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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1938
Page
1
A Texas Senate investigative committee tackles leasing policies and irregular claims at the Land Office. Debate centers on high cash payments with one eighth royalty versus nominal bids with higher royalties if oil is found. The probe also questions vacancy claim practices and potential influence in approvals.
Mrs J W McLendon is very ill at Nix hospital in San Antonio after an operation this Thursday morning to relieve a serious infection. She had shown improvement Tuesday but worsened yesterday.
A Junction School Band concert on Tuesday February 8 at 7 30 p m features a one act play His First Cat directed by Mrs Mattie Patterson with cast including Caddo Wright Rolene Guthrie Victor Loeffier Elizabeth Wright Maurine Highsmith and Aileen Livingston The band presents Killaray Flute Solo My Regards Waltz Overture Sincerity Blue Danube March Haut Monde The German's Delight with a membership of over 40 players led by Billy Riley Maurine Highsmith and others
Winter growing grasses show strong growth in the Bitterweed area of the Ranch Experiment Station between Sonora and Rocksprings. Supt. W H Cameron reports good results but notes the work is experimental and not yet dependable year to year. Italian rye is included in the test and seed persistence remains uncertain. Joe F Brown, executor and trustee of the V A Brown estate, has sold 3 840 acres in northeastern Edwards county to John H Guthrie.
The Parent-Teacher Association gathers Wednesday afternoon February 9 at four o'clock in the high school auditorium. Mrs Wynne Seale leads the program with Rev James J Kellam conducting the devotional and Mr W W Gregory as speaker. A business session follows.
San Antonio market reports record 1937 livestock receipts surpassing 1936 by 382 percent and five years prior by 141 percent. Cattle receipts reach 149 437. hogs total 115 585 and sheep 23 664. Local prices high, first hand sale value tops 10 4 1 ээл? The Eagle will print full records next week. FR A boys weigh animals, FA rancher support noted. Merle Todd survives freight car incident in Cadillac Michigan.
Mrs. Johanna Hamer a native of Comfort Texas died Sunday January 30 at 81. Funeral held Monday at 2 00 pm in Junction with Rev Sam Capers officiating. She leaves a son Alexa and daughter Minnie, three grandsons and two great grandsons. She lived in San Antonio recently and was buried in Junction Cemetery. The obituary notes her Episcopal faith and civic character. West Texas Utilities to cut junction power for repair tonight and Sunday afternoon.
Coke R. Stevenson files with the State Democratic Secretary as a candidate for lieutenant governor and receives pledges of support from Texas readers. He asserts no outside contributions and no entangling commitments, praising his two terms as Speaker and his record of laws amid a statewide campaign.
An Angelo Standard Times economic section reviews west Texas livestock data from 24 counties. Edwards County leads mohair at 1,151,263 pounds. Kimble and Val Verde exceed 600,000 pounds each. Wool production shows Kimble at 1,247,622 pounds and Val Verde leading wool at 4,472,281 pounds with wool value of 1,341,085 dollars and over ten counties earning more than 500,000 from wool totals reaching 10,500,000 across 21 counties.
County official R E Homann plans an extensive tour with February 14 events, assisted by E R Eudaly and W R Nesbit who promote ammonium dips for goat lice eradication. In New Mexico, Mr and Mrs Kuykendall welcome six pound son Clois Dell born January 19. Carl Ghetwenner visiting reports all well.
Kimble county ranchers form a cooperative to fund special officers for preventing livestock theft amid highway robbery risks. The plan, backed by a new law, treats protection as a labor expense and seeks local petitioning for an election to implement the measure. Cooperation and support from ranchers are urged.
The Junction Eagles visit Hunt Texas for a 7 30 p m basketball clash in the high school gym with boxing bouts between games. The local quintet beat Kerrville 11 to 10 last week and heads to Kerrville tonight. The Junction team routed Texas New Mexico Pipe Line 50 to 17 last Thursday. The Eagles played Hunt at Hunt Monday afternoon and lost a close 17 to 1 thriller.
The 4 H Club marks 20 years of global reach with 60 000 clubs 100 000 local leaders and 1 145 000 youth ages ten to twenty. In the U S 26 years saw over 7 000 000 rural participants. Kimble county reports 24 club members enrolled in livestock projects including steers pigs Rambouillet and Rambouillet angora heref ord breeds with records kept for an Achievement Day on February 22. Four H ideals are Head Heart Hand Health with a pledge emphasizing clear thinking service loyalty and efficient living for home community and God. The federal cigarette tax of six cents a pack yielded about 570 million dollars last year not counting local state taxes.
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