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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1925
Page
2
Veterans of the late war confined to wheel chairs in Tacoma Washington have organized a league at the veterans' hospital and enjoy their games despite their handicap.
The chemical warfare service unveils a new gas mask featuring a telephone attachment near the mouthpiece. It allows clear speech in heavy firing from distant stations, though the wearer cannot speak to nearby personnel when adjusted.
Austin Texas claims the state has a sufficient supply of textbooks and the board of education acted within its province in repudiating contracts. Eight mandamus petitions seek to force recognition of repudiated contracts and specify ordered books. The state asserts no contracts exist to observe and any books bought would be useless if contracts were upheld. Attorney General Dan Moody will actively pursue the case.
Texas bankers at the forty first annual convention elected Francis H Welch of Taylor as president and Owen W Sherrill of Georgetown as treasurer. The body announced plans to hold the 1926 meeting in Galveston and heard a plea from El Paso for the 1927 gathering. Treasurer F C Pondrom of Tilas reported 14172 18 in the association treasury, the largest sum yet. The resolutions urged scrutiny of rising bond rates set by law and warned premiums could outpace security if not checked.
Austin reports UT lands April royalties total 133821.73, up 37365.95 from March. Texan Oil Co paid 53292.87 and Big Lake Oil Co 80528.86. Funds are placed in the available fund but cannot be issued until the comptroller issues a deposit warrant ordered by the Supreme Court.
Premier Mussolini told the senate that Italy will settle its war debt to the United States through long term payments to be arranged. He denied a formal US request but said he held semi official talks with American representatives about funding methods during recent discussions.
Roald Amundsen sails toward the North Pole from Spitzbergen at 5 20 p m on Thursday. Weather at departure is ideal and the two planes, despite heavy loads, sink only two inches into fresh snow as they glide over the blanketed ice.
Mission Texas reports total shipments in the valley surpass twelve thousand for the period, with freight at 11 703 and express at 401. Last season to date showed freight 10 920 and express 272, indicating improved movement in both categories.
Charles B. Cook of Austin was elected president of the Texas Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association on Thursday. Waco was chosen as the site for the 1926 convention.
A terse philosophical reflection contrasts pain from a headache with the joy of meaningful labor. The speaker suggests happiness comes from discovering one’s work, and urges seeking no other blessedness beyond purposeful employment.
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