Texas Board Cuts School Tax to 31 Cents for This Year
The State Automatic Tax Board reduced the school tax from 35c to 31c, making the total tax rate 68c with a surplus of 3.3 million in the school fund. Gov. Dan Moody urged the cut, while the 30c ad valorem rate rose to 30c and Confederate pension tax remained at 7e. The total assessed property value is 4,144,446,188. The 68c rate yields 28,182,234 after 20 percent deduction for costs. the 30c ad valorem yields 12,433,338. the 31c school tax yields 12,847,783. and pension tax adds 2,901,112.
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Austin
State Automatic Tax Board
Dan Moody
Red River Valley Fair Offers 3500 Cash Prizes
The valley fair, running October 7 to 12, offers 3500 in cash prizes across multiple departments. Admission uses six ticket books for 1.00 with free school children's day and a formal opening by Governor Holloway. Oil field roads near Red Barn carry a caution sign Travel at Your Own Risk.
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Red River Valley
W. J. Holloway
Oklahoma
Red Barn
Tex
Yates Oil Field
Timely Discipline in Scout-Cousin Exchange
A humorous exchange shows a Boy Scout recounting teaching his cousin Lucy not to poke her tongue at scouts. The grandmother approves the lesson as timely discipline and moral instruction in a family setting.
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Lucy
The New Man and the Deceitful Heart Sermon
A preacher contrasts the old man of sin with the new man born of the Spirit. He argues the heart is deceitful and wicked, cites Colossians and Ezekiel, and emphasizes conversion as the remedy. He recalls Adam and Eve and warns that even the saved may struggle with deceitful impulses.
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Paul
Adam
Eve
Ezek
Texas Society Population Figures From 1920 Census
The 1920 census reports Texas with 805 903 foreign white stock residents, half of whom were foreign born. Texas ranks mid range in state population density with 20.6 people per square mile based on 1928 estimates, Dallas County shows the highest density at 360.9, and Loving County the lowest at 0.1 with 82 people over 753 square miles.
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Texas
Union
Rhode Island
Nevada
Dallas County
Loving County
Hold wage reduction in Lancashire justified
An arbitration court in Manchester England ruled that employers may cut wages by 12 percent following the recent shutdown of 1 500 cotton mills in Lancashire and extensive lay-offs. The cut applies from the payday ending September 14 as recommended by the court.
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Lancashire
Manchester
England
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Chesley’s
WHITE
Rev
S. L. Ball
Whitewright
Jaly
Russia
Austria
Poland
Mr. Workingman
First National Bank
Sir Harry Lauder
Enna Jettick
Enna
WFAA
Enna Uc
St. Louis
New York
Martin Rel Sai
Company
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