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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1932
Page
4
June 14, Flag Day gains tenfold significance for the nation as it celebrates the two hundredth anniversary of George Washington's birth. The passage credits Washington with a reading role in designing the flag and giving it meaning that will be remembered as long as the country exists.
The piece argues daily government overspending by seven million dollars versus revenue, totaling five thousand dollars per minute. It warns of higher taxes or debt if unchecked and calls for broad retrenchment from federal to local levels, citing Melvin A. Traylor of the First National Bank of Chicago on reducing future expenditures and changing public attitudes toward government responsibility.
Austin Texas June 8 A new leasing scheme for trucks drew attention of the Attorney General Department and Assistant Attorney General Elbert Hooper denounced it as a subterfuge to evade House Bill 335 giving the Railroad Commission police power over trucks on the highway Hooper said in a letter to Willard McLaughlin criminal district attorney at Waco and stated prosecutions will be made where evasion is practiced Trucks leased for hire must observe all rates rules and regulations and operate only with proper permits, Hooper added
A column notes the San Angelo Foundry & Machine Co. increased capitalization from $40,000 to $100,000 by official letter. The raise funds the launch and marketing of the Lown Universal Farm Tractor Implement, designed to perform plowing to harvesting with tractor-drawn efficiency.
Windy and Duke Johnson lead Squadron One in a simulated battle against an aviation target. The dive bombing proves effective as the aviation squadron sinks its assigned target while the fleet’s ships watch, Windy’s temper cools and pride in the unit grows. Steve Nelson’s jabber fades in the moment of triumph.
In Gillespie County Texas the County Court Probate No 914 confirms the last will of William Bierschwale and appoints Lina Bierschwale as Independent Executrix residing Fredericksburg. Creditors must present claims for allowance within legally prescribed time. May 14 1932.
Harvest season urged shoppers to shop for work clothes at Sterling Bros. The ad promises better quality gear and low prices to satisfy buyers during the busy season.
The article argues disease killed more soldiers via flies than bullets in early wars and praises pasteurization as the safest method to make raw milk safe, warning against cheaper unpasteurized options due to contamination risks from flies dust and unsterile equipment.
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