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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1930
Page
4
Issued every Friday by R. S. Klett as Managing Editor with R. E. Jordan as Sports Editor and other staff. The item notes post office entry as second class matter at Fredericksburg Texas with Petmecky and Habenicht in editorial business roles.
The public should direct all communications to Fred ericksburg Publishing Co. For business matters use Bookkeeper’s Dept. All other inquiries go to Editor’s Dept.
The 1930 appeal argues that in seventeen western Texas counties the University of Texas owns over two million acres used for oil profits. It urges passage of a constitutional amendment requiring the university to pay county taxes like other landowners. The measure is framed as just to finance roads schools and local government, with tax value set by the State Tax Board.
The article notes US dominance in coffee, tin, rubber, sugar, silk, coal, pig iron, copper, petroleum, and auto ownership, plus control of much of the world’s telegraph and railways and large shares of oil, wheat, cotton, and gold. It contrasts this with England’s debts and unemployment and asserts fundamental conditions in America are safe and sound. It then lists Texas post office appropriations and various civic improvements and social notices from multiple Texas towns.
Liberty County to build a new courthouse at a projected cost of 250000 dollars. La Salle County voters will decide in October on issuing 150000 dollars in bonds for a Cotulla courthouse project.
Forty head of Hereford cattle sold at Premier Ranch in Mason for over 7000 dollars, mostly to home bidders, at the Central Texas Hereford Breeder's Association auction. Top bid reached 460 dollars for Beau Mixer VIII. bulls averaged 206 dollars. Buyers ranged from Mathis to Menard with several Mason and Castell participants. Auction included judges and regional cattlemen from Brady to Llano.
Austin reports that the West Texas Chamber of Commerce and allied groups urged the State Board of Education to revise public school geographies for Texas. The board heard the protest and will seek changes, noting a year’s notice before revisions. concerns cite omissions and inaccurate regional labeling in texts used in higher grades.
Prize awarded for high score with Miss Benno Bagg taking second prize a bridge table set was given. Attendees enjoyed a lunch featuring meat and potato salads cake gelatin and coffee after the games. Miss Elizabeth Schoenewolf left for Dallas for a secretarial position with Mr and Mrs Felix Heep and Mr and Mrs Max Joseph visiting Dallas for the State Fair.
United Gas Co plans an 80 mile pipeline delivering gas from the Neches field to Huntsville Crockett Elkhart Slocum Grapeland Lovelady Groveton and Trinity with Corrigan to follow on a 20 mile extension from Groveton surveys are under way and Houston Lighting & Power Co reports their Houston area output for the first seven months of
This year output rose 17 percent over 1929 prompting a $5 000 000 expansion. The Deepwater plant will gain extra additions to boost capacity to 150 000 kilowatts, making it the largest in the region.
Report notes rapid drops in milk output from dairy herds signaling nutrient shortage. Experts urge immediate dietary supplementation to restore production and herd health.
Mrs. Hartshorn of Abilene Texas reports dramatic relief after taking Argotane. She suffered chronic stomach and kidney issues including gas bloating constipation and severe pain. She says headaches nervous tension and sleep improved and urges others to try a bottle. Genuine Argotane available at Central Drug Store Fredericksburg.
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