Paving Call for Main Street Should Extend to City Limits
A Fredericksburg citizen urges city and county officials to jointly pave Main Street from Kraus Bottling Works to the city limits west and from Nimitz Hotel to the bridge. The writer notes dust and patchwork, argues auto license fees fund roadbuilding, and says full width paving would improve impressions and safety.
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City of
Fredericksburg
Main Street
Kraus Bottling Works
Nimitz Hotel
Fredericksburg Needs a Modern Bus Terminal
Fredericksburg has become a busy regional bus hub with traffic congestion at the downtown station. The piece urges building a new bus terminal or renovating an existing one to improve safety and accommodate growing travel demand.
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Fredericksburg
Wrecks blamed on minds not machines in Good Housekeeping
Isabel Dean writes in July issue that the biggest accident cause is a loose screw in the mind of the driver. The article is part of a motor safety push noting that drivers become rude and speeding increases danger and delays.
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Isabel Dean
Good Housekeeping
Miss Dean
Quote on majority rule and human rights
A reflection warns that letting majority rule govern both human and divine matters endangers inalienable rights. It likens the path to a leaf in a storm, suggesting instability and risk to fundamental freedoms under unchecked majoritarian power.
What Our Neighbors Think Relief Must Be Relief
An editorial from the San Angelo Standard discusses the WPA's reorganization and its role as temporary aid. It warns against viewing relief as a permanent privilege and argues that work relief should not unduly compete with private industry. The piece emphasizes limiting WPA benefits to relief purposes and preserving job incentives.
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WPA
Best
San Angelo
McCormick-Deering
Hay fever prevention and treatment advances urged by Health Dept
The Texas State Health Department notes hay fever will affect many Texans soon. Vaccines and pollen tests guide targeted serum injections before pollen season. Early immunity requires months of multiple treatments. Reducing ragweed in frequented areas also cuts suffering.
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Texastate Health Department
Camera Mind Gifted Girl Reading Genius IQ Claim
Mary Patricia Creegan of St. Louis is described by Washington University psychologists as having a genius level IQ. She reportedly began reading at age 3 and shows normal behavior aside from her extraordinary intelligence.
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Mary Patricia Creegan
St. Louis, Mo
Washington University
Thieves Raid Blanco Area Barns Then Apprehended
A group of petty thieves raided barns and garages near Blanco on Wednesday night. They were captured in Johnson City by Sheriff Cas Paris after attempting to sell a tire from Mrs Cage and a battery from Elmer Dale's Ford truck. The sheriff questioned them and they confessed to several other thefts. Check your garages for missing furnishings and contact the sheriff if you are a victim.
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Blanco
Johnson City
Casparis
Anthrax reported on two Brown County ranches in Texas
Dr. T O Booth of the Texas Livestock Sanitary Commission vaccinated all cattle on the two premises after an anthrax outbreak. Carcasses were burned and two men contracted the disease while skinning a cow. Dr. Booth warned ranchers not to skin cattle without knowing the cause of death. Dr. E W Ramsey remained on site in Brown County on July 10.
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Brown County
T. O. Booth
Texas Livestock Sanitary Commission
E. W. Ramsey
Booth
Calf Sale Reported by Rothman Commission Co
Comparative sales listed by Rothman Commission Co show Adolph Evers of Doss selling two calves for 9.00 each, one calf for 8.50, and one calf for 7.00, with figures continuing on page 9.
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Rothmant Commission Co
Adolph Evers
Doss
Potassium Balance Promises From Alkalosine-A Cure
An advertorial claims Alka losine-A restores potassium balance to relieve indigestion gas gall bladder pains and high blood pressure. A month’s treatment offered for 1.50 with money back guarantee by Keidel's Drug Store.
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Keidel’s Drug Store
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Arthur H. Rowert
Texas
Fredericksburg Publishing Company
Associanion
Hay Kever
Columbia
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State Highway Patrol
Boston
Antwerp
New York
Pitman & CO
Somecu
San Antonio, Texas
J. W. Rothmann & Sons Livestock Commission
San Antonio
Eee
Dempster
Fredericksburg Implement Company
Hill Country Implement Co
Ranchman’s Supplies
Lochte Storage & Commission Company
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