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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1924
Page
6
A religious excerpt urges readers to love the brethren and act with charity. It contrasts love with murder and emphasizes deeds over words, urging followers to lay down their lives for others and practice true charity.
The Times questions where the people’s taxes go and criticizes the News for vague claims. It argues for full, fair, specific disclosure of county finances and states it is responsible for its inquiries and facts.
Letter criticizes The Times for vague accusations about county finances. The writer demands actual records of expenditures from prior administrations and the present, plus tax rates and source pages, to let the public judge whether current levies are higher than in the past.
Voter line reads For County Judge and For County Treasurer reflecting a ballot item. Names appear with Co. H. WIER noted among the measure details.
A reader challenges The News and The Times over general county taxes of about one hundred thousand dollars levied in three years. They question missing funds after repairs at the courthouse and jail, and contrast bond proceeds for the Brazos bridge with unclear use of general tax revenue. The caller calls for disclosure of the missing hundred thousand.
A compact aphorism notes truth surpasses fiction in its oddity and impact, while also hinting at the sharp edge of reality cutting through narrative expectations. The remark underscores the surprise and force of real events.
Industrial Dixie notes two more Klannish victims have entered the penitentiary a few days ago. The flap hints that the Ku Klux Klan plans to greet District Attorney Dan Moody with strong support in the upcoming primary.
A letter questions $600 of last year’s county expenditures on the district court, arguing only $336 covered jurors and bailiffs while suggesting the sheriff did not claim any extra. The writer accuses The News of bias and defends farmers who served as jurors, urging readers to reexamine county spending.
Delegates of the Texas Klan party found themselves in an odd scene as National Democratic delegates demonstrated against secret political parties in Convention Hall New York last Tuesday. The Klan steam roller is headed for the junk pile.
Friends surprised the couple with a Wednesday evening party for Mr Gra’s birthday. Cake and fruit punch were served. The note mentions Bullets and Muskeg as prominent ranchers in the area.
Reports show four hundred and fourteen ateera sold last Wednesday and shipped to Big Wells for grazing. Magnolia Petroleum Co. pipeline crew, after two weeks on site, moved to Katy on Tuesday to continue work. Also notices a wanted middle aged white woman German preferred as housekeeper for a family of four in the country.
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