Ranchmen Sell Choice Billies and Bucks Ahead of Junction Show
Ranchers celebrate strong sales of billies and bucks with orders from mail and local buyers. O W Cardwell reports a 25 billies and 7 bucks sale plus a repeat order for four more. Joe Gardner sold 28 billies for 970 dollars recently. Oscar Camp stays busy selling goats to the Russian government while preparations for the Junction livestock show August 10 to 12 boost goat and sheep grooming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. W. Cardwell
Joe Gardner
Oscar Camp
Rock
Junction
Farmer's Short Course at A M College August 16 19
The twenty eighth annual Farmer's Short Course at Texas A M College runs August 16 to 19 with a streamlined four day program. Each day covers a broad field: livestock horticulture field crops and soils and farm business and organization with morning discussions and afternoon section work. Special courses include dairy manufacture cotton classing leather making and poultry. Statewide meetings and AAA office tours are planned for county and community committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas A. & M. College
AAA
Walker's Showcases New 1937 RCA Radios with 811K Model
C. W. Walker hosts an exhibit of the 1937 Victor RCA radios at his garage inviting enthusiasts to view the new sensational models. He highlights the 811K as a featured offering in this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
C. W. Walker
Mr. Walker
Leamons Visits Bodare Community Friends
Walter W. Leamons spent Wednesday in the Bodare community where he called on J. F. Ragsdale S. P. Bennett J. D. Buster and other friends. He said a trade was made with Mr. Ragsdale and Uncle Joe plans to attend the Copper meeting as if Elder Leamons can keep him awake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter W. Leamons
Bodare
J. F. Ragsdale
S. P. Bennett
J. D. Buster
Mr. Ragsdale
Joe
Copper
Elder Leamons
Barkley Elected Democratic Senate Leader 38 37 Vote
Senator Alien Barkley of Kentucky won the Democratic Senate leadership by 38 to 37 over Senator Harrison of Mississippi. After Harrison’s narrow defeat he moved that Barkley’s election be made unanimous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alien Barkley
Kentucky
Joe Robinson
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Harrison
Barkley
Orphan Home Children Sing at Junction Church
Twenty one singers from the Boles Orphan Home Quinlan Texas will give a song service at Junction Church of Christ Sunday afternoon at three o clock. They are trained singers able to conduct an edifying service. The public is invited to attend. Supper will be served in City Park. Women may bring items by contacting Mrs. Carl Nelms Mrs. K G Durst or Mrs Elgin Deckert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boles
Quinlan
Texas
Junction Church of Christ
Walter W. Leamons
Carl Nelms
K. G. Durst
Elgin Deckert
Lydia
Geo. France
Millie McPeters
A. G. Farmer
Albert Martin
H. G. Duckworth
Century Plant Blossoms Thirteen Years Old In Junction Yard
Cummins Patterson Jr dug up a century plant from the N. C. Patterson yard in Southwest Junction and replanted it by Rocksprings Highway. Now bearing thirteen blooms on an eighteen foot stalk it will die soon, though many sprouts will rise and bloom again about thirteen years hence. Tourists photograph the rare plant drawing hummingbirds and other birds to the cactus sugar nectar atop the tall stem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cummins Patterson, Jr
N. C. Patterson
Southwest Junction
Rocksprings
Harry Patterson
Cummins
Amateur Photographers Club
Chicago
Patterson Yard
Patterson
Arizona
Weather Summary Sees July Heat Peak Then Dips
July opened with a 105 degree high the season's peak, then cooled to the 90s and stayed there until Wednesday when readings hit 103. Night temps mostly in the 60s. Rainfall in Junction for July totaled .69 inch, concentrated on the 9th and 10th, with other areas lacking moisture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction
Mrs Heyman Improves After Illness and Travel Notes
Mrs J A Heyman shows progress from a serious illness though vision remains impaired. Miss Vina Taylor Leroy Taylor and Vernon Kirkpatrick returned Sunday from a two week vacation spanning seven states and Old Mexico. Mrs Ray Steelhammer visits Brady mother and expects to come home today. Mrs Betty Dewees of San Antonio and Mrs Fred Patton of Yoakum visit sister Mrs W W Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Heyman
Vina Taylor
Leroy Taylor
Vernon Kirkpatrick
States
Old Mexico
Ray Steelhammer
Brady
Betty Dewees
San Antonio
Fred Patton
Yoakum
W. W. Allen
Progress on Highway 27 near Junction S L Briley reports
Approximately 100 workers on contract for seven miles of No 27 between the new South Llano bridge and Johnson Fork bridge. All right of way cleared and grading under way. Swatzell and Briley supervise large crews. Dry Creek bridge to start concrete work. opening of the South Llano bridge anticipated. Texas Bithulithic Company building the mammoth South Llano crossing. project cost about 600000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New South Llano Bridge
Johnson Fork
Allhand and Davis
Junction
S. L. Briley
J. P. Swatzell
Swatzell
Dry Creek
Ray Steelhammer
Mammoth
South
Llano
Texas Bithulithic Company
The
Eagle
Community barbecue draws eighty at Cedar Creek dam
Residents along Cedar Creek hosted a Wednesday afternoon and evening barbecue at the dam near the John Taylor home. A hearty supper with trimmings fed about eighty people, with several invited guests from Junction in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Creek
John Taylor
Junction
Mrs Beverly Returns Home After Visit
Mrs H H Beverly returned to her Austin home Sunday after visiting here with her daughter Mrs L D Borden and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Beverly
Austin
L. D. Borden
Visitors from Austin and San Antonio Reach Eldorado
Mr and Mrs A R Spann and Mr and Mrs Leo Brewer visited in San Antonio Wednesday and Thursday this week. Mrs L D Borden and son Lee and Mr and Mrs Claude Cunningham and daughter Beverly Jane of Austin visited relatives at Eldorado Texas the first of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Spann
Leo Brewer
San Antonio
Auction Ring And Goat Sheds For Show Completed
Workmen finished the goat sheds and auction ring at Hill Country Fair Grounds for the Texas Angora Goat Raisers Association Show and Sale tied to the Race Meet and Rodeo August 10 11 and 12. The 36 by 160 foot building holds 72 pens with the ring center stage. Finance committee De Witt Consert J S Farmer and Jack Turner are raising funds. About 25 race horses are at Fair Park awaiting the three day meet. Roy Spiller announces three dances with Mack Rogers Gunter Hotel Orchestra to perform August 10 11 and 12 at the skating rink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill Country Fair
Omer C. Wright
Texas Angora Goat Raisers Association
Hill Country Fair Association
DeWitt Consert
J. S. Farmer
Jack Turner
Fair Park
Roy Spiller
Mack Rogers
Gunter Hotel Orchestra
San Antonio
Revival Services at Bodare Begin July 26
Evangelistic meetings led by Elder Walter W. Leamon will be held for a week starting Monday night July 26 in the Copperas Methodist Church building offered by the Methodist congregation. Services will start at 8 30 and run about forty minutes each night. all who can attend are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bodare
Walter W. Leamons
Copperas
Seamens States
Four O Clock Club Meeting at Mrs Bowers Home
The Four Oclock Club gathered at sponsor Mrs Sam Bowers home Thursday afternoon at four. Members and hostesses enjoyed silhouette making and a planned scavenger hunt by program committee Janice Loeffler Sue Gilliam and Gwendolyn Wright. Guests included Audrey Borden Edwina Longren Janice Loeffier Delphine Allen Sue Gilliam Helen Herring Amy McWright and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Bowers
Janice Loeffler
Sue Gilliam
Gwendolyn Wright
Helen Herring
Amy McWright
Annabelle Becker
Audrey Borden
Edwina Longren
Janice Loeffier
Delphine Allen
Easy Job for a Colored Boy and a Circus Cage Headline
Anecdotes describe a colored man offered steady work by a labor agent in the South and a black mother bragging that her son travels with a circus. The tales set in stark voice highlight racial stereotypes and economic options faced by Black workers and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pe “Henery
Automatic Tax Board Sets Ad Valorem at 49
The Texas automatic tax board cut the school ad valorem rate from 20 to 7 cents while keeping general revenue tax at 35 cents, totaling 49 cents with Confederate pensions. The move, supported by Governor Allred and Comptroller Sheppard, faced opposition from the Texas State Teachers Association. The setup anticipates about $2 million in school textbook purchases and a $20 per capita scholastic apportionment, amid concerns of a school fund surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Automatic Tax Board
Comptroller’s Department
James V. Allred
George H. Sheppard
Texas State
Charley Lockhart
Attorney General's Department
Allred
Board of Education
Comptroller
Fleming grandchildren visit brady kin enjoy fishing and hunting
Mr and Mrs J S Fleming host grandchildren Jack Carson Elsie Burt Carson and Margaret Ann Carson from Brady. The youths learn fishing and hunting while Elsie Burt shoots a squirrel from a tall pecan tree. They swim in cool Liano waters as all celebrate a joyful visit.
Ladies Bible Class Studies Acts 15 16 at Junction Church
The Junction Church of Christ Ladies Bible Class discussed Acts chapters 15 and 16 at Monday’s meeting. They plan a soap donation for an orphan home and noted several members in attendance.
Local Notes on Visits and Travel
Gene Jones returned Tuesday from Kerrville where he received hospital treatment. Miss Elveryne McFarland of Snyder was the house guest of Miss Betty Summers last week. Mr and Mrs L R Hodges and family motored to Del Rio Sunday to visit Mrs Hodges mother Mrs E B Quick a and Mrs Rowland Martin. A little daughter Shirley White of Menard was a guest here last week. Mrs Otto Oxford of Sonora is visiting her mother Mrs M E Highsmith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Jones
Kerrville
Elveryne McFarland
Snyder
Betty Summers
Mrs. L. R. Hodges
del Rio
Rowland Martin
Shirley White
Menard
Otto Oxford
Sonora
M. E. Highsmith
Archery Demonstration At Courthouse Lawn Saturday
Elbert Wheeler, Camp Pioneer archery instructor, will demonstrate archery on the courthouse lawn Saturday at four o clock. Novelty shooting by teeth pulling bowstring will be shown and a short talk on bow records by prominent archers will feature the event. Attendance invited for all interested in archery and Camp Pioneer activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert Wheeler
Camp Pioneer
Courthouse Lawn
Wheeler
Winship
Subscriptions Renewals Honor Roll Noted
Several renewal subscriptions and one new one arrived this week with prompt payment praised. Names on the honor roll include Lewis Coleman and Astor Wallace of Junction and several Brady Blanco and other area residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Coleman
Junction
M. E. Highsmith
Fletcher Gardner
R. W
Local residents share travel and farming updates from Junction
O H Pearl and son D F Pearl visited Junction as they report a tractor plowing record of 8 5 acres in two days. He farms 300 acres with 130 in cotton and keeps feed crops watermelons fruits and vegetables. Mrs E O Bode returned from visits in New Braunfels Houston and other points. The Pearces plan a Missouri vacation. Mrs Otis Wharton and Patsy Anne returned to San Marcos after visiting Frank Bissett and family. Roy Skaggs left for Kentucky North Carolina Virginia and Ohio on an extended trip. A California sister joins Kentucky meeting relatives in Ohio and other states after 22 years. Rev Thomas J Bradley returned from Kerrville where he was with the Western Texas Presbytery faculty. Junction church members Billie Riley John Herring Bob Hardeman and Billy Allen attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. Pearl and Son
D. F
London
Junction
Pearl
Roy Skaggs
Kentucky
North Carolina
Virginia
Ohio
California
Self
Thomas J. Bradley
Kerrville
Western Texas Presbytery
Billie Riley
John Herring
Bob Hardeman
Billy Allen
Junction Church
Propaganda Policy Seeks Russian Domestic News Control
Government tightens media rules claiming to protect citizens while critics say it curbs independent reporting. Authorities emphasize state narratives in domestic outlets and restrict foreign press access amid tensions with international media.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
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A. & M. College
Orphan Home
Church of Christ
Weather Report
Sexovia
Haliex Progress
United States
Mack Rogers Orchestra
Irvin S$. Cobb
By Irvin S. Cobb
Charlie Lockhart
Ladies Bible Class
Archer
E. O. Bode
New Braunfels
Houston
Otis Wharton
Patsy Anne
San Marcos
Frank Bissett
Bissett
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