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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1926
Page
10
Fielding Hammond announces candidacy for district attorney of the 33rd judicial district, subject to Democratic Primary actions. He submits his office record and citizen reputation for consideration.
The district clerk announces Aug D Stahl and August Cameron as candidates for re election to the Gillespie county District Clerk office in the upcoming November election.
Gillespie County voters see Hermann Usener enter the race for county judge. The announcement outlines his platform and aims to bring experience to county government.
Walter Petsch announces his candidacy for the Gillespie County Attorney position. He outlines his legal background and intends to focus on public accountability, streamlined prosecution, and community safety within Gillespie County.
Albert E. Klett announces his candidacy for Gillespie County Clerk. He seeks to bring experience in local administration and public service to the county office, stressing transparency and efficiency in records and elections.
The Standard announces Walter Knoche as candidate for Gillespie County Tax Collector and Aug M Jung for Gillespie County Tax Collector. Emil Staudt is a candidate for Gillespie County Sheriff at the November election and Alf Kleerner is also a sheriff candidate for Gillespie County in November.
The Tax Assessor announces candidacies for Gillespie County at the November election. Almo Kirchhoff and Louis F. Oehler are listed for Tax Assessor, with Louis Kordzik also noted as a candidate.
The Crenwelge candidacy for County Treasurer is listed along with Ad Gerhard for Commissioner Precinct No 1 and Hy Tatsch for Precinct No 2. Joe Heep is shown as a candidate for Commissioner of Precinct No 3.
Edward Gold announces candidacy for re election to Commissioner of Precinct No 4. He pledges continued focus on local services, fiscal responsibility, and community outreach to residents of the precinct.
The piece warns that flies foods and fingers spread disease, detailing illnesses such as typhoid fever and cholera. It urges destroying breeding sites, covering garbage cans, airing screens, and using liquid insecticides with a hand sprayer, emphasizing winter fly control.
The peach tree borer kills many trees yearly. For few trees, dig out by hand in fall and spring, remove soil around the base, expose borers with a knife, and kill them. For large orchards, use paradichlorobenzene on trees six years old or older in early October after leveling soil.
The text explains applying paradichlorobenzene around trees to kill borers, noting the chemical is heavier than air and can injure smaller trees. It suggests smaller trees may be damaged. larger orchards may tolerate some loss. For younger trees use three quarters of an ounce and remove after six weeks.
The Colorado Extension Service advises farmers to stop burning straw stacks and instead use clean straw for bedding or plow it under to enrich the soil. Straw adds organic matter and essential nutrients like phosphorus and potash, and burning wastes valuable fertilizer. Only weed-filled stacks should be burned to avoid spreading seeds.
Oscar Krauskopf advertises greatly reduced Aermotor Auto Oil Windmills with piping and water accessories and other work offered promptly and guaranteed. A stock of new odd size blinds will be sold at the same low price as boxing lumber for use on wash houses and porch interiors.
G Wuthrich of Taylor and W Dollahue of Johnson City shared the grand The Austin American Statesman Chamber of Commerce award prize money totaling 3800 dollars in two 150 dollar checks Also each won a 100 district prize and a 150 split of the grand prize The awards were presented by Walter Lone of the Austin Chamber of Commerce before hundreds of farmers CN Price of Bettam was absent for the check presentation
In Victoria Texas a 13 year old, son of contractor Edward Wagner, was accidentally killed by his cousin Horace Whitman Jr., 15, with a .22 rifle in Guadalupe River bottom near the Wagner home. Whiteman fired while aiming at a bird. inquest by Justice Lenoir. Funeral held Sunday at 4 at 1601 North Main Street.
A dated notice lists farmers and whether they use Delco Light Plants with Frigidaire or without Frigidaire. Names include Aug Lott Mary Nauwald Ad Dittmar Louis Beiter Emil Kott Hy Mogford Carl Kroll Sr Jim Perjl Hy Tatsch Otto Braeutigam Alfred Sauer Ernest Kott Eddy Pfiester Aug Mund Alfred Klingelhoefer. Those interested may contact the named gentlemen for information.
Five white male inmates aged 27 to 34 escaped from Harlem state farm in a small car around 5 p.m. Sunday. Police were alerted Sunday night but the farm manager could not be reached. The escapees are Nick Pedro, R. H. McClelland, Jim Buckley, E. C. Alexander, and D. F. Law. no trace was found as a search net spread over surrounding territory.
Reward money of 700 dollars was paid to Customs Officer Harrison L. Hamber for the arrest of Jess Newton at Del Rio on July 4, 1924. Newton spent a year in Leavenworth Federal Prison and months in Huntsville on a state charge, now awaiting trial in San Marcos for additional charges.
Gov Miriam A Ferguson signed a 1 581 000 deficiency bill to fund hoof and mouth relief. About 700 000 will go to South Texas cattlemen and 200 000 to hay farmers. UT and other state institutions will receive their deficiency appropriations. The called session of the 39th Legislature closed Friday.
The latest six draw high arm Sewing Machine lists at 62 dollars 50 cents. Four draw New Home Sewing Machine priced at 55 dollars. Electric New Home Sewing Machine offered at 65 dollars. Grayhound Electric Sewing Machine priced at 55 dollars.
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