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Fredericksburg Standard in Fredericksburg, Texas
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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1929
Page
6
Capper bill aims to create cabinet level secretary of education
Editorial notes praise Senator Capper for introducing a measure to raise literacy from ninth in the world in 1910. The plan would establish a secretary of education as a cabinet officer to develop the public school system nationwide, aid local boards, and form a national council of education with state superintendents.
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Senator Capper
National Council of Education
Mail order nuisance prompts push for legislation
The passage argues against unsolicited articles sent by mail for sale, noting the burden on recipients to respond or ignore and the threat of follow up letters. It calls the postal service a public utility and urges laws to curb abusive and annoying practices.
Local Housewives Rally Over Porch Christmas Card Sellers
Frustration grows as housewives report persistent house to house solicitors selling Christmas cards this fall. They note many do not represent local merchants and demand licenses or taxes. One resident vows to buy only from regular card dealers to spare time and support local business.
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Tom
Harry
Farmers May Rally to Relieve Congress Over Farm Relief
If the current congressmen cannot act to aid farmers, growers might unite to pressure lawmakers. The remark suggests collective action by farmers to push for relief measures through political channels.
Hoover and English envoy discuss peace hopes
The remarks note President Hoover and Mr. McDonald from England reaching agreements but warn that two statesmen alone cannot guarantee lasting peace.
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Hoover
England
Mr. McDonald
Call for stricter driver licensing and vehicle checks
A 1930s editorial argues that 30 000 deaths a year from automobile accidents demand action. It urges rigorous driver licensing with revocation for repeated violations and periodic auto inspections to test brakes and lights, with strict enforcement and penalties to reduce casualties.
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Altho
Lightning saves Leakey garage owner in Uvalde revival
In Uvalde Texas on October 15 H E Cooper of Uvalde and August Smith of Wood both Camp Power and Light workers revived Bill Williams owner of a Leakey garage. Williams was struck by lightning while handling an extension cord in a garage during a thundershower. Cooper and Smith administered artificial respiration for nearly three hours with Cooper alone performing 35 minutes of continuous care. Williams regained consciousness and by departure time was breathing normally and recovering.
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Uvalde, Tex
H. E. Cooper
Uvalde
August Smith
Wood
Camp Power and Light the
Central Company
Bill Williams
Williams
Cooper Smith
Cooper
Leakey
Man accidentally shot while hunting near Pampa
October 17 report from Pampa states Claude Howell received severe hip wounds when a companion, William Calvert, discharged a gun accidentally as Calvert slipped near a lake bottom. The incident marks the first mis hunting season mishap in the area.
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Claude Howell
William Calvert
Calvert
Resignations Signal End of Martial Rule in Hutchinson County
Borger Texas October 14 martial law in Hutchinson County appeared to ease as Sheriff Joe Ownbey and Mayor Glenn Pace resigned. Brig Gen Jacob Wolters said county officials would appoint successors within a day or two and expect martial law to lift by Wednesday or Thursday. The grand jury convened to pursue crimes in the county while trials of liquor violators began.
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Borger
Tex
Hutchinson County
Joe Ownbey
Glenn Pace
Jacob Wolters
Texas National Guard
Wolters
Borger City
Ownbey
Pace
J. W. Crabtree
J. E. Higgins
Clem Calhoun
General Wolters
Borcer
Walter Broomhall
Barger
A. Mitchell
Peace
H. M. Hood
Jim Crane
Childress County
Higgins
Pickins
C. E. Kincade
Cliff Thomas
A. B. Wilson
George Starnes
Irishman and mule Punchline Ride Gone Wrong
An Irishman attempts to ride a mule but the animal kicks high and catches his hind feet in the stirrups. He quips that if the mule is going to get on he will get off.
MacDonald on Disarmament and Naval Conference
Ottawa dispatch reports Ramsay MacDonald says a world disarmament agreement must precede peace and that a London five power naval conference will involve Britain and its dominions. He aims to foster US Britain Japan France and Italy talks, with final terms by the five powers, and dismisses demilitarization talks about Halifax.
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Ottawa
Ont
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
Government House
Toronto
Mackenzie King
Canada
Hoover
British Commonwealth of Nations
United States
Great Britaan
Japan
France
Italy
King
MacDonald
Halifax
Not Mine Nor Thine In Blessings Shared By All
A poetic piece contrasts universal blessings with personal loss. It lists natural wonders and family ties as common gifts from above while ending with a teasing dialogue about a lost child unable to reach his mother. The inner voice hints at shared humanity and divine bounty.
Reward Killing Trial Continued in San Marcops Texas
The murder trial of J. H. Dumas and Carl F Red Wood was postponed to March 3 next year by District Judge M. Jeffrey after a motion by Fred Blunder the district attorney. State witnesses were unavailable and more time was needed to study the case. The State alleges Dumas and Wood lured Miller and an unidentified man to the First State Bank of Rankin to gain employment then planned to rob it, leading to the sheriff killing the pair behind the bank. A $5 000 bounty on dead bank bandits reportedly influenced the killings. The case moved to this venue from Upton County on a change of venue.
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San Marcops
Texas de
J. H. Dumas
Carl F ‘Red’ Wood
M. Jeffrey
Fred Blunder
Dumas
Wood
Miller
First State Bank
Rankin
Upton County
Needle Near Heart Is Removed
In Oklahoma City on October 15 a needle lodged in Jimmy Baugh’s chest was removed by delicate surgery. Doctors W H Mun sick and Harper Wight faced risk as a misstep could prove fatal. The needle entered when he fell from a toy wagon and had pierced the heart with each heartbeat.
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Oklahoma City
Jimmy Baugh
W. H. Munsick
Harper Wight
Jimmy
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