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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1939
Page
4
A Texas warning notes traffic hazards from cars parked on roadways and explains the danger and legal violation. It cites 33 deaths last year caused by 30 vehicles parked in traffic lanes and urges drivers to move off the highway to save lives.
The 76th Congress closes after a fierce clash between New Dealer and Administration critics within the Democratic party. Lawmakers limit new plans, curb federal competition with private enterprise, and push toward economic recovery, boosting GOP prospects in 1940. The far-reaching political fallout hints at bitter intra and inter party battles ahead. The final note contrasts industrious bees and ants with the hungry mosquito.
A quip notes the three balls before a pawn shop implying odds are two to one you won’t get it back. The line reflects a grim warning about pawn shop risks in a compact urban scene.
A thoughtful maxim notes that ceasing education marks aging no matter a person’s age. It emphasizes continuous study as vital for mental vitality and lifelong growth across youth and elder years.
A reflective line on human behavior suggests that breaking bad habits would be easier if promises were kept as reliably as good intentions. It prompts consideration of personal discipline and accountability.
The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution backs a plan to mint a Franklin dime to promote thrift and public budgeting. The article notes Rockefeller’s absence and argues new dimes could spur government savings, with commentary on national land purchases and Dr. J B McKnight’s reappointment as state TB Sanatorium superintendent.
Governor W Lee O Daniel commutes the death sentence of Francis Marion Black Jr to life imprisonment The former University of Kansas student awaits electrocution at the State Penitentiary He was convicted of murdering 13 year old Dale Noblitt by pushing him from a cliff near Alpine on June 9 1938 The state claimed he sought 5000 life insurance The pardons board said the murder was very brutal and noted Black was denied the right to counsel before interrogation and confession.
Counsel questions a police witness while a suspect on hands and knees in the road prompts the officer to note the man was attempting to roll up the white line. The exchange underscores how behavior is interpreted in assessing intoxication.
State Superintendent L. A. Woods announced warrants released for the $1 apportionment to public schools from the State Available School Fund totaling $1,564,002, with $4 left unpaid on the current $22 apportionment. The balance will be allotted by November. next year’s apportionment is also $22.
In San Saba on August 16 M T Tidwell local barber was struck by lightning Sunday afternoon near his car at Carroll pool where he joined a swimming party with boys. He was knocked unconscious for several minutes and suffered severe bruising with blue spots on his legs.
Farmers hear recommendations for ethylene chloride emulsion to combat peach borer, with dilution guidance by tree age. Also notes rattlesnake incident, early 1939 cotton crop estimate, livestock market sales, cattle imports, and biological control with Trichogramma minutum in the Madera Valley. Fort Worth packing tests show horns as liability in beef cattle.
The U S Department of Agriculture issued Monday crop conditions for Texas showing low yields in most summer crops except corn and rice. Corn production estimated at 80 355 000 bushels and grain sorghum at 3 562 000 acres with 42 744 000 bushels produced. Peanut output 128 700 000 pounds and pecan forecast 21 420 000 pounds, down 1 580 000 from last year. best yields overall not specified.
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