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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1929
Page
12
Oklahoma City date line reports Fred Marriott 19 of Chandler killed when his car traveling at high speed struck a stretched wire across a road in an oil field. His neck was broken by the impact as the wire blocked entry to a danger zone around a drilling well.
The Boerne Star reports the cornerstone for the new Boerne high school was laid last week. A gray marble stone, donated by former Boerne boy H. H. MacFarland of Fredericksburg, bears the names of the School Trustees, Superintendent, Architects, Contractors and the year 1929.
A St Josephs Hall bazaar benefiting St Marys School announced prize winners for various donations. Winners include John Heep for a quilt donated by Mary Stehling, Mrs Arthur Jung for a quilt donated by Mrs Peter Weber, and Marcus Wehmeyer for a Maggie and Jiggs weight guessing prize. Other prizes awarded include blankets, a men s suit, cash pieces, an iron bed, rugs, centerpieces, an electric waffle iron, a turkey, a Delaine Merino sheep, a tire, cigars, and a wool table cover to numerous local residents.
Clay Wilson, oil promoter, changed plea to guilty and was sentenced by Judge Sheppard in Fort Worth federal court to one year and four days in Leavenworth. He received a five year suspended sentence for using the mails to defraud.
The bereaved family thanks friends and neighbors for sympathy and aid after the death of Wm. F. Jordan. Special thanks to Dr. J. Hanus the American Legion Leckmann and Hony Rev Bracher for condolence and to Klaerner family the choir and floral donors for their kindness.
A bolt hit the penthouse of the 22 story Petroleum Building in Houston during a heavy rain night. Tiles crashed to the street and one piece broke through a barber shop skylight though no customers were present.
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