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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1929
Page
12
Miss Emilie Bushnell is Editor of the Blanco County Section. Items for this section may be sent to her at Johnson City, Texas.
Local notes list numerous visits and cordial calls from residents and guests including Miss Annie Ray Ottmers San Marcos and Mrs Leonard Twidwell Hen ry to Johnson City. Visitors from Blanco Blanco Stockdale Austin Georgetown and more attended social events and church services this week.
Mr. Frank Dodgen of Sandy was in town on Monday prompting local chatter and indicating possible plans or meetings in the area.
A roundup of arrivals rehearses visits by Henry Ulrich Myrtle Mayfield and others. Attendees include Dan Winkel, John Dollahite, Otto Schlaudt and families from Austin Fredericksburg Marble Falls Johnson City and Albert. A Blanco County trustees meeting at the courthouse and funeral attendance near here are also mentioned.
Mr Belva Landrum of San Antonio visited Saturday. Miss Lucile Bruckner visited Austin recently. Mr and Mrs Ray Hardin of Cypress Mill visited Sunday. Mr and Mrs Jack Cage visited Johnson City Monday. Mr and Mrs Floyd Billingsley of San Antonio were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Yancey. Mr and Mrs Frank Reader and children of Dripping Springs visited relatives here Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Ford Bremer were spotted shopping in New Braunfels with possible plans noted for local errands. The sighting places the couple in the Texas town during a daytime outing.
Mrs Carl Shugard along with her children and Miss Lovie Moore and Leah Belle Wagner were business visitors in Austin on Monday.
Rev J C Dodgen pastor of the Baptist Church was called to Cypress Mill on Sunday to conduct services for Mr Croft who died Saturday at age 94 years 6 months. Croft was a longtime pioneer beloved by many and was buried in his family cemetery on his son's ranch at 10 o'clock Sunday.
Mr. Hickson will conduct services at Post Oak Sunday August 11. A revival begins at Rocky in Blanco County Saturday night August 17 with Rev J N Marsehall of Austin guiding the meetings.
Washington reports a 100000-person census army to cover population, unemployment, farms and trade distribution. Directed by 573 supervisors, the April 1, 1930 enumeration will be the greatest in U.S. history, combining trade data with population figures for the first time.
The 1930 census will allocate seats in the House and include a manufacturing census begun next November. Enumerators will ask 30 questions to individuals and 350 to farm owners, plus 573 districts across 3,074 counties to speed data tabulation. The population is projected at about 123 million.
The country is divided into enumerators and supervisors across districts with two thirds completed. In cities one enumerator serves 1,500 to 2,000 population, while rural areas are allocated by area. The census is expected to take two weeks in cities and a month in rural districts.
The crack express lurches forward then back and the traveler questions the motion. The porter replies that the engineer is teaching his wife to drive, a quip reflecting railway humor from Legion Monthly.
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