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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1934
Page
2
A fire was started in buildings near a ranch using kerosene from a bottle. A car was seen nearby but drivers left without notice. Sheriff Klaerner traced tracks to the Kerrville Fredericksburg Highway where they vanished due to traffic. Motive remains unexplained.
A local ad advertises GRAND PRIZE BEER as a healthful refreshing option for picnics and urges buyers to inspect used ice boxes from KOLMEIER KLIER CO before purchase. The message emphasizes picnic use and brand availability.
On Sunday June 17 Mrs Julius Lange celebrated her seventy fifth birthday at Lange's Mill with children grandchildren and great grandchildren present. Attendees included A B Lange Ernst Elle bracht Martin Anderegg Otto P Hahn Emil Lange and families. Mrs Lange has ninety one grandchildren and six great grandchildren. A noon birthday dinner was shared and at 6 pm Rev Bud Becker and wife of Doss joined and he delivered an appropriate address. The Standard extends congratulations and best wishes for many more birthdays.
Dr. James Bryant Conant predicts that regardless of future social order, society will demand the luxuries of modern technology and two careers will endure: engineers to provide what people want and doctors to repair human machinery. Sailors warn that sailing Leviathan with no cat brings bad luck, and even worse luck to have a clergyman aboard.
County calls for local organizations and a secretary to inform farmers. Cotton producers must submit records of cotton produced from 1928 to 1932 on Department of Agriculture farms. Each community group will notify producers to ensure prompt form completion and fair allotment allocation.
The jury sentenced John Newton to 15 years for a bank hold up. Prosecutors named two accomplices photographed but not yet captured. Witnesses include C. W. Woodruff assistant cashier H. Gray ex vice president and Ed Lemay bookkeeper. They described the robbery and Newton’s release toward Santa Anna.
The St Pauls Lutheran congregation marked Rev E Hannemann’s fifty years of faithful service with celebrations after morning services. Pastors and friends spoke, choirs sang, and a barbecue in a pecan grove followed at the Alfred Ottmers ranch. The article traces the church’s founding, ownership of church land, building timeline, and a succession of pastors leading to Rev Waldemar Poehlmann.
The Public School Auxiliary with St Marys Auxiliary the Lions Club and county officials launch a diphtheria immunization campaign for children six months to twelve years with first dose July 3 and second dose July 24 at St Josephs Hall. Treatments cost 50 cents or free. Weekly play nights at Court House Park begin Fridays 7:30 to 9:30 pm supervised by the Auxiliary. Libraries are open to pupils Wednesdays 9 to 10 during vacation.
Prize and pot shoot organizer J B Vincent leads the Brady Chamber committee in publicizing Brady s July Jubilee to be held July 3 4 and 5. The McDonald Quartette Nolan McDonald Lester Calloway Jimmie Herrington and J W McDonald perform with C A Blasig as secretary Zenos Deer editor of Heart O Texas News in Brady. They spent Monday night in Fredericksburg promoting the event.
The editorial lists minor candidates for state offices and argues for re electing George Sheppard state comptroller Charley Lockhart treasurer J H Walker land commissioner and J R McDonald farm official. It praises Sheppard McDonald Lockhart and Walker for efficiency honesty and experience while noting no opinion on railroad commissioner and public instruction races.
The article argues voters should re-elect the named Texas officials, praising their courteous, agreeable, and patient conduct. It asserts citizens can visit offices at any time and receive respectful treatment, claiming this trait is as important as other qualifications and urging readers to refer to the piece before voting.
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