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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1930
Page
3
Pride in Texas Progress All Texans for all Texas would be a good State motto. Texas needs a statewide awakening of pride to match its size and opportunities. Localism harms communities. newspapers can foster broad state pride that benefits every county and all Texans including those needing care and education.
No Texan can ignore the harsh conditions at the state penitentiary and the broader prison system. Overcrowding and idleness are the core evils, with little support for rehabilitation as lawmakers debate reforms. Prisoners are not all criminals at heart, and humane efforts are needed now.
The author argues for a network of small model prisons in Texas to replace a single large facility. They urge dividing prisoners into smaller groups, providing education and treatment, with closer court supervision and tailored sanctions to improve rehabilitation and reduce costs. The idea envisions one or two prisons per congressional district and a shift toward humane, constructive corrections.
Mexico signals welcome for American visitors and money only if travelers enter through designated ports. It has closed its consulate and customs house at Laredo and warns U S citizens that authorities will enforce Mexican law against Mexican citizens at that port. A garrison at Villa Acuna offers protection to compliant tourists.
The Winter Garden Chamber of Commerce plans a crate and basket factory for district products and is in talks with potential partners. It cites Buda’s cheese factory as a model and urges local funding to move quickly, noting Marble Falls dam appears likely to be built.
The firm that has acquired the water rights is purchasing lands to be overflowed and has spent about half a million dollars in preliminary work. A large force of workmen is building camp houses for the dam project. Several million dollars will be spent on construction in Burnet county, benefiting Burnet and Marble Falls and, it is said, the entire state.
Gillespie county growers shipped 47 cars of peanuts from Fredericksburg last year and earned about 60000 dollars. Smithville farmers plan a large planting this year. An oil mill has agreed to install machinery to extract oil and butter if acreage is sufficient.
Texas Stone Contractors will build the Travis County courthouse using Travis County stone from a recently opened quarry. The note advocates all public and private Texan construction prioritize Texas material where feasible.
The Chamber of Commerce at Crystal City urges civic organizations to end cheap snows and carnivals as fundraisers. Texas has moved beyond using such entertainment to support clubs and societies, with more valuable forms of entertainment now available.
The Calvert Tribune notes advertising pays as only one firm in Calvert has announced expansion. The article implies local ads bring revenue and reflect business growth in the community.
The Calvert firm maintained a constant presence in the local paper, carrying an advertisement in every issue during the expansion program of 1930. The ad changed weekly and quoted current prices, marking the business as the sole local advertiser to sustain a weekly pricing display.
Armed with this evidence the Tribune urges the expanding firm to double its advertising and persuade every business in town to adopt the right road to business progress.
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