Fishermen share fish heavy Fourth of July tale
A group recounts a scarce fish season in the LI G bank and describes bringing 25 to 30 channel catfish weighing about three pounds each to share with friends. They recall a trusty road supervisor and a front Eagle office visit that yielded as many fish as one could catch all summer, plus lively fishing anecdotes from Kimble County and nearby towns Eastland and Breckenridge.
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Eagle
Kimble Coun
Eastland
Breckenridge
Davidson and Wall Buy City Garage Mechanical Department
T R Davidson and Fayette Wall have purchased the mechanical department of Kerrville’s City Garage on Earl Garrett Street from Urbane Edwards and took possession on Monday. Davidson, son of Judge W H Davidson of Beaumont, returns to Kerrville to start a local business. Wall, son of Dr H R Wall, has been at Schreiner Institute and is now establishing himself in town with hopeful prospects.
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T. R. Davidson
Fayette Wall
Ciy
Earl Garrett Street
Urbane Edwards
Mr. Davidson
W. H. Davidson
Beaumont
Whit
Lynch
el Paso
Kerrville
H. R. Wall
Schreiner Institute
Fathers and flag lack recognition in Young America
W. D. Cowan laments Father's Day and Flag Day passed with little attention. He argues modern Americans, including fathers, are too busy to teach children patriotism or explain the meaning of the stars and stripes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Cowan
San Saba
America
United States
Lone Star Boys Camp Opens With 75 On Roll
Lone Star Camp for Boys near Kerrville opens under Brackenridge High School vice principal Alex Waite. On opening day 75 boys and 12 counsellors camped on an 80 acre site along the Guadalupe River. Camp runs through August 18 with staff including A M Venne and coaches Dana Bible W J Disch T H Shelby Roy Henderson Jack Meagher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Star
Alex Waite
Brackenridge High School
San Antonio
Guadalupe River
Hill Country
Kerrville
Hunt
Houston
Austin
Waco
A. M. Venne
Waite
Dana X. Bible
A&m College
W. J. Disch
University of Texas
T. H. Shelby
Uni- Texas
Roy B. Henderson
University Interscholastic League
Jack Meagher
St. Edwards University
Out West Picture Chief Visits Kerrville For Film Project
George LaDura of Out West Picture Corporation met Kerrville editors mayor Chamber of Commerce and businessmen to discuss a travelogue style feature film of Kerrville and Hill Country. A $50 000 studio is planned in San Antonio with the Chamber backing a regional historical romance and promotional footage including Camp Rio Vista and Center Point July 15 barbecue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George LaDura
Out West Picture Corporation
Kerrville
Chamber of Commerce
LaDura
San Antonio
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
Hill Country
Hills
Herbert L. Crate
Rio Vista
Welch and Garner Guests of Miss Hawkins in San Antonio
John S. Welch and Miss Mayme Garner of San Antonio were weekend guests of Miss Opal Hawkins, highlighting a social visit and local hospitality credits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Welch
Mayme Garner
San Antonio
Opal Hawkins
Coluntiful Harvest and Oat Prices Prompt Farmer Action
Farmers report an exceptionally heavy oat crop with many fields yielding over 80 bushels per acre. The bumper harvest drives stacks in fields but prices fall, prompting calls for government aid or stronger farmer organization to prevent overproduction. Those able to convert crops to meat, milk, or eggs may profit.
Egg Producers Meet Sets Stage For New Selling System
The Kerrville Egg Producers Association met in the Chamber of Commerce building to discuss adopting the Petuptoluna Valley selling plan for Guadalupe Valley eggs. The plan calls for uniform hen breeds, pooled eggs, and ship-to-Eastern markets with price differentials explained. The group outlined the need for 40 000 to 50 000 hens to ship at least one car weekly and invited all locals to a forthcoming meeting to compare free range and intensive production, with plans to buy feed at wholesale prices for members.
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Chamber of Commerce
Guadalupe Valley
Petuptoluna Valley
Kerrville Association
Kerrville Egg Producers Association
Association For
Petuptoluna
New SP Schedule Attracts Kerrville Day Visitors
Southern Pacific introduced a new train schedule and regular passenger and Pullman service to Kerrville. The initial run carried 183 passengers eager to enjoy Hill Country sights and cooler climate. Sightseeing buses would likely be popular for city visitors with limited time.
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Southern Pacific Railway
Kerrville
Kerrville Sun Praises Arcadia Theatre Opening
The Kerrville Mountain Sun celebrates its special edition on Kerrville's new Arcadia Theatre opening costing 90000 dollars. The edition is praised for its excellence and enterprise.
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Kerrville Mountiin Sun
Kerrville
Arcadia Theatre
Sun
Cars collide near church on Main and Clay streets
Sunday morning a Ford roadster heading north on Main collided with a Dodge going south, spinning into Harris’s overturned car at the corner by the Christian church. Harris escaped with a severe shake, while the roadster occupants suffered minor forehead cuts and all three vehicles were badly damaged.
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Christian Church
Main
Clay Streets
Warner
J. A. Harris
Post Office
Clay Street
Harris
Boy Scouts Honor Capt Schreiner With Kerr County Concert
Lutch Stark's Boy Scout Band from Orange performed before Captain Charles Schreiner at his Kerr County home on Wednesday afternoon, delivering a cherished concert to the pioneer.
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BOY Scouts
Capt
Schreiner
Lutch Stark
Orange
Westminster Presbyterian
Charles Schreiner
Kerr County
Dr E E Palmer returns from long England visit
Dr E E Palmer came back to Kerrville on Thursday after a two month absence. He left Kerrville April 9 for England to visit his childhood home in Norfolk and found it much as it was 44 years ago. He describes heavy strikes, coal shortages, and volunteers stepping in to keep industry running, with trains limited to about half service. He notes bitter cold and fog on the trip home, sailing June 16 on the Majestic of the White Star Line, 954 feet long with 1100 crew and passengers, landing in New York and traveling by rail via New Orleans and San Antonio.
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E. E. Palmer
Dr. Palmer
Kerrville
England
Norfolk
Palmer
Majestic
White Star Line
New York
New Orleans
San Antonio
Independence Day Celebration Set in Kerrville
The Kerrville celebration for Independence Day will be held on Monday July 5 with Dr W M W Splawn UT president as speaker. The Kerrville Chamber of Commerce Band will provide patriotic music and events include athletic meets ice cream soda fireworks and flags. The Western Union office will stay open until 9 p m to handle increased business. Mrs Roper has joined as clock bookkeeper at the local office.
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Western Union Telegraph
L. B. Martin
Roper
Lubbock
W. M. W. Splawn
University of Texas
Mosty Bros Expand with 60 Acres Near San Antonio
Mosty Bros Nursery buys 60 acres south of San Antonio from Austin Nursery to grow plums grafted pecans and rose bushes and to establish a commercial plum orchard. The Kerr County firm already operates three miles out on Bandera Road and a plant at Center Point and is known for ornamental stock and hardy stock in the Southwest Texas region.
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Mosty Bros. Nursery
San Antonio
Austin Nursery
Mosty Bros
Kerr County
Bandera
Center Point
Texas
Mostys
Hill Country
Kerrville to see new Bluebonnet hotel bids this July
Singleton & Wallace named as contractors for Kerrville’s new 260000 dollar hotel to be built by Paul G Silber Co architects. Bids to be received during July for a five story brick hollow tile stone and reinforced concrete structure. No start date announced. first unit in a chain of Bluebonnet hotels from Hill Country to the coast.
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San Antonio
Singleton & Wallace
Kerrville
Paul G. Silber & Co
Bedell
Chamber of Commerce
Secretary Amy Wallace Moves to Arcadia Building
Secretary Amy Wallace of the Chamber of Commerce moves this week to the new Arcadia Building. Her quarters will be crowded and on the second story, but benefits include a more modern building and more artistic surroundings.
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Amy Wallace
Chamber of Commerce
Arcadia
Dr J F Barnell Visits Kerrville for Medical Confer
Dr J F Barnell of Johnson City traveled to Kerrville Monday on professional business and conferred with Dr J D Jackson at Secor Hospital about medical matters.
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J. F. Barnell
Johnson City
Kerrville
J. D. Jackson
Secor Hospital
Westminster Hosts Young People's Conference Finale
Westminster Presbyterian Encampment hosts the Young People's Conference with 500 delegates. Dr. C H Storey travels to Montreal leaving Mrs. Majors in charge. Sunday School enrollment nears 400 with 250 in the Young People's group. Activities include a sunrise hike, track meet, tennis doubles, swimming, and a stereopticon lecture by Dr. Caldwell. The event ends July 1, followed by the Religious Education Conference July 3 to July 18 led by Mrs. Majors.
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Westminster Presbyterian
C. H. Storey
Corpus Christi
Montreal
N. C
L. C. Majors
Dallas
Luthher Stark Boy Scout Band
N. R. Hawkins
Angleton
W. L. Hickman
Texarkana
W. W. Long
Houston
W. C. Tenney
la Grange
Jack Huppertz
Miss Storey
Knox Bow!ing
Kirkwood
San Antonio
Madge Clements
Palacios
Brooks J. Dickey
Synod of Texas
U. S
Tabernacle
Dickey
W. P. Dickey
First Presbyterian Church
Kerrville
C. T. Caldwell
Waco
Religious Education Conference
Li C. Majors
Carlton Adams in Kerrville for July 15 encampment barbecue
Carlton Adams of San Antonio president of the Southwest Texas Christian Encampment Association was in Kerrville Wednesday on business connected with the barbecue at the encampment grounds July 15.
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Carlton Adams
San Antonio
Southwest Texas Christian Encampment Association
Kerrville
Editor praises Clarence Sing for finest roasting ears this season
The editor thanks Clarence Sing who lives on West Fork above Ingram for providing the season's finest roasting ears, noting their quality and flavor.
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Clarence Sing
West Fork
Ingram
Pastor Hugh B. Warner Travels to Center Point
Hugh B. Warner pastor of the Christian church made a business trip to Center Point on Tuesday and returned the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh B. Warner
The
Christian Church
Center Point
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Lone Star Boys Camp
Movie Corporation
Westminster
Young People’s Conference
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