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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1918
Page
4
Fredericksburg Standard notes by Fredericksburg Publishing Co issued every Saturday with ROBT. PENNIGER as editor and manager and T. GLIDDON as assistant editor. Paper sent second class from Fredericksburg Texas post office. Subscription is $1.50 per year.
The bill to extend draft ages from 15 to 40 was reported favorably with Reed amendments. It would provide two years of government funded education after the war for all under 21, with implementation details to be set by the President. The measure includes provisions on education eligibility, officer commissions, and protections for married wives seeking government positions.
A voice argues for lowering the draft age to include 18 year olds while acknowledging the measure will be supported due to military necessity. The remark highlights the tension between extending conscription eligibility and the perceived requirements of national defense.
Fort Worth Texas Aug 13 broadening clean-up campaign opened to include owners and clerks in soft drink salons restaurants cold drink stands and air places handling public food. Immigrant workers Negroes Chinese and soda jerks lined up for inspection by Camp Bowie staff. Those clean passed. others received treatment and must report back. Officials urged productive work to aid the war effort and hinted at future demand for female workers.
Palestine Texas August 13 rainfall visited Palestine and Anderson County this afternoon the first in several weeks. The heat and dry spell had threatened crops but the light shower will aid late summer and fall crops despite not being heavy.
Washington Aug 13 German submarine raids in American waters were discussed at a long Cabinet session with no new combat plans disclosed. Earlier the navy reported the steamer Henry S Kelley torpedoed off the New Jersey coast and the Norwegian steamer Sonmerstad sunk southeast of Fire Island, with Captain Hansen and 30 crewmen rescued by a patrol boat.
A local ad offers top market prices for used tires and tubes, inviting readers to contact the seller for quick cash. No further details provided.
War emergency kitchens have sprung up nationwide to teach women conservation, canning, drying and war cooking. Canneries, drying plants and milk stations operate in cities and towns under home demonstration agents, with centers selling prepared foods and distributing recipes while uplifting community cooperation.
Evaporated vegetables provide flexible options for soup bases and year round vegetable bowls. Dried ingredients can be mixed before storage or stored separately and combined as needed to create seasonal combinations while maintaining flavor and texture.
The article explains using preserved eggs for cooking and table use. It notes water glass preservation and instructs making a small hole at the large end before boiling to vent air and prevent cracking.
The State of Texas notifies Gillespie County readers of an application for probate of the last Will and Testament of August Goehmann Sr deceased and for Letters Testamentary. Court will hear the matter on the first Monday in September 1918 at Fredericksburg Court House. interested persons may appear to contest. Written return with seal and date of August 10 1918. Herman Usener Clerk.
A buyer offers to purchase old iron junk within 30 days at 45e per 100 in wagon load lots or 40e per 100 in smaller quantities. Subscribe to the Standard.
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