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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1926
Page
3
Miss Ruby Hill visits with sister Mrs Leslie Phillips. A girl was born to Mr and Mrs Max Lang. Congratulations. Mr and Mrs J W Lennon were in Harper shopping Wednesday afternoon.
Mr and Mr Albert Lang were in town on Wednesday visiting local sights and stopping at several shops.
Miss Audrey Lackey of San Antonio has spent several days visiting friends and relatives here.
Mr and Mrs E Bein and young daughter Mary Bell visited Fredericksburg last Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Hy Fischer returned Monday from a short visit with their daughter Nora and other relatives in San Antonio.
Miss Lenna Jones of Houston is spending three weeks visiting her hometown. She is accompanied by her aunt, Mrs. Ernest Plummer.
Mrs. Conrad Hahn and her young daughter Doris Mae spent a week in Mason visiting Mrs. Hahn’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Fairchild.
The Harper baseball team lost 13 to 9 last Sunday before a large crowd of enthusiastic fans. In the game, Mr. Leslie Harper suffered a serious injury when a ball struck his fingers, crushing the bone at the first joint.
Mrs RK E Rode visited Harper on Wednesday while Otto Rade traveled to Fredericksburg this week on business.
F H Seeley of Chicago and Philadelphia, a noted expert, will be at the Austin hotel Tuesday June 29 to demonstrate the Spermatic Ehicid. He claims it cures ruptures in about 10 days and preserves openings without surgery, with endorsements from U S government documents and awards in England and Spain.
Miss Odessa Parker remains in town this week while Miss Margaret and Mary Bell Bein visit Mr. and Mrs. Hy Tatsch at their home on Wednesday.
Mr J W Adams of Cain City visited Harper on Wednesday and was a guest of Mr Jim Bell during his stay in the city.
A heavy shower fell at Slarper last Tuesday aiding crops that were badly in need of rain. The timely rain revived fields and boosted farmers’ hopes for a good harvest season.
Mr. Johnson Thurman, a ranchman associated with James Rivers, was reported in Harper during a Wednesday afternoon shopping trip.
Mr and Mrs Jim Peril and their children traveled to San Antonio last Saturday and returned home on Monday. Mrs Frank Nixon has been visiting with Mr Nixon’s parents, Mr and Mrs L D Nixon, in town in recent days.
Mrs Colon Whiteworth and sister Miss Willie Brown from the Noxville Community visited Harper for shopping last Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Tf J Kaiser took a business trip to Fredericksburg arriving back home Tuesday.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Allen of Junction visited Mrs Allen parents Mr and Mrs J J Rogers last Friday night.
Mrs. Louis Kammlah and Miss Laura Fritz of Fredericksburg visited their mother Mrs Wm Fritz for a few days. A large crowd attended the Faris and Faulkner dance last Friday night and the occasion was greatly enjoyed by all attendees.
Allen Thomas, 15 miles west of Junction Texas, was pulled from a 20 foot well after the rope broke. He broke both legs twice below the knee and was taken to Kerrville hospital. Doctors hope to save both legs.
Junction Texas and Kimble County plan a two day barbecue on June 29 and 30 at Schreiner Park featuring roping contests rodeo baseball and polo between Camp Wood Junction and divis teams and Corpus Bundys ram sale to benefit Buckner Orphans Home with S S Bundy donating a thoroughbred ram raised from a 900 imported sire already drawing bids and attracting sheepmen from the region
Mrs Frank M. Floyd and her daughters Cecil and Francis and son Clyde traveled to Center Point for a family visit. Mr Floyd's niece Mrs R F Curl of Bastrop joined them for a few days. A birthday gathering at Mr and Mrs Jake Cosper Jr marked his birthday with a large dinner for friends and relatives.
In Port Acres six miles from Port Arthur, Mrs. Jesse Kahnfeld, 26, was killed and her husband, Frank Kahnfeld, 36, wounded in a dispute over a pea patch and chickens. Neighbors T. B. Fountain and his wife were involved. Fountain was jailed and expected to be arrested after his wife reportedly fired at Mrs Kahnfeld at his urging.
Notice of four proposed amendments to the state constitution to be voted on at the general election. Proposals include tax on county owned school land, abolition of the board of prison commissioners with a single executive, county power to create independent school districts, and eligibility of national guard officers and reserve corps members for public office. Two resolutions provide $5000 for election expenses, others say costs covered by law appropriations.
Fort Worth reports preacher Al Hampton 24 convicted of making a false affidavit to issue a marriage license to Joel Rogers 18 and Pauline Smith 12 on May 15. He received a suspended three year sentence after admitting he married them and signed an alias name SB Alten.
The Texas Supreme Court affirmed a $1,000 damage verdict in Southern Pacific Company v N A Ulmer. Mrs Hunter, injured after a guard directed her to the wrong train from El Paso to Globe, was ejected by a conductor mid-journey with her three month old son. The action centers on personal injuries and resulting health impairment.
San Angelo Texas June 20 Ku Klux Klansmen send a registered letter to Governor Al Smith of New York protesting his welcome of John Cardinal Bonzano and other delegates to the Chicago Eucharistic Congress. They claim Smith recognizes the Roman Pontiff as a civil ruler and accuses him of betraying constitutional principles and religious freedom.
Six-year-old Frederick Parker fatally shoots three-year-old Virgil Beeler Jr. with a .32 caliber revolver at the Parker home after the child would not go home. Police say the incident marks the youngest homicide principals on record.
A 60 year old man arrested for begging in San Antonio on Saturday was found to have about $3000 in a local bank including $2500 earning 4 percent interest and nearly $300 in a checking account. Senior Police Captain Frank Brown warned that repeat arrests would lead to jail. He was released when the second man who had him arrested declined to file charges.
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