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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1939
Page
3
This column explains the game of football including start, conduct, timing and officials. It details roles of the referee umpire linesman and field judge and describes the 60 minute game structure with two 15 minute halves and a 15 minute intermission. The kickoff starts plays from the 45 yard line and continues after touchdowns.
A San Antonio grand jury returned five felony and 10 misdemeanor indictments charging poll tax irregularities against Mayor Maury Maverick and associates. Secretaries Rebecca Taylor and George Glass and union officials were named. Maverick called the indictments a political smear. Also captured were three escapees Aubrey Sculley Leo White and Joe Marvin Burleson who fled Sugarland Prison farm. They abducted six people and stole a car but released all unharmed.
United Telephone Company announces a roughly $75 000 program to improve property, mainly in Gillespie County, with purchases of existing rural telephones at current value and new phones in homes. Maintenance will be provided after line construction at no extra subscriber cost. local rates are not yet set due to unestimated costs.
The article explains that after scoring the choice to kick or receive rests with the scoring team. At the start of the second period the initial kicking team receives. Team positions swap after each quarter and timeouts are limited to three per half. Timeouts last about two minutes. Time only runs when the ball is alive.
In a dramatic Friday game the Hillbillies, trailing 7-0 and 7-6, surged back to beat the Goldthwaite Eagles 31-7. Coach Klaerner’s squad mounted a fierce late push as brothers of former FS players and long-standing lineups challenged the visitors.
With no game this Friday the Hilbillies heal up for the October 26 trip to Richland Springs then host all remaining district games at home. November 3 marks the Dedication game with halftime ceremonies likely led by a former athlete or athletic director. Stehling Bros. distributes football stickers to promote the event.
In the past weekend Arkansas fell to Baylor 19 to 7 while Texas lost 24 to 12 to Oklahoma. A and M defeated Villanova 33 to 7 and Notre Dame beat SMU 20 to 19. TCU fell to Temple 13 to 11 and Rice lost 7 to 0 to LSU. Schedule shows Texas A M at Fort Worth and Texas at Austin with other pairings in Dallas and Houston.
District 34 4 standings show Fredericksburg 31 Goldthwaite 7 Llano 14 Lampasas 7 Richland 0 Mason 14 and non district San Saba 26 Rochelle 0. Friday games include Rochelle at Goldthwaite and Richland Springs at Llano with no other games scheduled.
Results this week show Kuenemann 13 Sunset 39 Humble 13 Stein 7 Kuenemann 0 Woerner 7 Radio Post 33 Humble 10. Upcoming games Cosden vs Stein's Friday Oct 20 Fire Dept vs Woerners Thursday Oct 19. Sixth Week games canceled. all remaining contests cancelled.
Jaenke and Schoenewolf announce their annual sale begins Saturday with special prices on winter merchandise. Established in 1912, the store lists a large general stock and wide country buying, including wool and mohair shipments, with clerks on hand to assist customers and ensure prompt service.
Austin reports 1152 traffic deaths in Texas since war began, surpassing the 1116 military fatalities on the western front per French and British war ministry communiques. The piece also notes Victor Stahl’s new job as file clerk with the Fredericksburg Credit Bureau.
In the latest meet, V Schoenewolf posts top single game 224 while R Gold leads with 581 across three games and a 178 average. The Tornadoes claim top team single game 928 and top team three‑game series at 2557.
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