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Newspaper
Hill View Times
Location
Kerrville, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1926
Page
2
The notice lists P. BE. Hawkins as editor and states a subscription rate of 1 dollar per year in advance. It notes the paper was entered as second class matter on January 19, 1926 at the Kerrville post office in Texas under the 1879 act.
Hill View Times states authorized announcements for the General Election on November 2, 1926. Commissioner Precinct No. 4 T. J. Moore and Commissioner Precinct No. 1 F. A. Karger listed as candidates.
A moral on local advertising urges merchants to fund newspapers and the Chamber of Commerce. It argues that active promotion draws customers, benefits surrounding stores, and lifts the whole town while nonadvertising merchants prosper only at others expense. The piece asks readers to decide if they are boosters or parasites.
The article notes Majim Ferguson plans another run after Texas voters rejected him in 1924 not due to his wife governing but as a protest against the Klan and highway scandal. It signals a renewed campaign following a negative result in the most recent primary.
The San Saba Star laments continued Fergusonism and Klan sensationalism in Texas politics. It urges voters to abandon mudslinging and vote for a constructive, development oriented program, highlighting the need for education, industry, and progress from trusted leaders.
Lynch Davidson, defeated in the 1924 primary, accepts the result gracefully and backs Mrs. Ferguson in the second primary. He later plans a 1926 gubernatorial bid but remains a model of consistency and honorable conduct.
City officials propose a milk ordinance to be considered at the upcoming council meeting. The measure aims to regulate dairy sales and standards within the city limits.
Health officials promote the Standard Milk Ordinance as a safeguard for milk used in Kerrville and nearby areas. The plan requires milk from healthy cows, clean handling, and proper cooling and bottling with grade labels. Grade A Pasteurized is recommended, with Grade B or Grade A Raw as alternatives, and home pasteurization for safety. The ordinance includes dairy inspections, ten grading factors, and health certificates for dairy personnel.
The Bastrop Advertiser, founded in 1852 by W. J. Cain and later run by T. C. Cain and T. W. Cain, celebrates its 78th anniversary. The paper weathered Civil War suspensions, a fire that destroyed old files, and wars while passing through family and corporate ownership to Elgin’s J. O. Smith and editor E. Hinrichs.
The San Antonio Evening News questions Brig. Gen. Lincoln C. Andrews’s claim that his mission abroad was 125 percent successful and predicts that collaboration with Britain will cut liquor smuggling in half. The piece notes secrecy about details and recalls sympathetic press reactions in London and Paris.
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