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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1934
Page
4
Fredericksburg Texas newspaper details show KR S Klett as managing editor Probst as business manager and R E Jordan as sports editor with entry at the Fredericksburg post office as second class matter.
The current European scene, especially in Germany, is highly unsettled and likely to stay so for years. A cautious approach to national affairs is advised to avoid entanglements with European nations.
An article argues for a year of household training for German girls leaving schools to prepare them for happier marriages and homes. It criticizes the lack of marriage and home instruction in the country and suggests such preparation would reduce divorce and unhappy homes.
The piece warns that certain Red River streets are used as playgrounds and stresses parental responsibility to stop such danger. It notes drivers are sometimes blamed, but parents' carelessness often causes accidents and urges immediate action to keep children from streets. It also promotes GRAND PRIZE BEER for picnics.
Observations of interest note Bandera County wool sales of 200000 pounds at 18 cents. U S reports indicate a 28 percent drop in the spring pig crop and a 38 percent falloff in sows to farrow, with US and corn belt declines. Wool supplies are tighter worldwide, with Australia possibly larger but South Africa hit by drought, while demand remains uncertain in Europe and the US. Also reported is a large wool sale in Kerrville and a push for a West Texas market reporting system, plus a pasture fire near San Angelo.
A haystack on F. M. Kretsinger’s farm was lifted by a whirlwind and hurled into a high tension line, bursting into flames and igniting a barley field owned by John Martin. The blaze scorched both fields, marking one of the area’s most unusual fires.
Carey notes corn not ruined by drought yet may yield well but faces chinch bug danger. Gillespie County Livestock and Protective Association directors set a quarterly meeting at the office next Saturday at 1 30 PM. Open to potential members, with or without joining.
Prices paid locally: wool 23.5 cents for 12 months, short wool 17 cents. Cotton 12 cents basis middling, wheat 75 cents per bushel, oats 36 cents, ear corn 70 cents, shell corn 75 cents.
Austin Texas June 27 malaria cases rising sharply in May tied to more mosquitoes. Malaria Unit notes record numbers of mosquitoes due to mild winter and rainfall creating temporary water collections. Breeding occurs in standing water. reducing such sites will curb the popuation.
Instructions urge residents to inspect and clean yards removing trash and tires, fix leaky hydrants, screen water barrels, place minnows in ponds, clear gutters, refresh flower vase water, and drain low areas to prevent breeding before reporting to health authorities.
Benedict Hagel sues Edwin A. Grobe and spouses for 4970.76 plus interest on a 1931 note secured by a vendor’s lien on Fredericksburg property. The suit seeks judgment for the debt, foreclosure of the lien, and sale of Lots 313 and 240 fronting Court House Square to satisfy costs and the notes 2 3 4 and 5, with excess to be paid to Grobe. The sheriff is commanded to publish summons weekly for four weeks before the August 20 1934 term in Fredericksburg Texas.
Men are sought for Rawleigh routes in Hays County including San Marcos Seguin and New Braunfels. Respond immediately to Rawleigh Co Dept TX-145-OD Memphis Tennessee or contact P F Durham in Fredericksburg Texas for details.
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