Kimble Boys in Service Weekly News Update
The Junction Eagle reports on local service members with parents urged to mail post cards noting rating and branch. Corporal Joe Eckert, at Fort Bliss, visited his parents. Fred Bierschwale, son of Harp er residents, promoted to corporal in California. Mrs. Darrel Smith and Bobbie visited a husband in Providence. Pfe Frank C. Dagen departed for Camp Matthews in San Diego for engineering training as his wife visited from Refugio. 1st Lt Tom Hardeman, son of Ward and Mrs. Hardeman, earned silver wings after training since December 1942 at Columbus Army Flying School in Miss.
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The
Junction Eagle
Ust
Fred Bierschwale
Fred Bierschwale, Sr
Harper
California
Pfe
Frank C. Dagen
Camp Matthews
San _ Diego
Calif
San Diego
Refugio
Texas
Tom Hardeman
Ward Hardeman
Columbus Army
Columbus
Miss
Kimble County Soldiers at Camp Roberts Named
Local note lists Kimble County youths serving in the U S Armed Forces with ranks and unit details. Cpl Sam Stegall Co D 77th Inf Training Battalion. Pfc Luke Murr Co D 89th Inf Training Battalion. Privates Howard Ragsdill Cecil Holekamp Wilburn Nethery Billy Allen Co D 81st Inf Privates Velmer Smith Jesus Torres Co A 76th Inf Training Battalion. Privates Albert Martinez Jr James F Broyles Jr Fane Burt Co B 76th Inf Training Battalion.
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Kimble County
U. S
Camp Roberts
Junction Eagle
Sam Stegall
Inf
Luke Murr
Howard E. Ragsdill
Cecil M. Holekamp
Wilburn Nethery
Billy Allen
Velmer F. Smith
Jesus Torres
Albert Martinez, Jr
James F. Broyles, Jr
Fane L. Burt
Mrs Roy Backues Catches 31 Pound Catfish
Mrs Roy Backues nee Aleen Hodges caught a 31 pound catfish Monday night. She previously hauled a 60 pound fish last season. She arrived from Abilene where her husband is stationed at Camp Barkeley to visit and show she still knows how to catch the big ones.
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Roy Backues
Aleen Hodges
Abilene
Camp Barkeley
Hill Country Billy Sale Angora Goats Set for August
Hill Country Fair Association schedules the Seventh Annual Hill Country Billy Sale for August 13 and 14 at Junctions fairgrounds. Nelson Johnson to conduct the auction with a top roster of registered Angora yearling billies from breeders including Arch Allison F M Bierschwale G A Bonner C F Briggs Camp family Sam Cooper M A Cowsert Arthur Davis Bob Davis H C Dutton Claude Haley R Q Landers Guy Munn Charles Orr W S Orr C D Pepper John Powell Mrs James Prentice J B Reagan Richardson and Gulley Harold Schwiening and other consignors. Sale starts at 9 30 AM daily.
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Harold Schwiening
Hill Country Fair
Junction
Sam Fr . Cooper
Bill Orr
Jack Turner
Marvin Cowsett
Joe M. Gardner
G. A. Bonner
Arch Allison
F. M. Bierschwale
C. F. Briggs
C. J. Camp
Melvin Camp
Sam Cooper
M. A. Cowsert
Arthur Davis
Bob Davis
H. C. Dutton
Claude Haley
R. Q. Landers
Guy Munn
Charles Orr
W. S. Orr
C. D. Pepper
John Powell
James Prentice
J. B. Reagan
Richardson and Gulley
H. R. Sites
Marvin Skaggs
Merton Skaggs
Brooks Sweeten
M. D. Taylor
Cemetery Aid to Meet With Mrs John R Martin
The Junction Cemetery Aid will meet with Mrs John R Martin at four o clock Thursday afternoon July 29. Some important matters will come before the meeting and a full attendance is desired. Jesse Parker is reported ill in a San Antonio hospital.
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Junction Cemetery Aid
John R. Martin
Jesse Parker
San Antonio
Last Day To Sign School Transfers In Kimble County
Parents must file transfer blanks in the County Judge's office by Saturday night to move children between Kimble County districts. County Superintendent L R Hodges notes in Junction Eagle. blanks available in the Judge’s office. requires reasons for transfer. applies where a district lacks schools.
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Kimble
L. R. Hodges
Junction Eagle
Gilbert couple welcomed an 80 pound son on Saturday
Mr and Mrs G G Gilbert are the parents of an 80 pound son born on Saturday July 24. Miss Joy Lee Millard of Raymondville and Miss Myrtle Wyley of Ingram visited their uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs George H Delano over the weekend.
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G. G. Gilbert
Joy Lee Millard
Raymondville
Myrtle Wyley
Ingram
George H. Delano
Delaines Rams Gather for Junction Sale at Hill Country Fair
At noon on Wednesday 69 registered Delaines rams are penned at Hill Country Fair Grounds in Junction. Trucks arrive hourly bringing top Delaines for the sale on Friday with more than 200 animals expected by Friday morning. Breeders seeking better Delaines will find them in the sale on July 0.
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Hill Country Fair
Junction
Two Junction Boys Earn Lone Star Farmer Degrees
At the V A Conference in San Angelo Area II ranked second in Texas for Lone Star degrees. Worth Whitworth and Carleton Bierschwabe led 23 Lone Star and five American Farmer degrees applied this year. Congressman O C Fisher spoke on wartime vocational agriculture and FRA strength. A W Browning was hospitalized in Kerrville.
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Two Junction Boys
Lone Star Farmer
F. M. McElroy
V-A
Junction
Eden
W. E. Williams
Abilene
Texas
Worth Whitworth
Walton Whitworth
Carlton Bierschwale
F. M. Bierschwabe
O. C. Fisher
Revival Services At Junction Baptist Church
Revival services in progress at Junction Baptist Church with Rev. Perry Evans of Fort Worth preaching daily at 10:00 am and 8:45 pm. Crowds grow nightly as Evans delivers strong sermons. Rev. Harral A. Hall leads the singing. Services run through next Wednesday August 4 with special Sunday events. D. F. Snead and his nephew John Billup of Rockwall are visiting and fishing.
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Baptist Church
Junction Baptist Church
Perry Evans
Fort Worth
Brother Evans
Harral A. Hall
D. F. Snead
John Billup
Rockwall
Texas
Hal B. Snead
Adams Son Enlists for Field Artillery Training
Private Elbert M. Adams son of Mr and Mrs Dave Adams enlisted in the U S Army on December 12 1942 at Fort Sam Houston Texas but was sent to Fort Sill Oklahoma for basic training in the Field Artillery About four weeks ago he was transferred to Camp Gordon Georgia where he continues his training He is one of three Adams sons serving their country.
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Albert Andrews
J. M. Andrews
Dave Adams
Air Corps
Fort Sam Houston
Sheppard Field
Chanute Field
Savannah
Robbins Field
Georgia
Lawrence C. Adams
D. D
U. S. Armed Forces
Army Air Corps
Fort San Houston
San Antonio
Texas
Greenville
Mississippi
Elbert M. Adams
U. S. Army
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Camp Gordon
Granver Estes Adams
U. S. Air Corps
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Ellington Field
Houston
Delaines Prepare for Second Annual Ram Sale in Junction
Delaine breeders in Kimble County and across the Hill Country ready their flocks for the Second Annual Delaine Ram Sale to be held in Junction on July 30. The Texas Delaine Merino Record Association counts 130 Texas members as the breed remains strong since its early 1880s importation.
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Junction
Kimble County
Hill Country
Texas
George Johanson
Brady Valley
Clyde Glimp
Lometa
Roy Murr
J. N. Bridges
Talpa
L. P. Clark
Okalla
G. A. Glimp
Burnet
Geo. H. Johanson
Brady
Frank Kimbrough
Salado
L. A. Roeder
Fredericksburg
R. A. Mannings
Pearl
Ira McDonald
Eldorado
Walter Hurd
L. W. Wittenburg
Vacation Bible School Planned At Methodist Church
Plans for a Vacation Bible School at the Methodist Church during August 8 to 14 invite all community children. Activities include Bible study singing worship and play with Mrs Geo B McCrary directing beginners Mrs Mattie Patterson guiding primary and Mrs Frank Hubbell supervising older children.
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The
Methodist Church
Geo. B. McCrary
Mattie Patterson
Frank Hubbell
Murr Church Sells Ram for Red Cross Auction
The Murr Church of Christ donated a Delaine ram to the local Red Cross chapter. The ram will be auctioned at the Delaine Ram Sale on Friday July 30 at the Hill Country Fair Grounds. Roy Murr Register and the Murr family have long specialized in Delaine sheep.
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Roy Murr
Kimble County
America
Hill Country Fair
Murr Church of Christ
American Red Cross
Hill Country Fair Grounds
Murr
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Darrel Smith
Bobbie
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Hill Country Fair Association
Nelson Johnson
Seaton Prentice
Cemetery Aid
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Delaine Breeder
Delaines
Junction High School
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A. W. Browning
Kerrville General Hospital
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