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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1934
Page
5
The text argues capitalism is natural surplus wealth and not a plan, warning against excessive personal hoarding and praising social use of capital. It contrasts private capital under state regulation with socialism where state owns all capital, noting railroads and utilities as evolving public investments and questioning efficiency.
The piece argues that public capital like parks and roads justifies state capital even if no direct dividends arise. It contends labor bears taxes proportionate to capital gains and criticizes wasteful spending by both individuals and government. It notes Plymouth Colony’s 1645 efforts to regulate private capital and mentions ancestor John Stockbridge of Scituate.
Arrell B. Foster was elected worshipful master of Hempstead lodge, A. F. & A. M., announced Wednesday. Elected officers for the year include Clyde B. Gardner senior warden Dr. M. A. Jones junior warden J. F. Taylor treasurer L. B. Sanders secretary John Blasin game tiler Frank H. Morgan chaplain and R. E. Tompkins trustee.
Mr and Mrs Joe Skrivenek and Mr and Mrs Brosk Vern attended Walter Brode’s funeral near Sunnyside last Wednesday. Brode was killed Tuesday night while responding to a Juneteenth celebration dispute between negros. He leaves a wife and two sons aged 14 and 4 and a 6 year old daughter.
Classified ad seeks a man for a Rawleigh route serving about 800 families. Immediate response requested from applicants. Memphis Tennessee address and department code TX-449-34 provided.
The article notes rising focus on tire safety as a major accident factor. It cites Firestone’s long safety effort and campaigns in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and New England for tire inspections. A California case fined a driver $13,500 after a blowout deemed due to an unsafe tire, highlighting legal accountability.
Firestone promotes its Gum-Dipping process that soaks cords in liquid rubber to weld tires into a single unit. The method adds eight pounds of pure rubber per 100 pounds of cord and is credited with no tire failures among 33 racing drivers in this year's Indianapolis 500.
El Campo police arrested a 28 year old Houston man known as a professional short changer. He boasted of ten prior scams at one victim and faces federal charges after being identified as the Palacios suspect. He is held in jail awaiting federal arrival.
A townsman bragged of returning early to short change a previous victim for a quick haircut. The barber sent his boy to the newspaper office to reclaim his shears, joking that a customer waits while the editor finishes this week’s edition.
A barber reports a stranger entering his shop seeking cooperation with the NRA program and others show willingness to help. The incident reflects broad local support for the effort.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Wander hosted dinner with Mesdames A. H. Smith and H. A. Chapman visiting at Hempstead last Monday evening.
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