Towns compete for site of West Texas Normal
Fort Worth, Aug 13. The hearing to select the West Texas Normal site resumed with twelve towns presenting claims. Brownwood led, followed by Clarendon, Canyon City, Cisco, Coleman, Colorado and Dublin in alphabetical order. Twenty minutes per town. eight more towns previously heard. The commission hopes to finish tonight and then visit candidate towns. Abilene, Amarillo, Ballinger, and Big Spring appeared yesterday with large delegations.
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Fort Worth
Tex
West Texas Normal
Brownwood
Clarendon
Canyon City
Cisco
Coleman
Colorado
Dublin
Abilene
Amarillo
Ballinger
Big Springs
Governor to Call Special Session in January
Austin reports indicate the governor will summon a special legislative session in January to act on the penitentiary investigation committee report and to consider the federal income tax amendment along with other matters.
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Th Penitentiary Investigation Committee
Hearing Set on Site for Fort Worth Feeding Station
At a conference in Fort Worth on August 10 Lt Governor Davidson Commissioner Kere and Dr Harrington agreed to hold a hearing tomorrow to choose a site for the feeding station. Hearings for two additional experiment stations will be held at Stamford on August 25.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Davidson
Kere
Harrington
Stamforg
Rain Outlook Over Texas Cotton Belt For Next Two Days
Weather Bureau bulletin predicts abundant rain across the cotton belt of North and West Texas in the next two days. The system could boost yields and bring substantial benefits to farmers after recent rains across the region.
Typographical Unions Form Texas State Organization
Representatives of fifteen typographical unions of Texas met in Dallas this morning and a temporary organization was perfected with J. A. Haddleford of Austin as president and Sam Duckworth of Dallas as secretary. A permanent state organization will be perfected this afternoon.
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Dallas
Texas
J. A. Haddleford
Austin
Sam Duckworth
Dalas
Senator Bailey on way home with family in Texas
A message from Senator Bailey says he will arrive home tonight in Gainesville Texas to join his wife and youngest son who stayed four months after stopping in Lexington Kentucky en route from Washington.
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Gainesville
Tex
Bailey
Lexington
Kentucky
Washington
Waxahachie Firm Wins Sherman Depot Contract
Sherman purchases the new union depot in an $82,000 contract awarded to Compton and Walston of Waxahachie. The project totals eighty two thousand dollars.
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Waxahachie Firm
Sherman Depot
Sherman
Union
Compton & Walston
Waxahachie
Bids Open for San Angelo Federal Building
Wallington August 10 bids for the San Angelo Federal building will be opened next Monday in the supervising architect’s office. The construction cost limit for the site is $120,000.
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Wallington
Federal Building
San Angelo
Supervising Architect
Knights and Ladies of Honor Convene in San Antonio Session
The sixteenth biennial Grand Lodge of Knights and Ladies for Honor of Texas opened in San Antonio with about 560 delegates. Grand protectress Mrs. M J Cole of Dallas presided. Aston is a candidate for the next meeting. A Lone Star degree team drill will be featured and 130 candidates will be initiated.
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San Antonio
Tex
M. J. Cole
Dallas
Grand Lodge of Knights and Ladies For Honor of
Texas
Aston
Lone Star
Stabbing of 17-Year-Old in San Antonio
In San Antonio Texas on August 10 C Slaughter aged seventeen was cut five times across the abdomen and seriously wounded by a companion Jesse Jenkins also seventeen was arrested on the scene.
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San Antonio
Tex
C. Slaughter
Jesse Jenkins
Firemen Strike On T. P. May Be Averted
Dallas Aug 6 President Carter and First Vice President Shea of the Brotherhood Locomotive Firemen and Engineermen continue talks with the Texas and Pacific bond of adjustment over firefighter aid. Officials say progress is satisfactory and a strike is believed to be avoided.
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Dallas
Carter
Shea
Brotherhood
Texas and Pacific Bond of
Partnership dissolution splits assets and routes
By the dissolution of the partnership between J. W. Skiles and George Sheridan, Skiles takes the Buick, Sheridan keeps the Cadillac. The Cadillac stays on the Krum–Denton run, while Skiles handles the special trip business with Harry Clayton as chauffeur.
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J. W. Skies
George Sheridan
Skiles
Buick
Shedlan
Cadillac
Krum-Denton
Mr. Skiles
Harry Clayton
The Boys are Never Forgotten at This Store
The store highlights fall sewing for school children with early shipments, caps for boys, and discounts on midsummer weight suits. It promotes affordable menswear and a wide stock of tropical weights and trousers for immediate wear.
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Paragon
Straw Hat Proposition Discounted Styles Promised
An appeal urges customers to visit and ask for time cards and arrive promptly at 4 p m Saturday for a promotion that will distribute Silver Dollars.
Cyclone damages Doyle property in Tuesday town report
In town Tuesday, J. B. Doyle described a Friday cyclone that struck his farm. A barn was struck by lightning causing about 500 dollars in damage and killing a fine mare owned by his son. The same bolt started a hay fire he extinguished. Other buildings suffered, a granary moved, and chicken houses destroyed. A two mile by six to eight mile rain belt accompanied the storm, benefiting crops in that strip.
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J. B. Doyle
Mr. Doyle
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M’quigg
A. W. Sears
Wylie Smith & CO
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Experiment Farms
Moore
Weather Bureau
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