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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1930
Page
3
The piece discusses a proposed two hundred million public spending plan to aid the unemployed. It argues against a dole while considering direct cash support to those in need and suggests corporations should tax themselves to help. The Associated Press dispatch is cited describing wartime bombings as stink bombs and the impact on Japan.
Turkish merchants describe a distant Mexican region where a tribe lives with oriental customs and an unfamiliar language. They claim no Mayan traces and suggest large parts of the American population originated from Asia with diverse Asiatic branches. Moscow reports a man executed and 74 jailed for graft in food and clothing sales amid strict Russian crackdown.
Rev. T Bogusch of Thorn dale visited Mr and Mrs L L Bogusch in Fredericksburg. A girl was born to Mr and Mrs H J Lotz on October 12. A surprise party honored the A Friedrich family with neighbors and friends attending. Felix Ahrens and Ben Weinheimer visited the Dallas fair and stopped in Fort Worth to tour the slaughter house. Mrs R R Richardson of Kansas City and Mrs W W Watkins of Fort Worth, Mrs Minnie Love and Miss Lilly Cammack of Blanco visited Fredericksburg Thursday. Mr Edwin Kuhlman was honored with a surprise party at his home for his birthday. Walter Kolmeier, Alex Henke and Chas Lehmann families and Lily and Paula Evers visited Miss Bertha Lehmann and May Schmidt at S W T T College in San Marcos.
Sunday at 10 30 a m the pastor will preach a special Sermon in memory of the Reform ation Day Everyone is cordially invited to attend A Koerner Pastor.
Morning service at 10 30 a m Sunday School at 1 30 p m Epworth League and evening services at 7 and 7 30 p m The first Sunday night service will be in English Pastor G C Brannies invites all attendees to welcome everyone.
Zions Lutheran Church invites members to participate in the Festival of Reform with preparatory Lord s Supper services at 9 30 A M afternoon worship at 1 30 P M Luther League meets at 3 P M and a Mission Festival program will be rendered by the League and Choir in Comfort where services start at 7 30 P M The congregation is urged to join the Comfort celebration and accompany the group.
Beginning next Sunday November 2 winter services at the M E Church South start at 10 30 a m Sunday School at 1 30 p m Willow City holds services the first Sunday of each month at 3 p m and 7 30 p m Pastor R Gammenthaler directs the church activities.
Mr. H. H. Hoffmann of New Braunfels died last Wednesday at New Braunfels. Mrs. H. H. Hoffmann will be remembered as Miss Cora Herbert of Gold Tex. We extend the bereaved family our sincere sympathy.
Miss Tony Tatsch spent Thursday in Austin. Mr Aug Cameron had a critical operation at a local hospital last Thursday. Mr and Mrs Gus Biermann and son Otto of Holiday visited Fredericksburg. A new bungalow was completed for Joe Weidenfelder on the north side. Mr and Mrs Alfred Oehler and children visited relatives in Fredericksburg last week. Alfred Metzger and family from Burbank California are visiting Joe Metzger and relatives. Olga Barrier of San Antonio visited relatives in Fredericksburg and Mason. Max Stehling of New Braunfels was in Fredericksburg last Thursday. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Lee Griffith of Austin. Mrs Griffith is Jessie Rause before marriage. Mrs Wm Oehler and daughter of near Llano spent days in Fredericksburg visiting their grandchild Edgar Kneese who had surgery. Keese left hospital Monday. Messrs Erwin Itz and F L Binda, chrome tannery men, returned from a southern trip seeking work. they head this week to Waco Fort Worth Dallas.
Frazier Story of Houston County reports on one acre of tomatoes yielding 182.19 dollars gross and 122.22 dollars net with 9 400 pounds of crop. Houston area business conditions are shown by Houston Lighting and Power Co August report with a 6 417 195 kilowatt hour increase over 1929. Deepwater plant capacity will reach 220 000 horsepower when two more units are installed.
A compact notice invites readers to subscribe to the Standard for one year at the rate of $1.50. The offer emphasizes affordability and ongoing access to the newspaper's coverage.
The article offers a simple Halloween menu with a color themed room setting and a cozy fire. It suggests carrot soup as a rich carrot puree, goose stuffed with sauerkraut or oven barbecue or rabbit, sweet potatoes, broccoli, witches salad, devils food cake or Halloween sandwiches, black coffee, and nuts with a prize in the cake.
The recipe describes stuffing a goose with sauerkraut, simmering in a covered kettle with hot broth for three hours, then rubbing with butter, dredging in flour, and baking an hour until brown. It is plated on sauerkraut with a garnish of nut stuffed prunes.
A vivid culinary fragment describes a jelly black berry juice salad plated on a lettuce leaf with a creamy yellow dressing and orange rind, set on black ware dinnerware. The passage emphasizes color contrasts and serving style as an effective presentation.
A description notes yellow sponge cake sandwiches with chocolate spread on the under slice. The upper side is trimmed and pressed over a tin featuring a Halloween design on each side, the chocolate showing through to form the silhouette.
Special prices offered to clubs and societies at Hill Billie’s Miniature Golf Course. Visit after lunch for discounted rates and group play.
Walter Steinmann, 21, died at Hallettsville hospital after an airplane crash near Schulenburg on Sunday. Passenger George Young recovered. pilot Charles Cowan rested in a hotel with a broken arm. Plane owned by Bill Holmes of Lockhart. cause undetermined. Steinmann, Schulenburg football captain in 1928, funeral set for Tuesday at 3.
San Saba Texas October 30 Mr and Mrs L W Barker large ranch owners report a paint deer living in their pasture discovered a year ago by Jack Barker and Cecil Young. The buck shows a left side view with a six point rack and color variations including natural coat white side and roan shoulder. They fear hunters will shoot it during the season and hope to preserve the curiosity on their ranch.
A clergyman on vacation writes a lengthy letter about his travel experiences intended for church members. He begins with a direct address, stating he will not refer to readers as ladies and gentlemen because he knows them well.
Will Owens, 50, lay dying by a road near Elate School for the Negro Deaf Dumb and Blind after being shot in the lungs. Sheriff Coley White dismissed a deputy for not responding to the call, and investigators doubt robbery was the motive. Owens was found at 4:30 a m by a milkman, after several hours unable to seek help.
Witt Fritts was sentenced to death for the murder of D. W. Hamilton at his Rochester area home in Haskell County on October 24, 1928. This marks the third time a jury directed the extreme penalty for Fritts in as many trials, with prior convictions reversed on appeal.
A Saturday explosion at the Maybach mine in Saarbrucken Germany killed at least 100 workers with hundreds more believed trapped. Rescue teams reported 36 rescued but seriously injured as toxic fumes threaten deeper sections. A prior German mine disaster last Monday at Alsdorf claimed 262 lives.
In Corpus Christi on October 25, bankers and farmers from cotton states plan a permanent reduction association proposed by J. E. Garrett. Texas Co operative Association leaders Harry Williams and Lawrence Westbrook will attend. The plan urges bankers to withhold loans from farmers who do not participate. Endorsements come from the Louisiana State Bankers Association Gulf Coast Bankers Association and Rio Grande Bankers Association. Carroll Smith of Smithville suffers severe bruises and a fractured leg after a horse on Main street slipped and fell pinning him beneath the animal.
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