Longest school days as term ends and vacations begin
About 22 000 public school children face four days left in the term as vacation looms. The school board plans to pay four months' salaries to 400 plus teachers, amounting to over 100 000 dollars, with many teachers set to study in universities or travel in Europe during the break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Kate Schenck
Sterr Street
Mary Huppertz
Brooklyn’ Avenue
Agnés Donoho
Garden Street
Galveston
Eli Hertzberg
M. J. Bliem
Sam Harris
San Antonio
Meeting at Railroad Y M C A to hear Rev Boggs
Rev Wade H Boggs will speak at a mass meeting of men Monday at 8 oclock. The gathering is at the Railroad Y M C A located at the corner of Austin and Tenth streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Y. M. C. A
Wade H. Boggs
Austin and
Tenth Streets
Shorty Series at the Royal Shows Tragedy Two Reel
The third Broncho adventure titled Shorty Tragedy screens at the Royal today as a two reel comedy. Shorty and his employer’s son chase the city payroll then enter a gambling house where trouble looms. The program also includes Blanche and To Save Her Dad a one reel American The Army Aviator and A Terrible Dream. Tomorrow Kaybee presents In the Cow Country. Wednesday Our Mutual Girl is featured and Thursday and Friday Mary Pickford in Tea of the Storm Country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shorty
the Royal Today
Famous Players
Mary Pickford
Country Store Night at the Grand Opera House
Tonight at the Grand Opera House the Country Store night features one of the biggest events yet with hundreds of small prizes and at least twenty valuable gifts. The program starts at 8 45 and includes a vaudeville change with the Clark children Tango Kids and Bonney Terell plus Eddie Clark. The bill ends with the best available moving pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand
Opera House
Clark
Tango
Bonney Terell
Eddie Clark
Rockdale and Kenilworth Hall graduate ceremonies noted
Rockdale public schools held baccalaureate services at the new Presbyterian church with Rev. E Cooke delivering the sermon. High school essays Monday and diplomas Friday at city hall auditorium to Olive Branch Mollie Stein Catherine Sanford Esther Jenness Lucile Poole Pearl Woody Lorena Harris Minnie Hamilton Louise Brodnax Florence Louise Dunnington Jamie Wallis Wid Norrisale Homer Turner Edgar Lingering VNCE e M and K Hall. Kenilworth Hall Austin began with a baccalaureate at St David's Church led by Dr Milton Worsham. class day Tuesday and commencement Wednesday with Dr Frederic Eby delivering the address. Graduates include Anna Bartholomew Marguerite Bryson Susan Gfillan Alta Heflin Grace F Williams Elizabeth McMurray Anita Houston Kathleen Dugger Wilbert Irwin Julia Cohn Alice Flemming and Fannie Hufmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockdale
Tex
New Presbyterian Church
BE. G. Cooke
M. E. Church
City Hall Auditorium
Olive Branch
Mollie Stein
Catherine Sanford
Esther Jenness
Luc
K » Hall
A -Tex
Kenilworth Hall
Austin
Milton Worsham
St. David's Episcopal Church
Frederic Eby
Anna Bartholomew
Marguerite Bryson
Susan Gilfillan
Alta Heflin
Grace Fitzwilliams
Elizabeth McMurray
Anita Houston
Kathleen Dugger
Wilbert Irwin
Julia Cohn
Alice Flemming
Fannie Hufmaster
Aetna Files Rates for Texas Compensation Insurance
The Aetna Insurance Company filed its schedule of rates in the Texas domicile indicating it would write compensation insurance under the Texas Employers' Insurance Association rates. It becomes the fourth stock company to declare plans to operate under the new rates. Ivsa shame it’s like giving away gold dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Aetna Insurance Company
Texas Employers’ Insurance Association
Ivsa
Adc
New YWCA Building Dedication Highlights Milestone
Miss Elinor Stafford Millar of Melbourne delivers the dedicatory address at the formal opening of the YWCA building at Avenue C and Fifth Street. Clergy, officers, and members hear about the organization’s aims, physical and spiritual well being, and its training of women for equality and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elinor Stafford Millar
Melbourne
Australia
Young Women’s Christian Association
Avenue C
Fifth Street
G. Bedell Moore
Etta 8. Pickering
Millar
Lenora Smith
Mildred Gates
King
Arthur G. Jones
Philip Cook
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Elsa Harms
Milar
Cardui Endorsed By Mrs Burkhart For Health Recovery
Kaplan Louisiana Mrs Casamear Burkhart writes she was near death after marriage and months of sickness. She credits Cardui the women's tonic with restoring her strength within two months enabling her to return to work. She advises others to start taking Cardui now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaplan
Casamear Burkhart
Cardus
Airman Plans Ocean Trip For Atlantic Crossing
Hamel, a pioneer of long distance flight, aims to cross the Atlantic in a craft with 66 foot wingspan and 25 horsepower engine. It carries 350 gallons of fuel for up to 24 hours of flight and will begin from the Newfoundland coast.
Dedication of New Building for Young Womanhood
A dedication ceremony for a new building included prayers invoking the Lord, pledges by the executive board, and statements from the board of directors. The event honored religious service, moral development, and service to the needy, ending with a benediction by Rev. Hugh McLellan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham
Moses
Braard
Hugh McLellan
Central Christian Church
Peace Library Planned by Church Peace Union in New York
The Church Peace Union, founded by Andrew Carnegie with two million dollars, plans a New York peace library to serve clergy from all denominations and possibly extend to home libraries for ministers. Dr. Frederick Lynch, secretary, will collect works on international relations and initiate a countrywide literature program for clergymen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Church Peace Union
Andrew Carnegie
Frederick Lynch
Lynch
Flooded With Invitations To Commencement
State Superintendent W F Doughty is flooded with invitations to attend school and college commencements across Texas. He will travel to Marlin to address a class of 48 graduates at Marlin High School but cannot accept many invitations due to official duties in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
W. F. Doughty
Marlin
Marlin High School
Escapes from Brazos Marlin Texas Man Recovers Seemingly
Ernest Gillispie of Mart Texas escaped from Brazos County area custody and was later reported alive after an apparent disappearance. The incident began in May when Gillispie vanished from the Mart region, triggering a local manhunt and police inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlin
Texas
Ernest Gillispie
Mart
Drowning Rumor Leads to River Search and Arrests
A report of a drowning on the Brazos prompted police to detain Monta Miles who had linked Gillispie and Townsend to the incident. Miles later recanted before a justice, claiming Gillispie lived. Gillispie was found near Calvert and Townsend was alleged to be dead as authorities continue a body search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos
Parker Townsend
Mart
Monta Miles
Gillispie
Townsend
Justice of the Peace
Miles
Calvert, Tex
Two Dallas Teens Die in Train Car Fall
Espy Parr aged 16 died while asleep after he fell from the top of a Trinity and Brazos Valley freight car four miles south of Lancaster Sunday morning. His companion George Rotherock, also 16, fell but escaped the wheels and survived. Both boys lived in Dallas and were returning from Teague, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Espy Parr
Trinity & Brazos Valley
Lancaster
George Rotherock
Will
Teague
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Fletcher
The
Central Trust Company
Central Trust
Exas
Association
Gustav Hamel
Intrepid
Avia
Tor
London
Atlantic
Hamel
New Foundland Coast
Gustav Hamed
Peace Library
V. Stefansson
Uxedo
Geo. Randolph Chester
J. N. Marchand
American Tobacco Company
Poe
Palm Beach
Wolfson
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