One Cent State Tax Rate Set At Sixty Nine Cents
The State Automatic Tax Board fixed the 1920 state tax at 69 cents with allocations of 2 cents for Confederate pensions 95 cents for schools and 27 cents for general purposes. Each cent yields about $300 revenue toward a $20.1 million total. The rate is one cent higher than last year, saving Val Verde County taxpayers about $9.14 million due to reduced county taxes.
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Austin
State Automatic Tax Board
Val Verde
Two Injured In Wreck Near Nueces Canyon
July J. W. Heyman junction draggist and Mrs. Heyman were injured when their auto left the road and struck an embankment on the Nueces canyon road between Rocksprings and Camp Wood north of Uvalde. Mrs. Heyman was cut about the face and briefly unconscious while Heyman suffered cuts and bruises.
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Uvalde
J. W. Heyman
Junction
Murray Wins Oklahoma Governor Race
Murray projected winner in Oklahoma Democratic primary trailing rival Buttram as returns near complete. Former congressman and territorial official leads with strong Tulsa area support as July returns suggest probable next governor.
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Murray
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Prank Buttram
Tulsa
Limitations In Oil Production Proposed By State
Austin July 30 A M A schedule of proposed maximum production for various Texas oilfields was presented to the State Railroad Commission. Several hundred oil men attended the commission hearing when the proposal was submitted.
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Austin
Texas
Com
Pecos Officers Follow Theory In Midland Woman Slain
Pecos officials pursue a theory that Mrs. J. R. Kroyd of Midland was slain after her body was found in Pecos. County and district investigators worked today to establish a possible motive while awaiting autopsy results.
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PECOS
J. R. Kroyd
Midland
Primary Vote Totals in Val Verde County Reported
Unofficial results show 149 Republican ballots cast in Val Verde County with candidates such as Ww. F. Easterling for county judge and John L. Dodson for county attorney leading their races. Claude Lane and J. B Moore also posted strong showings for county clerk and tax collector respectively.
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Val Verde
F. Easterling
John L. Dodson
Dec Newton
Oomonation
Claude Lane
Armel Fxm Alien
Frank Dunn
J. B Moore
J.A. Forman
Pilar Gare
Treacher
Sam Smith
John Graves
Pustice of the Peace of
Ranger Kills Vernon Boy in Prison Transport Accident
In WYHRNON Texas July a Ranger Sergeant driving to Huntsville struck and killed 12 year old Laverne Barrett as he carried Jesse Lee Washington a convicted murderer to prison. Witnesses say the Ranger attempted to avoid the crash and other Rangers continued toward the prison.
Owl Workman Killed by Fall From Truck
McCamey July 30 Sam Glover wang pusher of the Seanger lease of the Transcontinental Oil Company was fatally injured when he fell from a returning oil crew truck. He suffered a skull base fracture and a broken neck and died shortly after the accident.
Tax Money Found In Grand Island Envelope
Grand Island Treasurer Hue Moves received a $125 currency envelope marked Grand Island postmark. The writer did not sign the note, and the treasurer has searched for the sender while holding the money to apply to back taxes.
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Grand Island
Netham County
Hue
Nebraska Legion to Dedicate North Platte High School
Officers of the Nebraska American Legion will dedicate North Platte's new high school building estimated at 400090 dollars in cost. The ceremony marks a milestone for the community and veterans groups in western Nebraska.
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North Platte
Neb. P
Nebraska American Legion
Blackie Lantroop Dies in San Antonio State Hospital
M. J. Blackie Lantroop aged 46 died Tuesday night at the San Antonio state hospital where he had been confined after a local county court order. He had been held in jail here for a period due to lack of hospital accommodations and had no known relatives. The body disposition instructions were requested by authorities and he had been in the area for one to two years.
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Fimira Menefee
Mra Marie Grande Adams
Mallon
Phil Poster
Julian LaCrosse
FE. K. Fawcett
M. J. “Blackie” Lantroop
San Antonio
W. J. Johnson
Lantroop
State Hospital
S P applies for purchase of GWT lines
Washington July 30 UP The Southern Pacific Railroad applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to acquire control of the Gulf and West Texas Railways by purchase of capital stock. The move seeks a direct outlet to a deep water port at the Gulf of Mexico for West Texas and the Panhandle, via a San Angelo to San Antonio link. The company also sought authority last week to acquire control of the St Louis Southwestern Cotton Belt.
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Washington
Southern Pacific Railroad
Laxiay
Interstate Commeter Commission
Gulf and West Texas Railways
San Angelo
San Antonio
West Texas
Panhandle
Gullf
Mexico
Southern Pacific
St. Louis
Aggie Experts Aid Truck Plan for Local Farms
O. C. Haworth agricultural agent for the Southern Pacific met in Del Rio with H. Wren secretary of the chamber and Bill Rogers vocational agricultural teacher. They discussed encouraging truck production by irrigation and enlisting support from various agencies with Haworth to return for detailed planning.
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O. C. Haworth
Southern Pacific Lines
del Rio
H. Wren
Chamber and Commerce
Bill Rogers
Uniontown Gifts Boost Library and Children's Home
Uniontown readers learn of a $5,000 contribution to the Public Library and a $1,000 donation to the Uniontown Children's Home, underscoring community support for local welfare and education.
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Uniontown
Snakes Sl允许n: Picnic Pair Encounter Rattler
Dorothy and Doris Young on a Longmont picnic startled a sunning rattlesnake that refused to move as they approached, prompting caution before retreating to safety.
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Longmont
Gols
Dorothy
Doris Young
Sheep Raisers Approve Funds for Ad Drive
The fifteenth annual convention of the Sheep and Goat Raisers Association of Texas voted to participate in a 500000 advertising fund to boost lamb consumption. Texas growers would raise 72000 toward magazines radio direct mail and other campaigns. A conference with similar associations is planned for Salt Lake City August 2 under the National Wool Growers Association.
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Brady
Convention of the
Sheep and Goat Raisers’ Association of Texas
Texas
Texas Association
Salt Lake City
National Wool Growers Assocation
Thomason Maintains Lead in 16th District Race
Revised returns show El Paso mayor R. E. Thomason with 21 284 votes to Pat Murphy 15 728 and Burkhead 1 774. Thomason leads by 5 556 with a 3 782 majority as nearly complete counts come in across Mitchell and Glasscock counties. Murphy congratulates Thomason as results continue to trickle in.
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R. E. Thomason
el Paso
E E. “Pat” Murphy
San Angelo
M. L. Burkhead
Thomason
Mitchell County
Murphy
Burkhead
Glasscock County
el Pasoan
Bud Whistler thanks county voters for support
Sheriff candidate Bud Whistler expresses gratitude to friends and supporters for voting in the primaries. He notes returns are not yet official and pledges to run the office with fairness, citing his past record as his platform for the general election.
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Bud” Whistler
Altoona Population Share Stands at 58.7 Percent of Blair County
Altoona, Pa. accounts for 58.7 percent of Blair County's population and contributes a substantial portion of county tax revenue.
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Aliloona
Altoona
Blair County
Texans Organize Movie Company to Preserve Lone Star History
A group including Houston historian C. R. Wharton Fort Worth figures Henry Hutchings and C. E. Gilliam along with Larry H Wood of Beverly Hills form a corporation to manufacture and sell films to preserve Texas history through motion pictures.
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Lone Star
C. R. Wharton
Houston
Henry Hutchings
C. E. Gilliam
Fort Worth
Larry H Wood
Beverly Hills
Motion Picture
Pair Live Die Buried Together in Arizona Incident
Two men raised together in Mexico entered the U S together. They were shot on consecutive days and died in the same hospital. They were buried side by side in a local cemetery. Frederico Lopez was shot near Red Springs canyon with a young woman present. Ramon R Cabrera was killed by another Mexican in Mexico canyon. Cabrera’s mother died in Mexico when he was eight. he was raised as a brother to Frederico Lopez.
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Miami
Ariz
Mexico
United States
Frederico Lopez
Red Springs Canyon
Ramon R. Cabrera
Mexican Canyon
Cabrera
Lopez
Frederico
Rum Run Bootleg Raid at New York City Dump
Six customs men seized twenty two men, two large trucks, and a thousand cases of liquor at a city dump after a crowd of nearly a hundred fought to resist the capture. A garbage scow carried the booze from rum row to the pier and one truck sped away before the shooter fired into the air. It was one of the year's largest waterfront seizures.
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New York
Patent Granted for Electric Globe Sign by Manning
W. H. Manning of Manning Electrical Company announced a patent filing in Washington for a new electric sign. The sign uses a movable globe to vary wording, with Taylor Duke assisting. J. J. Dodson secured the patent and Edison-Mazada Company endorsed the model. The prototype used an S-11 bulb size and could be scaled to other sizes.
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W. H. Manning
Manning Electrical Company
Washington
Manning
Taylor Duke
J. J. Dodson
Edison-Mazada Company
Eagle Pass Buys Airport Location
Eagle Pass plans to buy 306 acres on the Eagle Pass San Antonio highway four miles from town for a municipal airport. An option is held on the property and a government inspector has approved the proposed site.
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Eagle Pass
San Antonio
Del Rio Area Weather Outlook With Showers Possible
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with scattered showers. Yesterday’s high reached 97 and low 76. Tonight and Thursday look unsettled with showers, mainly in the southern parts of East Texas.
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Texas
Eddie Weaver Took Own Life, Coroner Rules
Frank E F. Eddie Weaver 31, barber, was found dead at 6 30 a m Monday near Scenic Drive west of the San Angelo Highway in Big Spring. Justice of the Peace Cecil Collings presided over the inquest with Sheriff Jess Slaughter and city officers. death was ruled by own action after Weaver shot himself with a double barrel shotgun. He left $30 on a dresser before leaving Sunday, and his widow identified the money after she found him missing. He formerly lived in Del Rio and is survived by his widow and parents in Uvalde.
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George Butte
H. E. Exum
Val Verde
John Grant
Mitchel Waldrop
S. A. Pipes
O. Harris
C. K. McDowell
del Rio
W. D. Giraud
Court of Criminal Appeals
W. 8. West
DuVal West
Big Spring
Frank EF
Eddie) Weaver
San Angelo Highway
Scenic Drive
LaFonda
Weaver
Douglas
Uvalde
Bertie Weaver
State Democrats to canvass primary returns in Dallas
The State Democratic Executive Committee will meet in Dallas on August 11 to canvass the first primary returns and prepare a ballot for the run off. Secretary Albert Johnson announced after word from State Chairman D W Wilcox fixed Dallas as the meeting place.
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Dallas
U.P
Democratic Executive Committee
Albert Johnson
D. W. Wilcox
Ellis A Bonnett Named Consul in Foreign Service Promotion
Ellis A Bonnett of Eagle Pass is promoted by the Department of Commerce from unclassified to Class 8 and named consul with a salary of 3500 dollars. Five other Texans receive promotions.
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Washington
Ellis A. Bonnett
Eagle Pass
Department of Commerce
Bonnett
Heaviest Rains Reported Today in Christoval Area
West Texas sees rain across 36 counties with the heaviest downpours reported south of San Angelo near Christoval. Rain extends east to the area, north toward Monday, west to Sweetwater, and south to Mason as farmers estimate thousands in potential benefits amid heat effects.
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Abilene
West Texas
San Angelo
Cristoval
Aseo
Sweetwater
Mason
Randimer
Rainfall Hopes Rise After Scattered Showers
Forecasted showers gave ranchers hope for general precipitation as light rains fell in the afternoon. Six weeks since good rain, only sparse showers occurred in July. The heaviest rain in June eased highway and traffic disruptions, with first six months running over two inches below normal.
Restriction On Production Of Lambs Urged In West Texas
West Texas sheepmen push a 25 percent cut in U S lamb production for the coming year. They would voluntary reduce bred ewes by 2 5 percent in seven major states and sign an agreement to divert lambs exceeding 90 percent of 5 percent of ewes to a fund to promote lamb NLDD. Blackstone of San Angelo spearheads the plan, claiming higher wool prices and ewe lamb values next spring. He plans to stock association marketing from Denver to Kansas, shipping three loads of stock.
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West Texas
United States
Blackstone
Man of
San Angelo
Negroes Held In Shooting In Big Spring
Two negroes were arrested near here today by Howard and Dawson County officers and were held in connection with the shooting of BR. J. Barrett, a policeman, in Lamesa Sunday night.
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Big Spring
Howard
Dawson County
BR. J. Barrett
Valuable Land on Sycamore Creek Sold for $145 in Tax Sale
A certified copy notes a Val Verde County land tax sale where 493 acres, labeled choicest land, sold for 145 dollars. Taxes due were 45 cents and negotiation costs 1. John James purchased the parcel for 145 dollars, amid reflections on past land value volatility.
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Sycamore Creek
Val Verde County
John James
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