Death claims Mrs. T. B. Nichols in May funeral
Mrs. T. B. Nichols died Monday morning after a Sunday night illness. Born March 5, 1880 in Coryell County, she spent most of her life in Kimble County with residence in Junction. Funeral services were held at the Junction Methodist Church with Rev. Ennis B. Hill officiating and burial at Junction Cemetery. She left a large family including husband T. B. Nichols and nine children, plus fifteen grandchildren and a sister in Burgheim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B. Nichols
San Marcos
Nath Walker
Alex Wood
Junction
Schreiner-Hodges Company
Methodist Church
Ennis B. Hill
Junction Cemetery
Pallovers
L. T. Wood
Dave Goben
Avery Stewart
Audra L. Mitchell
Emmett Brooks
Ben Williams
Winters
Texas
Lee Peters Nichols
Coryell County
Hill Country
J. F. Davidson
Refugio
J. R. Aley
H. W. Walker
T. A. Wood
T. B. Nichols, Jr
Corpus Christi
Shelby Nichols
Freda Nichols
Belle Rose
Burgheim
G. S. Patton
Uvalde
Kimble County
Three New Members Voted Admission to National Honor Society
One senior Maurine Highsmith and two juniors Elza Mae Neal and Charles Bissett were elected to membership in the National Honor Society at a high school faculty meeting. Elections occur twice a year. Royce Buster can attend baseball games as score keeper during convalescence after appendicitis. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Trussell of Melvin and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ramsey of Junction visited Sander son, Texas, and Miss Vernelle Tinsley stays with Lt. Governor Coke R. Stevenson in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurine Highsmith
Elza Mae Neal
Charles Bissett
J. O. Trussell
Melvin
Fred Ramsey
Junction
Sanderson
Texas
F. W. Sellers
Vernelle Tinsley
Coke R. Stevenson
Austin
Father and Son Annual Barbecue in Kimble County Today
The Junction FRA Chapter hosts the Father and Son Barbecue at Hill Country Fair Grounds on Thursday May 11 at 4 00 PM featuring a dads and sons ball game and horse shoe pitching. A 6 00 PM ham and beans meal caps the day. The event honors the senior V A class and invites seventh grade boys entering high school as Future Ranchers of Tomorrow with many local names listed among organizers and participants.
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Junction Fra
Kimble County
Hill Country
V. A
Arch Allison
Mack Earlc Griffin
Max Munn
Julius Marr
B. L. Smith
Marlow Taylor
Jim Wright
Caddo Wright
Hollis Phillips
Howard Ernest Ragsdill
Cameron Wright
Wayne Williamson
FRA
Johnnie Cox
Robert Fox
Barney Fisher
Bob Hardeman
Eugene Herron
Gwyn House
Jack Jarvis
Ralph Murr
Davis Murr
Bunny Smith
Hugh Bob Spiller
Willard Wood
Billy Allen
R. V. Ball
Melvin Camp
James Chapman
Bobby Cowsert
Dave Cowsert
Virgil Ferris
Herbert Hardin
Cecil Holekamp
Horace Bolt Maddux
Felix Murr
Charles Bishop
Clifford Chadwick
K. Cowsert
Mack Earl McGriffin
Boyce Hunger
Frank Jackson
Julius Murr
Wilburn Nethery
Kennon Stapp
Don Kirkpatrick
Kittrell Baylor
Herbert Poerm
Jack Jones
Tommy Cowsert
Stevenson Portrait Hung in Capitol Senate Wing
On May 8 the oil portrait of Lieutenant Governor Coke Stevenson of Junction was ordered hung in the Capitol Senate wing. The painting by Dr. Frank Callcott of Columbia University was accepted for its fidelity to the wholesome homespun Texan image.
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Austin
Coke Stevenson
Junction
Senate
Capitol
Frank Callcott
Columbia University
La Junta Study Club Meeting Set for May 17
La Junta Study Club will meet Wednesday afternoon May 17 at the home of Mrs. Clay Secrest. Mrs. Dave Ferguson, who has been ill for several days, is reported much improved now.
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LA Junta
Clay Secrest
Dave Ferguson
Junction Lions Sponsor Ball Game Sunday
The Junction Lions Club sponsors a Sunday ball game at 5:00 p.m. on the high school field between the Menard All-Star softball team and the Junction town team. Admission is ten cents for children and 15 cents for adults, proceeds to the local Lions. Menard beat Junction 7 to 3 on Tuesday. observers say it was a well played game, 4 to 3 entering the ninth.
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Junction Lions Club
Menard
Junction Town
Lions
Junction
Kimble Wool and Mohair Co Sells Mohair Monday
Kimble Wool and Mohair Company sold 70 000 pounds of spring mohair at 289c for grown hair and 53c for kid hair at a sale Monday morning. Draper & Co purchased the hair. Manager Walker Ragsdale said no wool has been sold yet by his house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimble Wool and Mohair Company, Inc
Walker Ragsdale
Draper & Co
Four Freshmen Elected to National Honor Society
Members of the National Honor Society elected four freshmen Joe Andrews Sue Gilliam Janice Loef fler and Edwina Longren and five sophomores Annie Emma Bier schwale Audrey Borden Novene Baylor Howard Ernest Ragsdill and Tommye Dean Henderson to the National Junior Honor Society recently. Pins will be presented to these members soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Andrews
Sue Gilliam
Janice Loeffler
Edwina Longren
Annie Emma_ Bierschwale
Audrey Borden
Novene Baylor
Howard Ernest Ragsdill
Tommye Dean Henderson
Senior Class Play Attracts Capacity House
The senior class play Little Miss Dreamer drew a full house at the high school auditorium on May 5. Net proceeds around 100 dollars will buy a school gift, with the cast led by Nancy Durst Roy McKay Patricia Patterson Maurine Highsmith Elizabeth Wright Gorman Collier Lloyd Kirkpatrick Carleton Sisler Hazel Spiller Vivian Kirkpatrick Barbara Secrest Charles Cunningham J L Baugh and James Liverman directed by Miss Fae Jensen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Durst
Roy McKay
Patricia Patterson
Maurine Highsmith
Elizabeth Wright
Gorman Collier
Lloyd Kirkpatrick
Carleton Sisler
Hazel Spiller
Vivian Kirkpatrick
Barbara Secrest
Charles Cunningham
J. L. Baugh
James Liverman
Sonora High Graduation Speaker Named for May 19
District Attorney Weaver H. Baker will be the main speaker at Sonora High School commencement exercises on May 19. Superintendent F. T. Jones announced the event. The commencement sermon will be held Sunday, May 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atorney Weaver H. Baker
Sonora
F. T. Jones
Warehouse Receives Forms for 1939 Wool Loans
The Junction Warehouse Company has received producer forms to apply for 1939 wool and mohair loan programs. Manager C. T. Holekamp announced the update on Wednesday.
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Junction Warehouse Company
C. T. Holekamp
Amon Johnston Named Coach for Junction Eagles 1939
Amon Johnston, head football coach at Winters, Texas, was selected to coach the Junction Eagles for the 1939 season by the Junction School Board. He replaces Clayton Hopkins, who moved to Pecos, and comes highly recommended as both coach and teacher.
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Junction School Board
Amon Johnston
Winters
Texas
Junction Eagles
R. D. Rothmann
Johnson
Clayton Hopkins
Pecos
Johnston
McMurray College
Abilene
McMurry
Recital by Mrs McCarroll Pupils Friday Evening
Pupils led by Mrs. C. W. McCarroll will present an operetta style recital at the high school auditorium. The event now set for Friday May 12 at 7 30 PM replaces a previously scheduled performance tonight. The program includes two scenes and additional music by high school girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. McCarroll
Drum and Bugle Corps Members Practice Tuesday
Members of the Junction Drum and Bugle Corps met at the Legion Hall Tuesday for a regular practice. After marching and drilling, ice cream and cake were served to a long list of members. New uniforms for the corps are expected to arrive this week. Visitors included Felps Cavaness, Amy McWright, Nila Mae Baker, Charlotte Taff, and Lorene Buxton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction Drum and Bugle Corps
Legion Hall
Gene Herron
Gwyn House
Corder Richardson
John Herring
Mildred Black
Marjorie Hunsucker
Helen Hardin
C. W. Hendricks
Maurice St. Clair
Maudine Taff
Sylvia Taylor
Wilda Worsham
Jack Denman
Nellie Schoolcraft
Zelma Barnes
Marjorie Smith
Myrtle House
Melba Herron
Jesse Jo Cavan
Matthewses Welcome Baby Elizabeth Jeanette
Mr and Mrs W W Matthews of McCamey announce the birth of a daughter on Saturday May 6. The child is named Elizabeth Jeanette and grandmother-to-be Miss Billie Goodwin. Grandfather C A Goodwin plans a western trip to meet his only grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Matthews
McCamey
Navy Recruiting Officer to Visit Junction Friday
Leland E. Park chief machinist’s mate and Navy Recruiting Service official will be at the Junction post office Friday May 12 from 1 to 4 PM to take Navy enlistment applications and interview interested residents. Mrs Ran Davis visited Mrs John A Allen Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland E. Park
U. S. Navy Recruiting Service
Junction
Ran Davis
John A. Allen
Homemaking Girls Win Places In State Rally
Representatives from Junction High School attended the State Homemaking rally in Galveston Texas Thursday to Saturday. Miss Ann Hardeman Miss Sue Gilliam Miss Annabelle Becker and Irene Ferris plus sponsor Miss Mertie Marie Fowler entered several contests. Hardeman took second and third in two written exams and fourth with her party dress. Gilliam won first in laundered school costumes and related categories.
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Junction High School
Galveston
Texas
Ann Hardeman
Sue Gilliam
Annabelle Becker
Irene Ferris
Mertie Marie Fowler
Hardeman
War Department Donates 6-Ton Tank to Local Legion Post
Pierce H. Barrow commander Burt Fleming Post receives an order from the War Department stating a 6 ton tank with turret has been donated to the local post. A shipping order from Washington directs shipment to San Antonio for immediate delivery once paperwork is completed. The post plans to place the tank on the grounds of the new Legion Hall.
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Pierce H. Barrow
Burt Fleming
War Department
Washington
San Antonio
New Legion Hall
Legion Auxiliary Meeting Notes Highlights May Plans
The American Legion Auxiliary met on May 5 and discussed the poppy sale child welfare week the Auxiliary's ninth birthday and a social at eight oclock Tuesday evening May 16 in the Legion hall Mrs Odie Wright was named chairman to work with the Legion committee on the Memorial service May 30 A basket lunch will be served on Memorial day for ex service men and their families Ex service men and families are invited to attend and bring a basket The next benefit party is planned for Friday night May 12 at the Legion Hall.
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American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Hall
Odie Wright
American Legion
Legion Hall
Junction Warehouse Sells Mohair at 40 Cents
Junction Warehouse Company announced a spring Mohair sale fetching 40 cents for adult hair and 50 cents for kid hair. Manager C. T. Holekamp said 45,000 pounds were sold. Russell Martin of Collins & Aikman purchased and the hair will be shipped Friday or Saturday. Holekamp also noted a carload of 12 month wool sold last week at 22 1/2 to 23 1/2 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction Warehouse Company
C. T. Holekamp
Russell Martin
Collins & Aikman
Junction Volunteers Return Thanks for Cash Memorials
The Junction Volunteer Fire Department thanks Mr and Mrs William Goldberg and Mrs John M Hawkins for cash gifts presented for services during recent fires. The donations help cover expenses for the recreation room and other incidentals not funded by the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction Volunteer Fire Department
William Goldberg
John M. Hawkins
Menard Town Softball Team Tops Junction Under Lights
The Menard softball town team defeated the Junction town team 7 to 3 under the lights at Menard Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menard
Junction Town
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