Fishing lore and city life mix in Kerrville pages
A long retrospective on fishing gear and methods discusses rod length joints and action, interwoven with reflections on old angling books and the spirit of Izaak Walton. The piece shifts to Kerrville parks, city life, and citizen outings by the river, urging use of City Park and open spaces for recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Outdoor America
Izaak Walton League of America
C. Warren Smith
Wisconsin
Cold Lakes
Florida
Hickory
Murray
Springfield
Mass
Hoover
Izaak Walton
Norris
Izaak
Lady Evelyn
Flavescens
S&s
Earl Garrett Street
San Antonio
Sunken Garden
Kerrville
Times
City Park
Heartwell
Engineers
Chemical Warfare Department
France
Brackenridge
San Pedro
Roosevelt
Chas. Schreiner Bank
Pampell’s
Hartwell to Manage City Park for Summer Visitors
Arthur E. Hartwell has taken over park management and plans to elevate facilities for tourists. The Guadelupe river area offers boating, bathing, rowboats, a motor boat, spring boards, and ropes, with access from Earl Garrett and Sidney Baker streets. The city has hauled dirt to improve access and conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur E. Hartwell
Heartwell
Texas
Guadalupe
Earl Garrett
Sidney Baker
The Prodigal Son in a Firelight Sermon Recount
A pulpit sermon retells the prodigal son parable with rustic language and biblical allusions. The speaker contrasts a dutiful son with the wayward youth who wastes his fortune in riotous living and ends up feeding hogs, reflecting on repentance and judgment.
Wife and Child Application Inquiry Sent to Mr. Coolidge
Mrs Jean Smith asks if her husband applied for a wife and child and requests a wife form to fill. She warns she will write to Uncle Sam if no reply and claims his evenings at the Y M C A with piano in uniform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Absalom
Mr. Coolidge
Uncle Sam
Jean Smith
P. S
The Preacher's Son
A poem arguing against overbearing scrutiny of a preacher's child. It urges allowing a normal childhood, denying extra censure for mischief and granting freedom to romp and play without harsh judgment. It emphasizes the boy's humanity and the universal wish for youth to be valued.
Thirty-Nines? Fifty-Nine Years of Simple Country Life
A nostalgic column recalls a bygone era with details of rural routine. Coffee boiled with an egg, side saddle riding, brass toe boots, breezy preacher sermons, and communal meals. Neighbors inquire about kin, merry go rounds called fly ing jennies, and old chores like shoe shining and hog killing season reflect everyday life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie
Daddy
Conditions Improve for Mexico’s Fortunate and Poor
Rt. Rev. George A. Miller, M E Bishop of Mexico, says conditions for Mexico’s less fortunate classes are better than before. He cites progress in education land reform religious freedom and police protection under President Calles. He notes a strong temperance movement and Calles moral support for education efforts by schools and religious bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mex
George A. Miller
Methodist Episcopal
Mexico
Calles
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Mr. Headquarters
U. S. Army
Texas Commercial College
R. M. Wright
Kerrville, Texas
Bradley & Vrooman CO. Paints
H. Remschel Lumber Co
Prodigal
Chadderack
Daniel
Jonah
Prince of Wales
Purina
C. Wolfmueller
Dis
Cone Car Co
Phone 154
Tex
Ford
Rock Drug Store
L. W. McCoy
Prof
Fisherman
J. A. Jackson
Jeweler
C Kerrvill
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