Kimble County Boys In Service Update
The Junction Eagle lists local servicemen and families sending news of calls home and moves. Jack Mayes returns from England with asthma and awaits call back to San Antonio after a visit with Mrs. Mayes and relatives. Other updates include Lt. Lloyd W. Boone and Lt. J. A. Brooks visiting, Cadet John Talbert visiting, John R. Gardner transferred to Ft Barrancas, Lt. J. W. McLendon briefly visiting, Major Sidney L. Harris at LeMoore, Dick Borden training as Naval Aviation Cadet, and O D Sanders resuming naval duties in Bremerton after a furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Mayes
England
Civil Service
Charles Bishop
Wayne Allen
Jack
San Antonio
Mayes
T. E. Reeves
Sidney L. Harris
55Th Sub
LeMoore Army Air Base
Calif
Harris
Rosalind Harris
Junction
Kimble County
Infant Ackermann Funeral Held in San Antonio
Private services were held for infant William Edward Ackermann at Hagey McCollum Funeral Home San Antonio with J P Sewell officiating. Burial followed in the Ackermann family cemetery near San Antonio. The infant born December 8 1942 died Thursday night at Santa Rosa Hospital. He was the grandson of W T Bishop Segovia. The Herron couple welcomed a daughter Patricia Jean Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Edward Ackermann
Reuben Ackermann
Hagey-McCollum
San Antonio
J. P. Sewell
Grove Avenue
Relatives Visit Mrs. Luther Stephenson During Holiday Season
Mrs. Luther Stephenson of Wichita Falls will spend part of the holiday season with relatives and friends here. She is a sister of Thomas and Rufus Couey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Stephenson
Wichita Falls
Thomas and
Rufus Couey
Sale of U S Bonds in Kimble County Increases
In the first three weeks of December Kimble County exceeded the nine billion dollar Victory Certificate quota by one billion. The Junction National Bank reports 6 497 25 dollars in bonds sold December 1 to 21, with post office totals rising. Christmas giving boosted sales as the drive ends December 23 with 1 year bonds at 5 1 2 percent 6 year bonds at 5 1 2 percent and 25 year bonds at 2 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimble
Junction National Bank
Christmas Program Sunday at Union Church in City
The Council of Church Women sponsored a Union Christmas service at the Methodist Church Sunday evening. W M Speck of the Church of Christ delivered the Christmas message. Ministers McCrary Hall and others led worship and scripture readings. A mixed choir with soloists and piano accompaniment performed under Mrs Antoinette Wynne and Mrs W C Oliver supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Speck
Church of Christ
Council of Church Women
Speck
Jesus of Nazareth
City of David
Geo. B. McCrary
Harold H. Hall
Hall
Marjorie McCrary
Edwina Longren
A. W. Loeffler
Antoinette Wynne
W. C. Oliver
Cleve Stephen
Austin Durst
Roy Blackburn
Olive Chadwell
Tom 8 Jones Dies In San Antonio Hospital
The Junction Eagle reports the death of ranchman Tom 8 Jones in a San Antonio hospital as the paper goes to press. Funeral arrangements are not yet known, and a full obituary will appear in next week’s issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction
Eagle
Tom
Jones
San Antonio
Eagle Flies Early For Christmas Issue
The Eagle announces an early release for December 22 to observe Christmas, moving up the publication day from December 24. Several Wednesday events will not appear in this issue, and readers are wished a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The next issue will post on the regular Thursday date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Eagle
Eagle Force
Junction Eagle
Marine Pvt Virgil McCoy Enlists in U S Marines
Virgil McCoy son of Mrs E A McCoy enlisted in the U S Marines in Abilene in May 1942. He went to Dallas for exams, then to San Diego for training and was placed on active duty August 22 1942. He is in foreign service somewhere in the Pacific. Born in the Hill Country he spent his boyhood here. his father was a prominent Kimble County ranchman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. D. Sanders
Bremerton
Washington
U. S. Navy
San Diego
California
Tennessee
Pfe
Virgil McCoy
E. A. McCoy
United States Marines
Abilene
Dallas
Texas
Pacific
Virgil
Hill Country
United States
Kimble County
Kimble Co Men Enter Active Military Service
Six army reserves and one volunteer left Thursday for active service to meet this month quota. Five Kimble men John Shelby Nelson Hugh Leslie Lawler Lonnie Wm Boerm Isack M Quiroz and Walter Coffey served. Edgar Guy Reese from Tarrant County also volunteered. Inducted December 17 were Elbert Adams Gerald Murray Royce O Smith Jake H Andrews and Josef Weiss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
John Shelby Nelson
Hugh Leslie Lawler
Lonnie Wm. Boerm
Isack M. Quiroz
Walter Coffey
Kimble
Edgar Guy Reese
Tarrant County
Howard Ford
Elbert Adams
Gerald Murray
Royce O. Smith
Jake H. Andrews
Josef Weiss
Decorations For Yuletide Show Artistic Taste
If awards were to be made for Christmas decorations in the town this year judges would find placing difficult. Several business places and residences would be strong competitors including the C. T. Holekamp home Phillip Joseph's store Schraub Hardware Co. and Junction Warehouse Co. Last year a Christmas beautification contest was held by the Garden Club which has discontinued for the duration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. Holekamp
Phillip Joseph’s
Schraub Hardware Co
Junction Warehouse Co
Garden Club
San Angelo Firemen Attend Wartime Training School
Local Fire Chief Leon Powell and Raymond Schneider represented the San Angelo department at the wartime training school for Fire Service District 12 in San Angelo. A. H. Davis led the course, with Marvin Hall directing statewide fire training. District coordinators included Biggs and Chester Cherry, covering Sterling, Coke, Runnels, Reagan, Irion, Tom Green, Concho, Menard, Schleicher, Sutton, and Kimble counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Powell
Raymond Schneider
San Angelo
Schneider
Texas
Marvin Hall
National Defense Committee For Texas
Powell
A. H. Davis
el Paso
OCD
Stillwater
Okla
Davis
State Board of Vocational Education
Biggs
Chester Cherry
Ballinger
Sterling
Coke
Runnels
Reagan
Irion
Tom Green
Concho
Menard
Schleicher
Sutton
Kimble
Christmas Spirit and Sacrifice in a World at War
A poignant Christmas message urges love and service guiding families through war time. It contrasts home joys with a world at war, asking readers to consider sacrifice to protect loved ones and keep faith and fidelity alive for future celebrations.
Aviation Cadet Crow Follows Varied Training Path
Houston Crow son of Mr and Mrs C H Crow is now an aviation cadet at Maxwell Field Alabama. He volunteered at Kelly Field in November 1940 then trained at Chanute Salt Lake City Oklahoma City Birmingham and Nashville in a sequence totaling about twenty two months of service before cadet status. He is a Junction High School graduate with business experience and civilian flying before volunteering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Crow
C. H. Crow
Maxwell Field
Ala
Kelly Field
Chanute Field
Ill
Salt Lake City
Oklahoma City
Birmingham
Nashville
Tenn
The
Junction High School
U S Service Men Pictures In Bank Attract Attention
New exhibit at Junction National Bank features about 80 photos of Kimble county service members. A recent addition shows Sgt. Raymond P. James of the Medical Corps attached to a Supply Depot in England, placed above his former teller window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimble
Junction National Bank
Raymond P. James
Medical Corps
England
Sgt
James
Two December Marriage Licenses and One in November
The report notes a shortage of eligible men on the home front. One license was issued in November to George Rice and Neverlee Pearson. Three licenses were issued in December to Morris K. Brown with Gladys Lur ber, Delbert D. Slate with Arlene Hoover, and Elmer Schmidtke with Ola Mae Devoll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cupid
George Rice
Neverlee Pearson
Morris K. Brown
Gladys Lurber
Delbert D. Slate
Arlene Hoover
Elmer Schmidtke
Ola Mae Devoll
Fireworks Ban on Junction Business Streets Urged
Sheriff J C Graham declares a ban on shooting fireworks in Junction business streets and urges supervision of all fireworks in residential areas to ensure a safe Christmas across the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Graham
Junction
Graham
Roy Dale McKay Leads Texas in Cotton Bowl Showdown
Texas star Roy Dale McKay, a top All American back, headlines the Longhorns as they meet Georgia Tech in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on New Year’s Day. McKay, renowned for rushing and receiving, anchors a Texas squad against Tech, a strong Southeastern Conference foe with wins over Alabama and Notre Dame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Dale McKay
D. X. Bible
University of Texas Longhorns
Dallas
Texas
Georgia Tech
McKay
Southwest
Alabama
Duke
Notre Dame
Navy
Kentucky
Florida
Tech
California
Missouri
Merchants May Get One Extra Delivery On December 24
A San Antonio District ODT permit allows merchants one additional local delivery on December 24 to handle the Christmas rush. Deliveries on Christmas Day are not allowed, and the extra run must replace the usual December 24 and 25 deliveries. John G. Ross urged public cooperation, noting wartime constraints and the aim to save truck miles for essential service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
ODT
John G. Ross
Ross
Kindergarten Christmas Program at Methodist Church
Mrs. Geo. B. McCrary's kindergarten will present a Christmas program in the new Church School building of the Methodist Church on Wednesday December 23 at 4 30 P M The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. B. McCrary
Methodist Church
Local Students Home for Holidays from Trinity University
Miss Patty Patterson daughter of Mrs Mattie Patterson and Miss Mary Lou Stapp daughter of Mr and Mrs Dillard Stapp are home from Trinity University of San Antonio for the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patty Patterson
Mattie Patterson
Mary Lou Stapp
Dillard Stapp
Trinity University of San Antonio
Hodges Taken to San Antonio After Ill Health
J. N. Hodges, long troubled by failing health, was carried to San Antonio on Monday for medical care as his condition prompted urgent attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Hodges
San Antonio Mondegger
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lloyd W. Boone
J. A. Brooks
Concho Field
Mary A. Boone
John Talbert
Hondo Field
John R. Gardner
Fletcher Gardner
Carta Valley
Fort Bragg
North Carolina
M. P
Ft. Barrancas
Fla
J. W. McLendon
Coastal Air Patrol
Corpus Christi
Lee Roy Mosley
Homer Mosley
Dick Borden
Roy Borden
Athens
Gene Herron, Jr
Sunday
Patricia Jean
U.S
Church Council
U. S. Marine Corps
Kimble Co
Aviation
U. S
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