Committee to study hospital options for Kimble County
Kimble County Chamber of Commerce appoints a hospital committee led by chairman Dr J E Wiedema to explore hospital possibilities with potential federal funds. The group discusses federal building prospects with Rep O C Fisher and the Public Buildings Administration, noting priority tied to postal receipts. A second committee, nominating eight candidates, prepares four director nominees for January election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimble County
Chamber of Commerce
H. E Wright
J. E. Wiedema
M. C. Blackburn
Roy Borden
Rep. O. C. Fisher
State Department of Health
Fisher
Congress
21St
Congressional
Public Building Administration
Commissioner of Public Buildings
Alton Mason
Loddie Hall
Clay Secrest
Final Rites For Bryan Cobb Are Held December 12
Funeral services for William Bryan Cobb 53 of Ingram and formerly of Kimble were held Monday December 12 at the Smith Funeral Home Chapel Kerrville with Rev C J Wood officiating. Burial followed in Sunset Cemetery. He was born in Gonzales County raised in Kimble and lived in Kerr County 19 years working for Mountain Home area ranchers. Survivors include his widow four children two sons and two daughters all of Ingram three brothers and five sisters. Pallbearers were Walton Whitworth Larry Stapp Alfred Ellebracht Fred Smith Jim Luxton and William Knox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bryan Cobb
Ingram
Kimble
Smith Funeral Home
Kerrville
C. J. Wood
Sunset Cemetery
Gonzales County
Cobb
Kerr County
Mountain Home
William H
Wayne P
Bobbie Louise
Ola Marie
Robert
O. H
Dripping Springs
Bennie
Junction
Mmes
Jim Hull
Johnnie Reynolds
Bernice Cobb
Tom Ramage
Quemada
N. M
Earl Hyde
Walton Whitworth
Larry Stapp
Alfred Ellebracht
Fred Smith
Jim Luxton
William Knox
Funeral Services For Hugh Bird Black Held at London
Funeral services for Hugh Bird Black 67 longtime Red Creek resident were held Thursday at 3 p m at London Community Hall with Rev Louis Pearl officiating. Hodges Funeral Home assisted burial at Red Creek Cemetery. Black who lived on the old Black ranch was found dead in a rocking chair reading when neighbor Sloan Davis visited Tuesday morning. Born July 10 1882 he left no wife and is survived by two brothers Jack of Junction and Tully of London plus many nieces and nephews. Pallbearers named Murray Jarvis Duck Wooton Ed Crivey Lem Fleming and D A Ivy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Bird Black
Red Creek
London
Louis Pearl
Hodges
Black
Black Ranch
Sloan Davis
Thomas F
Georgia McCaleb Black
Jack
Junction
Tully
Murray Jarvis
Duck Wooton
Ed Crivey
Lem Fleming
D. A. Ivy
Naval General Line School honors second class graduate
Lt. Cmdr. Clarence J. Bannow sky USN son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Bannowsky and grandson of Mrs W A Bannowsky graduated December 16 as a member of the second class of 500 officers at the Naval General Line School Monterey California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence J. Bannowsky
USN
Clarence Bannowsky
W. A. Bannowsky
Naval General Line School
Monterey
Calif
Funeral for Mrs. William W. Williamson in Menard
Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy Striegler Williamson, 68, of Menard, killed in a traffic collision near Alice, were held Tuesday at 4 p.m. from the Menard Methodist Church. Her husband, 78, was injured but improving in an Alice hospital. Survivors include two daughters, two sons, two brothers, two sisters, a half brother, and nine grandchildren. Pallbearers were George Stengel, C. R. Brace, John Speck, Mack Henderson, Harris Mohler, and Raymond Andrews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William W. Williamson
Menard
Alice
Menard Methodist Church
Williamson
Fr. Williamson
Williamsons
Lucy Striegler
Clear Creek
John Royal
Earl Rudder
Brady
Lawrence
Alton
Menard County
Wademer Striegler
Christoval
A. O. Striegler
Salt Gap
Gospel Tabernacle to Present Christmas Pageant
The Junction Gospel Tabernacle will present a Christmas pageant at the local church on Thursday night December 22 starting at 7:30. The program will have two parts, The Manger of Bethlehem and The Wise Men and the Star, with carols and poems. All are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Junction Gospel Tabernacle
B. E. Baker
Bethlehem
Manger Scene Sparks Simple Lesson on Home Mission Work
A life size manger scene placed on the court house lawn by the Men's Bible Class drew curious looks. A Latin American resident asked what it was, and another spectator replied, revealing the display symbolized Noah's Ark where Jesus was born.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Jesus
Sun Valley Ranch Motel Rising on Main Street
Mr and Mrs E R Stewart supervise the construction of a 24 unit ranch style motel on Main Street across from Isaacks Cafe. Work began November 15 and will take about three months. The Sun Valley Ranch Motel will include a two bedroom residence and maid quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaacks Cafe
E. R. Stewart
Stewart
Buel
Sun Valley Ranch
Ozona
del Rio
Pecos
New Mexico
Buel Stewart
Amarillo
Braniff Airlines
Graveling of County Roads Is Completed
Kimble County finishes graveling from Six Mile to the Menard County line and the Shell Station road creating an all weather route for Bear Creek school bus and traffic. A new gravel loading attachment and county dump trucks and graders aided the project. Parts were nearly impassable in wet weather and a school bus plus 13 other vehicles stalled after a half inch of rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menard County
Shell Station
Bear Creek
Joe Parker
Kimble Co
Miss Nevada Blackburn and Miss Jean Heatherington Visit
Miss Nevada Blackburn and Miss Jean Heatherington of Austin visited Mr. and Mrs. Roy Blackburn last week in a social call, sharing cordial greetings and hometown ties during the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada Blackburn
Jean Heatherington
Austin
Roy Blackburn
Sigal Couple Depart for Dallas to Visit Relatives
Mr and Mrs Ben Sigal plan a Saturday departure for Dallas to spend a week with Mrs Sigals niece and her husband Mr and Mrs Hal Wilcox staying with them during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Ben Sigal
Dallas
Junction Schools Dismiss Today For Holiday Season
The Junction Public Schools will dismiss this afternoon for the holiday season and resume January 3. School activities include par ties for high and junior high, a grammar school Christmas program with carols and "Silent Night" in Spanish, and an assembly featuring "The Littlest Angel." Faculty plans and staff holiday travel are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction Public
Gussie Watson
Mines
Mark H. Leverett
John Ball
Albert Martin
Angel
John A. Long
Crockett
Grammar School
P. E Holcomb and Sons
Bob Short
Linda
Brady
W. B. Norton
Betty
New Iberia
Ernest Murr
Mr. Murr
Jena
Mary Beth Cox
McAllen
Harlan Ford
Troy
Texas
Marguerite Strube
Kerrville
Carl Short
Walter Adkins
FFA Officials Visit Local Unit in Vernon Jones Tour
J A Marshall of Georgetown FFA Area 12 supervisor and Lewis Taylor executive secretary of the VA Teachers Association of Texas joined Vernon Jones for a Friday to Saturday visit with Vernon FFA projects. Marshall expressed satisfaction with the program and praised its development. They dined at the W H Dunk ranch on Saturday and viewed Harold's FFA project work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Marshall
Georgetown
Lewis Taylor
Waco
VA Teachers Association of Texas
Vernon Jones
FFA
Mr. Marshall
Mr. Jones
W. H. Dunk Ranch
Harold
Funeral services held for infant Linda Irene Tomlinson
Infant Linda Irene Tomlinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Tomlinson of Junction, died early Monday. Services were conducted at Junction cemetery by Walter W. Leamons of the Church of Christ. Born December 6, 1949, she had been ill for several days. Survived by parents, two brothers Walter and Curtis, sister Dorothy Faye, and grandmother Mrs. Lela Tomlinson of San Angelo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Irene Tomlinson
Marvin Tomlinson
Junction
Walter W. Leamons
Church of Christ
Hodges
Linda Irene
Walter
Curtis
Dorothy Faye
Lela Tomlinson
San Angelo
Meixner Guests With Barny Goule Family
Leo Meixner of San Angelo spent several days last week with Mr. and Mrs. Barny Goule and Jerrie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Meixner
San Angelo
Barny Goule
Jerrie
Junction Eagle to skip issue for Christmas 1949
The Junction Eagle will not be issued next Thursday as the Christmas edition. It will be the final issue of 1949 to allow staff time for Christmas festivities and essential mechanical repairs. The next issue appears January 5, 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction Eagle
The
EAGLE
Land values in Kimble rise with sale prices
Land values in Kimble County show a wide rise in prices over decades with recent sales illustrating the trend. W H Dunk paid 40 per acre for 1002 acres watered by Sycamore Creek, while Roddy buyers from Corpus Christi paid 150 per acre for 70.2 unimproved acres nearby. Simmons plans more purchases at 60 per acre on the Kimble line, and others report unimproved land selling above 80 per acre under veterans programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Dunk
Sycamore Creek
Joe D. Simmons
Dunk
Johnson Fork
M. B. Roddy
Corpus Christi
Roddys
John McPeters
W. T. Bishop
Simmons
Menard- Kimble
Oscar Wehle
Felix Watson
West Bear Creek
N. R. Fields
Ramsey Randolph
AT LAST WINTER IS HERE IN AUSTIN AREA
A weather update from Mrs. B. C. Camp at Kimble Courts Airway Weather Station notes winter began officially Wednesday with temperatures dropping from 66 to 52 degrees by 8 am. The Austin station forecast a low near 38 with rain, and last day of fall reached 61 high and 73 low. December readings include a 25 degree low on the 16th, 63 degree high on the 11th, and 1.20 inches of rain total with .66 inches on December 3 and smaller amounts on the 12th and 16th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. Camp
Airway
Kimble Courts
Austin
Herron Taken to Fredericksburg Hospital in Critical Condition
E. D. Herron was transported by ambulance to Fredericksburg hospital on Sunday for emergency treatment. His wife reported on Wednesday that his condition remains critical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Herron
Fredericksburg Hospital
Young Adults Class Holds Christmas Party at Church
The Methodist Church Young Adults Class held its annual Christmas party in the church annex. Members decorated the Christmas tree and played Canasta. Gifts were opened and refreshments served to 40 members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Black Named Manager at Josephs Department Store
Carl Black of San Angelo accepts the manager position at Josephs Department Store. His wife and son will join him after the new year. A Ballinger native, he has West Texas merchandising experience at Rubins in Ballinger and Barons in San Angelo. He is Gerald Black's brother, a Texas Liquor Control Board supervisor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Black
San Angelo
Josephs Department Store
Carl, Jr
Ballinger
Black
West Texas
Rubins Department Store
Baron’s
Gerald Black
Texas Liquor Control Board
Foot injury sidelines Rev. James B. Jordan in cane
The Rev. James B. Jordan suffered a fractured left front toe in two places while assisting with a Christmas display on the courthouse lawn for the Business Men's Bible Class. He wore a toeless shoe and walked with a cane after the incident, with pain beginning late at night and a physician called around 2 a.m. to treat the toe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Jordan
Court House
Kerrville Ladies Shop in Friday Outing
Mmes. Dillard Motley Lucy Mor ey Agnes Jordan Albert Taylor C T Hodges and W T Laxton spent Friday shopping in Kerrville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mmes. Dillard Motley
Lucy Morey
Agnes Jordan
Albert Taylor
C. T. Hodges
W. T. Laxton
Kerrville
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Bryan Cobb
Gospel Tabernacle Will
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