Harper and area guests bustle at community events
G L Bierschwabe and children visited Harper. Dozens of regional residents and families such as Anita Granville, Oliva Kneese, Mabry, Bernhardt, Scheiders, and Zuercher attended gatherings in Harper Fredericksburg Kerrville Bandera and Rock Springs. The Methodist play The Arizona Cowboy raised about 30 dollars for church funds and Mammy's Lil Wild Rose drew large crowds to Bandera. Mrs N C Cottle hosted a Sunday gathering with Pape Cottle and Staudt families in Harper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Harper
Mamimy
Bandera
Rahe Boy Thrown From Horse Sustains Injuries
Davyson Rahe son of Mr and Mrs Otto Rahe was thrown from a horse on Sunday and sustained minor injuries that kept him from school this week. He received prompt medical care and is hoped to recover fully soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davyson Rahe
Otto Rahe
Texas Fruit and Vegetable Shipments in 1929
Texas moved 48 816 carloads of fruits and vegetables in 1929 with an estimated 3 000 extra carloads excluded from the totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Felix W Maier's Machine Shop Offers Plumbing Service
Plumbing and metalwork at Felix W Maier's Machine Shop. Let us figure your plumbing job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix W. Maier
Local Social Roundup Includes Visits, Pageant and Meetings
Castell family and guests visit San Antonio New Braunfels and San Marcos during the week. Residents attend funeral in Austin and church event in town. Ep League pageant Chil dren of Light draws a large audience at the Methodist Church. Local residents travel to Fredericksburg and Austin for visits and medical aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas G. Schneider
Karl Schneider
Ed Haegfield
San Antonio
New Braunfels
San Marcos
H. G. Roth
Thelma
George Roth
Barksdale
Texas
J. F. Rothman
O. C. Raeke
Mason
P. A. Bode
Dan Schuessler
E. C. Leifeste
Jno. Schuessler
Lee Leifeste
J W. Leifeste
Fred Durst
F. Dalecau
A. A. Feuge
Austin
F. Foerster
Pr. Mountain
A. F. Rothmann
Rocky notes on school trip to Austin and local visits
Last Saturday Mrs. Floyd Ferrell and Rocky school pupils toured Austin visiting the Capitol Governor's Mansion State Cemetery Old Land Office and Barton Springs dinner guest Kate Casparis. Families in Rocky hosted visits from Heckel Langbein Weiershausen Lindig Uecker and others while a baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Hardy Wren on March 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Ferrell
the Rocky School
Austin
Hilda Esther
Tekla Weirich
Alice Kneese
Hilda Schaeferkoetter
Olivia Uecker
Jewel
Mildred Meckel
Edna Hartmann
Lawrence Lange
August Ludwig
Marvin Weirich
Clemens
Thomas Lindig
Alfred Weirich
Cora Lindig
Omalee Weiershausen
Capitol
Governor's Mansion
State Cemetery
Old Land Office
Barton Springs
Kate Casparis
Oscar Heckel
Emil Ludwig
Hilmer Langbein
Felix Jacoby
Stonewall
Sam Parker
Clayton
Harper
Rocky
Hilmer Weiershausen
Omalee
Fredericksburg
H. Jacoby
E. Jacoby
Willie Lindig
Cora
Bang
Luckenbach
Hardy Wren
H. Weiershausen
Otto Uecker
Kelly
O.E.C.W
Aug Mund Senior Celebrates 73rd Birthday
Local items note Aug Mund Sr. celebrated his 73rd birthday last Sunday. Visitors include Herbert and Alf Durst, with Arthur Dittmar undergoing another operation at a Fredericksburg hospital last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aug. Mund
Herbert Durst
San Antonio
Alf. Durst
Arthur Dittmar
Fredericksburg
Albert Friedrich
Edgar Friedrich
Doss
Aug. Schmidt
Mason
Ed. Woener
Hye
Theo. Neffendorf
A. Knopp
Aug Woener
Theo Neffendorf
Texas Leads Nation in 1929 Corporate Growth and Building Permits
Building permits in 35 principal cities reached 114,502,000. construction and engineering work totaled 217,000,000. Texas issued 2,630 charters with 285,612,000 capital and granted 329 outside corporation permits, totaling 2,959 new enterprises in 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Prison Warden Refuses to Accept Convicts
Huntsville Texas March 23 four Tarrant County convicts were offered to the Texas State Penitentiary and refused by Warden E F Harrell. It was the first test of a new order to refuse prisoners due to overcrowded conditions. Prison commissioners and Sheriff J R Wright witnessed the scene. The warden cited 128 inmates in a building built for 93 and noted all prison farms were crowded. The sheriff escorted the men back to Fort Worth. Commissioner Horton hoped Gov Moody would sign the prison appropriation to relieve congestion in 90 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Tex
Tarrant County
Texas State Penitentiary
Widen E. F. Harrell
Penitentiary Commission
Houston
J. R. Wright
Fort Worth
W. A. Paddock
Fred Horton
Greenville
Lee Simmons
Sherman
Simmons
Sheriff Wright
Harrell
Wright
James Jelly
W. C. West
Ruddy Wells
Arnold Jacobs
Horton
Dan Moody
Nrison
Judge Starts Move Against Huntsville Prison Ruling
In Fort Worth on March 23 Judge George E. Hosey led a challenge to the State prison board's ban on accepting more inmates at Huntsville due to crowding. Four convicts including James Kelly and Robbie Wells, both burglary sentences, W C West for liquor violations, and Arnold Jacobs, a two year forgery term, were sent back to jail after authorities refused transfer. Jacobs had been pardoned by Gov. Hobby. Sheriff J R Wright and two deputies were to return with the prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tarrant County
State Prison Board
Huntsville
State Penitentiary
J. R Wright
James Kelly
Robbie Wells
W. C. West
Arnold Jacobs
Rum near Capitol cited in high school drinking claim
Washington March 25 Startling charges that high school students were buying whiskey within a half mile of the capitol were aired as school authorities weighed a plan for free streetcar rides. Henry W Lynn testified he had personal knowledge of drinking at Eastern high school and described a front room near the school selling meals and whiskey to youths and a young girl briefly sent with a half pint bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Capitol
Henry W. Lynn
House District Committee
Lynn
Eastern High School
Orgatone (Argotane) Promises Relief, Mrs. Bishop Reports
Mrs. Laura Lee Bishop of Barton Springs Heights Austin says Orgatone (Argotane) cured her four year run down condition full of nervousness headaches and dizziness. She reports regained strength and better sleep after one bottle and urges others to try the medicine. Electric cistern and well pumps noted at Felix W Maier's Machine Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Lee Bishop
Barton Springs Heights
Austin
Texas
Bishop
Felix W. Maier
Lee Simmons New Prison Manager Takes Reins in Texas
Houston March 25 Lee Simmons accepts system management as new prison manager aiming to counter policy gaps in securing a new plant. Board creates two committees under W A Paddock using 575000 appropriations to plan improvements at Huntsville walls and farm work with members from Goliad Greenville Temple Fort Worth Bryan Rosenberg and Orange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Prison Board
Lee Simmons
W. A. Paddock
Paddock
Joseph Wearden
Goliad
Fred Horton
Greenville
A. C. Scott
Temple
J. H. H. Holderby
Fort Worth
Huntsville Walls
E. H. Astin
Bryan
Frank Tiller
Rosenberg
Dave Nelson
Orange
For Rent Seven Room House with Modern Conveniences
A seven room house with modern conveniences is available April 1. Apply at J O Ernst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Ernst
Convicts Considered for Highway Work in Texas
Governor Moody and the State Highway Commission discuss using several hundred penitentiary inmates to work on Texas highways to relieve overcrowding. The plan involves designating roads for prisoner labor and coordinating with Highway Engineer Gibb Gilchrist and Commission Chairman R. S. Sterling. The proposal ties to a $25,000 line in the penitentiary rehabilitation bill for prison property road work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Moody
State Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Gibb Gilchrist
R. S. Sterling
Houston
Sterling
Gilchrist
Mr. Sterling
Sulphur Tax Hikes to 55 Cents a Ton to State
Four sulphur firms will pay about 3800 dollars daily under a 55 cent per ton levy approved by the fifth special session. The tax yields roughly 1,298,347 dollars annually, with 684,583 dollars new revenue. Last year sulphur taxed totaled 2,360,632 tons, mostly from Brazoria and Matagorda counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comptroller’s Department
Brazoria
Matagorda
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marie dSoule
G. L. Bierschwabe
Anita Granville
Oliva Kneese
Pinas J. P. Mabry
Carol Lee
and. Kiethly
J. B. Seilers
Segovia
Ao Doyle
Carlos Parker
Kerrville
Billie Zuercher
Arthur Baumann
Ida Kneese
T. C. McDougall
Marvin Tobin
Morris Bein
Warren McDougall
Peter Bernhardt
Ferdinand Tatsch
Herman Jung
Alvie Casper
Flora Scroggins
Alfred Ellebracht
Mr. Ellebracht
Hunt
Elgin Schmidt
Opal Mabry
Henry Jenschke
Ferdinand
Harper Sunday
Hilmar Bierschwale
J. R
Henry DeFreest
Erwin Lang
Oswald Feller
Louis Feller
Judge Usener
Hucklabee
State Department of Education
C. W. Granville
Ellis and
Bryan Birt
E. C. Fisk
Walter McDougall
William Parker
Monterey McDougall
Lydia Kneese
Rock Springs
Arthur Sellers
Johnnie Sellers
Olive Parker
Rev. W. Wolf
Lewis Grosenbacher
Roosevelt
Mr. Grosenbacher
N. C. Cottle
Gilbert E. Pape
Raymond Cottle
Audrey
Roy Cottle
V. A. Cottle
Frank E. Staudt
Castell
Hoss
Orgatone
George E. Ehlinger
Giddings
W. T. Yett
Blanco, Texas
WM. Saenger
Fredericksburg, Texas
Purina
Wichitia
R. M. Lewis
Purina Istartena Chow
Purina Growera Chow
R. M Lewis
Quality Cash Grocery
Woerner & Durst
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