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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1940
Page
9
Washington reader opinion surveys the president's Pensacola voyage and possible Caribbean detours. It contrasts Colonel House and Mr Welles in diplomacy, critiques British sea interdiction, and notes the American Youth Congress visit amid wartime tensions.
Alvin Moldenhauer a corporal in the United States Army visited with his parents Mr and Mrs Willie Moldenhauer during leave from Fort Sam Houston before departing for his new post in the Philippine Islands. He was joined by Victor E Guerrin of La Grange one of his buddies in Company B of the 9th Infantry in San Antonio where they have been enlisted at Fort Sam Houston for the past five years. The two left Fredericksburg on
Marvin H. Durst son of Mr and Mrs Albert H Durst achieved top standing in the Radio School at the Naval Training Station San Diego California He totaled 86 on the General Classification test and earned a final graduation mark of 3890 on a 40 scale The oil refining industry pays workers the highest wages in Texas Kilgore Texas grew its population more than tenfold in eight years after oil discovery while nine other East Texas cities averaged an 180 percent rise
Wednesday for Ft McDowell California they sail in mid March to the Is lands where they will become members of the U S Army Coast Artillery Both Alvin and his friend have distinguished themselves in the army by winning decorations as expert riflemen and experts in pistol and machine gun use
The old Reliance Roller Mills reopens as Reliance Feed and Seed at the same Market Square site. R G Marshall from Runge Texas will run the mill with Otto Fritz for W G Riedel of Karnes City. The facility will grind and mix feeds and carry Purina products with future Case implements planned. A historic note mentions Texas first oil well completed in 1866 near Oil Spring, Nacogdoches County.
John L. Watkins, president of the Llano Chamber of Commerce, is named permanent chair of a committee of Llano and Austin citizens forming a push for a U S Bureau of Mines sub station in Llano. Austin officials pledge support and a visit by bureau officials is planned. Horace Lackey says the Llano sub station could cost about 15000 to establish with annual maintenance near 10000.
The Fredericksburg Publishing Company carries a complete line of battle and crop mortgage forms blank notes and installment mortgage forms.
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