Satterwhite Plans Nine Member Prison Directorate
Austin December 15. Representative Lee Satterwhite of Amarillo announces two bills to reorganize the Texas penitentiary system after the upcoming Fortieth Legislature convenes. The plan creates a nine member directorate with a general manager, appoints directors by the Governor, sets guard pay from 75 to 90 dollars monthly, and sets farm manager salaries from 1800 to 2400 dollars annually. A second bill calls for concentration of the system in one section. The governor would call a special session to approve or reject the plan. the directorate would have a $10 000 annual general manager salary and directors would receive expenses plus ten dollars a day served.
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Austin
Lee Satterwhite
Amarillo
Satterwhite
125 Year Old Mexican Dies in San Antonio
Ynez Tijerina, claimed 125 years old, died after years on a ranch near Elmendorf. Born in Monterrey on June 9, 1801, he came to Texas in 1861 and reportedly served in both Confederate and later Union forces as a substitute. His daughters Mrs. T. T. Caballero and Mrs. Fred Duquet live in San Antonio.
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San Antonio
Ynez Tijerina
Elmendorf
T. T. Caballero
Fred Duquet
Tijerina
Monterrey
Mexico
Texas
Missionary Society Installs Officers
The Missionary Society of the Methodist Church held its final meeting of the year at Miss Sue Stephens home. Officers installed for the coming year include President Mrs. J. H. Waggoner and Vice President Mrs. J. L. Boone among others such as Secretary, Treasurer, Bible study Director, Mission study Director, Publicity, Supplies, Social Service, Local Work, and Children's Work supervisors.
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Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Sue Stephens
J. H. Waggoner
J. L. Boone
C. B. Bryant Jr
Jack Webster
C. B. Bryant
F. E. Douglas
W. R. Hooper
J. M. Sturdivant
L. O. Lackey
Ross R. May
Glenn Doss
Ma Ferguson Seeks Marriage Ceremony Before Leaving Office
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson said she wants to unite a Texas couple in marriage before her term ends in January. She told friends at the executive mansion she hopes to perform a ceremony either in her office or at the mansion. The note comes as she jokes about starting a young couple on matrimony.
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Austin
Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
Adams of Dallas Spends Weekend Here
E. C. Adams of Dallas spent the weekend in town visiting friends and tying up social duties in the area.
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E. C. Adams
Dallas
Oil Rig Moves Toward Test Well Near Howe
Howe reports ground material prepared for a 112 foot high California pattern oil derrick on P. L. Taylor land two and a half miles west. Richardson Bros Inc and S W Richardson of Fort Worth with C B Marsh of Dallas own the drilling outfit and leases. Major companies have bought surrounding acreage.
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Howe
California
P. L. Taylor
Falls County
Richardson Bros., Inc
S. W. Richardson
C. B. Marsh
Texas
Texas Gets $4,426,917 1927 Federal Road Aid
Washington reports the 1927 Texas road aid total at 4,426,917 with an anticipated 1928 allotment from a proposed 71,000,000 federal fund. By Nov 30 Texas held 2,049,047 for new work, alongside the 1928 proposal.
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Texas
Washington
United States
House of Representatives
House
Sacrifice Boy to Solve After Death Mystery
Budapest police reveal 14 year old Paul Nagy and 13 companions formed a secret sect the brothers of the kingdom of the spirit. They staged a ritual on the Danube bank to test life after death and drew the shortest straw for Nagy to enter the other world. Nagy leapt into the river and drowned while friends awaited a message. Authorities were notified after the disappearance.
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Budapest
Paul Nagy
Danube
Paul
Grayson County Cotton Crop Totals By Dec 1
Grayson Ginnings reports 40 971 bales ginned in Grayson County this season up to December 1, lower than 61 378 bales at the same date last year due to recent cold weather. Most of the crop has been gathered though picking slowed.
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Grayson County
Emma Dee Randle to Read The Greatest Thing in the World
Miss Emma Dee Randle will give the reading entitled The Greatest Thing in the World by Henry Drummond at the Presbyterian Church Sunday morning at 11 oclock. Her friends and admirers look forward to hearing her perform the piece.
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Emma Dee Randle
Henry Drummond
Presbyterian Church
All Stars to Play Burleson in Postseason Benefit Game
Sherman Texas December 15 The Burleson Bruins state junior college champions meet the Austin College Kangaroos and other Kangaroo and former high school stars in a postseason football game for the benefit of Cecil Bivins of Sherman who will receive all receipts. The date was moved to Saturday after Burleson College term exams.
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Sherman
Burleson Bruins
Texas Junior College
Austin College
Cecil Bivins
Burleson
Bivins
Decatur College
Fort Worth
Dell Morgan
Cone
Smith
Sleep Pee
J. B. Head
Molly Crawford
Nelson
Miller
Hill
Hub Hollis
Baylor
Rice
Governor Miriam Ferguson and Moody Meet in State Canvassing Session
In Austin on December 15 Governor Miriam Ferguson Attorney General Moody and Dan Moody met in the office of Secretary of State Emma Grigsby Medard for a State canvassing board session to tally election votes. Both women serve on the board for the first time in Texas history.
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Austin
Dan Moody
Miriam A. Ferguson
Emma Grigsby Medard
State
Moody
Mistaken for Wolf Shot Proves Fatal in Texas Hunt
D C Lillard of Houston, 27, died after being shot by W T Black while hunting near Anahuac on the Jackson ranch. An eyewitness Dr H A Price said the shooting was accidental as Lillard’s glasses reflected like a wolf’s eyes in the dark.
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Houston
D. C. Lillard
Jackson Ranch
Anahuac
Lillard
W. T. Black
H. A. Price
Wolfe
Death of John Reynolds at 71 in Little Rock community
John Reynolds 71 died at his home in the Little Rock area after a short illness. Born in Tennessee August 16 1855 he married Mary Mitchell May 4 1878 and lived in this region thirty years. Survived by his wife and thirteen children seventy six grandchildren and twenty one great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 10 am with Rev Cash and Rev Hawkins. interment Pilot Grove Cemetery.
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John Reynolds
Little Rock
Mr. Reynolds
Tennessee
Mary Mitchell
Johnnie
Dave Reynolds
Los Angeles
Cal
Robert Reynolds
Anna
C. C. Hazelip
Randolph
William Magers
Sherman
Mullinion
Ambrose
Ed Henderson
Trenton
Ben Reynolds
Tom Miller
van Alstyne
Robert Wortham
Simon Reynolds
J. A. Henderson
D. B. Andrews
Cash
Leonard
J. H. Hawkins
Whitewright
Pilot Grove
Husband 75 Kills Wife 65 by Accident in Texas Home
Texarkana dispatch says Mrs. W. T. Russell, 65, was fatally shot at home near Mount Pleasant when her husband, 75, while putting away a rifle after aiming at woodpeckers, stumbled over a rug and the gun discharged. She died instantly from a heart wound.
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Texarkana
W. T. Russell
Mount Pleasant
Last Chance at Soldier Bonus
Ex service men urged to file adjusted compensation applications before January 1 to avoid loss of insurance benefits. Policy is paid up and worth about 1500 now, rising to over triple at maturity. Local American Legion post offers free help to complete and file applications promptly.
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United States
American Legion Post
Van Alstyne Scouts to Build Hut on Village Lot
Van Alstyne plans to build a 16 by 20 foot Boy Scout Troop No 1 hut on a plot east of the town toward Whitewright. The structure will use cross ties donated by the Houston and Texas Central railroad and feature a tall flag pole with shrubbery and vines planted around the lot. All costs will be paid by the troop through their own efforts.
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van Alstyne
Boy Scout Troop No. 1
Houston & Texas Central Railroad
Whitewright
26 More Pardons Some to Lifers
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson granted 26 full pardons to convicts on December 15, raising total clemency proclamations to about 2850. Recipients include Reeves Bolden Harris County murder five decades served 13 years under parole and recommended by the pardon board Dan D R Roberts Hill County murder five to 22 years served five years and supported by attorneys jurors and citizens Charles Dotson Lamar County murder life served 19 years Nathan Hughes Wharton County murder life served 17 years George W King Galveston County robbery by assault with firearms five to 15 years served five years Henry Bowlin Shelby County murder 15 years served 61% years.
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Austin
Miriam A. Ferguson
Reeves Bolden
Harris County
Dan
D. R.) Roberts
Hill County
Charles Dotson
Lamar County
Nathan Hughes
Wharton County
George W. King
Galveston County
Henry Bowlin
Shelby County
Two Men Die After 21Story Fall in Houston Building
J D Jeter and Hugo Braun, both of Houston, fell 21 stories after a floor collapsed on an elevator near the 21st floor of the Petroleum Building. They plunged through boards at the 11th floor and through the shaft to the basement. Both men died soon after arrival at an infirmary.
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Houston
J. D. Jeter
Hugo Braun
Petroleum
Jeter
Braun
Pierce's Cafe Reveals Best Dishes and Fastest Service
A local cafe touts its top eating picks and rapid table turnover. The menu highlights popular dishes praised for quality and speed, appealing to diners seeking quick yet satisfying meals.
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Pierce
Santa to Visit Whitewright Friday Night
Santa Claus will visit Whitewright Friday night December 17 about 7 o clock to meet local children in the business district. He may arrive by any method and will read letters placed in the Santa mailbox at the R and R Theatre between now and Christmas. The town will be lit and stores open to host one of Whitewright’s largest crowds.
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Santa Claus
Prince of
Santa
Whitewright
R and R
Girl-Wife Robber Is Allowed Bond
Mrs. Rebecca Bradley Rogers, accused of a gunpoint robbery at Farmers National Bank in Buda, was granted a $5,000 bail in Travis District Court. Testimony linked her to the crime. she will be held on bond until the Hayes County February term.
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Hayes County
Rogers
Otis Rogers
Amarillo
Transfers to City Schools Must Pay Says High Courts
Austin December 15 The Texas Supreme Court ruled that rural students transferring to city schools must pay tuition after state funds are used The decision came in the Don Slocum et al versus Cameron Independent School District case from Milam County The court held educating non residents and non taxpayers would tax the independent district
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Austin
Supreme Court
Don Slocum
Cameron Independent
Milam County
Slocum
Cameron
Mrs Georgia Andrews and Mrs Grady Riley Visit Here
Mrs Georgia Andrews and Mrs Grady Riley of Trenton visited friends here on Wednesday.
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Georgia Andrews
Grady Riley
Trenton
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