Local items and society notes from Junction edition
25 YEARS AGO TODAY An April Fool party by the Woman's Missionary Society at the M BS Nichols home in Junction on April 1. Wes and Howard Smith attended the Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth. Jesse Nixon and Miss Lula Leakey wed at Menard on March 13. Mrs. G T May and niece Callie May arrived in London. J D Motley and Miss Minnie Corkhill married March 12 in Kerrville. The bride is a popular local woman. groom works for Kerrville Mountain Sun. J S Fleming and a boy from South Llano visited Junction. J H Reid family moved to the old Smith place on College Street. Clint Hensley of London real estate in town on business. An eleven pound son arrived for Prof Charles Kindrick March 14. W A Bannowsky reported good rain for London. Albert Bartley visited from Huffman ranch with a new wagon.
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Woman’s Missionary Society
Nichols
Junction
Wes
Howard Smith
Fort Worth
Jesse Nixon
Lula Leakey
Menard
G. T. May
Callie May
London
May
Mineral Wells
Callie
Lometa
J. D. Motley
Minnie Corkhill
Ed Corkhill
Rev
D. B. Hill
Kerrville
Kerrville Mountain Sun
J. S. Fleming
Slater
South Llano
J. H. Reid
Old Smith Place
College Street
Clint Hensley
Charles Kindrick
W. A. Bannowsky
Ten Safe Driving Rules From National Association of Motorbus Operators
The article lists ten commandments for safe driving urging drivers to stay right, pass on left only after horn and clear road, avoid passing at intersections, prepare to stop at cross traffic, maintain safe following distance, signal and check rear, keep hands on wheel, look back before backing, stop at rail crossings, and pull off highway when stopping. It notes fleets adopting rules reduce accidents and suggests private drivers would see fewer deaths if rules followed. It adds a note about an emergency rail device traveling six mph and the Washington Monument being taller in summer.
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National Association of Motorbus Operators
Fort Worth
London Church to Start Sunday School at 2 30 Post Meridian
W W Leamons minister announces Sunday School begins at 2 30 PM to aid distant visitors. An old time singing will follow Bible classes with Kit Trell Durst to attend. Singers invited from Hext Menard and Mason to make it community wide. Song service replaces the usual sermon.
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Kittrell Durst
Hext
Menard
Mason
London
Oscar Pearl Seeks Re election for County School Trustee
Oscar Pearl has consented for his name to appear on the ballot for re election as county school trustee in Commissioner’s Precinct No 3 covering London Tea Cup and Ivy schools. The election is set for Saturday April 4 at voting places in the districts. Pearl drew a short term after last April’s election and offers to serve again if re elected.
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Oscar Pearl
Commissioner’s
London
Teacup
Ivy
Pearl
Commercial Failures Decrease in Texas in February
Texas commercial failures declined in February from January and compared to February 1935. The University of Texas Bureau of Business Research reports eighteen failures in February, down from twenty eight the prior month and nineteen in the same month last year. Total liabilities reached 248000 dollars, up 35 percent from last year and 61 percent from January, with average liability per failure rising 40 percent and 133 percent respectively.
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Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Typhoid Prevention Emphasized by Health Official
Dr John W Brown state health officer urges immunization and water sanitation to control typhoid fever. He explains carriers spread germs through discharges and contaminated food and water, and cites vaccination as an effective protection method.
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John W. Brown
History of hard times and American resilience
The piece argues past downturns shaped by crises from 1837 to 1929 show America always recovered and grew wealth. It contends the current downturn will end with a stronger, broader prosperity and warns to prepare for future storms rather than fear.
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United States
America
This Week In Texas History 1825 1836 1842 Highlights
A compact item recalls 1825 decree allowing settlers to claim lands in Texas upon oath, 1825 U S efforts to regain Texas from Mexico, 1836 Sam Houston actions around Colorado and Hempstead, and 1842 Mexican raids and blockade order. It notes CSA Texas State College for Women and regional geographic and slavery context.
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Coahuila
Texas
United States
Spain
Henry Clay
Mexico
Sam Houston
Colorado
Columbus
Hempstead
San Antonio
Houston
Tabasco
Rio Grande
Texas State College For Women
CSA
Travel in 1938: Americans to log 1840 miles yearly
Government experts estimate that if travel in 1938 is shared equally, each person will total 1840 miles of travel. The breakdown projects 1600 miles by automobile 90 by bus 150 by railroad with additional air and sea miles. Nearby, Grand Coulee Dam lore cites accidents blamed on the ire of the Great Spirit by older Indians.
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United States
Grand Coulee Dam
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Albert Bartley
Huffman Ranch
Washington Monument
Church of Christ
W. W. Leamons
Oscar H. Pearl
the Pompeian Co
Orange Street
Bloomfield
Mit
Schreiner-Hodges Co
General Merchandise Junction, Texas
Blue Ridge Mountain
Warner
Warner's Safe Remedies Co
Rochester
N.Y
Japan
U.S
Blair
Tre Mair
National Remedy Co
Caldwell
Blue Bonnet
Old Mexico
Blue Bonnet Carl
Goodhue
Pont Anrnun
EL Jardin
Chevrolet
Chevrolet General Motors
Fisher
G.M.A.C
Chevrolet Motor Company
Detroit
Mich
Flint
Highland Chevrolet CO
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