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Newspaper
Hill View Times
Location
Kerrville, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1926
Page
2
Kerrville publishing notes Hill View Times issued by Kerrville Publishing Co every Thursday. Subscription set at 1 dollar yearly in advance with second class matter status at Kerrville post office as of January 19, 1926.
The column urges shared civic leadership and youth participation to prevent arrogance and prejudice. It champions open discussion, supports enforcing Prohibition, and praises President Calvin Coolidge for upholding the 18th Amendment while condemning supporters of the criminal class.
The Brady Sentinel recounts a county candidate rally where editors J H Kavanaugh and J F Tindel defended Ma Ferguson. After joking threats to have Firecracker Johnnie K speak, the two main orators confronted critics and spoke in defense of Ferguson amid crowd pressure.
The Edwards County Leader notes a shift in sentiment as local papers largely back Davidson. It contrasts earlier neutrality with current endorsement and predicts Davidson could secure a landslide if campaigns continue. Local readers hear that Davidson gains across the region while the opposing rhetoric targets a governor linked to past administrations.
The Cattleman is the official publication of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. This first copy admired as the nicest stockman magazine seen, well made and full of useful material for cattle raisers, published in Fort Worth.
The Harper Herald notes a crew reworking the Noxville-Harper Road with plans to convert it into a highway. Editor Hunter is praised as a strong proponent of better roads and is urged to stronger support.
A 1863 opinion by M M Potter, chair of the Judiciary Committee, favors limiting Legislative power to compel receipt of Confederate money for debts. The piece commends the committee for upholding constitutional law and oath, urging an end to the push for paper money as legal tender.
A Chesterfield quotation urges valuing time as a perishable asset greater than any material good. It warns that none can preserve time through storage or preservation, and calls for seizing each moment with no laziness, procrastination, or delay.
A concise theological assertion states that divine commands imply accompanying promises rather than strict mandates, highlighting a relationship between obedience and blessing in religious practice.
Commission er Terrell writes on the Staked Plains as a rising agricultural hub. He notes wheat and cotton growth, expanding rail needs, and booming towns like Amarillo Lubbock and Plainview. He highlights new oil activity and urges observation to confirm the region’s rapid development and potential.
In a spirited column Editor Reavis of The Groom News dares readers to buy cheaper goods in Panhandle towns than from his advertisers and offers rewards for proof. The piece mocks the notion of a gentle sex and laments outdated attitudes while hinting at modern youth culture and evolving gender roles.
The piece recalls William Jennings Bryan and Abraham Lincoln as it sketches a world trip banquet in Tokyo where an American admiral urged Bryan to toast in champagne. Bryan declined, joking that victories in water would justify champagne toasts. The selection hints at ongoing political ambition and party division in Lincoln's era.
Lincoln met the nomination committee on a liquor laden scene and offered water as the only healthful beverage. He declared he never used or allowed alcohol in his home, urging mutual health with the temperance choice.
Sambo was knocked unconscious by a passing motorist and pronounced dead by a traffic cop. The coroner arrived and, while feeling Sambo's heart, the injured man asked if he was the doctor. The coroner replied he was the coroner, prompting Sambo to express despair.
A humor column portrays two self starters, a sport model and a runabout, racing toward matrimony only to fail as they run out of gas and collide in a comical crash. The piece ends noting their belief romance is a flivver while both remain in the used car market.
A farmer confirms a prior potato purchase saying he did not doubt it in the least and mentioning buying potatoes in the previous month.
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