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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1927
Page
11
National figures show freight traffic heavier in 1926 than 1925 while passenger earnings fall from 329 290 000 to 314 888 000. Losses mainly in day coach receipts. sleeping cars also down for first time in years. Authorities forecast a further passenger revenue drop of about 50 000 000 in 1927.
The American photographers association drives a nationwide advertising push in major magazines and business journals while targeting local markets. Officials discuss Coolidge’s re election and potential party impact as industry funds approach two million dollars.
Official figures show farmers overall poorer with average income dropping to ROS per year and agriculture revenues for 1926-27 down 20 percent. Loans on farms are seen as frozen credits and many banks failed while attempts to aid farmers continue to spark political debate.
A vintage note describes sun visors made from Varicatozed fabric or fabrikoid strips and cloth nets as standard car equipment. It highlights their rise in use among motorists, their protective value in bright sun, and continued appeal for night driving on crowded highways.
A graphic cooperative advertising effort begins with a portrait photography group promoting members in magazines over the next eleven months. The campaign totals more than $3,000 in WO circulation and aims to expand reach beyond prior efforts.
The June production in the United States totaled 274 374 passenger cars and 40 178 trucks. Vehicle output for cars fell by about 80 000 units compared with June of the previous year.
Renewing notes failed as only one in ten borrowers renewed his note when due. The government is now taking up the loans from banks, risking veterans losing the accumulated benefits they would have earned had they protected their certificates at banks.
A Commerce Department report from the American Automotive Division notes many old cars will be turned in within the next year as replacements flood the market. It highlights a constant churn as newer models roll out and buyers swap aging vehicles.
A nostalgic note traces vulcanization from myth to modern practice credits Charles Goodyear with rubber curing. It highlights Frank A. Lieberling as a prominent tire entrepreneur who influenced the Goodyear name for the company, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.
The article notes the disarmament conference in Geneva, called by President Coolidge, includes only Great Britain and the United States with Japan, France, and Italy at Washington in 1921. Battleships were under focus as talks proceed.
The piece contrasts postwar disarmament hopes with persistent arms races among nations. It cites public opinion hesitancy, calls for outlawing war, and notes figures like David Starr Jordan and Senator Borah. It then shifts to science fiction and astronomy, detailing demonstrations of lunar distance, terrain, and the impracticality of travel by air or rocket versus telescope observation.
The United States slips from fourth to fifth in the past year’s ship production while remaining vigorous on land, yet lagging as a sailor.
A Washington writer reports in The American Magazine that the Moon is gradually receding from Earth, slowing Earth's rotation until both bodies share the same orbital and axial speed. Harvard astronomer William H. Pickering has contributed much to this understanding.
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