Fredericksburg Standard Wins National Editorial Award
The Fredericksburg Standard earned a national honor from the National Editorial Association for producing the best weekly special edition in the United States. The May 1 Centennial Edition celebrated the city’s centennial and impressed readers, advertisers, and the Fredericksburg Publishing Company staff, who vow to maintain high standards as subscriptions grow.
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Fredericksburg Standard
Estes Park
Colorado
National Editorial Association
United States
Fredericksburg
Standard
Texas Association of Commerce Formed in Austin
In Austin three regional Chambers of Commerce in Texas created the Texas Association of Commerce to act as a state wide clearing house for regional and local chamber thought and action. The board will include equal numbers of directors and alternates from the South East and West Texas Chambers. The group pledges to promote agricultural industrial and educational development and outlines seven principles including support for Case bill labor management responsibility, halting federal deficit spending, equal taxation of public and private enterprises, conservation of natural resources, limiting federal social services, advertising Texas to spur opportunities, and correcting OPA maladjustments while reducing control. Cooperative action across regions aims to usher in a new era of state development.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Association of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Texas Association Board
South
West Texas
Light and crime themes in a changing land
The excerpt contrasts light altering color with the eroding value of land as poverty grows. It hints at crime rising as material scarcity increases, framing social decline as daylight diminishes under economic strain.
Color Blindness and Eel Skin Facts
A statement notes more color blind men than women. It also notes eels have scales on the inside of their skin.
G I Bill Q and A Clarifies Veterans Benefits Rules
A summary of questions and answers on GI Bill eligibility and options. Topics include selecting approved schools, vocational handicap training, waivers for total disability, insurance premium waivers and conversion, service periods before Sept 16 1940, multiple courses, beneficiary designations, emergency nonservice procedures, and widow pensions under Public Law 483 78th Congress.
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Veterans Administration
Truman vetoes Case bill curbing labor boss power
The Case bill to create a federal mediation board and curb labor disputes was vetoed by President Truman after a 255 to 135 House vote to override fell short of two-thirds. Texas delegates Combs, Lyle, and Thomas supported the measure. The article outlines the bill’s provisions from mediation and 60 day strike suspensions to anti racketeering penalties and union employer control of health funds, noting public and employer protections. It warns of obstacles to passing permanent labor reform and calls readers to action.
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Truman
House
Texas
Combs
Beaumont
Lyle
Corpus Christi
Thomas
Houston
Congress
Senate
Federal Mediation Board
New York
Teamster’s Union
John L Lewis
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Audit Bureau of Circulations
Fredericksburg Publishing Company, Inc
Alfred Petsch
Max Bierschwale
Arthur H. Rowert
Arthur H. Kowert
Joe Molberg
Werner Moehr
Marcus Wehmeyer
Texas Press Association
South Texas Press Association
National Advertising Representative
Greater
American Press Association
West 39Th Street
N. Y
City Memorial Hall
Rural School
Gillespie County
State Chamber OF Commerce
Veterans Benefits
Paul Mann
Fredericksburg Livestock Marketing Co. Bonded Commission Company
The
Hill Country Livestock Protective Association
Hill Country Livestock Protective Ass’n
S. Edison Street
Farmer's Grain Co
Main Street
Comfort Highway
Dittlinger and
Purina
Farmer’s Grain
Hilmar Weinheimer
Percy Nielsen
Roofing Supply Co
San Antonio, Texas
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