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Newspaper
Hill View Times
Location
Kerrville, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1926
Page
6
A poultry tonic claims to rid fowls of lice mites fleas blue bugs and internal worms. It cites sulphur and other ingredients as purifying the blood preventing disease and boosting egg production hatchability and vigor. Trial offered at 60 days with money-back risk.
Mr. Wood owns a new Ford. Lovelady buys Joe Wood residence. Brown and niece Mattie Jo Brown visit Menard. Uvalde carpenters build eight room bungalow for V A Brown. Clifford Clark and Jessie Brown wed at Judge Gilmer’s home. Breeding returns from Kerrville and Junction. Rev. Hale holds Baptist meeting with strong crowds. Balentines travel to San Antonio for hotel addition furniture. T R Davidson returns from El Paso with reflections on the dry hot region.
Lena White remains on the sick list as Mrs. J H C Maxwell and daughter visit. Mr and Mrs Robinson of San Antonio visit Kerr County relatives. Nix of Kansas guests to B T Killough family. Killough ill. Miss Morgan B Y P U worker conducts Baptist church study, program to Comfort. Orchard at J L Keith bears well with peaches and plums. Rev W L Downing to start Baptist church services in July with outside help. Bill Garrett reports oat crop near 70 bushels per acre on Stockton farm, corn and cotton good.
Friends mourn the death of Willis Luther Skinner in Clarendon Texas at 12 30 pm June 25 following influenza and paralysis. Born November 16 1848 in Tippah County Mississippi he served 57 years as a Baptist pastor in Texas, came to Brownwood in 1880, and was survived by a widow and many children. Funeral held at Clarendon with burial in the family plot.
Rev W L Skinner dies after a long life of service to his church. He preached at Clarendon before his death and had spent summers in Center Point Texas where his family formerly lived. He survived by five sisters and two brothers and numerous children across Arkansas New Mexico and Texas.
A gasoline tanker for Camp Wood Grain Co burst into flames en route to Rocksprings last week and was nearly demolished. A separate incident near Boerne damaged a Reinhard truck by a broke fuel line, with about 50 dollars in damage. no insurance, repairs followed.
Lee Schuler of Brewster County trapped a six foot panther on his Santiago Mountain ranch near Alpine after it killed colts and calves. The tale notes other Big Bend predators, including wolves like Old Blackie, famed for stock killings and a $500 bounty. Texas trapper W. L. Evans earned the reward after a 33 year career.
The Hill View Times costs one dollar per year and is valued as twice that amount by readers nationwide, reflecting strong perceived value for local news.
Local news items record trips by T. E. Noonan to Bandera, W. A. Kiley visits Kerrville, Dr. J. R. Mayhugh from Hunt shopping with merchants, and Payne Rudasill's family in Kerrville. Other notes list W. W. Miller & Son ads, visits by George Rouse and son to Corpus Christi, and Borne area residents visiting San Antonio and Medina. A band from Junction considers performing for a reunion, while a Sunday Express delivery incident reports a boy's skull fracture.
Crenshaw of Ingram will spend time visiting relatives and friends in the Magic Valley, staying with kin and catching up with locals during the trip.
Kerr County Democratic Chairman J F Starkey reports District Judge L J Brucks sent a supportive letter and an extra 5.00 check to fund a primary. Brucks and five outsiders paid 1.00 each to apply. if enough funds are raised, the primary will be held. Prompt action from local candidates is urged. unraised funds will be refunded.
B J Coleman born November 4 1848 in Brazos County Texas married Z M Lipscomb in 1876. He moved to Kerr County in 1894 and died at home on Burnett Street Kerrville on June 28 1926 after funeral services led by Elder P E Hawkins and J W Orr. Burial followed at Mountain View Cemetery.
The children thank everyone for kindness sympathy and beautiful floral offerings after the death of our beloved father J. B. Coleman.
Large Sunday attendance at Bible School and church, two new members joined at 11 oclock service. Next Sunday Edward Owers will discuss Aims of the Texas Christian Missionary Society. Thanks to Kerrville Bakery for donated fans. W M S meets Thursday at 3 30 p m with fine program planned. C E meeting at 645 p m. Minister Hugh B Warner cites Isaiah 4031. Also tease about Fish Facts and Fancies in upcoming issues.
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