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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1955
Page
4
R D Rothmann advertises a two bedroom rock house with a large glassed in porch, well located and redecorated, priced right. C J Couey Family extends thanks for sympathy and help during their father and grandfather’s illness and bereavement.
Roosevelt Roundup reports social visits from Texas City, Corsicana, and San Antonio as residents gather on ranches Otto Schwiening Love and Garrett Eubank. Noted losses and upcoming pecan harvest, with a nostalgic nod to Goliad Downs races and famed horses Midnight Connelo Big Jim.
Class meetings elected favorites for each grade with names listed for seventh through senior classes. A Junction High School Christmas Band Concert is planned for next Tuesday evening in the high school auditorium directed by H. L. Ramsey and open to the public.
The Junction Chapter delays its monthly meeting to Wednesday night with Miss Gladys Short speaking on achievement degrees. Refreshment volunteers list Ione Hannah Elsie Curtis Judy Rothmann Carla Cook Kay Parker. Readers urged to order Christmas poultry for the senior trip funds.
The Association of Casualty and Surety Companies estimates 390 deaths over the Christmas weekend and 410 over the New Year weekend, with about 30 000 injuries, totaling around 1 200 holiday season deaths on U S streets and highways. Speed alcohol and reckless driving are the main contributing factors.
John Hamberger former all Southwestern Conference tackle from SMU and Schreiner Institute head coach addressed the high school football banquet Tuesday night. Superintendent John A. Long cited his remarks on athletics shaping life and the benefits of a strong athletic program in a school.
The Character Builders' Class of the Baptist Church held their annual Christmas party and supper Tuesday night at Kin drick Memorial Hall. After supper 30 members and two visitors joined in carol singing with attendees including B Perkins of Colorado H R Fields Cliff Teer Houston Smith Norman Cox Grady Clark Johnny Sellers Ernest Boyett Roy Nelson Earl Ashley James Baxter Elmer Parrott Herman Meredith J H Isbell L N Moore Mrs Clovis Barker and Mrs Chester Kirk.
The Bear Creek Study Club held its regular meeting Friday at Cleo Community House with a Christmas party after the business session. Guests included Mrs. Katie Stewart of London visiting Sonora, and several San Angelo visitors.
Mrs. Cecil Corkill and son Lee and Miss Joyce Schultz of San Antonio spent the week end on the Seaton Prentice ranch. Mrs. Corkill and Mrs. Prentice are sisters. Mr. and Mrs Allen Davis moved back to the Koerth ranch on Johnson Fork the first of the week after living in town several years. They made a trip to San Antonio Monday to bring their daughter Margaret Elizabeth home from Brooke General Hospital where she was born Nov. 22.
Mrs Flowers Walker and her husband visited San Angelo from Sunday afternoon until Monday evening, staying for a brief weekend trip and returning home.
Mr and Mrs Alfred Bannow traveled to San Angelo on Saturday to meet their new granddaughter Ellen Jacoby and her mother Mrs Roy Jacoby in the hospital. Guard Jones, a former Kimble resident, came from Abilene for a weekend of hunting.
M A Schraub of San Antonio and Trinity University visited his uncle C A Schraub last weekend. He shot and killed an eight point buck during the visit in Texas.
Dr and Mrs J E Wiedeman and Bobby were San Antonio visitors Saturday. Mr and Mrs Hayden Lawler were San Antonio visitors on Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Alfred Baniowsky Jimmy and Ginger on Kay Parker spent Tuesday in San Angelo.
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