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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1939
Page
1
A local column urges Junction residents to back the push for paved streets and sidewalks funded by grants to Fredericksburg and Mason. It urges citizen action, chamber support, and contact with officials to secure funding before a more conservative era ends Roosevelt era spending.
A large Welcome sign across Main Street announces the Kimble County Chamber of Commerce office in Junction. The sign reads Welcome Kimble County Chamber of Commerce Junction Land of Living Waters with an arrow guiding visitors to the chamber office.
Parents seeking transfers to schools outside their district must apply in the county judge’s office now. All transfers must be filed annually prior to August 1. After August 1, a list of transfers will be issued. Also notes Rev Thomas J Brady attends a Presbyterian conference in Kerrville this week.
Cecil Martin Holekamp son of Mr and Mrs C T Holekamp sails from Houston aboard a freight ship for three weeks to Philadelphia and New York. He travels with two San Antonio boys relatives of steamship officials. They tour with the ship line, qualify as a seaman, and visit the World’s Fair during a one-week layover in Philadelphia and New York before a return voyage.
Local Woodmen of the World gathered at City Park for a basket supper with fried chicken barbecued meats salads and other foods. Sovereign R N Dossman of San Antonio spoke as district manager. Jefferson Nixon received the Protection degree and Doc Sutherland joined the lodge with guests from outside Del Rio.
County Clerk Ramsey Randolph reports marriage licenses issued from July 1 through July 10. Couples include Frank T. Wootan and Dicksey Weaver July 1 Morris K. Brown and Anna May Chadwick July 3 Jack Specht and Mildred Sanders July 7 Octavio Morales and Marie Spinosa July 10 Otto Dennis Miller and Julia Inez Striegler July 10. The REESE 1939 Ben McCulloch camp reunion for Civil War Veterans and friends will be held July 26 27 and 28 with a solid program planned.
The August term of District Court will convene Monday morning August 14 in the Kimble county courthouse with District Judge W. C. Jackson presiding. Grand jurors named include W. W. Whitworth Fred Whitewood Morris Murr and others. Petit jurors summoned for August 18. list features T. H. Jetton Tate Jarvis Ovie Buster Roscoe Stevenson and more. The date moved from August 16 to 18 due to Hill Country Fair Race Meet and Rodeo August 15 to 17.
M C Reese of Teacup in Kimble County says melons thrive there with 45 years of growing in the area. He reports only one failure and two short crops over the span, sold his last melons at Bissett Market, and expects a late patch to come in. He credits H G Hubert for popularizing his watermelons via the Junction Trade Notes column.
Kimble Wool and Mohair Company sold 225000 pounds of eight months wool at an average 22 1 2 cents per pound. Buyers included A W Hilliar d Son for 200000 pounds and Wright Bros for 25000 pounds. A 5000 pound lot brought 24 cents and a 20000 pound lot 22 cents. About 30000 pounds of 12 months wool remain unsold in the warehouse.
A church meeting at Ivy begins Sunday evening at 8 15 oclock on July 23 and runs through July 30 Rev Thos J Bradley of Junction Presbyterian Church will preach each evening with services at the same time.
Commissioner E. Reid of precinct No 1 receives a 45 horsepower Diesel maintainer for road work in Junction this week and praises its efficiency. R B Moore of precinct 4 also buys one, noting rapid progress in Kimble county road machinery.
Mrs. Sarah Corkill of San Antonio is visiting her daughters Mrs. John M Hawkins and Mrs. J D Motley.
About 50 scouts and chaperones from Troop No. One of St Patricks Church Bay Area Council Galveston will stay a week at the South Llano Boy Scout camp in Junction. The main group, led by Martin E Deleery, arrives Sunday with an advance guard arriving Saturday to ready the grounds. Deleery, scout master for 19 years, has guided 25 Eagle scouts and received the Silver Beaver Award in 1933 for distinguished service to boyhood.
Over ten days the Texas wool market stayed active with rising prices. A crossbred wool sale in San Angelo set a 12 month high at 28 cents a pound for a small 8,600 pound clip from Corriedale Delaine and Corriedale Rombourg. Mohair sales also show upward movement with bids up to 42 and 52 cents though storage remains light.
Bryan L. Cocke of Camp Verde died Friday night after a car owned by George B. Pattorff of Tucson struck him on the Kerrville highway near Junction. The victim, hitchhiking toward Kerrville, suffered a fractured skull and was pronounced dead at the scene. Funeral was held in Kerrville. survived by wife and daughter. Cocke was a retired U S Army veteran.
Julian Montgomery announced the Texas Highway Commission approved the 1940 license plate colors. Passenger plates will be purple on white, commercial orange on black, farm truck black on yellow, and tractor trailer dealer motor bus motorcycle and sidecar gold and blue. Plates will be made by the Texas prison system and go on sale March 1, 1940 through county tax collectors.
J. W. McLendon reported his attendance at the Rotary International Convention in Cleveland from June 19 to 23 during an evening assembly. M. B. Bethel spoke at the luncheon about his FSA administration in Edwards, Mason, Menard, Val Verde and Kimble counties and outlined the three types of loans and the program’s success.
Kimble County workers were cautioned against quitting a job to draw unemployment benefits. H H Rumph, supervising examiner, warned that quitting without good cause can incur penalties from losing one benefit check to losing all benefits. He said the law assists workers unemployed through no fault of their own.
A group of 23 local scouts and leaders completed a four day journey from Monday to Friday visiting Carlsbad Cavern in New Mexico and sights along the way including the Davis Mountains Langtry Villa Acuna and Del Rio. A fractured arm suffered by John Herring was the only mishap and the trip cost about 100 dollars.
A list of upcoming events in West Texas includes the Texas Angora Goat Raisers Association show and sale in Lampasas on July 19 20 21, the San Angelo sheep sale on July 25 26, and regional gatherings through September 9. Highlights cover ram sales, goat sales, and rodeo events across Lampasas San Angelo Christoval Eden Junction Fredericksburg Midland and Colorado City.
Job Fisher a leading ranchman of the Tea Cup community is reported better after several weeks of serious illness. The improved condition follows a period of confinement and care at home and local physicians express cautious optimism about his recovery.
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