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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1930
Page
3
Fredericksburg and Kerrville visitors are listed among locals who hosted or visited relatives this week. Guests include Miss Vera Cottle, Miss Irene Tobin, Rev. and Mrs. L L Barnes, Miss Vivian Gooden, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Grosenbacher, Mrs. Sagebiel, the Cottle family, and others. A dance at the Moore ranch drew a large crowd of young people from nearby communities.
Walter Tarr was a business visitor in Fredericksburg. Mrs. N. GC. Cottle and daughter Marie were guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Little Wednesday.
Helping to Build Texas reports that Lufkin will exceed half a million dollars in building permits this year, aiming to set a new local record, while in Burnet County miners expand activity with a new mine employing forty men and installing a plant to process forty tons of ore daily.
Texas sheepmen won two of seven first prizes at the National Wool Growers show in San Angelo and dominated the fine French combing division. A Gilmer crop of 1 156 acres sown to black eyed peas yields $3.00 a bushel, spurring a campaign to raise acreage to 2 000 with a guaranteed minimum of $2 per bushel at harvest. McLennan County plans $8 million for highways in 1930 with 169 miles of designated roads and wide right of way. Fort Worth begins street improvements costing $406 000.
A new mussel shell shipping industry forms in San Saba sending shells to a Kansas pearl button factory. Shells fetched 25 dollars per ton and gatherers finding pearls in a cooling vat sometimes earned 75 to 85 dollars per single pearl. Port Arthur plans a 500000 airport serving land and seaplanes along the beach. Mc Allen acquires 287 acres for a new landing field while West Texas attends the Roswell New Mexico circular landing field opening on 407 acres.
Denton shipped 35 carloads of peanuts this year noting drought deterioration and rain damage after digging. Reports say up to thirty bushels per acre were produced with prime nuts selling for 90 cents a bushel.
The State of Texas Gillespie County Administrator Ben H. Kneese notifies all indebted to or holding claims against the Lydia Murray deceased estate to settle or present claims within the law. Claims should be sent to Fredericksburg Texas Box 251 or delivered to the administrator at his residence in Fredericksburg. This notice dated January 7 1980.
August Kirchhoff, a ranchman from the Devil's River region, found two dead deer in his pasture after December snow, their horns locked. One buck had twelve points, the other eight, likely died from battle wounds and cold after becoming entwined. He planned taxidermy mounting at Baumann's shop in Fredericksburg.
The bereaved family expresses sincere thanks to all who offered assistance and kind words at the death of their daughter granddaughter and niece. Special thanks to Mrs Itz Mrs Alfred and Otto Arbelger for untiring help and kindness Mr Holly for his condolence and floral offerings.
Cleveland police on 12 hour shifts pursue a gunman blamed for three recent female victims. The latest, 16 year old Janet Blood, was wounded severely after identifying the suspect in a citywide manhunt. Police describe the attacker as slim and dark complexioned, about 26, with orders to capture him dead or alive.
At Okmulgee Oklahoma a frame tabernacle hosting 300 worshippers during a mid winter revival collapsed its roof as snow and sleet weighed it down. The Reverend Mr Ham of Oklahoma City was sermonizing when worshippers warned him of danger and filed out. Seconds later the roof fell trapping seats beneath timber and ice.
The Luling Farm Foundation credits turning on the electric lights at 5 am for a 50 percent rise in egg production. Lighting was installed in two of four poultry houses, with identical hen counts and feed, keeping conditions equal across houses.
An order directs Sheriff to summon Joe Wimberley by weekly publication for four weeks to appear at Gillespie County District Court in Fredericksburg on February 17, 1930. Lillie Wimberley seeks an absolute divorce and child custody after alleging marriage in 1928, a daughter born in 1924, repeated abuse, and lack of support, asking for custody and education of the child and related relief.
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