First Chautauqua Opens With Loveless Concert Party
The Junction Chautauqua opens with a grand concert by the Loveless Concert Party, twins in harmony, followed by a four day sequence of two numbers daily. Kringsberg & Co. offer stunts and a talk, then the Hardaway Players perform skits and Gorilla. Tobias Harper Co. and Hon J. Norton close the course with music and a dirt farmer lecture. Tickets at Hankins Drug Co. season price suggested.
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Junction Chautauqua
Griseld Anton
Kringsberg & Co
Harry S. Scott
Kringsberg
Hardaway
Tobias- Harper Co
J. N. Norton
Hankins Drug Co
Hankins- Riley Hall
JUNCTION Students Dominate District Meet Debates
Debaters Bernice Chenault Velma Fleming from Junction High captured top honors at the Brownwood District Inter scholastic Meet. They previously won at Kerrville and earn a chance to compete for the State Championship in Austin on May 1. Other contestants Deland Montgomery Robert Motley and Flossie Boone gained valuable experience amid strong regional competition. The group attended Howard Payne College with an enjoyable trip.
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Brownwood
Bernice Chenault
Velma Fleming
Deland Montgomery
Robert
Buzz) Motley
Flossie Boone
Kerrville
Austin
Brady, Coleman
Comanche
Howard-Payne College
Rangers San Antonio Activities Detailed
Austin April 17 reports detail Texas Rangers actions in San Antonio from Sept 1 1923 to March 39 1924. In seven months 226 federal cases filed 137 stills captured and thousands of gallons of liquor destroyed. Rangers made over 200 other arrests and faced false charges from bootleggers and local officials.
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Austin
State Rangers
San Antonio
B. C. Baldwin
Barton
Notice to Subscribers on Payment Deadlines
The editor H. G. Perry explains that subscribers have a date after their name indicating prepaid status and urges immediate payment for those in arrears. Some extensions are offered, but overdue readers will stop receiving issues after this notice if payments or arrangements are not made.
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H. G. Perry
Honor Roll and Social Guests Highlight Local News
Honor roll listings include O. W. Cardwell, Joe P. Riddle, Felix Watson, Chas Luckie, Mollie Rogers of Erick, A. L. Bartley, Walter Lindsay, G. W. Hill of Romney, W. E. Nance, R. C. Bruce, W. B. Buster, M. A. Goodall, Ww. Bradshaw of Segovia. Weekend visitors: Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Russell and Mrs. Ogle Heikens of San Antonio staying with sister Mrs. Edgar Jordan.
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O. W. Cardwell
Telegraph
Joe P. Riddle
Felix Watson
Chas. Luckie
Mollie Rogers
Erick
A. L. Bartley
Walter Lindsay
Mason
G. W. Hill
Romney
Texas
W. E. Nance
R. C. Bruce
W. B. Buster
M. A. Goodall
Bradshaw
Segovia
Japan Seeks Peace and Self Rule in Dark War Era Civic Text
A fragment discusses Japan's stance on war and colonial policy, with Prime Minister Ki youra assuring the U S letters were not threats. It contrasts Japanese independence of palace borders with U S anxieties, then pivots to a stark social survey of death by own action, gender differences, and reflections on free will and religion, ending recalling old country prayer meetings.
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Japan
United States
Daniel
Origins and observance of Easter and Good Friday
The article explains Easter Sunday as the first Sunday after the first full moon following March 21, noting this year’s full moon fell last Sunday. It traces the name Eastre to a Saxon goddess and cites Britain adopting the date in 664. Good Friday is described as the Friday before Easter, a solemn fast in Catholicism and Anglican practice, less observed by nonconformists.
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Eastre
Britain
Church of England
Radio knife brings wireless surgery to aid cancer fight
The article notes the advent of the radio knife using focused Hertzian waves to perform surgery with minimal blood loss and tissue sealing to reduce infection. It asserts science advances aim to preserve life, with a Worth Star-Telegram reflection on utility and longevity. Mesdames A. W. Loeffler and Ada Dockery visit San Antonio for treatment, Dockery ill for several days seeking specialist care.
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Worth Star-Telegram
Mesdames
A. W. Loeffler
Ada Dockery
San Antonio
Mrs. Dockery
Baylor student Miss Elsie Austin visits Ragland kin in Texas
Miss Elsie Austin, a Baylor University student, was the weekend guest of her sister Mrs. B. L Ragland. Mrs. B B Ragland and Mrs. Jim Ragland accompanied her to San Antonio at the start of the week.
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Elsie Austin
Baylor
B. Lb. Ragland
B. B. Ragland
Jim Ragland
San Antonio
Boys Agricultural Class Visits A and M College
The A and M College trip by the High School Agricultural Class led by Dick Boone and others secured first place in Plant Production and Cotton Classing and third in Poultry Judging at the state vocational education contests. Silver cups were awarded for the first two prizes, with final class results to be announced next week.
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Dick Boone
Fleming Felps
Norman Farmer
Dennis Wallace
Deland Montgomery
Astor Wallace
Bennett Kendrick
Bill Foley
Albert Becker
J. D. Sheppard
Clarence Dechert
Ira Fleming
Herbert Simon
Clyde Richardson
Colonel Watkins
van Martin
M. College
Death of 13 Year Old Mabel Nethery
The community mourns the sudden death of Mabel Alene Nethery a 13 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Rufus Nethery four miles east of town She fell ill with acute indigestion after returning from school Tuesday night and died before medical help could arrive Funeral services were held at Junction Cemetery with Rev McHaney officiating A large crowd including students attended The Eagle extends sympathy to the bereaved family.
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Mabel Alene Nethery
Rufus Nethery
Junction Cemetery
McHaney
Eagle
May Day Festival Planned Closing Time for Commerce
The Parent-Teachers' Association expects business firms to cooperate and close at five. All traffic will halt at five on the northwest corner of the Court House square for the May Day Festival on May 1.
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Parent - Teachers’ Association
Court House Square
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Rangers
Swolent Collidge
Davis
Wallace
Agriculture
Hoover
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New
Weeks
War
Hughes
State
President Coolidge
Mellon
Treasury
Stone
Wilbur
Navy
Kiyoura
Laster
Frances J. Heney
California
Senator Couzens
Michigan
Internal Revenue Bureau
Treasury Department
Qld Guard
Washington
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