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Newspaper
Hill View Times
Location
Kerrville, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1926
Page
2
P. E. Hawkins as editor announces the Kerrville newspaper published every Thursday with a yearly subscription of 1.00 paid in advance. The paper is entered as second class matter January 19, 1926 at Kerrville post office under the 1879 act.
A traveling salesman denounces price cutting and declares the platform of one price to all as the fair approach, noting merchants advertise their stock as the trade and promising a 10 percent discount to churches and charitable institutions.
Kerrville community advocates boost for cement sidewalks to match road paving gains. The Times backs the push, arguing pedestrians deserve clean dry walkways and safer paths, noting rain creates mud on unpaved edges while drivers must watch for children walking to school.
A historical editorial argues for cement sidewalks to protect children, noting the cost is modest compared to street paving. It urges city action and systematic building, citing San Antonio as a model where uneven private sidewalks caused grade problems and calls for officials to lead rather than rely on property owners. The piece questions public office motives.
Rep Kahn and two female colleagues on the education committee oppose two proposed federal film censorship bills. Mrs Kahn argues parents, not government, are responsible for children’s morals and that society should not rush to restrict films. They contend movies do not justify federal control.
San Antonio Light argues for deporting aliens convicted of crimes and suspects under a new House immigration bill. It lists offenders including murderers, white slavers, drug peddlers, and those overstaying visas, urging that the nation owes no harbor to alien criminals.
The fragment discusses babies possibly receiving corporal punishment and suggests mothers would also be punished, framing a harsh view of justice and discipline. The text reflects punitive attitudes toward parents and infants within a historical context.
Manhattan Kansas April 28 Eugenics is a pseudo science and does as much harm when its importance is emphasized as did the old theological ideas says Dr Edward Tralle Baptist minister and extension lecturer for Columbia University He is at a religious conference here He adds twins do not share identical opportunities and environment shapes a child more than birth or heredity Being well placed is better than being well born
The Limelight reports Kerrville Independent gubernatorial candidate Otho A. Morris proposes inoculating all dogs to prevent hydrophobia. The Times mockingly suggests removing vocal cords and even amputating rear vocalization muscles behind the ears.
A humorous snippet from letters to the presses imagines mothers swapping babies for brief spells of discipline. The idea suggests widespread desire for a temporary swap to address parenting frustrations and curiosities, reflecting candid opinons about child care.
Some praise the Ver non Texas man who went to the city secretary’s office to insist on being fined for violating traffic rules. Others call him a nut.
Readers who keep debating Burbank's faith have exhausted common topics and offer few fresh points, leaving the discussion stalled and repetitive.
The Hill View Times is advertised as available each week at Pampell's, indicating a regular distribution point for local readers to obtain the newspaper.
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