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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1930
Page
11
Farmers urged to cull low producers and feed the best cows through drought to preserve milk output. Weather across regions affects pastures. northern rains offer little help while the Southwest may see grazing benefits. Maintaining cow condition now is key to rebounding profits as the dairy industry faces slowdowns and eventual recovery.
Walter Glover 19 of Lamb county was killed at Shallow Water twelve miles northwest of Lubbock. John L. Fisher a filling station operator was released on $2,000 bond after being charged with murder. Fisher said he fired at prowlers outside his business after being awakened. Glover’s body was later carried to Littlefield by companions James Jackson Truett and Troy Hawkins.
Canadian Texas Sept 8 Callaway a cowboy was rescued by two residents after being pinned beneath his horse for two hours on a ranch northwest of town. He had cut away part of the animal’s body to free others trapped beneath the horse and was nearly exhausted.
Guidance warns that eye diseases from illnesses like measles and scarlet fever can harm vision. Readers should rest eyes after illness, avoid reading while lying down, not rub eyes, and use clean towels to prevent germs. Short eye rest and alternating warm and cool water are advised.
Across the nation farmers face lower prices for most crops yet the Middle West shows firm poultry and egg prices. This stability convinces farmers that a standard bred, high producing flock properly managed offers a reliable income and compares well with other farm activities.
Federal dredging will reopen an old river outlet to relieve Trinity river floods in Liberty and Chambers counties. Gregg County leads East Texas Chamber of Commerce with 188 new members. Grand Saline expands near the Van oil field and plans five new paying blocks and three blocks underway. Westminster Presbyterian Church in Nacogdoches to build a $35,000 house of worship.
A. P. Wooldridge, longtime Austin pioneer and ten year mayor under the commission form, died after months of illness. He oversaw city improvements, beautification, and the naming of parks and an elementary school. Born in New Orleans in 1847, he helped found Austin’s free school system and contributed to UT site selection and higher municipal organizations.
Ewes bearing twins or triplets require more feed and should be fed separately from single lamb ewes. Twin and triplet lambs need a creep and special feed, including first bran and oil meal mixed with ground oats then ground corn. Creep fed lambs market earlier, weigh more, and reduce maternal stress. buy from local merchants.
In Houston at the Yacht Club in Shoreacres Raymond R. Stone 22 died at Baptist Hospital after igniting a powder charge in an old Civil War cannon. Harold Moffett 19 was critically burned and lost three fingers. Bernard Talmadge 21 was stunned but uninjured. Stone a Rice Institute graduate planned to test his gunpowder. Stone to be cremated in San Antonio with burial in Houston.
Alpine reports Daniel Ramirez escaped last week by breaking jail walls and fleeing in the night with no clothing. Ramirez, jailed since 1929, had earlier escaped from a farm in April and is accused of stealing a car. Roswell officers recaptured him briefly before he again escaped. authorities now offer $125 total in rewards.
Austin firemen returned to their station after responding to a false alarm in a distant section of the city. They found their station entered and all watches and loose change removed from their civilian clothing pockets.
Valley pupils will enter school this year with 1,143,000 dollars in new buildings and equipment. Corsicana builds a 165,000 dollar junior high. Texas & Pacific completes a 37.5 mile water main from Mc Cutcheon Springs to Toyah with pressure reductions for a 1450 foot fall.
An ad promotes the RESCHKE Header for planting maize, claiming it is cheaper and faster than other methods. It attaches to the farmer's wagon and is driven by a rear wagon wheel, with contact details for Adolph Sattler, agent.
A Texas man died from deep burns Thursday after 12 000 volts arced across his body while he attempted to throw a disconnected switch on a lightning arrester at the Handley sub station of the Texas Electric Service.
The company reports the death Sunday of Winton Lane Booth, 23, of Birdville, an employee of the electric company, in a work-related incident.
A national tally shows 46 500 eggs laid per minute across the United States during the previous year. The data reflect broad poultry production trends and industry scale nationwide.
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