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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1928
Page
5
Public notice seeks communications to the Fredericksburg Publishing Co. and directs business items to the Bookkeeper's Dept while other matters go to the Editor's Dept. It notes Second Class post office registration at Fredericksburg, Texas and asks readers to use specified departments.
Editorial warns spring breeding yields vast summer populations. It urges thorough elimination of standing water sources, screening rain barrels, draining holes, and destroying containers to prevent malaria risk from anopheles mosquitoes.
Dallas reports Republican HQ plans to nominate a full Texas state ticket headed by Dr. George C. Butte of Austin for Governor with Orville C. Bullington of Wichita Falls as U.S. Senator. Other potential governors named include Henry Zweifel T P Lee and Arthur Reinhart. The party aims to promote Hoover Curtis at the national level and elect State officers. Dr Butte serves as special assistant to the Justice Department solicitor general.
A two year study by Dean William E. Mikel and Professor Edwin R. Keedy of the University of Pennsylvania Law School concludes state indictment and criminal procedure laws are diverse and prone to miscarriages of justice. The authors urge simplification, elimination of technicalities, and a uniform code to expedite justice.
Reports from Berlin and provinces say a severe windstorm tore through Germany on Wednesday. Four workers died when a chimney collapsed at Preiskreteham in Silesia, with three injured. a chimney collapsed at Zawada near Kleiwitz killed one and wounded three. another person died in Gleiwitz. Berlin saw one fatality and many injuries as trees fell and a hanger at Templehof airdome collapsed destroying four airplanes.
Highland Illinois with 3 000 residents plans to pave 13 or 14 miles of streets this spring. Mayor says hard surfacing dirt roads reduces upkeep costs and is an economy. 11-year maintenance totaled 160 000 dollars. Roads are a dividend paying investment in modern life.
Quick rules for partnership play and bidding. Avoids, lead from your hand, and signals. Emphasizes calm play, clear communication, and house rules to gain an edge.
We express sincere thanks to relatives neighbors and friends who assisted us during the sickness and death of my husband and father Henry Tatsch Doctors Birt Jackson Secor Palmer nurses Reverends and church choir undertakers pallbearers and florists for their untiring efforts and comfort Mrs Henry Tatsch and son Belton
Fireworks and a string of accidents caused a total of 32 deaths during the holiday in the Greater New York area. A daily check-up confirmed the toll across fire, traffic, and drowning incidents.
Five people were injured in Carpenteria California when sparks from firecrackers ignited a box of dynamite caps. Mark Lang and his son Marvin 19 of Santa Barbara were the most seriously hurt with little hope for recovery.
New York July 4 Proceedings by Ku Klux Klan to protect Sen Heflin of Alabama at a Jamaica address collapsed as Heflin did not arrive. About 1500 klansmen gathered in a 40 acre field armed with pistols sabres and clubs, while police kept watch and an emergency wagon with riot gear stood by. Later word reached Toledo that Heflin would not attend.
Fire losses in Texas for May totaled $1 approximately $916 445 from 467 reported fires to the State Fire Insurance Department. Unreported origins caused $301 073 in losses from 118 fires. Electricity started 40 fires costing $279 889.
Washington reports that leading drys in the southern Democratic party will not participate in the July 11 Asheville rally. Key Pittman and other Southern figures decline, while Fr. Scott McBride and Bishop Cannon organize the protest against Al Smith’s nomination. The absence of a top Democratic leader is seen as limiting impact on the party unity below the Mason-Dixon line.
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