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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1939
Page
1
Local column notes Viain Streets Junction owes Pearl Brewing Company of San Antonio for a promotional broadcast that praised the town and county. It urges a sustained Chamber of Commerce effort to capitalize on advertising, while highlighting community leaders and upcoming events.
A three year old bull named Prince Domino Premier sold for 8000 dollars at an auction near Fort Worth on Monday. The animal has been a consistent winner in shows over the last two years. J A Goodwin of Rocksprings was a business visitor in Junction on Wednesday and Thursday.
Mr Prewit district agent for the Extension Service in West Texas will attend the 9th annual stock show. He is closely acquainted with the section and all of West Texas. Before becoming district agent he served ten years as county agent in McCulloch County. His home is Peason College Station.
Portable text records a Baptist preacher gathering in Junction with about a hundred attendees from Southwest Texas counties. The conference ran through Wednesday with messages by Scarborough of Port Worth and other pastors, ending on the conference final day.
The piece notes improvements at a local warehouse company over the past year and mentions veteran workers and production details. It references regular meetings of the Baptist Missionary Union and various community notes, with scattered figures and names embedded in the OCR.
Norman Coles presents a talk on selecting breeding sheep at the annual event. Mero Tiemann distributed programs for the February 22 gathering, expected to draw a large crowd at the ball grounds.
Manager of the Junction Warehouse Company announced today the institution handled 60040000 Ts of wool and merino during the season. The local warehouse was the first in the Hill Country to receive 60 cents per pound for fine hair during the fall.
Fragmentary notice notes Charles Bishop will address an event in February. It mentions a pope related term, a bridge veto, and admission details, but specifics are unreadable. The readable parts indicate a public talk with possible community or religious angle and incomplete phrasing.
Regular meeting of the American Legion to be held in the new hall this Thursday evening. Business of importance is to be considered and full attendance is desired.
The Junction band mothers met to form a support group led by Mrs. C. T. Holekamp as president. The first goal is to secure new band uniforms.
The article highlights Philip Joseph's remodeling of his store and a broader push to improve business districts. It notes the American Legion hall and Scout Hall in native stone, C A Lehraub doubling his store, new service stations, and a list of businesses committing upgrades. The overall pattern shows ongoing effort to modernize shops and facilities in the past two years.
A close contest Tuesday saw Brady Parkes fall 2S to 26 as Roosevelt Road Runners beat a town team 3S to 15 the same evening. Junction hosts Lehreiner in a season finale for the Junction Eagles. James Hodges of McCamey visits Junction with his parents.
The Stock Show features trophy awards for livestock with events highlighting prize goats sheep and Angora doe donations. Melvin Camp won the sweepstake and both Melvin and Joe Gardner donated premium Angora does valuing the animals at about 15 each and totaling 90 in added premium money from breeders supporting the show.
Textile economists report total consumption of cotton, wool, silk, and linen in 1938 across states dropped 14 percent from the 1937 record. The 1937 total was 4,407,400,000 pounds while 1938 reached about 3,822,000,000 pounds, with detailed figures for cotton, rayon, wool, silk, and linen showing declines.
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