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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1929
Page
8
Henderson April 27. The double shooting at the Taliaferro home eight miles south of town left J. M. Mack Taliaferro dead and his wife critically wounded. Austin Jones, brother-in-law to Taliaferro, surrendered to Sheriff McMurray and is jailed. The victim was a well known local schoolteacher.
An 18 month old girl Dorothy Ruth Lane of Chilton has a peanut kernel safely removed from her lung in Temple. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs R W Lane. The operation was performed in Temple on April 28.
New York May 4 Entries in the $25 000 temperance prize contest to procure a practicable plan as a substitute for prohibition sponsored by William Randolph Hearst stood at 68 624 today the directors announced This is expected to be within a few hundred of the final number of competitors The W C Durant 20 000 contest for the best plan to enforce prohibition drew 23 280 entries.
In a hospital tonight Dr. George McReynolds completed a delicate bronchoscopy to remove a kernel from a child's throat after the girl swallowed peanut candy several days ago. The patient remains in recovery in the hospital.
San Angelo May 3 Twenty defendants including Carroll Bates a former Texas ranger and the city police chief were sentenced from 90 days to 18 months for conspiracy to violate prohibition laws One sentenced to 18 months and 7500 dollars in fines was J A Curly Shield Others received prison terms and fines ranging from 500 to 1000 dollars Some defendants were placed on probation or sent to reformatories for women with varying terms The trial heard pay off amounts up to 800 weekly for Bates and the police chief defended his substantial bank deposits as farm sales poker winnings and election bets
Fort Worth Texas April 95 police arrested G B Van Hood 99 on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon after officers found a sling shot during a routine stop. He faces a possible $100 fine if convicted and a court appearance is set for Tuesday morning.
Rep. T. N. Mauritz of Canada plans to push income taxation and a package of revenue bills to fund state government without ad valorem taxes. Gov Moody signals a revenue and taxation proposal this week, likely Monday, opening debate on gas tax and auto registration fees affecting all citizens.
A brief classified note announces a large selection of German records at The Music Palace and promotes a Standard subscription for $1.50 per year.
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