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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1939
Page
4
The new American Legion hall becomes a growing museum with relics and trophies from local veterans. F H Dunk donated items including two handmade planes and a horse shoe from Robert E Lee’s horse in 1860.
The Dallas Morning News warns that new bills in Texas threaten higher living costs by price fixing. It argues the Fair Trade Practice Law enables manufacturers to set retail prices and blocks discounts, while a sale below cost ban raises consumer prices on staples like flour and sugar. The piece asserts price fixing harms consumers and that Texas would face similar costs.
Friends and neighbors gathered at Mr. and Mrs. John Robbins Teacup community home on Friday night March third for a surprise birthday party. Entertainment featured Dick Weaver and his Mockingbirds with dominoes and Chinese checkers among activities. refreshments included sandwiches jello cake fruit punch and coffee as guests and the honored couple unwrapped gifts.
The Highland Study Club gathered last Friday afternoon at Mrs. Jack Turner’s home. Mrs. Dillard Motley presented an illustrated talk on the Development of the Manikin Theatre, with Miss Joyce Lyn Spellman’s paper on Better English read by Mrs. Aubrey Hill during the social hour.
Danish royalty sails for the United States, aided by her sister Mrs. W. P. Davis of Sonora, serving a delightful refreshment course to a long list of ladies including Mrs. Aubrey Hill and Mrs. Dillard Motley. Mrs. Aubrey Hill hosted a Little Club bridge at her ranch, with L. D. Borden winning high score, Mrs. Lee Craven guest prize, and Ger Archer taking the cut. Others attending included Mrs. Roy Baker and Mrs. Grover Landers.
The Bear Creek Study Club met with Mrs. Gust Bannowsky on Tuesday afternoon February 28. Texas Day observations included club etiquette, grammar drill, and vocabulary development. Visitors included Mrs. Alfred Bannowsky and Mrs. Mattie Robertson. A social hour followed refreshments. Other local notices mention a Woman's Missionary Society meeting March 14 and a birthday party for Legionnaires March 16. Four Kimble county schools received rural aid totaling 1700 dollars to offset bus and tuition costs, with Evergreen Bear Creek Bedare Roosevelt Hull among beneficiaries. S. P. Morgan of Casa Grande, Arizona visited J. L. Cunningham. Buy it in Kimble County.
Mrs Archie Lee hosted a Friday birthday party for her daughter Elizabeth Anne at Kimble Courts. The event featured games, pink and white heart shaped cake with six candles, and small favors like a donkey coin. Attending were Margaret Helen Browning Joy Dunbar and other little guests.
Junction High School's FRA Chapter earned three plaques at the Eden District Show for best 10 fat lambs best 10 ram lambs and best carrot of lambs. Junction scored 215 Eden 102 with Billy Allen totaling 29 points to be the high point man. Max Munn was second in individual honors with B L Smith fourth and Caddo Wright fifth. The Junction team collected 31 prize ribbons and Allen received a registered Rambouillet ewe as top scorer.
F. M. Bierschwabe and son Carl ton attended the San Angelo Fat Stock Show and enjoyed success with their Delaine sheep. Junction visitors included Mr and Mrs T Hodges and children Hetty Jo and Tommy. Segovia area activity covers road work cedar eradication and goat shearing while Chas Fairchilds party drives a Chevrolet. School progress noted with spelling, volleyball and swings as wards witness Judge J B Randolph.
Delta Kappa Gamma invites at the American Legion Hall on Saturday March 1 at 2 30 p m. Mrs. Ennis B Hill will review Days of Our Years by Pierre Van Paaffen. Admission is 25 cents.
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