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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1939
Page
4
The state forbids livestock roaming on fenced state highways and imposes up to 200 dollars fine per offense with daily penalties. Offenders are subject to enforcement by local officers and the State Highway Patrol.
State police recall a deadly period from last fall to spring with 291 pedestrian deaths and 1 335 injuries. They urge school drills, parental caution, and vigilance, outlining rules: cross only at intersections when clear, look both ways, unload at curbs, stay on sidewalks, walk facing traffic when needed, and carry flashlights at night.
The piece argues that a growing number of citizens expect a living without work and that government spending on nothing for nothing burdens the economy. It warns that billions have been spent creating a class that demands money for unmet effort and urges responsibility and productive effort.
A sunny temper uplifts work and steadies nerves, offering quiet relief from daily strain and easing tension with its steady, reassuring warmth.
An editorial warns against joining a distant war and urges neutrality. It argues that entering a global conflict would bring higher costs and risks for Americans while prices rise but benefits are uneven. It urges Americans to watch their step and stay grounded.
The Federal State Market News Service in San Antonio lists hogs with receipts around 600 head and mixed gains from 25 to 40 cents. top at about $7.15 for 170 to 250 lb hogs, with lighter weights and other ranges noted. Cattle receipts near 500 head with total 1,600, fat cows weak to 25 cents lower. calves and stocker lots show strength in certain categories, Brahman and Hereford calves reaching up to about $8.75, and stocker calves trading around $7 to $9.25 depending on weight and quality.
The item lists livestock sales across several Maryland and Texas towns with figures for hogs sheep cows calves bulls and yearlings including totals for buyers like E. E. Sommerfield Albert Schellhase Milton Zesch W. O. Bode Adolph Dittmar Harry Feuge D. A. Jordan G. G. Buchholz Emil Keller and more. A humorous aside about Mr. Henpeck touring a large works ends with a quip about marriage.
The piece argues for commemorating a public figure with granite memorials and enduring words. It condemns the torpedoing of the Athenia as deliberate murder, comparing it to harming a child and urging German leaders to be held accountable, while suggesting a lost mine as another possible cause.
Eckert locals report Miss Ruby Moehle at the Durham Institute in Austin for the weekend with her parents. Several families and relatives visited, including Schlaudts in Junction and Klein and Moehle households in Fredericksburg and Kerrville areas. Willie Johanson, a U S Marine in San Diego, is spending his furlough at home.
A child asks why a man gives a diamond engagement ring and the father answers that it is the woman who inspires the commitment. The exchange frames love and purpose behind marriage symbolism.
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