Fredericksburg Friday News Masthead
The Fredericksburg Standard lists Fredericksburg Publishing Co as the publisher with staff including R S Klett managing editor R E Jordan sports editor Wm Petmecky feature editor and Wm Habenicht business manager It notes weekly Friday issue and post office second class mailing in Fredericksburg Texas.
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R.S. Klett
R. E. Jordan
Wm. Petmecky
Wm. Habenicht
Fredericksburg
Texas
Fredericksburg Publishing Co
Price 16 Year Old Tree Sitter Plans Hunts County Fair Return
An Associated Press note from Greenville Texas describes Fred Price 16 perched in a tree near a fire station as preparations moved to transfer him to a truck bound for the Hunt County Fair. He nears a 1500 hour endurance record and aims for a national title while teachers provide daily lessons from the branches.
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Associated Press
Greenville
Texas
Fred Price
Hunt County
Price
Stop Signs And Railroad Crossings Address Auto Collisions
The daily press reports numerous automobile and railroad collisions with a family tragedy where one child survived, and notes twenty five percent of train auto crashes stem from speeding cars. It urges motorists to treat railroad crossing STOP signs as law not mere warnings to reduce deaths.
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Daily Press
Flames Destroy Cotton Oil Mill at Honey Grove
A large fire in Honey Grove Texas destroyed the seed house hull house oil mill offices and several negro dwellings causing an estimated loss of 125000. The Honey Grove Cotton Oil Company mill loss was about 100000 with six box cars on a Santa Fe siding also burned. Aid from Paris and Bonham helped fight the blaze aided by southeast winds.
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Honey Grove
Tex
Honey Grove Oil Company
Hull House
Paris
Bonham
B. Neal
J. H. Donaldson
Honey Grove Cotton Oil Company
P. A. Norris
Ada
Okla
W. J. Erwin
Santa Fe Railroad
Santa Fe
A Good Neighbor’s Health Code Plea and Civic Duty
A call for sanitation across the community urges fixing unscreened outhouses discharges into public places and unsafe dilapidated buildings. It emphasizes clean water and milk quality, sanitary markets, and council on noise. Neighbors should keep noise down and respect rest for proper living.
New roads drive growth in southern states
The piece argues paved highways are vital for progress and rural areas need year round roads to connect farms with markets. It notes census data showing population gains in one state that built extensive roads and warns congestion on main highways as demand rises.
West Virginia Highway Bond Financing Overview
The West Virginia Highway Commission outlines bond financing details with total bonds of 100,009,000 dollars at an average price near par and an average interest rate of 4.45 percent. A four cent gasoline tax and one cent allocated to counties support debt service, while the remaining four cents plus automobile license tax fund bond interest, sinking funds, maintenance, and administration.
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The
Texas Weekly
Texas
South Dakota
New Mexico
Rhode Island
Louisiana
New Hampshire
W C. Davidson
Justin Matthews
Arkansas Highway Commission
State Highway Commission
West Virginia Highway Commission
Amendments Seek Backing From State Group in Austin
Recruiters and legislators meet in Austin to organize support for four constitutional amendments on the November 4 ballot. Key figures include Sen Ed Witt and Reps Phil Sanders Clyde Warwick W E Pope Coke Stevenson Charles McCombs and Sens Joe M Moore J W Levenson Julian Greer. Amendments cover legislative session length university land taxation funding and investment power and year round supreme court terms.
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Dallas
Witt
Joe M. Moore
Greenville
J. W. Levenson
Victoria
Julian Greer
Elkhart
West Texas
University of Texas
University Regents
University of Texas Regents
Breader
Supreme Court
Bar
posse closing in on bandits in arkansas la bank robbery
A posse of 100 armed men near Eldorado Arkansas pursued four men who robbed the Farmerville State Bank in Farmerville Louisiana of about $10 000. The pursuit focused on the marshy Outa chita River bottoms beyond Mobrays east of Eldorado as officers expect swift capture.
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Eldorado
Ark
Farmerville
Confederate in Congress Dies
Washington reports Charles Manly Stedman, former Confederate soldier who fought with Stonewall Jackson, died in his North Carolina House seat at age 89 after a stroke. He represented the fifth district since 1911 and had planned retirement after this year. His daughter Katherine Palmer was at his bedside.
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Washington
Charles Manly Stedman
Stonewall Jackson
North Carolina
House of Representatives
Stedman
Congress
Katherine Palmer
Greensboro
N. C
Pittsboro
Rep. Doughton
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Edinburg
State Department of Health
Menard Messenger
the Messenger
John D. Waldrop
North Carollina
T. O. Walton
A & M College of Texas
A. & M. College of Texas
Walton
Waco
College
State Department of Agriculture
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Bandits
Heiner’s
William Schroeder, Jr
Buick
Chevrolet
Bank of Fredericksburg
Service
Fredericksburg Publishing Co., Inc
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