Convicts Save Drowning Quartet on the Hudson
Four convicts sentenced to long terms on the Hudson near Sing Sing risked their lives to rescue four people in a sinking boat. The guards allowed them to help and they returned to serve their sentences. A reflection on reform and youth in prison follows, contrasting paths of punishment and potential. Monsignor Lavelle condemns theater indecency, aiming to spur public action.
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Hudson
Sing Sing
Monsignor Lavelle
Cardinal Hayes
New York
American offers job to Russian couple for strange diet in Paris
In Paris a wealthy American advertised for a childless Russian couple to test a "back to nature" theory. The applicants would supposedly eat only bananas drink tomato juice walk on hands and feet sleep irregularly and avoid meat and alcohol for $200 a month. The Russian doctor who applied declined for himself and his wife.
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Paris
District Court Opens With Multiple Civil and Tax Cases
The district court opens with numerous civil actions including divorces, debt judgments, and notice of default. Cases feature Jennie Wienecke versus Otto Wienecke, multiple Max Blum debt actions, and the B F Goodrich Rubber Company versus The Star Garage. Delinquent Texas taxes against Jung Wendel Moellendorf settled and dismissed. Local zoning and paving updates note Grahar street work, new Midland plant for Hugher Tool Co, and rail service expansions in Sonora and East Texas. Texas corporate growth reported with 1231 new corporations chartered in early 1930, 176 in June.
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Jennie Wienecke
Otto Wienecke
John Lott
Ernst Herbert
Emil Kordzik
Max Blum
Willie Jenschke
Peter Jenschke
the Warren Refining and Chemical Company
The
Star Garage
Justice Court
Robert Jenschke
B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company
State of Texas
Alfred Jung
Edwin Wendel
Otto Moellendorf
Willie Priess
Jacob Baumann
G. A. Schumann
H. C. Keese
August Eckert
Wm. Bierschwab
James Evers
Emil Hohmann
Suzanna Horlen
Gustav Bausch
August Jung
Grahar
Hugher Tool Co
Midland
Texas
Sonora
Santa Fe
Van
East Texas
Texas & Pacific
Texas Leads West South Central in Gains
Texas led the West South Central Division with a 24.6 percent gain. Louisiana followed with 16.7 percent, and Oklahoma stood third at 12.8 percent.
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Texas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Debates highlight Texas road contract clash in 1930 rally
In a Fredericksburg debate era figures PFetsch and Burkitt clash over Ferguson era road bids. Burkett accuses noncompetitive awarding while Petsch questions a state audit letter. A heated exchange ends with audience applause as auditors and article authorship come under fire.
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Ferguson
Gillespie County
Burkett
Petsch
Hoffmann Construction
Texas
Sterling’s Insurance Company
Moore Lynn
Ferguson Forum
John N Moore
Green proposes care for jobless
Washington reports William Green president of the American Federation of Labor says the key to improving unemployment conditions is guaranteeing a fair steady annual wage. He notes progressive employers are exploring plans to stabilize industry, provide wage security, and systematize production, enabling workers to access credit and restore prosperity.
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Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
No. 14 or 121 Take Grocery Orders by Phone
Juenske and Schoenewolf advertise phone orders for grocery delivery, urging customers to call numbers 14 or 121 for prompt service. The notice reflects a local business listing and delivery option.
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Juenke & Schoenewolf
Local Notes on Fredericksburg Visitors and Visits
Local brief lists residents and visitors in Fredericksburg. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Louis Weidner, Miss Myrtle Mathisen, Miss Etna Striegler, Mr. C. J. Dooley, Messrs Louis and Hermar Hirsch, Mr. Franz Lunkwitz, Emil Braeutigam, Walter Rusenberger, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ruff and family, Dr. Max Maier, Miss Esther Schmidt, Mr. Alfred Schaefer, Mr. Alfred Ruebsahm, Miss Irene Flachmeier, Rev. and Mrs. Flachmeier, Mrs. Wm. Grobe, Mrs. R. T. DuBose, Mrs. Jno. Weinheimer, Mrs. Walter Holekamp, Mrs. John Hitzfeld, Andreas Finkernagel, Ad. Gold, Mr. Emil Schaudun, Clarence Mugford, Mrs. E. E. Hahn, Eddie Kramer, Edwin Knopp, Misses Ruth Kircheville, Dorine Lewis, Master Glen Petsch.
Moody Asks Aid For West Texas Drouth Relief
Governor Dan Moody telegrams President Hoover describing West Texas drouth as disastrous urging inclusion in Agriculture Department relief. He notes work stock being sold due to feed crop failures and continued drought with bleached pastures and no feed for livestock.
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Dallas
Tex
West Texas
Dan Moody
Hoover
Moody
West
Texas
Department of Agriculture
Drouth
Rapid power growth in Southwest Texas fuels CPL output rise
Central Power and Light Co. serves Southwest Texas as output more than doubles from 1928 to 1929. Figures show 82,927,918 kWh in 1928 rising to 166,020,168 kWh in 1929, with 37 new industries added locally and residential use increasing 19.7 percent to 452 kWh per customer.
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Texas
Central Power & Light Co
Adventures of Big-Foot Wallace continues in Indian fight
The narrator recalls a fierce 15 to 20 minute battle near an Indian encampment. Jeff scalps fallen foes with calm, while Wallace and others hold the line. After retreat, a mounted Indian dies as Jeff shaves another scalp. The party eats venison and iron rations, reflecting on the fallen cooks before promising more.
Peters Leather Shoes for the Whole Family
Peters offers durable leather shoes suitable for every family member. The line emphasizes comfort and long wear, with styles for men women and children and pricing aimed at value. Availability and store locations are not specified in the text.
Son Accidentally Shoots Father in Texas Town
In Taylor Texas on August 18 J T Sims was injured when his son’s accidental shot struck him in the foot. The bullet caused a foot amputation after Sims, living in Beaukiss, was taken to Taylor hospital where he works as a night watchman at an oil field.
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Taylor, Tex
J. T Sims
Taylor Hospital
Sunday
Sims
Beaukiss
Notice To Debtors And Creditors Of Herman Arlt Deceased
Notice from Edward L. Schlaudt administrator of the estate of Herman Arlt of Gillespie County Texas who was appointed August 4 1930 calling all debtors to settle and all creditors to present written claims within the legal period at his Fredericksburg area residence.
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Herman Arlt
State OF Texas
Gillespie
Herman Arle
Gillespie County
Texas
Herman Usener
Fredericksburg
Edward L. Schlaudt
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American Statesman
Lynn Moore
Houston
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A. P. C. Petsch
John M. Moore
James E. Ferguson Moore
State Auditor’s Department
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State Board of Public Accountancy
Louis Weidner
Myrtle Mathisen
Etna Striegler
Mxico
C. J. Dooley
Chicago
Messrs. Louis and
Hermar Hirsch
Doss
Franz Lunkwitz
San Angelo
Messrs
Emil Braeutigam
Walter Rusenberger
Mississippi
Jim Ruff
Austin
Max Maier
Orange,Texas
Esther Schmidt
Alfred Schaefer
San Antonio
Alfred Ruebsahm
Baytown
Irene Flachmeier
Rev
Mrs. Flachmeier
Cave Creek
Wm. Grobe
R. T. DuBose
Jno. Weinheimer
Walter Holekamp
John Hitzfeld
Andreas Finkernagel
Ad. Gold
Chas. Wuest
Emil Schaudun
Medina Lake
Clarence Mugford
E. E. Hahn
John Heep
City
Marshalls Creek
Eddie Kramer
Edwin Knopp
Otto Weinheimer
Ruth Kircheville
Dorine Lewis
Glen Petsch
Kerrville
Alonzo Lewis
Cherry Springs
Adventures
Big-Foot Wallace
Frontier Times
Bandera, Texas
Jeff
Jack Robinson
Palace Inn
Scott & White Hospital
W. H. Sageriel
5Th Street
Temple, Texas
Dove
Kolmeier & Klier Co
H. P. Simplicity
Goss Newspaper Press
Fredericksburg Company
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