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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1936
Page
2
A postwar tale traces a volunteer who endured hardships from Chickamauga to Tampa to Porto Rico and later suffered slow fever during convalescence, illustrating lingering wounds after the Spanish American conflict.
The Golden Eagle yearbook from Junction High School nears printing. The publication emphasizes student participation and county pride, chronicling Kimble County history from its Buffalo Camp days to the Fourth of July celebrations as a permanent local historical record.
The Hodges Hotel hosted a Contractors club reception Thursday evening with Mrs. Earl Bowers and Mrs. Dorothy Westmoreland as hostesses. Guests attended alongside members, including notable local figures and the George Washington mo.
The speaker describes searching for a car, then finding it and starting the journey home. He notes being alone as he ceases wandering and returns to a settled path.
The event featured in tallies score pads and refreshments. Eunice Northcutt led with high score, Brownie Motley second, while Mrs. Howard Blackburn of Kerrville won the cut prize and Callan Graham took the consolation in contract bridge. Attendees included Audrey Blackburn, Nevada Blackburn, Helen Barnes, Katherine Hodges, Lucille Motley, Lucy Motley, and hostesses.
Card of thanks expresses gratitude for help during illness and death of husband and father Mrs Louis Dunbar and family. Also notes flu sufferers, county redistribution admin loans, and a Dalhart meeting on forms. Includes obituaries, local ads, and Lamb show entrant Norman Holland among 32 boys.
The San Angelo Fat Stock Show starts Saturday March 7 and runs through March 11 with over 80 fat lambs from Kimble County V A boys and 4 H club boys. A new 56 by 210 foot sheep barn for 1500 animals will house entries from multiple counties.
J W Ramigh of North Platte Kansas and W B LaMasters of Texas visited to promote the Great Plain Highway Association formed 11 years ago to sponsor a Canada to Mexico paved route. Of the 2000 mile road only 400 miles are open with 1700 surfaced in eight years. Road from Laredo to Mexico to open soon.
The San Antonio and Kimble county junior chambers sponsor a KTSA radio program in San Antonio and Junction. The broadcast featured performers Margaret May Mansfield Robbie Cowsert Irk Davidson Jr G A Davidson L D Borden Mildred Lowry Buzz Motley Martha Curry and others adding songs piano numbers and whistling solos.
The trip to San Antonio included numerous residents such as Mr. and Mrs. Walter Tinsley and Mr. and Mrs. Homer Mansfield. The report notes good rain to start early crops and says farmers will plant corn as weather allows while moisture shortages slowed gardening.
A period of warm days brings some fruit tree blooms. On early Wednesday morning .3 inch rain fell with a northerly breeze, lowering temperatures and slowing vegetation growth. Rain settled dust but did not provide substantial moisture. farmers and ranchers seek more rainfall.
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