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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1927
Page
6
In Washington the National Conference on Weights and Measures reports steady gains against fraudulent scales and misrepresented goods. The piece notes early 1600s colonial efforts, evolving state laws, and the dominance of chemistry in modern color and decoration while warning independents struggle in a close, guarded industry.
In 1926 the United States logged 194 airplanes flying under 18 regular airways. Planes covered 4,474,772 miles and carried 94,353 passengers free of charge while 676,567 paid passengers were transported. Reports show 4,466 students received aviation training in 1926.
A furniture maker among twenty leading hotels from New York to Florida uses artist and decorator guidance to craft the most beautiful rooms. He begins with substantial furniture and aims for vivid color and harmonious design.
Independent oil producers urge government action to curb excessive output led by the Seminole field in Oklahoma where twenty eight companies produced over 50 million barrels in fifteen months. They warn a government edict would hurt large trusts but aid smaller producers.
Adolph Leigh, organizer of the National Oratorical Contest, notes that in four years over six million high school students have participated. He compares finalists to a sparkling crest in a wave and calls the contest a duty toward humanity by teaching the Constitution to the people through the youth.
The Commonwealth Fund funds annual British graduates to study and research in American colleges. Financed by the late Mrs Stephen Harkness the program has run three years at about $180 000 a year matching Rhodes Scholarship scope for British university education in the United States.
A Commonwealth Fund program announced in England with Prince of Wales as honorary chair adds 25 British scholars to Harvard Princeton Yale Columbia Johns Hopkins and others for two years of graduate study. The plan includes summer travel and a aim to broaden mutual understanding and world peace through international educational philanthropy.
The New York Health Commissioner urged the U S Surgeon General to open a federal inquiry into rising alcoholism deaths. He said the death rate increased about 260 percent in five years and blamed illicit labor conditions in New York for much of the problem.
The text discusses whether President Coolidge should run for a third term. It notes he only served two and a half years of his first term and that partisan support argues he had no first term. It suggests Coolidge may not oppose a continued bid if the Republican party pushes him as standard bearer.
The United States embassy in Mexico City sent a note to Mexico's foreign office requesting the arrest and punishment of the killer of Arthur Brewer, former Harvard football star, killed in Guadalajara after a gunman demanded money. Diaz, a Mexican drinking, fired, Brewer died next day. Diaz reportedly captured and held for trial.
Phone your grocery order to No 14 for prompt delivery. Juenke and Schoenewolf offer work clothing from standard brands at low prices.
Ellen Mae Morrow 17, honor student at Chico High School, died after injuries from a car crash that occurred as she and Virgil Smith 21 were riding home from graduation night. The steering gear locked, the automobile overturned, and she died two hours later.
A Wednesday explosion and fire at the Stauffer Chemical sulfur refinery in Freeport Texas caused about 100000 in damages. Two plant walls were destroyed but no injuries were reported. The firm, among the oldest sulfur refiners, is headquartered in San Francisco.
Mrs. L. B. Preston, 27, mother of four, was electrocuted while ironing at her Lincoln residence. She held an electric cord and opened a water faucet, completing a circuit that sent current through her body. Father’s Day is noted with an advertisement for Sterling Bros. ties shirts and belts.
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