Fredericksburg Postoffice Note and Second Class Matter
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Texas
Fredericksburg Standard in Fredericksburg, Texas
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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1925
Page
3
Public square cleanup urged to match Main Street
Editorial notes call for cleaning a center town square near Main Street. Crushed rock debris and overgrown mesquite bushes signal neglect. Proposals include student involvement, volunteer work, or a community collection to hire workers to restore appearance.
Love Pirates of Hawaii and local theater notes
Mason High School students presented Love Pirates of Hawaii at Klaerner's opera house praising the performers while regretting poor local turnout. Radio Post notes small crowds for a Fredericksburg home talent play The Tumult. The piece reflects on advertising failures and civic pride, recalling San Jacinto Day with homage to Texans and Remember the Alamo.
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the Mason High School
Hawaii
Klaerner
Radio Post
Quar Harper
Fredericksburg
Local performances miss crowds and funds due to false economy
Discussion notes that proper announcements in local papers could have secured financial success for two performances. The writers argue that skipping or underfunding publicity led to a financial failure, blaming cautious budgeting for harming gate receipts and overall viability.
Fire Prevention and the Fire Hazard Awareness
The article urges fire prevention over cure, citing Texas fire losses and the need for public cooperation with fire safety campaigns. It warns against careless matches and kerosene use, notes hazards around business premises, and calls for heed to a local fire marshal’s inspections to reduce danger to life, limb, and property.
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Hook and Ladder Companies
Bucket Brigade
Timmus
Texas
Train Kills 2 Men Near Childress in Horror on Track
Bodies of two white men, chipped into pieces, are in pine boxes awaiting disposition after a probable train strike on the Denver Railroad west of Childress. The victims, ages 35 to 80, were found by a section crew and believed to be Ed Kimbell and Jack Collins, detained for vagrancy in Childress. They claimed Houston as home and Abilene as known, with Abilene ties emerging in court.
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Childress
Tex
Denver
Ed, Kimbell
Jack Collins
Houston
Abilene
R. C. Crist Dies in Blanco at 73
Robert C. Crist, a longtime Blanco resident and merchant, died at his home at 7:30 yesterday morning after a period of ill health. A 45 year pioneer from Virginia, he served as Mason treasurer for Blanco Lodge No. 216 for about 35 years and held Scottish Rite 32 degree and Shriner honors. Survived by his widow, two sons Charles E. Crist and Robert C. Crist Jr., and two daughters Grace Crist and Mrs. P. N. Fulcher.
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Blanco
Robert C. Crist
Crist
Virginia
Blanco Lodge
Austin American
Chas. E. Crist
The
Blanco National Bank
Robert C. Crist Jr
Chicago, I
P. N. Fulcher
Grace Crist
Fredericksburg Market Prices and Road Praise Visit
Market quotations show eggs, fryers, hens, cattle, and crops with per dozen or bushel rates dated April 24, 1925. A Chamber of Commerce effort saved Fredericksburg thousands in future fire insurance costs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr and Will Scott toured from San Francisco to New York, praising Texas road conditions with a favorable transit claim between Mason and Fredericksburg.
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Chamber of Commerce
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
New York
Will Scott
San Francisco
Texas
Mason
Fredericksburg
Schroeder Bros Big Lot Summer Dress Goods Arrives
Eddy Kramer Butcher Shop offers fresh barbecue every Thursday and Saturday. City Battery and Electric Co overhauls cars and batteries accurately and promptly.
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Schroeder Bros
Eddy Kramer
City Battery and Electric Co
Claims More Land
The supreme court was asked by Texas Oklahoma and the federal government to hear the boundary dispute along the 100th meridian. Texas denies any action implying acceptance of the Jones Brown and Clark line as boundary and says the true boundary lies west of the 100th meridian, shifting land into Oklahoma.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Texas
Oklahoma
Automobiles Trapped on Tracks Kill Family in Lubbock County
Mrs J W Letsinger of Monroe and her three year old daughter Ella Virginia were instantly killed when their stalled auto was struck by a Santa Fe train in North Lubbock County. Son Ted 12 who drove and Susie 19 were seriously injured.
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Lubbock
J. W. Letsinger
Monroe Community
Here
Ella Virginia
Santa Fe
Lubbock County
Ted
Susie
Child Struck by Cars Near Dallas Leaves Fatal Injuries
Katherine Lorine Meachem seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs J T Meacham was struck by an automobile believed driven by P H Rice. Doctors say skull fractured and bones crushed in right shoulder and leg. A second car is said to have struck the child after the initial impact.
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Dallas
Katherine Lorine Meachem
J. T. Meacham
Here
P. H. Rice
Miss Catherine Murdock Detains Robbers in Kansas City Bank
Miss Catherine Murdock the treasurer of the Garden theater in Kansas City pretended readiness to fight but yielded $1200 when two men grabbed her as she carried the day’s receipts into the bank. She said she could not kill a man to save the money.
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Catherine Murdock
Garden Theater
Kansas City
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