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Newspaper
Hill View Times
Location
Kerrville, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1926
Page
6
A elderly couple marks a diamond wedding day as the husband reveals he has paid the final installment on the engagement ring given 76 years ago. The wife accepts with quiet happiness, celebrating a lifetime together.
Mrs. Allsetta Ellis expresses sincere thanks for support during her husband’s illness and death. Special gratitude to Dr. McDonald and the Masons.
Mr and Mrs Ray Rentz of Floresville, formerly Kerrville residents, toured the Guadalupe this week. An advertisement urges avoiding clutter with a portable phonograph and offers in home demonstration service by calling 69 to schedule.
The American Legion Auxiliary in Kerrville held a July meeting hosted by Mrs. Howard Butt at her home near the Country Club. Minutes note prayers, a preamble reading, and a plan to provide transport for Fourth of July picnickers with Miss Edna Henke as chair. Additional committees prepare hospital treats and readings by Miss Mary Lee Trambell. The group will reconvene August 1 with Mrs. E. E. Palmer.
The Christian Church notes steady Bible School attendance in warm weather and expects a large increase before fall. New members joined several classes last Sunday and Edward Owers of the Texas Christian Missionary Society delivered an inspiring message. Regular services are Sunday at 10 a.m. Bible School and 11 a.m. preaching. Christian Endeavor at 6 45 p.m. Ladies Aid meets Thursday afternoon.
A brief proverb from The Goat World urges discipline in work and consistent advertising. It emphasizes steady habits over flashy effort and reflects period business wisdom.
Kerrville area hosts multiple summer camps led by Brackenridge High School and University of Texas figures. Camp Lone Star for boys and Camp Walden for girls occupy riverfront hill country near Kerrville with cabins, mess halls, athletic facilities, and organized daily schedules. Nearby Camp for girls sponsored by Mrs DeBellvue and Log Cabin Lodge by Doc Stewart offer additional activities and locations along the Guadalupe River.
Jesse L Sager born 1895 in Benton County Arkansas moved to Oklahoma with parents, served in WWI, married Mary Ida Morgan in 1919, two children Charley Lee and Jesse, died June 25 1926 aged 31 while a patient at Legion hospital. Survived by wife, stepson Elmer Wilson, children Charley Lee and Jesse, mother Mrs M A Lamb, siblings Will Sager Troy Sager, buried Legion cemetery June 2 1926 with Rev R W Marrill presiding.
June 28 licenses show Silvan Gibson and Miss Theoria McWilliams. July 1 licenses list Homer E Mansfield and Miss Lillia Ramsey. Mrs Maggie Howard of Devine visited with niece Mrs J A Jackson on North Street and returned to Devine Tuesday.
Margaret Ruth and Frances Burges of Seguin visited the hospital on July Fourth as guests of Sam C. Love. They will stay at the Presbyterian Encampment until Tuesday before returning home. Tony Besson returned from Atlanta where he represented the Dr. Millard Wilkins Chapter of the D A V at the National Convention and noted an enjoyable trip and the “Georgia Peaches.”
The following patients have been admitted since June 16 to U S Veterans Hospital No 93: Walter D. North Wichita Falls Joseph A LeBlanc Monston Canada Luther Scott Dallas James E Nelson Fort Worth Robert S Lakey Legion Robert H Rushing Houston John E Kendrick Hugo Okla Hollie B Chick Eva Okla Fred M Tullos Nolenville Tenn Roland J Dodd Austin Lester R Landrum Hereford Clyde Boring Berryville Ark Thomas J Wadsworth Legion Francis E Taylor Legion Lee Tubbs Kerrville Cecil J Graham Dallas Clayton J Poag Paris John V McKinney Van Alstyne John S Hamilton Bigelow Ark Thomas J Rainey Lamesa.
Despite the heat the Y M C A continues activities with Wives Club meetings and ongoing welfare projects including nursery and playground work. June events featured Dr. Vinson of Austin on Africa, Epworth League services, Lutcher Stark Boy Scout Band concert, and a melon feed with Panotrope music provided by J L Pampell and Miss Anderson.
The Times notes camping and outdoor life in the Hill Country with favorable climate and good roads. It promotes a portable phonograph for cars, inviting inquiries at the Times office, while reporting a local accident where Geo. Shumate fractured both bones above the wrist after a fence vaulting attempt.
J. L. McBryde and wife transfer two acres in Survey 666 to A. B. Golden for $700. D. C. Hall and others include Chas. Leinweber Robt. Real F. B. Klein Rigsby and Schreiner J. H. Wenham D. H. Hughs to Kerr County provide a right of way donation for a highway. Weather note reports cooler conditions recently.
A long 2,335 acre ranch near Boerne Texas is offered for lease with goat and sheep fencing and multiple water features plus living quarters and dairy facilities. Also listed is a sale of about 10 New Zealand Red rabbits including breeding stock and hutches if all sold. J A Jackson notes pricing.
The state commands Kerr County officials to publish notice for thirty days in Kerr County Texas in the case Thos J Young vs Ethel T Young No 1301. Plaintiff has filed interrogatories and an affidavit stating Ethel T Young is a non resident with no attorney of record and that a deposition commission will issue after publication. Witness dated June 28 1926 by Clerk MO Leavell.
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