This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1940
Page
4
A concise guide outlines the County Judge and other roles in Gillespie County. It explains duties of the county level leaders, including sheriff, clerk, tax assessor, treasurer, attorney, and school superintendent, and urges voters to study candidates and cast informed ballots.
Government station director emphasizes that accidents are caused by unsafe conditions and details farm deaths and injuries in 1939. He cites machinery, animals, falls, and carts as leading causes and urges guards, maintenance, common sense, and home safety as preventives. The piece closes with quotes on truth, democracy, and personal resolve.
The Texas Safety Association advocates a tougher traffic safety program with a strengthened drivers license law increased highway patrol stronger drunken driving penalties a revised speed law and uniform accident reporting. It urges rigorous exams for new applicants periodic renewals suspensions and revocations and higher enforcement to reduce Texas highway tolls. The piece also contrasts egotism with altruism through a closing editorial.
The standard reports a cold norther arriving Thursday with sharp temperature drop after recent warmth. A light shower touched Bear Creek area, frost not yet seen locally, and Friday dawned sunny. Society editor Stella Klaerner briefly held a copperhead in the office pit, then it was removed.
State health officer Dr. Geo W Cox lists seven measures to avoid or shorten colds. Eat dairy fruits and vegetables, drink water, dress for weather, avoid sudden chills, exercise daily with ventilation and sleep, stay away from coughing people, and seek prompt medical care while isolating to prevent spreading germs.
Mrs Kurt Keidel entertained her bridge club at home on Wednesday afternoon. Guests included Mrs Henry Lewis Mrs Eddie Ochs Mrs Harry Priess Mrs W K Baskin Dayton Beach Florida and Mrs Greig Austin Texas. Mrs Hubert Milberg won high and Mrs Eddie Stein won second high.
Funeral services were held in Greenwood Cemetery Monday afternoon. Capt. Coach of the U S Army visited Hotopp's Yards in Fredericksburg Thursday and bought 44 head, mostly horses, for the government, totaling 6794 dollars. On the same day Hy Yeager of San Antonio bought horses and mules worth 5000 dollars. The animals were shipped by rail.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.