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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1933
Page
3
A forward looking editorial extols faith in recovery and a new economic order. It cites Edison Ford and Marconi as innovators and predicts widespread access to goods, urging belief in better times and opportunities for young people to obtain what they want.
F A Lange, local Firestone dealer, reports positive outcomes from Firestone advertisements in The Times over the past month. He notes the ads are well written, attractive, and convey useful information to tire buyers.
With prospects of a good corn and cotton crop in this section and the steady advance in prices of these products and livestock, farmers and business men alike naturally feel hopeful that considerable better times may be seen next fall.
The piece discusses rising prices driven by reduced production and later consumption, notes cacao producing countries seeking output cuts for higher prices, and questions global food security if crops fail. It proposes storing a year's nonperishable food and cites Joseph in Egypt as an example.
A commentator argues for limited government in business preferring minimal regulation while acknowledging essential sectors needing oversight. He supports monopolistic regulation for railroads telegraphs telephones utilities and key natural resources like oil coal and minerals under prudent government control.
A lighthearted exchange imagines recovering a stolen car. The speaker jokes the thief will need new tires before any return, reflecting urban humor centered on vehicle crime.
Constitution of Texas proposes a statewide election on August fourth Saturday 1933 to decide permitting vinous or malt liquors up to 3.2 percent alcohol by weight. Voters in favor must mark For the Amendment and oppose with Against the Amendment. Governor to issue proclamations.
Notice outlines two proposed amendments H J R 43 and S J R 30. One seeks to regulate or prohibit sale of intoxicating liquors with 3.2 percent alcohol by weight by county vote. The other authorizes up to 20 million dollars in state bonds for unemployment relief with strict payment and property protection terms.
The document specifies a proposed Texas constitutional amendment to authorize up to twenty million dollars in state bonds to relieve unemployment and cover necessary bond payments. It directs voters to choose on the August twenty sixth, nineteen thirty eight, with specified ballot wording for both for and against positions. The governor is tasked with issuing the proclamation and publishing the amendment as required.
Proposed amendment to Article VIII shifts state tax remission rules for counties and subdivisions. It would allow exemptions of up to three thousand dollars in assessed value with details on certification and statewide ballot timing set for August 1983. Governing bodies may suspend remission if needs cease, and voter ballots would include the exemption language.
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