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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1941
Page
4
The piece recalls the 1791 Bill of Rights and Bill of Rights Week in New York. It emphasizes protections against establishment of religion, free expression, press, assembly, unreasonable searches, and due process. It notes rights to counsel, trial by jury, and protection from cruel punishment as core to the American way.
The Standard notes Gillespie County topped the state in deer killed during the 1939 40 season, with 2,700 hunters who each spent about $50, totaling about $135,000 in the county. The article urges forming a county game protective association to sustain the resource long term.
Gillespie County residents paid poll taxes early in 1941 an off election year, a sign of civic duty despite declines in other counties. The piece praises prompt voting obligations and criticizes irresolute planning, urging decisive action.
Central Press columnist notes a Washington trial where the American Medical Association and affiliates face Sherman Act charges. Prosecutor Lewin accuses the AMA of sabotaging G H A clinics and limiting competition, while the AMA argues the group is a union or social program. The case asks whether doctors operate as professionals or a trade union under antitrust law.
Lawrence L. Bruhl, a State Legislature representative, says he will oppose the 4.65 percent tax on Fraternal Benefit Society premiums in House Bill No. 8 and will oppose the Child Labor Amendment. He supports regulating child labor but resists expanding federal overreach.
The note directs readers to Fredericksburg Drive In Station and credits Rubin Crenwelge as proprietor, signaling a local business cue and drive-in venue reference.
The Standard reports the first in a series on new federal food saving rules all citizens must follow. Highlights include 30 day stock limits, flour and sugar purchase restrictions, limited bread flour composition, and weekly meatless breakfasts. Local exec committee members are listed. A Bandera County visitor crashes a show window causing $75 damage. A wedding unites Richard Kneese and Lydia Schmidt. Five Gillespie County men leave for San Antonio training camps to join the army.
A judge lectures Aunt Jemima after she admits to beating a particularly unruly child. She asks the judge if he has ever been a parent of a perfectly ruthless culled child, implying a sharp retort to the proceedings.
Congress passed a law allowing extra midshipmen at the Naval Academy Maryland for each senator representative and delegate. With limited time before April 16 exams no mental tests will be held that day. All candidates including enlisted Navy personnel will be examined on May 7 1941.
We express sincere gratitude for the kindness shown at the death and funeral of Max A. Ransleben. Special thanks to Rev O Lindenberg for visits and condolences Dr Keyser Bethany male choir Wrede School PTA Ladies Aid Holy Ghost Church Mathilda Keidel Lodge Wake pallbearers Schaet ter Funeral Home and the many floral offerings from the bereaved family.
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