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Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1930

Page

8

Survivors of R-161 Testify at Inquiry

London reports four men who escaped the R-101 disaster recount the moments before the crash near Beauvais France. Engineers A J Cook H J Leech W Savor y and radio operator Arthur Disney testified describing the dives flames and peril during the crash and court inquiry proceedings.

London Beauvais France A. J Cook H. J. Leech W. Savory Arthur Disney Cook Leech Booth

Acros Execution Fixed For Friday In Texas Case

Luz G Arcos slayer of Luciano Bar rientes and his two sons will be electrocuted early Friday morning at Huntsville State prison. Governor Dan Moody refused clemency after two reprieves for a sanity hearing. The killings followed a dispute over a bottle of allegedly sour milk.

Austin Tex Luz G Arcos Luciano Barrientes Hondo Medina County Huntsville State Dan Moody Acros Moody

Only Witness to Dirigible Crash Testimony Given

London Nov 3 The sole eyewitness Alfred Rabouille described the R-101 crash at Beauvais telling how the ship veered out of the night and struck the hillside bursting into flames killing 48. He had been poaching nearby and feared punishment before speaking. Five other French witnesses also testified about the craft losing altitude prior to the impact.

London Beauvais Alfred Rabouillle Beauvias Board of Inquiry Jomett Rabouille France

King Boris and Queen Honored by Bulgarian Subjects

Sofia reports King Boris of Bulgaria and Queen bride were saluted by about 69 to 70 thousand subjects as they appeared on a palace balcony. Officials, cabinet members and deputies joined in the reception before a luncheon and a royal departure for a venison holiday route and future receptions planned in Sofia.

Sofia Boris Bulgaria Chamber of Deputies Loanna Zink Neet Prombhiv Verana Evxinoerad Diplomatic Corps

Beaumont Woman Praises Black Draught For Constipation

Mrs. C. C. Carson of 945 Concord St Beaumont Texas states she suffered constipation headaches and fatigue before using Black Draught. After taking it she felt better and says nothing else works as well for constipation.

C. C. Carson Concord St Beaumont Texas

Ghostly Halloween saves boy from burning costume in Del Rio

In Del Rio Texas Ralph Castle four is saved when Mrs. M W Sample hugs his flaming ghost costume preventing serious burns. The event follows Halloween revelry with minor crashes and a 2300 volt wire tampering incident causing property damage of about ten dollars. One youth faced court over a gang fight linked incident and a mysterious crack explosion rattled windows early Saturday.

del Rio North Heights Chicago

New Bridge Spans Border Link for Santa Fe Trains

A bridge over the Rio Grande near Presidio connects San Angelo Texas with Chihuahua Mexico and marks a cross border rail link. Luis L. Leon former Mexico official and President Ortis Rubio's representative attended ribbon cutting as thousands joined in ceremonies with Olinaga residents across the river.

Presidio Tex Rio Grande Santa Fe San Angelo Texas Chihuahua Mexico Luis L. Leon Secretary of Commerce and Labor of Mexico Ortis Rubio Olinaga

Bridges Burned as Oil Fire Threatens OK Gas Plant

Flaming oil on the North Canadian River destroyed two bridges east of Oklahoma City and endangered the Harrah plant of Oklahoma Gas and Electric. Firefighters dammed the river near McCloud to halt oil flow and planned a controlled burn if accumulation continued.

Oklahoma City Here Harrah Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company C. E. Stout Spencer McCloud Shawnee A. J. Ownsy Pottawatomie County

Digestible Protein in Grain Ration for Cows

The reader is told that high hay content reduces grain protein needs. With no silage and abundant alfalfa clover or soy hay, cows require about 2 1/3 to 13 percent digestible protein in grain. Suggested mixtures include 200 lb corn with 100 lb oats 100 lb wheat bran and 100 lb linseed meal or 100 lb corn 100 lb oats 100 lb wheat bran and 150 lb gluten feed.

Ar Up Read Times and Schedule Noted

A fragment lists radio or broadcast times labeled Read and Up with sequences such as 11:00 and 8:09. The text shows multiple time stamps arranged in columns and rows, suggesting a schedule snippet for broadcast or reading shifts.

Youth Shot Dead as Stepmother Held in Houston

John Jamerson a 20 year old grocery clerk was shot to death at his home in Houston as he intervened in a quarrel between his stepmother Mrs W H Jamerson 59 and his father. Mrs Jamerson was charged with murder with bond set at 2500. A lodger said the son stepped between them when the father was struck. Mrs Jamerson claimed the shooting was accidental.

Houston Tex John Jamerson W. H Jamerson W. H. Jamerson

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