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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1932
Page
1
A fragment from a satirical column notes a gas outage in a southern city and warns of bigger risks to Washington D C. It quips about Christmas ads and congressional delays, mocks stock tips, and jokes about large airplanes and a new earthquake alarm clock idea.
The Junction Parent-Teacher Association will hold a regular meeting Wednesday at 3 45 PM in the high school auditorium led by Mrs. Clay Secrest. The afternoon program includes devotional by Mrs. G W Crofoot Christmas carols by primary grades Meaning of Christmas by Rev R Neal Greer Helping my Child Succeed in School by Dr L E Standifer reading by Miss Pairalee Linn All members and visitors are urged to attend this special Christmas program.
Congress examines Herbert Hoover's final address highlighting 14 policy points. No Europe war debt suspension, new sales tax proposal, $830 million federal cut offset by charges, broad government economy and banking reform, farm loan and land bank reforms, limited public works, balanced budget, veteran benefits cuts, bureau consolidations, transportation regulation reform, League of Nations court adherence, and St Lawrence seaway treaty ratification.
N. H. Skaggs announces preaching at the Eight Mile Schoolhouse Sunday afternoon at three o clock. It will likely be the last service of the year and a full attendance is hoped. Everyone is invited.
The W M S of Junction Baptist Church sponsors a Cooky Shower for Buckner Orphan's Home at 3 PM on December 16. Women invited to bake a box of cookies and deliver them to the church for a social hour.
Miss Helen McDonald daughter of Mr and Mrs Jake McDonald suffered a painful wound while playing on an old wrecked car behind the Highland Chevrolet Company Sunday morning. She received 21 stitches at Standifer Hospital and is resting well expected to return to school.
Mr and Mrs P Emmons and daughter Dickie Dane visited relatives in Abilene from Saturday until Monday, enjoying the weekend trip and family time.
Friends note the death of Pertha Kirchoff nee Behrends in White Bluff on November 27 at age 78. Born September 21, 1854 in Palo Alto area, she lived in Sandy Llano County Hickory Creek Menard County and Luckenbach Gillespie County. She married August Kirchoff December 8 1882 and had five children. Funeral held November 21 at 2 00 p.m. at the burial grounds with ministers G H Hnav and Richard Gamrescheler.
Mrs Patterson announces blanks and number plates for Kimble county as 710 501 series begins this year. New forms arrive in the tax collectors office for registering trucks and trailers with affidavit of weight required from owners though weighing is not available. Clifton Schraub reports two bucks killed this season, while his father has not yet secured one.
Approximately seventy people attended the annual wild turkey dinner hosted by the Men's Bible Class of the Methodist Church in the annex. Joe Bissett led arrangements, with turkeys shot by men, aided by church women for dressings and trimmings. The program featured a vocal duet, readings, a sketch, and talks by the pastor and district attorney, while a club quarrel arose but produced no injuries. The event was praised as a major yearly community gathering fostering church life.
Citizens pressed the case to keep the district schools open despite losses. They warned unpaid taxes threaten state funds and local revenue, noting potential closure costs and disfavor to the town’s economy. A December 1, 1932 financial statement shows assets of 41,226.23 and liabilities totaling 85,412.69 with three weeks left to use a split tax payment option.
Jury in the Telefus Sharp murder case deadlocked after three days of deliberation and were discharged. The panel reportedly stood 7 to 5 for conviction as Mrs Bessie Sharp argued mental unsoundness in her defense.
Mrs Earl Tracy along with Jamita Dickey and Velma Owens spent the weekend visiting in San Antonio, sharing time with local acquaintances and enjoying the city.
Mr and Mrs Howard Blackburn own The Cozy Coffee Shop which unveiled a new Neon sign. The sign burned for the first time Tuesday night drawing much attention as Junctions first installation of this type.
The trapping season starts as men busy with traps. Hodges of Schreiner Hodges Co notes incoming furs but prices remain low like other farm products. Average pay ranges from 20 cents for possum or skunk to 75 cents for fox or raccoon, with prospects of a good trapping year due to cold weather and strong fur growth.
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