Notice of Cane Seed Threshing at Passmore Place and Baethge’s Store
A notice announces cane seed threshing at Passmore Place on Tuesday August 17 by 2 PM. An additional threshing event will occur near Baethge's Store at Doss on Wednesday August 18.
Fredericksburg Standard in Fredericksburg, Texas
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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1926
Page
3
Large Indian Mound Discovered Near Bandera Texas
Austin Aug 12 one of the largest Indian mounds in Texas near Bandera identified as a kitchen midden by Roy Bedichek UT Inter scholastic League director and J Marvin Hunter Frontier Times editor. They visited Tarpley 15 miles south of Bandera to inspect the mound and plan systematic digs later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Bandera
Roy Bedichek
University of Texas Interscholastic League
Bandera County
Bedichek
J. Marvin Hunter
Frontier Times
Hunter
Tarpley
Withdrawal of Governor Fails to Arrive
Dallas Aug 9 The Democratic race for Texas governor to be decided in a run off between Miriam A Ferguson and Attorney General Dan Moody. Moody trails by 1 770 votes over all candidates, official canvass shows Moody 409 732 and others 411 502. Two counties Edwards and Gray not yet in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
Atorney
Dan Moody
Moody
Democratic State Executive Committee
Ferguson
Edwards
Gray
Fifth Annual Fire Sale Opens at Texas Store
Max Levinsky sells dry goods as a brisk young fire insurance agent arrives to cancel his coverage. The owner laments ruin and jokes about the tax assessor, while noting stock value and scarcity of stock items amid business trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Max Levinsky
Max
Neighbor talk hints at new homes and a charity plea
A suburban woman chats with a neighbor by the back fence about moving to a better neighborhood. A boy asks his father for ten cents to help a crying man selling fresh roasted peanuts, five cents a bag.
I Never Knew Jones Had Twins Joke
A Kansas City Star quip recalls Jones with twins and a joke about marrying a telephone girl who gave the wrong number. The lighthearted line highlights a humorous family anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Kansas City Star
This and That The Office Flapper Says
A witty rule of conduct urges caution in speech and company for young people. It warns to guard lips and mind five factors when speaking to others: whom you address, to whom you speak, and the how when and where of conversation.
Deaf Motorist Defends Silence in Whistle Incident
The judge questions the driver over a drive by attempt after an officer blew his whistle. The motorist replies he is deaf, prompting the judge to remark the hearing will come in the morning.
Money or life footpad exchange ends with irony
A fragment shows a footpad demanding money and a counter with the Irishman preferring to keep his life for old age, presenting a bold, ironic reply. The brief scene hints at danger and thrift amid hardship.
Advertised Letters at Fredericksburg Post Office 1926
A listing of uncalled letters dated August 9 1926 for Fredericksburg includes Sr Jose Cardona Sr Joe Flores Sr Macario Garza Sr Pascuala Moralez Sr Fermin Mendosa Sra Narsiso Martinez Sr Dario Santos Sr Fiderico Tovar Sra Clelia De Los Santos Sra Maria B A Ensus Manos Sra Viventa Felan Sra Zacarias Dominguez with notice that letters not claimed by August 23 1926 will be forwarded to the Division of Dead letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Jose Cardona
Joe Flores
Macario Garza
Pascuala Moralez
Fermin Mendosa
Narsiso Martinez
Dario Santos
Fiderico Tovar
Clelia de Los Santos
Maria B. A
Ensus Manos
Viventa Felan
Zacarias Dominguez
Thrift Begins With Crop Gains for Farm Loans
Farm thrift starts with crop costs and securing loans through cooperative associations. States urged to organize early for next years crop needs to ensure funds are available when required.
Self financing farm cash planning urged by Progressive Farmer
The Progressive Farmer urges cotton cooperatives to arrange service for members while warning to limit credit use. Loans must be repaid to avoid burden on others. Farmers should meet all bills this fall as crops sell and save for next year’s operations to remain cash financed.
No Compromise in Popes Attitude
In Rome the Vatican organ Observatore states that until Mexico’s anti religious law is repealed negotiations between civil and ecclesiastical authorities are impossible. The Holy See trusts in prayer to sustain the church as it analyzes Mexico’s law, in force since July 31, as the root of the current disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Holy See
Vatican
Observatore
Holy Father
Mexico
Vital Statistics Births Shown for Several Local Families
Mr Harry Langerhans and Miss Erna Saenger announce a daughter born to Rev and Mrs W Wolf on May 21. Other births include a son for Otto Wittkohl on July 5, a son for Oscar E Schmidt on July 14, a daughter for Adolph Novian on July 19, a son for Rich Lawrence on July 31, a daughter for Louis Kunz on July 27, and a son for Hermann Fischer on July 29. Subscription notice for STANDARD is included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Wolf
Otto Wittkohl
Oscar E. Schmidt
Adolph Novian
Rich. Lawrence
Louis Kunz
Hermann Fischer
British Sub Sinks During Mooring at Devonport Dockyard
The British submarine H-29 sank while mooring at Devonport Dockyard near Plymouth. Five men are listed missing by the Admiralty. six sailors on deck escaped. Salvage efforts began as the sub lies in 25 feet of water with initial cause cited as either hawsers drawing tight or a tilting test allowing water into open hatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Devonport
Plymouth
Admiralty
Ridglings in Goats Show Inherited Trait Across Breeding
The Texas Station demonstrates that ridgling goats pass the trait to offspring. While the exact inheritance mode remains unclear, continued use of ridglings for breeding will eventually yield a large percentage of affected animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Ridgling Sire Performance in Experimental Flock
A farmer notes that using a ridgling as a sire is unsafe. In an experiment with grade does, a ridgling buck sired ten ridglings and fourteen normal males, producing 42 percent ridgling sons. The observation supports avoiding ridglings as sires despite good fleece.
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Oscar Geistweidt
Fredericksburg Fair Grounds
Dripping Springs
San Marcos
Palace Theatre
Jonny Hines
Reginald Denny
California
Milo
Flo Leroy
the Mystic Revealer
Mlle
Colleen Moore
Leroy
Gloria Swanson
Edna Grobe Mason
Pope
Vital Statistics
Harry Langerhans
Erna Saenger
Sutton County
H. C. Maier Yard
Mason
J. T- Hamilton
Placid, Texas
Delaine Merino Rams
Arthur Real & Son
Kerrville, Texas
Schroeder Bros
Chevrolet
Michigan
Standrd Motor Co., Inc
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