Tennis challenge from Junction to Kerrville sparks chatter
Chas Johnston reports Junction aims to prove athletic edge by challenging Kerrville in tennis. The piece recalls Kerrville’s broad athletic record and mocks a local craze called gollluf while noting how times and newspaper economics have changed from simple printers to modern equipment, salaries, and revenue realities.
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Chas. Johnston
Junction
Mr. Johnston
Junctionites
Kerrville
Is an Editor Poor Humor Repeats in Papers
An old “editor poverty” joke circulates in country papers. A newborns’ birth earns the physician $20 while the editor gets nothing as the family is sent off. At christening the minister is paid $10 and the editor nothing. The tale continues with the editor’s later writings and the bride’s reception.
Westinghouse head foresees Texas industrial growth
G E Tripp, chairman of Westinghouse, told a Dallas joint meeting Texas will undergo unprecedented industrial expansion. He predicted faster growth than older centers, more capital, and balanced state development in agriculture and industry due to proximity to raw materials and widespread power access. He noted transportation remains a handicap but foresees rail and river developments unlocking energy from Llano rivers to power wool and mohair manufacture.
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Dallas
Texas
G. E. Tripp
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company
Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Dallas Electric Club
Fnally
United States
Llano
Texas Wool Industry Hopes for Local Mills Growth
The speaker argues against shipping wool and mohair to Boston for cleaning and processing, noting the high freight costs and profit in shipping. They urge developing domestic textile production in Texas, predicting woolen mills will emerge as cotton mills spread statewide amid rising capital.
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United States
Boston
New England
Texas
State Fish Hatchery for the Hill Country Nears Assured
The state hatchery for Kerr County appears practically assured after a site purchase here and a Fredericksburg council visit. Chambers of Commerce in other towns also considered the project, with local decision pending as readers learn more. The Hill Country’s appeal to sportsmen and vacationists strengthens hopes for the facility.
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Kerr County
Fredericksburg
Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio
State Accepts Chamber Proposition, Ads Urge Reading
The state endorses a chamber backed proposition as a public instruction to readers. The message emphasizes the value of reading the advertisements for informed civic action and community guidance.
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Junction Eagle
Postoffice Et Junction, Texas
Kimble County
H. G. Perry
Mountain Sun
Golluf
Marbles
Salter Brothers
Ben Smith
C. E. Salter
Washington
ASSI
PRESS
Westinghouse Head Forsees
Ayer
Physicianea
Bayer
State
Order of the Eastern Star
Junction City
Masonic Hall
Ethel Mudge
W. M
Allie Mae Loeffler
Horace E. Wilson
U. S
West Side Count House Square
E. 0
Lowgren
Wiese Brothers
Junction Home Laundry
Jim Moore
Schreiner-Hodges Co. General Merchandise
Schreiner-Hodges Co
Junction, Texas
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