March of Dimes Drive Extends in Kimble County
Kimble County remains short of its March of Dimes quota with less than half raised. Roy Gilliam says the statewide drive will continue through February 8 as counties lag. Local funds supported polio treatment in 1948 and 1949 with 9 cases in 1948 and 2 in 1949, prompting a $2050 national advance.
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Kimble
Texas
Roy Gilliam
March of Dimes Campaign
Gilliam
E. S. Stewart
Abilene
Fondation
State Health Department
National Epidemic Aid Fund
Kimble County
The
Eagle
State Department of Health
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis Foundation
Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation
Free air service for polio patients in Texas
Roy Gilliam announces free air transport for polio patients anywhere in Texas to medical care. Elmer D. Hall of Weatherford Oil Tool Co offers four company planes for night flight with three passengers plus pilot. Arrangements via County Health Officer Dr. J E Wiedeman. service active in 1950 as needed to Kimble County patients. daylight flights favored unless emergencies.
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Texas
Roy Gilliam
Elmer D. Hall
Weatherford Oil Tool Co
Weatherford
J. E. Wiedeman
Kimble
Hall
First Veteran Land Sale Made in Kimble County
The first sale of land through the Texas Veteran's Land Board in Kimble County closed January 31. James E. Finch and Richard L. Patton Jr. sold 120 acres on the D Adams survey near London to Walter A. Bowers. Callan Graham handled the legal details. final payment and transfer were processed through the First State Bank.
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Veteran's Land Board
State of Texas
Kimble County
James E. Finch
Richard L. Patton, Jr
Walter A. Bowers
D. Adams
London
Callan Graham
First State Bank
Bobby Jetton to Receive Eagle Badge
Bobby Jetton son of Mr and Mrs Terry Jetton will receive the Eagle Badge at a Boy Scout program in the Scout Hut Thursday Feb 8 starting at 7 p.m Chief Bird Brady of the Concho Valley Council will present and lead the program Supper will be served by the Scout Committee and parents of the Scouts All Scouts and parents invited Bobby has been in scouting about three years and has served as patrol leader of the Greenbar Council He is a member of the Order of the Arrow.
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Bobby Jetton
Terry Jetton
Bird
Brady
Concho Valley
Hardeman Family Weekend Guests Visit Brady
Mr and Mrs Tom N Hardeman and daughter Nan Elizabeth of Brady were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs W N Hardeman.
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Tom N. Hardeman
Nan Elizabeth of
Brady
W. N. Hardeman
Cemetery Aid Society to Meet at Boekhaus Home
A Cemetery Aid Society regular business meeting is scheduled for Thursday at 3 p.m. in the home of Mrs. E. W. Boekhaus. All members are urged to attend.
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Boekhaus
Cemetery Aid Society
E. W. Boekhaus
Lodge Notes And Local Facts From Jeanville
Jimmie Simmons and the writer attended lodge at Roosevelt Saturday night with visitors from Junction and Station B. Bodarec community social followed with games, conversation, and a tamale cake and coffee supper. George Ard of Houston spoke of reading the Junction Eagle weekly with Mrs Ard. Mrs Frank Dagen recalled Arkansas days reading the paper, including ads. The Fire Department had a strong meeting, attendance near 100 percent. Ladies Auxiliary also reported good attendance and served refreshments. Also included are regional statistics on river lengths, marriage rates, Salt bed depth, Antarctic ice coverage, and U S postal figures.
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Jimmie Simmons
Lodge
Roosevelt
Junction
Station B
Bodarec
George Ard
Houston
Junior Class Play Rehearsals Open With Ten Cast
Rehearsals for the annual Junior Class play have begun with a cast of ten in One Too Many under the direction of Harlan Ford and Miss Ruth Hodges. Roles are being practiced by Bobby Jetton Mitchell McLendon Dickie Wood Nettie Sykes Helen Meredith Jean Landers Jimmy Cardwell Jimmy Harriss Betty Vaden and Lee Borden.
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Harlan Ford
Ruth Hodges
Bobby Jetton
Mitchell McLendon
Dickie Wood
Nettie Sykes
Helen Meredith
Jean Landers
Jimmy Cardwell
Jimmy Harriss
Betty Vaden
Lee Borden
Weekend Guests At Whitaker Home In San Angelo
Weekend visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Whitaker included Mrs. Greer Whitaker, Miss Ila Kenley and Miss Sadie Livingston, all of San Angelo.
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H. G. Whitaker
Greer Whitaker
Ila Kenley
Sadie Livingston
San Angelo
Breeders Association Meets Saturday In County Court Room
Kimble County Registered Breeders Association holds its first 1950 meeting on Saturday February 4 in the county court room. President Victor Marshhall urges all members to attend and invites new members to join as plans begin for the show and sale this year.
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Kimble County
Victor Marshhall
Jacoby
Houston
SAC President Addresses Rotary Club January 26th
John Guinn, president of San Angelo Junior College and past district governor, spoke at the Rotary Club luncheon in Hotel Las Lomas on January 26. He discussed Rotary vacation service while Reuben Loeffler reported Junction led in district attendance in December. Visitors included Guinn, Jim Peril, Pierce Hoggett, Mrs Black, Mrs Ward Terrell, Horsefly Murr, and Bill Bivins. A flag for the Fredericksburg club was approved for charter night and a call went out for more players on the Rotary softball team.
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John Guinn
San Angelo Junior College
Rotary Club
Hotel Las Lomas
Guinn
Rotary
Reuben Loeffler
Junction
J. E. Wiedeman
Fredericksburg
U. S
Jim Peril
Pierce Hoggett
Kerrville
Frank Black
Ward ‘Terrell
Horsefly Murr
Bill Bivins
Chamber of Commerce Banquet Opens Busy Year
San Antonio leaders gathered Friday January 20 at Hotel Las Lomas for the Chamber of Commerce banquet. C C Chessher was installed president with a slate including Blackburn Leamon Liverman and Wright. West and South Texas were praised as an industrial frontier with calls to process local raw materials locally. Pete W Jacoby of Kimble County Vocational School was elected a state director of the Coordinators Association of Veterans Education for the San Antonio Region, filling a vacancy left by Archie Hatcher. About 100 attended.
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Pete W. Jacoby
Kimble County
Association of Veterans Education
San Antonio
San Az Tonto
South Texas
J. W. McGoodwin
Chamber of Commerce
C. C. Chessher
Hotel Las Lomas
McGoodwin
Gulf Coast
Chessher
Jordan Cunningham
M. C. Blackburn
Walter W. Leamons
John Liverman
H. E. Wright
Manag
W. B. Isaacks
John Long
E. C. Lewis
Hall returns from California vacation with Davenport relatives
L. L. Hall came back Friday after a three week trip to California. He visited his brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Dewey Davenport in Huntington Park and his nephews and their wives Mr and Mrs Richard Davenport in Los Angeles and Dr and Mrs Charles Davenport in San Francisco.
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L. L. Hall
California
Dewey Davenport
Huntington Park
Richard Davenport
Los Angeles
Charles Davenport
San Francis
First State Bank Named Local Federal Tax Depository
First State Bank has qualified as a depository for federal withholding and social security taxes under the Federal Contributions Act. The bank will validate and return special receipts to employers, who must use forms 450 460 and 941. Employers depositing taxes must follow monthly quarterly deadlines and attach receipts to quarterly returns.
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First State Bank
C. C. Chessher
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Banks
Internal Revenue
Poll Tax Payments Total 1656 Here
About 98 percent of Kimble County property tax of 95619.31 was paid before the 1 percent penalty began Wednesday morning. Roughly 75 percent was paid with the early payment discount. Poll tax receipts reached 1656 by January 31 as sheriff Wright notes.
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Kimble County
J. O. Wright
City Band Rehearsals Resume After March of Dimes
Rehearsals resume Thursday evening in the band hall under director C A Dodd after a one week omission for the March of Dimes program. Attendance has been fair. Dodd urges all musicians to attend and asks parents to encourage involvement.
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C. A. Dodd
Dodd
Bake Sale by Junction Volunteer Fire Dept Auxiliary
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Junction Volunteer Fire Department sponsors a bake sale at the American National Insurance office beside the Post Office, starting Saturday February 11 at 10 a.m.
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Junction Volunteer Fire Department
American National Insurance Office
Square Dance Club Plans Saturday Meeting at Legion Hut
The Square Dance Club will hold a meeting Saturday night February 4 starting at eight o'clock at the Legion Hut. Members are advised to attend for event planning and social square dancing.
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Square Dance Club
The
Legion Hut
Farmer Couple Attends State CCC Meeting in Houston
Mr and Mrs J S Farmer and Betty attended a state meeting of the Commodity Credit Corporation in Houston last week where Mr Farmer serves as an official They also visited the Fat Stock Show during the trip.
Mr and Mrs Louis Joseph Return From Dallas Visit
Mr and Mrs Louis Joseph returned last week from an extended visit in Dallas.
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Louis Joseph
Dallas
Miss Margie Joseph Visits Home Between Terms
Miss Margie Joseph was home from the university last week for a between terms visit. She spent time with family and friends enjoying a short break from campus duties and studies.
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Margie Joseph
FHA Chapter Selects Candidates for Offices
The local FHA chapter nominated five candidates for district area and state offices to be considered at the District V meeting in March. Jean Landers is slated as state officer, Dickye Wood as Area XII president, Nettie Sykes as area parliamentarian, Jean Chessher as district president, and Tiny Wood as district vice president. The tentative district meeting date is March 11, as noted by Miss Marquerite Strube, chapter sponsor.
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FHA
Jean Landers
Dickye Wood
Nettie Sykes
Jean Chessher
Tiny Wood
Marguerite Strube
Jaycees Place Safety Signs At School Grounds
The Kimble County Jaycees have purchased and placed traffic safety signs at the school grounds to protect children from traffic hazards. Motorists are urged to observe the signs drive slowly and carefully. Everyone is urged to help protect these signs as their presence may save a child from serious injury or death.
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Kimble County Jaycees
Rose visit to Houston sister reported by grandson
George H. Rose of Houston with grandson Edward L. Rose visited his sister Mrs. W. W. Chaison on Saturday in a family gathering.
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George H. Rose
Houston
Edward L. Rose
W. W. Chaison
Eagles Tie Menard For District Basketball Title
Corporal John G. Garcia of Junction Texas serves with the 57th Field Artillery Battalion in Hokkaido Japan and has earned multiple medals. Junction Eagles and Menard Yellow Jackets each hold four wins one loss in District 22 B east half with a potential tiebreaker next week if Junction beats London and Menard defeats Rocksprings. District winners determine semifinalists before February 11 with Eldorado atop the west half.
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John G. Garcia
August Garcia
Junction
Texas
57Th Field Artillery
7Th Infantry Division
Hokkado
Japan
Cpl. Garcia
Army
Fort Sam Houston
57Th Field Artillery Battalion
Camp Crawford
Hokkaido
13Th Arhd
France
Cpl
Garcia
Air Transport
Yamato
Honshu
Cozy Cafe
Junction Eagles
Rocksprings Angolas
Menard
Menard Yellowjackets
London
Rocksprings
Eldorado
Eagles
Iraan
Brady
McCamey
Norton
Paint Rock
Joshua
ACC High
Lohn
Eden
Presbyterian preacher to speak at 11 a.m. church
Mr Henry Grubbs of the Austin Seminary will preach at 11 a m services next Sunday February 5th. He is a leading member of the senior class and is invited to hear him in May.
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Presbyterian Church
Henry Grubbs
Austin Seminary
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