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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1925
Page
2
Sherman Nov 10 The total assessed value of Grayson County is 48187062 with the state tax 371040.38 and county tax 240935.31 for 1925. Road tax 82245.70 and district school tax 122833 make total taxes 817054.45. Farm land valued 15501370. city property 15113980. personal property 10016700. Rail lines, pipelines, banks, and poll taxes detailed.
Fort Worth reports an injunction filed in district court by Arlington Baptist Church members to restrain Pastor Rev. Thornton Paine from church duties and trespass on church property. Judge Bruce Young set hearing for 8:30 a m November 20. Petitioners also accuse clerk W B Collins of hiding church records. The dispute at Arlington Church had been escalating since Wednesday night.
During a church discussion on the Paine matter two members engaged in a fist fight, disrupting the session and prompting officials to intervene. No further details on injuries or outcomes were provided.
A Paris News report warns of a scheme in Lamar Fannin and Delta counties where underage white couples recruit a legally adult negro couple to apply for a license with the white names. The clerk issues the license to the named couple, avoiding sworn age statements and potential liability for false swearing. Instances cited include Lamar and Fannin counties recently with several Delta County cases.
A simple Lavoptik eye wash blends camphor witch hazel hydrastis and more to soothe sore weak or strained eyes. One small bottle is claimed to help any case, with an aluminum eye cup offered free by Dyer and Jones.
The Sun and Dallas Semi-Weekly News offered a combined subscription rate: one year for $1.95. The promotion highlights a bundled price intended to attract readers to both newspapers.
An army pilot in Baltimore sets a blistering pace in the international Schneider trophy event, flying 220 miles at 233 miles per hour. The feat equals four miles per minute, a leap beyond early aviation limits. The note recalls Orville Wright’s 1903 first flight and the Wright brothers’ foundational work.
An advertisement promotes LAX FOS WITH PEPSIN as a syrup laxative for habitual constipation. It claims prompt relief and recommends 14 to 21 days of regular use to establish regular action. The product is described as stimulating and regulating and pleasant to take, priced at 60 cents per bottle.
The excerpt notes that initial flight was trial and error with no understanding of flying. The first aircraft achieved about thirty miles per hour from a 12 horsepower engine, while the same mechanism housed core principles that later enabled a 220 mile course in under an hour, marking two decades of rapid aviation progress.
Houston trial notes Federal Judge J C Hutcheson says foreign born children are better than American children until they receive too much American freedom. He spoke during cross examination of a foreigner in a case heard in Houston on a Wednesday.
In court Max Wiseburg born in Russia claimed marriage and a 15-year-old daughter. The judge chastised American children as wild but accepted Wiseburg after he asserted he would raise his daughter properly. The judge stated, You have more sense than most Americans. You don't know as much about the Government as you might, but if you have sense enough to control your child.
A ceremony is held to swear in a man as an American citizen, with officials presiding and attendees present. The event marks a formal transition of the individual to full citizenship status and includes the required oath administered by a designated authority.
Stuttgart Arkansas November 9 Wild ducks are damaging the 13 million dollar rice crop in the area to such an extent that growers plan to take action. The report notes significant losses and discussions of measures to protect fields.
State game officials announced that farmers must apply to the United States Biological Survey to have shooting restrictions removed. Ducks are more numerous than usual this season. The bag limit is regulated by the migratory bird treaty between the United States and Great Britain.
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