The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 12, 1931 Page: 2 of 4
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County, Texas: and the First Class|
'County Public Road running South
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Barky N. Stonk. editor
Texas, to the Andrews County line,
as is now designated or may here-
after be changed or designated
by the Commissioner’s Court of
Caines County, Texas, all of the
above described road being that
part of the First Class County
On* Year........................11,00[Public Road running from An-
SUBSCR1PTION RATES
Six Months.......................! drews, the County Seat of Andrews
Three Months . to County, Texas, to Brownfield, in
t« AdV«n«......... Terry County. Texas, that lies in
D “ and is situated in Gaines County
Texas; and also that First Claes
Advertising Rates on Application
BY THE OFFICE OWL
County Public Road running East
from Seagraves to Loop, and be,
ing what is commonly known as
the Seagraves-Loop Road, as is
now designated or may hereafter
■veo a small house sometimes ear* be changed or designated by the
Commissioners Court of Gaines
lies a large mortgage.
The loose habits of most women are
nothing bnt night robes.
If a man Is afraid to think for him-
self he should get married.
County, Texas, all of the above de-
scribed roads, being in Gaines
County, Texas; and
Whether or not an ad-valorem
tax shall be levied upon all of
the property in Gaines County,
Texas, subject to taxation, for the
purpose of paying the interest on
It Is usually the man who lacks said bonds and to provide and
hone sense that feels his oats. j create a sinking fund for the re-
_ ,demption thereof at maturity; and
^ Whea the chronic kicker does gain ^ appearing ^to Jhid^Court ^that
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Menu to be to attract, contract, and It further appearing that the
detract j amount of bonds to be issued will
— ‘not exceed one-fourth of the as-
Bometimea the wages of sin look jsessed valuation of the real prop-
susplclously like obese dividends <m erty in said Gaines County;
watered stock. IT 18 THEREFORE CONSID-
_ ERED AND ORDERED BY THE
A married man’s idea of heaven Is COURT that an eJ®ftlon be held
■ niece when wlvee don’t aak their in said bounty on the 28th day of
February. MSI. which is not less
husbands for money. than thlrty (30) dfty„ from the
_ 4 „ , . date of this order, to determine
Cheerfulness lubricates the axles of whether or not the bonds of said
the world. Some people go through County shall be issued in the a-
llfe with a continuous squeak.
NOTICE OF ROAD BOND
ELECTION
mount of Two Hundred and Fifty
Thousand ($250,000.00) Dollars, bear-
ing interest not to exceed live
and one-half (5'/*%) per cent per
annum, as may be fixed by the
Commissioner’s Court, serially, not
to exceed thirty (30) years from
their date, for the purpose of con-
struction, maintenance and oper-
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF GAINES'
TO THE RESIDENT PROPERTY ation of macademized, graveled or
TAXPAYING VOTERS OF paved roads and turnpikes, or in aid
GAINES COUNTY, TEXAS: thereof, over the following describ-
TAKE NOTICE that an election ed roads, to-wit:
will le held on the 28th day of The First Class County Public
February, 1931, within Gaines Coun. Road, beginning at Seminole, in
ty. Texas, to determine if said Gaines County, Texas, and running
County shall issue bonds and If ad- North through the town of Sea-
vf lorem taxes shall be levied in graves to the Terry County Line,
payment thereof in obedience to as is now designated or may here-
an elect jon order entered by the after be changed or designated by
it
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The Neee Chevrolet Ceneertlble Cmhrtolit •' Awhrt a} Cusvl M»l«n
Chevrolet has set a new
standard of value
Although fhfc ifchr Chevrolet Six is one of
the most inexpensive automobiles on the
market, it dftfHl fine-car style, perform-
ance, eOrtifdrt fcntl dependability. And
dftihg With the Ct’bhomy of a low purchase
price, y«m get the savings of very low oper-
ating cost and long life with little upkeep
nrpeifti,
» New low prices «
Roadster, |4?5; Sport Roadster with
nimble seat, $495; Coach or Standard Five-
Window Coupe, $545; Phaeton, $510|
Standard Coupe, 9535) Sport Coupe
(rumble seat), $575; Convertible Cabriolet,
9615( Standard Sedan, 9635; Special Sedan,
9650. Prices f. o. b. Flint, Mich. Special
equipment extra.
NEW CHEVROLET SIX
The Great American Value
Commissioner's Court of said Coun-the Commissioner's Court of Gaines
ty on the 17th day of January, County. Texas: and the First Class
1931, which order is as follows: County Public Road running South
On this, the 17th day of January, from Seminole, in Gaines County.
1931, the Commissioner’s Court of Texas, to the Andrews County
GrJnes Cornty, Texas, convened In Line,as is now designated or may
special session, at the regular hereafter be changed or design-
meeting place thereof In the Court- ated by the Commissioners’ Court
house at Seminole, Texas, all mem- of Gaines County, Texas, all of
hers of the Court, to-wit: the above described road being
J. J. Kendrick, that part of the First (’lass County
County Judge, Public Road running from An-
J. I. McCullough, ; drews, the County Steat of Andrews
Commissioner Precinct No. 1, County. Texas, to Brownfield, in
J. W. Childers, i Terry County, Texas, that lies in
Commissioner Precinct No. 2.1 and Is situated in Gaines County.
0. E. Rollins, (Texas; and also that First Class
Commissioner Precinct No. 3, (’ornty Public Road running East
R. M. E. Hughes, from Seagraves to Loop, and be-
(Commissioner Precinct No.4, ing what Is commonly known as
Carroll Cobb, I the Seagraves-Loop Road, as fs
County Clerk and Ex-Oftlcio (Clerk now designated or may hereafter
Commissioner’s Court, being pres- be changed or designated by the
ent, came on to be considered the (Commissioners’ Court of Gaines
petition of C. M. Armstrong and County, Texas, all of the above de-
more than fifty other persons, pray- scribed roads, being in Gaines Coun-
ing that bonds be issued by staid. ty, Texas; and
Gaines (County, Texas, in the stun| Whether or not an ad-valorem
of Two Hundred and Fifty Thous- tax shall be levied upon all of the
and ($250,000.00) Dollars, bearing property in Gaines County. Texas,
Interest not to exceed five and subject to taxation, for the pur-
one-half per cent per annum, as pose of paying the interest on
may be fixed by the Commissioner’s said bonds and to provide and
Court, and maturing at such times create a sinking fund for the re-
as may he fixed by the Oommls- deruption thereof wt maturity,
sioner’s Court, serially, not to ex- The said election shall be held
ceed thirty (30) years from their
date, for the purpose of construc-
tion, maintenance and operation
of macadamized, graveled or paved
roads and turnpikes, or in aid
thereof, over the following des-
cribed roads, to-wit:
The First Class County Public
Road, beginning at Seminole, in
Gaines (County, Texas, and running
North through the town of Sea-
graves to the Terry (County Line,
as is now designated or may here-
after be changed or designated by
under the provisions of Chapter 16,
Acts of 39th Legislature, First
Called Session, 1926.
AH persons who* are legally qual-
ified voters of this State and of
this County, and who are resident
property taxpayers in Gaines Coun
ty shall be entitled to vote
said election, and all voters de-
siring to support the proposition
to issue the bonds shall have writ-
ten or printed on their ballots the
words:
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF
See Year Dealer Below
Rollins Chevrolet Co. Seminole
AL96 DEALERS In CHEVROLET SIX-CYLINDER TRUCKS, ms TO SMS, f. o. b. Flint, Mlchi(.n
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BONDS AND THE LEVYING OF
AD VALOREM TAXES IN PAY-
MENT THEREOF.”
And those ;»pposed shall have
written or printed on their ballots
the words:
AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF
BOND?? AND THE LEVYING OF
AD VALOREM TAXES IN PAY-
MENT THEREOF.”
The polling places and presiding
officers of said election shall be
respectively as follows:
Precinct No. 1: At Court House
Building at Seminole, with Guy
Stark as Presiding Officer.
Precinct No. 2: At Court House
Biiliding, at Seminole, with Dan
Cobb as Presiding Officer.
Precinct No. 3: At Court House
Building, at Seminole, with W. B.
Eubank as Presiding Officer.
Precinct No. 4: At Court House
Building, at Seminole, with S. D.
Coker as Presiding Officer.
Precinct No. 5: At Loop School
Building, At Loop, with L. C. Caf-
fey as Presiding Officer.
Precinct No. 6: At DOSs Ranch
Building, at Center Point, with
W. N. Jackson as Presiding Officer.
Precinct No. 7: At Hawkins
School Building, at Hawkins, with
Lonnie Hill as Presiding Officer.
Precinct No. 8: At City Hall
Building, at Seagraves, with J. K.
Hill as Presiding Officer.
Precinct No. 9: At Ashmore
School Building, at Ashmore, with
O. P. Mercer as Presiding Officer.
Precinct No. 10: At Sawyer School
Building, at Sawyer, with Roy
Medlin as Presiding Officer.
Precinct No. 11: At Hill Dale
School Building, at Hill Dade, with
John Byrom as Presiding Officer.
Precinct No. 12: At Sberman
School Building, at Sherman, with
Miss Vernon Bird well as Presiding
Officer. *
Precinct No. 13; At Loveland
School Building, at Loveland, with
Prank Men lx as Presiding Officer,
14: At Williams
at Williams, with
E. V. Cornett as Presiding Officer.
The manner of holding said el-
ection shall be governed by the
General Laws of the State of Tex-
as. regulating General Elections
Precinct No.
School Building,
when not in conflict with the pro-
visions of the statutes hereinabove
referred to.
Notice of said election shall be
given by publication of a copy of
this order In The Seminole Sentinel,
a newspaper published in Gaines
County, for three successive weeks
before the date of said election,
and in addition thereto there shall
be posted by the County C3ezk
other copies of this order at four
public places In the County, one
of which shall be at the Court-
house door of Gaines County, for
three weeks prior to said election.
The County Clerk is hereby di-
rected to give notice of said elec-
tion as required by law and as
hereinabove directed, and further
orders are reserved until the re-
turns of said election are made
by the duly authorized election
officers and received by this Court.
CARROLL COBB
Clerk of the County Court and
Ex-officio Clerk of Oommlfe-
sioners’ Court of Gaines Coun-
ty Texas.
(SEAL)
Elliott & Waldron Abstract Company
of Seminole, Gaines County, Texas
A. J. ROACH, Part Owner and Manager
A Complete Abstract of Titles to All
Lands and Town Lots in
Gaines County, Texas
An accurate ownership map of Gaines County may be had
without charge by calling at the Seminole office
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Stone, Harry N. The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 12, 1931, newspaper, February 12, 1931; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth577019/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gaines County Library.