Delta Kappa Gamma Initiates New Members At Kermit Meeting
Gamma Mu Chapter tempers a formal initiation of three new members Miss Marguerite Griffin Grandfalls Miss Katherine Toler Pecos and Mrs Jessie Bush Pecos at the Kermit chapter gathering in the High School Library The evening included a banquet at the Community Church with sixty guests and a speech by Superintendent B F Meek a festive musical program and decorative centerpieces featuring roses May poles and red yellow motifs. S R LeMay of Athens declares for Texas State Superintendent of Public Instruction praising experience as Athens superintendent for 18 years and holding degrees from A&M and the University of Texas.
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Texas Public Schools
S. R. LeMay
Athens
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
A. & M. College
University of Texas
LeMay
Athens Public Schools
Teachers End Year With Theatre Party Tradition
Teachers conclude a year of gatherings by hosting a final entertainment. Those who did not perform earlier treated the group to a show then drinks at a drug store. Hosts include J W Pyburn Jimmie Gammill John Eddy Tom O'Donnell George Baker G B Strunk Joe Smith and wives.
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John Eddy
Tom O’donnell
George Baker
G. B. Strunk
Joe Smith
Johnnie Onnell
May Denny
I. D Hoak
Edison Tales and Oil Tax Facts Highlight Texas History
The passage mixes anecdotes about Thomas Edison with statistics on oil industry safety and taxation in Texas. It notes Edison’s reputed mischiefs and inventions, then shifts to oil industry facts: workplace fatality rate, driver safety implications, annuities in Texas, oil taxes, and the tax burden of oil properties on the state.
State’s School Tax Share Heavily Uneven Says Report
A new analysis notes that one fourth of the school taxes in the state are paid by a small number of districts, highlighting unequal burden across communities and prompting calls for reform.
Texas Oil Industry Payroll and Employment Study
The Texas oil sector pays over 271 million dollars annually in wages and salaries while taxes and higher costs reduce oil well drilling by 4 355 wells in two years. Texas oil producers ship over 68 million barrels of oil to cheaper states, and about 30 000 Texans work for refineries with a payroll near 50 million dollars yearly. Pumping wells exceed producing wells by more than 12 000 in Texas.
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Texas
Texas Petroleum
Texas Oil Refiners
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Jimmie Gammill
Thomas Edison
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Abe Lincoln
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Texas Petroleum Industry
LEA County State Bank
JAL Agency
Jal, New Mexico
Woodrow Bailey
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Alkaseltzer
Loree
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J. R. Wilson
Noble
M. L. Dooley
Jal
Ellington-Baldwin
Bargain
T. W. Anderson
N. M. Box
Paul Barron
Phillips Camp
Texahoma Hidel
T. Johnson
Kermit
New York
Orthopedic Hospital
Philp Phillys
Bart Giordano
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Phillips
Jay Haynes
Permian Ice Co
Jal, New
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