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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1925
Page
26
Grant P. Hall the state tax commissioner responds to questions about tax levels in West Virginia and explains the purposes for which taxes were spent in 1923 24. He says taxes are excessive in many districts and should be reduced. The 1924 direct levy covered real estate personal property and public utilities across state counties and schools.
Virginia Moore, actress, lauded on Broadway while a critique notes the heavy tax load facing Virginia's cities and counties. An analysis shows over forty-five million dollars in direct and indirect taxes last year with only a small share funding state purposes. Bonded debt rose from 11.2 million in 1912 to 101.2 million in 1924, signaling rising taxes and local financing through bonds.
Charles Jeffries and several companions tried to stop an untrained horse that broke loose in Trinidad Col. He did not see two bodies by the street, Roy eight and Edith six, killed by the horse. Jeffries collapsed. the tragedy follows his prior effort to halt the animal.
A clay bust of Governor Miriam A. Ferguson of Texas by Henry Gerracchio is completed. The piece notes Ferguson spent time from duties to pose and references the Texas education system budget of more than 22 million dollars, criticizing school boards for limited attention to school management.
Virginia Baptists led by ministers plan a million dollar drive for Bluefield College during 1925 to end of 1926. Dr R A Lansdell presides as president and general director, visiting Martinsville and Fieldale while Richmond and Roanoke set canvass dates for March 29 and April 26.
The data sequence lists monetary values ranging from 70.00 to 1 440.00 and a large figure of 182000.00, with several midrange amounts including 925.00, 735.00, 806.00, 835.00, 906.00, 960.00, 1245.00, and 1440.00. The context or source category is not provided.
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