Mrs Blanche Carrigan Returns From Big Lake Visit
Mrs Blanche Carrigan came home Monday from Big Lake, accompanied by her daughter Mrs Johnny B Brown, whom she had been visiting.
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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1955
Page
8
Mrs Blanche Carrigan came home Monday from Big Lake, accompanied by her daughter Mrs Johnny B Brown, whom she had been visiting.
Agricultural leaders met at Everett Stewart farm south of London in a soil building clinic organized by Sam Coleman of the Upper Llanos Soil Conservation Service and Wesley H. Grote of Fredericksburg FHA. They discussed planned practices and how Farmers Home Administration loans, insured by the government, support terraces water ways ponds and other soil and water conservation projects.
The Junior Class stages a mystery comedy Aunt Cathie's Cat Friday night at 7 30 in the high school auditorium. Tickets cost 60 cents for adults 40 cents for high school students and 20 cents for younger children. Buy from Junior Class members or at the door.
Junction FFA with about 60 members moved into a new workshop and plans to feed 150 lambs as a chapter project. Tommie Porter, chapter reporter, notes lambs will be bought soon. About 2500 bundles of hegari purchased for lamb feed. Power tools arrived early this month. On November 30, 23 boys, mainly ninth graders, were initiated into the chapter.
A Christmas party for Cubs and parents is planned for Friday December 16. The plan emerged at a meeting of 19 officers and workers held Monday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Victor Loeffler.
Vernon Jones Cubmaster led a round table at Lynnside ranch where the meeting itemized plans for the next yearly program and activities.
Paul Garrett Murr son of Mr and Mrs Aldie Murr has joined the U S Air Force and has been at Lackland AFB San Antonio for training since November 15 He would enjoy hearing from friends His address is A B Paul G Murr Flight 931 Sq No 3701 P O Box 1501 Russell Bollier nephew of Mr and Mrs W J Bollier is also at Lackland in the same flight squadron and barracks as Murr as per Mrs Murr
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Akers of Houston visited Friday for a weekend with Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Farmer at FG Ranch.
An acre-foot is the volume required to cover one acre of land to a depth of one foot. This unit equals about 325,851 gallons or 1233 cubic meters, used to quantify water storage and transfers in irrigation, hydrology, and resource planning.
Postoffice routing details list multiple rural routes with fixed daily departure times. Earl Grossbrenner operates the Junction Menard line with Sunday service restricted to this route. Millsap serves Sonora Rocksprings and holiday buses extend to San Antonio. Glen Cavaness on Mason, Charles Ficker on Kerrville, and a 5:45 p.m. San Antonio dispatch are noted as key services.
Ambers Stuart Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ann Davis, is advanced to Fire Control Technician First Class in the U S Navy. He lives in Norfolk Virginia and is married to the former Miss Anna B Leinweber. Davis previously worked for Wm Cameron & Co at Junction and Eldorado and joined the service December 19 1951. He is a Junction High School alumnus and former football player.
Jackie Braley daughter of Mr and Mrs W W Braley will tour with the McMurry Indian Band for four days from December 11 to 14. She will perform for church congregations and high school audiences across nine West Texas communities. A 1955 Junction High School graduate she played baritone in the band for five years and held FHA chorus and class officer roles. She was also a high school band majorette.
Raymond T. Bynum Me Murry director said the band will play in Hamlin Spur Matador Lockney Abernathy Littlefield Levelland Lamesa and Snyder during the winter tour.
Mrs. Mike Goodman and Mrs. C. W. Walker visited in the C. W. Walker home in Big Spring on Sunday. Lomna Lindsay spent the early part of the week in San Antonio buying Christmas decorations for her shop.
Mr and Mrs J F Davis return to their El Campo home after visiting Mr and Mrs Victor Loeffler and John Borden. The note highlights Wool as a preferred item.
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