Social notes from Winters feature visits and gatherings
Rev and Mrs Henry Schliesser of Winters visit daughter Alyce Schliesser a faculty member. Miss Emmie Mueller visits family, Lottie Stehling visits New Braunfels, and Mrs Clyde Dierdorf of Chicago visits local relatives. Women’s groups host socials at Holy Ghost Church and bridge clubs share prizes. residents attend polo tournaments and birthday celebrations with neighbors and relatives.
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Henry Schliesser
Winters
Alyce Schliesser
Emmie Mueller
William Mueller
Esther
Lottie Stehling
Max Stehling
New Braunfels
Clyde Dierdorf
Chicago
Joe Stein
Fredericksburg Triumphs Over Wichita Falls In Polo Clash
Fredericksburg defeats Wichita Falls 10 to 9 in an extended eight chukker polo match. Wrights Burke and Ratliff star for Fredericksburg, tying the score late before Ratliff's final play clinched the win. Postgame notes include visitors from San Antonio and Mrs Heiner marking a 90th birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Fredericksburg
Blue Jackets
Robbins
Stringer
Beverly
Chukker
Burke
Willow Busters
Ratliff
Krederiecksburg
Marriage Law Sparks Public Debate Over Health Standards
Representative Petsch cites Chester Hallis on a 1920s Texas marriage law. The piece praises a medical certificate requirement for grooms and argues against repealing the law, noting its education impact and links to venereal disease prevention and state headlines.
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Representative Petsch
Chester Hallis
Tarrant County
Texas
Matricide Held Insane by Jury in Kendalia Case
Walter Schmidt, 21, of Kendalia, accused of murdering his mother Mrs Hubert Schmidt on January 18, was found insane by a Boerne jury after a six minute deliberation. He smiled when the verdict was read and was ordered committed to the San Antonio State Hospital.
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Boerne
Tex
Walter Schmidt
Kendalia
Hubert Schmidt
San Antonio State Hospital
Schmidt
Fifth Hanged in Folsom Riot
Eugene Crosby alias James Gleason one of six convicts executed for leading the Folsom prison riot of 1927 on Thanksgiving Day. Four others were hanged. Albert M. Stewart's fate rests with the State Supreme Court. All were charged with murdering fellow convict George Baker. Crosby smoked a cigarette en route to the gallows and refused spiritual aid. He wrote letters to his Lincoln, Nebraska parents.
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Folsom Prison
Cal
Eugene Crosby
James Gleason
Albert M. Stewart
State Supreme Court
George Baker
Crosby
Lincoln
Neb
Progress of Soil Survey Work in Texas 1929
A 1929 report notes Texas soil surveys covered 1,900 square miles, totaling 51,958 square miles or 33,253,000 acres mapped. Farmers are urged to obtain soil survey maps for their area. A new chemical engineering laboratory nears completion for scale testing of potash extraction processes.
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Texas
Local Residents and Visitors Noted in Seguin and Nearby
Mr Wm Schroeder and Sheriff Alfred Klaerner spent Thursday in Seguin on business. Mrs Alex Mittendorf and daughter visited relatives at New Braunfels. Mr F J Maier returned Thursday from a business trip to San Antonio. Doctor A W Bolding returned from Mississippi. Mr R Kiehne and family spent several days at Corpus Christi. Arion Singing Club was entertained at Turner Hall with an oyster supper. Judge A W Petmecky fell during sleet, bruising his shoulder. Mr Albert Eckhardt of Maxwell visited Fredricksburg on business. B W Schmidtzensky now owns Bonnie Brae Drug Store at 856 Highland Blvd San Antonio.
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Tonio
Vida Newberry
Marble Falls
Galloway
Woman’s Missionary Society of the Holy Ghost Church
Lina Langehennig
Minna Zenner
Valentine
Ida Blum
Lottie Stehling
Harry Zen
Emma Maier
Misner
San Antonio Sur
Edwin Seippthe
Albert Klett
Max Henke
Adolf Ressmann
Klett
Seipp
Louis Klaerner
August
Itz
Hier
Henry Cordes
John Stahl
Alfred Schmidt
Joe Stein
Dick Bradley
Son
San Antonio
R. M. Lewis
Bessie Dibbrell
Attila Schmidt
Harry Priess
Needlecraft Society
Score Club
Werner Keidel
Eddie Stein
Edgar Ochs
Herman Ochs
Joe Ernst
Frances
Ned Mellhenny
William Arhelger
Arhelger
Erwin Jordan
Henry Langerhans
Mr. Wm. Schroeder
Alfred Klaerner
Seguin
Arion Singing Club
Turner Hall
B. W. Lchmidtzensky
Bonnie Brae
Highland Blvd
This Week Continued from Page 1
The note references a continuation on page 1 and mentions a topic about girls and ankles. The fragment is sparse and lacks clear event or identifiable persons or organizations.
Postmaster Proposes $76 Million North Atlantic Fleet
Postmaster General Mr Brown calls for a $76,000,000 program to build a fleet of North Atlantic superships for American passengers and mail. He urges a service that can compete with any foreign flag line on the North Atlantic.
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Brown
North Atlantic
Postmaster Brown
Hoover
Parrot disease and West Point dismissal raise tone of debate
The piece urges U S leaders to outpace foreign service and celebrate progress while ridiculing the psittacosis scare tied to parrots. It notes the lone Black West Point cadet was dismissed for math deficiency alongside sixty three white peers, sparking controversy over education and merit.
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West Point
Fourteenth cadet dismissed from academy after six months
Alonzo Souleigh Parham, a negro cadet, is noted as the fourteenth to enter the academy and the eleventh to be dismissed at the end of the six month period. The remark about prejudice is dismissed as not influencing the decision.
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Alonzo Souleigh Parham
Air Transport Cuts $100 From 16 Day Around Americas Tour
Transcontinental Air Transport trims $100 from the price of its 16 day air rail water trip around the Americas as air travel settles into a business footing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transcontinental Air Transports
Americas
Bank thrift campaign promotes think have money slogan
The Bank of Fredericksburg launches a community thrift drive with a squirrel trademark and the motto Think Have Money. The paper urges cutting extravagance and stop pursuing get rich quick schemes, asking local support to keep money at home to sustain home industry.
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Bank of Fredericksburg
Frigidaire Dealers Convene in Dallas for 1930 Plans
Felix Maier a local Frigidaire dealer attended the regional convention in Dallas on January 23. Hundreds of dealers and salesmen from the region gathered as factory officials outlined plans for 1930 business at the annual meeting.
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Felix Maier
Dallas
United States
Local official backs law and pledges fight against repeal
The official affirming support for the law thanks Mr Hollis for his interest and states he will do all he can to prevent its repeal. The remarks emphasize continued backing and commitment to the statute.
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Hollis
Brady Bank Robbery Cases Continued
The Brady courtroom postpones the robbery with firearms cases against R. C. Turner and Miss Lucile Awalt tied to the Farmers & Merchants State Bank heist of March 21, 1929. Delayed due to Mrs. Turner’s absence, the matter remains on the docket for next term with key witnesses Ballard and Curtis sidelined by illness and lack of indictments for two other youths.
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R. C. Turner
Lucile Awalt
Farmers & Merchant State Bank
E. J. Miller
Turner
Miss Awalt
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Harold Johanson
Coy Nigh
State Reformatory
Billie Ballard
Irene Curtis
Turner, Nigh
Miss Ballard
Brady Standard
Church Notices for Sunday Services and Sunday School
Church notices announce service at 10 30 a m with a 2 pm Sunday school and an evening service at 7 pm. The invitation extends to all and names G C Brannies as pastor.
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Biphore
G. C. Brannies
Texas 16th District congressional candidacy announced
A candidate for Congress in Texas announces to voters in this county her bid for the 16th District. She seeks support from residents ahead of the upcoming election.
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Il Am
16Th Congressional District
Texas
Tax Assessor Candidacy Declared in Gillespie County
Tax assessor candidate announces run for Gillespie County office and asks voters for support at the November election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Edg
H. Tatsch
Gillespie County Assessor Candidate Durst Seeks Support
Louis W. Durst announces his candidacy for Gillespie County assessor and asks for public support in the upcoming election. He signs the notice with sincerity and invites votes from local residents.
Edg H Tatsch Seeks Support for November Election
A brief note urges sincere support for Edg H Tatsch in the upcoming November election, highlighting a call for backing from readers.
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Maj
L. C. Jones
Earl Crawford
Secrer
Lieut. Gibson
S. A. Express
EB. L. Lochte
V. G. Striegler
Hy. Lochte
Maria Heiner
Ernst
Cullins
Fisher
Fthrstone
California
North Dakota
Tion
Col. Petsch
Folsom
Alex Mittendorf
F. J.” Maier
A. W. Bolding
Mississippi
Mr. ©. R. Kiehne
Corpus Christi
A. W. Petmecky
Albert Eckhardt
Maxwell
Brady Bank
M. E. Church
Congress
Hlerewith
Louis W. Durst
Fitch
Central
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