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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1937
Page
6
A collection of short humorous vignettes and conversational gags from town life. tales include a sly student dialog about nothing and a boy with a bunghole joke, a cranky physics lesson, and a shopkeeper quip about business during lean times. Several exchanges feature a taxi driver, a farmer, a minister, and a violin student, each delivering quick, punny punchlines.
Neatherlin died at the Moody ranch known as Pepper ranch last Saturday December 1. The body was laid to rest in Junction Cemetery with Rev. James J Kellam officiating. Born September 16 1866 in Frio County Texas he spent most of his life in Texas and several years in Colorado. He came to Junction recently to be with his sister Mrs Mary Cupps and nephew Emmett Cupps. Survived by three sisters Mrs Mary Cupps Junction Mrs Lucy Pablo Del Rio and Mrs Minnie Bingham Uvalde and one brother John Neatherlin Dryden plus two nephews Emmett Cupps and Arthur Jackson of Junction and many other relatives. Pallbearers listed as Odie Wright E Reid Claude Miller LR Hodges Leslie Hight and J and SH Hutchison.
A local letter recounts the passing of a friend, praising L M Taylor for upright Christian character and loyalty. It notes Aunt Lizzie Nelson’s improving health in Brady hospital, family moves, deer hunting success, local weather, and community updates including church attendance and renewed U S Japan tensions.
The Junction Public Schools PT A reports 1997 membership gains with a readout of 220 members from across the county. The list includes Mrs J P Andrews, Mrs Betty Andrews, and many others, highlighting wide engagement and honoring several honorary members.
A composite note references Gene Carr and Elbert Hubbard with a quotation about genius as one percent inspiration and nine hundred ninety nine nine percent perspiration. It mentions Alex J. Hamer suffering a severe cold and includes a line about happiness coming from peace at home.
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