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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1926
Page
6
Public notices filed with the Fredericksburg Publishing Co are addressed to the post office. Readers are asked to send communications to the company with business matters to the Bookkeeper's Dept and other matters to the Editor's Dept.
The poem wishes readers a year of realized dreams and bold paths. It speaks of hopeful hearts, roadways that stretch to great heights, and a warm love that mirrors faith and divine light guiding the year ahead.
The article reflects on 1926 ending and anticipates 1927 with hopeful tone. It notes the McNary Haugen farm relief bill movement, calling it an improved version of the failed prior measure. Five commodities are affected with Rice added, cattle and butter removed. It proposes a $250 million revolving fund to loan to stabilization funds, with equalization fees assessed per market unit.
The McNary bill and its rivals face opposition in both houses as farmers seek relief. Senator Harrison offers a loan plan up to 1.2 billion, while others push new federal farming guidance bodies. The debate links farm aid to tariffs amid pressure from Western farmers and Democratic calls for immediate revision. Henry Ford adds a note on work as salvation.
Ulysses Grant extols loyalty as a guiding virtue. He argues loyalty elevates character, purifies life, and sustains renewed effort, highlighting its appeal across all hearts and its role in driving high ideals.
Washington December 21 reports Congress will hold further hearings on adopting the metric system in the United States. Proponents favor standardization while opponents fear disruption. officials say production can continue with existing measures while merchandising shifts gradually.
Police in Whittier California search for four bodies tied to a suspected long ago quadruple murder. Authorities believe George Hassell may be involved in the Farwell Texas wife and eight step-children killings, with victims buried beneath a house near Whittier.
Tokio reports Emperor Yoshihito died of pneumonia at 1 25 a m. Crown Prince Hirohito, regent since 1921, becomes Japan's 124th emperor. Funeral processions and military honors mark the transition as mourners line the four mile route to the palace. Blind devotion and solemn ceremony follow with immense public participation. The report also notes a third automobile accident in Kerrville area with six youths unharmed.
A special district court session is set for Tuesday to handle the murder case of George Jd. Hassell. Hassell allegedly killed his wife and eight stepchildren and was moved to Plainview for safety. He suffered self inflicted wounds and is reported in weakened condition. He signed a statement detailing killings in California but has since fallen silent.
Charles Birgh, accused in a West City mayor murder case, said the Tuesday arrest report was all a mistake and he had not decided on surrender. He was in East St. Louis searching for rival Carl Shelton and confirming a reward for information on Shelton.
Edwin Hofias aged 17, son of Albert Hollas, was buried at High Hill after accidentally shooting himself with his own rifle while crawling through a fence on guard duty at Rabbs Prairie to enforce a smallpox quarantine. Guards were stationed as plague-stricken individuals continued arriving. no cases reported in La Grange. Vaccination orders prevail.
Two robbers in a dilapidated car boarded a moving United States mail truck as it traveled from the Seaboard Air Line station to the post office. They overpowered the driver and drove four miles out of the city to rob the pouches. Postal authorities offered no statement on contents.
Washington dated December 30 reports Secretary Mellon will eliminate poisonous denaturants in industrial alcohol to avoid poisoning citizens. He plans a new formula effective January 1 leaving 4 percent wood alcohol while removing other poisons. Mellon says stronger enforcement will push bootleggers to unsafe substitutes and government should not poison them to enforce the law.
Gov Miriam Ferguson issued a pardon for Willie Porter the alleged slayer of Miss Emma Staley whose body was found in the Leon river near Belton Texas in 1917 Porter was convicted in Bell County and sentenced to 99 years in prison The pardon was reported on Thursday from Temple.
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