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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1930
Page
3
Marie Bottle serves as reporter and collector for the Harper News, delivering local stories and gathering community notes. Her role emphasizes field coverage and archival duties within the newspaper staff.
Mr and Mrs Lytel Gibson shopped in town Tuesday. Mr and Mrs arthur Baumann spent the weekend in San Antonio visiting relatives. Miss Lella Rogers teaching near Doss visited home folks. Mrs M D Rogers visits friends and kin in San Marcos. Leas Chester Feller Kathleen Gooden and Mrs C L Burns toured Bandera Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Levi Maddox were pleasant visitors Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Walter Parker and family of Johnson City visited Monday. Mr and Mrs Elgin Bode and daughter Elgin with Miss Clara Durst spent the weekend in San Antonio. Misses Alice Stovall and Bessie Bernhardt visited Eckert relatives and friends over the weekend.
E. E. Pat Murphy announces his candidacy for Congress in Texas 16th District and asks county voters for support in the upcoming election. He states his intent to run and earn voter backing.
The announcement states F. H. Hammond seeks the District Attorney seat this November. No further details on platform or events are provided.
A series of notices announces candidacies for Gillespie County Tax Assessor. Louis W. Durst Edg. H. Tatsch Alfred C. Heimann Paul C. Pressler Felix Meurer seek voter support for the November general election.
The county announces Mrs Lina Cren wel is authorized to announce her candidacy for the office of Treasurer of Gillespie County at the forthcoming November election.
Commissioner W. announces candidacy of C. H. Herber for Gillespie County Precinct No. 4 in the November election and seeks support.
In Harper and nearby towns, residents attend gatherings with families visiting in Fredericksburg and Cain City. A pair arrested for road robbery are jailed in Fredericksburg. A high school play Mammys Lil Wild Rose is in preparation with Bern Hall hosting on March 18 and Fredericksburg orchestra providing music. A party at the Durst home features many local guests and refreshments.
Mrs. Hermann Lang of Hilda and Mrs. Richard Reichenau with Ruth Ann of Mason visited at the Wahrmund and Cren welge homes Monday and Tuesday. Other locals noted include Behrens of Mason on business in Doss and Friedrichs of Fredericksburg visiting the Chas. Friedrichs home.
A three mile underground route named Hell's half acre was opened yesterday in Carlsbad cavern 1350 feet below the surface by the Nicholson expedition. Explorer Nicholson squeezed through a tiny opening followed by hours of enlarging passage to reach a large chamber and after a three mile traverse returned to the laid string.
Castell guests and local visitors are listed, with return trips from Bartlett Jarrell Austin Seguin and Mason. Family attendances include Leifeste Dalchau Willenberg Kouwerschke Offer Lehmberg and Moerner. A local wedding omen hints at Duckens marriage.
The Texas Highway Commission plans March awards for two large bridge projects in Mason and Colorado Counties. A $150,000 steel and concrete bridge will cross the Llano River near Hedwig's Hill on Highway 9 replacing an overflow prone structure. A $100,000 steel and concrete bridge on Highway 93 over the Colorado River near Ballinger will include a 120 foot span and 509 feet of approaches.
Thermopolis Wyoming February 26 federal officers raided the town of 2500 people and arrested sixteen alleged bootleggers. Agents said they had cleaned up Thermopolis of every liquor seller and all arrestees remained jailed while seeking bond.
Texas reports 974000 milk cows up 19000 from January 1 1928 figures and total cattle at 5667000 head on January 1 1930. The state stock accounts for about one tenth of the nation’s 57967000 cattle.
I will re clean peanuts for planting on March 18 21 25 and 28 at my place in town.
A black suitcase with women's and children's clothing and a tan suitcase with women's clothing were lost last Thursday afternoon March 6. A liberal reward is offered by W R Carothers of Haskell County.
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