NCAA delegates return puzzled over Paddock case
Delegates at the Atlanta convention faced uncertainty over the Gharib Paddock eligibility issue and the AAU. The NACAA asserted its right to set college eligibility while acknowledging the Olympic committee may delegate that power. The body favored diplomatic settlement and adjourned after discussions.
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Riotous Night At Cottage No 11 Ends With Damage
Ten girls are said to have rioted on December 29 at Cottage No 11, causing broken windows and damaged machines as police and deputies restored order. Authorities reported injuries and vandalism across three cottages while residents faced lockdown and school officials sought to regain control of the dormitory.
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Deleware
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Girls’ Industrial School
Weathered Claming Report From Panhandle Cold Wave
A cold snap grips the Panhandle region as arctic air settles in, bringing freezing temperatures and potential frost. Local officials urge residents to bundle up and limit outdoor exposure while schools monitor conditions for possible closures.
Geology department head travels to Washington for society talks
Dr J A Udden head of the economic geology division at the University of Texas travels to Washington DC to present a paper on a Culherson county laminated formation at the Geological Society of America. He will discuss sedimentation to the National Research Council and address the Association of State Geologists meeting.
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Culherson County
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National Research Council
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Association of State Geologists
Wilber A. Nelson
Association of State Geologi
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Cold Wave Sweeps Coast to Coast Heralding New Year
The Weather Bureau foresees a broad cold snap arriving coast to coast, freezing temperatures reaching far south as Florida tonight. Boxing results mix in with local notices as sailors, lightweights, and featherweights record decisions across New York Scranton New Orleans and Milwaukee venues.
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Dé I
Florida
Weather Bureau
Rickard Cancels January 3 Wrestling Card
United Press reports promoter Tex Rickard called off the January 3 wrestling card in Madison Square Garden after New York boxing officials denied a license. The commission cited insufficient top talent to license Curley’s control, with political observers viewing the action as a move against Rickard and allies.
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United Press
New York
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Ode To The Parting Year
Poem reflecting on the departing year and Father Time. It contemplates sunshine and gloom, memory and ambition, and the unseen fate guiding humanity through time and history. The speaker notes memory’s vaults and the enduring, unmoved passage of time across life’s stages.
Japan Cabinet Resigns Again After Prince Regent Assassination Attempt
Tokyo reports the Japanese cabinet resigns a second time within 48 hours after the prince regent's attempted assassination. The prince refused the resignation, and the bonus bill remains in Congress as capital fears higher taxes to fund military bonuses.
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Tokio
Prohibition Boosts Postwar Business Says Babson
economist Roerent W Babson argues prohibition fueled a broad postwar boom. He attributes gains to salvaged liquor-traffic losses totaling billions yearly, spurring home building auto sales department store activity and rising bank deposits.
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Rocert W. Babson
First Methodist Church Preaches On This Sunday
Rev W OB eennesryy will preach at 11 a m and 7 p m. This is the last Sunday of the year. If it were your last on earth what would you do Settle your account with God.
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Arthur Bis‘bane
W. OB. Eennesryy
Gas Well Explosion Injures Four at Alma Fort Smith
Four Fort Smith area workers suffered serious burns and possible internal injuries when a Alma gas well exploded Friday night. The fire shot 700 feet into the sky and lit the countryside for miles as the 20 million foot producer remained ablaze.
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Alonzo M. Thiebedeau
Bull Weevil Declared Worst Pest by Dr McIndoo
Dr N E McIndoo told the Entomological Society of America in Cincinnati that the bull weevil is the world’s costliest insect. He cited its sense of smell and attraction to cotton, noting the plant emits a gas that lures the pest onto the crop.
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Bee
N. E. McIndoo
Entomological Society of America
Texas Among The Prosperous States Of The Union
San Antonio dispatch notes Texas shows strong industrial growth and high prosperity. Executive details Texas manufacturing advances, population gains, and surging petroleum and cotton output, with state assets rising from 1900 to 1920 and railroad mileage expanding.
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G. M. Kneble
Texas State Pacturers Association
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Bootleggers Use Alarms In Escape Attempt
Fort Arthur Texas December 29 bootleggers fled pursuit after a sale. A black man was hired to pull a fire alarm box to distract police but escaped after leaving the fire alarm to the fireman. Police believe they chase the man who pulled the alarm who allegedly received five dollars.
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Fred Hofstetter Dies in San Antonio
Fred Hofstetter of San Antonio died at his home Friday night at 3 30 due to long standing heart trouble. He was buried Saturday afternoon in San Antonio. He married a daughter of Mrs Dick Ward of our city and had many friends here who regret the untimely death. Thompson left Saturday for Dallas.
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San Antonio Saturda
Dick Ward
Our Iity
Hughes Favors Legion Memorial Building For Mexia
J K Hughes writes in support of J Desenberg's plan for a Mexia Veterans Memorial Building with a public auditorium. He urges a citizen meeting after business inventories, aiming to start soon and secure a civic asset reflecting Americanism and community uplift.
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Amercan Legion
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Revolution Said To Be Brewing There
Washington December 29 The Flagship Rochester of the Special Service squadron was ordered to the coast of Honduras where the political situation has created danger of a revolution. The warship will protect American interests. The Honduras minister denied reports that Honduran troops had invaded Nicaragua.
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Special Service
Honduras
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Nicaraugua
Mystery of the Skies Remains Complete Mystery
France offered no new details on the missing dirigible Dixmude nine days after it vanished with Captain Du Plexis De Grenada and fifty aboard. Only the commander’s body had been recovered off Sicily as France revisits the craft’s wartime design flaws and limits.
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Webb Miller
United Press
Paris
France
Clinistry of Marine
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de Grenada
Sicily
L'Aeronautique
Germany
America
Widow of Dixmude captain guards unborn child in France
In Toulon France the widow of Captain De Grenada awaits the birth of a child ignorant of her husband's death while the captain's father stands guard outside their home. The father says De Grenada was to be promoted to more important work.
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de Grenada
Texas Opens Vast Frontier for Trade and Investment
A speech highlights Texas as a growing economic field with vast surface yet to be explored inviting capital and innovation. The speaker envisions ships carrying products to distant ports and a bright future for state development.
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