Local News Roundup From Kerrville Community
Local and personal notes from Kerrville include visits by Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Rawson Jr. and Prof. and Mrs. C. C. Mason, plus Mrs. A. B. Elliot’s family. Film business chatter with Out West Film’s George LaDura. Funeral for W. J. McDaniel. travels to Ohio and San Antonio. Sunday concert praised. Woodmen lodge notices urge column space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Rawson Jr
San Antonio
Mrs. C. C. Mason
Schreiner Institute
Mrs. Mason
J. E. McDonald
Joseph
Judge Lee Wallace Visits Real County on Road Right of Way
Judge Lee Wallace interviewed Kerrville-Rocksprings road property owners in Real county. Most owners agreed to grant right of way and furnish construction materials. one landowner seeks more information before concluding.
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Lee Wallace
Real County
Kerrville-Rocksprings
Highway routeing progress hopes for early construction
The article notes clear plans for the highway route and expects the proposer to sign up soon, with optimism that real construction may begin. It reports C. B. Lurber of Johnson Creek above Ingram recovering from a harvest accident where a grain load shifted onto the thresher belt, causing injury. It also mentions about sixty Dale Texas baseball players and supporters visiting Kerrville for Fourth of July events, staying at Worthington Lodge, and praises local hospitality. Pear and Elenora Smith of Stockdale visit Mrs. L. B. White on Lytle Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Lurber
Johnson Creek
Ingram
Mr. Lurber
Surber
Lurber
Dale
Texas
Kerrville
Worthington Lodge
Ingram Road
L. A. Chambliss
R. L. Chambliss
Rawleigh’s
N. B. Chambliss
Cone Car Co
Pear and
Elenora Smith
Stockdale
L. B. White
Lytle Street
Center Point Church to Ordain Newly Elected Officers
Center Point Christian church will hold preaching services next Sunday morning and afternoon, July 1th. The newly elected officers of the congregation will be ordained during the services. Pastor P. E. Hawkins extends a cordial invitation to all to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Point Christian Church
P. E. Hawkins
Lang and Bernhard Tie The Knot In Kerrville Ceremony
Relatives traveled to Kerrville for the Saturday morning marriage of Miss Gertrude Lang and Arthur Bernhard. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Lang of Harper. Bernhard, a Kerrville businessman, has worked for years at the Peterson Garage. The couple have many friends in Harper and Kerrville and receive warm congratulations.
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Fredericksburg
Kerrville
Gertrude Lang
Arthur Bernhard
Charles Lang
Harper
Bernhard
Peterson
Harper and
Former Kerrville Man Sells Patent for $10000 Cash
L. C. Sharp, merchant, mechanic and inventor, sold his patent for 10000 dollars in cash plus royalties. The device is a cone shaped rubber gasket slipped over the valve stem to keep water from entering the rim during tire mounting, preventing rust and punctures. Sharp previously ran a racket store at Eldorado and worked at the City Garage on Earl Garrett Street, now owned by Morris, Wall and Davidson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Sharp
Mr. Sharp
Eldorado
Earl Garrett Street
Morris, Wall and Davidson
Sharp
Mrs J R Alexander Leaves for Kerrville Health Trip
Mrs. J R Alexander travels to Kerrville with her son John for a health recovery stay expected to improve her condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crosbyton Review
J. R. Alexander
John
Kerrville
Alexander
Travelers Cafe Changes Hands in Fredericksburg
Last Saturday L N Moore of Comfort and W T Tarver of Kerrville bought the Travelers Cafe, formerly owned by Joe Kaiser. The new owners are seasoned cafe men and are expected to run an up-to-date operation. The city welcomes them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
L. N. Moore
Comfort
W. T. Tarver
Kerrville
Travelers Cafe
Joe Kaiser
Gibson and McWilliams Tie in Kerrville Wedding
Sylman Gibson wed Theora McWilliams in Kerrville last week. Theora is a popular Kerrville young woman. Gibson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lytle Gibson of Harper and well known locally. Wishing them a happy married life from their many friends.
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Kerrville
Sylman Gibson
Theora McWilliams
Mr. Gibson
Lytle Gibson
Harper
Missouri Blacksnakes Sent to Texas to Fight Rattlers
San Antonio is to receive Missouri blacksnakes after Police Commissioner Ray Lambert accepted a modified proposal from J. S. Gates of Sugar Creek to send two large snakes to square off with two Texas rattlers in a ring. Gates suggests 10,000 snakes could follow if the first test succeeds.
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San Antonio
Ray Lambert
J. S. Gates
Sugar Creek
Texas
Lambert
Gates
Missouri
Chamber of Commerce
Burglars Enter Shumaker's Shop in Kerrville
George A. Shumaker found his shop disturbed after intruders visited during the night last Friday. Nothing appeared missing though items were scattered, and the method of entry and motive remain unknown.
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George A. Shumaker
Kerrville
Attempted Car Theft at Arcadia Theatre
Saturday night Mrs. R. M. Williams of Center Point reported an attempted theft of her automobile while she attended a show at the Arcadia Theatre. The thief tampered with the lock and tried to force the switch, but the lever was sprung and parts of the lock broken. The attempt was not completed, and the thieves likely fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Williams
Center Point
Arcadia Theatre
Williams
Sunshine Laundry Contest Settles Visitor Registration
The Methodist church won the Sunshine Laundry visitation contest with 193 visitors registering in favor of their church earning a $25 prize. The Baptists placed second with $10, Christians and Presbyterians earned $5 each. total registered visitors exceeded 400. Only summer residents counted for eligibility to ensure a fair result.
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Sunshine Laundry
Methodist Church
Baptists
Visit Entourage Heads to Texas Trio on Weekend Trip
Miss Agnes Wilson travels to San Antonio Sunday with Opal and Elsworth Hawkins. Her niece Miss Georgia Caywood accompanies them for a visit with relatives in Kerrville.
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Agnes Wilson
Opal
Elsworth Hawkins
San Antonio
Miss Wilson
Georgia Caywood
Kerrville
Epitaph for Tightville What the town’s fear of taxes did to its fate
A poem laments Tightville a dying town that saved and withheld spending. Fear of taxes and costs starved services and kept new people away. Banks mocked the town as it collapsed, money vanishing as the town was buried. An epitaph notes the town died from fear of paying taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tightville
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George LaDura
Out West Film Corporation
W. J. McDaniel
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C. E. Wheat
Glen Rest
Lou Wharton
Jimmie Welch
Joe Vanham
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Edward Owers
Austin
Kerrvill
Albert
Lone Star Camp
Owers
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J. W. Hutt
Dallas
The
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J. F. Duke
Times Office
Hutt
Woodmen of
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Geo .A. Shumaker
Earl Garrett St
Goodyear
W. B. Brown
W. L. Council
Water Street
City Garage
Center Point Church
Bernhard-Lang
Rodriguez Bros
Lemos St
Bradley & Vrooman CO. Paints
H. Remschel Lumber Co
Kerrville, Texas
Banger & Waring
Sidney Baker St
Gibson-Mcwilliams
Blacksnakes
Rattlers
Hill View Times
G. H. Kincaid
Rawson
St. Charles Hotel
Shumaker’s Shop
Cecil Robinson Clothing Company
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