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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1940
Page
4
Citizens of Fredericksburg and Gillespie County are urged to support two youth oriented musical fundraisers. The Fredericksburg Junior Concert Band hosts an entertainment on Saturday night to fund uniforms for the band. Band Boosters Club events follow on Thursday to aid purchase of uniforms, instruments, and music.
An editorial urges lasting vigilance after a fatal grade crossing crash that killed 29 and injured 11. It compares traffic deaths to the New London gas explosion and warns against fading caution among drivers and pedestrians nationwide.
A fire prevention message warns disorder fuels fires in workshops and garages. It urges immediate cleanup of sawdust, rags, and clutter, proper storage of paints and solvents, and removal of old magazines and unused items.
Quote extols the need for more people to commit to steady effort in practicing the ethical standards already in place rather than seeking new moral codes. It emphasizes personal responsibility and consistent action over theoretical reform.
The account from Rhode Island tells how eight hundred WPA workers gave gifts and expressions of thanks to a young girl who waved at them daily as they passed by in their trucks. The piece reflects on human goodness and renewed faith in humanity, praising acts of disinterested reciprocity.
In a Dallas News column the Governor argues radio stations should not bear full liability for slanderous statements. He launches a weekly paper run by his family and urges caution over libel while noting the need for responsible speakers. The piece frames O'Daniel as misrepresented by the press and calls for clearer libel standards.
Dr George W Cox reports 1939 measles cases exceed eight thousand, with 1937 and 1938 totals and a low in 1935. He cautions parents about under five years risk, urging protection, early nursing care and isolation to prevent spread among school children.
A Fort Worth era style item notes a quick school board nomination at the Courthouse for four trustees in the Independent School District of Fredericksburg with elections today amid citizen indifference.
Voters in White Bluff Kimble County backed consolidation with the Harper Independent district by 24 to 9, while Harper approved annexation 51 to 1. The move adds two Gillespie County schools and two Kimble County schools to Harper. Superintendent E. O. Larkin reports the district’s expansion and notes Mrs Edwin Duecker underwent surgery Tuesday.
The text states that two weeks of isolation is typically enough to prevent unnecessary transmission of the disease. It emphasizes a standard duration used to curb spread and protect public health.
The Gillespie County Rural Telephone Association met at the courthouse last Saturday to settle rates for customers. Final material estimates were postponed to the May 4 meeting. members urged line companies to send names for officers to secretary Martin Dittmar.
Felix Maier and Chas Moss attended the Frigidaire Sates A Poppin Big Spring Drive meeting at the Plaza Hotel in San Antonio last Tuesday. Mrs Maier notes he has sold 500 percent of his yearly quota, surpassed by one dealer in the district who sold 501 percent. The spring sales meeting featured refrigerators ranges and water heaters.
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