Texas items show varied county and state notes across 1927
The clipping reports county votes, road bonds, and state project yields including Nueces cotton potential of 70,000 to 240,000 acres yielding one fourth to one third bale per acre. It notes a 1600 by 60 foot concrete wharf planned at Point Isabel, Wallis road district bond approval for a 9.1 mile hard surfaced road, and a San Antonio reunion for old Texas trail drivers. It covers Wichita Falls property value rise, state good roads mileage ranking, gravel truck activity near Lockhart on highway 24, a granite shaft near Pecan Springs linked to Aust in Colony founder, and interstate rail extensions from Livingston to Port Arthur and Weldon to Waco. It adds Lindbergh town dedication in Starr County, a Mace silver mine project near Presidio County, a major goat industry convention in Uvalde, rice acreage shifts in Beaumont, Lovelady highway bonds, and Port Houston throughput rising while Texas export trade gains exceed 1926.
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Lindbergh
Texas
United States
Starr County
Charles A. Lindbergh
Rio Grande City
Rio Grande City-Laredo
Biz Bend
Presido County
Elephant Rock
Marfa
Presido
Shafter
Uvalde
Southwest
Texas Angora Goat Raisers’ Association
Retail Merchants’ Association of
Beaumont
Lovelady
Trinity County Lne
Port Houston
Port Commission
Department of Commerce
State tax rate set at 25 cents in Texas
Governor Moody chaired a state tax board meeting where a 25 4 cent rate was fixed for general purposes, schools, and Confederate pensions with a total 67 cents. The board projected a biennial total of 50 cents, possibly lower in the next year, while noting current and past rates of 23 and 36 cents respectively. The schools would receive a $15 per capita appropriation for the first time.
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Austin
Texic
Pan Moody
Texas
West
State Automatic Tax Board
Moody
W. Gregory Hatcher
S. Hf.Verpoll
Ferrel
General Revenue Fund
Hatcher
Terrell
Sapiro Ford Controversy Ends in Federal Court
In Detroit, Judge Charles G. Simons signed an order of discontinuance in the Ford Sapiro case on Thursday. The stipulation, offered by Aaron Sapiro’s counsel and Henry Ford’s, states the cause is discontinued without further costs to either party.
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Detroit
Mich
Charles G. Simons
Federal District Court
Aaron Sapiro
Henry Ford
Simons
Sapiro
Dempsey Knocks Out Sharkey to Earn Tunney Title Shot
New York report says Jack Dempsey defeated Jack Sharkey of Boston in the seventh round on Thursday night. A sharp left jab to Sharkey’s jaw ended the bout as Sharkey protested the blows to the stomach. Dempsey earned the right to meet Gene Tunney to regain the title he lost at Philadelphia.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Jack Sharkey
Boston
Gene Tunney
Philadelphia
Sharkey
Farm Income Falls Five Per Cent in Crop Year
Washington reports total gross agricultural income for the year ending June 30 at 12.086 billion dollars, down from 12.670 billion the previous year, a decline of about five per cent. Department of Agriculture announced Friday.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Varsity Of Wealth For June Royalties Hit $218711
Austin Texas three checks received by State Land Commissioner J T Robinson Friday completed June royalties on University of Texas lands in West Texas. The month total stood at 218711 dollars.
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Austin
Tex
J. T. Robinson
University of Texas
West Texas
Beer Destroy Crops In Limestone County Preserve
Farmers in Limestone County 13,000 acre game preserve report crop losses from animals and pests. Squirrels are damaging corn on the preserve as farmers seek relief from the state authorities.
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Groesbeck
Tex
Limestone County
School Bonds Voted in Dawson District
Corsicana Texas The Dawson Independent School District approved sixty thousand dollars in bonds to fund a combined grammar and high school building expected to be ready for use in the fall.
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Corsicana
Tex
Dawson Independent School
Mexia Fire Rate Cut In Texas Insurance Reform
Mexia residents see a fire insurance rate drop from 84 to 26 cents per dollar as ordered by the Texas fire insurance commissioner. The change affects property coverage and reflects regulatory action aimed at easing costs for homeowners and businesses in Mexia.
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Mexia
Tex
Texas Fire Insurance Commissioner
Duties Every Boy Should Learn at Sixteen Years Old
A historical list outlines practical knowledge for teen boys including writing letters, calculating discounts, handling banking chores, keeping simple financial records, learning basic physics chemistry and shop skills, swimming and team sports, understanding notable world figures, Bible literacy, reading great writers, personal care and courtesy, and staying informed on current events and public opinion.
Bit of Lace Links Bonaparte to American Bride
A Baltimore legend recalls Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte meeting Jerome Bonaparte in New York when Napoleonic era turmoil touched America. Napoleon married Miss Patterson in France, she stayed in America after his exile, and their brief union ended with annulment and departure, leaving her child and a tale of lace and fate.
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New York
Jerome Bonaparte
America
Baltimore
Jerome
Napoleon
High Seas
Sok
Nok
Elizabeth Patterson
France
Miss Matterson
Torance
Haggland
Westphalia
Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte
Matilda
United States
Troughton
Houghton
London
Chandler P. Andersen
New Tree Promises Wood Pulp in 18 Years
New York reports a 60 foot tall 18 inch thick hybrid poplar tree developed for wood pulp in 18 years. Researchers Dr Ralph McKee of Columbia University and Dr A D Stout of the New York Botanical Garden led the work, funded by Oxford Paper of Rumford Maine. The poplar pulpwood is said to rival spruce pulp. Seedlings will propagate the trees.
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New York
New York Evening Post
Ralph McKee
Columbia University
A. D. Stout
New York Botanical Gardens
Oxford Paper Company
Ruimford
Maine
Doctor McKee
Leontough Seeks Health Help After Fifty Five Water Diet
Mrs Hope Leontough of Toronto Ont has lived fifty five days on nothing but water to improve her health and is in serious condition at a hospital officials report.her condition has drawn attention to drastic dieting attempts in pursuit of wellness.
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Toronto
Hope Leontough
Easy Street Found in Pittsfield Maine
Easy street discovered at last tucked away in the small town of Pittsfield Somerset county Only a few residents remain in the area and the street location is reported as found.
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Portland
Maine
Pittsfield
Somerset County
Indicted in Boston Grand Jury Cases Against Diehl
A Boston grand jury handed down two indictments against John H. Diehl who led the City of Rome when it rammed and sank the submarine 51, resulting in a loss of 27 lives. The charges include inattention negligence and failure to assist after the crash.
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Federal
Boston
John H. Diehl
Rome
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