Political spot for Roosevelt in Earle third term push
The Washington Digest discusses Governor George H. Earle of Pennsylvania pressing for a Roosevelt third term and the political risks it poses. It notes no U S president has served three terms and analyzes divergent views on Earle raising the issue to aid or hinder Roosevelt's renomination.
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Mr. Roosevelt
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
Earle
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Eacle
Chicago
George
Congress
Fredericksburg Fire Record for FY Ending June 30 1937
Fire Marshal Eric Juenke reports sixteen city fires in Fredericksburg in the year ending June 30 1937 with one injury from a gasoline explosion to Max Ransleben’s son. Causes include flue fires five defective oil stoves four car fires three and others. Property loss totals 39200 with 3950 insured. Claims paid 1925 by old line insurance and 1616 25 by mutual associations. The marshal urges removing fire hazards and clearing dry grass to prevent outbreaks.
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Eric Juenke
Fredericksburg
Max Ransleben
Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce elects officers
At Tuesday meeting Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce elected H. H. Sagebiel as president C. J Dooley as vice president and Edyth Krauskopf as secretary for the coming year A resolution opposing changes in Gillespie county courthouse park was passed and a committee was set to secure contracts from at least 70 percent of city electricity users to buy from the city if it builds a power plant and distribution system. The panel will begin work immediately.
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Fredericksburg
Local Boy Awarded Danforth Fellowship
Alton A. Hansen son of Mr and Mrs W R Hansen of Fredericksburg is a junior agricultural student at Texas A and M College who has been awarded a Danforth Fellowship for four weeks of training and recreation with other top junior agricultural students from 37 leading colleges in the United States and Canada. Hansen will arrive in St Louis on Monday morning August 2 and will represent Texas among a cosmopolitan group of college men in 1937.
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St. Louis
Alton A. Hansen
W. R. Hansen
Fredericksburg
Texas A. & M. College
Teading Agricultural Colleges
United States
Canada
Danforth Foundation
Missouri
Hansen
Texas
Federal rules align with Texas dove season changes
The federal government adjusted its regulations to match Texas laws for dove hunting. Most hunters gain a September 15 to November 15 season nationwide, with a Panhandle exception from September 1 to October 31. Daily bag limit remains 15 doves, with a possession limit of one day’s bag.
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Texas
Federal Bureau
Panhandle
Local Boys Leave For C M T C
Four local youths depart for Fort Sam Houston San Antonio Texas to spend a month in the Citizen's Military Training Camps. Rudi Kiehne Joe Petsch Guenther M Habenicht and Oscar Voelkel are in the group. After registration in Fort Sam Houston the boys go to Camp Bullis near Leon Springs for training. The camp ends August 4.
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Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Texas
Uncle Sam
United States Army
Rudi Kiehne
Otto Kiehne
Joe Petsch
Alfred Petsch
Guenther M Habenicht
Harry Habenicht
Oscar Voelkel
Earhart disappearance dominates week of aviation peril
Amelia Earhart and Captain Fred Noonan vanish after a June 1 start from Miami on a circumnavigation attempt. A vast rescue effort by the U S Navy and international ships followed, with contradictory signals and searches spreading across the Pacific and near Howland Island. James Mattern plans a North Pole to Moscow nonstop flight in August.
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Amelia Earhart
Fred Noonan
U. S. Navy
Earhart
Noonan
Howland Island
Pacific
Miami
Florida
Miss Earhart
Oakland
California
Globe
Japan
Great Britain
James Mattern
San Angelo
Texas
North Pole
Moscow
Russia
Mattern
Frank Noonan
Gillespie County Receives Increased School Maintenance Funds
State Board of Education apportions 22 per scholastic for 1937 38. Gillespie County expected to gain 62546 for school maintenance based on 2843 scholastics. Fredericksburg schools to receive about 20372 for 926 pupils with state total rising to 4.7 million dollars statewide.
Fredericksburg Minds Divided over Municipal Power Plant
Citizens discuss the question of Fredericksburg building a municipal power plant to supply electricity instead of buying from Central Power and Light. Some back a contract to pledge purchases until repayment, but details on rates and payoff time are unclear. The Central Power and Light Company is reportedly circulating a contrasting contract.
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Fredericksburg
Central Power & Light Company
Holiday Deaths Near 500 Mark In Nation
A 72 hour Independence Day holiday fatality list neared 500 nationwide with 415 deaths from traffic crashes drownings fireworks heat lightning and falls. Texas reported 19 violent deaths by Monday night including 7 traffic 5 drownings and 7 other causes with no fireworks fatalities.
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Texas
Highway Bid Totals Set for 12 Projects at $650000
At a July 6 meeting the highway commission tabulated low bids on twelve plus projects totaling about 650000. Gillespie County Fredericksburg Llano Road received multiple bids with Cage Bros of Bishop the low bidder at 69387.53 for drainage and grading. Sandy Bridge in Llano County went to Holland Page of Austin for 38411.02.
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The
Highway Commission
Fredericksburg
Llano
Gillespie County
Sandy Bridge
Llano Couey Orn
Ward and Worrell
San Antonio
Chadwick & Williams
J. S. Moore & Son
Lufkin
Cage Bros
Bishop
H. B. Zachery
Laredo
W. W. Vann
Kerrville
Cage Brothers
Eckert
Llano County
Holland Page
Austin
John Metzger Sr Birthday Honored by Kin and Friends
John Metzger Sr pioneer of Gillespie County celebrated his 88th birthday Sunday with family Neer relatives and close friends. Friends extend congratulations and best wishes for many more happy birthdays.
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John Metzger Sr
Gillespie County
Metzger
Central Power & Light Cuts Fredericksburg Rates July 9
Fredericksburg customers of Central Power & Light will see substantial rate reductions in bills for service after July 9. Residential use at 25 kWh monthly drops 11.29 percent, 50 kWh saves 9.5 percent, with larger savings for commercial lighting at 50, 250, and 500 kWh. Special low rates for electric cookery and water heating remain.
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Fredericksburg
Central
Power & Light Company
F. L. Wilke
Mr. Wilke
Two Gillespie Youths Enroll In U S Navy
Richard Braeutigam son of Wolfgang Braeutigam and Elmer Kneese son of Mr and Mrs Clemens Kneese left Fredericksburg Thursday to enroll in the United States Navy. They will report at Houston Texas before being sent to San Diego California for preliminary training. Enrollment is for three years.
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Richard Braeutigam
Wolfgang Braeutigam
Elmer Kneese
Clemens Kneese
Fredericksburg
United States Navy
Braeutigam
Kneese
Houston
Texas
San Diego
California
Texas Tops Texas South Manufacturing Claim
Texas remains the largest manufacturing state south of the Mason-Dixon line, reflecting its broad industrial footprint.
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Texas
New manufacturing industry moving into Texas at rapid rate
A new manufacturing industry is arriving in Texas, growing at a pace of more than 2 million dollars per month. The influx signals rising employment potential and expanded industrial activity in the region.
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Texas
Texas Public Schools Boost State Per Capita to $22
Austin Texas July 6 Public schools of Texas will gain about 4 700 000 more from the state per capita apportionment starting September 1 the board of education voted 6 to 2 to raise the allotment from 19 to 22 per scholastic An attempt to set it at 21 failed The governor noted the levy could be abolished if apportionment stayed at 19 and the automatic tax board will fix the rate this month or in August Levies for general and Confederate pension funds remain at the constitutional maxima 35 and 7 cents per 100 valuation The board predicted the school im post would stay at 20 cents 15 below the maximum The comptroller estimated a 3 117 399 balance for the available school fund by Sept 1 yielding a 1 638 253 gain this fiscal year.
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Austin
Texas
Public Schools
Board of Education
James V. Allred
Comptroller’s Department
Local Red Cross Chapter Organized in Gillespie County
The Gillespie County Chapter of the American Red Cross met Friday July 2 in the Agriculture building for its first Executive Committee and officer meeting. Officers named include W Harry Land Alfred Cameron Felix Wilke Alf Neffendorf W C White Dr Leon Zwiener A D Stahl Wm Petmecky and Mrs E H Riley Mrs Walter Schaefer and Mrs Fred Mathisen. Neffendorf elected Home Service Chairman and Mathisen Disaster Preparedness and Relief Chair. Membership drive postponed until near Armistice Day with appeals to new members.
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Gillespie County
The
American Red Cross
Agriculture
W Harry Land
Alfred Cameron
Felix Wilke
Alf. Neffendorf
W. C. White
Leon Zwiener
A. D. Stahl
Wm. Petmecky
E. H. Riley
Walter Schaefer
Fred Mathisen
Alfred Neffendorf
Home Service
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Washington Digest
Washington
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
C. of C
Danforth
Dorothy Alcorn
St. Paul, Minn
St. Paul
Gillespie
State Board of Education
Frederickburg
Ausin
County Mutual Insurance
Red Cross
Amelia
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