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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1943
Page
4
Local notes report visits and travel among towns including London Mason Boerne and San Angelo. Several families welcome new babies and attend graduations while others relocate. Recent rains uplift country with victory gardens growing.
The family expresses sincere gratitude to those who aided during the illness and death of husband and father W O Brown. They particularly thank Dr Keyser and the nurses for their tireless care and comforting sympathy and floral offerings from Mrs W O Brown and Family.
The notice outlines valid periods for Sugar-Coupon No. 13 five pounds from June 1 to August 15 and Can ning Sugar-Coupons 15 16 through Oct 31 1943. Coffee-Stamp No. 24 covers one pound from May 31 to June 30 and Blue stamps from Book 2 run April 24 to June 7. Gasoline A book coupons run May 22 to July 21 with tire inspection deadlines.
Dorothy Reynolds and others organized a May 25 blood donation trip aiding wounded service members. Thirty two people rode in donated cars with listed volunteers and fund contributors, and a next trip is planned. Watch Junction Eagle for announcements.
A Junction group organized a Red Cross Home Nursing Course to begin May 31 in the grand jury room with Miss Esther Roettinger noting enrollment could top 30 with an assistant. Mrs. W A Jacob volunteered to allow more entries, and 24 hours of instruction are required.
Readers are urged to send news on Monday and Tuesday with late items on Wednesday morning. Miss Audrey Borden returns home from Teachers College in Denton after a year at school. Mrs. Ella Wilson of Austin San Antonio and Carrizo Springs visited Junction this week.
Scout Troop 20 of Junction plans Camp Fawcett from June 20 to 27 with 25 counties represented. The program includes camp craft, scoutcraft, first aid, aquatic activities, physical conditioning, mobility, and orderly movement. Scoutmaster Frank Hubbell joins Aquatic School at Camp Tom D. Wooten. An overnight prep camp for Troop 20 is set for May 14 at the Scout Hall with supper and one breakfast.
The Roosevelt School barbecue featured meat and serving as women prepared cakes and salads. Rev. Lewis Wilkins urged guests to enjoy the gathering over speeches, marking it as one of the year's outstanding informal meetings. Miss Eunice Goodall leads the school, with trustees J A Parker Will Allison Morris Marr Wilburn Gardner and C W Fox.
Readers are asked to watch the Junction Eagle for the schedule of Dr. FE H Ankerson of San Antonio as he visits Junction for glass fitting. He stays at the Las Lomas Hotel twice a month and will return Friday June 11th.
Norman Clay Holland, a 1943 high school graduate, received a gospel minister license at a Baptist Church conference on Sunday May 30. The license affirmed his call to preach as he prepares at Hardin Simmons University Abilene for four years of college and three to five years seminary. Dr and Mrs J Holt Smith accompanied their daughter to Abilene for the summer term.
Mrs. T. A. Hibdon traveled back to La Pryor Wednesday following a visit with her daughter Mrs. Blake Chenault and family. Mr. Hibdon accompanied her. Mrs. L. H. Jetton also returned with them for a visit.
Miss Esther T. Roettinger of the American Red Cross visited Junction this week to meet local chairmen and review chapters. She attended the Red Cross Nursing Course opening in the courthouse, sponsored by the Bear Creek Study Club, noting Kimble County’s active Red Cross work and headquarters reports.
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