Banquet Speaker McGoodwin Named Young Leader at Chamber Event
James V. McGoodwin, 33, San Antonio Chamber of Commerce vice president and general manager, will speak at the annual Chamber Banquet in Hotel Las Lomas Friday evening Jan 20. He is billed as the nation s youngest metropolitan chamber chief and recently earned the San Antonio Junior Chamber of Commerce distinguished service award. He arrived in San Antonio in 1947 after leading the industrial department and serving as assistant general manager. his prior posts include Houston Chamber of Commerce research chief, Hughes Tool Company executive, and Humble Oil economist.
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James V. McGoodwin
San Antonio
Houston Chamber of Commerce
Hughes Tool Company
Houston
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Amos Rich Is Buried In Houston
Funeral services for Amos Rich 74 who died January 9 in a San Antonio hospital were held January 11 at 3 p.m. from Settegast Kopf Funeral Home Houston with Dr. F E H Westmoreland officiating. Burial was in Forest Park Cemetery Houston. Rich, former attorney with the Gulf Oil Corporation land department, retired in 1941 and lived in Houston for 25 years. Survivors include his widow Mrs Mattie Rich four daughters Mrs Mary Jersig Comfort Mrs Claus Gronau Abilene Mrs Robert Henry Houston Mrs Munroe Lyons New Orleans seven grandchildren two sisters and three brothers. Pallbearers and honorary pall bearers are named.
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Amos Rich
San Antonio
Settegast-Kopf
Houston
FE. H. Westmoreland
Forest Park Cemetery
Rich
Land Department
Gulf Oil Corporation
Antoinette Wynne
South Llano
The
Baptist Church
Rotary Club
Rotary Bulletin
Mattie Rich
Mary Jersig
Comfort
Claus Gronau
Abilene
Robert Henry
Munroe Lyons
New Orleans
R. Wiley
Austin
Sam K. Nicks
E. S
Hearne
Tom J
L. G
Stephenville
H. L. Meek
J. E. Beale
Joe H. Russell
Charlie Fox
R. W. Dickerman
R. L. Street
Harold Link
Hillery Herbert
J. L. Cunningham
R. D. Rothmann
Clifford Hamer
Edwards County Hospital Will Hold Formal Opening
Edwards County Memorial Hospital in Rocksprings will hold a formal opening Sunday January 22 from 2 to 5 pm. Dr. Dean F. Winn of Austin will be principal speaker, introduced by Col. John R. Banister. The Rev. Lewis L. Wilkins will give the dedicatory prayer. Ralph Slagle will lead the singing. The Rev. Hollis Yielding will offer the opening prayer and W. W. Hayhurst the benediction. Hostesses include Mrs. Ward Sherrill, John R. Banister, Neil Jernigan, Buck Bishop, C. V. Whitworth, and Coy Dillard. An invitation to Kimble County was extended to attend.
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Edwards County Memorial Hospital
Rocksprings
Dean F. Winn
Austin
John R. Banister
Lewis L. Wilkins
Ralph Slagle
Hollis Yielding
W. W. Hayhurst
Water Use in Junction Drops From 1948 Levels
In Junction in 1949 water consumption fell by about 3,000,000 gallons from 1948. Reads 139,150,000 gallons for 1949 vs 152,140,000 in 1948. City secretary Mrs Minnie Riley notes population growth increased users while drier 1948 gave higher use for lawns and gardens.
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Junction
Minnie Riley
Funeral Rites For Chas Gardner Franks Held January 11
Graveside services were held in Rocksprings cemetery Wednesday afternoon for Chas Gardner Franks 67 who died of a heart attack en route to his ranch. Franks, born January 1882 in Gonzales County, had lived near Rocksprings 62 years. Survivors include wife Ruth Stevenson Franks, daughter Mrs. W D Price of Pampa, four sisters, two brothers, and several nieces and nephews. The Smith Funeral Home oversaw arrangements.
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Rocksprings
Chas. Gardner Franks
Mr. Franks
Smith Funeral Home
Franks
Gonzales County
Virginia Stevenson
Ruth Stevenson
W. D. Price
Pampa
John A. Gillian
Milton Watkins
San Antonio
Pearl Custer
Mark Bean
H. G. Franks
Ira B. Franks
Placid
Hilton Bean
Gay Franks
Virgil Franks
Mrs James Powell Dies In Uvalde
Funeral services for Mrs. James Powell 76 died Friday night in Uvalde were held at the Uvalde Baptist Church with interment in Pearsall Cemetery. Born Ruth Anna Mc Cracklin July 31 1873 in Senatobia Mississippi she came to Texas in 1894. Survivors include five sons two daughters eighteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Pallbearers were six grandsons Milton Powell James Ira Pike Hugh Hule Hans Hule Charles Hule Jr and John Eddie Huie.
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James Powell
Uvalde
Pearsall
Powell
Ruth Anna McCracklin
Senatobia
Miss
Texas
The
Baptist Church
Dorcas
Kimble Co Junior Livestock Show Awards Totals
Cash prizes totaling 299.75 were distributed Monday and Tuesday at Hill Country Fair Grounds. 4-H club entries of 49 members received 209.50, while the Junction Chapter of FFA with 42 members took 59.25. Five Kimble boys in Harper FFA earned 35. Special awards went to Alfred Edwards Hollands spur clip Lions Club for best fitted animal, Charles Simon Rotary spur clip for showmanship, Philip Jacoby leather belt for grand champion lamb JD Chamber. Ribbons awarded. Lem Jones received silver spur clip for notable assistance. J M Jennings presented it.
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Kimble Co
Hill Country Fair
Junction
FFA
Kimble
Harper School
Harper Ffa
Alfred
J. M. Jennings
Robert Neal Wins In Grass Judging
Robert M. Neal won first prize in the adult grass judging contest at the Kimble Co Junior Livestock Show. Twenty five competitors participated Monday afternoon at the fair grounds. Neal received a bale of KR blue stem hay donated by W. C. Oliver. James Rieck and L. M Mug ford took second and third with five pounds of Little Bluestem seed each. The finals featured top scorers including Philip Jacoby and Watt Tarr with perfect scores in the qualifying round.
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Robert M. Neal
Fair Grounds
Kimble Co
Harry Scofield
Llanos
Scofield
J. W. Jennings
Neal
W. C. Oliver
James Rieck
L. M Mugford
Philip Jacoby
Watt Tarr
Marvel Ann Skaggs dominates Kimble County livestock show
Marvel Ann Skaggs led the Angora divisions at the Kimble County Junior Livestock Show securing top Angora buck kid and doe kid ribbons with $5 prizes for each first place. Edward Kothmann, Waldemar Wendel, and Davene Schmidt claimed multiple placings and cash awards across buck kid, doe kid, aged Angora, and breeding classes along with beef cattle, chickens, and rabbits judged Monday.
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Marvel Ann Skaggs
Kimble County
Marvel Ann
Edward Kothmann
Waldemar Wendel
Horsefly Murr
James Brown, Jr
Kenneth Schultz
Shelby Jordan
Kenneth Stapp
Jimmy
Billie Chenault
Cleatus Bollier
Grand Champion Lamb Shown By Philip Jacoby
Philip Jacoby presented the grand champion lamb at the Kimble County Junior Livestock Show. The event featured Southdown singles, crossbred singles and heavy and light classes with awards ranging from $1 to $7. Winners included Ola Maertz, Alfred Edwards, Kenneth Whitewood and Gene Simon among others, with cash prizes and ribbons awarded in the sheep division.
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Southdown
Ola Maertz
Harper Kimble Co
Snacks Cafe
Alfred Edwards
Harper-Kimble Co
Kenneth Whitewood
Harper
Tommy Heffernan
Steve Couey
Jimmy Bannowsky
Lem Fleming
Dale Cavaness
Marvin Couey
Philip Jacoby
Warren Guthrie
Bill McNutt
Worth Duderstadt
Glen Love
Dennis Bernhardt
Rob Roy Spiller
Bobby Jetton
Jimmy Randle
James Tarr
Kelley Parker
Larry Maddux
Billy Ed McCollum
Joe Parker
Billy Lee Ragsdale
Charles Chennault
Gene Dunbar
Paul Marr
Billy Ray Hodges
Ennis Winslett
Bill Damon Evans
Tommie Porter
Donnie Bode
Phil Stapp
Sth
Jerry Dutton
J. R. Evans
Rambouillet Ewes
Gene Simon
Geo. Parker
Tilden Stewart
Delaine Ram Lambs
Delaine Ewe Lambs
Millard Leon Bennett
Edward Jesse Walker
Delaine
Ss. Field
News Officers Elected By Fair Association
Officers were chosen at the Hill Country Fair Association meeting on Tuesday January 10 Clay Holland was named president W E Allen was elected vice president and O C Wright was re elected secretary treasurer The second annual rodeo is set for June 22 24 The Race Meet and billie sale will be held August 10 11 and 12 on the second weekend following the rodeo
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Hill Country Fair Association
Clay Holland
W. E. Allen
Ad O. C. Wright
Billie Sale
James Mon roe Carter Dies at 63 in Eola Farm Life
Funeral services for James Mon roe Carter age 63 a Concho County farmer and ranchman were held Monday at 2 30 PM at the Eola High School auditorium burial in Eola Cemetery Carter born Coryell County September 16 1884 lived in Eola 26 years married April 24 1903 to Mae Owens in McCullouch County he left four sons several daughters and 13 grandchildren a sister Mrs R H Spiller of Menard and Junction.
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James Monroe Carter
Concho County
Eola High School
Eola
Carter
Coryell Co
Mae Owens
McCullouch Co
R. H. Spiller
Menard and Junction
Farm to Market Road Under Construction Near London
Construction on the London end of the London Harper road is well underway with Killian Keller Construction Co of San Antonio grading and laying caliche base on about seven miles of the ten mile project. B C Camp of the State Highway Department leads the special crew widening the Yates crossing bridge for two way traffic. The low water bridge, built in 1948 at 8500 dollars, cost partly funded by community donations and precinct funds. Taxpayers gave 500 dollars to buy one tract inside the right of way. landowners donated the rest. The county financed fencing. state conducts the construction and a big barbecue will celebrate completion with public invited.
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London
London- Harper Road
Killian-Keller Construction Co
San Antonio
B. C. Camp
State Highway Department
Yates Crossing
Alvah Pearl
Pearl
Pinkertons, Heffners Visit Santa Anna Family
Mrs M D Pinkerton and David and Miss Jean Heffner of Santa Anna visited Mrs Pinkerton's parents Mr and Mrs Hilary Henderson Friday.
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M. D. Pinkerton
David
Jean Heffner
Santa Anna
High School Presents March of Dimes Benefit Play
A high school fundraiser for the March of Dimes features a one act play directed by Harlan Ford on Thursday evening January 26 at 7 30 in the auditorium. A local string band performs western tunes and Laverne Johnston will give an acrobatic act. An auction of donated items will follow with Lem Jones as auctioneer. Admission is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children. Proceeds count toward the 2500 dollar quota for the 1950 drive. Sherman Rimes is school drive chairman with teacher helpers.
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Harlan Ford
Laverne Johnston
Lem Jones
Sherman Rimes
Texas visit reunites sisters after 51 years apart
Mr and Mrs Pres Graham and Mrs Annie Parks and Adison Cantwell traveled from Hunt to visit Mrs E P Furr. Parks, a San Francisco resident and sister of Mrs Furr and Mrs Graham, is making her first Texas visit in 51 years. The sisters had not met in that interval.
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Pres Graham
Annie Parks
Adison Cantwell
Hunt
E. P. Furr
Parks
San Francisco
Presbyterian Church Preacher to Speak at Junction
Rev. Paul S. Van Dyke of San Antonio, superintendent of home missions, will preach at Junction Presbyterian Church at 11 a.m. on Sunday January 22. The public is invited.
Nat Moore Is Buried in Killeen
Funeral services for Nathaniel William Moore known as Nat Moore were held in Killeen with a Baptist minister officiating. Burial beside his wife followed at the local cemetery. He died January 11 after a six month illness at his John L Phillips ranch home, aged 60, survived by four sons, two daughters, his mother, three brothers and nine grandchildren.
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Nathaniel William
Nat) Moore
Killeen
Hodges Funeral Home
Chancel Funeral Home
Moore
John L. Phillips
Johnson Fork
N. W
Buster) Moore, Jr
Kimble
Leonard
Mr. Moore
AAA
Elmer
Army of Occupation
Germany
Bell Co
Mrs Agnes Jarvis Returns Home From Gonzales
Mrs Agnes Jarvis came home Tuesday after visiting her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs W T Russell at Gonzales where they are convalescing from severe injuries suffered in a Christmas Day traffic accident while en route to San Antonio.
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Agnes Jarvis
Gonzales
W. T. Russell
San Antonio
Massey Visits Shannon Family in town
BolBy Massey is visiting his sister and brother in law, Mr. and Mrs. J D Shannon, during a short stay in the area.
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BolBy Massey
J. D. Shannon
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Chamber OF Commerce
Edwards County Hospital
Gardner Franks
Robert Neal
Lamb
Fair Association
J. M Carter
March OF Dimes
Nat Moore
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