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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1929
Page
2
For sale 364 acres including an 80 percent tillable 100 acre black land farm with house barn and outbuildings. Fenced two pastures and pocket. Ideal sheep and cattle range with ample water. Located 18 miles northeast of Fredericksburg and 114 miles from school and post office. Priced reasonable and easy terms. For particulars apply at this office.
The piece recounts Bill Longley as Texas town terror with murders and gunplay. It cites critics of magazine articles and defends Longley through local testimonies from Lee County and Austin while noting a controversial Victoria incident and a now unmarked grave in a circular post oak glade.
In Monroe Louisiana on August 3 a farmer's wife and her son and a boarder were fatally poisoned by biscuits made from flour tainted with poison. Two others including a nine year old boy later died. three more remain critically ill as Sheriff Smith arrests Elmer Leonard and two Pownsell brothers while coroner Dr P N Pulley rules death by poisoning unknown acting person or persons.
July crop report by Southland Life Insurance Co notes Texas likely to exceed a billion dollar value with strong cotton across Panhandle to East Texas. Rio Grande Valley optimism supports 100 000 to 120 000 bales, corn and melons up though prices dip. Some insect damage and rain variability noted, but overall progress and optimism remain high.
Notice seeks poultry eggs cream butter hides and all other country produce from KNOP1 and Metzger. Public collectors and buyers urged to contact sources for supplies and pricing.
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