Young County schools set elections for June across districts
Murray True and Hardy districts plan next Saturday votes on tax increases with Center Ridge and Houffstuttle also voting bonds if successful. Ingleside Center Ridge Houffstuttle schedules and a statewide effort to raise education standards accompany a look at county buildings and teacher summer programs.
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Murray, True and Hardy
True and Hardy
Ingleside
Center Ridge Houffstuttle
Center Ridge and
Houffstuttle
Certificates by examination to be limited in Texas
After September 1 1925 two certificates by examination will be issued only for minor positions. The text predicts certificates by examination will soon be discontinued in Texas and not recognized widely.
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Texas
State to grant temporary elementary certificates after high school
The speaker argues the State should issue temporary elementary certificates upon graduation from affiliated high schools to maintain an ample teacher supply. He notes college graduates may receive state certificates after one year, making the proposal plausible as a near term solution.
County youth return from college for summer
Across the county boys and girls are coming back from college for the summer. The note highlights a growing trend of local students entering higher education each year, reflecting encouragement for families and schools.
Congress Hits The People Tax On Radio Outfits
The 10 percent tax on radio equipment is regarded as a nuisance tax that would hinder access to information and culture. Proponents say it would raise about 10 million dollars, but critics warn much would be absorbed by bureaucratic collection costs.
Balloon tires are best at Graham Tire Shop
Balloons tires praised at local shop Graham Tire Shop. customers asked about performance and durability. writers note emphasis on new tire lines and pricing.
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Graham Tire Shop
Pepsinated Calomel Promoted as Gentle Remedy
An old style sickening laxative is replaced by pepsinated calomel, English in origin and combined with pepsin and other ingredients. The ad claims it relieves indigestion biliousness colds constipation and headaches gently and quickly with a bedtime tablet and a hungry morrow. Scott-Long Drug Company endorses the product.
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Scott-Long Drug Company
Young County boy'sKempeR graduation son of Texas couple
Boonville Missouri May 30 Among 92 graduates from Kemper Military School today was Oscar N Goode son of Mr and Mrs W M Goode of South Bend Texas He distinguished himself in military and athletic activities serving as center on the football team and a reserve pitcher in baseball
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Boonville
Kemper Military School
Oscar N. Goode
W. M. Goode
South Bend
Texas
Kemper
Air mail night routes shrink U S coast to coast size
McClure's Magazine details a new air mail system starting July 1 that will cut coast to coast delivery to about 30 hours. Night flights between Chicago and Cheyenne enable day routes east of Chicago and west of Cheyenne. The plan relies on pilots and new beacon lighting across five central fields to guide a growing national network.
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United States
New York
San Francisco
Golden Gate
U. S
McClure
Chicago
Cheyenne
McClure’s
Tooting the Cow in Japan Notice in shop windows
A traveler reports curious notices seen in Japan. An official municipal message to motorists advises that if a cow obstructs traffic, soften the approach with polite tootings and persist until the cow eventually passes away.
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Japan
89 Year Old Man Paints Studebaker Car in Rage
Indianapolis June 2 Some weeks ago Earl Cooper and his mechanic Earl Dutton tuned the Studebaker Special in Los Angeles after a west coast race They noticed a snowy haired veteran intensely admiring the car He told them the Studebaker is like a grandson and he once painted Studebaker wagons and carriages At 89 N M Hendershott of Los Angeles agreed to repaint the car working night and day to give it the old time master painter care The scene ends with reverence for the old craft and the car’s transformation
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Indianapolis
Earl Cooper
Earl Dutton
Studebaker
Los Angeles
Dutton
Cooper
Friends Honor G. E. Leberman and Wife Picnic
A Thursday picnic in the W. C. Leberman pasture honors Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Leberman of Fort Worth. Many families attended from Newcastle Orth Wichita Falls and nearby communities, bringing baskets and sharing a pleasant day as recorded by Olney Enterprise.
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W. C. Leberman
G. E. Leberman
Fort Worth
W. S. Husted
C. E. Burris
W. C. Wainwright
Newcastle
J. A. Gibbs
Dewey Still
Hob Still
S. B. Waters
C. D. Medlin
I. C. Gibbs
G. W. Rankins
Big Prizes For County Exhibits At Texas-Oklahoma Fair
Wichita Falls report details cash prizes and trophies for counties with agricultural exhibits at the Texas-Oklahoma Fair from Sept 29 to Oct 5. Prizes range by placement from 400 dollars for first to 50 dollars for all other counties, with varied amounts for places two through eight and trophies for top counties.
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Wichita Falls
R. E. Shepherd
Miriam Ferguson Eyes Governor Run If Ferguson Ineligible
Waco Texas May 29 Mrs Miriam A Ferguson wife of former Governor James E Ferguson may remain in the race for Governor if the Supreme Court rules his ineligibility Her application for a place on the Democratic ticket was filed with Joe W Hale secretary of the State Democratic executive committee For 1922 when Ferguson sought the United States Senate she also filed then withdrew after the committee ruled his name could appear on the ticket
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Waco
Texas
Supreme Court
James E. Ferguson
Miriam A. Ferguson
Joe W. Hale
Democratic Executive Committee
Ferguson
United States
State Executive Committee
Card of Thanks for N Laquey Family
A card of thanks from Mrs Nancy Laquey J E Laquey J R Laquey S S Laquey B C Laquey and Mrs Bertha Leonard for neighbors and friends kindness during the illness and death of husband and father N Laquey.
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N. Laquey
Nancy Laquey
J. E. Laquey
J. R. Laquey
S. S. Laquey
B. C. ‘Laquey
Bertha Leonard
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Kodak
Congress
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Purina
Hinson-Hockaday Grain
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America
E. Cooper
Mrs
Moore & Babb’s
Dinty
Alexander
Firestone
Cornish & Bates
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