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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1950
Page
4
A note listing Mitchell McLendon as editor and manager, with affiliations to the Texas Press Association and the South Texas Press Association. The fragment confirms membership and role within the press community.
Mrs. Dorothy West Moreland hosted her bridge club The 52 Club at home Friday. W. E. Hooks won high score and T. M. Tomberlin of Iraan led the guests. Joe Parker took high cut, Ann Birschwale earned consolation. Others present included several members and three visiting ladies.
The Ivy and London circle gathered April 9 at Mrs Nealy Jackson’s house. Miss Henriet a Hull chaired the meeting with prayers by Mrs Ward Terrell and a lessons discussion led by Mrs Richard Carpenter.
The London SPC club met at Mrs. Dick Weaver's home on Wednesday April 12 with president noting illness kept Mrs. Arch Allison and Mrs. Clyde Deck away. After the social hour, a plated social spread was served to members and visitors Joyce Martin and Alice Dayton.
Richard Copeland of the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary will return to the Presbyterian Church of Junction as guest pastor Sunday morning. He preached there in February and March. Copeland, a Mexia native and Texas Tech graduate, is a second year middler at Austin Seminary and a veteran of four years in the Army Air Corps. Sunday School starts at 10 am.
Four new members were initiated at the American Legion Auxiliary meeting in the Legion Hut on Friday April 14. Initiated were Mrs. Hudson Brite Mrs. W A Smith Mrs. Hubert Brewster and Mrs Lewis Ferguson. President Mrs Terry Jetton presided with hostesses serving refreshments to 16 members.
Mrs. H. D. Lackey Sr. returned home Monday from Beeville where she was called Tuesday of last week due to the illness of her sister-in-law Mrs. Grady Morris. Mrs. Morris underwent a major operation and is recovering nicely.
Mrs. M. D. Pinkerton of Santa Anna visited Mr. and Mrs. Hilary Henderson last Thursday and Friday. Mr. Henderson, who has been ill, is much improved.
Mr and Mrs Carl Taft of Barksdale visited Mr and Mrs H D for a daytime call.
Mrs. C. C. Scott presided as Worthy Matron at Junction OES meeting and friendship night. Visitors from Kerrville Fredericksburg Rocksprings and London attended along with district deputy Mrs. Ester Davis. Refreshments served to 70 visitors and members.
The FHA club elected next year’s officers with Jean Landers as president and Nettie Sykes as vice president. Banquet date is set for Tuesday April 18 with reports, refreshments, and adjournment following. Guests Mr and Mrs H D Jobes and daughter Harryiette of Del Rio attended.
Emphasizing service of youth in the church a skit was presented by Mrs Marshall Alexander Barbara Wiedeman and Linnda Hubbell at the Ladies parlor Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Bennett Kindrick and her son Roy arrived Tuesday morning to visit Mrs Annie Highsmith who is ill at home.
A speaker recalls a family mystery as a relative’s lineage is traced to Colorado. The brief exchange highlights an uncle revealed in genealogical research. The note captures curiosity and distant origins tied to a single ancestral thread.
Ex Parte Bill Foley granted beer license on April 5. Ex Parte Edith Peavy granted beer license on April 12. Ex Parte James H. Wright W M Moore Jr and Teddy Holekamp filed beer license applications on April 10.
Civil docket presided by Judge Garland Casebier includes: Frank L. Hatch vs Maudlean Hatch divorce dismissed on application and at plaintiff's cost on April 6. Mary Anderson McNutt vs William H McNutt divorce decree granted and custody awarded to plaintiff on April 6. Geneve B Tyndall vs Vane L Tyndall Jr divorce suit filed on April 14.
A lighthearted note on language use cites an average woman’s vocabulary around 1 800 words while hinting at a broader shift as new terms enter common speech. The remark plays on turnover and evolving word usage in everyday talk.
A woman voices concern that her husband is wandering in his mind and upset. The doctor reassures her by noting familiarity with the husband and implying he cannot wander far. The exchange suggests a humorous misunderstanding about mental state and proximity.
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