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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1926
Page
5
Amarillo reports George J. Hassell, a Farwell area farmer, confessed to killing his wife and eight stepchildren and burying them in a yard dugout. He later allegedly killed a California woman and three children, with details given in a three thousand word statement.
A committee formed by the American Federation of Organizations for the Hard of Hearing, urged by the U S Bureau of Education, studies methods to detect and teach hard of hearing children in public schools. Preliminary surveys indicate about 3 000 000 students with defective hearing. Some cities already run special classes for seriously hard of hearing children.
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson granted clemency in two major cases. Frank Collier, former Wichita Falls mayor, is pardoned after three years for manslaughter in 1925, while William H. Langhorn Jr. of Chapel Hill is commuted from a death sentence to life imprisonment for the 1925 Valeria Zapalac case, due to findings of unsound mind at the time of the offense.
San Saba December 24 W. A. Smith Democratic chairman circulates petition urging Governor-elect Dan Moody to appoint Alfred P. C. Petsch of Fredericksburg chairman of the state highway commission. The petition is signed by city and county officials and hundreds of citizens. Petsch, Gillespie County representative, was an original Moody supporter in this district.
Louis Nagel aged 60 a Seguin farmer and stockman died after his horse reared and fell backward crushing him under the saddle. He was taken to a hospital but died without regaining consciousness. He leaves a widow several children and a sister Mrs Emil Helm of San Antonio.
Fort Worth youths faced charges after a snowball attack on automobiles Saturday night. An 18 year old was held on a $10 bond and two other youths were sought on malicious mischief charges. Dorothy Goldberg, 16, and Billy Graham, 20, were in a car struck by snowballs. Goldberg suffered a painful eye wound but may not lose sight.
Mason representative Roscoe Runge introduces a bill for a Texas state owned cement plant to supply materials for highways and public works. The plan calls for a 1.5 million dollar appropriation for site and plant setup, with products sold to contractors and public entities. A governor led commission would select the site and supervise operation, with labor options including free or convict labor.
A mouse dragging a trap revealed a break in at T. T. McCord’s mercantile in Sweetwater. After hours, he found a cut back door and an opened safe missing 72 50 dollars. It marks the fourth robbery at the store in recent months.
A nostalgic poem describes a reader who cherishes his old hometown paper for news of Arcady and those he once knew. He longs to stay connected with neighbors, friends, and their stories through the familiar local publication.
Flooding from the Cumberland River displaces about two thousand people in North and East Nashville. Police and volunteers run relief operations from Ryman Auditorium, American Legion posts, churches, and other buildings offering shelter. Few deaths or serious injuries reported despite freezing temperatures.
A nostalgic poem urges readers to stay connected with hometown news by reading the local paper. It suggests old friends like Smith Jones or Brown recall shared memories and that newspapers keep these ties alive even after moving away seeking riches or renown.
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