Session ends with adjournment sine die after depositors bill passage
The Thirty-first Texas Legislature adjourned Tuesday morning with no plans to reconvene. Gov. Campbell praised the guaranty of deposits bill as a milestone, noting its passage after four months of fierce debate, while approving the overall enactments and awaiting the ordinary bills on his desk.
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Austin
Tex
Campbell
Gus Barton
Senate
Baker
Hood
Cureton
Mobley
Meachum
Tom Love
United States
Onion and Cabbage Harvest Shifts to Cotton Cropping
Olmito Texas reports the onion and cabbage crop near harvest with two to three weeks left before completion. Growers switch to cotton and invest in irrigation while truck crops like beans and eggplant continue shipments. In Houston a land sale contract records C M Milby selling 454 acres near Buffalo Bayou and Harrisburg to J R Cheek for 300 per acre, totaling 116 thousand two hundred dollars.
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Olmito
Tex
Houston
C.M. Milby
J. R. Cheek
Buffalo Bayou
Sims Bayou
G. H. and
L. A
Harrisburg
Black man Harry Coleman jailed after chase in Davisville incident
In Lufkin Texas on Tuesday Harry Coleman, identified as Black, was jailed on charges tied to an alleged criminal incident involving the 11 year old daughter of Mike Albritton, a Black resident of Davisville. Albritton pursued Coleman at Lingo Mill by hand car and on foot before capture.
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Lufkin
Tex
Harry Coleman
Mike Albritton
Davisville
Albritton
Coleman
Lingo Mill
Onion harvest yields 22356 crates from 33 acres
Laredo Texas farmers Scoville Mc Comb and Younkin report a thirty three acre crop producing 22356 onion crates. All crates reached market in good condition and are expected to bring over 2 dollars per crate.
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Laredo
Tex
Messrs
Scoville, McComb
Younkin
O Conner Sells Brahma Herd to Jackson County Firm
Victoria Texas Mr T M O Connor sold and shipped seventy half breed Brahma bull calves at 100 dollars each and four thoroughbred Brahma bulls at 1500 dollars each to a Jackson county cattle company. The cattle from his Brahma herd imported from Bombay India two years ago last February are kept on a Refugio County ranch and claimed for Texas ranges.
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Victoria
Tex
T. M. O'Conner
Jackson County
Peanut Industry Buzz in Lexington
Fine rain Wednesday improves crops in Lexington Texas as farmers plant cotton. G H Rasche and Alford Urbantke bought a peanut thrasher and are thrashing peanuts, signaling strong local interest in the peanut industry.
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Lexington
Tex
Messrs
G. H. Rasche
Alford Urbantke
Farmers Encouraged By Rich Rain In Flyin Texas
Farmers report ample rain boosts crop progress and optimism in Flyin Texas as planting advances and fields show good growth prospects.
Berry Shipments From Luling Prices Good
Berry shipments from Luling Texas have begun and bring good prices. The crop this year will be smaller than last year due to adverse weather conditions. Shipments are made by express daily.
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Luling
Tex
Express
Markham Oil Well 18 Delivers Gusher at 1700 Feet
Markham Texas producers' oil company well No 18 struck oil Tuesday at 1700 feet. The gusher breached cap rock, signaling a productive deep well in the field.
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Markham
Tex
Oil Company
Bankers Adjourn After Texas Banking Convention
The twenty-fifth annual Texas Bankers Association meeting adjourned in Houston after an exciting contest for the office of president. Officers were elected and delegates attended the final fully attended session at the theater. Judge O B Dunlap of Citizens National Bank Waxahachie and J W Butler of Clifton were noted as leaders during the conclave.
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Houston
Tex
Texas Bankers’ Association
O. EB. Dunlap
Citizens National Bank of
Harlingen suit over land work unpaid on contract
Big Four railroad attorney writ in Harlingen seeks $368 alleged to be due for land clearing by workers who say they cleared land owned by Mr Schaff near Harlingen and were not paid. Sheriff Garza stopped J. Schatt from leaving on the afternoon train as the writ was served.
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B. Schatt
Big Four Railroad
Garza
Hudson and
Cole
Harlingen
Schaff
Sanatorium site chosen by West Texas Baptists
Stamford has been selected as the location for the West Texas Baptist sanitarium after the locating committee accepted Stamford’s bid. The contract terms were agreed on after a Tuesday meeting and will go before the West Texas Baptist association in Rotan on June 8. Officials expect the building to cost between 100000 and 150000 dollars.
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Sanitarium
Stamford
Tex
West Texas Baptist Sanitarium
West Texas Baptist Association
Rotan
Groveton Bond Issue Passes In School Building Vote
Groveton Texas residents voted Wednesday on a 25000 bond issue to build a new school building. The measure passed by 68 to 8 in the local election.
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Groveton
Tex
Texas Penitentiary Investigations Set to Start
A tentative agreement among Senator Weinert Representative Gilmore and Representative Bowman outlines the Texas penitentiary investigation. The first sitting will begin about January 5 and run until September 1.
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Austin
Tex
Weinert
Representative Gilmore
Representative Bowman
Texas
Negro Night Riders Raid in Lufkin House
A group of masked men forced entry at A. J. Peavy’s premises in Lufkin Texas on a Wednesday night. They dragged the cook Addie Moore from her bed and beat her with pistols and clubs until she was unconscious, frightened away only after local citizens intervened.
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Lufkin
Tex
Sevant
A. J. Peavy
Addie Moore
Shipments of Beans Flood Hempstead Market
Hempstead Texas Express office reports a bean surplus with over 1500 baskets shipped in two days as the harvest proves good and the market movement begins.
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Hempstead
Tex
Farmer George Kelley Injured After Horse Falls On Him
In Flatonia Texas Mr George Kelley a young farmer north of town was riding when his horse shyed in a lane causing the animal to fall on him. He sustained severe bruises and is reported in dangerous condition not expected to recover.
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Flatonia
Tex
George Kelley
Shipper GQ of Eggs Plans Fresh Shipment to New York
Flatonia Texas firm C Simmons & Co shipped a car of eggs to New York on Wednesday and will send another car this week as receipts of country produce remain heavy.
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Flatonia
Tex
C. Simmons & Co
New York
Jailed in Tyler after lynching threat crowd disbursed
Capt. Rogers and state rangers escorted six lynching suspects to Smith County jail after a May 1 murder lynching near Tyler. Judge Simpson condemned lynching and vowed to pursue culprits. Bail granted for three suspects. others held for grand jury as crowds fired two warning shots to disperse.
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Simpson
R. E. Bryan
Audry Campbell
Lewis Adams
Ross Ford
Horace Turner
H. F. Lindey
Joe Mattesota
Lewis Francis
Horace Austin
Birdo Pyron
Henry Haybrook
District Court
Hodge
First Irish crop car ships from county limits season
In Texas this Friday the first car of Irish potatoes is sent from the county marking the season start. Potatoes have been shipped in small quantities previously. One firm reports 222 boxes of beans at 75 cents each and another 179 boxes at the same price. The area shows strong truck potential and locals realize the value of productive truck lands.
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Ratte Sethes
Tex
Army closes all Texas recruiting stations
Houston report says United States army authorities ordered the immediate closure of all Texas recruiting offices. Officers and men on duty at these stations are reassigned. The move surprised the public but had been anticipated by officers, as ranks were full and no men were needed.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
United States Army
Big Onions on Exhibition in Goliad
Goliad Texas displays a large number of onions weighing one to one and a half pounds. The onions were grown on the local experimental farm run by Pettus and Eckhardt with no irrigation and minimal rainfall.
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Goliad
Tex
Pettus & Eckhardt
Edmund Shelton Hanged After Last Minute Delays
In Galveston Texas Edmund Shelton the condemned killer was hanged Friday afternoon shortly after 3 pm after two gubernatorial clemencies delayed executions. He had murdered another Black man named Bass, and the process proceeded without incident despite the governor's two reprieves.
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Edmund Shelton
Galveston
Tex
Campbell
Shelton
Bass
Fintonia Rural Route Crops Look Promising on Farms
Rural route mail riders report corn and cotton thriving on all farms along the routes. A rain now with continued warm weather would make prospects the best in several years.
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Fintonia
Tex
Route Mail
Carpenter W Henrich gravely ill from vaccine lockjaw
Corpus Christi Texas reports carpenter W Henrich critically ill at home after developing lockjaw a week following vaccination. Medical authorities note no confirmed link between vaccine and reaction while the man remains in serious condition.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
W. Henrich
Young Man Electrocuted in Jacksonville Yard
Luther Maddox, a railroader for Texas and New Orleans, was instantly killed Monday morning while attempting to throw an electric switch in the company yards. Ben Arnold notes farmers faring well with corn about ready to lay and cotton being chopped after recent rain.
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Jacksonville
Tex
Luther Maddox
Texas & New Orleans Railroad
Ben Arnold
Bandits Loot Train Then Release Engine To Collide
A bandit raid disrupted a passenger train as they released an engine to collide with the main train. No injuries reported, investigation underway, with authorities tracing suspects and reviewing guard footage.
Bandits Loot Great Northern Mail Train Near Colbert
A $20,000 robbery on Great Northern passenger train No. 3 near Colbert and Meade ends with the engine and mail car running wild down the track. Bandits hijack locomotive, force engineer and fireman from the cab, and compel the mail clerk to open the registered mail as passengers are injured by shattered glass.
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Spokane, Wash
Great Northern
Colbert
Meade
William Miller
John Hall
Benjamin Stumpf
Boll Weevils Flourish In Victoria and Nearby Counties
Victoria Texas Hon J D Mitchell an entomologist for the United States Department of Agriculture says boll weevils are advancing in full force in Victoria and adjoining counties despite dry weather. He notes progress in tick control with about eighteen to twenty dipping vats already in place and more planned.
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Victoria
Tex
J. D. Mitchell
United States Department of Agriculture
Rain shortage hits cucumber crop in League City Texas
League City growers report scarce rainfall affecting the cucumber crop. Cucumber fruit is 90 percent water, so more rain is needed during the growing season. The crop is a major money maker with many shipments already incomplete, and carload shipments will be delayed as most of the crop remains contracted.
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League City
Tex
Alfalfa Prospects in Guadalupe Valley Fields
Cuero Texas farmer George Thomas praises alfalfa as a practical profitable crop with careful seeding and ground preparation. A native of DeWitt County, he notes Guadalupe valley land as prime alfalfa country and predicts the crop will spread across local fields in coming years.
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Cuero
Tex
George Thomas
Thomas
Mr. Thomas
DeWitt County
Guadalupe Valley
de Witt
Cotton bales sold in Reagan at ten cents a pound
About seventy bales of cotton were sold here Friday by Marlin buyers at 10c. The stock includes cotton held over from last fall with farmers seeking better prices. over 100 bales remain in the warehouse and additional small lots are kept in the country.
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Reagan, Tex
Marlin
Snakes Fight on Westbound Pennsylvania Train
An Altoona correspondent reports a bitter battle on a west bound local train at Summer Hill Pennsylvania between a copperhead and a blacksnake. The copperhead killed its foe by sinking fangs into the neck after a desperate struggle.
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Pennsylvania
Summer Hill
Altoona
Turpentine as Preventive for Moths
Turpentine is the best preventive for moths. Saturate pieces of brown paper and place in boxes.
Bee Demonstration Turns Frantic at Philadelphia Meeting
Ten thousand Italian bees in a wire cage caused chaos as Harold Horner of New Jersey entered the hive to show harmlessness. Bees swarmed, attacked the lecturer, and women members were stung while he calmly moved honey makers between hives.
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Philadelphia
Bee Keepers’ Association
Harold Horner
New Jersey
United States
L. M. Weaver
W. E. Flower
Italy
Horner
Black Hand
Bear captured near Pawnee after roping from tree
A bear was captured nine miles east of Pawnee Oklahoma by farmer J G Adams. The animal was found in a tree and lassoed then pulled down and taken to a local man named Mr.
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Pawnee
Okla
Here
J. G Adams
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