Abilene chosen for West Texas A and M College site
Governor Ferguson announces Abilene as the unanimous choice for locating the West Texas A and M College after ballots show three votes for Abilene on the second round. He says the decision is settled and will be recorded in the minutes.
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Austin
Tex
West Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
Ferguson
Abilene
Hobby
W. E. Thomason
Thomason
Mr. Thomason
Davis
Snyder
San Angelo
Amarillo
Fuller
Haskell
Houston
Doughty
New Braunfels
West Texas A. and M
West Texas A. & M. College
Rothermere Heads Harmsworth Interests in Britain
Lord Rothermere Harold Harmsworth acts as the chief Harmsworth in Britain as Lord Northcliffe visits the United States to advance British interests. Rothermere, a member of the four Harmsworth brothers in Parliament, aided his younger sibling’s expansion from Answers to Correspondents into a broad magazine and newspaper revolution.
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Lord Northcliffe
United States
Lord Rothermere
Harold Harmsworth
Harmsworth
Great Britain
Sane Fourth Urged In Texas Fire Safety Circular
State fire marshal S W Inglish sends a circular to mayors and fire officials urging a sane Fourth of July. He calls for a ban on fireworks to show patriotism and notes casualties from fireworks over the past twelve years, plus the cost to property and resources in wartime.
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S. W. Inglish
Texas
San Antonio
Inglish
Built In Furniture at Steves Sash and Door Co
Modern built-in furniture showcased by Steves Sash and Door Co in Albany New York highlights functional woodwork for homes. The feature notes integrated shelves desks and storage solutions designed for compact spaces and contemporary interiors.
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Modern
Steves Sash & Door CO
A.y
Lunacy Trial Law Declared Unconstitutional by Texas Supreme Court
The Texas Supreme Court ruled the Thirty third Legislature lunacy statute unconstitutional. A commission of physicians cannot serve as a jury in lunacy trials, denying a jury trial to Mrs. White in El Paso. The decision affirms lower courts and dismisses the act as improper.
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Austin
Tex
Supreme Court
William E. Hawkins
Fof J. A. White
Lillie White
el Paso
District Court of
el Paso County
Eighth Court of Civil Appeals
Hawkins
White
Sun Times
H. B. Terrell
J. O. Walker
Dallas County
Sun
Supreme Court Clears Docket With Rulings and Remands
The Austin term ends with numerous dispositions including a reaffirmed ruling in White v White. Reversals and remands involve Freeman v Garretts and several motions to stay mandates. Multiple writ applications and rehearings are disposed of or granted by committees of judges.
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Austin
Tex
Supreme Court
J. A. White
Lillie White
el Paso
T. J. Freeman
J. N. Gerretts
Fall
E. G. Manrick
H. Harrison
Falls
C. Slaughter
Yoakum County
Tarrant
L. A. Collett
H. & T. C. Railway Company
Wilber A. Kh. Horn
Western Union Telegraph Company
Hopkins
F. Henningsmeyer
First State Bank
Montgomery
St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company of Texas
J. R. Wood
Upshur
St. Louis
Southwestern Railway Company of Texas
J. H. Christian
Smith
W. Z. Thompson
City of
Houston Oil Company of Texas
Village Mills Company
Hardin
Rosky
Kelsay Lumber Company
S. Rotsky
W. B. Corbin
Will Wilson
McLennan
Texas Power and Light Company
Southern Traction Company
Edward Reager
Ellis
Justice Hodges
J. H. Frazier
M. E. McDonald
Aetna Life Insurance Company
Galveston
Texas Glass and Paint Company
G. W. Reese
Dallas
H. B. Terrell
Compt
J. S. Patterson
Potter
Lizzie Webster
I. & G. N. Railway Company
Harris
J. A. Wilson
Avery Company of Texas
Justice Talbot
P. Key
Henry Jones
Liberty
Coraean
First National Bank of Galveston
W. J. Slayden
First National Bank of
R. T. Finchback
C. J. Swaney
Jefferson
Dermott Townsite Company
H. O. Wooten
Mitchell
W. O. Evans
Lizzie N. Williams
Travis
Lyon Gray Lumber Company
No Company
Mon
Meeks Seeks Mandamus Over Goose Creek Oil Claim
Don T. Meeks files in Texas Supreme Court a mandamus petition to compel land commissioner J T Robison to grant exclusive rights to prospect and develop petroleum or natural gas on 162.2 acres in the Goose Creek field Harris County. Respondents include American Petroleum Company Humble Oil Company and several Goose Creek firms. The court will act in the next term.
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Austin
Tex
Supreme Court
Don T. Meeks
J. T. Robison
Goose Creek
Harris County
Meeks
American Petroleum Company
Humble Oil Company
J. M. Guffy Petroleum Company
Goose Creek Petroleum Company
Goose Creek Oil Company
Officials rule private agencies exempt from teachers
The attorney general's department ruled that chapter 108 of the Thirty-fourth Legislature does not apply to agencies that exclusively place teachers in public schools in Texas. The act targeted large-city conditions where fraud and pressure were concerns for nonprofessional jobs.
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Austin
Tex
Travis County
Attorney General's Department
Fort Sam Third Cavalry Field Day Opens at 8 A.M.
Fort Sam Houston hosts an all day Field Day by the Third Cavalry with Lt. Paul Raborg as acting chair. Events include Guidon Relay, Individual Jumping, Platoon Rush, Mounted Rescue Race, To Horse Race, and Charge contests, each awarding points to top finishers. Maj. Casper H. Conrad Jr. of the Third Cavalry oversees officials and coordination.
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Fort Sam Houston
Third Cavalry
Paul C.raborg
John H. Read Jr
Comence
Fach
Casper H. Conrad Jr
Suit tests constitutionality of Texas highway law
P S Atkins of Austin files suit in Fifty third District Court challenging the State Highway Commission registration fee as a tax. The injunction targets three commissioners, the secretary, and the state highway engineer to stop fee collection while the court considers the constitutional merits. The petitionallega that the fee is an unconstitutional tax and discriminatory. no restraining order issued yet.
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Austin
Tex
Fifty-third District
State Highway Commission
P. S. Atkins
Curtis Hancock
Atkins
Briefs Filed In Lomax Injunction Case At Georgetown
Briefs on behalf of the plaintiff were filed today with Judge Graves of the Twenty-sixth District Court in the Lomax injunction suit against certain members of the UT Board of Regents. The court session is in Georgetown. A decision on the injunction is expected within a week.
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Lomax
Austin
Tex
Judge Graves
Twenty-sixth District Court
Board of Regents
University of Texas
D. K. Woodward Jr
Georgetown
Dining A La Carte In Train Wagonette Service
A Southern railway tests a Wagonette service in dining cars to serve passengers who skip meals. A small light wagonette carries sandwiches cold meats pies fruit milk and hot coffee in vacuum bottles and is moved through cars by a white-clad attendant serving passengers at their seats.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Organ Doors Steves Sash and Door Co Adyv
Upson board Steves Sash and Door Co Aqy. notes show local business listing with address shorthand and corporate references.
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Organ Doors
Steves Sash & Door Co.—Adyv
Upson Board Steves Sash & Door Co.—Aqy
Belgium and Armenia pledge debate stirs public sympathy
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes Hoover favors canceling Belgian refugee pledges as funds exist. It suggests redirecting charity to Armenians, whose plight is described in Bryce report, urging readers not to dismiss their grievous affliction.
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Hoover
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Viscount Bryce
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