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Newspaper
Hill View Times
Location
Kerrville, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1926
Page
3
Brownwood sheriff Bert Hise spends two weeks at Slim's Camp with his family visiting son in law and daughter O T Latta. Dr J A Jackson catches a fine catfish and boasts of a fine catch as humor threads through the fishing notes and ads.
A Boston salesman recalls a train porter joke about Salt Lake City fishless lake and mackerel, while Mrs. C O Robinson reports fishing improvement after high water. Latta posts a 30 catfish catch as vacationers enjoy Slim's Camp with notable locals and officials among them. PAMPELL'S Drug Dept advertises bicycle delivery.
Huse Gilbert and his Dublin party returned from the San Saba River with 200 pounds of blue channel catfish and a 22 pound yellow boy. The generous fisherman gifted the writer two prized fish, a gesture greatly appreciated.
Emporia fishermen doubt White House stories of large catches. They explain pikes rarely exceed two pounds and six pounds would be remarkable. The piece mocks the president’s alleged six pound pike and notes locals call pickerels snakes. A second note mentions Mrs. Dewin moving to the countryside and greeting an old friend.
One pilot recalls that half the crowd on the ground feared a fall while the other notes half the people in the air shared the same fear. The exchange captures a tense moment during the flight.
A Wisconsin fishing trip with John, the narrator, his wife, and two daughters yields a memorable catch. Betty reels in a four and a half pound smallmouth, while the party endures a long day of casting and banter on Lake Twenty Six in Burnett County. John finally lands a hefty pike on the return trip, and the group leaves satisfied despite a slow afternoon.
A string of light jokes and quips appears in Fergus Falls and beyond. The notes include Henry Ford jokes about dances, a boy asking for flying paper, and a quip about home cooking at a restaurant. A grammar school jest stresses originality with a Johnny misquote. An Einstein door moment ends with a playful misunderstanding about a funeral.
Johnton Thurman and Miss Tanner of Eastland County were quietly married last week. Friends join in wishing them a long and prosperous life.
Oran Parker and Miss Lorene Thomas were married last Thursday night in Junction. Parker is the son of Sam Parker, a ranchman from the Noxville community. Thomas is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ben Thomas.
The United Goat and Sheep Raisers Association show and sale set for Camp Wood on August 4 5 and 6 was approved by the executive committee in Uvalde. Permits will be issued allowing goats to be shipped from quarantined areas. Preparations are urged as the event approaches.
Mr. Pete Gold came home Sunday after spending around six weeks in the Rio Grande Valley. Hill View Times, $1.00 per year.
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