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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1923
Page
7
The Dallas News Austin correspondent says rural land valued at $8 per acre yields about 6c tax for all state purposes. School tax is 24.5c per acre ($4.48 per 160 acre farm), pensions 6.4c, general purposes 4.48c. Some land is valued higher than $8.
The report notes land values for tax purposes in Texas counties, with Culberson at 86 cents per acre and Wichita at $80. It lists counties exceeding $20 per acre and highlights Orange County with the highest tax rate at 2.43 per $100, totaling 3.18 with state tax. A table gives values for Bowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Hopkins, Hunt, Lamar, Red River, and Titus.
The State of Texas issues a district court citation by publication for Artie Mae Grissom unknown residence to appear in the 15th Judicial District at Sherman on the first Monday in October 1923. Plaintiff Clifford Grissom seeks a divorce. case file 30590. Mae Legate, Clerk, signs the writ.
A Californian traveler, stopping in Texas, laments the lack of trees. He recalls a giant Brazos River flood near Waco that toppled a huge tree across the stream while he and fellow cowhands were moving cattle toward Kansas City.
This Sherman advocate notes the New York Style Shop offers the latest spring dresses hats furs and millinery. With buyers linked to Fifth Avenue and Parisian fashion leaders the store promises stylish yet affordable items. The article urges readers to visit for a superb display of new styles.
A boss and two punchers discover a hollow tree used as a cattle crossing. While counting the herd, the tally falls short by over three hundred head as a distant lowing reveals the missing cattle behind the tree.
Report notes more than three hundred cattle wandered into a hollow limb of a tree along a riverside bank. The tree is described as not as large as many others nearby on the turbulent stream. National Republican commentary included.
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