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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1929
Page
10
Miss Emilie Bushnell serves as editor of the Bianco County See section with notices sent to Johnson City Texas.
Local visitors from San Antonio Fredericksburg Johnson City and Marble Falls joined Blanco and Dripping Springs to witness a Sunday ball game. Blanco won 9 to 7 as the school closes with a Carnival Senior play and diplomas for six graduates amid strong community support.
A. J. Cox died Tuesday night May 16 at 10 o clock at his daughter Mrs A J Wagner home after a long illness. He was 90 years 6 months 2 days. Survived by wife eight children 23 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Funeral held at home cemetery Wednesday at 4 pm conducted by Rev Belcher. We extend sympathy. We Dean Dodgen visited in Marble Falls Monday.
Local residents from Johnson City and nearby areas visited relatives and attended events in Blanco Austin Dripping Springs Henly Henry and San Antonio. The Johnson City High School senior play Marys Castle in the Air was well attended and raised funds for the school.
Morris Conn, reported dead in last week's Standard, was 21 years old. He was born and raised in Blanco County and moved to Henry two years ago with his parents. Survived by his parents one sister and five brothers Ollie Sid Morgan Em mett Marion Conn and many relatives. Burial occurred Wednesday at Millers Creek Cemetery at 1 30 pm with Rev J W Clark officiating. John Walker of Henry visited Sunday.
Rev J H Clark is on the sick list this week. The school board met Saturday night and elected 83 teachers for the ensuing year.
Mr and Mrs F J Werner visited Fredericksburg Saturday. Mr and Mrs E P Ross and Mrs J H Chapman spent Tuesday in Kerrville. Mr Adams and family of London moved to the Spaulding Hotel Friday and Mr Jentry and family moved to the John Kinney residence. Mr and Mrs Gilbert Murray Mrs Nettie Tyson Mr and Mrs Ed Ferrell and Mr and Mrs Cammack attended funeral services at Millers Creek Cemetery Wednesday.
A cyclone cut a 50 yard wide path through the Joshua Warden and Fagan ranches and Fleming community in southern Victoria County, leveling windmills fences crops and trees and crippling livestock but injuring no one. The storm swept from Colette creek northwest for over three miles then rose again near the Kemper City schoolhouse. Weather cleared Sunday after a week of rainfall totaling seven inches in Victoria, with higher totals in the Guadalupe Bloomington area and river crests at 19 feet signaling improved flood danger.
Comfort, Tex May 20. Mauricio Jimenez 18 and Louis Sarabin 13 hunted along the Guadalupe River at Waring. A 22 rifle fired by Mauricio struck Louis in the back. bullet exited toward the front. Medical aid was summoned and Louis is reported doing well so far unless complications arise.
Wichita Falls May 16 One man is dead and three are wounded after an attempted jail break. Raymond Sellars a 23 year old University of Wisconsin student in a seven year sentence for auto theft was killed T Cagle 21 of Petrolia facing six burglary charges was shot in the abdomen and C W Bruner awaiting appeal from a 10 year auto theft sentence was shot in the hip Jailer W W Allen suffered minor injuries as the melee unfolded a court of inquiry is being held into the incident
Advertisement listing hardware items like cotton chopping hoes, gate hinges and bolts for sale by Juenke and Schoenewolf. Also a notice seeking poultry eggs cream butter hides and all other country produce from Knops and Metzger with stone jars milk cracks flower pots and jugs mentioned.
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