Junction Race Meet Comes to Junction for August Festival
The 19th annual Hill Country Fair Association Race Meet and Billy Sale will run August 11–13 with six daily horse races starting at 2:30 p m and 2700 dollars in purses. The world famous billy sale is August 12 at 9 a m and a doe and billy sale August 13 at 9 a m. A street parade opens August 11 at 10 a m. The event features Angora bucks, awards, dances each night with The Highlanders Fredericksburg on Thursday and Larry Nolan on Friday and Saturday.
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Hill Country Fair Association
Junction
Texas
Llano
Highlanders” of
Fredericksburg
Larry Nolan
Two Brady Boys Enlist in Navy
Fagan Akins son of Mr and Mrs George L Akins of 900 South Pine and George Dole Murrah son of George Dole Murrah of POW Camp Brady enlisted in the U S Navy as Airman Recruits on July 29 through the Brady Recruiting Station. They will train at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Illinois and stay together through nine weeks of recruit training with 14 days of leave in Brady. After leave Fagan will attend a Navy School as a High School Airman Recruit and George will report to Naval Activity.
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Fagan
Akins
George L. Akins
South Pine
George Dole Murrah
George D. Murrah
Brady
U. S. Navy
Paul A. Traudt
George
U. S. Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
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Texas Viewpoint Washington By Price Daniel U S Senator
Senator Price Daniel reflects on the Congress session just closed noting mixed results for Texas. He praises the natural gas bill and cooperation from Democrats, forecasts highway legislation revival, and highlights Texans Dillon Anderson and Dudley Sharp in national roles. A new U S District Judge for the Northern District is Joe Estes from Commerce.
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Congress
Texas
House
Senate
Geneva
Dillon Anderson
McKinney and
Houston
Eisenhower
Dudley Sharp
Mission Manufacturing Company
Air Force
Joe Estes
Commerce
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Navy
Gartman’s
Barton Motors
Washington
By Price Daniel
U.S
Senator
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Democratic Congress
Sam Rayburn
Lyndon Johnson
Pres
Cal Farley
Los Angeles
Boys Ranch
Amarillo
Union Station
Calif
Disneyland
Catalina Island
Roy Rogers’ Ranch
Knott's Berry Farm
America
Chevrolet
Ricks Chevrolet CO
Brady, Texas
Cot
Heinz Tomato
Pine Grove
Pineapple O. Oz
Warge
Sunkist Lemons
Fan, Coe
Libby
Betty Crocker
Bright & Early Coffee
Bright & Early Tea
Diamond Tomatoes
Carnation Milk
Raines Dog Food
Colorado Pinto
ST Anphill’s
R Ediwhite
Home Owned
N. Bridge St
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