London School Closing Exercises Announced
London High School will hold a commencement sermon by Rev Ralph Wooton Sunday at 11:00 in London Community Hall. Supt O L Turner will lead invocation and announcements. Diplomas awarded Friday May 20 with Pr Gordon Taylor speaking. Valedictory by Norma Turner and salutatory by Edmond Dayton. Class history by Delton Stewart and class prophecy by James C McMillan. Jewell Dene Welch will give the class will. Ernest Jones to give the acceptance speech after diplomas. Mrs Ellis Brown at piano for processional. Eighth grade graduation speeches planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London High School
Ralph Wooton
Menard
London Community Hall
O. L. Turner
Ellis Brown
Supt. Turner
Pr. Gordon Taylor
Norma Janice Turner
Edmond Dayton
Delton Stewart
James C. McMillan
Jewel Dene Welch
Ernest Jones
P. T. Lemons
A. R. Coleman
Brown
City Sanitation Problems Discussed
Mayor W. P. Hendrix announced a special City Council meeting to craft a permanent sanitation improvement program. City officials and service organization representatives pledged cooperation and endorsed Dr. J. E. Wiedeman’s plan for immediate action as polio season approaches. Citizens were urged to clean up and motivate others to do the same right away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Hendrix
Hendrix
J. E. Wiedeman
Scout Fund Drive Nears Goal After Kickoff
The Boy Scout Fund launched with a breakfast at Hotel Las Lomas on Wednesday May 11. Within three days it raised over 1000 dollars and leaders led by Joe Beck expect to hit the 1500 dollar goal later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Las Lomas
Joe Beck
Farm To Market Road Approved From Ft McKavett To Menard
The Texas State Highway Department approved a 5.5 mile farm to market road from Ft McKavett to the Menard Eldorado state highway, giving pavement to Menard and extending toward Eldorado and San Angelo. Judge James Scruggs of Menard was notified last week of the decision, with northwest Kimble ranching families set to benefit as well. Brady residents Mr and Mrs Carl Tibbitt and Mr and Mrs Carlton Tibbitt plus Dr Lorenzo Skaggs of San Antonio spent last week visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. McKavett
Menard
Eldorado State Highway
Texas State
Carl Tibbitt
Carlton Tibbitt
All Brady
Lorenzo Skaggs
San Antonio
Revival to be led by Rev. G. C. Schurman and wife
Fort Worth clergyman Rev. G. C. Schurman and his wife will return to Junction to lead a revival starting June 13 following the Gardner Ranch camp meeting. They will also assist at the Gardner camp meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Schurman
Fort Worth
Junction
Gardner Ranch
Mrs. Schurman
Gardner
Poppy Day Observance Slated May 28
Mrs A W Browning chairs Poppy Day on May 28 with red crepe flowers made by disabled Legion hospital veterans. Captains to aid include Mrs Floyd Little and others assigned by area: north side to Mrs Albert Taylor and Mrs T T Hodges, south side to Mrs C H Calloway and Mrs Chester Murr. Proceeds fund auxiliary rehabilitation and child welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Browning
Veterans of the Legion Hospital
Browning
Floyd Little
Burt M. Fleming
American Legion Auxiliary
Albert Taylor
T. T. Hodges
C. H Calloway
Chester Murr
South Side
Arch Garner
London
A and M Adjunct Legal Tangles Unraveled
House Bill 901 cleared a schnelle path authorizing A and M College to take title to a 411 acre Kimble County land donation valued at 60000. The adjunct will use $200000 in permanent funds for utility buildings and run summer courses in surveying geology hydraulic engineering and pecan research plus indoctrination for incoming freshmen on the Llano river site with recreation options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callan Graham
Senate
Dorsey B. Hardeman
San Angelo
A and M College
Kimble County
A and M
Llano River
Scout Court of Honor Set at Local Grounds
Ten boys will advance in rank and seven merit badges awarded at a Boy Scout Troop 20 Court of Honor at the local Scout Grounds Monday May 23 at 7 30 p m Senior Patrol leads the program Presentations occur around a campfire with Indian costumes Scouts advancing include Bob Taylor Lester Wallace David Long sine Roy Dean McCullough Wayne Robbins Bill Bevans Shelby Jordan Marian Bollier Cleatus Bollier Tommy Meador Merit badges go to Bobby Beck Charles Chenault Kenneth Stapp Tommy Meador Bobby Jetton Ben Urban Tommie Hefferman Parents brothers sisters and friends of Scouting are invited to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout Troop
Frank Hubbell
Bob Taylor
Lester Wallace
Tenderfoot
David Longsine
Roy Dean McCullough
Wayne Robbins
Bill Bevans
Shelby Jordan
Marian Bollier
Cleatus Bollier
Tommy Meador
Bobby Beck
Charles Chenault
Kenneth Stapp
Bobby Jetton
Ben Urban
Tommie Hefferman
C A Schraub Co to Hold Cooking School Event
The C A Schraub Co announces a one day cooking school using the Maytag Dutch Oven Range. The event at the Youth Center building Friday May 2 begins at 2 p m with Miss Pearl Hughey Maytag food specialist giving a free demonstration. The Maytag Home Freezer will be on display and admission is free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maytag
C. A. Schraub Co
Schraub
Pearl Hughey
C. A Schraub Co
Oil well shows five barrels in North Llano test
The R F Schoolfield and Guffey Drilling Co Bolt No 6 was cementing May 1 in preparation to acidize and test the oil at 1415 feet. Jack Guffey, head driller, estimates the showing at about five barrels after the well was brought in Monday. Seven inch casing reaches 1410 feet of depth. Drilling crew nets a 27 pound yellow cat and smaller fish during North Llano activity, with a fish fry at the rig Wednesday noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. F. Schoolfield and Guffey Drilling Co
Bolt No. 6
Roy Guffey
Jack Guffey
North
Llano
Seniors Visit Galveston on Annual Trip
The 1949 Junction High School seniors returned Sunday from their annual trip to Galveston Houston and Austin. Highlights in Galveston included beach bathing a 12 mile boat cruise shows and a plane ride for part of the group led by Billie Moody. They spent Friday night in Houston visiting the San Jacinto Battle Ground the monument USS Texas and Saturday night in Austin. Faculty sponsor Mrs Albert Martin and teachers Frank Hubbell and Mrs Frank Reinbold accompanied them along with mothers Mrs Cleve Stephen and Mrs T O Daniel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction High School
Galveston
Houston
Austin
Billie Moody
San Jacinto Battle Ground
Frank Reinbold
Cleve Stephen
T. O. Daniel
Youth Center Sponsors Square Dance For Fund Drive
The Hitchin' Post Youth Center will sponsor a square dance on the street west of the courthouse square. Mrs. Reuben Loeffler will call. Patsy Price announces the event to raise funds for equipment for the youth center building. Admission is 1 per couple or 50 cents per person, starting 8 30 p.m. Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courthouse Square
Reuben Loeffler
Hitchin’ Post
Patsy Price
Junior Chamber of Commerce luncheon guest speaker announced
Felton Wright, athletic coach, will be guest speaker at the JCs luncheon in Hotel Las Lomas Friday. Julius Murr, president of the Jaycees, will preside. Wright will discuss proposed Jaycee projects and community work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felton Wright
Hower! Payne
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Las Lomas
Julius Murr
Jeycees
Wright
Jaycee
Bundy Wool Brings Record Price Here
The Bundy and Son wool clip set Texas and local records again with prices of 1.93 dollars per pound for lamb wool and 0.906 dollars for wool in the grease. Forstmann Woolen Co. of Passaic, New Jersey, via John Lindsay, and Junction Warehouse Co. coordinated a 200000 pound deal led by Del Rio broker C. B Wardlaw. Delivery on 100000 pounds to J. B Dupont and Co. began at 60 to 70 cents net.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S. Bundy and Son
Texas
John Lindsay
Forstmann Woolen Co
Passiac
N. J
Bundy
Lindsay
Junction Warehouse Company
C. B. (Dutch) Wardlaw
del Rio
Forstmann
T. Holekamp
Holekamp
J. B Dupont and Company
Boston
Local Warehouses Begin Making Wool Deliveries
Local warehouses report steady mohair deliveries this week as Hill Country Wool and Mohair Commission and Junction Warehouse Company managers Louie Ragland and C. T. Holekamp note. They have contracts with Albert Schneider Forstmann Woolen Co. and J. B. Dupont Co. at prices from 60 to 75 cents net to growers and 1.75 dollars per pound on clean wool, with ranges to 1.03 dollars per pound grease. Weather delays mean two to three weeks behind schedule, with shorn deliveries expected after June 1. Both houses recently shipped carloads and continue to buy clips at 37 cents for grown hair and 57–58 cents for kid hair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie Ragland
Hill Country Wool and Mohair Commission Co
C. T. Holekamp
Junction Warehouse Company
Ragland
Albert Schneider
Fields and Johnson
Holekamp
Forstmann Woolen Co
J. B. Dupont and Co
Weekend Visit Features Betty Lou Hill with guests
Miss Betty Lou Hill returns from Texas Christian University for a weekend visit accompanied by her roommate Miss Mary Jo Anderson and suitemate Miss Nira Weaver, highlighting social ties among students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Lou Hill
TCU
Mary Jo Anderson
Nira Weaver
Gospel Meeting Starts Sunday at College and Ninth Streets
Evangelist Forrest R. Waldrop of Abilene opens a series of 18 sermons at the Church of Christ on College and Ninth Streets Sunday morning May 22. He will preach 5 and 8 p m Monday through Saturday and 11 a m 3 p m and 8 p m Sunday. Dinner and supper served. Alter Leamons, minister, assists. K G Durst leads the song service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest R. Waldrop
Abilene
Church of Christ
College and
Ninth Streets
Waldrop
Sonora
ACC
College
A. E. Wells
W. Leamons
Hitchin Post Opens Grammar School Weekday Pupil Sessions
Hitchin Post Youth Center announces Wednesday afternoon sessions for grammar school age boys and girls starting May 29. The center opens at 3 p m with free admission and sale of cold drinks and candy. No older students attend Wednesdays while other nights remain open to all members. Patsy Price announced the plan and Gussie Watson sponsors the student organization with chaperons from various groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitchin’ Post
Patsy Price
Gussie Watson
Lions Sponsor Open Forum on Alcoholism
The Lions Club presents an AA open forum at the high school auditorium on Friday evening May 20. Members from West Texas towns will participate in a 75 minute program sharing personal experiences with alcoholism and coping. The public is invited to hear the discussion starting at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcoholics Anonymous
Lions Club
West Texas
Hardin-Simmons to grant degrees May 20
Norman C. Holland of Junction is among the Hardin-Simmons University graduates to receive diplomas May 20. Holland, son of Mr and Mrs Clay Holland of Junction, will earn a Bachelor of Art degree in History with a minor in English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman C. Holland
Junction
Hardin-Simmons University
Holland
Clay Holland
Junctton
Kimble Airport Dedication Draws Large Local Crowd
Kimble County opened its new $80,000 airport with a Saturday ribbon cutting by Robert Sieker of Junction Flying Service. More than 300 attendees heard officials review bonds voted in 1944 and the project’s challenges. The event featured demonstrations by Junction Flying Service, a Navy DC-3 display, and details on runways, lighting, and the upcoming CAA communications center with a $35,000 annual payroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimble County
Robert Sieker
Kerrville
Junction Flying Service
Callan Graham
M. C. Blackburn
Lemuel Jones
J. D. Church of
Big Spring
Civil Aeronautic Authority
CAA
Sieker
Gene Stieler
Roy Morriss
Flying Service
Roscoe Lewis
Milton Powell
Judge Blackburn
Guy Munn
C. E. Reid
Kerrville Flying Service
Blackburn
Gardner Camp Meeting at Gardner Ranch June 7 12
The Gardner camp meeting invites the public to gather June 7 through 12 at the Gardner ranch in memory of Joe M. Gardner Jr. Camping space is provided and daily barbecues begin at noon. Services are at 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. with an afternoon event on Sunday June 12. Sermons will be delivered by pastors from several denominations. Rev John E Pickering Alpine First Christian and Rev Thomas D Murphy Junction Roosevelt Presbyterian lead the event as organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner Ranch
Joe M. Gardner
Joe Gardner
John E. Pickering
Alpine First Christian
Thomas D. Murphy
Junction
Roosevelt Presbyterian
Wesleyan Guild Meeting Planned for May 26
The Wesleyan Guild of the Mathediset Church will meet Thursday evening May 26 at eight o clock. Hostesses listed are Mrs Elroy Dechert Mrs Flem Ferns Mrs C A Dodd and Mrs Arthur Schultz at the home of Mrs Dechert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan Guild
Mathediset
Rome
Elroy Dechert
Dechert
Flem Ferns
C. A. Dodd
Arthur Schultz
Also Mentioned on This Page
Christian Church
BOY Scouts
Youth Center
Tunior
Church of Christ Gospel Meeting
K. G. Durst
Hitchin
LIONS
Kimble
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