Wardlaw Campaign Speech Critiques State Spending In Texas
Wardlaw spoke to a sizable Court House audience last Saturday night advocating lower government costs. He criticized Moody policies, urged five highway commissioners, and proposed free license hunting and fishing. He pledged to aid country children but did not address education funding shortfalls or state obligations noted by critics.
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Wardlaw
Texas
Court House
Moody
Miriam Ferguson
Johnson City Man Killed in Highway Crash Near Hye
W. D. Mayfield of Johnson City died after a vehicle struck him while changing a left rear tire on the Fredericksburg Austin Highway. The accident occurred about seven miles from Johnson City around 9 30 P M. Alfons Jenschke who drove the fatal car said he was blinded by lights and did not see Mayfield in the road. Mayfield died at Barnwell Sanitarium after being brought there.
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W. D. Mayfield
Johnson City
Fredericksburg
Austin
Mayfield
Sam Ferrell
Hye
Ferrell
Alfons Jenschke
Lueckenbach
San Marcos
Jenschke
Barnwell Sanitarium
Blanco
Sheriff, Constable, and Commissioner Candidates Announced
Alfred Klaerner seeks re election as county sheriff. Henry Schueh runs for Constable Precinct No 1. W L Brandon runs for Commissioner Precinct No 2 after the death of Henry Tatseh. All candidates seek voter support.
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Alfred Klaerner
Henry Schueh
Precinet No. 1
W. L. Brandon
Precinet No. 2
Henry T'atseh
Fredericksburg visit notes and local sightings
Mr Walter's party from San Antonio visits relatives in Fredericksburg. Lieut Col Petseh was in Austin on business Thursday. Wm Bohl of the Giddings News was among visitors in Fredericksburg Tuesday.
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Mr. Walter
Peter
San Antonio
Fredericksburg
Col
Petseh
Austin
Wm. Bohl
Giddings News
Giddings
Local Saddlery Reopens Under New Owner Alex Maier
Alex Maier, who bought the Otto Evers Saddler Shop months ago, moved all stock to his own business and discontinued operations at the former location.
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Alex Maier
Otto Evers
Mr. Evers
Death of Mrs Henry Ellebracht After Illness
Mrs Henry Ellebracht nee Dittmar died at Secor Hospital Kerrville on Saturday night July 7 following a stroke after a prior bout of illness and two operations. Born October 22 1875 in Cherry Springs she was 53 plus months at death. Survived by husband Henry Ellebracht six children two grandchildren five brothers and four sisters with one sister dead. Funeral Monday at M E Church South with interment in city cemetery. Revs Radetzky Vetter and Houy conducted rites.
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Henry Ellebracht
Dittmar
Secor Hospital
Kerrville
Ellebracht
Cherry Springs
Martin Dittmar
Ludwig
Frida
Klerman Maner
Enos Rode
Edgar
Albert Maner
Elmer Ellebracht
Charles
Adolf
John
Otto
Albert Dittmar
Jacob Spaeth
Otto Lang
Alex Durst
Alfred Sagebiel
M. E. Church
Radetzky, Vetter and Houy
Final Red Cross Lifesaving Corps Certificates Awarded
C A Nagel and A H Kowert among 37 students at Fort Sam Houston C M T C receiving Red Cross Lifesaving Corps certificates at final review Thursday morning. Elmer Maier of Fredericksburg passed swimmers test under Fort Sam Houston Life Saving Corps supervision led by S Arthur Shaw. Demobilization of the camp occurred Friday as students departed for home.
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C. A. Nagel
A. H. Kowert
Fort Sam Houston C. M. T. C
Fredericksburg
National Red Cross Life Saving Corps
Elmer Maier
Fort Sam Houston Life Saving Corps
S. Athur Shaw
American Red Cross
Tire theft gang shoots Pflugerville man on highway chase
George Pearson of Pflugerville was shot by a gang of tire thieves during a pursuit after he boarded their truck on the Austin Round Rock road. Four men, including three brothers and a brother-in-law, were jailed for investigation. two are charged with theft of a truck tire. Pearson, hit by a .45 caliber bullet, rested after treatment and is reported to be recovering. He had worked recently on a local highway construction crew.
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Austin, l Ex
George Pearson
Pflugerville
Austin
Tin Round Rock Highway
Pearson
Travis County
L. A. Express
Bull Creek Hills
Horace Burleson
Burleson
Justie Tannerhill
Austin American
Death of Mrs Dorothea Haecker in Gillespie County
Mrs Dorothea Haecker nee Grobe died Friday afternoon at her daughter's home near Southen at the age of 82. She is survived by three daughters, one sister Mrs J T Clark of San Antonio, four Grobe brothers in Gillespie County, and many relatives. Funeral services were held in San Antonio Sunday with Rev Polster officiating. Burial was at Cibolo with grave rites by Rev Carl Knicker of Cibolo Evangelical Church.
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Dorothea Haecker
Grobe
August Streich
Southen
J. T. Clark
This County
San Antonio
Texas
Gillespie County
William
Fritz
Ernst
Herman Grobe
Polster
Cibolo
Carl Knicker
Local man shoots 175 pound black bear near Willow City
Felix Hohmann of Eckert Bell Mountain area killed a black bear weighing about 175 pounds on Thursday morning after tracking bear or panther signs he had observed for over a year. His dogs led to the suspect, and a precise shot ended the hunt. The hunter displayed the bear skin at Willow City and plans to mount the trophy.
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Felix Hohmann
Eckert
Bell Mountain
Hohmann
Hombre
Willow City
City Commission Appoints New Officials
The city commission recently appointed H. H. Sagebiel as City Attorney Otto Hartmann as City Clerk Alf Riley as City Marshall Doctor Victor Reidel as City Health Officer and Eugene Klaerner as nightwatchman Hartmann will begin city property assessments while the others assume duties Several ordinances were passed and explained in today’s Standard for readers.
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H. H. Sagebiel
Otto Hartmann
Alf. Riley
John C McFarland dies of war injuries at Fort Sam Houston
John C McFarland 29 son of H H McFarland Fredericksburg died at Fort Sam Houston Hospital from injuries in action during World War I service aboard the Texas after education at Boerne High School 1918 Texas A and M 1923 membership in Masonic orders American Legion and Episcopal Church survivors include father step mother brother and two sisters funeral held in Boerne with Bishop Capers officiating Heiner opens new business in Dallas store planning event Heiner’s Variety Store proprietor heads to Dallas to buy merchandise for new store.
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John Calvin McFarland
Harry McFarland
Fredericksburg
Texas
Fort Sam Houston
Boerne
Texas A. and
M. College
American Legion
Episcopal Church
H. H. McFarland
H. H. McFarland Jr
Houston
C. C. Noll
Marguerite McFarland
San Antonio
C. E. Moore
Buck families visit in Fredericksburg
Mr and Mrs A Buck and Mr and Mrs Wm Buck of San Antonio visited in Fredericksburg last Sunday adding a social note to local ties and regional travel activity.
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A. Buck
Wm. Buck
San Antonio
Fredericksburg
Medina Short Course at Medina Hereford Ranch in July
The Medina Short Course in Bexar county gathers farm, stock, and home demonstration experts for talks on poultry, sheep and goat breeding, bee keeping, dairy veterinary topics, strawberry growing, refrigeration, and child welfare. The encampment runs July 18 to 20 with sessions led by O B Martin R C Dunn and other Texas specialists. Mr and Mrs Felix Feller visited the capital last Sunday.
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Live Oak Grove
Medina Hereford Ranch
Bexar County
O. B. Martin
Extension Service
R. C. Dunn
A. and M. College
W. B. Farrar
Portland Cement Association
J. M. Jones
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
H. B. Parks
Division of Agriculture
N. F. Williams
Livestock Sanitary Commission
Ft. Worth
J. F. Tosborough
Lola Blair
Mildred Horton
Nellie Stolzfus
Mnton
Juanita Sprott
H. N. Warrenberg
Texas
M. College
Medina
South Texas
San Antonio
Castroville
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Hugo A Waltee
Abstract Gold
Fredericksburg, Texas
the Loan & Abstract CO
Abstrar
G. Striegler
Priess Bldg
I. G. Wehmeyer
Adela Meckel
P. J. Patton
Yoakum
August Jordan
Meta
Maggie Patton
H. A. Patton of
Lott
Tony Storey
DP. Haecker
DR. Treadwell
Keidel & Kallenberg Drug Store
Black Bear
City Commission
ol_ John McFarland
Mr. Heiner
Heiner
Dallas
Felix Feller
General Eastmann
Kodaks
Border Fox Tone Pictures
Alfred P. C. Petsch
Walter Petsch
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