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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1920
Page
4
Sunday program lists the finale of Smashing Barriers and the Paramount feature Greased Lightning starring Charles Ray in five reels. Base Ball show starts at 5 o clock.
Cicil B. Denille presents For Better For Worse in 7 reels featuring an all star cast on Sunday night June 6. Big V Comedy Dames and Dentists offered with 15 and 30 cents admission including war tax.
The public is asked to send all communications to Frederikburg Publishing Co. For business matters use Bookkeeper's Dept. For all other matters use Editor's Dept.
A writer explains two months of uncredited local items due to ignorance and misinformation. He says he used such material without credit while under a predecessor and now, after guidance from colleague Mr. McAteer of the Comfort News, vows that no news items from other papers will be used without proper credit.
A long commencement address critiques limited female rights discussions and urges equality, noting contrasts with ancient and modern reforms. The letter also criticizes University of Texas influence in speeches and praises wartime veterans services, while highlighting discharge paperwork lapses among four million service members and bonds returned to Washington.
The speaker argues that citizenship gains should expand beyond race and color to include women, noting historic shifts such as slavery's end and predicting further limits on male suffrage. He mocks female officials and urges citizens to aid returning soldiers, framing it as the duty to “do our bit” for the boys in uniform.
The Interstate Commerce Commission and the Railroad Labor Board may set a permanent freight rate and wage basis to curb rising costs. They would raise rates enough to make railroading attractive to investors and then adjust wages equitably. Many hope these agencies will courageously finalize a definite standard.
The Guadalupe Gazette reports Seguin will install a concrete electric light tower at River and Market Streets to guide traffic and promote a keep to the right system. City officials praise the brightening of streets and call the tower an appropriate solution to rising traffic control needs.
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