State ad valorem tax rate fixed for 1925
The State Automatic Tax Board set the total ad valorem tax rate at 75 cents per $100, split into 35 cents for the general fund 35 cents for schools and 5 cents for pensions. Deficit projections and figures from the Comptroller show a looming shortfall of about $1.23 million for the next year despite anticipated revenues.
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Austin
Texas
State Automatic Tax Board
General Revenue
Comptroller’s Department
State Tax Board
State Board of Education
Automatic Tax Board
State Ad Valorem
First Baptist Church Sunday Lawn Service
The First Baptist Church schedules all usual services except the morning preaching, with the pastor McKinley Norman delivering a sermon at 8 30 P M. A cordial welcome is extended to all to attend the lawn service.
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First Baptist Church
McKinley Norman
Marriage Licenses Listed for Six Couples
W H Stocking wed Miss Maude Blakeney Vernon George and Miss Ethel York Geo Thomas Smith and Miss Etta Clyde Spencer M H Ray and Miss Jessie Marie Brown Earl Blankenship and Miss Stes Terrell were issued licenses in the latest county clerks notices listing six couples to marry.
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W. H. Stocking
Maude Blakeney
Vernon George
Ethel York
Geo. Thomas Smith
Etta Clyde Spencer
M. H. Ray
Jessie Marie Brown
Earl Blankenship
Stes Terrell
Beauty's Worth at National Theatre Aug 4 and 5
Marion Davies stars in Beauty's Worth a Cosmopolitan Paramount feature supported by Forrest Stanley with Sophie Kerr script direction by Robert G. Vignola and Luther Reed preparing the scenario. The film comes to the National Theatre Monday and Tuesday August 4 and 5.
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Marion Davies
Paramount
National Theatre
Forrest Stanley
Miss Davies
Sophie Kerr
Robert G. Vignola
Luther Reed
When Storm Warns Foundation Delays Doomed Construction
A proverb-like note warns that delaying foundation work during an approaching storm jeopardizes housing projects. It emphasizes timing and risk, urging builders to act before severe weather arrives. The saying reflects practical caution for construction planning.
Presbyterian Church Sees Two Sundays Without Services
Rev. Gary Smith departed Wednesday for Blum to lead a union meeting. In his absence there will be no Sunday services at the Presbyterian Church for the next two Sundays. He is expected to return for the third Sunday in August.
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Gary Smith
Blum
Presbyterian Church
Marriage Cheat Adds Romance to South Sea Setting
The Mar riage Cheat a First National attraction produced by Thomas H Ince and directed by John Griffith Wray screens at the National Theatre Wednesday and Thursday. Based on Frank R Adams story, it stars Leatrice Joy Percy Marmount and Adolphe Menjou.
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South Sea Islands
Pacific
Thomas H. Ince
John Griffith Wray
National Theatre
Frank R. Adams
Leatrice Joy
Percy Marmount
Adolphe Menjou
Gas death toll 1923 figures alarm researchers
Statistical data for 1923 shows 24,359 deaths from gas effects. Among them 43 inhaled gas, about 2,216 ignited it, and 23,100 stepped on it. The figures underscore dangers and varied exposure modes.
Teeny’s Bathin Suit Sparks Family Banter
A narrator jokes about his niece Teeny wearing a bathin' suit that’s snug and eye catching while also protecting modesty. He teases Teeny’s mother’s fashion aims and muses about staying underwater to avoid attention.
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Darlin
Riggs Thanks Voters of Young County Texas
Willie Riggs clerk of the District Court in Young County Texas thanks voters for their support in the recent primary. He pledges courteous efficient service and invites public contact for information about district court records juries and related matters.
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Young County
District Court
Willie Riggs
Texas
W. W. Martin Thanks Voters After Primary Win
W. W. Martin expresses gratitude to voters for strong support in the recent primary. He notes no campaign due to conditions but pledges to perform duties accurately and efficiently.
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Young County
Copeland Thanks Voters For Tax Assessor Primary Support
Sam Copeland expresses heartfelt thanks to voters for the strong support received in the primary for Tax Assessor. He signs the note with respect and appreciation for constituents and the election process.
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Young County
Sam Copeland
Novel Double Window Panes Promise Superior Insulation
A new design uses two window panes separated by two millimeters and joined at the edges by a patented melting process to keep out moisture and dust. The claim is that heat insulation is perfect under these conditions, offering better cold protection than standard double windows.
Costs of the Discovering America Expedition
The total expedition cost ran to seven thousand two hundred fifty dollars. Columbus took three hundred fifty dollars for himself, the captains of the other two ships received one hundred eighty dollars each, and the sailors earned about twenty nine dollars each. Vessel equipment cost two thousand eight hundred twenty five dollars.
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America
Columbus
Lamme Dies Among Four Greatest Electricians
One of the four greatest electricians in this country, B. G. Lamme, died recently joining Edison, Tesla and Steinmetz. Lamme was a master of electrical service and creator of 150 useful inventions, praised as "the greatest mathematician." He was helped in all his work solely by his two sisters.
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B. G. Lamme
Edison
Tesla
Steinmetz
Lamme
Church memorial dedicated for soldiers in district
The Protestant churches of the United States presented a church at Cha teau Thierry as a memorial to soldiers who fell in the district. The dedication took place on Saturday, July 13.
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United States
Chateau Thierry
In Search of a Thrill at Liberty Theatre
Viola Dana stars in In Search of a Thrill a Metro comedy drama at Liberty Theatre Monday and Tuesday adapted from Kate Jordans The Spirit of the Road directed by Oscar Apfel with Warren Baxter Mabel Van Buren Templar Sare and Rosemary Theby in supporting roles Dana plays an American flapper in Paris whose quest for excitement drives her through fast moving adventures ending at a Paris underworld rendezvous
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Viola Dana
Metro
Liberty Theatre
Kate Jordan
Oscar Apfel
Miss Dana
Warren Baxter
Mabel van Buren
Templar Sare
Rosemary Theby
Paris
Pain-free surgery advances with local anesthetic use
In New York a surgeon performed an operation on a patient who spoke with surgeons and nurses during the procedure. The gallstones and appendicitis operation was done with a specially prepared novocaine applied locally, avoiding general anesthesia and pain.
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New York
German memorandum seeks unity and troop withdrawal timeline
Germany sent Premier McDonald a memorandum demanding a pledge to restore political unity and set a retirement date for occupying forces in the Ruhr. It calls for evaluating the Rhineland's first zone next January as required by a Versailles treaty paragraph.
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McDonald
Germany
Ruhr
Rhineland
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