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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1927
Page
5
Long livestock and agricultural prize results detail Hilmar Henke and Wm Roeder among top winners. Awards cover cows sheep goats and fancier categories with multiple names and cash prizes listed across senior calf classes, junior champions, and best produce and fiber entries. Continued next week.
A Saturday fire at Stinton Field destroyed a hangar and six airplanes belonging to Southern Airway Inc. valued at $2,000 each, totaling about $15,000 with no insurance. Manager Will Long cited unknown origin, possible cigar stub, and rapid spread due to flammable contents.
The Progressive Farmer urges adopting animal husbandry with commitment. Successful producers persist through fat and lean years, mastering five key challenges: experience, feeding and management knowledge, home-grown seeds, breeding stock, and equipment.
In Fort Worth on August 19 two men were nearly killed when a car caught fire. W L Grimes and a black helper grabbed a bucket meant for water, but gasoline instead splashed and set them ablaze in a downtown street.
Herbert Hoover the secretary of commerce asks Texas chambers of commerce to post large town names in prominent places to aid air travel. He says lettering would assist mail routes, help Army pilots, and boost commercial aviation nationwide.
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