Henry Charles Trost designs El Paisano Hotel in Marfa. Trost also designed the San Angelo City Hall in 1928. The GOP had controlled both houses of Congress since 1918. As the nation's economic crisis deepens, the Bank of the United States closes in December. Legendary golfer Bobby Jones announces retirement after a phenomenal year in which he won the British and U.S. Open tournaments and the British and U.S. Amateur titles.
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