Livestock Show Date Moved to Feb 13 at Hill Country Fair Grounds
The annual FRA and 4 H Livestock Show shifts to Friday Feb 13 at Hill Country Fair Grounds with 190 entries from Angora goats to hogs. Show starts 9 p m auction 1 p m Lemuel Jones acts as auctioneer Mrs Jones as clerk Spud Tatum to judge with another judge to be invited Kerr County Agent Guy Powell unavailable. Louie Ragland leads the sponsoring committee. full entry list to appear next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill Country Fair
W. P. Grisham
J. W. Jennings
Suffolk
Southdown
Lemuel Jones
Louie Ragland
Eagle
Poll Tax Payments Set Record in Kimble County
Kimble County reports a record poll tax payment level with 1745 certificates issued for 1948. Deputy Collector George Hamilton notes receipts exceed those of the previous presidential election year by over 150 and are about 250 above 1947. Previous totals include 1589 in 1944 and 1496 last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimble
George Hamilton
Livestock Show Committees to Meet Friday
The Show and Sale Committee and sub committees will meet Friday at 2 p.m. in the county agent’s office to advance plans for the FRA and 4-H Livestock Show scheduled for Feb 13 at the Hill Country Fair Grounds. Louie Ragland will preside. Officials report plans for the spring fat stock exhibit are developing well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill Country Fair
Louie Ragland
W. P. Grisham
Jack Jennings
World Day of Prayer Seeks World Wide Intercession
On February 13 the United Council of Church Women invites the city to join in World Day of Prayer themed The World at Prayer. Morning chapel at High School Auditorium, a midday men’s service, and a 3:30 p m women’s service will unite the community in prayer for all peoples. Further details appear in next week’s Eagle under the call to prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Council of Church Women
Local Baptists Host Revival With Dr. Chester Watt
Revival services led by Dr. Chester Watt of Mineral Wells begin February 13 at First Baptist Church and run through February 22. Rev. Olen D. Welch announces the series with two daily services at 10 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. F R Fritz Cravens will direct the music, adding to the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Watt
Mineral Wells
First Baptist Church
Olen D. Welch
Dr. Watt
Baptist Convention of Texas
Watt
F. R. Fritz Cravens
The
Mineral Wells Church
Kimble Pioneer Observes 90th Anniversary
Mrs. N. H. Skaggs observed her 6th birthday anniversary at the Skaggs ranch home with relatives and friends visiting from Houston Brady San Marcos San Antonio and Fort Stockton. Attendees included Mrs. J Hayden Young Mrs. C M Tibbett Leon Mogford Nell Allen Warren Mogford Lorenzo Mogford Wallace Garvey W W Walker Arthur Lawler Roy Skaggs Marvin Skaggs and Velma Ann Skaggs plus others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. H. Skaggs
Skaggs Ranch
F. F. A. Official Visits Washington on National Business
Wilbur Ray Dunk, national vice president of FFA and second year post graduate member, returned from his first out of state trip on national FFA business to Washington D C. He reported leadership training and substantial agency work, dining with Rep. O C Fisher and Rep. Bob Poage, meeting Secretary of Agriculture Clayton Anderson, Ambassador Bonnet of France, J Edgar Hoover, and Albert Goss among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Ray Dunk
FFA
Washington, D. C
W. v. Grisham
Wilbur Ray
O. C. Fisher
San Angelo
Bob Poage
Waco
Secretary of Agriculture
Clayton Anderson
OES Kerrville School of Instruction Attendees Listed
Among union members at the Kerrville school of instruction were Mmes. T. S. Jones Roy Blackburn O L Vierling W L Laxson J O Wright Ben Dechert C C Scott Jim Holt M C Blackburn Cleve Stephen Annie Ruskey Dean Hopf and Messrs and Mmes David Schmidt Gilbert Anderegg and Milton Anderegg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction Oes
School of Instruction
Kerrville
Mmes
T. S. Jones
Roy Blackburn
O. L. Vierling
W. L. Laxson
J. O.wright
Ben Dechert
C. C. Scott
Jim Holt
M. C. Blackburn
Cleve Stephen
Annie Ruskey
Dean Hopf
Messrs
David Schmidt
Gilbert Anderegg
Milton Anderegg
March of Dimes Campaign Totals Reported
Campaign chairman W. R. Gilliam announced January 31 totals of 555.03 from the March of Dimes drive. Charleston area credits include London 248.46, Texan Theater 110, Roosevelt 10.16, Junction 136.49, with 28.86 in expenses. Net 526.17 to be split between the local chapter and the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. response exceeded expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Gilliam
London
Chas. Coffey
Texan Theater
Roosevelt
W. O. Dickerson
Junction
Gilliam
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Kimble County Breeders to Meet Saturday
The Kimble County Registered Breeders Association will convene Saturday in the county courtroom at 2 30 p m to discuss the annual show and sale and plan the year’s work. President Herbert Simon will preside as secretary Roy Spiller urged strong member attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimble County
Stevenson Busy Campaigning In Senatorial Race
Coke R. Stevenson former governor and U S Senate candidate campaigned across Texas. He spoke at the Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce banquet and attended events in Den ton Fort Worth Houston San Antonio and San Antonio area with aide Bob Murphy present at several engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coke R. Stevenson
U. S. Senate
Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce
South
North Texas
Record Chronicle
Denton
Houston
Stevenson
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Llano Ranch
Bob Murphy
P T A Observes Boy Scout Week Program
The P T A meeting at the High School auditorium on February 11 features a Scout troop program led by scoutmaster Frank Hubbell at 4 p m with a social after. Eagle Badges and other awards will be presented. The president Mrs R H Loeffler leads the 3 30 p m business session. executive meeting at 3 15 p m in the superintendent's office. All scouts parents and friends invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hubbell
R. H. Loeffler
Scout Committee
Post Office Receipts Show Slight 1947 Increase
Continuing the long record of annual increases in post office receipts, records for 1947 show a slight rise over the previous year. Receipts for 1947 total $15,478.60, compared with $14,983.12 in 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter G. Chadwell
Car Truck Crash Critically Injures Two Youths Here
Two youths ride in a car that crashes into a stalled cedar truck on Menard highway 14 miles north of town. Car occupants, including C. D. Sanders and LaPorte Fish, are in a Brady hospital with severe head injuries while Bill Wallace is treated and released. Highway Patrols found the wreck after fog and rain made driving hazardous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Sanders
LaPorte Fish
Kimble
Brady
Menard Highway
Marvin Bentle
Bill Wallace
Menard
Wallace
John Philippus
Hobby Palmer
San Angelo
Livestock Show Committees Named at County Meeting
Four committees and four division superintendents were appointed at a 4-H and FRA Stock Show and Sale meeting in the county agent's office. Finance committee members are C. A. Sehraub Jim Carpenter C. H. Holland. Sale committee includes R. E. Homann Louie Ragland Ben Dechert. Food committee lists W. P. Grisham H. D. Locklear. Grounds committee names Pete Jacoby Glen Richardson and O. L. Richardson. Division superintendents are Howard Simon for sheep Marvin Skaggs for goats O. L. Richardson for beef cattle and Glen Richardson in charge of weighing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Sehraub
Jim Carpenter
C. H. Holland
R. E. Homann
Louie Ragland
Ben Dechert
W. P. Grisham
H. D. Locklear
Pete Jacoby
Glen Richardson
O. L. Richardson
Howard Simon
Marvin Skaggs
Gerald Loeffler to receive Eagle Scout badge
Gerald Loeffler son of Mr and Mrs R H Loeffler will be presented the Eagle Scout Badge at a court of honor before the PTA next week Scoutmaster Frank Hubbell notes he has served four years as a scout and held roles including patrol leader junior assistant patrol leader and junior assistant scout master Other awards will be presented to other Boy Scouts at the ceremony
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Loeffler
R. H. Loeffler
PTA
Frank Hubbell
Gerald
The
Art of the Arrow
Hubbell
Woodmen Lodge Invites Members to Regular Meeting
The Woodmen Will Meet Lodge invites all members to the next regular meeting on the third Tuesday night of this month to discuss the potential sale of Woodman Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodmen Lodge
Woodman Hall
New Homemaking Teacher Secured Here
Miss Janita Hughes of Deport Texas assumed duties as home making teacher at the local high school succeeding Mrs Homer Phillips who resigned mid term. Hughes began classes Tuesday and had been substituting since Christmas. She is a mid term graduate of TSCW holding a BS in home economics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janita Hughes
Deport
Texas
Homer Phillips
Miss Hughes
L. R. Hodges
Phillips
TSCW
Andrew M. Josey Funeral Rites Held in Tuscola
Funeral services for Andrew M. Josey 67 were held Saturday January 24 at the First Baptist Church in Tuscola with burial in Sylvester. He died January 23 at his home after a six months illness. A retired cotton buyer he is survived by his widow Lela Bolding of Rising Star a daughter Mrs B P Smith of Houston and three sisters Mrs E G Hill Junction Lela Josey and Mrs C O Gardner Amarillo. Relatives from Junction attended including Mr and Mrs Hill Aubrey Hill Jan Hill Mrs Lester Phillips and Miss Earleen Phillips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew M. Josey
First Baptist Church
Tuscola
Sylvester
Josey
Lela Bolding
Rising Star
B. P. Smith
Houston
E. G. Hill
Junction
Lela Josey
C. O. Gardner
Amarillo
Hill
Aubrey Hill
Jan Hill
Lester Phillips
Earleen Phillips
Rain brings boon to ranchers as week starts
Mrs. Kyle Cowsert reports 7 inches of rain in the first three days of the week, easing a cold spell that peaked with the state’s coldest reading this winter. The 16 degree low Saturday followed days of lower temps, with business minimal and travel disrupted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyle Cowsert
Airways
Bible Class to Meet at Texan Theater Sunday Mornings
Plans for a new business men's Bible Class to meet at the Texan Theater each Sunday morning are in preparation. The class will be open to men of all denominations with Rev. J. B. Jordan as teacher. A committee from the Methodist Board of Stewards led by Dr. J. E. Wiedeman and E. R. Borden will finalize details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texan
J. B. Jordan
Jordan
J. E.wiedeman
E. R. Borden
Methodist Board of Stewards
Drivers' License Examiner to Visit Junction on Two Mondays
James Morriss of the Texas Department of Public Safety will be in Junction on February 9 and 23 to administer driving tests. The office at the courthouse will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mor riss will conduct visits on the second and fourth Mondays each month due to a schedule change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Morriss
Texas Department of Public Safety
Junction
Court House
Morriss
Jurors Named for District Court at February Sessions
Jurors for the 112th District Court to convene February 23 were announced. Grand jurors listed include J A Barker Walter Buck G W Bishop Wilson Buster Hugh Spiller and others. Petit jurors scheduled for February 24 include H C Dutton Murr Hodges Asa Murr David Schmidt and many more. Jury commissioners are Tommie Murr Alton Mason and T J Wootan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
112Th District Court
J. A. Barker
Walter Buck
G. W. Bishop
Wilson Buster
Hugh Spiller
Louie Ferguson
T. R. Holland
M. F. Brown
Fred Whitewood
J. M. Livingston
Homer Mansfield
Earl Jacoby
Ernest Copeland
W. H. Dunk
E. G. Hill
Herbert Simon
H. C. Dutton
Murr Hodges
Asa Murr
David Schmidt
A. H. Wendel
Albert Sagebiel
Lem Fleming
Jim Herron
J. E. Ivy
Joe Maddux
Allen Robbins
C. C. Scott
L. E. York
Millard Bennett
Leslie Hight
M. A. Cowsert
Bob Ragsdale
John Louis Weaver
J. P. Rieck
W. F. Schwiening
Fred Coleman
Ed Hunger
D. J. D’spain
A. B. Fritz
Francis Harris
Jack Jones
W. L. Bierschwale
Howard Davis
W. B. Dixon
Frank Hodges, Jr
Dick Borden
T. K. Sheppard
Victor Loeffler
Ben Dechert
Flem Felp
Sayers Farmer Named Director Livestock Exposition
Sayers Farmer of Junction is among 250 ranchers and civic leaders elected charter members of the San Antonio Livestock Exposition Inc. The group formed to stage annual shows in a new 1.75 million dollar Coliseum in San Antonio with plans for the first stock show in early 1949. Joe Freeman was named chairman, Perry Shankle president, George Maggard first vice president, E. W. Bickett second vice president, and R. Beal Pumphrey treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sayers
Junction
San Antonio Livestock Exposition, Inc
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Farm and Ranch Committee
St. Anthony
San Antonio
Joe Freeman
Perry Shankle
George Maggard
E. W. Bickett
R. Beal Pumphrey
Coliseum
Twenty-Five Year Task Is Completed By Two Women
Mrs S P Bennett finished a crocheted bed spread she began 25 years ago with her daughter Mrs Ram sey Randolph. They resumed work after unpacking the partly made piece and overcoming a thread shortage. The spread features diamond medallions in pop corn stitch and required matching warp from decades past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. P. Bennett
Ramsey Randolph
Grandfather Fatally Injured in Fall Prompting Family Trip
Mrs H D Lackey Jr expected home this weekend from Pensacola Florida after being called when her aged grandfather was fatally injured in a fall last Thursday. He lived until Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Lackey, Jr
Pensacola
Florida
Students Return Home From SWTSC San Marcos Weekend
Miss Carolyn Barthelow returns home from SWTSC San Marcos for the weekend. Miss Mary Joe Taylor and Miss Margaret Anne Wright, also SWTSC students, were home last week between semesters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Barthelow
SWTSC
San Marcos
Mary Joe ‘Taylor
Margaret Anne ‘Wright
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World Day OF Prayer
F.F. A
Washington
P.T. A
Business Men
Livestock Exposition
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