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On November 15, 1924, The Aubrey Argus advertised the featured advertisement from the Security State Bank, the Aubrey Light and Water Company and the Aubrey Drug Store. The front page of the newspaper had an article about the upcoming school election, which follows (Note that Leroy Phillips is still alive): School Tax ElectionAn election will be held in and
for Aubrey Independent school district on Tuesday, December 9, at the
show building. This election is for the purpose of deciding whether or
not the tax rate for school purposes shall be raised or not. In order
to get state aid the rate must be raised. In order to have a good
school we must have state aid, so everyone having the welfare of the
school, the town and the community at heart will vote for the
increase. In this case we are increasing the rate for our own benefit.
By making the rendition smaller, the tax will be about the same, even
though the rate be some higher. There is nothing that Aubrey needs
more than a good school and in this election we will have an
opportunity of deciding whether or not we will have one. We cannot
afford to vote against the school. Junior Epworth League Program for Sunday, Nov. 10 Subject: The Obstacle Race Leader, Loette Powell Songs Nos. 263, 158 The First Obstacle: Winnell Lanford The Second Obstacle: Johnnie Lee Powell The Third Obstacle: Alice Mann The Fourth Obstacle: Irma Jones Purpose – Leroy Phillips Prayer by Supt. and Juniors The Reward: Francis Milligan Talk by the Leader Pledge by the Juniors Song: League benediction Judge W.L. Holman was in Denton on business Tuesday.
Mrs. Beulah Jones has moved her stock of Millinery from over Burke’s garage to her home in the southeast part of town.
Rev. Pryor was at Grand Prairie this week and finding his father-in-law, Mr. R.N. Glenn, quick sick, he proceeded to make himself useful by gathering corn and doing other needed farm work. On the back page of the newspaper, the following article reported a bank robbery: Bank Robbers Visit AubreyTwo men with more nerve than good sense attempted to enter the Security State Bank, Thursday night. They ripped a hole in the screen at a north window, put their hand through the hole and unfastened the screen. At this stage of the game, Nightwatchman, E.C. Powell, who objects to people doing business at the bank except during regular business hours, showed his disapproval by shooting at them a couple of times. Finding that they could not transact their business at the bank without outside interference they departed, leaving no address. Consequently we may never know whether they wanted to make a deposit, pay a note, or merely borrow a few thousand without security – presumably the latter.
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