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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1939
Page
4
A guidance piece advises graduates to choose college majors by personal interest and ability rather than parental pressure. It cautions against tracking into fields for ease or due to friends and urges planning and flexibility to reduce future worries.
Common Sense Cattlemen urge resistance to rising government outlays at the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association meeting. They warn sustained deficits must be met by higher taxes, which hit producers twice as consumers and from their tight reserves. They press lawmakers at all levels to practice strict economies.
The Saturday Evening Post carries Harry Sherman’s warning on the national debt. He cites apathy and ignorance among Americans about debt and warns that if unchecked, the rise could lead to national bankruptcy and a future where posterity bears the burden. He notes debt grew from 16 to 41 billion in nine years and could top 100 billion, risking mass relief and declining living standards.
An opinion piece argues air armament exacts a steady human toll as pilot deaths rise in daily practice. It notes Germany, England, France, and Italy suffer regular losses, while the United States sees fewer incidents but must pay in blood as its air force expands.
Dr. Geo. W. Cox warns that summer heat increases bacterial growth in perishable foods and urges modern refrigeration, thorough cooking, strict cleanliness by handlers, and fly control to protect public health and prevent summer diarrhea and ptomaine poisoning.
Arizona quarantine on cattle from San Saba County Texas and Luna County New Mexico due to seabies outbreaks. Texas April livestock movement to Fort Worth and out-of-state points rose sharply with cattle calves hogs up and sheep down. Texas cotton crop 1938 put at 3 086 000 bales down 40 percent from 1937. Monument for Texas wildlife a Mustang memorial ordered for Texas Memorial Museum Austin to be built by A P Proctor for $60 000.
A short quiz fragment asks 1 Bucharest is the capital of Romania 2 common fuel composed of the same materials as diamond appears 3 Popocatepetl location. A quoted line laments tyrants who abandon humanity as they descend below it and imply they are a different species.
The page offers etiquette reminders to wait turns in shops or ticket windows and not to cut ahead. It also contains a birthday horoscope predicting major life changes for today’s birthday children with overall favorable fortunes and a suggestion of a nautical or diplomatic career.
Brief note lists topics including Romania and coal with a mention of a Mexican volcano. The exact connection is unclear, but the fragment suggests a miscellaneous geography and geology prompt with countries and natural features.
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