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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1929
Page
6
Entered at the Postoffice as second class matter at Fredericksburg Texas. De crate contains likely archival mailing or classification note.
Nationwide drive urged to protect children from blasting caps as 500 plus youths were crippled last year. South Dakota State College engineer Ralph L. Patty warns farmers the No 6 cap appears harmless but contains fulminate of mercury and can detonate from shock heat friction or scratching.
Morris Conn aged 24 son of Mr and Mrs George Conn was killed and Ernest Petri 23 of Blanco seriously injured by a premature dynamite explosion at the Pedernales river bridge under construction one mile from Johnson City. Conn was tamping a hole for the charge when the blast occurred. Petri sustained severe injuries and was taken to Johnson City hospital.
George Gabriel 20 of Utopia was critically injured when dynamite percussion caps exploded at a road construction camp 45 miles west of Kerrville on the Rocksprings highway. He suffered loss of eyesight and severe limb injuries and was taken to Secor Hospital with grave fears for his recovery.
A youth handling explosive caps triggered a blast that scorched his face and severely cut his hands. The blast ripped his cap brim and threw his bat from his head. Fellow worker R. B. Kneely was knocked to the ground but escaped injury.
In Fort Worth the weekly cattle and calf receipts weighed down prices with fat steers in quarantine yards 25e lower and overall declines of 10e today. Northern division steers held mostly steady. common stockers fell 25e. Fat cows eased to 15e, best cows 8.25 to 8.75, bulk 7.50 to 8.25, cutters 5.75 to 6.25, canners 5.00 to 5.50. Fat yearlings steady with top loads at 14.50 to 14.25, bulk 13.00 to 13.50. stocker calf values weaker for light weights but good bulls and heifers show steady demand through 11.50 for fat grades and 12.50 to 13.00 for light stockers.
Mrs. Otto Pfeifer of near Hext was bound and blindfolded by a stranger who demanded money on Monday morning. She screamed for help after a scuffle, neighbors arrived, the attacker fled, and several suspects were detained though no arrest made.
One ice chest nearly new, taken in on Superfex Refrigerator, offered at a regular giveaway price. If you want an ice box, this will be a good fund raiser. See it at our office. St.34-36 OSCAR KRAUSKOPF. Subscribe to the STANDARD.
Clarence Probst led the Giants hosting Kerrville Tourists in a 1 to 0? contest with hard hitting. Maddox pitched well for the Tourists but Klett and Nagel powered the Giants with doubles and a triple while Durst and Knopp helped in the field and offense.
Dayton telegram notes the millionth Frigidaire built today as factories run at peak capacity with orders at record highs. The message credits Frigidaire’s leadership in both home and commercial refrigerators and thanks Fredericksburg for involvement. It encourages continuing momentum toward a second million.
A legal notice highlights Spring Creek Dairy Farm as a well located improved property with strong income potential. The description suggests the right buyer can have earnings sufficient to cover costs from the farm’s own outputs.
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