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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1938
Page
5
Local notes from Junction Texas and nearby areas. Mentions residents visiting kin in Kerrville and London with social calls and long-standing friendships. Reports city trash pickup schedule, fishing trips, trading and business visits, and ongoing community events plus brief town notices and ads.
One hundred forty five copies of The Golden Eagle high school yearbook arrived last week and were warmly welcomed by students. Edited by W A Mason with Superintendent Geo H Mitchell as editorial adviser, it is the largest annual yet published by the school. Finances were managed by Aileen Livingston as business manager and Miss Fae Jensen as adviser. Other staff members include Patricia Patterson Victor Loeffler James Liverman Barbara Clay Secrest Miksdred Cavaness Fay Wahl Dorothy Wiese Glenn Hodges Annie Lee Johnston Katherine Bradford Doris Johnston Ruby Whitworth Elizabeth Wright. Business and professional men made the yearbook possible.
Two rains on May 12 and May 16 yielded 0.56 and 0.34 inches for a weekly total of 0.92 inches. May accumulates 2.41 inches after four showers and 58.0 inches in March. The description notes cloudy skies and favorable crop rainfall with March as the only dry month. The 1938 monthly totals are listed: January 1.90, February 3.1, March 0.58, April 1.94, May 2.41, total 9.98 inches.
FSA borrowers warned that fewer loans will fund food purchases and that next year’s food supply must be grown at home. Kimble county supervisor Ti G Duckworth urged focus on garden and livestock to ensure steady supply, noting mismanagement of cows and sows eroding winter meat and milk.
Mrs. Wen dies at home in Little Mexico after several weeks illness. Burial held in Mexican Cemetery. Survived by husband, a nearly one year old baby, her father Louis Garza, and many relatives.
We thank the good people of Station B and Junction for kindness during our husband and father’s illness and death. The flowers and sympathy are appreciated. May God bless all who assisted us. Mrs. Myrtle Barnard Dixie Barnard.
Dallas State Fair marks the Golden Jubilee from October 8 to 23 as grounds clear expositions and preparations begin for the big state institution. Miss Lizzie Etta Loeffler of Elsa visits relatives in town with Miss Selma Loeffler.
W A Plummer of the Schrein Hodges Company and Graham de Collum attended the annual convention of Texas Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association in San Antonio last week. The report notes a profitable gathering. Fishing in the Llanos is good with some large fish reported as having gotten away.
County wide soil and water conservation push highlighted by a two day survey at Hardeman crossing on Cedar Creek with more than 50 attendees. County Agent RE Homann and Kimble chamber of commerce hosted with regional Soil Conservation Service personnel from Fort Worth Dallas and San Angelo along with many local officials and educators discussing range and soil projects to protect land and future prosperity.
May is Health Letter month and Texans are urged to review swimming safety. State Health Officer Dr Geo W Cox endorses the Pressure Method for life saving after drowning, detailing patient positioning and rhythmic breathing steps. The article also notes a burglary in Los Angeles and a tombstone incident at Hulk Cemetery.
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