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Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1930

Page

5

Four Big Regional Jersey Shows Planned for 1930

New York April 30 plans for four regional Jersey shows across the United States to boost dairy cattle exhibits. Shows will run with Pacific Slope Exposition in Oakland Minnesota State Fair in Minneapolis Texas State Fair in Dallas and New York State Fair in Syracuse. Each region lists judges and dates with Jersey Week set Oct 18 to 26 to avoid conflict with the National Dairy Show in St Louis.

New York American Jersey Cattle Club United States South Carolina J. B. Pitch Jersey New Jersey Pennsylvania Maryland Delaware Ohio West Virginia Virginia Connecticut Massachusetts Rhode Island New Hampshire Vermont Maine New York State Syracuse Yapp St. Louis

Suspected bandit killed in theatre shooting in Dallas

The bandit identified as O M Houston of Nashville Tenn was shot by Ralph Rorter Jr a 17 year old SMU freshman who wrested the gun away An usher Joe Threadgill 17 was hit by a stray bullet Ruth Martin 23 was detained but denied involvement saying she did not know he was a robber

Dallas O. M. Houston Nashville

Child Burns in Bath Tub Accident at Taylor

Edward Bell three years old son of Mr and Mrs Harry C Bell suffered severe burns after slipping from a chair into a tub of boiling water Friday morning in Taylor Texas He was grabbed before deep burns but remains in critical condition due to burns and shock He was rushed to a local hospital for aid His father works as a paperhanger and painter and lives on Doak Street

Taylor Texas Edward Harry C. Bell Doak Street

June Bug ends with Bugg marriage tale in brief

Rude quip on naming a baby daughter leads to a church tale about Mrs Tellit-Cousin Dorothy and Mrs Askit-Yet. The punchline says the intended name June was not used because the husband’s surname was Bugg, making the idea impractical.

Three Men Die In Texas Refinery Still Explosion

Port Arthur April 25. A high pressure oil still exploded in a Texas company refinery tower killing three men and badly burning a fourth who was rescued. Names given include P. Rebodeux, C. C. Wilburn, and Claud Broussard with Rene Herbert in critical condition. The refinery superintendent cited a vapor line break as the cause.

Port Arthur Texas Company P. Rebodeux C. C. Wilburn Claud Broussard Rene Herbert W. K. Holmes

U S Fish Hatchery Plans Near Ft Worth

The United States Fish Commission seeks to establish a large black bass fish hatchery at Lake Worth near Fort Worth as an extension of the present hatchery. Ponds would cover 159 acres. The piece also urges free hunting preserves and importation of pheasants to boost game opportunities amid fees restricting citizen hunting.

United States Fish Commission Lake Worth Ft. Worth State Game and Fish Commission Texas

Lightning Fatalities Near Somerset Two Mexicans and Mule

Two Mexican men were struck dead by lightning Friday afternoon about three miles south of Somerset Texas. They were riding in a wagon drawn by two mules and one of the mules also died in the storm.

Somerset Tex

Skunk Fur Riddle Highlights Campus Quip

A humorous exchange attributes fur value to distance from a skunk. Goblin quotes a student joke where the fur becomes conceptually better the farther one stays from the animal.

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Historic Hill Country Chickens Farm Sate Established 1907

A 1907 established poultry operation in Hill Country advertises a range of breeds including Anconas White Brown Buff Leghorns Reds Ed Rocks Minorcas Giants and welcomes visitors on Sundays.

Anconas Minorcas Giants

Gauze mill at Marble Falls to open in July

Marble Falls Texas expects Certified Laboratories Inc to begin manufacturing absorbent cotton gauze and medical supplies by mid July. The plant will be one of a few nationwide and could employ about 100 workers, boosting the town's population and linking to new highway and scenic loop road projects.

Marble Falls Texas Colorado River Certified Laboratories Inc New York Colorado Ernest Remley Austin

600 Are Summoned for Brady Trial

Dallas April 25 Judge Charles A. Pippen ordered a special venue of 600 summoned for the John Brady murder trial set for May 5. Defense member Dayton Moses sought a delay, but the venire indicates no continuance. Brady faces trial for the stabbing death of Miss Lelia Highsmith in Austin on November 9.

Dallas Tex Charles A. Pippen John Brady Dayton Moses Pippen Austin Brady Lelia Highsmith

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