Carr Again Heads the V C Veterans
Richmond session of the thirty second annual United Confederate Veterans reunion re elected General Julian S. Carr of Durham as commander in chief and rejected New Orleans as the 1923 reunion city. General Thomas withdrew amid calls for unity. W McDonald Lee of Irvington was named commander in chief at the closing session. A memorial service honored World War I dead.
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Richmond
Julian S. Carr
Durham
S. C
New Orleans
United Confederate Veterans
Carr
J. A. Thomas
Georgia
A. J. Twiggs
Augusta
Thomas
W. M. Wroten
Mississippi
Wroten
J. A. Thomas, Commander of the Army of Tennessee; Lieutenant General C. D. Howey
Washington, D. C
Arlington Hall of Fame
Historical Committee
Huger W. Jackson
Curryville
Abraham Lincoln
South
Texas
Carolinas
Texas Prospects for Crops Boosted by Winter Conditions
In Kall County prospects show the strongest crop potential in recent years across all kinds. Victoria County reports exceptionally heavy fruit yields thriving prolifically. Teague plans July 18 for issuing 20,000 dollars in additional school bonds. Aransas Pass seawall bonds approved for 213,000 dollars with six percent interest and serial maturity. Dallas authorized bonds include 560,000 dollars for schools and 100,000 dollars for sewers. Winnsboro reports five thousand pounds of beans sold at a local packing shed, grown by nearby truck farmers and gardeners.
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Kall
Winnsboro
Texas
Federal road fund allotment is made
Austin Texas reports a regular highway commission meeting approved 33 402 409 in allotments to 47 counties for 1923 24 projects many to extend into 1924 and 1925. Port Bend Jefferson and Tarrant counties lead with 249 000 217 000 and 200 000 respectively while a long list of counties receive various sums.
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Austin
Tex
State Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Port Bend County
Jefferson County
Terrell County
Orange County
Cameron
Frazoria
Palo Pinto
Falls
Shelby
Nacogdoches
Parker
Guadalupe
Fannin
Blanco
Mitchell
Hou
Williamson
Limestone
Bowl
Morris
Burnet
Brooks
Dallas
Hood
Blunt
Madison
Smith
Lamar
Tarrant
Angelina
Bosque
Cherokee
Coke
Edwards
Fayette
Hidalgo
Jasper
Jeff Davis
Jim Wells
Milam
Newton
Nueces
Orange
Stephens
Uvalde
Texas Leads Nation in Farm Crop Value for 1921
Washington Texas topped the nation in farm crop value for 1921 at 463.8 million dollars, down from 760.8 million in 1920 and a billion plus in 1919. The North Central states and South Central states posted multi state totals with Iowa leading animal products and overall sector volumes reaching near 1.5 billion dollars.
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Washingiton
Texas
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Minnesota
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
North Central States
South Central
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Federal Aid for Road Building Allocations to Texas and Oklahoma
The post office appropriation bill approved by President Harding earmarks federal road funds for 1923 and beyond. Texas receives 2,950,115 dollars and Oklahoma 1,168,226 dollars, with 50,000,000 dollars available for 1923, rising to 65,000,000 in 1924 and 75,000,000 in 1925. States must provide matching funds and administration follows established provisions.
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Washington
Texas
Oklahoma
Post Office
Harding
Agricultural Department
School Tax Increase Passes in Edge District
In Bryan Texas a school tax election in the Edge school district northern county area approved raising the levy from 50 cents to 1.00 by a two to one margin.
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Bryan
Tex
Infantry Organized in 36th Division at Wichita Falls
Infantry organized in the 36th Division National Guard is now complete after two years of work under Major Culberson. Stationed in Wichita Falls, Texas, the process has progressed through substantial effort and planning.
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Wichita ‘Falls
Tex
Infantry
National ‘Guard
Culberson
Wichita` Falls
Ruling on Exemption Certificates for Elder Voters in Texas
An attorney general opinion states that residents aged 60 or over who move into a city of 10,000 or more after February 1 are not required to hold a poll tax exemption certificate or appear on the precinct voter list to vote in the new city. The ruling, prepared by Assistant Attorney General W. W. Caves, was addressed to Tom Green County Attorney Murphy. It is the first time the question has been reviewed by the attorney general's department and has not yet been tested in court.
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Austin
Tex
Attorney General’s Department
W. W. Caves
Murphy
Tom Green County
Caves
Missionaries in Danger Amid China Mutiny Toll
Reports from Kiangsi province detail ferocious mutinous actions across cities. The uprising has killed more than ten thousand, with many foreigners and Christian missionaries among the victims. Women workers endured rape and forced marches as troops ravaged towns and carried captives into the mountains.
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Shanghai
China
Kiangsi
Brown U Honors Geddes at Brown's centennial ceremony
Sir Auckland Campbell Geddes, British ambassador to the United States, received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws at Brown University's centennial commencement in Providence Rhode Island.
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Providence, R
Sir Auckland Campbell Geddes
United States
Brown University
Crop conditions ideal in Beeville Tex region
Reports from Beeville Texas indicate crop conditions are ideal with early corn making well. Both quality and quantity are described as above average, signaling favorable growing conditions for the area.
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Beeayville
Tex
Beeville
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