Funeral Rites Held for James C. Abbott
James Cole man Abbott died Monday after a short illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 4 p.m. at The Hodges Funeral Home Chapel with minister W. W. Leamons officiating. Burial followed in Junction cemetery. He was born March 5, 1887 in Palo Pinto County and married Sarah Frances Abel on November 4, 1900. Survivors include his widow, three sons Richard, Guy, and Arthur, four daughters Lola Stephenson, J. E. Hawkins, Velma Abbott, Maye Elledge, three brothers, five sisters, and 14 grandchildren. Pallbearers were Clarence Self, Charlie Bishop, Ed Barfield, Jim Carpenter, Ben Dechert, and Roy Blackburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Coleman Abbott
Hodges Funeral Home
W. W. Leamons
Church of Christ
Junction Cemetery
Mr. Abbott
Palo Pinto County
Sarah Frances Abel
Kimble
Arthur
Abott
Richard
Midland
Guy
Lola Stephenson
San Angelo
J. E. Hawkins
Ozona
Velma Abbott
Maye Elledge
Clarence Self
Charlie Bishop
Ed Barfield
Jim Carpenter
Ben Dechert
Roy Blackburn
Pep Parade talent play for Memorial Building drive
Rehearsals are underway for Pep Parade the local talent play sponsored by Kimble County Post No 4380 VFW and Burt Fleming Post No 237 American Legion to aid a World War I I memorial building. High school students perform December 12 and 13 in Junction High School Auditorium with Miss Ruth Horton of Kansas City directing. Cast includes Fay Claire Stapp La Dell Camp Bill Bennie G W Walker Nancy Spiller Nancy Jordan Lynn Jordan Pat Whitmore and Helen Bethel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimble County Post
Burt Fleming
American Legion
Junction High School
Ruth Horton
Kansas City
VFW
M. C. Blackburn
Lewion
Callan Graham
Fay Claire Stapp
la Dell Camp
Bill Bennie
G. W. Walker
Nancy Spiller
Nancy Jordan
Lynn Jordan
Pat Whitmore
Helen Bethel
Anniversary for Mr and Mrs Edgar McLendon
Mr and Mrs Edgar McLendon observed their forty fifth wedding anniversary on Sunday December 5th in a family gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar McLendon
Christmas window displays brighten local stores
Local shops continue unpacking postwar stock and erecting larger Christmas window displays. Shoppers moved early from Thanksgiving to holiday browsing and extra clerks have been hired in several stores.
AAA Committeemen Election Set for County Friday
The 1947 AAA committeemen election will be held Friday December 6 with polls at London for producers in Commissioner’s Precinct 3 and Junction for precincts 1 2 and 4. Polls run 8 a m to 5 p m with three regular and two alternate committeemen and a delegate and alternate delegate to the county convention. Mail ballots must be received by the AAA office by close of day prior to the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
London
Commissioner’s
Junction
November rainfall in Junction barely a quarter inch
November rainfall in Junction totaled .26 of an inch per Cleve Stephen local observer records. Low temperature 24 degrees logged on November 27. High reached 86 degrees on November 21. Rainfall by days during November was not specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction
Cleve Stephen
Junction 4-H Club Holds Sheep Judging Session
County Agent T. E. Voss led a sheep judging discussion with the Junction 4-H Boys Club at the high school on Thursday November 26. Ben Urban served as president and fourteen members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Voss
Junction 4-H Boys Club
Ben Urban
London 4-H Club Meeting Discusses Terracing
County Agent T. E. Voss spoke at the London 4-H Boys Club meeting in London High School on Tuesday November 24. Five members attended the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Voss
London High School
Two Marriage Licenses Issued By County Clerk
County Clerk Kennon Stapp issued two marriage licenses in the past two weeks. They were granted to S. L. Pearson and Janie Kennedy and to Arthur Brown and Laurine Hemphill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennon Stapp
S. L. Pearson
Janie Kennedy
Arthur Brown
Laurine Hemphill
Fabulous Empire by Fred Gipson on Colonel Zack Miller
Review highlights Gipson’s life story of Colonel Zack Miller of the 101 Ranch and wild west show as a top western tale. Critics call it the greatest true west story in years. Autographed copies are available for $3 through the EAGLE for Christmas gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Gipson
Zack Miller
EAGLE
Kimble Ranch Market Road Contract Awarded
Contract for the Ranch to Market Road No 385 known as White Bluff Road is awarded to Killian Keller Company of San Antonio. The project on Kimble Highway No 83 is also held by the firm for 80000 dollars. Work to start soon and take six months with land clearing and some fencing. White Bluff citizens donated pits and the right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Bluff
Killian-Keller Company of
San Antonio
Cactus Study Club Plans December Dance After November Meeting
The Cactus Study Club met at the R. D. Kothmann home to discuss Christmas party plans and a December 27 dance. Speakers on Personality in Children included Mrs. Roy Spiller on the value of psychology and Mrs. Terry Jetton on speech and manners. A personality quiz was led by Mrs. C. A. Borskey, with new member Mrs. John Hewson welcomed and junior club organization praised. Refreshments were served to members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cactus Study Club
R. D. Kothmann
John Hewson
Murr Hodges
Mmes
Joe Beck
R. E. Ballanfant
L. D. Borden
Air Mail Stamp Sales Rise After Rate Cut
Local post office sales of air mail stamps rose about 15 percent since the October 1 rate reduction. The postmaster notes demand remains below supply in some areas, with the new rate valid nationwide including Alaska Hawaii Puerto Rico Canal Zone Virgin Islands Guam and cross border to Canada and Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Hubert
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Canal Zone
Virgin Islands
U. S
Guam
Canada
Mexico
Hodges Company Handles 100000 Pounds Of Pecans
The Hodges Company will process about 100000 pounds of pecans this season buying locally for 40 years. Clay Secrest, buyer, notes Kimble natives are high quality with fewer wormy kernels. Prices range 25 to 30 cents for natives, some 35 cents. improved varieties 35 to 45 cents. Most sales go to home use, with regular out of town customers and 75 out of state shipments this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodges Company
Clay Secrest
Secrest
Christmas Cards for Overseas First Class Mail
The Post Office cautions that Christmas cards to troops overseas must be in sealed envelopes with first class postage at 3 cents per ounce. For timely delivery by Christmas, it recommends sending greetings by Air Mail using the 5 cent per ounce rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Sunday Services at North Side Church of Christ
Elder Leonard Pritchard of Brady will preach at North Side Church of Christ Sunday at 11 in the morning and 2 in the afternoon A luncheon will be served at the church building Public is invited
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Side Church OF Christ
Leonard Pritchard of
Brady
Northside
Church of Christ
Eastern Star Christmas Program December 12
The Eastern Star will hold a Christmas program on December 12 at 8:00 PM following the regular O. E. meeting. All members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Star
O. E
Ratten
City girl to Texas ranch wife adjusts to farm life
Mrs. Alton Kirkpatrick, after three weeks with her Philadelphia parents, discusses leaving a bookkeeper post at John B. Stetson Company to embrace ranch life in Texas. She studied at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, paints portraits as a hobby, and plans her parents' spring visit to see Texas anew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Kirkpatrick
Thomas Thompson
Philadelphia
Penn
Kirkpatrick
Texas
John B. Stetson Company
Stetson
Bannowskys Visit Grow For Thanksgiving Trip
Mr and Mrs Guss Bannowsky and daughters Sue Beth and Ruby spent Thanksgiving with Mr and Mrs A B Long in Grow. They broke in their new Plymouth on the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guss Bannowsky
Sue Beth
Ruby
A. B. Long
Grow
New Plymouth
Local Families Visit during Holidays
Mr and Mrs Alfred Wood and Mr and Mrs Hollis Sizemore and son Ronny of Corpus Christi visited relatives here during the holidays. Mrs Alex J Hamer, ill for some time, was taken by Hodges ambulance to a San Antonio hospital Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Harrison
Nick
Midland
Alfred Wood
Hollis Sizemore
Ronny
Corpus Christi
Alex J. Hamer
Hodges
San Antonio
16 Point Buck Killed on Jim Hull Ranch
The season’s top buck, a 16 point deer, was harvested on the Jim Hull ranch in the Hull community. A Ft Worth hunter with a seasonal lease brought in the animal, the largest reported so far. Scotty Gayle Stevenson secured the second largest buck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck
Jim Hull
Hull
Ft. Worth
Scotty Gayle Stevenson
Spanish Club to Stage Three Act Play Friday
The Spanish Club Los Chaparrales presents The Rose of El Monte a three act comedy in the high school auditorium Friday December 6 at 730 pm. Spanish dancing songs and interims between acts. Proceeds fund a Monterrey trip with prior Puebla de Mayo tieins. Cast includes Ed Allen Rothmann Loeffler Carpenter Woody Tatum Price Cox Padilla Royce Kramm. Admission 50 cents adults students 25 cents children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Chaparrales
J. C. Mullen
California
Col. Dumbarton
Billy Ed Allen
Josita—Russa
Nell Rothmann
Jim Steele
Gerald Loeffler
Mrs. Goodwin
Betty Carpenter
Darlene Goodwin
Wanda Woody Miller Boone
Bill Tatum
Gloria Boone
Patsy Price
Pete Anderson
Adeline Kramm
Fsteban
James Ray Cox
Ramona
Ldalia Padilla
Wong
Harold Royce Dunk
Monterrey
Villa Acuna
Scooter Fire injures local student during paper route
James Earl Simmons son of Mr and Mrs T M Simmons was delivering papers on Main Street when a leaking gas tank caused his motor scooter to burst into flames. He jumped clear to escape injury and sustained vehicle damage estimated at 25 dollars while saving for college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Earl Simmons
T. M. Simmons
Main Street
Young Simmons
Deer harvest notes include Ragland and Phillips winners
Barney Ragland joined the list of deer brings in last week and Mrs. Hollis Phillips, among the successful women hunters early in the season, scored an eight point buck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Cowsett
Barney Ragland
Hollis Phillips
Thanksgiving visitors from A. and M. College
Among the A. and M. College boys home for Thanksgiving were Mer ton Skaggs, Robert Hunger Jr., Jack Jarvis, Awbrey Rothmann, Howard Ragsdill, and Teddy Hole kamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. & M. College
Merton Skaggs
Robert Hunger, Jr
Jack Jarvis
Awbrey Rothmann
Howard Ragsdill
Teddy Holekamp
Jones Sisters Visit Their Mother Over Holiday Weekend
Dorothy and Shirley Jones of Texas Tech visited their mother Mrs. Lottie Jones during the holiday weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy and
Shirley Jones
Texas Tech
Mrs
Lottie Jones
Friday Guests of Mrs Cunningham Include Poets
Friday guests of Mrs J L Cunningham were Mrs James Caldwell and Mrs L L Lentz. Mrs Caldwell a well known poet is better known as Evantha Caldwell. She and Mrs Lentz were guests of La Junta Study Club years ago when Mrs Lentz read a group of Mrs Caldwell's poems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Cunningham
James Caldwell
L. L. Lentz
Caldwell
Evantha Caldwell
Mrs. Lentz
la Junta
Holiday weekend visitors stop by Kimble area homes
Mrs C. R. Bone and Mrs Malcom Dunbar of Boerne visited Mrs J. L. Cunningham on Thanksgiving afternoon. Mr and Mrs James L. Liverman and daughter Carol Jean of College Station called on Mr and Mrs J. A. Liverman and Mr and Mrs W. M. Moore during the holiday weekend. It was little Daryl Jean's first visit in Kimble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Bone
Malcom Dunbar
Boerne
J. L. Cunningham
James L. Liverman
Carol Jean
College Station
J. A. Liverman
W. M. Moore
Daryl Jean
Kimble
Fate of A and M project now up to voters
A new adjunct plan for Texas A and M College aims to expand educational and research work. Kimble county voters will decide December 17 whether Kerr and Rieck tracts become the site, with an estimated cost of 65000 dollars for the location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas A. & M. College
Pioneer Country
L. R. Hodges
Gibb Gilchrist
Texas
Kerr and Rieck
Llano
Kimble County
Friends of Education and
A. & M. College
P T A Meeting December 11 At High School Auditorium
County attorney Russell Graham will speak on Learning the Ways of Peace at the P T A meeting December 11 in the high school auditorium. Mrs Hodges will lead devotional caroling and a social follows. Mrs Hill, president, will conduct the business session with Mrs Cunningham as program sponsor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Graham
P.T A
L. R. Hodges
A. E. Hill
J. L. Cunningham
Highland Study Club Meeting Set for Saturday
The Highland Study Club will meet on Saturday December 7 with Mrs Homer Mansfield speaking on Leadership and Mrs E G Hill on Use of Leisure. The program is directed by Mrs Mansfield and Mrs Hill and Mrs J M I will conduct the business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Study Club
Homer Mansfield
E. G. Hill
Ed Barfield
Mansfield
Hill
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. C. Abbott
VFW & Legion
Ana
Arama E Ie
Foobball
Betty Lou Hill
Junction Eagles
Junction-Menard
Miss Hill
Aubrey Hill
Ber
Kimble Ranch
Air Mail
John Henry Murr
Henry Murr
Charlie Murr
Murr
Joel
S/Sgt
J. C. Collier
Mrs. Bennett Kindrick
Freddie and
Roy
Annie Highsmith
S. B. Kindrick
Pennsylvania
P.T. A
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