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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1922
Page
2
Vote for the Local School Tax Increase
Hearne citizens hear J H Wiseley on school finance as editor urges support for a small annual tax rise to fund building repairs for white and colored facilities, rural schools, and a nine month term, arguing education preserves property rights and civic strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twenty-Five Mile
Editors miss Texas Reclamation meeting on Brazos
Judge J Felton Lane reports that Texan W Rankin Brenham Banner Press George J Neu Brenham Banner Press and other editors along the Brazos tributaries failed to attend the Bryan meeting last Tuesday. He comments that gentlemen you missed a great opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Brazos
Humphreys
Bryan
Hearne
Texas
George Robinson
Waco Times-Herald
Rountree
J. Felton Lane
Hearne Democrat
W Rankin
Caldwell Ledger
George J. Neu
Brenham Banner Press
T. W. Terry
Thorndale Champion
John E. Cooke
Rockdale
W. M. Cobb
Cameron Enterprise
J. B. White
Cameron Herald
A Fine Old World Yet Civic Tribute to a Noble Pair
An editor extols humble virtue over fame, recalling an elderly colored woman who walked four miles to work and pay taxes for her bedridden century-old husband. Despite hardship she kept vows, endured seasons of heat and cold, and thanked God for long life while praising supportive white neighbors who offered work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning
Senate
Lincoln
Ex-slave couple aided by county tax collector’s mercy
Hearne citizens had sent funds to the county tax gatherers to ease the destitute condition of two elderly ex slaves, Jack Anderson and Tilda Anderson. The Robertson County incumbent paid the 10 percent penalty from his own pocket and ensured the relief money reached the elderly pair, embodying the old south’s tradition of benevolence toward the well behaved Negro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearne
Robertson County
Jack Anderson
Tilda Anderson
Old South
Make Him Bring It Home
A period piece on paid up boarders receiving notices and the mail system. It discusses an automatic mailer using cog wheel logic, renewal notices, and the difficulty of removing names without disrupting mailing. The author defends the post office department and notes the widespread misrouting of second class mail.
Paper Delivery Troubles And Family Readership
The editor cites post office mistakes and lost issues as reasons women do not receive the family paper. Children misplace papers among mail and parcels, or husbands leave them at work. The editor threatens to draft a city ordinance enacting penalties if husbands fail to bring papers home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post-Office
On the Road to Progress in Hearne Democrat
Publisher J Felton Lane expands local news and features in The Hearne Democrat. Recent issue highlights three feature introductions: Bible Thoughts for This Week, Julia Bottomly fashion articles, and a general features section with America Legion news comics and auto department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge J. Felton Lane
Hearne
Tex
Democrat
Julia Bottomly
America Legion
Automobile Department
Charles F. Wadsworth
Publishers’ Auxiliary
Chicago
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Ise
J. H. Wiseley
Austin
Department of Education
Lee J. Rountree
Bryan Eagle
Jimmy Smith
Kellogg
Kellogg’s
W. KE. Kellogg
Kellogg's
F.C.B
Detroit
Fordson
West Motor CO
Hearne, Texas
B. W. Crove
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