Make Texas schools the best in the world in Young county
In Hunt on May 30 residents voted for the dollar school tax and discussed a three teacher school. Eliasville closed a nine month term as all county schools end for summer. Petitions seek consolidating Upper Tonk Valley Tonk Valley and Pleasant Hill districts with a June 19 election. District trustees from various areas are in Graham for jury duty and a county meeting is planned for July 1. Proposals include $1200 bonds for Proffitt and tax rate hikes at Belknap June 17 and Lamar June 24. Progress toward better public education continues through new schools consolidations and rising taxes.
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Hunt
Eliasville
Upper Tonk Valley
Tonk Valley
Pleasant Hill
Graham
Conlin
Proffitt
Belknap
Lamar
Sheriffs notes report raids on poker games and liquor
Deputies Black Sparr and officials raided Wellington last Thursday disturbing a poker game and confiscating one gallon of corn whiskey. They with County Attorney Rhea visited Traveler’s hotel finding a gallon of whiskey. Herron City yielded a big crap game and choc beer. On Monday Sparr arrested S C Counts with a quart of liquor. Black jailed three poker players. Sage hauled in a man charged with lunacy. Monson brought in two Oil City girls for misdemeanors. Calls from across the county keep the force busy.
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George Black
Ed Sparr
Wellington
Saye
Rhea
J. L. Flint
Tom Wallace
Herron City
S. C
Sage
Edmonson
Oil City
Orphans to receive ham and egg breakfast for Buckner Home
Young County Baptists and friends plan a breakfast for Buckner Orphan's Home demanding 1,400 eggs and 10 hams. Each Baptist Church and Sunday School is urged to lead. Sunday, June 4th, collects eggs at Sunday School, crates sold for 50 cents, ships Monday, June 5th to Busky or Orphan's Home in Dallas, with express charges paid. Please report eggs shipped. note indicating Studebaker Year.
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Young County Baptists
Buckner Orphan
Orphan's Home
Dallas
Texas
Citizens Committee Raids Nab Large Whiskey Haul
A Ranger raid led by a Citizens Committee seized a large hidden stock of liquor at Cleve Barnes’ home, charging possession of intoxicating liquor. About 308 quarts of bottled in bond whiskey, two cases of champagne and 175 gallons of corn whiskey were found behind false walls. Barnes and Harry Atwood surrendered and posted $2,000 bonds each. Leon Wilson and Jack Carpenter were also arrested.
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Cleve Barnes
Ranger
Ranger Police Department
Office of Justice of the Peace
Leon Wilson
Jack Carpenter
Citizens’ Committee
Barnes
Baptist and Methodist Win This Week's Games
Interest mounts in the Sunday School ball league as teams form and league games begin. Tuesday saw the Baptist beat the Presbyterians 6 to 4, and this afternoon the Methodists defeated the Christians 9 to 8.
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Baptist
Methodist
Wootton and Timmons Attend Loving Sunday Services
Mr and Mrs Joe Wootton with Miss Sallie Timmons and Miss Myrtle Kemp attended decoration services at Loving Sunday in a local observance.
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Joe Wootton
Sallie Timmons
Myrtle Kemp
Decoration Day Observed by U D C in Graham
Sunday activities honored veterans with three flags Old Glory the Confederate banner and the American Legion emblem. Speakers Rev T E Bowman and Rev Gary Smith discussed state rights and secession, while Mrs Nat Price read a veteran tribute. The event closed with a cemetery remembrance ice cream supper and guardian vows to veterans.
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Daughters of the Confederacy
American Legion
Graham
High Seas
Germany
Great Ocean
Een
T. E. Bowman
Gen. Lee
Georgia
Nat Price
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Sheriff's Office
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Citizens Committee
Loraine
A. & M. College
Stillwater
Oklo
Lake Charles
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Waco
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John E. Morrison Co
U. D.C
R. Lindsey
P. S
W. M. Davis
H. M. Donnell
God
East Side Square
Henry Ford
Detroit
Lesage Motor CO
Graham, Texas
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