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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1937
Page
7
The piece highlights holiday preparations with mistletoe cedar and green trees in shop windows. It urges support for Salvation Army bells and the Red Cross Christmas seals, seeing them as essential agents of good will for less fortunate souls during the season.
Christmas and New Year greetings from Alex J. Hamer and C. F. Hamer to Kimble County citizens. They urge continued cooperation in the Democratic Primaries. Also notes visits by Alex J. Hamer and C. F. Hamer to Kerrville and a visit by Miss Maurine Farmer of San Antonio to her parents Asa and Mrs. Farmer.
Poem recounting Mary’s journey to Bethlehem with sacred imagery of peace and nature. Observes her thoughts and scenes of sheep, olive trees, a spring, and a star mirrored in water as she travels toward the holy city.
A 19th century pioneer photographer born 1843 in Keeseville New York remains living in New York at age four. He began taking pictures in 1858 after the tin type invention and did early work in the West including Yellowstone images that helped spur Congress to create Yellowstone National Park. He served as USGS photographer 1870 1879 and produced many railroad route images. His 10 000 photograph collection plus 30 000 from others was bought for the Ford Museum. He also paints in oils and watercolors.
Mr and Mrs J M Boyer and baby of Dallas come for a Christmas visit with Mr and Mrs Asa Farmer. Jack Fisher son of Mr and Mrs Wiley Fisher killed a fine eight point buck last week.
Receipts of 1000 hogs and 1000 cattle accompanied a weaker early market. Hogs sold mostly 7.25 to 7.50 for various weights, sows and stockers lower. Cattle saw slow, uneven, mostly steady to strong versus last week with calves scarce and prices ranging from 4.00 to 6.75 for good calves. Sheep and goats weak with shorn wethers 3.00 to 4.00 and goats mostly 2.50 to 2.00 for Anoara types.
J Bilderbeck accepted a bet and rode a motorcycle at high speed across the courthouse square in Princeton Indiana while standing on the seat. He won the bet but was fined ten dollars for reckless driving.
Greeting to readers from Ramsey Randolph and family mentions health and prosperity for the New Year. Local items note Mr. and Mrs. Weaver H. Baker and family in Austin, Kerrville residents visiting, Leola Jetton employed during Christmas, and a burglar damaging 3,000 eggs at a Chicago produce house.
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