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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1955
Page
1
May notes report Bill Oliver planting corn near a terrace amid rains that brought a bumper crop of roasting ears. Mary Haile delivered some to the office while Kathy proclaims the corn luscious.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Vierling will leave Saturday for their Baltimore home after a two week visit with their father Mrs. G W Vierling senior and brothers G W Vierling Jr and O L Vierling and their families.
Sally Kathryn Norris celebrated her first birthday with calls to wish her a happy birthday. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Norris.
Miss Judy Kothmann and Miss Jenna McLendon are house guests of Miss Linda Fay Stevensot in Austin this week.
Mrs. H. L. Howard came back Friday after a two week stay at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wee W. Tumlinson in San Antonio. Mrs. Howard and Mrs. Tumlinson are sisters.
Funeral services for Miss Sara Ann Lavada Spruell 72 were held Monday at 2 p.m. at London Community Hall with Walter W. Leamons officiating. Burial followed in Little Saline cemetery. A Mason County native born November 7 1882 she died in Abilene Saturday. Survivors include four brothers Will Coolidge Ariz Charles Long Beach Calif Ollie Abilene and John London and one sister Mrs Lon Dragoo Coolidge Ariz.
The Eagle debuts The Book Eternal, a four column panel Biblical pictorial feature. It begins with creation and will cover the entire Bible, offering good clean reading for all ages and potential classroom use. Readers are invited to send feedback.
Mr and Mrs A G Farmer returned Thursday from Austin where they had been visiting relatives while Mr Farmer attended to business.
The son born to Mr and Mrs Jack Amnon in the Ma son hospital on Tuesday July 19 is named Stephen Lewis. He weighed 6 pounds 14 ounces. Welcoming him are a brother Walter and a sister Gayle. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs L A Ivy of London and Mr and Mrs Le on Biggs of Conroe.
Mr and Mrs Edward G Cotter announce the birth of a daughter Elizabeth Elaine on Monday July 18 in Province town Pa weighing 6 pounds 6 ounces The mother is Charlene Ross of Junction Grandparents are Mrs Charles Ross of Junction and Mr and Mrs Ed Cotter of Chelsea NY
A second daughter, Janet Kay, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lee W. Tumlinson in San Antonio on Saturday, July 2. The couple’s first child is 18 month old Rebecca Joyce. Grandparents are C. F. Chenault of San Marcos and Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Tumlinson of San Antonio.
Prolonged rain falls keep Kimble County wet with scattered totals from various reports. CAA station chief Robert Met notes current rainfall likely equals or exceeds total for 1954. Readings include .03 Tuesday evening and around one half inch in Bear Creek, with .20 recorded by W L Millsap on North Llano and about .5 inch near Rocksprings road. A 7:30 p.m. Sunday shower added .03 inches while CAA noted a half inch at C W Henderson’s site. Hagood grain fields saw two heavy showers and Bear Creek area logged one to two inches between Skaggs ranch and Aldie Murr ranch.
Seven rifles and ammunition stolen from Chester Simon's Gulf Station last Thursday were recovered in Llano. Two South Texas youths, an 11 and a 16 year old, were taken into custody and returned to custody the next day. A 16 year old faced a 750 dollar bond in a Justice court with a County Court hearing set for August 3. The youths claimed innocence regarding 30-30 rifles left missing.
Hubert Brewster was installed as vice commander of the 21st District of the American Legion and Mrs. Brewster as president of the 21st District Auxiliary during the state convention in San Antonio. The installation occurred at convention headquarters in the Gunter Hotel. Rita Breaux of Beaumont conducted Auxiliary installation at the Plaza Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Brewster were in San Antonio from Friday to Sunday. Guy Munn and Walter Savage attended the Sunday sessions.
Mr and Mrs C B Chenault traveled from San Marcos for a weekend visit with Mr and Mrs Adolph Burrier Judge W R Burrier and Mr and Mrs Blake Chenault along with Jimmy and Billy.
Supt. John A. Long reports 93 468 bottles of milk served in the school cafeteria last term and estimates about 90 percent of eating children drank milk over the past two years. He says children are encouraged to drink more milk and expresses satisfaction with the rise.
A produce van from Zero Refrigerated Lines, loaded with California fruit en route to San Antonio, caught fire about 1 am a mile east of the Ft. Terrett store. Tires burned, one wheel was damaged, and the van sustained a hole. Fire reached at 2:20 and was extinguished by Junction Volunteer Fire Department after a slow alarm response.
Funeral services for 75 year old Lee R Murchison who ranched the Junction Menard highway were held Wednesday at 3 p.m. from the Menard funeral home chapel. Burial was in Pioneer Rest Cemetery. Murchison died at his home Tuesday morning after an eight month illness. He moved to Menard County in 1879 at age 12 and worked in the Murchison Grocery and Dry Goods Store before ranching. He was among the first Hill Country ranchers to stock sheep and served nine years as Precinct One commissioner. He was a long time member of the Menard Masonic Blue Lodge and the Texas Sheep Goat Raisers Association. He married Leona Ellis in 1902. Survivors include his widow, two daughters, two sons, a sister, a brother, seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Clay Maddux, Mike, Willie, Lee and Jerry Murchison, Jack Wilkinson, James McAllister and Clarence White.
The fifth Sunday meeting of the Kimble Menard Singing Convention will be held Sunday July 31 at the Baptist Church in Hext. Mrs Hugh Spinks, secretary, says the program starts at 2 30 p m.
Mr Guss Bannow and Mrs Bannow with Ruby and Kenneth are spending today in Del Rio. This social note places the Bannows and their companions in the Texas city for a day call or outing.
Marshall McCleary longtime Junction High English teacher and tennis coach resigns to take the same role at Victoria Junior College. His wife Mrs. McCleary will teach English at Victoria Junior High. They buy a home near the college and junior high. The family, from Corpus Christi twenty years ago, will be missed for civic work and coaching.
Mrs Eddie Creel announces the opening of Pals N Gals for children up to seven years and boys up to ten at 511 College Street across from the courthouse. Opening day is next Monday Aug 1 at 9 am with Mrs Carlton Massie assisting.
Visiting speakers will be on both morning and afternoon programs at the Pentecostal Church this Sunday. Services begin at 10 a.m. and 1 30 p.m. A basket dinner will be served in Adjunct Park at Flat Rock Crossing. In the evening the church hosts a community service sponsored by the Men's Bible Class. The public is invited.
Mr and Mrs Willie B Whitehead of Del Rio spent Thursday with Mr and Mrs C T Holekamp. They also called on Mr Whiteheads uncle John R Martin and Mrs Martin.
The Tri-River District Swim Meet in Concho Valley outcomes qualified three local boys and two teams for the Aug 6 Concho Valley Meet. Don Lewis won the 25 yard breast stroke in Boy Scouts while Explorers Donald Dunbar and Ken Craven won 25 yard elementary back stroke and 25 yard breast stroke respectively. Junction teams and individual swimmers dominated, with Troop 20’s 100 yard freestyle relay and the Explorer relay and medley relay taking top spots.
Salk vaccine for the second polio rounds arrived Monday and will be administered Tuesday afternoon at Wiedeman Clinic starting 1 30 p m. Health Officer DeJ Wiedeman urges early arrival to use all vaccine, stating advantages far outweigh any disadvantages. The Eli Lilly prepared vaccine is the same as before with no unsatisfactory reactions reported.
Funeral services for Mrs. A da Kirk 73 of Hillsboro were held at the Marshall and Marshall Funeral Home with burial in Hillsboro cemetery beside her husband who died in 1950. A Tennessee native born Oct 6 1881 she lived in Texas over 60 years and was a Church of Christ member for 55 years. Survivors include four sons four daughters 12 grandchildren and a brother. Pallbearers included local men with out-of-town attendees from Junction Grand Prairie Dallas Houston and Baltimore notes.
J. S. Farmer of the Farm Credit Board was guest speaker at annual meetings of Production Credit Associations in Marfa Houston and Jasper last week. Traveling alone he left the ranch Monday and returned Saturday evening.
Miss Sue Dandridge of Austin is visiting in the Chester Kirk home.
Presbyterian Church hosts Daily Vacation Bible School August 15 with registration for children. Workers meet at 9:00 AM Saturday at the church with Mrs W E Alen to plan handiwork. Classes run 9 to 11 AM Monday through Friday guided by directors Mrs Gene Jones and Mrs Carlton Massie, with Mrs Tom Hardeman in charge of refreshments.
Rotary lunch July 28 at 12 15 p m with Frank Mc Farland of A M Friday July 29 Library Story Hour 10 a m Double header with Eden Little League 7 p m Pony League 8 30 p m Saturday July 30 Presbyterian Bible School registration 9 a m Sunday July 31 Community Service Pentecostal Church 8 p m Pentecostal services 11 a m and 1 30 p m Monday Aug 1 Presbyterian Bible School Aug 1 5 9 to 11 a m Legion Post Installation 8 p m Legion Auxiliary Meeting 7 30 p m Little League 8 p m Tuesday Aug 2 Polio vaccinations 1 30 p m
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