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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1926
Page
1
The Hill Country reports timely rains totaling about two and a half inches, improving ground conditions for planting. Farmers and ranchers note strong livestock health, rising construction, and a flourishing economy in Wimble County with a call for more home seekers as Junction and Kimble County grow rapidly.
Tempie Marie daughter of Mr and Mrs W M McDonald died at the family home in Junction on Friday March 5 funeral held Saturday at 10 a m at the Methodist Church Rev J Virgil Davis officiating born August 7 1913 near Harper later living on a ranch near South Llano and two years ago moving to Junction funeral attended by many friends and relatives through sympathy to the bereaved family
Rev J Virgil Davis spoke at Copperas last Sunday morning and evening on The Bible and Its Enemies. The morning text read That Heaven and Earth Shall Pass Away but My Word Shall not Pass The service drew perhaps the largest crowd ever. A Holiness meeting at Roosevelt was dismissed for Copperas services.
Wesley Peacock argues that a gorilla’s learning mirrors a three year old, justifying its top status among animals. He condemns brain deficiencies and hereditary factors, warning normal people against marrying into defective lineages to avoid producing state wards.
A compact quotation from Emerson exhorts completing today’s tasks, leaving behind blunders and yesterday’s baggage. It encourages starting tomorrow with high spirit and serenity, valuing today’s hopes and invitations.
A call urges fair treatment for summer visitors in Menard. It emphasizes guiding campers and fishers to good spots, offering courteous service, and providing the town’s best facilities to encourage repeat tourism and positive word of mouth. The piece notes the influx will boost local merchants and reflects on regional geography.
Miss Christine Simon, a five month private school teacher on Copperas Creek, returned home. A heavy rain blessed the area Friday night. Visitors from Menard and Del Rio dropped by for Sunday on the Creek. Roy Murr traveled with Mrs. Glasscock to visit kin. The Harper Herald, Hill Country’s newest exchange paper, arrives with editor Warren Hunter, son of Bandera’s publisher. Seven month old Clara Ellen Murr died at the Becker Hotel and was buried in Copperas Cemetery after a brief illness. Rev M Chadwick of Sutton County conducted the funeral. W. P. Riley and H. W. Rieck attend Fort Worth for cattlemen events, and Gully Cowsert sold 200 ewes to H. W. Bierschwale at ten dollars each.
Rev. Jas T. Tracy longtime Miles pastor and father of Postmaster Earl D. Tracy died at Temple Sanitarium last Saturday. He was 63, born in Middle Tennessee, served in West Texas Conference since age 32, led Miles and Junction churches, and was buried at Miles after a funeral attended by many friends. Survived by wife, son FE D Tracy of Junction, two daughters Mrs Ernest Pearcy of Bastrop and Beulah Tracy of McMurray College AbiIene. interment under Masonic Lodge.
Mr and Mrs W B Hardeman hosted a birthday gathering at their VicarH ranch home honoring W H McKee on his 69th birthday. Guests included Mr and Mrs Charlie Henderson, Mr and Mrs W S Pierce, Mrs Estes and Mr and Mrs M G Carle of Houston Missouri. Unclear aging note mentions Uncle Billie nearing seventy but active.
R M Johnston died in Houston Saturday at 76 after a long career in Texas journalism. He was ex United States Senator, ex president of the Texas Press Association, and former member of the National Democratic Executive Committee. He guided the Houston Post for many years and, at his death, sat on the Post Dispatch board. A loyal Democrat and forceful writer, he left a lasting mark on Texas journalism.
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