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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1939
Page
7
Rural schools in Gillespie County set closing dates with May events across towns. Knopp Stonewall Morris Ranch Hilda Crabapple Nebgen Meusebach and more schedule activities culminating in late May. The notice promises further program details to follow in later advertisements.
A string of odd 1939 era oddities from New York and elsewhere includes a Raleigh merchant pricing dollars at 25 cents with only three buyers, officials seeking WPA pay, a reenacted inaugural journey, a two headed calf, and bees taxed or banned in several towns.
The Duke of Windsor, exiled King of England, urged leaders to bury jealousies and negotiate concessions to avoid war in a radio appeal from Verdun. He spoke without government knowledge, seeking mutual adjustment of conflicting claims among nations.
Congress votes 296 to 58 to fund the Navy at 773 414 241 for the next fiscal year starting July 1. Funds cover ships, aircraft, armaments, and operating costs, surpassing the current year by 145 817 047. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth begin an unannounced six week visit to the United States and Canada.
Advertising blurb touts R E A Group fixtures in stock at 19.95 and 29.95 for nine fixtures per complete set. The notice invites customers to visit HLING Electric Co at 57 East Main, offering low cost home lighting upgrades and urging in-store viewing.
A brief remark notes that a tombstone always offers a kind word for a man when he is down, inviting readers to subscribe to the Standart.
A brief note suggests reviving hat feathers by recurling with a paring knife and refreshing ribbons with a cleaning fluid. It also recommends running around inside the bat band with cleaner.
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