State Board Adopts 14 Per Capita Scholastic Apportionment
The State Board of Education set a 14 per capita apportionment for 1925-26, funding public schools at about 18.83 million for 1,345,000 scholastics. James E. Ferguson commented that wiser textbook spending could have yielded a 15 per capita allotment. Seven cents of the 35-cent state tax will go to textbooks, financing contracts estimated to total around 2.389 million for new books, with 79 thousand in the textbook fund next year.
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State Board of Education
James E. Ferguson
Texas
Textbook Commission
Weeks To Quit As War Secretary In Uncertain Health
Swampscott Mass August 12 Secretary Weeks met President Coolidge and said he might not return to his Washington post in the fall if his health did not improve. Weeks had been ill for months and described his visit as social. Coolidge previously said Weeks was expected back in September but Weeks now waits for assurance of full recovery before deciding.
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Swampscott
Mass
Weeks
Coolidge
Washington
Gloucester
Mr. Weeks
Legislators Fail To Vote Own Pay Checks
Texas legislators delay payroll funding leaving several members with uncashed warrants. State Treasurer W Gregory Hatcher reports about 10 million dollars in the State Treasury and cash operation since February eliminates deficits. He notes reserve funds spread across 120 banks at 4 percent, with overall tax receipts healthy.
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Texas
W. Gregory Hatcher
Hatcher
Drouth Not So Bad as Painted Says Crocker
State Labor Commissioner E J Crocker says drought conditions in Texas are not as severe as portrayed after surveying 26 counties. He warns reports must not minimize seriousness while noting limited work for unskilled migrants and influx to urban areas.
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Crocker
Drouth
Texas
E. J. Crocker
Austin
Fort Worth
C. W. Woodman
Federal Labor Bureau
United States Department of Labor
Ane
Porter’s Cemetery Work Day Scheduled Next Monday
George Bennett asks The Sun to note that Porter's Cemetery six miles west of town will be worked by lot owners Monday. All who have relatives buried there are urged to attend Monday morning to help clean up the grounds.
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George Bennett
Sun
Porter's
New Headlight Law Not a Dimming Regulation
Motorists in Texas must have headlights tested at authorized stations and carry a proof certificate. The law fixes 25 cent testing fees, bans dimming, requires 200 foot object visibility, and directs proper focus to avoid glare. Penalties start at 5 dollars and rise with offenses, with support from other states noting fewer night crashes after enforcement.
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Texas
State Highway Department
Fall Plowing Deprives Boll Weevil of Home
Texas farmers face boll weevil and cut worm woes, now argued to vanish via fall plowing. H M Madison, railroad agricultural agent, claims turning under green crop debris starves the weevil and disrupts boll worm habitats. The practice fertilizes soil but may forgo an early top crop. Also notes Bridge Club with Nell Montgomery hosting and guests from Dallas, Chicago, Madill and Oklahoma City.
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Houston
Texas
H. M. Madison
Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad
Nell Montgomery
Bridge Club
Arthur Macaulay
Mary Rena Penn
Dallas
Jack Mitchell
Chicago
Marvin Bryant
Madill
J. C. Boone
Oklahoma City
Lilley and May Travel to Lubbock for Farm Interests
Tom Lilley and Bob May departed Wednesday to Lubbock to oversee farming matters important to their operations and holdings in the area.
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Tom Lilley
Bob May
Lubbock
Dont Be Fooled By The Bell Ringer Peddler
A local urges shoppers to favor hometown merchants over traveling bell ringers selling hosiery books and jewelry. He claims district managers profit from pressure sales, while tests show local stores offer better merchandise at similar or lower prices with guarantees and community trust. Buy locally to support the shopkeepers who pay taxes and stay.
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Whitewright
Veterans Warned About Bonus Law
Gen. Frank T. Hines warns against buying soldiers bonus certificates as a Treasury report cites loans by a money lender in San Antonio. The congressional act limits loans on certificates to two years after issue and requires promissory notes secured by the certificate, voiding unauthorized negotiations to protect veterans.
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Frank T. Hines
Veterans Bureau
Secret Service Division
Treasury Department
San Antonio
Sherman Women Visit Whitewright Church Meeting
About twenty to twenty five ladies from the Central Christian Church Woman's Missionary Society traveled to Whitewright on Monday for an all day gathering hosted by the local Christian church. They heard missionary Laura Lynn Major speak about foreign service in China, followed by remarks on her family’s missionary lineage and broader missions work in Mexico and the Philippines.
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Woman's Missionary Society of
Central Christian Church
Whitewright
Missionary Society of the Christian Church
Laura Lynn Major
Major
San Antonio
Philippine Islands
Sherman Democrat
Hopper Horde Forces Cisco Store Closing
A cloud of grasshoppers swept Cisco on August 11 obscuring lights and closing stores. Large piles filled streets as residents swept and even a truck hauled off the insects. Cars crushed them creating slick pavement while fish at Lake Cisco fed on the swarm. The hoppers drew to the beach lights and the water, and the exact origin of the pests remains a mystery.
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Cisco
Lake Cisco
Sunday School League Standing Unchanged
Three weeks of games leave the Methodist-Presbyterian lead at 21, with Baptist and Christians on 19. Friday’s 2-2 draw ended after four innings due to darkness and rain. MPs and B-Cs each had three pitchers with three and five strikeouts respectively. The MPs committed two errors to the B-Cs seven, and MPs stole six bases to four for the B-Cs.
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Methodist-Presbyterian
Baptist
Mps
Bcs
Grammer
M-Ps
Cull Reeves
Reeves
B-Cs
Cecil Bradley
Reevee
McMurry
Barbee
Gordon
Ross
John Holcomb
Willis Bailey
P-Cs
Robert Cantrell
Lowell Blanton
M-P
Lilburn Ross
Emmet Blanton
Blanton
C. Bradley
Holcomb
Houston Blanton
Coolidge Approves Budget Cut Program
President Coolidge approved a tentative next year budget of 3.08 billion with a 20 million cut from this year. Director Lord outlined reductions within the target, with military services facing substantial decreases while defense levels may be preserved at lower cost. Tax relief of at least 300 million is anticipated, aided by a projected Treasury surplus for the year.
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Coolidge
Lord
Army
Congress
Treasury
National Defense
Widowers Win More Remarries Than Widows, Says Expert
Newark reports Edward A. Gray of the Prudential Insurance Company contends widows remarry more often than widows and that widowers outnumber single men by 3,350,000 while the 1920 census shows 2,000,000 more widows than widowers. He argues any capable provider can marry, regardless of age or hair.
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Newark
Edward A. Gray
Prudential Insurance Company
United States
Gray
Miss Allie Sue Mize Visits Greenville Friends
Miss Allie Sue Mize of Greenville is visiting local friends here, enjoying social calls and catching up with acquaintances during her stay.
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Allie Sue Mize
Greenville
Girl Shot by Sister While Defending Home
San Antonio August 12 Odessa Wallace 12 barricaded with two sisters in Camp Wood home against three Mexicans. Odessa wounded by shotgun blast to the breast while younger sister fires at intruders. men flee. Odessa in critical condition at a local hospital. father away at night work. motherless children in care of eldest.
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San Antonio
Odessa
Walace
Camp Wood
T. T. Wilace
Betty Watkins
Lightning bolt ends paralysis for aged man
Bakersville Cal August 11 A freak electrical storm struck Noah W Miers 67 after a lightning bolt hit a metal utensil near him and then his body. A six inch burned spot appeared under his left arm and he was hospitalized. He has regained use of his paralyzed arm.
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Bakersville
Cal
Noah W. Miers
Miers
Public Schools Open September 14 Under Supt Fred W Smith
Whitewright schools will reopen Monday September 14 according to Supt Fred W Smith Local schools will join county institute this year with teachers traveling to Sherman on September 7 for a week of instruction All teachers are employed and readiness is high despite limited funds and budget pressures for the board of education
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Fred W. Smith
Whitewright
County Institute
Board of Education
Grayson to Seek Higher Road Maintenance Funds
Judge R. M. Carter plans to press the State Highway Commission to raise Grayson county’s highway maintenance allotment from last year’s $40,000. Grayson County taxes auto licenses and gasoline taxes totaling about $250,000 annually, and local leaders may visit Austin with a delegation to push for a larger share.
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R. M. Carter
State Highway Commission
Grayson County
Commission
Austin
Use Precaution Against Malaria for Texas Homes
State health officials report malaria more prevalent this summer across Texas despite prior declines since mosquito control began. After rains, inspect premises for standing water and dispose of it, seal water containers, and use kerosene in barrels weekly. Keep sewage outlets protected with oil drip barrels and introduce minnows into water bodies to curb breeding. Ensure homes are screened with 16 mesh wire to block night biters.
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State Board of Health
City and Country Health
Texas
State Health Department
State Health Board
Charlie Chaplin Ill With Low Blood Pressure
Charles Chaplin is ill at his Ritz Carlton apartment with low blood pressure. The actor became ill yesterday afternoon. Dr. Mackenzie ordered bed rest for two days and cancellation of engagements. Curtis Melnitz, Chaplin's representative, confirmed the illness.
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New York
Charles Chaplin
Ritz-Carlton
Curtis Melnitz
United Artists Corporation
Chaplin
Melnitz
Mackenzie
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Sherman
Whitewright Church
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Dallas News
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