Junction and Rocksprings Clash in Tennis Contests
Junior Girls Single Darla Cook defeated Laura June Whitworth 6-1 6-0. Junior Girls Doubles Sharon Rimes Judy Byrd beat Catherine Guthrie Mary Essing 6-2 8-6. Junior Boys Singles Joe Smith beat Kenneth McCoy 6-7 Jackie Edwards beat Greer Kothmann 7-5. Senior Girls Doubles Sherman Rimes coaches Junction schedule lists Sul Ross Llano Uvalde Alamo Heights Brady Rocksprings tournaments through Mar 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darla Cook
Laura June Whitworth
Sharon Rimes
Judy Byrd
Catherine Guthrie
Mary Essing
Joe Smith
Kenneth McCoy
Jackie Edwards
Greer Kothmann
Sherman Rimes
Junction
Sul Ross
Judy Kothmann
Llano Tourna
Girls Basketball Clinches District Title Over Menard 40 20
The A team won the district championship by defeating Menard 40 to 20 on Friday. Margaret Hamer led scorers. The B team fell to Menard by three. On Feb 8 the girls beat Sonora 41 to 35 with Margaret again top scorer. Band Director Harvey Lee Ramsey coaches the team. ES Armstrong spoke to students on soil conservation and awarded top prizes to Florence Hannah, Tommy Porter, and Jean Person. About 40 girls and FHA mothers attended the Livestock Show trip to San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menard
Margaret Hamer
Sonora
Margaret
O. F. Armstrong
State Soil Conservation Board
Florence Hannah
Tommy Porter
Jean Person
FHA
Luke Hagood
Joe Byrd
San Antonio
Card of Thanks for Hospital Visit
To all who sent cards letters flowers and best wishes during my hospital stay I extend heartfelt thanks. Each kind deed is sincerely appreciated.
Public Works Project Sealed Bids Open Feb 21 1956
Texas highway construction invites sealed proposals for 11.755 miles of grain street base and surface work from RM 385 near London southward to Harp er Junction. Bids due 9:00 A.M. Feb 21 1956 in Austin. Wage rates set by state acts. Plans available from G L Rogers in Junction and the Austin office. Usual rights reserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strs
Base & Surf
London
N. W
Harper
Kimble County
Highway Department
Austin
State of Texas
State Highway Commission
G. L. Rogers
Junction
Texas
Texas Highway Department
Citation By Publication In Kimble County Texas
The State of Texas to Helen M Fisher and unknown heirs and legal representatives of Helen M Fisher. You are commanded to appear by filing a written answer to the plaintiff petition by 10 AM on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance, a date set as Monday April 2, 1956, before the District Court of Kimble County at Junction Court House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
Helen M. Fisher
A. D
District Court of
Kimble County
Court House
Junction
Texas
District Court
Burt v Fisher trespass to title land in Kimble County
Plaintiff J. Fred Burt files suit to recover 177 acres in Survey 379 Abstract 322 Original Grant to Isaac C. Haskins, alleging trespass to title and damages. Defendants Helen M. Fisher and unknown heirs reside unknown. Case No. 1846 filed February 8, 1956 in Kimble County District Court. Citation to be served within 90 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Fred Burt
Helen M. Fisher
Kimble County
Texas
Isaac C. Haskins
A. D
Junction
Thelma Schrier
Divorce Petition Filed In Kimble County Court
The state of Texas issues citation by publication to Vera Haggard Conger in a divorce suit filed by James B. Conger No. 1848 pending in the district court of Kimble County at Junction. The defendant must answer by 10 A.M. on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance, April 2, 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
Vera Haggard
Conger
James B. Conger
Vera Haggard Conger
Junction
Texas
A. D
Junction Lions Host Lions District 2A Regional Meeting
Junction Lions Club hosted Lions District 2A Regional Meeting at Hotel Las Lomas on Sunday February 12. Attendees included district governor Al Schmidt Corpus Christi and other officers with plans for officer installation June 1 at Kerrville Crippled Children’s Camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Las Lomas
Lions Clubs
Texas Lions Clubs Crippled Children’s Camp
Kerrville
al Schmidt
Corpus Christi
Buddy Karger
Roy KE. Carter
Kermit
Cecil Mansfield
London
A. C. Schwethelm
Zone
Comfort
A. W. Farley
Kerrville Club
B. N. Schunacker
Terry Family Visits San Saba Parents
Mr and Mrs L W Terry and children of San Saba spent Sunday with Mrs Terry's parents Mr and Mrs W M Moore. Their oldest daughter returned with them to San Saba after a week in the grandparents home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Terry
San Saba
Morgan and Borden Attend Banquet Rodeo Night
Morgan and Borden attend the Rural Youth Banquet in San Antonio with Rex Allen as featured star. Forty girls and boys from 4-H and FHA earn pins. ten honorees from each club receive tickets for Saturday’s rodeo and Rex Allen autographs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FHA
Rex Allen
Allan Shivers
FFA
Dorothy Lou
Mrs. Borden
Presbyterian Women circle discusses family partnership and missions
Mrs. Tom Hardeman led a Bible lesson on Ideals of Family Partnership at the Presbyterian Women Circle 2 meeting at Mrs. E. M. Creel home on February 14. Mrs. Carton Bierschwale spoke on Foreign Missions. District Conference plans announced for Crestholm Church San Antonio February 29. Refreshments served to attendees including Mrs. W. C. Oliver and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Hardeman
E. M. Creel
Carton Bierschwale
E. G. Sieker
San Antonio
Crestholm Presbyterian Church
Daedalian Study Club Hosts Valentine Dinner and Games
Daedalian Study Club held a Valentine dinner and game party at Hotel Las Lomas on Saturday evening with husbands as guests. Prizes were awarded to Mmes. Don Wooten Flem Felps Jack Jones and Tom Hardeman. Social committee was led by Mmes. Robert S. Evins Preston Wright Helen Cunningham Tyrus Holland and W. R. Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daedalian Study Club
Hotel Las Lomas
Mmes
Don Wooten
Flem Felps
Jack Jones
Tom Hardeman
Robert S. Evins
Preston Wright
Helen Cunningham
Tyrus Holland
W. R. Allen
Big Lake FFA Winners at Fat Stock Show in San Antonio
Mrs. Clint Jones and her children Larry Juanita and Carol joined Mrs. H D Lackey and Roland C over Thursday night. Carol Jones and three FFA boys from Big Lake high entered lambs shown in the Big Lake Show with a lamb selling for 53 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clint Jones
Larry
Juanita
Big Lake
Shivers Declares February Heart Month in Texas
Gov Allan Shivers proclaims February as Heart Month in Texas noting heart disease kills more Texans than any other cause. He says medical science is opening new treatment avenues and urges voluntary support for the national Heart Fund campaign. Senator Lyndon Johnson and President Eisenhower, both heart attack survivors, join in the appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Allan Shivers
Gov
Shivers
Lyndon Johnson
Texas Heart Fund
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Heart Fund
Dempster Christenson Observe Tenth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Dempster Christenson of Sioux Falls South Dakota marked their tenth wedding anniversary on January 12 The couple wed January 12 1946 after meeting overseas during World War II where Mrs Christenson served as a nurse They have five children
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dempster Christenson
Sioux Fall
S. D
Deferred Grazing Opens March 1 in Kimble County
The 1956 ACP program lists Practice F-2 deferred grazing to improve vegetative cover on rangeland for soil protection. Deferment runs from March 1 to October 31, with 3, 4, or 5 month options paying 22, 29, or 36 cents per acre respectively. Written preapproval is required and prior deferments must be justified for repeat use on the same land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimble County
Aubrey Hill
Lutherans Set Series Of Lenten Sermons
Trinity Lutheran Church will host a Lenten sermon series on Isaiah 53 every Sunday at 3 p.m. after Bible class and Sunday School, conducted by F A Bracher of Fredericksburg. Services are at Trinity Episcopal Church Cecil M Holekamp Memorial building. The pastor explains Lent as a six week season to recall sin and redemption and the death of Christ for humanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran Church
F. A. Bracher
Fredericksburg
Trinity Episcopal Church
Cecil M. Holekamp
Mrs. Gieb Called Home by Husband Illness
Mrs. H V Gieb wife of a retired U S government agricultural ambassador was summoned to Washington D C last week by her husband s sudden illness hospitalization. She is a daughter of Mr and Mrs Jay Hicks sister of Mrs F A Longsine and Mrs James Lackey. The couple have lived in the Far East Europe and South America and she owns a large collection of pictures antique pottery and various metals including wood and brass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. V. Gieb
U. S
Washington, D. C
Gieb
Jay Hicks
F. A. Longsine
James Lackey
Far East
Europe
South America
London social visit notes Mrs Gussie McColluam
Mrs Gussie McColluam of London spent the weekend with Mrs Alice Coffey. Mrs W A Bannowsky joined them for the day Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gussie McColluam
London
Alice Coffey
W. A. Bannowsky
Randolph estimates county oil lease cash in millions
Randolph calculates that if one man owned all 815 560 acres in Kimble County he could become a millionaire from oil leases since 1944. He pegs a conservative total of 2 357 000 dollars from leases with 1 845 000 in rentals 51 000 in bonuses and notes royalties reached 24 50 and 85 dollars at times. He based the estimate on 410 000 acres leased and says activity has waned in recent years though much land remains undeveloped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimble County
Ramsey Randolph
Randolph
Transac
Brough
Political Announcements Rates and Candidates Cited
Public notices listing election advertising rates and names of announced candidates include Sheriff Tay Assessor Collector County Commissioner Precinct 11 Marvin Skaggs Precinct 3 ds By IVE. The notices indicate pricing for vacancies at county state and federal levels and reference Democratic primary July 28 1956.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Insurance
Tfc
Nelson
Lathrop’s
Spencer McDonough
Preston Taylor
Jerry Ellis
Freddie Wall
Mike Tatum
Philip McCoy
Bobby Wiedemann
Rodney Merritt
Bobby Skaggs
Brass Smart
Ken Craven
Tom Porter
Bruss Smart
Judy Rothmann
Arlene Osborne
Billie Mantooth
Orlene Osborn
Sue Storey
Ann Teel
Cheryl McKinney
Ment
Alamo Heights
Brady Tourna
Harvey Lee Ramsey
Junction Auto Salvage
Tfe
Morgan
Sammy Bruce
Bruce
Ford
General
Whitaker Repair Service
Inquire Martinez Cafe
FM Road
Barstow
Pecos
E. R. Chandler
Ford Tractors
Edens
Joe Baker
Texas Highway Construction
M-G-M
Starrik Caron
Michael Wilding
Warner Bros Present
Warnercolor
Maa OT Eivan
Aoe Ug Ac
Columrm
Columbia Pictures Presents
Andrews
Donna
Sion Santen
Eran
Junction Lions Club
Morgan and
Borden
Banquprt
Anacacho
St. Anthony Hotel
Waldo Reninger
Dpardalians
Holbert Hardin
Mr. Bracher
Christiane
Paul
Joe Parker
North
Llano
Aden Xe
Tay
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