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19 May 1933
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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1933
Page
1
Display advertising costs 25 cents per inch while local readers charge 10 cents per line per insertion. The advertisement runs are estimated to continue until an order to discontinue is issued.
A devotional poem recalling the twenty third Psalm with the speaker trusting in divine guidance. The narrator seeks shelter and guidance from the Lord through green pastures and calm waters, enduring dark shadows with assurance of mercy and eternal safety in the Sheepfold.
A vintage plea from a weekly editor to readers about paid in advance subscribers guest readers and lapsed accounts. The piece urges renewal or removal from the mailing list and announces a list revision on Saturday May 20.
The Rt. Rev. Clinton S. Quin spoke at St. David's in Austin on Christian leadership amid economic distress. He railed against wage suppression and factory exploitation, citing Texas wage data and labor abuses. He urged public accountability and highlighted wider social costs, urging drivers license reform and safer highways.
A historical notice warns motorists about stopping distances at various speeds. It cites twenty miles per hour needing 20 feet to stop, eighty mph requiring 22 feet to brake and 45 more to stop, and forty mph needing 29 feet to brake plus 80 feet to halt. It compares high speed to falling from a cliff to illustrate danger.
A Hearne editor notes Texas taxpayers paid about 207.97 million dollars for state, county, and municipal taxes in the last fiscal year. Ad valorem taxes dominated, with education costs totaling over 67 million. Roads, county and city costs, and park development are outlined, based on State Auditor Moore Lynn’s report.
A column contrasts public envy of wealthy figures with hidden debts and bankruptcy. It recalls a Texas magnate ruined by borrowed money and a nine-figure insured man whose widow faced large obligations. The piece argues it is better to be debt free than financially ruined. It also quotes about tax tactics shifting levies to consumers and critiques utility rate politics amid a press-wide moratorium proposal.
Senate votes to undo a utility industry measure amid partisan dispute. A 3 percent tax on electric consumption is to be shifted toward producers of domestic and commercial energy, with a 2 percent producer tax proposed. The move reflects efforts to rebalance tax burdens in the energy sector.
A pamphlet style plea argues newspapers must continue despite ads sinking to a record low. It notes the press bears burdens of cries for relief for banks, insurers, railroads, farmers, and civic groups, insisting news must go on.
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