Editorial Opposes Tax Amendment Affects Municipal Revenues
The Dallas News July 10 editorial warns that taxing corporate owned and public service property could impoverish cities that rely on such revenues and shift burdens onto others. It argues bond guarantees, fiscal disputes, and clearest outcome would raise overall government costs and worsen inequities. The piece also discusses cotton farming notes, boll weevil damage, and advises farmers to seek guidance from Extension Service and county agents.
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Dallas News
Approved Leaf Worm Control Method for Texas Cotton
The Extension Service confirms leafworm presence only in Nueces County with scattered finds in Waco. Dust calcium arsenate at 3–5 pounds per acre or spray at about 2 pounds per 50 gallons. avoid white arsenic and stock dips while calcium arsenate remains available. Weevils pose a serious menace this season.
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Nueces County
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Wilson-Lankford wedding in Waxahachie
Miss Myra Lankford formerly of Cameron wed Clift B Wilson at the groom’s mother's home in Waxahachie. The bride, manager of the local Western Union office and Cubs Club director, is a Cameron native and World War I veteran groom works in the Waxahachie post office and is active in the American Legion.
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Myra Lankford
Cameron
Waxahachie
Daily Light
A. M. Lankford
Western Union Telegraph Company
Clift B. Wilson
Mary Wilson
Cynisea Street
E. S. Bledsoe
Cubs Club
Waxahchie
U. S. Post Office Department
American Legion
Alabama Woman Taken From Bed and Flogged
In Floresce Alabama last Wednesday night a 28 year old woman Bertha Stay was abducted from her bed by masked men wearing Klan costumes. Her husband Avay Slay and sister Lulu Dodson were forced to stay in bed as the assailants tied Bertha to a barrel and whipped her with tree limbs and a car fan belt until exhausted. Sheriff Stutts of Colbert County investigates the incident and possible motive tied to neighborhood scandal.
Red tape origin tied to official documents
The phrase red tape refers to the string used to bind public documents, reflecting long delays caused by formalities in governance and administration.
Darken Hair With Sage and Sulphur Compound
An old time remedy for gray or faded hair claims sage tea with sulphur darkens hair naturally. It contrasts home brews with Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound available in drugstores, promising gradual, even, glossy results after a few uses.
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Wyeth
W M S Circle Group Bible Study Meeting Report
The W M A met in circles Monday afternoon for Bible Study. Circle one led by Mrs W B Skelton had eight members and two visitors. circle two led by Mrs Julian Sustek had ten members and three visitors. circle three had six members and two visitors. circle four led by Mrs Laura Williamson had five present. Next Monday the meeting will be held at the church for Enlistment service directed by Mr Hutcherson.
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Julian Sustek
Laura Williamson
Mr. Hutcherson
Economic stat claims one in three Americans work for living
A recent estimate asserts that about one third of the United States population is employed. The finding highlights the breadth of labor participation across industries and demographics.
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United States
Silk from Silkworm Cocoon Attributed to Ancient Queen
The text credits Se Ling She, a Chinese queen from about forty seven centuries ago, with discovering that cocoon fiber can be spun into cloth. The claim links ancient silk making to her reign and notes the fiber’s textile use.
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Se- Ling-She
World population growth and ancient city lore
Over a century the world population rose from under one billion to about 1.7 billion. Athens is called the City of the Violet Crown for sunset light on the Acropolis. Pliny notes Cato linked husbands kissing to test whether wives or daughters had been drinking wine.
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