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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1937
Page
2
Speaker recalls guiding a youth army to peace not strife. He reflects on his boyhood, responsibility for two sons, and pride in a nation that grants liberty. He envisions future leaders among 26 thousand encamped youths and the nation’s vast possibilities.
The Southwest Texas Property Owners Association forms to press tax reform across 24 counties. It condemns duplicate tax offices and uses ability to pay as a tax base. John E. Zeller of San Antonio to lead with regional vice presidents named for Pearsall Kerrville Charlotte and San Antonio.
Funeral services were held in Kingsland Llano county for Thomas Edward Allen 24 the first drowning victim of the Llano county season Allen drowned while fishing in a boat on the Colorado river near Kingsland He was the son of Mr and Mrs Sid Allen of Llano county and unmarried.
Attending the Chautauqua at Seguin this week were Rev. F. Bracher, Messrs Raymond Durst, Robert Dittmar, Harold Hannemann, Frederick Bracher, and Miss Mildred Durst.
Report of a Dallas News convention at Tours Texas for St Martin’s Church dedication officiated by Bishop C E Byrne of Galveston. Addresses attack birth control and anti communist rhetoric. Sophie Heep and Ben Schwegmann lead sessions urging conservative activism.
Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi died in Rome at 63. He was famed for wireless telegraphy and at his death was testing a microwave transmitter aimed at improving long range transmission. He was an intimate of Pope Pius XI and Mussolini.
The Court of Criminal Appeals ordered a new trial for Trimble after reversals and a prior hung jury in Liano. He faces a Fredericksburg trial on October 4, with Tomlinson’s death tied to a land lease and stock dispute. Opp, ranch owner, and Trimble were connected as a special ranger and alleged employee amid the gunfight that killed Tomlinson.
Dannie Friess, aged boy of Sonora, died from a chest bullet wound while being taken home. Funeral held July 17 at the Methodist church with Rev. Frank Black officiating. Cassius Taylor investigated. doctors arrived too late. He was nephew to the Moellering families of Barons Creek.
Mr and Mrs W N Kring and son of Litchfield Arizona and Mr and Mrs Werner Arhelger and daughter of San Diego California arrived for a visit with their parents Mr and Mrs W F Arhelger and family They will remain here until about August 1st.
A case of infantile paralysis led to a local residence quarantine with officials optimistic about limited spread. Health experts note the disease spreads in crowded places and lacks preventive treatment, urging avoidance of crowds during outbreaks. Dr. A M Clarkson accompanied Dr Gilliam to Fredericksburg.
The Gillespie District Court term will convene August 16 with Grand Jurors and two weeks of petit jurors listed by district clerk E. K. Schmidt. The report also notes readers reporting peach crops, including Emil Stahl of Cave Creek showing an Elberta branch with 18 peaches.
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