Post Office Listing at Fredericksburg Texas
Entry indicates the document was recorded at the Fredericksburg Texas post office as second class matter.
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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1929
Page
6
Entry indicates the document was recorded at the Fredericksburg Texas post office as second class matter.
Dairying is presented as a steady cash income that builds soil, creates a market for farm feed, fits with general farming, and provides profitable employment for rural communities.
The Standard presents a digest of the latest Texas game laws for hunters and sportsmen. Future issues will cover trapping fur bearing animals.
The speaker suggests China and Russia are testing war readiness by probing fears and motives, implying genuine resolve remains unclear to soldiers and public alike. The remark frames potential conflict as a distant, uncertain prospect rather than an imminent crisis.
The era keeps a one cent rate for printed post cards while the Department of Commerce reports 66 percent of mailed cards still use two cent stamps. The discrepancy indicates widespread noncompliance with the current rate.
Texas ranks among three of forty five states in failing to record births. The column urges every citizen and medical attendant to ensure birth records are properly filed, reiterating prior reasons for keeping accurate records.
A survey of 22 large prisons shows 15 severely overcrowded facilities. The federal penitentiary at Atlanta runs 87 percent over capacity, Leavenworth 120 percent, with outbreaks blamed on crowded conditions. State, county, and city facilities are similarly congested, totaling about 108000 inmates nationwide.
The article recalls 1928 U S fire losses including 10 000 deaths and 100 000 serious injuries with 10 000 homes destroyed and 473 million dollars in property loss. It urges parents and teachers to teach children what to do in case of fire in homes and public places.
The guidance favors a confident adult tone over scolding a child who is awake to duties. It urges teaching cooperation with parents to remove hazards and providing clear steps for emergencies including clothing fires. Avoid alarming over-nervous children with vivid imagery.
The text details Texas hunting rules including land trespass exceptions for leased land, daily and annual fees, and prohibited activities. It lists non game and game species rules, hunting times for migratory birds, limits on methods and locations, transport, and penalties such as deer dogging, night use of headlights, nest destruction, shipping game, and searches by wardens.
The Gillespie County Grand Jury reports completion of investigation with thirty four indictments 25 felonies 9 misdemeanors comments on diligent law enforcement praise for officers bailiffs district and county attorneys and court charge jail sanitary condition and thanks to Judge Morris Foreman Peril and other jurors plus sale prices for various cattle and calves in local markets.
Heavy rain across Texas last week kept receipts light at Fort Worth. four ears of Packers steers sold this week with one ear choice at 1274 pounds bringing 13 dollars. Stocker demand firmer by about 25 cents, fed yearlings steady with good demand, top around 14 dollars for best lots, bulk cattle 12.50 to 13. Fat grass heifers steady with strong buyer interest.
A brief contact note directs readers to write to Box 264 or call 271 in Brady Texas. The lines show a local listing with a street level reference and a year range 51-52 indicating period context.
The report lists cattle prices with light weights at $5 to $6 and common bulls at $5 to $6.50, medium bulls $6.50 to $7, good fat bulls $7 to $7.50, and bulls steady. The excerpt also includes a joke about stopping a striking clock to avoid waking a spouse.
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