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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1927
Page
11
Miss Ruth Granger presents a musical review with LeMoyne Wagley and Jean and Jean from the Orpheum Circuit, plus an orchestra. Fred Thompson stars on screen in Riding the Wind with Silent Flyer, admission 20 and 40 cents. Also Tin Hats with Conrad Nagel and cast. Lew Lipton adapts from Edward Sedgwick. Kino gram News and a two reel comedy. Tuesday shows 15 and 35 cents. Wednesday 10 and 25 cents. Lois Nixon Trio appears on stage.
Fredericksburg residents host and visit relatives from San Antonio Converse and Comfort. Guests include Miss Bertha Schandua and Miss Meta Nemky. Dr Felix Keidel and W L Burke visit Brady. carpenters build a residence for Felix Durst. Medina Hereford Ranch Short Course set for July 13 14 15. Local creamery advertising shows price rise for higher grade cream.
Mr Alfred Moses of San Antonio visited friends and relatives at Fredericksburg. Ex Senator M Faust and wife of New Braunfels spent the Fourth in this city. Members of the M B Church enjoyed their annual picnic last Monday at Treib's waterfall.
Mr Adam Knopp and family of Morenzi Arizona are visiting relatives in Fredericksburg for a family gathering and sightseeing during their trip.
Mr Emil Blanchard of Stephen ville is spending his vacation in Fredericksburg. Mr and Mrs Willie Durst returned to San Antonio last Monday after visiting the city. Mr Emil Blanchard of Stephen ville also spends his vacation in the area. Mr and Mrs Walter Fischer and Mr and Mrs Louis Moritz spent Sunday in Laredo. Mr Max T Henke and family spent early this week in Castorville and Helotes. Mr and Mrs Henry Bier schwabe and son visited Brady on July 4.
In St. Louis a premature Independence Day celebration left a 12-year-old boy dead and about 90 treated for burns. The fatality was Haden Tiaris who died from burns after firing a blank revolver into a gasoline can. Most treated were children.
Cleburne Texas July 4 two inmates Phillips Mast and W A Lamon overpowered Jailer Jeff Tuggle took his keys and escaped Sunday afternoon Mast was shot in the wing and retaken Bish was still at large Monday night eight other prisoners refused to escape.
Mrs. Hermann Hennersdorf and her sons Howard and Hermann of Brownwood and Otto Hennersdorf of Wichita visit Miss Ida Iennersdorf in the city during the early part of the week.
San Antonio July 6 four business leaders were arrested by Secret Service agents in a scheme to flood Mexico with counterfeit 20 peso notes. Plates and paper used for making Mexican money were seized. One suspect pleaded guilty to conspiring to manufacture notes. Bonds set at 5 000 dollars each. The fourth suspect to be arraigned. Agents had gathered evidence for six months led by Edward Terrell. No money had been produced yet. the plan aimed to pass about 5 million dollars in bogus notes in multiple Mexican cities.
George Christian a member of the State Board of Pardons was named by Gov Dan Moody to judge the commission aiding the Court of Criminal Appeals to succeed Judge Lamar Bethea. Christian a former Burnet County district attorney and later assistant attorney general has served on the Pardons Board since Moody became governor. Announcement of his successor on the Pardons Board has not yet been made.
Claud Lee of the Humble pipe line crew attempted to start a fire with kerosene that proved gasoline. An explosion showered burning liquid over him, leaving him severely burned at Junction Tex in July.
Austin July 6. Incendiarism blamed for 14 June fires reported to State Fire Marshall T M Campbell. June fires totaled 313 with losses 149 956. Causes range from defective chimneys to unknown causes, including 110 fires with losses 225 504.
A major boardwalk fire in Atlantic City New Jersey razed a block between Missouri and Arkansas avenues leaving 500 residents homeless. Three firemen were overcome as flames spread for about three hours threatening the million dollar pier. Damage peaked around 300 900 dollars with many hotels and cottages destroyed or damaged.
Pampa Texas July 8 Chas Ray Arnett 34 died in a hospital Sunday afternoon from burns suffered earlier when gasoline ignited from a lantern as he filled a tractor tank at the Holland farm near Miami. The accident occurred on the farm.
Brady Texas July 4 Three women and one man were injured though not seriously when a bridge near Brady collapsed. The car and a cart plunged into Brady creek fifteen feet below. Thelma House 20 dislocated arm and facial cuts. Mrs J S Laird and Edna Laird cuts about the Jews. Ed Metcalf bruised. All from San Saba were taken to Brady sanitarium. Heavy tourist traffic caused the bridge to give way.
Tompkins former highway division chief clerk and A Joschke were arrested by Travis County officers to answer three indictments each alleging theft of state funds and forgery involve about 1500 dollars. Grand jury findings point to padded payrolls diverting 6000 to 8000 dollars in state highway funds.
Vinton Iowa July 6 Appar ently because his wife left him last week and refused to return home Ray Mabanna 33 highway foreman here lay down on a stick of dynamite in his bed and blew himself to pieces.
Ray Marsden, confessed pillager of nearly 7000 churches in the United States and Canada, entered Ohio State Penitentiary to serve 3 to 15 years for stealing sacred objects from a Carey shrine. He and four accomplices, arrested in Covington, Ky, face further confessions to robberies and church burnings.
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