Robert Real Dies at 74 on Kerr County Ranch
Robert Real 74 longtime Kerr County ranch foreman and former Live Oak Ranch supervisor died Friday afternoon June 18 at his ranch home. He served as vice president of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association until ill health, and was a political influence in the area. Survivors include four brothers Julius Walter Arthur of Kerr County and Charles of Austin, a sister Mrs Matilda Ingenhuett of New York City. Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Saturday at Real Cemetery with Judge O S Lattimore and other local figures presiding.
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Robert Real
Kerr County
Live Oak
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association
Capt
Charles Schriener
Rocksprings
Harper
Mountain Home
Sonora
Real
Julius
Walter
Arthur
Charles
Austin
Matilda Ingenhuett
New York City
Real Cemetery
O. S. Lattimore
Court of Criminal Appeals
Coke R. Stevenson
Junction
S. E. Thompson
The
State Medical Association
Kerrville
Baptists Gather for Two Week Revival Ends Sunday
Dr. W. Y. Pond leads a Baptist Revival with daily messages at 10 in the morning and eight in the evening. About 20 people have joined the church. The baptismal time is not set. The meeting ends Sunday with Pond delivering the closing address. The pastor invites all to attend and singers to help with music.
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W. Y. Pond
Pond
Texas
May Texas Business Lures Failures Decline Sharply
Commercial failures in Texas during May fell sharply with eight failures, down from seventeen in April and eighteen in May 1936. Liabilities dropped to $23,000 total, a 93.7 percent decline from April and 81 percent from a year ago, with average liability per failure near $3,000.
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Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Leamons Preaches to Large Ivy Sunday Audience
Elder Walter W. Leamons preached to a large Ivy Sunday night crowd. Visitors included Gid Vick of London Mr and Mrs Allen Bishop Mr and Mrs Chester Bannowsky Miss Novene Baylor of Cleo K G Durst and family and Miss Austin Durst of Junction. Many Ivy residents planned to attend the protracted Teacup meeting.
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Ivy
Walter W. Leamons
Gid Vick
London
Allen Bishop
Chester Bannowsky
Novene Baylor
Cleo
K. G. Durst
Austin Durst
Junction
Teacup
Eastern Star Officers Installed In June Ceremony
At a June 17 called meeting of the local Eastern Star chapter, officers for the ensuing year were installed. Installing officer Mrs. Cleve Stephen was aided by Miss Austin Durst as marshal and Rev. Thomas J. Bradley as chaplain, with a long list of officers including Mrs. Hydie Felps as Worthy Matron and Mr. C. W. Walker as Worthy Patron.
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The
Eastern Star
Cleve Stephen
Austin Durst
John Phillips
Thomas J. Bradley
Hydie Felps
C. W. Walker
Worthy Paron
Bess Cavaness
Walter Buck
Stella Cavaness
Katie Wilson
Ella Simon
Ethel McCarroll
Minnie Riley
Mary Gilliam
Marshal
Ethel Atchison
Will Alvin’ Linn
Adah
Christine Sehraub
Ruth
Esther
Cleora Walker
Martha
Charlotte Burt
Electa
Alice Patterson
Frank Patterson
Sentinel
Woodmen of the World visit Menard Lodge for degree work
The Junction Mountain Camp number 434 Woodmen of the World will visit Menard tonight to perform degree work for many candidates in the Menard organization. Woodmen are urged to assemble at the lodge hall at seven and depart together for Menard.
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Junction Mountain
Menard
Error on ECL Angers Astronomer
Washington reports advance calculations of the total solar eclipse on June eight were four and a half seconds off. Isabel M. Lewis praised for computations but blamed observers for the mistake. Bill May of Ballinger and P W Campbell of Abilene attended West Texas Utilities Company meetings here Friday.
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Washington
Naval Observatory
Isabel M. Lewis
Bill May
Ballinger
West Texas Utilities Company
May
Junction
P. W. Campbell
Abilene
District 6
The
Revival Services Begin at Tea Cup June 27
Elder Walter W. Leamons will preach at Tea Cup school house for a Kimble county revival starting Sunday night June 27. Kittrell Durst will direct singing with cooperation from London Ivy Junction Bear Creek communities. Sermons cover topics from The Bible Woman Who Was Divided Into Twelve Pieces to The Scarlet Woman and the Man of Sin.
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Kimble County
Walter W. Leamons
Tea Cup School House
Kittrell Durst
Texas
London
Ivy
Junction
Bear Creek
Masonic Lodge to Hold Annual Barbecue Tonight
Masonic Lodge invites visiting Masons and their families to Schreiner Park for the annual barbecue tonight at 6 30. Local members host the event and welcome guests from the Masonic community.
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Masonic Lodge
Schreiner Park
Loeffler couple begin rock house site at South Junction
Mr and Mrs Louis Loeffler start excavation for a modern rock home at the South Junction site directly west of the Emil A Loeffler residence. B B Ragland builds a modern service station in Junction on the highway approach to the new South Llano bridge.
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Louis Loeffler
South Junction
Emil A. Loeffler
B. B. Ragland
New South Llano Bridge
W T U Co Holds District Safety Meeting at Junction
W T U Co chaired by P W Campbell of Abilene and W C Wallace of Ballinger held the quarterly District 6 safety meeting in Junction with about 50 representatives. An afternoon program covered electric fire hazards first aid and demonstrations. A barbecue supper followed and attendees fished Saturday morning with a display of catfish.
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P. W. Campbell
Abilene
Board of Safety
West Texas Utilities Company
W. C. Wallace
Ballinger
Junction
West Texas Utlity
Chester Cherry
Homer Mosels
Joe Whaley
Homer Mosely
Joe Baxter
T. A. Milam
Campbellrds
Mrs. Holekamp Dies in Galveston Pioneer Woman
Mrs. E Holekamp a Kimble County pioneer died in Galveston on Wednesday June 23 while visiting her daughter. Funeral services will be held Friday at 4 00 pm at the family home with Rev J T McCaa of Brady officiating and Woodman Circle assisting. Interment will be in Jonesston Cemetery. Jarvis Jordan arrived in June for a two and a half month West Point vacation after completing two years study and will stay with his mother Mrs 0 Z Jones. Mr and Mrs Ernest Boyett and Dennis Wallace of Austin were visitors last weekend.
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E. Holekamp
J. T. McCaa
Brady
Woodman Circle
Joneston
Jarvis Jordan
West Point
Jarvis
0. Z. Jones
Texas Pay Rolls Rise Modestly in May
The University of Texas Bureau of Business Research reports May payrolls across 1,736 establishments reached 89,963 workers, up 1.6 percent from April and 10 percent from last May, with weekly payrolls totaling 2,207,888 dollars, up 28 percent month to month and 223 percent year over year. Amarillo Corpus Christi El Paso Fort Worth Houston and Waco led in employment gains. foundries machine shops mill work clothing and textiles cotton mills cotton compresses bakeries flour mills meat packing petrochemical refining and service sectors outpaced the state average. From April 16 to May 15 twenty-seven firms raised wages affecting 4,773 workers. Through May 15, 122 firms employing 23,869 workers reported average wage hikes of 8.5 percent. Since January 1 only two firms cut wages affecting 11 employees.
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Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Amarillo
Corpus Christi
el Pa Fort Worth
Houston
Waco
Junction High Team One Boys Defeat Station B 26 to 14
The Junction High School softball team defeated Station B 26 to 14 after a Wednesday afternoon game on the High School field. Strong hitting from both sides highlighted the contest while Junction benefited from tighter fielding to gain the edge.
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Junction
Station B
Junction Boys
Der W W Leamons Prefers Kimble Co Work
A Texas Orphanage offered der Walter W Leamons a responsible position but he said he preferred to keep living in Kimble County. County Agent RE Homann and Kimble ranchmen attend the Ranchmen Roundup at the Experiment Station today. The two day program addresses West Texas ranchers worries.
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DER
W. W. Leamons
Kimble CO
Texas
Walter W. Leamons
Kimble County
RE. Homann
West Texas
Leo Callan Dies Suddenly in San Antonio at 58
Leo Callan a veteran Texas stockman and former chairman of the State Livestock Commission died in his sleep Monday morning June 21 in San Antonio after a brief illness. He resided with daughter Mrs. G E Mitchell at Fort Sam Houston and had ties to Junction and Coleman. Funeral services were held at Fort Sam Houston and a second service at Brady Catholic Church.
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Leo Callan
Texas
State Livestock Commission
Ferguson
San Antonio
Cahan
G. E. Mitchell
Fort Sam Houston
Dave Coulter
Western Auto
Junction
Callan
Coleman
J. E. Boog-Scott
Mitchell
Dave
Brady
Summer Solstice Weather Brings Hot Days and Dry Air
Summer weather opened with the solstice on Monday June 21 as a government gauge hit 98 then 100 and 101 the next days. Winds were light, nights cooled to 87 and 68, and more than two weeks without rain has left crops needing moisture and corn at a vulnerable stage. A good precipitation would help farmers and the region.
Baking class to demo Gladiola Flour at Junction church
A free baking demonstration will be held Friday at 3 p m in the Annex of Junction Methodist Church. Helen Widick will show the high quality Gladiola Flour from the Fant Milling Company of Sherman. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Junction Methodist Church
Helen Widick
Fant Milling Company
Sherman
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Robert Armstrong, Jr
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Weather Report
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John Barfield
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Louis A. Schreiner
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