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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1918
Page
4
Johnson City selects Ira Massey superintendent Mrs J M Estes principal Miss Cora Mae Smith intermediate and Miss Maud Stanley primary for the new term One position remains vacant in the Johnson City High School faculty.
Associated Press reports 85 dead and 129 injured in a dawn crash between an equipment train and a Wallace-Hagenbeek Circus train on the Michigan Central Railway near Gary and Hammond. Most victims were circus workers, with the incident occurring five miles west of Gary.
The Navy Department warned ships operating east of longitude 40 between Cape Race and Bermuda of enemy activity. A German raider allegedly sighted prompted the alert, though officials said reports were unconfirmed. The warning was issued last evening and conveyed via a government notice.
Henry Erkel a 57 year old San Antonio resident and longtime Southern Pacific conductor was instantly killed late Tuesday night in Sanderson when struck by a switch engine in the yards. A well known Sunset Limited conductor and respected traveler, he served SP since 1977 and belonged to Travis and San Antonio clubs. Survived by widow and daughter Olive, he was brother in law to G Ward SP VP and GM.
Washington June b Associated Press reports the Senate Agricultural Subcommittee voted to strike provisions for salaries of Agriculture Department employees with deferred draft status and adopted an amendment authorizing a $5,000,000 appropriation to purchase wheat and bean seed to be sold to farmers, as part of the agricultural appropriation bill.
Basel reports a rumor that Dr Richard v Kuehlmann, the secretary in the dereterr, will resign his portfolio. The claim comes from Basel Switzerland on June 2h.
Dr R J Brackenridge of Austin dies at his home after a lingering illness at age 79. He was a pioneer and well known in Austin and across the state for his contributions to the city’s upbuilding and notable reputation.
The United States Employment Bureau announces admission of 1,500 cotton workers to Texas fields for up to six months with pre arranged employment. Employers must show plans, wages, housing, and sanitary conditions. wages are withheld and deposited in postal savings for the worker. Normals will be held across Texas with Federal Food Administration speakers, including details of locations and dates for white and colored teachers.
New sugar restrictions announce apportionment of 1,600,000 tons for the sixteenth counting period starting July 1. Commercial users require certificates and retail limits cap purchases while bans on hoarding and pre-July stockpiling are enforced.
Sugar stocks are low in Marble Falls with many grocery stores empty and wholesale houses exhausted. Butter is short due to scarce feed. The town endures famine like soldiers as supplies dwindle for weeks.
Washington June 27 Charles M Schwab director and Charles Piez vice president started across the continent to San Francisco to witness the big splash of ship launching on July 4. They hope to see about ninety six vessels and push toward a hundred. Edward N Hurley with leaves Washington tomorrow and all three will be in Chicago Friday. Schwab will speak at the Hotel La Salle at noon.
The Food Administration states it has no authority to regulate prices in hotels and public eating places. It does not support general adoption of table d hote meals and did not seek to abolish a la carte service. The agency aims to reduce waste and increase American savings, not impose menu controls.
Remote construction camps run by railroads mining fishing and logging firms face baking regulation limits. The Food Administration offers a flour conservation plan with six ounce per day per person wheat flour allowance 50 50 wheat flour purchases and a daily entirely wheatless meal. Camps must report flour use and meals served to officials under Baking 69.
The Food Administration delays issuing new bakery licenses due to wheat flour shortages. Administrator Peden urges bakers of bread and rolls to refrain from applying before August 1, and exceptions apply to bakers of non bread products not in business in 1917 who may not use wheat flour after August 1.
The United States will undertake a nonmilitary, nonpolitical commercial intervention in Russia. A cabinet meeting approved a capital based conversion with a mission of wide powers. Brandeis is considered as a potential leader for the intervention, with formal announcement planned in days.
Election notices list rates for campaign ads and identify candidates in the Sixteenth District of Texas. Claude B. Lamar and Zach Lamar Cobb are noted as candidates for Congress with party affiliations and past roles, including Wilson delegates and customs positions. The column emphasizes platform themes and primary processes.
A candidate announces for the office of State Senator in Texas's 24th District covering Bexar Bandera Kerr Kendall Real and Gillespie counties subject to the Democratic Primary in Bexar County. The filing signals a campaign in line with party primary results and district boundaries.
A garbled OCR notice lists several Gillespie County residents announcing candidacies for county posts. Names include Alfred Laern er, Herman Ochs, Charles Schmidt, Albert J. Schmidt, and others seeking re election or election as sheriff tax assessor tax collector treasurer and justice of the peace. The piece references the Democratic primary and the upcoming November election.
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