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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1933
Page
4
The Fredericksburg Publishing Co announces staff roles with K. S. Klett as Managing Editor and R. W. Klingelhoefer as Assistant Managing Editor. Probst is Business Manager and R. E. Jordan is Sports Editor. Subscriptions are $1.50 yearly, payable in advance.
The piece notes a Saturday election in Gillespie County where the stock law proposal passed by a safe majority. Supporters urge livestock removal from public roads for traveler safety and call for a uniform state law to cover all counties. The Standard backs a statewide bill in the next legislature.
The author notes per capita and total government costs climbing from 1860 to 1931 and beyond, with 1929 and 1931 showing 16 and 28 percent tax burdens. He argues many bureaus duplicate work, tax exempt ventures crowd private livelihoods, and warns retrenchment is needed to avoid a tax crisis.
A group of Future Farmers of Gillespie County held an all day conference at Klaemer's Park under the leadership of Mr Harper Rawlings the Fredericksburg High School vocational agriculture teacher. Patrons and trustees joined the Fredericksburg High football camp for hospitality and a barbecue dinner prepared with mutton donated by Mr Rawlings and guided by chef Frank Nimitz.
The admonition urges respect for pedestrian safety, noting everyone has right of way while drivers must prioritize people’s personal safety. It underscores shared road duties to prevent harm and promote cautious, lawfully sound actions by all travelers.
The Burg family expresses gratitude to neighbors and friends for deeds of kindness and sympathy after the death of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Burg and relatives. They thank the Sons of Herman Lodge Schaetters Quartett Father Heckmann Doctors Hanus and Peden Sisters Lodge and the wake for floral offerings.
Bandera editor notes sale of 500000 pounds of wool to a Boston firm at 27 cents per pound and higher lots at San Angelo at 29 cents. Local buyers advertise 30 cents for grown wool and 40 cents for kid hair with similar rates across West Texas. Government to purchase many pigs under 100 pounds and sows weighing 275 pounds for premium. Meat from government hog purchases to be distributed to states free beyond unemployment allotments. Cotton prices and grain quotes listed. market notes on livestock, hogs, calves, and fat lambs. A September 1 law increases trespass protection and licenses game breeders. private land remains invadable.
Mayor Kranskopf and commissioners Wm. J. Pape and Max T. Henke were elected to organize the city government. The large vote signals strong public backing as Fredericksburg enters a pivotal era in its history.
A public opinion excerpt praises Fredericksburg as a modern, thriving Texas city with Teutonic heritage and civic leadership. It urges dignified contributions and cites recent city progress, while a reader criticizes courthouse park misuse and seeks enforcing proper use and maintenance. Also includes rental listings for six and three room houses.
Complete collection of works by Oscar Wilde Robert Louis Stevenson Honore de Balzac Victor Hugo Rudyard Kipling Guy de Maupassant William Shakespeare A Conan Doyle Edgar Allan Poe Alexandre Dumas James Whitcomb Riley and more English and history books. Mor particulars see Harry Durst at the Nu-Way Store.
Messrs Walter Petsch and Eddie Karger of Kerrville spent Sunday at Fredericksburg. Mr. Edgar Klaerner of San Antonio visited relatives and friends at Fredericksburg. Mr. Fritz Knust and family of San Antonio visited relatives at Fredericksburg Tuesday. u NRA Rubber Stamps for your office use. For sale at Fredericksburg Publishing Co. We carry a full line Stewart Shearing machines and a repairs.
Notice announces Adolph Meckel appointed by the County Court of Gibsespie County Texas as administrator of the Ed Peter deceased estate. Creditors are asked to settle with the administrator and those with claims must present them. P O Address Fredericksburg Texas.
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