Chamber of Commerce Meets at St Charles Hotel
The Kerrville Chamber of Commerce held a Monday night meeting at the St Charles hotel with many new voices as President Charles Mason led talks. Highlights included $100,000 gift for Kerr and Real Counties road, $190,000 state and federal funds for the highway, and plans for a July 5th reunion barbecue with Texas University President Splawn as speaker.
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Chamber of Commerce
St. Charles Hotel
Charles Mason
Chamber
E. Galbraith
Committee On
Charles Schreiner
Kerr
Real
Kerrville
Rocksprings
Lee Wallace
State Highway Department
Mason
Highway Committee
Here
Boerne
San Antonio
Julius Real
Committee On Agriculture
City Commission
Commonwealth
A. B. Burton
Burton
W. A. Fawcett
Old Reese Homestead
Splawn
Texas University
J. C. Yeary
Seguin
Yeary
Kerr County
Kerrville Chamber of Commerce
Brock Denton
Legion
Louis Halphen
American Legion
Denton
LaRoe
American Legion Constitution
Butt & Garrett Piggly Wiggly a Success at Brady
Brady merchants reported a fine opening day as Piggly Wiggly Brady store opened at six in the morning. H E Butt of Kerrville and F E Garrett of Junction supervised the Brady firm with Buck Newby guiding preparations. The opening drew a large crowd and was described as the biggest ever by attending operators.
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Brady Sentinel
Brady
H. E. Butt
Kerrville
F. E. Garrett
Junction
Medina Hereford Short Course Encampment July
The A&M Extension Service announces a Medina Hereford ranch encampment in July for farm families. Practical sessions cover beef cattle sheep goats dairy swine poultry crops orchards pecans irrigation canning sewing and more. Program runs July 14 to 16 with simultaneous family-oriented classes and lodging in the live oak grove along the Medina river near Castroville road. County Agent J C Yeary is the contact.
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A&m College Extension Service
South Texas
Medina-Hereford Ranch
A&m College
Big Live Oak Grove
Medina River
San Antonio
Castroville Road
S P Adds Pullman to Kerrville Run
The Southern Pacific will run a daily Pullman sleeper between Houston and Kerrville effective June 27. Sleeper arrives Kerrville at 11:00 a.m. and departs Houston at 6:45 p.m. via San Antonio at 9:45 p.m. Elmer Palmer of San Antonio attended the Henke-Lochte wedding in this city Tuesday.
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Southern Pacific Lines
Houston
Kerrville
Tom Hood
San Antonio
Elmer Palmer
Log Cabin Lodge Opens With 65 Girls For 8-Week Session
Log Cabin Lodge near Kerrville on the Guadalupe River opens its first eight week session with 65 girls and 15 counselors under Miss Minette Thompson. The camp includes seven new cabins, a 1400 acre site, a six hole golf course, three tennis courts, basketball and playball facilities, diving water, and a full daily schedule led by a staff from Houston to Austin and Dallas schools. The second term runs July 13 to August 10 with additional enrollments planned.
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Stewart
Kerrville
Guadalupe River
Minette Thompson
Houston Central High School
Coach Stewart
Cypress Creek
Guadalupe
Miss Thompson
Cornelia McNeill Cooper
Ball High School
Galveston
W. W. Crofoot
Austin High School
Mary Patterson
Rosalie Wilcox
Patterson
Marian Price
Hockaday School
Dallas
Martha Waugh
Houston
H. G. Wilson
Amarillo
Penick
Ann Epps
Brownwood
Naomi Saxon
Austin
Eloise Patterson
L. B. Smith
Edwina Barnes
Zelda Bess Blalock
McDonald
Paducah
Frances Molesworth
Stunt Nite Highlight At Westminster Camp Session
The 21st annual Westminster Presbyterian encampment opens with Young People's Conference June 23 to July 1 under Rev. C. H. Storey. Delegates aged 16 to 25 form Scotch clans as leaders guide competitive attendance and speakers like Dr. Caldwell attend. Miss Mary Louise Woodson directs recreation and athletics. Luther Stark's Boy Scout band arrives from Denver for programs. July 3 to 18 marks Religious Education at the camp with Garland Lang as new manager.
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Westminster Presbyterian
C. H. Storey
D. D
Corpus Christi
C. T. Caldwell
J. O. Reavis
H. Wharton
Jack Huppertz
Mary Louise Woodson
W. H. Matthews
A&m College
Luther Stark
Boy Scout Band of
Orange
Denver
Colo
Garland H. Lang
Lang
J. J. Delaney
Delaney
Schreiner Institute
Encampment Guest List Recaps Dallas Leader and Attendees
Led by Mrs. L. C. Majors of Dallas the encampment lists weekly guests. Entries name numerous individuals and towns including San Antonio Chattanooga Tex and Mich Mexico Zitacuaro Plainview Floresville Karnes City Corsicana and Coleman with dates June 12 13 19 20 21 and attendees such as Kathryn Roberts Lucy Ross and Mervyn Dennis among others.
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L. C. Majors
Dallas
Phillip Miller
Jennings
Carolyn Hoon
Agnes Jones
Manira Hoon
San Antonio
Marshall
H. T. Musselman
Margaret
Dorothy Musselman
C. M. Hutton
Nina Hutton
Chattanooga
Tenn
E. B. Meynard
E. B. Meynard Jr
Floyd Buchel
Cuero
M. W. Rogers
Frances
Esther
Marshall Rogers
Rule
Fred C. Hancock
Fred C. Jr
Mary
Louise
Katherine Hancock
Austin
John M. Sibly
Corsicana
Kathryn Roberts
H. L. Ross
Billie Murray
Ceeuna Gray Murray
Coleman
Mervyn Dennis
Kerrville Backed for 1927 Sheep and Goat Meet
San Angelo will back Kerrville to host the 1927 Sheep and Goat Raisers convention in Texas. Mayor Holcomb and others announced at a Kerrville luncheon, praising Captain Charles Schreiner of Kerrville and noting Kerrville’s planned hotel, Schreiner Institute, parks, and visitor accommodations. Eldorado and Sonora also pledged support.
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San Angelo
Kerrville
del Rio
Gus F. Schreiner
Ally Beitel
M. F. Weston
Robert Real
W. C. Baker
Hal Peterson
Kerr County Truck Growers hire manager for season
Edgar Tedford of Aransas Pass brings ten years in shipping vegetables to manage Kerr County Truck Growers Assn. duties. He will move to Kerrville once the building is ready for canning and packing. Over sixty acres of tomatoes promise car lot shipments, aiding market terms for the season.
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Edgar Tedford
Aransas Pass
Kerr County
Kerr County Truck Growers Association
Tedford
Kerrville
Guaranteed Egg Producers Meet To Discuss Marketing
The Guaranteed Egg Producers will hold a Friday night meeting at the Chamber of Commerce Building to discuss marketing quality eggs. A prize will be awarded to the member who draws the right number. All members and poultry enthusiasts are invited.
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Chamber of Commerce
Bluebonnets Begin in Kerrville Link to Valley Growth
A San Antonio Light feature outlines a Kerrville hotel project as the first in a chain of Bluebonnet hotels planned by Singleton and Wallace. The Kerrville structure is five stories with 80 rooms, costing about 250000, and ties to broader Texas expansion including San Antonio Abilene San Angelo and Brownsville projects totaling around 1500000. The valley boom supports rapid hotel demand with roads and new travel increasing occupancy. Brownsville plans a 6000000 bond for roads and improvements.
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San Antonio
Kerrville
Bluebonnet
Singleton and Wallace
Houston
Paul G. Silber and Company
Texas
Silber
Abilene
San Angelo
Brownsville
Singleton
Wallace
Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg
Falfurrias
Harvey P. Smith
Ralph Cameron
Kelwood Company
Mr. Silber
Morris and Noonan
Mexico
Uncle Sam
Point Isabel
Gulf Coast
W B Brown Awards Building Contract For New Corner Site
W B Brown Plumbing company has let a contract for a new building at the Main and Earl Garrett Streets corner opposite the Court House. The one story structure measures 70 by 100 feet and will use reinforced concrete and hollow tile with brick facing. A foundation is to be built strong enough for future expansion.
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Main
Earl Garrett
Pierce Petroleum Co
Dr. Roberts
W. B. Brown Plumbing Company
Main and
Earl Garrett Streets
Court House
Kerrville Opens Arcadia Play House With Irene Debut
Kerrvilles Arcadia theater opens Tuesday evening June 29 at 8 oclock with Colleen Moore in Irene. The new $90000 play house offers modern comforts, artificial cooling, and continuous daily shows from 2 30 pm, aiming to become the Hill Countrys popular entertainment venue.
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Kerrville
Arcadia
The
Times
Colleen Moore
Irene
Hill Country
Hill View Times
Kerr County Democratic Primary Funding Question
J. J. Starkey, Kerr County Democratic chairman, reports five primary applications with $1 fees but no county officer candidates. He says about $200 is needed to finance the July 24 primary, and without funds no primary will be held.
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J. J. Starkey
Demcratic
Kerr County
C. B. Hudspeth
Dobbs
Baker
Brucks
Rail fare drops to $1 San Antonio Kerrville Sunday
The Southern Pacific Lines announce a Sunday round trip fare of one dollar from San Antonio to Kerrville, effective on Sunday trains only. Time changes on the Kerrville branch set the Kerrville departure at 8:00 am and return at 4:45 pm, with arrival in San Antonio around 11:45 pm.
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San Antonio
Kerrville
Good Rain T Tuesday Lifts Local Crops
Farmers and truck growers watched clouds as rain arrived Tuesday after a dry spell. Previous scattered showers and a Friday night rain at Camp Verde helped crops, but Tuesday brought a general and generous downpour refreshing thirsty ground and storing moisture for some time.
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Camp Verde
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