed the Nash agency amid local demand unloading a carload of a 5 passenger advance sedan and two advance touring cars. A second carload with other Nash models is expected soon. Nash expert D N Mountjoy will stay two days in Bryan to service the shipment and train local mechanics. Delegates from Brazos County returned from the State Democratic convention in Austin.
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Lawrence Chevrolet Company
D. N. Mountjoy
Jack Neal Nash Motor Company
San Antonio
Bryan
James Family Trip to Houston
Mr. and Mrs. Jas W James and their children and Miss Maude Stevenson drove to Houston on Tuesday and plan to return today.
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Williams to Attend Dallas Meeting of Sales Men
J. M. Williams leaves today for Dallas to join a gathering of sales men and sales managers in the New Perfection stores territory.
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J. M. Williams
Dallas
Perfection
Training School Coaches Under Bible at Aggie College Station
Coach D. X. Bible leads a training program with 12 Aggie graduates returning to campus to learn coaching from Bible and staff. C. J. Rothgeb Frank G. Anderson and J. A. Pierce assist as mentors while daily sessions run until undergraduates arrive on the 10th for tryouts.
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D. X. Bible
Aggie
Bible
C. J. Rothgeb
Frank G. Anderson
J. A. Pierce
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