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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1930
Page
29
In Frontier Times style, a hunter narrator describes a camp near a creek and a dramatic buck chase. The author dodges a charging deer while urging a captain to shoot, ending with the deer wounded and the author muttering about Cooper and exposing his fallacies in the Wayworn Wanderer.
Secretary Stimson announced simultaneous recognition of provisional governments in Argentina Bolivia and Peru citing their control and intent to hold elections. The move aims to ease re established world trade amid economic strain and follows coups in each country. Formal diplomatic ties resume tomorrow with envoys notified and new ministers presenting credentials.
The speaker asks how a deer should be described and a writer replies that the creature is peaceful until fired upon, becoming a fierce animal with horned head, green eyes, and hair standing on end, so quick that only a monkey or squirrel could dodge around a tree. This description echoes Goldsmith's Animated Nature.
Toledo Ohio September 22 Arthur M Hyde United States secretary of agriculture said the Lovell government had sold billions of bushels of wheat on the Chicago grain market The investigation of three Chicago grain houses showed sales double the amount first admitted by the Russians The secretary said the Russians were in the market for months and the government will trace the full story through the investigation and board of trade actions
Washington reports say at least three New York brokerage houses will be subpoenaed to testify in New York and Chicago in the house committee's inquiry into Soviet Russia short selling of wheat on the Chicago exchange. Representative Hamilton Fish leads the inquiry with agriculture officials, and officials of the All Russian Textile Syndicate are also to be summoned. The probe follows Agriculture Secretary Hyde's accusation of a Russian short selling campaign to depress American grain prices, with Congress expected to act after December reconvenes.
Tyler Texas September 19 After 46 years evading a murder warrant James Neely seventy moved from Kentucky to near the son of the man he was accused of killing He was arrested on a Marshall County Alabama warrant relating to the 1884 fall homicide Neely admitted identity and offered to return to Alabama for trial He said he had run for 45 years and was glad it is over Local officers planned extradition to Guntersville Alabama for trial
Mount Vernon Texas September 19 The jury hearing the murder case of Rev J T Smith 71 Baptist minister in the death of W C Lammons was dismissed and a mistrial entered Foreman D A Maxton said the vote stood 11 to 1 for acquittal The aged minister who claimed self defense had been married five times and fathered 24 children Sammons died from shotgun injuries with a broken neck
Fire of unknown origin damages the seed house of the Ballihzer Cotton Oil Company in Ballinger Texas. Loss estimated at 10000 dollars. Seed house held about 7000 tons capacity but 500 to 600 tons remained. The mill, part of a chain owned by Anderson Clayton, expected to start the season around October 1.
Casner Jensen, 67, longtime canvasman for the Al G. Barnes circus, died at McAllen Municipal Hospital after being struck by a 60 foot center pole as crews moved the show toward Beeville. He suffered skull fractures and fatal injuries. another Barnes worker was injured in a separate incident nearby. Jensen lived in Venice, California, and had worked with Barnes for years.
The body of Jeff Landers 54 of the McCreavelle community was found Saturday morning in a wooded Hugh Jones pasture area several miles from his home. Identification was made by a pocket knife razor and clothing. Landers disappeared July 25 prompting a large brush search and an airplane from Waco. He is survived by his widow and eight children funeral services set for Sunday. Burnett County officials held an inquest ruling likely death from exposure after collapse in the brush.
Mary New Parker, daughter of Mr and Mrs Oscar Parker, was struck crossing a street in Coleman Texas. She sustained two broken legs. The driver of the car was merchant Jim Gober.
Will E Lowe, 40, a McLennan County farmer, was killed by his black tenant Sam Knight 45 at Watt Texas after an argument over cotton sale proceeds and debts. Knight then killed himself while fleeing a mob. Lowe’s funeral is planned for Monday at his home and burial will take place in Mart.
A dairy cow that fails to cover feed costs with milk output is deemed for sale to the beef market. Farmers weigh feed price pressures against milk revenue to decide culling.
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