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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1930
Page
3
The younger church members presented a Christmas play titled The Heart of Texas on Sunday night depicting the Methodist Orphanage at Waco. A liberal offering was collected for the orphans after the performance as the audience praised the program.
The King Thomas Theatrical group performs music, wisecracks, plays and vaudeville at the Harper Theater for six nights this week. Local visitors and residents, including the Cottle and Gooden families, travel between Kerrville Fredericksburg and San Antonio.
Mr and Mrs Fred Whetstone and Miss Allyne Whetstone were Kerrville visitors Thursday enjoying local sights and hospitality.
Mrs A C Riley and her daughters visited Fredericksburg on Tuesday, stopping to tour local sites and meet residents during the day.
A discussion of grinding needs for dairy cattle pigs sheep and poultry based on university findings. Dairy cows profit from ground grain. hogs benefit from ground hard grains and seed. Medium grinding often outperforms whole grain for cattle and pigs. coarse grinding suits sheep. poultry require specific mash feeds.
Beaumont Texas January 1 1980 the first newborn of the year arrived a 10 pound boy born to Mr and Mrs T C Downs just six hours after a 14 month old brother died in a local hospital the event paired birth and loss in a single morning report.
An old medical note explains deafness ranges from minor to total and may be temporary or permanent. It warns against inserting objects into the ear canal, notes ear wax serves a protective role, and advises gentle cleaning with a cloth while avoiding sharp tools and blunt blows that can rupture the eardrum.
Pledges emphasize soil as the foundation of prosperity and life. Messages urge farmers to build soil, use cover crops and terraces, and protect against erosion and fires. Emphasis on fertility, water control, and patient rebuilding of eroded soils with time and money.
Bonham Texas December 31 flames swept the 40 year old Fannin County courthouse destroying much of the structure and records A strong south wind hampered efforts to check the blaze The building built in 1888 cost 200000 while district and county clerk records were saved but others were ruined Insurance stood at 60000 and renovations costing about 11000 were completed three years earlier.
W. T. Magee reports T. M. Hester of northwest of Cokeland demonstrates deep plowing 12 to 16 inches yields twice per acre as shallow plow in the same time. Wheat is taller on deep plowed ground, manure fertilization increases corn health and size, with potential one third higher per acre yields.
Plainview Texas December 28 a 13 year old autoist Starkey Jones is bound over to the grand jury under a $1000 bond in connection with the death of Arnold Allen age 7 struck by a car on the streets of Orton last night no witnesses were found to the accident and the boy is said to have made a statement to authorities
Miss Margaret A. Ahearn a 40 year old servant was accidentally shot in the neck by 13 year old Milton J Budlong Jr son of Milton J Budlong of Newport in Seekonk Massachusetts The medical examiner ruled the death accidental and the district attorney said no action would be taken against the boy The fatal shot occurred within ten minutes of impact.
Exclusive of live shipments and case eggs, poultry-dressing and egg-breaking plants are paying Texas farmers 15 million dollars annually, according to a Dallas News estimate.
Texas topped state fair attendance with 965 074 visitors. Nebraska followed with 437 660, Ohio 437 000, and Minnesota reported 33 268.
An old ad touts Feteh’s Dandruff Remover Shampoo promising quick dandruff elimination and thinning hair prevention. It claims 91 percent of baldness stems from dandruff and promotes two sizes priced at 1.50 and 0.75 dollars, sold by Central Drug Co.
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