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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1921
Page
4
The paper invites readers to call or mail tips and notes to improve coverage. Editors admit limited space and urge local participation to print community news and maintain strong ties with loyal contributors.
A reflective editorial urges joining the Be Courteous Club as the simple universal club with a single fee: courtesy. It argues cash discipline reduces artificial money stringency and criticizes credit practices while praising kindness as a social booster and model for communities.
A call to readers to mention ads when visiting stores emphasizes that every advertisement carries news and information buyers seek. Merchants value the message reaching customers who then respond by visiting shops to inquire about goods.
A reader comments on Grinstead's Graphic volume 1 number 1 published by Sour marketing, praising editor J. E. Grinstead for clear direct writing. The writer notes respect for Grinstead and contrasts his stance with ambiguous collective language in editorials.
A reflective piece compares steadfast individuals to Diogenes with a lantern, praising those who hold firm to their ideas. It cites Grinstead's Graphics and UT professors, then shifts to a notice from the Louis Jordan Post No 244 American Legion in Fredericksburg urging ex-service men to join, share addresses, and participate in county organization with a $2.00 annual dues and a $0.25 Legion button. The piece mentions funeral notices and military funeral plans, urging complete ex-service lists for Gillespie County and veteran coordination.
The Agriculture Department will administer laws to benefit the people. KE W Cole heads the Bureau of Markets to aid growers in preparing products and finding markets. McDonald handles pink bollworm work with public cooperation. T S Miller is a top cotton classer aiding grading. The message urges reducing cotton acreage by one third to avert bankruptcy and raise prices.
A telegram from Senator Dorough, chair of the Board of Elections, says the Texas Senate is ready to hear the contest between C. F. Richards of Lockhart (dem) and Reno Eikenroht of Seguin (rep). The race centers on ballots in Blanco County where Richards was excluded, and preparations include voter signatures to argue a misconduct case. Rudolph Weinert travels to Austin to confer with elections committee as the procedure awaits action within a week.
The notice lists three marriage pairings as vital statistics records: Miss Ida Lina Feller with Mr Alex W Weirich, Miss Dora Jenschke with Mr Alfred Novian, and Miss Ida Fiedler with Mr Richard Stehling.
Births recorded with names and dates from December 30 to January 22 list multiple families including Mund Herbert Burrer Jung Stehling McDonald Smith Saenger Lang. Olga Schoenewolf leaves for San Antonio for a position. Prof. J M Dubray is ill and confined to his room.
A humorous reminiscence from the Omaha World Herald about a boy who loved ice cream yet refused the freezer. His mother finds him cranking the freezer as if life depended on it, prompted by wagers with his father about turning it, offering a dime and a nickel as incentives.
Pure Rhode Island Red cockrells offered at 19 west Jung, contact 906 F3 by phone for purchase details.
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