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Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1930

Page

3

Social Notes Featured Visits and Club Gatherings

Mrs Clarence Bohls of Corpus Christi visits her mother Mrs Otto B Petsch. Miss Mathilda Lucas at Our Lady of the Lake College in San Antonio visits home. Various locals attend events in San Antonio and Austin. Bridge clubs and High Five Club prize winners noted. Guests include the Juenkes, Steins, Keidels, Sagebiel, Weber, and others.

Clarence Bohls Corpus Christi Otto B. Petsch Mathilda Lucas Our Lady of the Lake College San Antonio Walter Tatsch Adolf Wehmeyer Viola Stein Joe Stein Miss Stein Leo Lewis Alice Frank Peterman Willie Kuhlmann Herman Physicians and Surgeon's Hospital Alma Meckel Glidden Mathilda Glidden Felix Maier Merry Makers Birdge Club Ernst Herbert Robert Basse Walter Loudon Margaret Kraus O. and Margaret Blum Gus Hartmann Kraus

Fire destroys two gymnasiums at Southwest Texas State Teachers College

San Marcos Texas October 2 officials estimate the damage at about four 10 thousand dollars after a blaze gutted the boys gymnasium and spread to the girls gymnasium. the campus had suffered a previous fire at the cafeteria and investigators planned to determine the origin.

San Marcos Tex Texas State Teachers’ College San Marcos

Work clothing Hank Alamo Scott priced right at Juenke and

Hank Alamo Scott offers work clothing at favorable prices through Juenke and Schoenewolf stores. Scott highlights value on durable uniforms and shop essentials. Local retailer promotion draws tradespeople to compare prices and styles.

Hank Alamo Scott’s Juenke & Schoenewolf

Palace Movitorials Presents Week of Stars at Palace

The Palace Theatre books four films for the coming week starting Saturday with The Santa Fe Trail from Dallas Capital Theatre. Other titles include The Divorcee starring Norma Shearer on Sunday and Monday, The Ship From Shanghai on Tuesday and Wednesday, and Moran and Mack in Anybody's War on Thursday and Friday with comic war-time antics and a bustling cast led by Joan Peers and Neil Hamilton.

John Stahl Palace Theatre Capital Theatre of Dallas San Antonio Richard Arlen Eugene Palate Rosita Moreno Ch Yes Mitzi Green New Mexico Norma Shearer Miss Shearer Chester Morris Robert Montgomery Conrad Nace Shanghai High Seas Ponema Jamus Wolheim Conrad Navel Kay Johnson Carmel Moran Mack Bauditfer Mark Buford Tennessee United States Hs Buddy Joan Peers Bufford Neil Hamilton Colors France Hamilton Miss Peers Admiralty K. P

Local residents on recent Texas trips and visits

CAIN CITY Misses L. F. Price and Ernest Page made a business trip to San Antonio last Friday. Mrs. F. Goodale and daughter Gay Gloria of Fredericksburg were guests of Mrs. Maude Bird Tuesday. Mr. Robert Page of Center Point visited his son Mr. Ernst Page Monday. Mr. Ruben Wallendorf was operated for appendicitis.

L. F. Price Ernest Page San Antonio F. ©. Goodale Gay Gloria Fredericksburge Maude Bird Robert Page Center Point Ernst Page Ruben Wallendorf

Local social notes list visits and hospital update

Keidel and Willie remain in hospital but improving. Mr and Mrs R F Boyds hosted guests including Don Redding and family and Mrs Jacob Wiley of Cade, M S Niley and daughter, and Mrs Willie Kaderli and children of Liano, plus Mrs Arthur Karderli of Fredericksburg. F Nixon and children just returned from Del Rio visiting Chas Nixon. They will stay with Mrs Nixon's parents in Clifton. Pressler and Claude Gates of Highland visited last Sunday. Mrs Gates and daughter joined them home. Anna Behrends of Luckenbach and Edmond Fritz of Live Oak visited Mrs August Fiedler. August and son Hubert made a business trip to Round Mountain.

Chas Nixon

First 1930 Fall Wool Clip Sold in Texas

San Angelo reports the first wool clip of 1930 fall sales. Hallowell Jones and Donald of Boston bought Ralph Watson’s 20,000 pound clip at 20 cents a pound, with Jim Hill purchasing 75,000 pounds for Jeremiah Williams and Co at 20 1 2 cents. Sealed bids will be held around Nov 1 as shearing ends later.

Rites Held For Gun Victim Kincheloe

Charles Vester Kincheloe 11 died after an accidental gunshot by playmate LeRoy Spires 8 during a game Tuesday afternoon. Funeral services were held at First Presbyterian Church with burial at Fairmount Cemetery. Kincheloe’s parents and sister Kathryn survived. Spires’ mother suffered nervous strain.

Charles Vester Khincheloe LeRoy Spires First Presbyterian Church B. O. Wood Fairmount Cemetery Robert Massie Fred Alter Charles C. McLaughlin Morton Whitsell Charles Crane C. R. Kincheloe Kathleen South Washington L. R. Spires Kincheloe South Adams

Accident at Spires home ends with shotgun incident

According to the attending physician the accident occurred at the Spires residence during a game of police man and robber. Yong Spires fired what he believed was an unloaded 410 shotgun at Charles Spires who played the robber.

Spires Yong Spires Charles

First Fall Wool Clip Sold At Twenty Cents

In Crockett County, Joe B Blakeney of San Angelo contracted the first Texas fall wool clip for Hallowell Jones Donald of Boston. The Ralph Watson clip is expected to reach about 20 000 pounds at 20 cents per pound, slightly above last year’s average. Shearing continues in West Texas until Nov 1, then sealed bid auctions will be staged in San Angelo Del Rio and other points. The fall crop totals about 6 000 000 pounds and has been shipped from 30 Texas points by Draper & Co of Boston for the National Wool Marketing Corp.

San Angelo Tex Hallowell, Jones and Donald Boston Ralph Watson Watson Crockett County Jim Hill Jeremiah Williams Kerrville Draper & Conmpany Schreiner Co Commission Uvalde, Tex American Mohair Producers Co-operative Marketing Corporation Draper and Company Uvalde Uvalde Co-Op Texas Joe B Blakeney Hallowell, Jones& Donald Sheen West Texas del Rio Errville Draper &,Co National Wool Marketing Corporation

Straw for scratching litter for chickens

If farm straw runs out before threshing, buy a few bales of clean yellow wheat straw for fresh scratching litter in poultry houses. Eggs stay cleaner for longer and labor savings in washing eggs offset straw cost. In hot dry weather straw absorbs better and lasts longer than in damp winter conditions.

Gas service eyed for Smithville Christmas gift

G F Bastian chamber secretary helped lure United Gas to Smithville with plans to start service as the town anticipates a holiday welcome. Ground breaking marked for Weslaco citrus packing plant with city officials performing the first spadefuls. Connecticut investors aim to build a Port Aransas deepwater port and industrial area, purchasing Aransas Harbor Terminal Railway and Aransas Dock & Channel Co properties worth 2 million dollars, targeting a 10 million dollar objective.

Smithville G. F. Bastian Chamber of Commerce United Gas Weslaco Port Aransas Connecticut Aransas Harbor

Coleman Murder Hearing Continued

Frank Ruckers murder case for the fatal shooting of Guy Green was postponed by Judge E J Miller in Coleman Texas to the spring term. The defense seeks Ranger Captain Frank Hamer testimony to support a ground ricochet theory, while Rucker asserts the bullet struck the ground and ricocheted.

Green

Witnesses Fined At Murder Trial In San Marcos

Five defense witnesses were fined $100 each for failing to appear at the murder trial of A J Wimberly, 64, charged with killing Riley W Plant of San Antonio. Judge M C Jeffrey continued the case to the February term on defense request due to unspecified reasons.

San Marcos Tex A J. Wimberly Riley W. Plant San Antonio M. C. Jeffrey

Sweaters and Coats All Sizes at Juenks and Schoenewolf

Local shop ad notes a full range of sweaters and coats in all sizes available at Juenks and Schoenewolf. Shopping hours and current stock levels not listed.

Witnesses Absent as State Rests in 1929 Courthouse Shooting Case

Absent witnesses include Elmar Cochran of La Salle County M D Jones Hidalgo County Dudley Holland Wheller County Mannie Gault Travis County and J C Woody Hays County in the case against Wimberly charged with fatally shooting Plant on the courthouse square during the October term of court in 1929.

Elmar Cochran la Salle County M. D. Jones Hidalgo County Dudley Holland Wheller County Mannie Gault Travis County J. C. Woody Hays County Wimberly

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