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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1928
Page
25
Local briefs list residents and visitors in Harper this week. Names include Irving Brown Odessa Parker Sam Parker Belton Hy Tatsch and families. Also noted are visits by Marshall Stevens Oscar Bode Elbert Stevens and Joe Ernst among others with social calls to Kerrville Klein Branch Morris Ranch and Noxville settlements.
Walter Markworth was in town Wednesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Lytle Gibson visited Harper. Jettie Ray Sellers is very sick this week. The Harper High School term closed after a successful presentation of Go Slow Mary.
Clarence Smith sustained a deep long arm wound after a slick floor caused a decorating ladder to fall and break a window at a school. He was rushed to Kerrville for treatment in Dr Birt's absence and is reported to be doing nicely.
Lieut. Paul Evert, pilot of Army No. 3 Balloon, was killed when struck by lightning near Youngwood, Pa during the national elimination race. Evert's aide was unharmed as the balloon burned. his body was sent to Greensburg. Four other balloons reported down amid a severe electrical storm. The Detroit No. 3, flown by E. Hill, also struck by lightning, landed safely after a hard descent. no injuries reported.
The Court of Criminal Appeals ruled Wednesday that finding a man capping beer in a thicket is only circumstantial evidence. The lack of a circumstantial evidence charge led to reversing Boss Littleton’s one year liquor manufacturing conviction and sending the case to Eastland County for a new trial.
In Austin a Texas tax convention heard H G Chandler explain why a wife's poll tax is a per capita tax, while in Mexico City a bomb exploded at Alvaro Obregon campaign headquarters with no casualties. Police tightened security after related Chamber of Deputies bomb plots.
Washington May 24 Head of the Government committee George T Willingmyre of the Department of Agriculture sails for Europe to discuss plans for a world wool reporting service The move for a wool stocks and statistics service has progressed for years and recent activity gives hope it will be established soon Carpet wool interests in the United States say such a service would aid them especially if stocks statistics are reported by ruling countries.
F A Dale of Bonham former Texas legislator sues W A Chamberlain lobbyist for the Optometrist Association for 75000 damages claiming false bribe accusations harmed his reputation. Dale had been acquitted of bribery charges and seeks 1000 recovered from Ranger Captain Frank Hamer. case tied to an optometrist tax bill.
Earl Higginbotham aged 19 is jailed in Texarkana charged with killing his 15 year old bride Frances Shipp Higginbotham who drowned in a creek near Redwater Texas. Bond denied pending preliminary hearing set for Friday. Justice G W Gagsland opened the inquest as investigators led by County Attorney R G Waters and Deputy W M Culbertson work the case. Higginbotham said cramps kept him from helping his wife during the swimming near his father’s home.
Cattle receipts about 7 500 cattle over two days with fat steers steady and stockers softer by about 25 cents from last week. Sluggish butcher cattle trade except canners and cutters. baby beef steady at 13 75. grass cows 8 25 to 8 75. strong hog prices 9 25 to 9 45. sheep 25 cents lower with wethers 8 and yearlings up to 13 50 for shorn lambs and 12 50 to 13 for feeders. goats around 4 50. spring lambs 16 and culls 8.
Walter E. Knoche Tax Collector Gillespie County warns all taxpayers with more than one year of delinquent taxes that suit will be filed for foreclosure of the constitutional lien on lands and lets after the legal deadline.
Bring your Super Suds Soap Coupons to us we will redeem them. Also advertised are garden hoses in multiple inch sizes and a sporting goods store offering sales. The ad mentions farm implements and wind mills with repairs by Oscar Krauskopf who has over 30 years in business.
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