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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1929
Page
6
Public notice for Fredericksburg Publishing Co. directs second class mail handling and specifies communication routing to Bookkeeper's Dept for business matters and Editor's Dept for all other items.
Gillespie County is praised for its enduring order and low crime, noting a long-standing jail, few offenders, and citizens who uphold strict standards of conduct. The piece extols thrift energy and productivity, claiming no farm tenancy and a community that compels conformity, presenting a model for Texas counties.
Editorial reflects the Dallas Journal’s stance as a Dallas News afternoon edition voice. It comments on local governance and community concerns with the paper’s characteristic civic tone and period voice.
The Texas Legislature passed a special bill allowing Gillespie County to raise the ex officio sheriff salary due to surprisingly low crime. Citizens might be surprised if the record did not show the change.
Over a hundred attendees gathered at the courthouse to pay tribute to fallen veterans. The procession featured many flowers and wreaths reflecting reverence as spring enhances the observance. The mood was solemn and commemorative.
The editor notes the service was very impressive and expresses hope that the American Legion will continue the custom next year. Relatives and friends are invited to gather again, garland veterans' mounds with spring flowers, raise the flag, and renew pledges to aid those left behind.
The baby beef show in Gillespie County drew strong entries from boys and girls, inspiring hopes for growth in quality and numbers. County Agent Grote urges youths to organize the 1930 club and start seeking a top calf to feed.
A double funeral will honor Russell Cadwell 17 and his uncle Alex Scott 44 after a Frio River flood claim their lives during a Kerrville Leakey prospecting trip. Cadwell, a Brackenridge High School honor graduate, and Scott died Tuesday as their car was swept by flood water. bodies found downstream and moved to Kerrville then San Antonio. Cadwell had just received his diploma and was visiting from Montana with family to attend the services.
Heavy rains caused widespread flooding across Gonzales DeWitt and Blanco counties. The Guadalupe and San Marcos rivers rose, thousands of acres flooded, bridges washed out, crops ruined, and hundreds of travelers stranded. Federal grand jurors Sam Messrs Lee Henke and Alfred Sauer named for June term.
Church notices show H Billings as pastor with Sunday school at 10 AM and services on the first three Sundays at 11 AM and 7 30 PM, with strangers welcome. Visitors include Cecilia Wehmeyer and Cecilia Jordan in Kerrville, Chester Schmidt and Theodore Heylandt touring Western states, August Lehlandt and family visiting Fredericksburg, and various officials from Central Power and Light in Fredericksburg. Additional visits connect Con verse, New Braunfels, San Antonio, Eagle Pass, and Hot Springs, Arkansas, plus a note on race figures for Brownsville and Laredo showing 49 and 41 per cent.
Mr. Frank Albrecht and his family from Austin visited relatives in Fredericksburg in the early part of this week.
Watkins salespeople are described as highly independent with steady income, some earning up to $200 a week. An opening is available in Fredericksburg, inviting individuals to learn more. Write J. H. Hyde at J. R. Watkins Company Memphis Tennessee for details.
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