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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1939
Page
5
A calf fattening for beef requires five to ten gallons of water daily and ample clean water. The article notes the profitable use of ordinary farm feed to fatten a calf for home consumption as the main point of the institution's expansion.
Two men, Clayton Kirk about 30 and Lindsey Baker 20, were found dead in a fourth floor cell of the Menard County Courthouse jail. Sheriff Walston said they were locked up Saturday at 6 p m and found by janitor William Braley at 8 a m Sunday. The bed clothing was burned and water spread across the cell. Both men were held on charges of car theft and forgery and the grand jury will be convened in April.
Gillespie County Fair Association members set the 54th annual fair for August 18 19 and 20 in Fredericksburg Texas. Eric F Juenzel was reelected president Otto H Burgdorf secretary and Max Bierschwale treasurer.
A long list of employees who worked for Philip Joseph since 1910 at the Junction store is compiled by the Eagle. Names include Annie Cross, Roscoe Heyman, Byron Newby, Nellie Simon, Mattie Ragland, Bert Braley, William Wilson, and many others cited as contributors to county development.
A man left a New York shop earning three dollars a month and, after saving a month’s wages, traveled westward and by 1904 had reached Texas.
Members of the local camp of the Woodmen of the World visited Tarpley Saturday night. Sovereign J. E. Koon welcomed them with a banquet at Ban dera before the group traveled to Tarpley to confer the degrees on the candidates. Twenty members rode in the Murr school bus. Go to Church next Sunday.
Miss Mabel McClatchy and Mr. Raymond James were en route to San Antonio to watch a golf tournament when a head on collision with Mr and Mrs Stanwood of Los Angeles occurred on Kerrville Highway. Both cars were demolished and all occupants sustained only minor injuries. McClatchy suffered a leg cut requiring medical attention. The Stanwoods were returning home after a vacation to Mexico City.
Governor Lee O'Daniel urged abolition of capital punishment in a Sunday broadcast from the Governor's mansion. He argued executions violate biblical commands and constitutional protections, and proposed a postal vote on the issue while also seeking a vote on a new transaction tax.
Valley farmers press for higher load limits as a record citrus crop risks spoilage and freezes. Highway patrol previously fined drivers for overloads, with up to 20 penalties daily, but an accord on safety measures now allows overweight loads above 7 000 pounds to move.
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