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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1939
Page
4
On April 6 1917 the United States entered World War I in a bid to make the world safe for democracy. The piece reflects on wartime sacrifices and argues the nation should resolve to avoid future armed conflict with a motto of peace at any cost.
Easter Fires return on Saturday night around Fredericksburg marking the Lenten close. Boy Scout and community groups build fires that light the hills and form a cross on Cross Mountain seen by motorists, symbolizing Calvary and the coming Resurrection.
A century ago Daniel Webster addressed the United States Senate warning against demands for oppression and wealth concentration. He argued critics seek to enjoy others' labor, threaten industry, and disrupt moral order, while noting liberty and equality fuel progress despite opposition.
A commentator argues that a person who could not give himself $30 a week cannot expect the government to provide it and warns that the country still faces a blind date with destiny as expressed in the Corsicana Sun.
The Texas House declined the Petsch amendment to fund pensions and social security without a sales tax. Critics faulted lawmakers for dodging revenue measures while Governor O'Daniel faced political backlash. The move leaves pension funding and a general fund deficit unresolved according to Galveston Daily News.
Dr. Geo W Cox state health officer notes cancer ranks second in Texas deaths with 4370 last year and a 172 percent rise in fifteen years. Early diagnosis and physician exams are urged while avoiding quacks. Governor O Dan iel proclaims April Cancer Control Month. Womens Field Army and Texas Department of Health lead an education drive for public awareness.
A quotation from Cicero on how contemplation of the heavens elevates speech and thought when dealing with earthly matters.
The native Hawaiians call the smallest fish humuhumunukuapuaʻa and note its name is longer than its body. The fish is famed for its lengthy moniker compared to its size.
A guide on seating serious players at bridge tables and grouping conversational players, followed by a birthday horoscope predicting business success for celebrants. The page also warns of a potential loss from a stranger and notes optimistic traits for a child born today.
The University of Texas Bureau of Business Research reports February livestock shipments to Fort Worth stockyards and interstate points rose 33.6 percent from last year to 4 298 cars. Cattle 2 681 cars up 39.4 percent. calves 597 up 28.4 percent. hogs 689 up 27.1 percent. sheep 331 up 16.1 percent. Egg shipments from Texas yards climbed 28.6 percent to 18 carloads. live fowl down 18.4 percent to 62 cars. chickens 55 cars and turkeys seven cars. A Guernsey cow sold from Fredericksburg to Tom Cooper of Ardmore, Okla. Wool purchases totaled 50 000 pounds by Tom Tichey of A W Hilliard & Wool Purchase Son in Abiline. bids up to 21 cents, full carload not available. Prospects favor higher egg production and larger poultry marketing this year due to ample feed and larger flocks. Feed-egg ratio stable. farm egg prices near last year but below 10-year March average. Heavier winter broiler production helped raise March receipts in New York. Frozen poultry stocks larger than a year ago. Continued on page 5. Cel. 1.
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