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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1939
Page
4
A public notice urges caution near swimming holes as summer approaches. It warns about drowning risks from carelessness, advises knowing water depth and staying within safe limits, and recommends boys joining local Boy Scout troops for swimming training and water safety.
West Texas reports warn that brush and pasture fires rise in dry seasons. The article calls on campers and fishermen to avoid unattended fires and to fully extinguish coals with dirt or rocks to prevent losses to landowners.
President Roosevelt and Governor O Danial declare May 1 as Child Health Day with a Texas focus led by the State Department of Health. Dr Geo W Cox notes a week of activities promoting child welfare through clinics and immunizations while urging physical check ups and early defect corrections. Community groups, schools and clubs will participate with health displays and ads to boost awareness.
Dallas Morning News musing argues 1836 call to patriotism contrasts with 1939 demand for social security and pork. It defends self reliance and liberty, condemns public handouts, and urges Texans to uphold independence amid modern welfare pressures.
Texas House passed a bill making misrepresentation of livestock and feed weights a felony punishable by up to two years in prison. Rep C H Gilmer of Rocksprings sponsored the measure, sent to the Senate. The bill targets practices in districts without scales.
Texas typhoid deaths fell 3.7 per 100 000 over five years due to vaccination and better sanitation. In 1933 the rate was 9.9, dropping to 6.2 in 1938 while the national rate fell from 3.6 to 2?2. Vaccination requires three shots, given a week apart, and protects for two to three years.
Tuesday reports show the Schreiner Wool and Mohair Warehouse in Kerrville sold 200000 pounds of kid and adult mohair for 36 to 46 cents during the weekend. The Brown Mohair Sales Wood firm sold 90000 pounds of wool at 19 to 23 cents. Colonial Wool Co. of Boston, represented by Joe Skinner, bought the 90000 pound clip amid light supplies and field orders.
Advice on choosing a vacation spot with known clean water and pure milk supplies. Ensure the kitchen and dining areas are screened to keep flies out. Boil water for drinking when camping unless its purity is confirmed. Note that even clear spring water can be polluted by drainage.
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