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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1939
Page
5
Observations note Texas turkeys sell for 66 cents less than the average, and $1.10 below California. Texas growers lose $2,169,000 versus average pay and $3,613,509 versus California. Buyers say Texas birds are less finished. competition rises as other states increase production. Texans urged to improve plumpness and health to profit.
Broadcasting returns for Southwest Conference games with Humble stations retaining announcers. Readers urged to attend live games and visit Humble service stations for facilities. The Sept. 1 U S Department of Agriculture cotton forecast shows Texas crop up 495000 bales from August estimate to 3,072,000 bales. Local livestock market reports list buyers and prices for hogs, cattle, calves, and cows with varied activity and several newborns noted.
Europe crossing and world figures dominate this week’s recap. Schwab’s 107th Atlantic crossing marks wealth, while Russia and Japan sign a border armistice hinting at a non aggression pact. Lindbergh urges isolation, warning democracy could be lost at home amid European conflicts.Louisianians Weiss Hart Smith Lesage Adams found guilty of mail fraud in New Orleans over state university hotel furnishings scheme. faces up to five years or fines.
The Forward in Faith study in Fredericksburg celebrated the American Lutheran Church's tenth anniversary in 1940 with Rev. E A Sagebiel as main speaker. Attendees included six pastors and representatives from multiple congregations. The Baptist W M A met Sept 20 with prayer, biblical study, and officer reelections.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Schaefer have left for Marlin Texas to spend several days visiting.
A terse classified style notice offers a hunting location uncluttered by dates. It names F. M. Fisher of 3405 Childress Street, Fort Worth, Texas as a contact for an initial deer hunting opportunity at the season’s start.
Hudson dealer Dolezal Motor Co. proclaims 1940 Hudson Six as endurance and economy leader with 70.58 mph average for 20 000 miles on Bonneville Flats and 32.66 mpg in a 1000 mile test. 81 new records set by the 1940 Hudson Sixes with tests overseen by the American Automobile Association.
The September term of the Gillespie County Commissioners Court features tax discounts for October through December, room use grants for the Concordia Singing Club and the Rural Electrification Association, a $25 bounty for grown wolf scalps and $1000 for wolf pups, and multiple fire and windstorm insurance proposals for the new courthouse with several carriers quoted and approved on three year terms.
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