Governor Ferguson Signs Rural School Aid Bill
Governor Ferguson affixes signature to bill appropriating $2,000,000 for rural school aid over the next two fiscal years.
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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1917
Page
4
Governor Ferguson affixes signature to bill appropriating $2,000,000 for rural school aid over the next two fiscal years.
General Venustiano Carranza has been elected to the Mexican presidency by the largest vote in republic history and will assume office on May 1, 1917.
Supt. Eilers notes Lavaca county paid $35,749.93 in state school taxes, including railroad and utility contributions, and received $51,429.00 from the state for education, leaving $15,679.08 excess in state funds. The county reports no local school tax and outlines per child tax brackets and district-by-district state net gains, arguing that taxpayers rarely see the full benefit.
Fifteen final certificates of naturalization were granted yesterday in Hallettsville Texas. Thirteen applicants were Austrian, one Russian, and one German. Each during examination affirmed they would fight for the United States if conflict arose between the two nations.
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