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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1929
Page
6
Public notice from Fredericksburg Publishing Co instructs readers to send communications to the Fredericksburg Post Office as second class matter with divisions for Bookkeeper's Dept. and Editor's Dept for business versus other matters.
Poem notes Easter arrival as spring breathes across hillsides and seeds stir. It contrasts dark, dull weather with sunlit signs, bells, and children’s carols, as nature awakens and hope renews.
The piece notes Easter predates Christianity as a spring festival marking renewal. It explains Christianity reinterprets the holiday around Christ’s resurrection, yet the core idea remains: Easter embodies hope, promising renewed earthly fruitfulness and spiritual growth for centuries.
A Texas pickle maker reported that sales surged after labeling his product as from St. Louis, despite no change in production. He noted Texans preferred a foreign brand over a Texas one, and that market access improved once the label shifted locations.
FT Worth stock market notes a light cattle run prompting higher bids. Best fed steers fetch 12 to 12.85 dollars with most sold 11.25 to 11.75. White face stockers 11.50 to 12, mix reds and whitefaces 11 to 11.50. Fat cows rise 15 to 25 cents weekly, top 9.50. cutters steady around 7 to 8 dollars.
The cattle market reports mixed shifts with overall steadiness. Canners sell at 5.50 to 6.00, babies 9.00 to 15.90 with strong top, medium baby beef 12.25 to 12.75, and stocker cows 6.25 to 9.00. Calves remain buoyant 7.50 to 14.00, stocker steer calves steady to strong, bulls 7.00 to 9.25, light and half fat 6.50 to 7.00.
Yoakum Texas March 23 Fire swept the J J Jaresh two story residence on West Grand Avenue forcing the family to jump from a second story portico Both Jaresh and his wife sustained broken legs The two daughters escaped with singed hair and burned faces but no broken bones The home was a total loss with insurance coverage and the origin of the fire remains unknown
A string of business visitors and social guests visited Harper and surrounding areas on Monday and Tuesday. Notables included Eber Parker Herbert Gamel J Thurmann and Fred Hahn visiting Harper. families like the Malones Gibsons and Jordans hosted relatives and friends in Kerrville Waco San Angelo and San Angelo. A carpenter Lem Mc Donald suffered a nail injury blinding his eye, and the Methodist Missionary Society met with Mrs. R H Tobin for refreshments and social time.
Members of the Presbyterian Church sold chicken plates at Bein Hall for 65 cents each. The event drew positive turnout with attendees reporting a very good time and a successful supper.
Walter Grosenbacher's barn struck by lightning Thursday afternoon caught fire and burned. Many valuable items were lost while a truck and other belongings were saved from the flames.
Wesley Calentine visits relatives in Harper. Mr and Mrs Arvin Brown were in town Wednesday. Eddie Marshall and children came Tuesday. Vivian Gooden visited Monterey McDougall Saturday. Olivia Kneese spent the weekend with Anita Granville. Chester Martin Dolf Roof and Terrell Love of Kerrville visited Harper Saturday. Mr and Mrs Chester Stapp and their son have moved to Harper after selling their ranch.
Mrs Hugo Hopf and her young daughter Dorris were seen shopping in the city on Tuesday.
Viola Seiter fell while playing and broke her arm on Thursday.
Sheboygan Wisconsin March 27 Henry Nuss 36 an employee at the Kohler plant is in serious condition after a freak accident. He permitted colleagues to insert a nozzle from a compressed air pump into his mouth and they filled him with about 80 pounds of air. He remained unconscious late today.
We express sincere appreciation to friends neighbors and relatives for kindness and assistance and for sympathy shown during illness and the death of my beloved wife mother sister and daughter.
The bereaved family thanks Rev Wolf for condolences Dr J B Birt for services Mrs Fred Gammenthaler for untiring help Ward Undertaker Co and for the floral offering.
A Houston man arrived to inspect his owned house and lot but found the house missing while the lot remained. Another owner halted a wrecker attempting to take a house, after arming with a shotgun and calling police. The wrecker claimed he bought the structure for 150 dollars from a man who posed as the owner and sought to build an apartment building.
Kansas City reports two men arrested in St Joseph for passing many spurious $20 bills. Davenport names David Abrams and Nicholas Brooks as suspects. About 40 counterfeit notes circulated in Kansas City and nearby towns before the arrests.
The list of honor roll students includes Ted Rogers and Jerry Bier schwale in 1st grade Clinton Mc Dougall Charles Gammenthaler Irene Hopf and Marjorie Harper in 2nd grade Norma Wendel in 4th grade John Warl McCaleb Elsie Gammenthaler Vera Cottle Ora Feller in 5th grade Ezell Bier schwale Ruby Thiele Martha Rose Baumann Jocelyn Rabhe in 6th grade Gene Jones in Tth grade Corinth Parker in 8th grade Mattie Rogers Francis Floyd in 9th grade Marie Cottle Phil Rogers and Lesa Bell Jones in 10th grade.
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