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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1929
Page
11
For Sale 864 acres including an 100 acre black land farm with 80 percent more tillable ground. Features a house, barn, out houses, a rer house and abundant water. Fenced two pastures and a pocket ensuring sheep and cattle range. Located 18 miles northeast of Fredericksburg and 144 miles from school and post office. Priced reasonable with easy terms. For particulars apply at this office.
Amarillo Texas July 27 The Panhandle wheat crop is now estimated by T E Johnson managing editor of the Amarillo Globe at 45 million bushels based on railroad and miller counts. Earlier estimates ranged from 35 to 42.5 million as shipments and carload averages were reviewed.
Congressman Marvin Jones of Amarillo told the Texas A and M farmers course that tariffs should cover farm commodities and substitutes, argueing against free lists for farm products while manufacturers face duties. He urged correcting discriminatory laws and called for economies and new uses for surplus crops, noting cotton efforts underway.
At Texas A & M College five rural women were named Masters Farm Homemakers and awarded gold pins. The honorees Mrs. R. W. Fenton Tahoka Mrs. Nevil Felty Celeste Mrs. J. E. Fooshee Greenville Mrs. A. F. Ernst Somerset and Mrs. O. W. Fry Lockney are active in home demonstration clubs 4 H and church work. They received recognition from Farmer's Wife magazine and the Extension Service.
A Scotsman at a dinner party boasts I will take care of the check and then commits murder. The surprising claim appears in the next morning’s newspaper as SCOTCHMAN MURDERS.
Fort Worth Tex July 27 Abilene has been added to the list of towns where pick up and delivery service is provided for air express carried by the Texas Air Transport Lines R J Smith traffic manager for Southern Air Transport announced today The service is now maintained at Atlanta Birmingham New Orleans Houston Waco San Antonio Brownsville Dallas and Fort Worth.
Local notices seek supply of poultry eggs cream butter and all other country produce. Farmers and merchants are invited to bring goods for sale or barter. Delivery and payment terms are to be arranged with the issuing office.
Neal Jaco, an ex-bootlegger who escaped the Leavenworth prison 29 years ago, was being escorted back toward Kansas when his wife revealed his status to Fort Worth officers. He had long lived in Fort Worth and faced local police trouble. A Leavenworth guard later noted a guard killed during the 28 year old escape, and Jaco will be questioned on that detail upon arrival in Kansas.
Del Rio Texas July 25 A 15 month old girl, daughter of Emmet Skiles, was killed when a truck backing from a Langtry garage ran over her. Driver was the father. burial planned in Uvalde.
Proctor Rogers is sued by Odie Lee Rogers in District Court No. 1843 seeking a divorce dissolving their marriage from September 25 1924 and July 1 1926, custody of two minor children DeLosson and Geraldine, and recovery of costs with publication summons to appear at the August term in Fredericksburg Texas.
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