Senate targets tax program as session nears end
The Texas Senate formed a subcommittee to study the House tax plan and draft revenue-raising recommendations as the four month regular session enters its final three weeks. It flags a constitutional sales tax amendment may not pass this session and notes ongoing work on biennial departmental appropriations. If appropriations stay near last cycle, no new funds may be needed.
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Austin
Senate
House
Kimble County Range Inspectors Start Signups For Conervation
Range inspectors Omer Wright Hal Holland and Murray Jarvis report progress in Kimble County as the Agricultural Conservation program begins. With 427 847 acres signed up by 172 applicants, the state will announce required forage acres and county maximum after 15 or 20 inspections. May first marks retirement date for those seeking one third building allowance by relinquishing one fourth of grazing lands. Classification uses percent ground cover to determine payment levels for Prickly Pear Sesquite and Cedar areas with light to heavy ranges.
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Phe Rage
Kimble County
Omer Wright
Hal Holland
Murray Jarvis
Cedar
R. E. Homann
Young Womb Circle Meets Next Tuesday At Mrs Stevenson’s
The Young Women’s Circle of the Methodist Church Missionary Society will meet next Tuesday afternoon at three at the home of Mrs. Coke R. Stevenson, Jr. All members are urged to attend. The week’s farming weather was good despite strong drying winds. Rains varied from showers to heavy downpours last week but more general rain is needed for moisture. Ranges hold up well and livestock looks good.
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The
Methodist Church Missionary Society
Coke R. Stevenson, Jr
Ten Year Penalty for Livestock Theft Signed by Governor
Governor Allred signed a bill increasing the maximum penalty for theft of cattle hogs sheep and goats from four to ten years in the penitentiary. Ranchmen nationwide push for tougher crime measures as rustlers are combated by special officers with commissions as rangers to curb livestock theft. Kimble County officer Claude Miller is named in the article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allred
Claude Miller
Kimble
London High School Commencement in Community Hall
The London High School commencement services will be held Sunday afternoon at three o clock in the Community Hall. Reverend White of the London Baptist Church will preach the sermon. Elder Walter W Leamons of Junction and London Church of Christ will read the scripture lesson and give the invocation. Choir performances will accompany the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London High School
White
London Baptist Church
Walter W. Leamons
Junction
London Church of Christ
Future Ranchmen Banquet Highlights Hill Country FFA Programs
Members of the Future Ranchmen of the Hill Country held their annual Father and Son banquet at the Methodist church annex last Friday evening. Victor Loeffler presided at the opening ceremony. The program featured livestock projects, judging contests, and an address by Weaver H. Baker, with music by Edwin Gamble, Buzz Motley, and Billie Riley. The group noted progress in FFA projects and mourned the death of former member Morgan Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Victor Loeffler
Caddo Wright
Bob Neal
Omer Wright
C. W. McCar
Goat Show And Fair Dates Set For Aug 10 11 12
A joint meeting of the Texas Angora Goat Raisers Association and the Hill Country Fair Association directors will be held at the Kimble county courthouse on Saturday May 1 to plan the official sale and show and the three day fair, race meet and rodeo set for August 10 11 and 12. Both associations aim to make this the peak event of its kind in West Texas this summer. The Hill Country Fair Association is a Kimble county ranchmen and businessmen nonprofit aiding nearby counties and seeks public cooperation for the three day fair and show. Officials plan a daily race program and rodeo during the fair. A list of committees will be provided in next week’s edition.
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Boc
Texas Angora Goat Raisers Association
Hill Country Fairy Association
Kimble County
Angora Goat Raisers Association
West Texas
Hill Country Fair Association
Kimble
Fair Association
Morgan Taylor Dies in Tree Accident Friday
Morgan Taylor son of Mr and Mrs John Taylor died Friday April 23 when a tree limb broke while he climbed it causing a 30 foot fall and his head struck a rock. He had gone to the Howard Ragshill home on Cedar Creek to fetch a team of horses and was playing with children when the accident occurred. The body was prepared for continuation on page four.
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Morgan Taylor
John Taylor
Howard Ragshill
Cedar Creek
Mr. Taylor
Page
Dr. Dickey Accepts Uvalde Pastorship Following Farewell
Dr. W. P. Dickey, longtime minister at Junction Presbyterian Church for two and a half years, will preach a final sermon on Sunday May 2 and soon assume the pastorate at First Presbyterian Church in Uvalde Texas. He will be installed there on Sunday May 9. The Junction congregation Rotary Club and county citizens regret his departure but celebrate Uvalde gaining his service. A farewell party for Dr. Dickey is planned Friday evening.
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W. P. Dickey
Junction Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
Uvalde
Texas
Presbyterian Church
Rotary Club
Dr. Dickey
Cardwell Buys New Kentucky Horse Manard L
O W Cardwell adds Manard L a Kentucky thoroughbred stallion to his string along with Hydromella and others He seeks faster stock with the new acquisitions Manard L won early then suffered a leg injury and is a brother to Reputation a notable race winner Hydromella Seth's Queen bay mare also joins his stable known for earning money on the track
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O. W. Cardwell
Manard.l
Kentucky
Trath
Manard L
Reputation
Seth
Queen
Mr. Caldwell
Schreiner Hodges Company Marks 31st Anniversary Sale
Schreiner Hodges Company in Junction celebrates its thirty first anniversary with a sale opening Saturday May 1 for eight days. Manager J N Hodges announces the event as a formal observance of long standing customer relations and community support with a full page ad listing early bargains.
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Schreiner-Hodges Company
Junction
J. N. Hodges
the Eagle
Hodges
Kimble County
Schreiner
Cooperative Meeting in London Discusses Sorghum and Loans
A cooperative loan meeting in London on Thursday March 22 drew 18 farmers and Resettlement Admin staff. Carl Walters outlined benefits of cooperation and community services, with farmers urged to contact Bob Ivy for threshing grain sorghum and George W Bishop for syrup inquiries.
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London
Carl Walters
Resettlement Administration
Dallas
Resettlement Office
Bob Ivy
George W. Bishop
Hhese
Fishing Season Opens May 1st In Llanos
Local fishermen await May first signaling the reopening of the Llanos fishing season after a four month closure. Strong visiting fishermen and tourists are expected to join the opening surge Saturday as rivers promise improved fishing after two years of high water and poor catches. Anglers using artificial lures should check licenses now in effect at J. T. Swanson or sporting goods outlets with artificial lure licenses costing 1.10 dollars. County fish and game laws summaries will be available Friday at retail stores garages and fueling stations for reference.
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Llanos
Cait
J. T. Swanson
La Junta Study Club Enjoys San Jacinto Program
La Junta Study Club met at Mrs. W P Riley's home on April 21 with Mrs J C Denman as hostess. Vice president Mrs John L Phillips presided in Mrs A L Mudge's absence as members discussed Mexican Holidays and heard talks on San Jacinto featuring Mexico's side of the Texas Revolution and Santa Anna.
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la Junta
W. P. Riley
J. C. Denman
A. L. Mudge
John L. Phillips
San Jacinto
Joe Felps
Mexico
C T. Holckamp
H. G. Hubert
C. W McCarroll
George H. Mitchell
W. 2. Oliver
W. P. Riely
R. C. Secrest
N. C. Tulless
L. R. Allen
Ramsey Randolph
Mary Willis
W. W. Allen
Virginia Alexander
Death Claims Mrs. Lee Doran
Mrs. Mamie Doran wife of Lee Doran died last Thursday after a serious illness Interment was made next Friday She was born October 14 1885 in Wilson county She married Lee Doran May 4 1906 They had six children Robert Jun ion Pete Granville Rowena Maida Four grandchildren survive along with five sisters four brothers and many relatives from Del Rio Junction Menard Abilene Cisco and other towns Funeral attendees came from Sonora Eldora do Lyon and Cisco The family asks for sympathy rather than praise for the passing of the loved one
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Mamie Doran
Lee Doran
Doran
Tom
Mary Tillie
Wilson County
Robert Doran
Juncion
Pete Doran
Junction
Granville Crisp
Menard
Rowena and
Maida
Ella Miller
del Rio
Bert Kirby
Lyon
A. L. Halbert
Abile
James Chaney
Gainsville
Vinnie Tillie
Will Tillie
Cisco
Thomas ‘Tillie
Lubbock
Arthur Tillie Cisco
Cecil Tillie
Jack
Wiley Doran
Sonora
Arch Posey
Eldorado
A. L. Halburt
Abilene
Bert Kerby
Dee Tillie
Hill Country Fair Association Meets in Kimble Courthouse
Officers and directors of the Hill Country Fair Association will hold a meeting in the Kimble county courthouse this afternoon to plan the joint meeting with the Angora Goat Breeders Association, set for this Saturday in the same venue.
Marrs McLean Accepts Twelve Chukar Birds for Preserve
Marrs McLean received twelve chukar birds from India for his Paint Creek Game Preserve. The partridge family birds, costing $125, are to be tried on Paint Creek.
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Marrs McLean
India
Paint Creek
McLean
American Legion Auxiliary Meeting Set for May 8
The American Legion Auxiliary will meet with Mrs. Joe Felps Saturday at three o clock in the afternoon, May 8. All members are urged to attend and note the same day and time of the gathering.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Joe Felps
July Bankers Meeting Here Draws Hill Country Visitors
Approximately 100 attend the Hill Country Bankers Association quarterly in Mason with visitors from Bandera Comfort Dallas Fort Worth Harper Fredericksburg Hondo Johnson City Junction Kerrville Mason Melvin Menard San Antonio and Sonora. J L Cunningham of Junction invited the meeting for July and it was accepted. Speeches by R T Thornton of Dallas Griffith nes of Brady and other leaders from San Antonio Dallas Galveston Fort Worth Range of Houston and more are noted along with 15 year old 4 H Club member Byron Eckert explaining producing a 4 H champion and profits from his herd. Continued on page eight.
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Hill Country
R. T. Thornton
Dallas
Griffith Nes
Brady
M. Cramp
Federal Reserve
San Antonio
Paul Dana
J. W.sbutler
Galveston
W. P. Pier and Martin
Fort Worth
C. R. Meckel
Range of
Houston
E. Adamietz
Hill Country Organization
Byron Eckert
Eckert
Junction Lads Win Honors In State Judging Contests
The Junction School team placed eleventh overall in the Poultry Judging Contest at Texas A and M College with Frank Jackson Wilburn Nethery and K Cowsett leading in various breed divisions. Nethery and Jackson ranked in the high ten percent for their individual judging and exams. In Livestock Judging the Junction team finished ninth among 148 teams, with members Robert Neal Victor Loeffier and Alton Kirkpatrick.
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Texas A & M College
Junction School
Juneion
Frank Jackson
Wilburn Nethery
K. Cowsett
Rhode Island
Wileburn Nethery
Plymouth Rocks
Junction
Robert Neal
Victor Loeffier
Alton Kirkpatrick
Rotary clubs honor outgoing pastor W P Dickey
A joint gift presentation by Menard and Junction Rotary Clubs honored W P Dickey who will leave to serve as pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Uvalde. Owen Hutchison and George Mitchell praised his service to the Menard club and the community as he departs.
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W. P. Dickey
Junction
Presbyterian Church
Uvalde
Menard
Owen Hutchison
Menard Presbyterian Church
George Mitchell
Menard Club
Rotary Club
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Julian Capers, Jr
Will M
Weather Report
N. Above
Sehreiner-Hodges Co
Future Ranchmen
A. & M. College
Is Tagra
Wed
la Junta Study Club
Enoys
Uunty
HCPA
Tory
Angora Goat Breeders Association
Urgion Auniliary
Hill Country Financeers
Junction Lads
Nethery
Rotary Clubs
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