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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1925
Page
4
In Ballinger Texas on a Sunday afternoon an oil stove explosion ignited a fire that destroyed the Simmons home. Eight year old Fowler Simmons, son of widower John Simmons, died from burns while trapped inside as the father suffered facial and limb burns trying to rescue him.
Dr. Maurice Waltrip of Houston and a student at Houston Dental School was seriously wounded near Oakwood west of Palestine when an automatic shotgun discharged accidentally. A hip bone was shattered and he was brought to Palestine for treatment.
Albert Thomas Fuller, 16, drowned while swimming at Willard Lake about 20 miles from Beaumont on a Sunday morning. His body was recovered after an attempted rescue by Sam Ballard. A long motorized ambulance arrived but could not revive him.
Five year old daughter of Will Rodenbeek dies in Taylor hospital after being struck by an automobile in Thorndale on Friday. The child suffered a crushed skull in the incident.
An 18 month old boy, Robbie Orvig, son of Mr. and Mrs Gustave W Orvig, drowned Monday after falling into a tub of water his mother used for washing clothes on Lake Worth Road.
Judge J F Carl once a Fourth Court of Civil Appeals associate justice and wartime State Council of Defense secretary was found in Barstow Texas after a ten month gap. He wore hospital gray and cannot recall recent events or his disappearance from Austin. Sheriff plans to interview him. his condition is serious and clues were removed from his clothing.
Felix W Maier blacksmith and machine shop states the filing station will open on Sundays and will sell gasoline and oil products.
The USDA states feeding troubles cause three quarters of range sheep problems. Many producers rely on medical cures for ailments that originate in digestive issues from poor feeding. Progressive sheepmen shift gradually from range to lot feeding to allow flocks to adjust.
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