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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1920
Page
7
Austin Texas Jan 12 The Comptroller reports Texas total assessed value for 1920 at 3 200 295 205 up 187 475 618 from 1919 The total tax estimated at 24 919 216 up 7 424 363 with detailed changes across land town lots livestock hogs machinery banks and rail and other property including ships and pipes with notable increases in goods and merchandise and manufacturing tools.
A January 19 fire in Desdemona Texas destroyed six business houses including two hotels two tailor shops a clothing company and a cafe. Firemen used wet blankets to quell the flames with no precise loss estimate available.
Houston Texas January 19 The Humble Oil and Refining Company No 12 Japhet at West Columbia flows 6000 barrels of pipeline oil at 3045 feet The Texas Company No 27 Hogg recently cleaned after a brief flowing period and sanded up It now flows by head at 3000 barrels at 3050 feet
Claude Hearrell, a prominent cattleman from Bronte in Coke County, was shot in the heart in front of the Midland courthouse. Asa Rutland, recently returned from military service, was arrested as a suspect. Hearrell leaves a widow and three children. his brothers Jobe and Will Hearrell reside in Bronte.
Washington January 19. The Senate appoints a complete inquiry into charges by Admiral William S Sims against Secretary Daniels and naval policy during the war. The Naval Affairs Committee ordered the probe at a meeting led by Chairman Page. The subcommittee handling wartime awards will run the inquiry once awards matters are finished.
Malta January 16 orders were issued for a number of naval vessels to depart Malta for the Black Sea. Vice Admiral De Robeck sailed aboard the Iron Duke with the destroyers Serapis and Stedfast and the steamer Hibiscus. All available ships are preparing to sail Sunday, fully loaded with stores.
The County Commissioners Court awarded about 7.14 miles of Boerne Stage Road resurfacing to Uvalde Rock Asphalt Company. Work covers the section from the Boerne to Fredericksburg Roads to the county line with two 60 foot concrete crossings and several smaller ones. Total construction value listed at 44 080 26 dollars with a bond of 22 040 13 dollars.
The sorrowing family expresses sincere thanks for sympathy and funeral flowers for Mrs. Jacob Weinheimer Johanna Beck. They thank Rev Lindenberg for visits and Rev Konzack for kind words at home and graveside.
Washington January 20 war veterans may obtain 50 acre farms on reclamation projects if Congress approves a 250 million dollar appropriation the Ways and Means Committee was told by Western State representatives.
A blaze in Blackwell Coke County wiped out 134 bales of cotton on an Orient Railroad platform with losses estimated at 25 000 to 30 000 dollars. Sparks from a freight engine are believed to have started the fire. The town lacks fire fighting facilities but some of the cotton and platform were saved.
Surgeon General Ireland reports an influenza outbreak in several army camps and among American troops in Germany. Public Health Service Surgeon General Blue says civilian cases are rising but not epidemic and notes no cause for alarm.
Reports show mild influenza among soldiers and civilians with death rates lower than during wartime. Epidemics seen at Camps Grant Rockford Fort Sheridan Love Field and Great Lakes Naval Training Station though totals are smaller than in the war. In Germany soldiers on the Rhine reported 163 new cases in the week ending January 9 an increase of 65 with twelve deaths and six pneumonia deaths. Dallas reports 29 new influenza cases in 12 hours and about 35 total cases as authorities prepare preventive steps after last winter’s outbreak.
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