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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1930
Page
6
Mrs Arthur Bruckner is Editor of the Blanco County Section. Any item intended for this section may be sent to her at Johnson City not later than Tuesday of each week.
Dozens of residents and visitors from Blanco Cypress Mill Johnson City San Antonio Austin San Marcos Round Mountain and Fredericksburg travelled to see relatives and conduct business over the past week. Names include Earnest Conn Susie Bushnell Cynthia Crider Bootie Jacobs S H Harris John Morgan Roy Schofield Don Casparis Richard Klappenbach and many more visiting relatives churches and markets in the area.
Cain City hosts a long list of visitors and relatives from San Antonio Fredericksburg Llano Bandera and Oklahoma City over the weekend and midweek. Local families including Pattons Rambies Hoffmans and Schutz family are mentioned with multiple gatherings and moves to the Bank Building and other homes.
Cuero Texas August 2 Elmo Williams 12 and L Wright 13 remain in a tree top after a hurried shotgun landing. The youths started another stand from a tree on a neighbor’s land then moved to the property of a sympathetic elder. They rigged a bed spring and cat walk between trees for continued exertion and ascent.
Washington, Aug 2 The American Motorists Association estimates more than 2 800 000 passenger cars and trucks were junked in 1929. Purchases reached 4 625 348 new vehicles, about 1 825 000 more cars bought than junked.
Harper Cubs erased a 7 4 deficit against Waring at that Place Sunday with a nine run burst in the first of the ninth. Lei ter pitched and struck out 13 as Harper finished with 13 hits, earning a 13 7 victory and setting up a game at Junction next Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Lee Haines and children of Drayden were visiting this week. Russel of the Klein Branch was a business visitor in town last Saturday. Rueben Bernhardt of Fredericksburg was a business visitor in Harper Wednesday.
Eddie McDougall transacted business in Fredericksburg Tuesday. Mrs. Everett Roberts and Mrs. Eben Parker spent Sunday at the Parker Ranch. Henry DeFreest and Harold on a Fredericksburg trip. Myrtle Nixon of San Marcos visiting friends here for a week. Otto Rahe family and Helen Mae Baumann guests at W A Hopf home Monday. Staud and Cottle among visitors from Harper Tuesday. Lewis Menges of Hayes Ranch operated for appendicitis at Secor Sanitarium this week. Tom Harlandt entertained Harper youth with dancing and games Saturday night.
Castell Mr Bruno Schmidt of Brenham is the guest of relatives here. Chas H Leén family returns from Gonzales and Castroville. Tennie Ower travels from Merkel after two months with Ot Keyser. Ed Fluth family visits from South San Antonio. Fritze Birk and Holt enjoy a trip to Mexico. L L Lama Austin visits parents Chas Wasterling. A H Keyser returns from Fort Worth. Fred Hall Jr returns to Austin after two months with grandparents. Schaefer Hoffmann Weber visit Bauer home in Fredericksburg. J B Erns and sons return to San Antonio after stay with Hy Schneider. Alliver Bauer returns from Dallas summer school. Lee Peters visits Austin then returns home. Marie Buster heads to Taft for an extended visit. M H Evers returns from Austin Houston McDade visits. Wesley Turpin of May visits sister Mrs Martin Kocherschke. Annie Wasterling Yoakum enjoys three weeks with Chas Birk family. Mrs Paul T Brown and others mentioned in transit.
Emil Mund and Otto Dittmar made a business trip to Comfort Monday. Chas. Fredrich and son Fegar visited their uncle G. Friedrich at Cherry Mountain Saturday, who is sick. Rev. R. Becker attended the Lutheran Chautauqua at Seguin last week. Bernhard and Philip Crenwelge took a business trip to Castell, Mine Miss Lilly Kasper hosted a party at her parents’ home for her birthday Sunday night. Elgin Mund was in Mecklenburg Monday and Tuesday on business. Marie Becker plans a stay in Fredericksburg. Mrs. Otto Sauer and children of Menard visited her parents last Sunday.
New York reports mine mules are seven times more dangerous than dynamite as injuries rise from mule interactions. Miners claim a mule never forgets a dirty look and may strike with a hoof when given a chance, a fearsome consequence in mining camps.
Pauline and Ruth Hester visited in Cherokee after a visit to the C. H. Grote ranch. Mr. H. O. Hester returned Monday to New Hobbs New Mexico after a few days with his family.
Edward Williams aged 29 was electrocuted when he touched a light socket after stepping from the tub in Wichita Kansas. He collapsed and efforts to revive him failed. He is survived by his parents.
Harry Hill of Stamford Texas credits Argotane with restoring his health after months of rundown nerves poor appetite and gas pains. He reports better sleep improved appetite and no stomach distress. He says many Abilene people recommended the product and he urges others to try it, noting Fredericksburg Central Drug Store sells a genuine Argotane.
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