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inf* popcorn win Krcp irrsn ior manv no.ii*r . iq: n lt;uiu jin. tonne tai lower risiuj are shown carrying out the complete operation. Maff Photo man Liviii«£ Standard:lteiealedOldallrksidenlcJM•«**P——WtiWMercedes Man Rack**There is no unemployment prob-a1cm in Germany,” Fussier said. “AH JacobFrom Europe Trip— -W lt;■» w w » —W w W — - —— - — ^ W WWW -W w-ww W * WWW*the factories are working full time and many are working over time There is also a large amount ofFossler Tellse scIMany Changes1[ building, including roads, res.dene-MERCEDES—Jacob Fossler. loca. and business property, allwhich furnishes many jobsofFossler told of the Hitler Jugend,tccontractor and Mercedes residentMfor the past 20 years, who recentlyIan organization of children of schoolreturned from a two-months visitwith hi* mother and other relativesmany. That countrv. smaller in, size than the State of Texas, has interesting a population of 67 million people.glimpses of the Germar.v of todav.1 as compared to Texas approx urfate-- w . . . ^ ly seven million. Every home hasFowler wa, bom and reared n Ger- ■ a number of conUiner at the brtckmany, was a member of the German 1Nothing that can be possibly age, which makes long trips under used asain is thrown awav in Ger- the guidance of an adult leader.composedpeopleGermany, revealed _. _ _age. These young people make long trips together, staying at camps located in beautiful spots.in which refuse is separated and I An interesting movement to give placed for collection. Every scrap the younger children of the countryof food is placed in one container a uniform view and a knowledgewhich is collected every morning of Germany as a whole was describ-and taken to feed hogs owned by cd by Fossler. Groups of from 40the city. to 50 school children from one sec-There are no automob le grave- tion. for example the south ofyards in Germany. Mr. Fossler said. Germany, are taken to the north. 1I When an automobile is so bodly the soldiers. All the stiff militarism damaged that it cannot be used, it placed in homes of that communityGerman soldier* of 40 vear* i« lt;*nmnu»*tv stripped and parts that are able to take care of an extraarmy about 40 years ago. and did contracting in that country three years before coming to the United States and becoming a naturalized citizen of this country.“One of the first changes I noticed when we landed at Cuxhaven. Hamburg* port, was that seen inago was gone and only difference between the soldiers of today and the civil.ans was the military uniforms**child. Thefive or six weeks, living the livesLiving conditions of the factorylaboring classes afforded anotherthat are still good are used :n other autos and badly damaged parts arere-modeled tor use in new’ articles. the people of the community. |Gasoline in Germany costs op- An older person accompanies each proximately 50 cents a gallon in i group of children.marked change. Mr. Fossler stated Where p.eviously as many as two or three families might have livedin one room, now these laborersGermanyFooler gave an interesting de* 1live in their own one-family homessurrounded by gardens. The government builds these homes, whiching many fine highways, a large scription of an excursion trip w’hich number of them four-lsne. ' he made up the Rhine River, linedBicycle riding in Germany is W1*h picturesque old castles, large more than a fad, Fossler said, citing vineyards and close-lying cities. He that in a family of seven, there is made a three-hour trip on a rail-a bicycle for the parents and each road to reach the Rhine, then wasv A — — _ V' ti,':. tk ’■ — -a,x. ' • -wi. . • Wk a, as ■*. mMbof the five children. Longare paid out over long terms by theow ners Families may plan homes A large number of horses, cows and select the material of which and oxen are still used to draw they are to be built, as long as these vehicles over the roads, and the plans meet certain specified re- old-time street sweeper ls still inquirements I vogue.boat ____p m., and the cost of the entire trip, including railroad fare, was only j $1 50 Between 300 and 400 peoplemade the trip, of which all but about 10 per cent were native Germans. the remainder being tourists
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Valley Sunday Star-Monitor-Herald
Brownsville, Texas, US
Sun, Aug 07, 1938
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