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Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1930

Page

21

Promotion Day at M. E. Church Sunday School

The Sunday School of the M. E. Church, South will observe Promotion Day next Sunday at 9 45 am. Enrollment is 210, 26 more than church membership. Attendance in Sunday School and Church is good. The Heart of the Hills League Union meets at Harper Church at 3 pm, so there is no night service at Fredericksburg Church.

M. E. Church South Somae Heart of the Hills League Union Harper Fredericksburg R. Gammenthaler

Harvest Festival at Holy Ghost Church Sunday

Holy Ghost Church invites the congregation to a Harvest Festival on Sunday September 28 with Holy Communion after the service. The message notes crop failures nationwide but gratitude to God and mentions a 10 a m service start, with Sunday school to begin in October at 9 30 and service at 10 30. Gratitude is extended to friends from other congregations who attended the Mission Festival.

Baptist Prayer Meeting Set Weekly at Advance Motor Co

A Baptist church announces a Wednesday evening prayer meeting to be held upstairs in the Advance Motor Co Building opposite Nimitz Hotel at 7 P.M. each week. The notice invites members and townspeople to attend.

Baptist Church Baptist Advance Motor Co Nimitz Hotel

Britten Warns Europe War Clouds Loom on Refreshed Tour

New York report says Rep. Fred A Britten chair of naval affairs returned from a European tour with a warning that Europe remains unsettled. He cites French maneuvers and Toulon fleet shows as signs of rising tensions and predicts a near term realignment, with the United States staying out of a European war except to defend its honor.

New York Fred A Britten Committee On Naval Affairs Europe Britten Toulon Italy Mussolini United States

Court Denies Remedy to Ginger Paralytic

In Indianola Texas Judge S F Davis ruled a paralyzed buyer of Jamaica ginger powder who believed it was a beverage had no damages since both buyer and seller knew it would be used as a drink. G W was denied 10000 dollars in the suit against druggist L I Brown. Attorneys plan appeal as the case was treated as a test. The judge found Green and Brown equally responsible for selling an drink not legally marketed as a beverage.

Indianola Tex S. F. Davis Jamaica G. W L. I. Brown Davis Green Brown

Be spectacled boy held for robbery in Oklahoma

A 12 year old boy confessed to stealing 79 dollars from a Cushing filling station safe. He was picked up in Galveston and held as the self admitted perpetrator. Probation officer J R Conner recorded the confession.

Galveston Cushing Oklo J. R. O’ Conner

Fall Calving Care for Dairymen

The season of fall calving requires extra cow care to reward the dairyman. Feed the cow a grain ration with laxative and cooling seeds such as ground oats bran and lb seed meal for better digestion and comfort.

Railroads Seek Cotton Rate Cut Across Interior Texas

The Railroad Commission heard Texas railroads seek about 75 cent per bale reductions for cotton shipments to ports, spanning from Venus to Waxahachie with Midlothian seeking inclusion. City and trade group support was voiced but many urged deeper cuts to counter truck competition. Miss Marie Cronin attended as Bartlett and Western Railroad president.

Austin Tex Railroad Commission Railroads of Texas San Antonio Lampassas Alvardo Venus Waxahachie Ahens Henderson San Augustine Mineola Longview Junction Midlothian Oil and Gin Company of Midlothian A. J. Stone Dallas Cotton Exchange Houston Cotton Exchange Waco Chamber of Commerce Kennedy Chamber of Commerce Temple Beaumont Chamber of Commerce Texas Farm Bureau W. J. Neale McFadden Thomas F Bush Waco Busa Marie Cronin Bartlett & Western Railroad

Early Trial for Officers Urged in Prohibition Case

Indianapolis August 29 Early trials will be sought for 18 city policemen indicted by a Federal Grand jury for conspiring to violate national prohibition laws The Indianapolis Board of Public Safety announced no replacements will be named pending trial and will seek October trials, recalling the May petite jury. Police include Lieut Van Sickle and Sergeants O Brien Everson Valderauer plus 14 patrolmen, with three civilians charged for bribery. All released on 3500 bond.

Indianapolis Indianapolis Board of Public Safety United States District Court Leutenant Marion van Sickle James O'Brien Joseph Everson John Valderauer Wisconsin Noel Stark Judson L. Stark Marion County Frederick B. Bonifield Robert C. Baltzell Banifield Lieut van Sickle Chris Shischoff Cecil McDaniel

Aermotor Windmills and Plumbing Supplies Sale

Oscar Krauskopf offers reduced prices on Aermotor windmills, pipe cylinders, and all pumping and water supply needs plus baths, sinks, septic tanks, and full sanitary plumbing lines with all work guaranteed.

Oscar Krauskopf

Texas Plan for Drouth Relief Wins Endorsement

Washington officials report Sen. Tom Connally after a meeting with Eugene Meyer of the Federal Reserve Board endorsed a Texas delegation plan to aid farmers via Farm Board loans. The plan envisions eight to twelve credit outfits moving loans to intermediate banks for rediscounting to support next year’s crops.

Washington Tom Connally Eugene Meyer Federal Reserve Board Meyer Connally Texas Sen Morris Sheppard Dan Moody Amon G. Carter Fort Worth Federal Farm Board Chin Alexander Legge Commr. Williams Farm Board Garner Jones R. E. Harding First National Bank of Fort Worth Clifford Jones Spur D. A. Bandeen Stanford West Texas Chamber of Commerce A. P. Pierce Quanah Will P. Jones Childress R. C. Couch Haskell

Democratic and Republican tariff feud escalates in speeches

Washington reports detail a renewed exchange between the Democratic and Republican national committees over the Hawley Smoot tariff. Rep. Taylor of Tennessee questions Raskob’s postponed Sept. 15 radio speech while Rep. Garner of Texas accuses the tariff of widening costs by about a billion dollars annually.

Washington Democratic Republican Ravkob Democratic Committee Rep Taylor Tennessee Raskob Houston Democratic Publicity Bureau Garner Texas Democratic House House

Nurse Frances McGaan Recovers After 12 Days on Respirator

Chicago Sept 22 After twelve days in a mechanical respirator Frances McGaan a student nurse at St Luke s Hospital showed continued improvement Tonight hospital officials predicted she would overcome infantile paralysis that left her limb muscles useless During the day she was removed from the respirator for several minutes at a time and could continue breathing without the machine She expressed a wish to recover enough to help perfect the device and proposed several changes for patient comfort

Chicago Frances McGaan St. Luke’s Hospital

Thieves Loot Hardware Store in San Marcos

Thieves broke into the Talmadge Hardware company in San Marcos and robbed the store of several hundred dollars worth of shot guns. A dozen assorted calibred weapons were taken, with entry gained through a back window.

San Marcos Talmadge Hardware Company

Coffee aded as Rio Grande crop in Valley growth forecast

Harlingen reports L L Warden's coffee experiment near Pharr shows a single plant yielding nine pounds in its second year. He predicts climate and frost line conditions support rapid growth, with trees reaching 100 pounds or more and 70 trees per acre, rivaling grapefruit in profitability.

Harlingen Rio Grande Valley L. L. Warden Warden Mexico Pharr Vailey

Sick woman taken to Houston in plane for spiritual relief

Bedridden for more than three years Miss Intha M Bird 58 of Abilene arrived in Houston on Monday by air to seek spiritual relief from Evangelist Raymond Richey. She was accompanied by her sister Mrs Laura Lindsey of Abilene in her first airplane flight assisted to the plane by a stretcher. The plane was piloted by Fulcher Armstrong of Wichita Falls.

Houston Intha M. Bird Abilene Raymond Richey Miss Bird Laura Lindsey Abilonme Fulcher Armstrong Wichita Falls

Konjola Claimed to Heal Rheumatism in Fort Worth Man

An Arlington Avenue resident describes relief from years of rheumatism with Konjola. He cites left leg and hip pain, stiffness, gas pains, kidney and stomach issues, headaches, and constipation improving after starting the treatment. Konjola is advertised as alcohol free and sold at Central Drug Co in Fredericksburg and other druggists.

N. R. Daniel Arlington Avenue Ft. Worth Konjola Fredericksburg Texas Central Drug Co Adv Nixon

Twins Married Forget Divorces Jailed Together

Chicago, Sept. 22. Jackson Herman and Albert Jackson twin brothers who married Bertha Peskind and Fanny Primack, respectively, were arrested for bigamy after both husbands remarried while still married. Each learned of the others new marriage through phone calls and deemed the situation a twin lapse in law.

Chicago Ill Jackson Herman Albert Bertha Peskind Fanny Primack Bertha Albert Jackson Bertha Jackson

Easterwood to Present Check for Paris Dallas Flight

Col W T M Easterwood Jr of Dallas plans to present a 25000 dollar check to Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bellonte for the Paris to Dallas one stop flight via New York. The presentation is set for October 13 at a New York Advertising Club luncheon with NBC national and international radio broadcast.

New York Col. W. ™. Easterwood, Jr Dallas Texas Dieudonne Coste Maurice Bellonte Paris Easterwood Omaha Neb New York Advertising Club National Broadcasting Company Europe

Heifers Should Not Be Bred Before Sixteen to Eighteen Months

Guidance outlines that heifers are not to be bred until they reach sixteen to eighteen months of age. This policy aims to ensure proper development and health before pregnancy.

Subscriptions to the Standard Offer Announced

The notice promotes a standard subscription at one dollar fifty cents per year, inviting readers to join. It highlights affordability and duration, encouraging sign ups for ongoing access to the publication.

A Description of Cotton

A satirical description of cotton portrays the seed plant in the Southern States as a source of financial pain for both producers and buyers. It humorously notes the unpredictable fiber quality and the volatile New York market pricing that can ruin or enrich players and creditors.

New York

Man Admits Killing Taxicab Driver in Wyoming Holdup

Ross Castle, a county jail prisoner, confessed Monday to shooting and killing taxicab driver Johnnie during a January 1925 holdup in Casper Wyoming.

Peoria Ill Ross Castle Johnnie Casper Wyo

Cream Separator Cleaning Tip

After use rinse with hot water and a little washing powder to ease cleanup. Immediate attention prevents the long, burdensome scrubbing that delays tasks.

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M. E. Church, South Holy Ghost Church Demo Thieves Loot Hardware Man MR. N. R. Daniel Becker Virgin Diamonds Virgin Diamond Max W. Staudt General Motors ER. V
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