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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1928
Page
22
An entry indicates a second class matter designation at the Fredericksburg Texas Post Office. The line records mailing status for a publication or item processed through the local postal facility.
Public inquiries should be sent to Fredericksburg Publishing Co. for business matters use Bookkeeper's Dept. for all other subjects address and department routing guidance provided by the notice.
Editorial notes commend State Department of Health for broad cooperation across Texas. The piece highlights successful Health Week, county and town health officers educating residents on disease prevention, sanitation, and public safety. It urges continued effort with a town cleanup day to present Fredericksburg as a prouder, cleaner city.
The article argues that reducing breeding places and improving sanitation will eradicate flies. It urges readers to prevent entrances, avoid purchasing accessible foods, and screen and swat. It compares fly threat to epidemic vigilance and stresses collective responsibility to curb disease transmission.
With warmer weather approaching, the piece urges safer swimming and warns of dangers in the water. It emphasizes that swimming remains a valued activity but stresses avoiding hazardous risks and staying within depth limits.
Public swimming areas should employ competent lifeguards trained in first aid. The piece endorses the Schafer or Prone Pressure Method for resuscitation and lists practical safety dos and don'ts to reduce drownings, including avoiding attempting records and diving without checking depth.
The Texas convention ends with Governor Dan Moody keeping control after a dispute over the Tom Ball resolution and committee on delegates. Tensions rose as a demand for an apology fractured lines but Moody’s stance solidified support, and the committee report was adopted overwhelmingly.
Col Petsch announces reelection while outlining a bold reform platform. He advocates consolidating government departments to cut duplication and reduce taxes, supports moving Agriculture under A and M College, and backs a Public Utility measure to replace the Railroad Commission. He defends libel and murder definitions and seeks fair court access, urging voters to support his bid.
Local residents report visits and travels with relatives in San Antonio Fredericksburg Yorktown and Chicago. Names include August Zinke Levy Hitzfeld Joe Hartmann Arthur Petersen Edward Wahrmann E Hannemann Emil Riley Walter Schaefer Kasper Molberg and the Arion Singing Club.
Professor E. M. Bittner will instruct a German class this summer. Interested students should report at the Grammar Grade Building in Fredericksburg on the morning of June 1.
Mr. Werner Lange from San Antonio visited with his parents Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Lange. The Pleasant Hill school will host a picnic and program on Saturday afternoon June 2.
Mrs. Otto Sauer underwent surgery at Barnwells Sanitarium. Miss Barbara Bauer visited Mrs. Alf Brodbeck and returned home to Pilot Point. Mr. Edgar Jung and family were guests in Blanco last Sunday. Recent rains have blessed the community and kept farmers busy. Rev. Paul Leonard will confirm about twenty children at Albert Church next Sunday, June 8.
Arthur Staudt and family visited with Alf Brodbeek and family on Wednesday night. Mr and Mrs Geo Winkleman were weekend visitors in Frederickshure.
A compact classified item lists garden hose inches and special pricing from a Sporting Goods Store. It notes contact ring numbers and mentions staple and fancy groceries always on hand under names LEO J. BLANCHARD and ALB. J. SCHMIDT.
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