Pick-Up Overturns On Highway 29
Adelfino DeLeon of Rocksprings 17 suffered a scalp wound when a late model Chevrolet pickup he was riding in overturned several times on State Highway 29 near the Blackstone Smith ranch about 5:30 p m Tuesday. A charge of driving while intoxicated was filed against the driver Frederico Revito Ramirez 19 also of Rocksprings. Ramirez and Felipe Palacio 20 Rocksprings were uninjured. DeLeon received medical attention here and is recuperating at a friend’s home in Little Mexico. The pickup belonged to Gabriel Gonzales of Rocksprings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelfino DeLeon
Blackstone Smith Ranch
Frederico Revito Ramirez
Joe Perry
Ramirez
Felipe Palacio
DeLeon
Little
Mexico
Gabriel Gonzales
School Bus Drivers Named for Kimble County Routes
Kimble County School Board named bus drivers for the upcoming year. Lane Hodges will drive the Spiller route as in prior years. New drivers Alfred Smart Teacup Chester Murr and E B Brady join, while Jim Gentry Harvey Hull Rufus Coney and Robert Dodd return with minor route changes noted by Judge M C Blackburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimble County
Hull
Rufus Coney
Roosevelt
Robert Dodd
Fivergreen
Teacup
Blackburn
Cecil H. Allen Accepts Bank Post in Sweeney
Cecil H. Allen, former vice president of the First State Bank in Junction for 21 months, has accepted the executive vice president role at Citizens State Bank in Sweeney Texas. He resigned July 12 and plans to move with his family to Sweeney this week after vacationing in Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil H. Allen
Sweeney
First State Bank
Junction
Citizens State Bank
Swee
August marriage licenses and divorce suits tallied
The August marriage license total reached three with Henry A. Hamer and Mrs. Gladyse McCraw Hawkinshopping the count. Since then three divorce suits were filed, bringing 112th District court on file to 16. Applications for 23 licenses this year and 25 divorce suits filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Hamer
Gladyse McCraw Hawkins
Kennon Stapp
112Th District Court
Council of Church Women Meet in Brady Methodist Church
Mrs Ben Dechert will speak at the Council of Church Women meeting Monday at 4 p m in the Methodist Church with Mrs Roy Spiller presiding The program committee is Mines Mik Worrell L D Borden and A W Loeffler R R Bob Sutton a London rancher is hospitalized in Brady after a horse fell on him Wednesday Aug 17 undergoing surgery and resting as expected
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Dechert
Council of Church Women
Methodist
Roy Spiller
Mines
Mik. Worrell
L. D. Borden
A. W. Loeffler
R. R
Bob) Sutton
London
Brady Hospital
Sutton
Birth of Mary Elizabeth Kothmann in Junction
The daughter of Mr and Mrs Rankin Kothmann was born Wednesday morning August 17 in Junction and named Mary Elizabeth. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs H Kothmann of London and Mr and Mrs J E Greer of Eden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rankin Kothmann
Junction
Mary Elizabeth
H. Kothmann
London
J. E. Greer
Eden
Funeral Services Held for Baby Bobby Spiller
Robert Harvey Spiller II died August 18 after hospital treatment. Services were at Menard Presbyterian Church with burial in Menard cemetery. Survived by parents Hugh and Bobby Spiller, sister Sharon LaRee, maternal grandmother Mae McWright, paternal grandparents, two great-grandmothers, and several aunts and relatives. Pallbearers named Jock Baker Tommy Taylor Dee Hawkins Joe Billy Camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Harvey Spiller
Hugh Bob Spiller
Menard Presbyterian Church
Menard
Rodney Gibson
San Angelo
San Antonio
Lugh Opiller
Bobby
Mountain Side
Montclair
N. J
New Jersey
R. H. Spiller
Spiller
Sharon LaRee
Mae McWright
J. J. McWright
Velmer F. Smith
Robert Hendrickson
Dorothy Spiller
Jock Baker
Tommy Taylor
Dee Hawkins
Joe Billy Camp
Jordan Cunningham Named Selective Service Board Member
Jordan L. Cunningham of Junction has been appointed to Selective Service Local Board No. 50 at Sonora representing Kimble County. Appointed by President Truman on Governor Alan Shivers recommendation, he was advised by Colonel Paul Wakefield, Texas state director, that his membership will reflect credit on himself and the Selective Service System of Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan L. Cunningham
Junction
Selective Service Local Board No. 50
Sonora
Kimble County
Cunningham
President Truman
Alan Shivers
Paul Wakefield
Selective Service
Texas
Colonel Wakefield
Kimble Registered Breeders Show Set For Friday
Spud Tatum, Rocksprings vocational agriculture teacher, will judge exhibits by seven chairmen and their committees of the Kimble County Registered Breeders Association for the annual show to be held Friday. Committee chairmen determine eligibility, collect fees, and classify entries for cattle sheep goats and other breeds among 37 registered breeders. Classes include Rambouillet Delaine and Suffolk sheep, Angora goats, Corriedales and Hereford Brahman Angus cattle with multiple prize placements and grand champions. All sheep shown are eligible for the All-Breed Sheep Sale the following day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spud Tatum
Rocksprings
Kimble County
Murr Church of Christ Holding Protracted Meeting
The Murr Church of Christ reports progress in a protracted meeting with good attendance. Services run through next Sunday with three services on Sunday and evening sessions Friday and Saturday at 8 p m. Leroy C Nelson of Balls Texas preaches, M J Cunningham of Dallas leads singing, with Sunday afternoon singing. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murr Church of Christ
Leroy C. Nelson
Balls
Texas
M. J. Cunningham
Dallas
Kerrville Stars to Clash With Cardinals Sunday
A 3:30 p.m. Sunday baseball game at Hill Country Fairgrounds pits Kerrville Stars, an outstanding negro team, against Kerrville Cardinals Latin American team. Admission is 75 cents for adults and 35 cents for children. A postgame dance and floor show at WOW Hall will feature Blackie and his Playboys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill Country Fairgrounds
Kerrville Stars
Kerrville Cardinals
Wow Hall
Blackie
Playboys
Cemetery Aid Society to Meet September First
A regular meeting of the Cemetery Aid Society will be held Thursday, September 1st, in the home of president Mrs. Vashti Taylor. All members are urged to be present at 4 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cemetery Aid Society
Vashti Taylor
Junction public schools set to reopen September 12
The 1949 50 Junction Public Schools term will begin Monday September 12 after a four month vacation. Sherman Rimes will be high school principal with P E Holcomb of El Campo as grammar school chief. Supt John A Long announced a faculty meeting Friday September 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction Public Schools
Sherman Rimes
P. E. Holcomb
el Campo
John A. Long
Gussie Watson
Frank Hubbell
Bob Short
Carl Short
Harlan Ford
Clayton Dodd
Vernon Jones
Joe Felps
Mary Beth Cox
Albert Martin
Marguerite Strube
Mark H. Leverett
Frank Reinbold
Ruth Hodges
John Ball
Walter Adkins
Ernest Murr
Frank Patterson
H. L. Howard
Billie Louise Bierschwab
Guy Munn
Luke Murr
Mattie Patterson
W. B. Norton
Austin Durst
Eunice Goodall
Otto Schwiening
Tiner Named New Supervisor for Area II
Emmet L. Tiner, new professor of range animal husbandry at Sul Ross College, is appointed supervisor of VA Area II, succeeding W. E. Williams who resigned. Tiner will base his office at Sul Ross and leads a training program for Area II teachers with A. J. Bierschwabe and E. Turner assisting. Williams is retiring after notable work with local vocational agriculture students in Junction included in Area II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet L .Tiner
Sul Ross College
W. E. Williams
Tiner
Abilene High School
Texas A & M
Alpine High School
Williams
Area II
A. J. Bierschwabe
Junction
Sul Ross
E. Turner
District Court Convenes Monday for Maddox Murder Trial
Judge W A Morrison of Cameron will preside in the absence of Judge J B Randolph of Fort Stockton when the 112th District Court meets Monday at 10 am to hear the murder trial of Emmett Maddox of Mason. The trial was postponed from August 16 due to Judge Randolph’s illness. Defense attorney Marvin E Blackburn Jr received notice of the change in presiding judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Morrison
Cameron
J. B. Randolph
Fort Stockton
112Th District Court
Emmett Maddox
Mason
Randolph
Marvin E. Blackburn, Jr
Principal Holcomb Named Junction Grammar School Leader
Principal P. E. Holcomb of El Campo will lead Junction Grammar School succeeding Ray A. Laird who resigned. Holcomb, 39, a World War II veteran with BS and MA from the University of Texas, is married with two children. New grammar staff also include Walter Adkins of Brady, a UT bachelor’s degree holder, and Miss Billie Louise Bierschwabe, Sul Ross College art major who earned a BA. The sole new high school teacher is Miss Mary Beth Cox of McAllen, holding bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UT with a speech major.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. E. Holcomb
el Campo
Junction Grammar School
Ray A. Laird
Holcomb
University of Texas
Walter Adkins
Brady
Billie Louise Bierschwabe
Sul Ross College
Mary Beth Cox
McAllen
HCFA Parade Winners Announced in Junction Fair
Thirteen entrants won cash prizes at the Hill Country Fair Association 15th annual race meet opening in Junction on August 11. The parade ran from the high school to the fairgrounds, delaying start after announcer Lem Jones was shocked assisting the PA setup. Total prizes amounted to 187.50, with 100 donated by the Chamber of Commerce. recipients included La Verne Johnston and Tommy Porter for Spirit of West Texas, plus awards to Boy Scouts, Daedalian Study Club, Junction Public Schools, Veterans Distributive Education Class, Louis Joseph, Phillips Feed Store, Dennis Heap, Rob Roy Spiller, Jimmie Bannowsky, Greer Rothmann, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction
Hill Country Fair Association
Billy Safe
Main Street
Lem Jones
Jones
Chamber of Commerce
Spirit of West Texas
LaVerne Johnston
Fordtran Johnston
Tommy Porter
Chetty Porter
Boy Scouts
Daedalian Study Club
Kimble Co
Fredericksburg Fair Asociation
Boerne Centennial
Junction Public Schools
Louis Joseph
Phillips Feed Store
Dennis Heap
Rob Roy Spiller
Jimmie Bannowsky
Greer Rothmann
Miss Myrtle Davey Returns Home After Stroke
Miss Myrtle Davey, who suffered a stroke, left Peterson Hospital Kerrville and returned to function in the Hodges ambulance Monday afternoon. Mrs Felix Watson and Miss Kathleen Watson remain at Kimble Courts with her. Davey was carried by ambulance to Kerrville Thursday of last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Davey
Peterson Hospital
Kerrville
Hodges
Felix Watson
Kathleen Watson
Kimble Courts
Miss Davey
Mrs Beverley Keim I] and Daughter Visit Raglands
Mrs T Beverley Keim I] and her daughter Bonnie Belinda from Philadelphia stayed with Mr and Mrs Louie Ragland as house guests last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Beverley Keim I
Bonnie Belinda
Philadelphia
Louie Ragland
All-Breed Sheep Sale Set At Hill Country Fair Grounds
Hill Country Fair Association plans the second annual All-Breed Sheep Sale for Saturday afternoon at the Hill Country Fair Grounds. More than 200 head of rams and ewes across Rambouillets Corriedales and Suffolks plus Delaines Southdowns Hampshires and Columbias will be auctioned starting at 1 30 p m. County Agent H Schellmer of Bandera will classify the studs with Lem Jones handling the sale. Consignors include J B Miller Ozona F M Bierschwale and Son Segovia Michael and Van Miller Ozona and others from Talpa Harper Sonora Eldorado Brady and Kempner. The sale follows the Kimble County Breeders show and all sheep shown are eligible for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill Country Fair Association
Hill Country
Hill Country Fair Grounds
Lem Jones
H. Schellmer
Bandera
Jones
J. B. Miller
Ozona
F. M. Bierschwale
Junction Border Collies Shine in Open Trials
Eleven owners and handlers exhibited 17 Border Collies at Kerrville for the Southwestern Sheep Dog Trials open and range events held August 13. Jim, owned by Otto Fisher of Junction, won first in Open Trials. Roy and Meg took second and third. Nigel, Champion of Champions, owned by Ernest Leinweber of Mountain Home, won the Champion Class with Midget second. In range trials Tip, owned by LeMay of Goldthwaite, won first. Midge, also LeMay, was second. Jack, shown by H. E. Evans of Talpa, was third. Peterson Farm with J. F. Duke handling took second in range. Pat Cooper of Fort Stockton placed third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Otto Fisher
Junction
Kerrville
Antler Stadium
Roy
Louie Ragland
Fisher
Meg
Ernest Leinweber
Mountain Home
Ross Merritt
LeMay
Goldthwaite
Jack
H. E. Evans
Talpa
Ragland
Merritt
Peterson Farm
J. F. Duke
Pat Cooper
Fort Stockton
Court News Highlights August Docket Entries Nine cases filed in county court in early August
The county court docket shows nine cases filed in the first three days of August. Four of these on the ral docket involve swindling and drunken driving. judgments were rendered in the last two. Three civil cases concern applications for beer licenses. The August 22 withdrawal involved A. L. Bartley. August 11 saw Finch and Herron involved in filings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ertral
A. L. Bartley
Finch
E. Dy Herron
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Betty Hill
Boerne
R. H. Spiller, II
Jordan Cunningham
Selective Service Board
Kimble Registered
Murr Church
Christ Holding
Cardinals
Emmet L. Tiner
V. A
HCFA
Court News
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