Post Office Entry Note From Fredericksburg Texas
The item was entered at the Fredericksburg Texas Post Office as second class matter according to the notation on file.
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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1934
Page
4
The item was entered at the Fredericksburg Texas Post Office as second class matter according to the notation on file.
A Dallas attorney remarks on name change and political odds while Texas AG programs through Texas A and M and state agencies push farm efficiency. The aim is to boost family food, livestock feed, and farmer cash flow, with results to be shown at the 1934 State Fair of Texas in cooperation with the State Fair and agricultural agencies.
The article analyzes a new congressional bill aiming to require IRS permits with fingerprints and photos for pistol sales. Critics warn it concentrates power with a single official and would disarm law abiding citizens, echoing failures of similar laws like New York’s Sullivan law and urging harsher penalties for gun crimes rather than broad disarmament.
Street travel gains attention as reports of damage suits robberies and murders involving hitchhikers appear. Public concern rises while authorities weigh safety measures and motorists weigh risks.
Walter Beaty of the Knights of the Round Table warns against picking up hitchhikers advising to ignore them. He cites accidents injuries lawsuits theft and even murder as risks, urging readers to refrain from giving rides to avoid costly harm and danger.
Austin authorities announce a Texas Relief Commission wage classification system cutting monthly relief expenses by 3 500 dollars to reach net savings of 65 000 dollars monthly, with broader reductions from stringent purchasing and personnel cuts totaling 275 000 dollars monthly. The plan classifies all relief workers by duties and assigns pay accordingly, effective in two weeks.
A Texas proposal from the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank urges paying dairymen two dollars per calf killed at birth and six dollars for beef calves kept to age two to four months. The plan aims to reduce range overstocking, preserve land and cattle values, and prevent bankruptcy among stockmen. It notes the need to create a beef surplus while relieving range pressure.
A Hinton West Virginia letter from Mr. C. E. Ratliff lauds Thedford's Black-Draught as a pure vegetable laxative used for thirty-five years for constipation tiredness and headaches. He notes its reliability and praises its cleansing effects. Sold in 25 cent packages. Children like the syrup.
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