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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1938
Page
6
A collage of light verse and quips features jokes about shopping and spending, a fire axe gag, a hotel bill, a doctor on highway safety, detectives with a typewriter, Burns and Shakespeare, a marriage misunderstanding, and misheard words on everyday life. It notes a sailor’s humor and a schoolboy’s spelling pun amid social caricatures.
A Kimble County women group urges support for Judge J. B. Randolph for County Judge. The notice praises his 38 years of public service since becoming a lawyer in 1900, his educational efforts as County School Superintendent, and his integrity. It states the contribution is paid for by local women without Randolph’s knowledge.
Health guidance from Dro Geo, State Health Officer, urges adding salt to water during extreme heat. Workers sweating heavily risk salt loss and cramps. tablets or table salt in drinks are recommended, with milk as a salt source and alcohol avoided.
July 23 first primary and precinct conventions with unofficial state and district vote reports. July 24 third expense report begins. July 27 returns to county chairmen and first expense report in second primary. July 30 county conventions canvass returns. Aug 2 final first and second expense report deadlines. Aug 6 state committee canvasses returns and certifies first primary nominees. Aug 13 absentee voting opens for second primary. Aug 14 second campaign expense report. Aug 19 last day for second August 22 independent and non-partisan filings. Aug 23 absentee voting ends for second primary. Aug 27 second primary. Aug 28 final expense report for second primary. Aug 31 returns to county committees. Sept 3 precinct chairmen assume office. Sept 6 (Sept 13) Democratic convention meets to declare nominees adopt platform elect new leaders. Sept T final date for last campaign expense report. Sept 10 county clerk certifies local nominees. Sept 12 state Democratic committee canvasses returns. Oct T poll tax begins. Oct T absentee voting for general election begins. Nov 3 general election. Nov 13 final candidate expense accounts. Nov 23 state canvass of state and district returns. Jan 15 many offices finalize. Jan 10 legislature convenes. Jan 17 gubernatorial inauguration activities.
The Pecos County Bar signs a political notice praising W A Hadden for the District Judge role. They state no personal ties to candidates and urge voters to recognize his qualifications as a fellow lawyer and citizen. Hart Johnson and H B Silliman sign the notice.
State Health Officer Dr. George W. Cox warns typhoid fever costs Texas about 500000 dollars annually in lost work days and income. In year last, 378 Texans died and around 4000 fell ill. The disease spikes in late summer and early fall due to vacation travel and itinerant labor, especially where sanitation is poor.
Martin Wright a Kimble County figure died at his home in Harrison Arkansas after a heart attack. He formerly ranched in Prescott Arizona and served as captain of the guards at the Arizona State Prison under two governors. He is survived by his wife and two children. The body went to Lordsburg New Mexico for burial with Masonic services at the grave. His mother Mrs Mary Wright lies in the same cemetery. Jack Hoggart attended as a pallbearer.
An unknown man sent a letter containing ten one cent stamps to cover the cost of a cookie he had at a soda fountain in Peoria Illinois.
The article warns campers to boil drinking water unless they are sure of its purity. It states that even clear sparkling spring water can be polluted and emphasizes prevention of contamination by flies and proper handling outdoors.
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