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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1929
Page
7
Issued every Saturday. R. 8. KLETT Managing Editor WM. HABBNICHT Business Manager. Entered at the Post Office as second class matter at Fredericksburg, Texas.
The article urges aggressive control of flies to curb disease spread. It notes progress from screen houses and public campaigns but stresses flies remain a widespread threat. It calls for destroying breeding sites on cities and farms and swatting both individual flies and their habitats.
Washington reports Congress approved 151,500,000 for the new farm relief board. President Hoover to name eight directors as the plan creates the initial 150 million of a 500 million revolving fund for loans to marketing cooperatives and stabilization efforts. Nominees like Sherman Houston and James Stone are discussed amid broad support.
A Colorado Dairy Herd Improvement report notes that dairy cows lose minerals during lactation and do not store them. It states mineral mixtures extend production, improve calf crop, and help cattle stay robust even on high mineral rations.
Boys wash suits in sizes 2 to 7 offered by Schroeder Bros. in a local ad noting durable fabrics and practical designs for children.
John M. McKenzie the condemned slayer of Sam Street arrives at San Antonio for an insanity hearing before Judge W W McCrory. Gov Moody refused to intervene as McKenzie faces a jury trial to determine sanity with potential outcomes including death or confinement.
Ben Barnes, manager of Hoyle & Rarick at 118 West Houston San Antonio, was fined $100 with costs after a jury trial before Justice of the Peace John F P Union Wednesday for employing a girl beyond nine hours in a day. The total with costs was $126.25. Barnes appealed. Gloria Ponce testified as the State’s witness. He had previously been acquitted by Justice of the Peace L F Boltz on a similar charge claiming she was a stenographer exempt from the nine hour law.
Paris reports the first French airmen to cross the Atlantic have landed at Le Bourget at 8 48 pm after an 78 hour flight from Old Orchard Beach. The Yellow Bird descended through drizzle and a cheering crowd, sharing Lindbergh’s historic field with subdued attendance.
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