Junction FFA Boys Attend State FFA Meeting
Junction FFA delegates attended the Eleventh Annual FFA Convention in Temple Texas and returned energized for local work. Highlights include a downtown parade with 2000 Texas boys, area and state outstanding boys, Lone Star Chapter honors, radio broadcasts, and the Lone Star Banquet with notable speakers. Junction boys K Cowsert Kennon Stapp were among 139 to receive State Farmer Degrees. Houston named next convention city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction
FFA
Temple
Texas
Texas Ffa
Joe Rawlings
Bronte
K. Consert
Boyd
Divide
Henry Stence
Lorenzo
Lone Star
Croblyton
Alpine
Area II
K. Cowsert
Kennon Stapp
Ranch Country
L. A. Woods
Robert A. Manire
J. B. Rutland
Houston
Two Junction
W. W. Gregory
Veteran Ranchman Dies At Home In Coleman County
Relatives of Fogg Coffey of Coleman County attended his funeral in Paint Rock last Friday. Interment followed in Concho cemetery. Coffey, born in 1863 in Weatherford, Texas, was a Baptist and Odd Fellows member. a famed cattleman who ran sheep on the open range and lived much of his life on the Colorado River. His brother John Coffey of Kimble County is named among the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fogg Coffey
Coleman County
Paint Rock
Concho
Weatherford
Parker County
Texas
Odd Fellows Lodge
Colorado River
Coffey
Kimble County School Board to Meet August 7
The Kimble County school board will convene at 2 p m on Monday August 7 at the courthouse. Items include appointing trustees filling vacancies classifying schools and entering contracts with bus drivers. Read the official notice by the secretary elsewhere in the Eagle.
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Kimble County
Fishin s gettin better on North Llano catfish tale
Street corner fishing has been poor but wetting hooks yielded good catches in the past two weeks. George Strong and rancher Edward Whittle caught a 29 pound yellow catfish near the Falls on North Llano last Thursday, with others reporting similar hauls.
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George Strong
Edward Whittle
Edwards County
North
Llano
City Clean-Up Week Set for July 31 to August 5
Kimble County Chamber of Commerce and fair officials announce City Clean-Up Week from July 31 to August 5 to prepare for Hill Country Races Rodeo and Goat and Sheep Sales on August 15 16. C A Schraub says July 31 and August 1 will be intensive cleanup days with city trucks collecting rubbish from streets.
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Kimble County
C. A .Schraub
Junction
Local two year old race spotlight at Hill Country Meet
Attention centers on the two year old race at the Hill Country Rodeo and Race Meet. Entrants include the DeWitt Consort entry Willie Collins, a brown filly from Aubrey Hill ranch, Sherman McWright's bay, H E Wrights' red sorrel colt, Cardwell ranch's sorrel Lomatation, and Walton Whitworth's well broke entry. The field covers several Junction territory sections and the distance is a quarter mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction Territory
DeWitt Consort
Willie Collins
Aubrey Hill Ranch
Sherman McWright
H. E. Wrights
Cardwell Ranch
Walton Whitworth
Oklahoma Man Chosen to Head Junction Band
W H Hall of Stillwater Oklahoma was elected director of the Junction School Band at a special board meeting. Hall will succeed Edwin Gamble who leaves for a position in San Antonio Texas. Gamble directed the band for three years and Hall plans to return around August 1 to prepare for the Hill Country Race Meet and Rodeo August 15 to 17.
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W. H. Hall
Stillwater
Oklahoma
Junction School
Board of Trustees
W. L. Allen
Hall
Oklahoma A. & M
Edwin Gamble
Alamo Heights
San Antonio
Gamble
McClatchy Family Plans Visit After Corpus Christi Trip
Mr and Mrs Cecil McClatchy and son Tommie of Hobbs New Mexico visit Mr and Mrs Tom Jones and Mr and Mrs Lemuel Jones returning from a trip to Corpus Christi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil McClatchy
Tommie
Hobbs, New Mexico
Tom Jones
Lemuel Jones
Corpus Christi
Texas Angora Goat Raisers elects officers at Lampasas sale
The 19th annual TAGRA show and sale closed after a three day session in Lampasas. C A Pepper of San Antonio was elected president with Marvin Skaggs of Junction and Arthur Davis as vice presidents and J R Stewart reelected secretary treasurer. Kimble county members, including Marvin Skaggs and Joe Gardner, will serve on the board. Sale results were below last year’s average. The 17th and 18th TAGRA shows occurred at Junction with the Hill Country Fair Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Angora Goat Raisers Association
Lampasas
Uvalde
C. A. Pepper
San Antonio
Marvin Skaggs
Junction
Arthur Davis
J. R. Stewart
Joe Gardner
Kimble County
Jack Turner
O. J. Camp
Auldie Murr
Milton Watters
Terry Jetton
Roy Murr
Seaton Prentice
Prentice
Hill Country Fair Association
Local Council Of Church Women Set Meeting For Monday
The Local Council Of Church Women will meet Monday July 31 at 4 00 pm at Junction Baptist Church. The program theme How We May Encourage Christianity in our Community will be led by Mrs R H Loeffler with discussions on The Ten Commandments Applicable to our Daily Lives and a devotional by Mrs Loeffler.
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Council of Church Women
Junction Baptist Church
R. H. Loeffler
James J. Kellam
H. G. Hubert
George Strong Takes Over D. T. Whittle Ranch Lease
George Strong leased the D. T. Whittle ranch on North Llano and bought all the stock. Mr. Whittle, long a Kimble county rancher, left last Thursday for Edwards county to live with his son Edward, quitting active work due to failing health and advanced years.
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George Strong
D. T. Whittle
North
Llano
Mr. Whittle
Kimble County
Edwards County
Edward
Mr. Strong
Nixes Welcome Daughter Birth in July
Mr and Mrs Joe Nix announce the birth of a little daughter on July 25. Mrs Vashti Taylor returned from San Antonio after an operation on Tuesday July 15.
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Joe Nix
Vashti Taylor
San Antonio
Calf roping match set at Hill Country Rodeo in West Texas
Two 17 year old girls from Ozona and Canada will duel in calf roping at the Hill Country Race Meet and Rodeo August 15 16 and 17 with three calves per day and a 100 purse. Miss Owens weighs 115 pounds and Miss Yakley 102 while Sydna Yakley rides a Cinnamon horse.
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West Texas
Omer C. Wright
Margaret Owens
Tom Owens
Ozona
E. E. Bolt
Junction
Lydna Yakley
Wright
Miss Yakley
Sonny Boy
Sydna
America
Fort Worth
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Spur
Margaret
Midland
Big Lake
Miss Owens
Cardwell Derby Set for First Day of Race Meet
The quarter mile Cardwell ranch derby will feature Cardwell ranch horses including Hilltop Nita Jo and Chick eny from Houston. O W Cardwell posts eighty dollar purse with standard meet percentages. Jockeys Ruth and Mary Cardwell among expected riders in a race fans may see again. Prep trials run Saturday July 29 and the following Wednesday and Saturday at four o clock staged by Willie Collins and Cardwell for private fun.
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Cardwell Ranch
Houston
Chicaro
Little Jenny
Nita Jo
Hilltop
Willie Mier
Sonora
Bonnie Eva
Skeyter
O. W. Cardwell
Ruth
Mary Cardwell
Willie Collins
Mr and Mrs A G Lee Leave on Annual Vacation
Mr and Mrs A G Lee and daughter Elizabeth Ann depart Tuesday for their regular annual vacation, marking a family worldly trip and travel plans.
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A. G. Lee
Elizabeth Ann
Yard Beautifull Entries Should Be Listed Now
Garden Club sponsors the Yard Beautiful Contest set for August 12. Entries are received by Mrs. C. T Holekamp Mrs. C. A Schraub or Mrs. N C Tulloss. Out of town judges will judge on August 12 across four classes from indefinite, two year, one year, and spring started gardens.
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Garden Club
C. T. Holekamp
C. A. Schraub
N C .Tulloss
Edwin Gamble Returns Home to El Reno After Junction Visit
Edwin Gamble came back to his home in El Reno Oklahoma after visiting in Junction at the start of the week.
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Edwin Gamble
el Reno
Oklahoma
Junction
Galveston Scouts Camp at Llano Over Week
Forty four Bay Area Council scouts with Martin Deleery camp on South Llano grounds this week. Fire Chief Powell and department demo diving helmet. J T Swanson and Mark McLean tour McLean Preserve to view wildlife. Rotary luncheon program by Deleery and scouts. Planned visits to Camp Pioneer Johnson Fork and Bear Creek 1.7 Ranch. Chamber barbecue tonight. Junction troop hosts organize water distribution. Deleery family remains in Junction for the week.
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Bay Area Council
Galveston
Texas
Boy Scout
South Llano
Martin E. Deleery
Chamber of Commerce
Leon R. Powell
J. T. Swanson
Mark McLean
McLean
Deleery
Rotary Club
Methodist Church Annex
Pioneer
Johnson Fork
Bear Creek
Junction
Lois Reeves
Edward J
Marion
Dorris
Mrs. Deleery
Hom-Ond Food Store Set to Open August First
The Bissett Grocery and Market will operate as Bissett's HOM-OND Food Store starting August 1. Owner F S Bissett has run in groceries 28 years and says cash sales and a switch to a cash only system will save customers ten to twelve percent on food. Delivery will end and the ad on page four explains the change and lists some daily specials.
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Bissett Grocery and Market
F. S. Bissett
Bissett
Mrs Noble Jobes Accepts Segovia Teaching Post
Mrs Noble Jobes, attending Southwest Texas State Teachers College in San Marcos, accepted a teaching position at Segovia school for the next term starting September. She succeeds Mrs Wayne A Sears who resigned after her re election. Mr Sears will resume as principal in the fall.
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Noble Jobes
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
San Marcos
Segovia School
Wayne A. Sears
Sears
Holekamp couple learn Cecil Martin reached Philadelphia
A wire from Cecil Martin to Mr and Mrs C T Holekamp says he arrived in Philadelphia after a pleasant boat trip from Houston. He plans to stay in Philadelphia and New York for a week and will return home by water in about a week. nearby visitors include Mr and Mrs C F Hamer and son Clifford and Miss Minnie Hamer in Corpus Christi. Mrs John L Jones is ill at home in San Antonio and Mr and Mrs Tom Jones visited her.
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C. T. Holekamp
Cecil Martin
Philadelphia
Houston
New York
Wee Eer
John L. Jones
San Antonio
Tom Jones
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Junction Lad
Goat
J. C. Reynolds
D. L. Williams
N. C. Tulloss
Weaver H. Baker
Astor Wallace
Austin Durst
Dorothy Westmoreland
Sydna Yakley
Hom-Ond
Segovia
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