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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1949
Page
1
Thirty three seniors are set to receive diplomas at Junction High School on May 10 at 8 p.m. in the auditorium. Roy Spiller, school board president, will present diplomas. Valedictorian and salutatorian will be named after next week’s exams. American Legion and WOW awards will be announced during commencement.
The Junction High School Band will travel to San Angelo Friday for the Interscholastic League Region Two Music Festival. Soloists include Betty Powell and Billie Joyce Vaden with other students in brass ensembles and reed groups. The 35 piece Class B band will compete with piano accompanists Margaret Grisham, Lee Borden, and Jean Landers.
Mr and Mrs T T Hodges returned Monday from San Antonio where Mrs Hodges underwent surgery at Santa Rosa hospital last Friday. They were met by their son Tommie and visitors from Southwestern University and Houston. Legion Auxiliary units held a Sunday school of instruction hosted by the Rocksprings unit with a barbecue dinner served at noon. Mrs Charles Wright Jr arrived from Denver for an extended visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Roy Spiller.
A regular business meeting of the Cemetery Aid Society will be held Thursday May 5th in the home of Mrs John Martin. All members are urged to be present when the meeting starts at 3 p m. Mrs J W Andrews spent the weekend in Rocksprings with Mr and Mrs Oscar Greenwood and Karen.
Six high school students were elected to the National Honor Society and three to the Junior National Honor Society in spring selections. NHS members are Jean Rembold Tommie Lou Ellebracht Gloria Johnson Frankie Jackson Nancy Jordan and Don Moore. NNHS inductees are Helen Marshall Alice Wallace Margaret Grisham and Lee Borden. Selection is based on scholarship leadership character and service.
Kimble ex Aggies hosted MMM Club for a barbecue supper and square dancing after the annual master ceremony at Hitchin Post youth center. R E Homann served as master of ceremonies. Supt John A Long spoke on Fears of the American People. Local members served barbecue prepared by Jimmy Simmons. Mrs Reuben Loeffler led the square dancing. County reports supported a four year $1000 scholarship fund with $250 yearly grants. Dick Winters of Brady heads the fund committee. Mason provided the largest turnout among the 74 registrants. ex Aggies and spouses from Kimble Concho McCulloch Menard and Mason attended.
The London High School Senior Class will present the three act comedy Looks Like Rain in the Community Hall at London on Friday April 29 starting at 8 p m. Cast includes Del ton Stewart J C McMillan Ernest Jones Edmond Dayton Norma Turner Jewel Dene Welch and Mary Sue Hahn. Dick Weaver and his Mocking Birds perform an hour of musical entertainment beforehand.
The Bear Creek Study Club postpones its annual meeting and picnic from May 3 to May 13 at Bear Creek Lake on the Alfred Rannowsky ranch. Mrs. Harold Dutton will preside over the business session with annual reports presented. New officers will be installed. Social committee chairs are Mmes. G. R. Rothmann, T. S. Jones, and H. B. Warren.
Howard Ernest Ragsdill departed April 15 for three weeks of instruction in Boston, then travels to Denver Colorado where he has accepted the role of supervisor at the U S Testing Co laboratory.
Luke and Ernest Murr prepare harvest machinery in Crowell for the next season while Mrs. Luke Murr visits her parents Mr and Mrs Howard Ragshill. Mr and Mrs F H Cox will travel to Midland Friday for the Old Timers Banquet by the Texas New Mexico Pipeline Co honoring employees with 25 years or more service. Mr Cox will receive a diamond pin at the banquet.
Dwain Horwell of Alice, an employee of Haliburton Oil Service Co., died while piloting a plane to deliver food to an oil field tester stranded by a flash flood. The craft crashed near Freed. A fellow employee was critically injured. Horwell was brother in law of Mrs. James Hodges.
Friday April 29 1949 has been chosen as Senior Kid Day. Each Senior will come to school dressed as nearly like he looked on the day he entered school. They will appear on the stage for their final assembly program with a class history a class will a prophecy and various vocal numbers and presentations.
Mrs. Walter Lindsay returned to her house to find chimney swifts inside and birds filling the room. Fire department helped extinguish flames as the birds settled in the chimney and surrounding areas before departing at dawn. The adjuster will cover refinishing costs including floors desk wallpaper draperies and upholstery.
Mrs W C Oliver returns from Dayton with Col E G Kiehle and family at Wright Patterson AFB. Her mother Mrs H Austin accompanies her after an extended visit. Mr and Mrs F B Waft of Pennsburg depart after a week with Mrs Taft's sister Mrs N S Craven and relatives. Mrs Will Hannis Jr and daughter Holly end a two week visit in Olney with Mr and Mrs Clay Holland. Mr Hannis drives to Kimble to escort them home.
J Ralph Stewart of San Angelo and associates begin a Kimble County wildcat to 2450 feet with rotary to test Ellenberger at No 1 Mrs Mary Spiller Crawford near Menard County line. Phillips had previously drilled No 1 R H Spiller nearby. Western Independent-Drilling brings a new jackknife rotary to Stewart and others for the Crawford No 1 test.
The senior class will present a three act comedy For Pete's Sake in the high school auditorium Monday evening May 9 beginning at 8 p m Mrs Albert Martin senior sponsor said The cast includes Gloria Johnson Patsy Price Ted Fairchild Don Moore John Leamons Martha Lewis Frieda Taylor Jean Reinbold Edsel Wood and Bobby Ragsdale.
Mary Frances Leamons, a high school junior, will join 185 Texas girls at the 1949 Bluebonnet Girls State in Austin. The local unit, led by Mrs. Floyd Little, sponsored her after faculty selection for scholarship, leadership, and character. Frankie Lee Jackson named alternate. The event runs June 5 to 11 at the Texas School for the Blind with civic instruction, Capitol visits, and meetings with state officials. The unit’s $26 fee covers all expenses.
J C Murff and Rhode Braden were involved in two separate traffic accidents Sunday. Murff received minor injuries while Braden was unhurt. One crash occurred one mile east of town involving Murff and a San Angelo resident. Earlier, Braden and a California driver were in a near head on wreck 15.3 miles west of town around midnight. Dr and Mrs J Holt Smith will leave Saturday for Houston for a State Dental Association meeting. They plan to visit Dr Smith's father in Bedias Texas and return to Junction on Thursday May 5.
Walter W. Leamons will preach at Station B Sunday afternoon beginning at 3 o'clock. The public is invited and all residents of the station and surrounding area are especially invited.
Beverly Smith, a sixth grade pupil, won a Poppy Poster Award of $1 in the American Legion Auxiliary contest chaired by Mrs Chester Murr. The event was open to grammar school children and the auxiliary plans Poppy Day on May 28 designated by Governor Beauford Jester. The unit produced 1500 copies sold by disabled veterans.
A choir session for youths aged 13 to 25 will be held Thursday at 7 30 PM at Junction Baptist Church. Harlan Ford leads the choir as director.
The Western Auto Store will stage an eight day Dollar Stretch Sale starting Friday April 29, owner Joe Everitt announced. Everitt says the prices offered to the public match those in larger cities.
Mrs Antoinette Wynne announces a piano recital by her pupils in the high school auditorium on Wednesday evening May 4 at 8:00. The public is invited to attend.
Five Junction High School boys earned state meet bids at the Odessa Regional, with four event wins and two additional placements. David Cardwell won the boys singles in tennis, while Bobby Joe Ragsdale took the 220 yard dash and low hurdles. Ted Fairchild captured the 880 yard run. Bill Goodall and Billy Ed Mansfield were runners up in pole vault and slide rule respectively. The mile relay finished second to Sonora in a photo finish. time 3.38 marked the season's fastest statewide. Patsy Price competed in girls tennis singles. the group included Sherman Rimes, Bob Short, and Mrs. Gussie Watson.
James Gray of the Extension Service led a wool and mohair judging training for 25 4-H boys from four counties. Junction Warehouse Company hosted with a noon barbecue. Twenty wool fleeces were graded on fineness, staple length and shrinkage, while fifteen mohair fleeces were judged on fineness.
Mrs. W. P. Grisham presented her 23 piano pupils in an April 19 recital at the Presbyterian Church. The program featured piano numbers by pupils, special performances by local artists, and duo organ piano pieces. Notable selections included Margaret Grisham on accordions, Mrs. Grisham on violin with Margaret, and Mrs. Loeffler on organ with chimes.
Mr and Mrs Joe Everitt visited friends at Kerrville last Saturday and Sunday, and on Sunday afternoon Mr Everitt addressed a Brotherhood meeting in Ingram.
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