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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1919
Page
4
J. B. Wieser explains Texas Homestead Law limits farmers with 200 acres or less from borrowing on homesteads. He argues the mechanism of a mechanics lien is unsafe for lenders and costly, depriving small Texas farmers of funds for homes, improvements, and farm development. The piece notes the Federal Land Bank cannot aid small farmers under current law.
A proposal to amend Texas Constitution Section 50 Art. 15 would allow mortgages against rural homesteads to be valid when signed by both spouses and repayable on an amortized 20 year plan at 6 percent interest. The aim is to let farmers borrow against their homesteads while shielding the property from unsecured creditors, exempting 200 acres from seizure.
The debate on a Texas homestead law amendment highlights two main objections. Proponents argue the law reflects wise beginnings and should not be altered. Opponents contend farmers deserve the right to borrow money, a provision the amendment would affect.
A discussion questions whether foreclosures threaten homesteads and whether the district's constitution should be amended. The author notes the original Constitution has been altered at least 16 times and argues the framers crafted rules for their era. They acknowledge the drafters were eminent but contend the wisdom may not fit current conditions.
A farm worker from New Braunfels Texas testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills cured a weak back and kidney pain after lifting items. He says the remedy stopped trouble after one or two boxes and has remained effective for two years. The ad urges readers to ask for Doan's Kidney Pills at all dealers, price one dollar.
Dr Werblin, an optician from San Antonio, will be at the Nimitz Hotel in Fredericksburg from February 1 to 5. Free eye examinations offered. The notice notes frequent visits and business location.
Washington January 21 The War Department announced three National Guard divisions the 27th New York the 30th Wildcat and the 37th Buckeye had been ordered to prepare for embarkation homeward flow of American fighting units will begin soon with no start date given for departures from French ports Embarkation usually takes several weeks after assignment to convoy.
Senator Kenyon of Iowa proposes a $100000000 appropriation for public works to prevent unemployment. The bill was introduced today as part of the Senate investigation of labor conditions.
J Ogden Armour told the House Interstate Commerce Committee in Washington that pending meat packing regulation legislation is reactionary and likely unconstitutional. He warned that a disruption could ripple through many other industries if a monkey wrench is thrown into the gears of this business.
The State Highway Commission officially designates the extension of Highway No. 20 from Austin to Fredericksburg via Johnson City. The action paves the way for roughly eighty miles of macadam road within a year, linking Austin with Blanco and Gillespie Counties and boosting the region's trade and farming belt. Representative Sam Johnson of Blanco County and Worth S. Ray led the effort, with local taxpayers expected to back bonds.
Wilford Measy nine years old claimed he was taught to steal since age five and grabbed forty dollars in coins from the First National Bank cashier’s window in Beaumont Texas. An exciting chase ended with his capture this morning.
In Austin on January 21, Governor Hobby was sworn in as Texas chief executive. The joint session of House and Senate, with many visitors in galleries, rose to cheer as his inaugural address mixed patriotism, high ideals, and practical suggestions. The ceremony was described as simple.
Austin January 21. Representative Brady of Galveston prepares a bill to raise the Governor’s salary to 10000 dollars a year. The measure will be offered in both House and Senate.
London dispatch reports a draft German constitution creates multiple federated republics led by Berlin and Prussia. Other states include Silesia Brandenburg Lower Saxony Westphalia Hesse Rhineland and portions of German Austria with Vienna and Berlin under state governments.
Beaumont Texas January 21 the skeleton of Mrs Mary Lewis an elderly woman and Trinity River houseboat party member found Saturday by a sheriff led search party in Cedar Bayou Marsh 14 miles west of Liberty where she disappeared last August. Sheriff Carlisle and deputies had pursued the case since the mysterious disappearance and attempted withdrawal from the Liberty Bank.
Free detailed information on all local and community jobs is available at the Bureau for Returning Soldiers, Sailors and War Workers located at Robert S. Klett's Office in Fredericksburg Texas. The center consolidates national and local efforts to assist veterans through the United States Employment Service of the U.S. Department of Labor.
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