London School Closing Exercises Announced
London High School will hold a commencement sermon by Rev Ralph Wooton on Sunday at 11:00 in London Community Hall. Supt O L Turner will lead the invocation and announce. Diplomas will be presented Friday May 20 by Supt Turner with Dr Gordon Taylor as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London High School
Ralph Wooton
Menard
London Community Hall
O. L. Turner
Ellis Brown
Supt. Turner
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 Seeks Quick Council Action on Sanitation
Mayor W P Hendrix announced a special city council meeting to develop a permanent sanitation improvement program. City officials and service organizations pledged cooperation and backed Health Officer Dr J E Wiedeman's concrete plan. With polio season approaching, the group urged immediate action and urged residents to clean up and encourage others to do the same.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Hendrix
Hendrix
J. E. Wiedeman
Scout Fund Drive Nears Target After Strong Kickoff
The Boy Scout Fund launched with a breakfast at Hotel Las Lomas on Wednesday May 11 and in three days raised over $1,000. Leaders led by finance chairman Joe Beck expect to reach the $1,500 goal within 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. Judge James Scruggs of Menard was notified of the approval. The project will provide pavement from Ft McKavett to Menard and to Eldorado and San Angelo, benefiting ranching families in northwest Kimble County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. McKavett
Menard
Eldorado State Highway
Texas State Highway Department
James Scruggs
Eldorado
San Angelo
Kimble
Tibbitts and Dr Skaggs Visit Junction Relatives
Mr and Mrs Carl Tibbitt and Mr and Mrs Carlton Tibbitt of Brady and Dr Lorenzo Skaggs of San Antonio spent last weekend in Junction visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Tibbitt
Carlton Tibbitt
Brady
Lorenzo Skaggs
San Antonio
Junction
Christian Church Revival Led by Fort Worth Couple
Rev G C Schurman and wife of Fort Worth 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 for May 28
Mrs A W Browning chairs Poppy Day on May 28 with crimson crepe flowers made by disabled Legion hospital veterans. Captains assist Browning in distributing memorial poppies across town. Proceeds fund auxiliary rehabilitation and child welfare, aiding living veterans and needy children.
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 authored by Rep Callan Graham and Sen Dorsey B Hardeman to allow A and M College to accept title to a 411 acre tract valued at 60000 donated by Kimble County citizens for an adjunct. The college will spend over 200000 on 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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callan Graham
Senate
Dorsey B. Hardeman
San Angelo
A and M College
Kimble County
A and M
Llano River
Boy Scouts Court of Honor Sets May 23 at Scout Grounds
Boy Scout Troop 20 will hold a Court of Honor at the local Scout Grounds on Monday May 23 at 7 30 p m. Ten boys will advance in rank and seven earn merit badges. The ceremony features a campfire program with Indian costumes. Scouts include Bob Taylor Lester Wallace David Long sine Roy Dean McCullough Wayne Robbins Bill Bevans Shelby Jordan Marian Bollier Cleatus Bollier and Tommy Meador. Merit badges go to Bobby Beck Charles Chenault Kenneth Stapp Tommy Meador Bobby Jetton Ben Urban and Tommie Hefferman. Parents and friends are invited.
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 S Cooking School in May
The C A Schraub Co will run a one day cooking school at the youth center building Friday May 2, beginning at 2 pm. Miss Pearl Hughey Maytag food specialist will give a free demonstration with money saving and time saving tips. Maytag Home Freezer on display. Admission free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maytag
C. A. Schraub Co
Schraub
Pearl Hughey
C. A Schraub Co
Oil Show at 1415 Feet Near R F Schoolfield Drilling
The R F Schoolfield and Guffey Drilling Co Bolt No 6 was cementing on May 11 as it acidizes and tests an oil showing at 1415 feet. Jack Guffey estimates the show at about five barrels after the well came in Monday. Seven inch casing is to 1410 feet. Crew caught a 27 pound yellow cat and smaller fish at North Llano, 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 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 at least part of the group with Billie Moody. They spent Friday night in Houston after visiting the San Jacinto Battle Ground and monument and the USS Texas and Saturday night in Austin. Faculty sponsors were Mrs Albert Martin Frank Hubbell and Mrs Frank Reinbold 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 Schedules Square Dance Benefit
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, president, announced the event to raise funds for youth center equipment. Admission is $1 per couple or 50 cents per person, at 8 20 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courthouse Square
Reuben Loeffler
Hitchin’ Post
Patsy Price
Junior Chamber luncheon speaker Felton Wright at Hotel Las Lomas
Payne Athletic coach Felton Wright will address the newly formed Junior Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon in Hotel Las Lomas this Friday. Julius Murr, president of the Jeycees, will preside as Wright outlines Jaycee work and potential projects for community service.
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 new Texas records with prices of 1.03 1/3 cents per pound for lamb wool and 99.6 cents for wool in the grease led by Forstmann Woolen Co. buyer John Lindsay. The Junction Warehouse Co. handled the sale as part of a 200,000 pound contract run through C. B. Wardlaw, with deliveries at 60 to 70 cents net for earlier contracted lots and skirted wools averaging 28 to 30 percent. Lindsay praises Texas wools as among the best, returning for more.
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
C. T. Holekamp
Holekamp
J. B Dupont and Company
Boston
Local Warehouses Start Wool Deliveries Across Firms
Local warehouses push wool deliveries this week with mohair purchases by Hill Country Wool and Mohair Commission Co and Junction Warehouse Co. Ragland reports 65 to 75 cents net to growers for wools via Albert Schneider after Fields and Johnson. Holekamp notes 200000 pound contract at 1.75 dollars per pound to Forstmann Woolen Co and 60 to 70 cents net to growers for other shipments. rains delay shearing, with June 1st as a potential delivery milestone. Both houses recently sold carloads and continue buying clips at 37 cents for grown hair and 57 to 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 From Betty Lou Hill With Friends
Miss Betty Lou Hill, back from TCU for the weekend, was joined by her roommate Miss Mary Jo Anderson and suitemate Miss Nira Weaver for the brief gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Lou Hill
TCU
Mary Jo Anderson
Nira Weaver
Gospel Meeting Begins at College and Ninth Streets
Evangelist Forrest R. Waldrop of Abilene opens an 18 sermon Gospel Meeting at the Church of Christ on College and Ninth Streets Sunday May 22 with services 5 and 8 pm weekdays and 11 am 3 pm and 8 pm Sundays. Dinner and supper provided. Alter Leamons minister aids. K G Durst leads song service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest R. Waldrop
Abilene
Church of Christ
College and
Ninth Streets
Waldrop
Sonora
ACC
College Quartet
A. E. Wells
W. Leamons
K. G. Durst
Hitchin' Post Opens To Grammar School Pups
Beginning May 25, every Wednesday afternoon will be set aside for grammar school age boys and girls at the Hitchin' Post Youth Center. Admission is free and refreshments will be sold. Only younger students attend on Wednesdays while the center operates three evenings weekly for all student members with Mrs. Gussie Watson as sponsor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitchin’ Post
Patsy Price
Gussie Watson
Lions Sponsor Open Forum on Alcoholism
An Alcoholics Anonymous forum will be held in the high school auditorium Friday evening May 20 under Lions Club auspices. Members from West Texas towns, all with personal experience, will discuss alcoholism and coping methods in a 1 hour 15 minute program starting at 8 p.m. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcoholics Anonymous
Lions Club
West Texas
Norman C Holland of Junction to Receive HSU Diploma
Norman C Holland of Junction is among Hardin Simmons University graduates set to receive diplomas in May. He will earn a Bachelor of Arts in History with a minor in English, son of Mr and Mrs Clay Holland of Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman C. Holland
Junction
Hardin-Simmons University
Holland
Clay Holland
Juncton
Kimble Airport Dedication Attracts Large Crowd
Kimble County celebrated the $80,000 airport opening with a ribbon cutting as a Kerrville Junction Flying Service plane landed. More than 300 attendees heard officials discuss bonds from 1944, airport benefits, and construction details. The facility spans 173.7 acres with two 3300 by 100 foot runways, lights, jet pump, and a CAA use agreement. The center will house a communications unit opening June 1 and employing about $35,000 annually.
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 to 12
The Gardner ranch hosts an annual camp meeting June 7 through 12 in memory of Joe M. Gardner Jr. Camping space is provided and daily barbecue dinners at noon. Services run 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. with an extra Sunday afternoon service on June 12. The Rev. John E. Pickering assists with organization and the Rev. Thomas D. Murphy is general chairman.
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 Set for May 26
In Wesleyan Guild of the Methodist Church a meeting is scheduled for Thursday evening May 26 at eight o clock. Hosts include Mrs. Elroy Deehert Mrs. Dechert Mrs. Flem Fens Mrs. A Dodd and Mrs. Arthur Schultz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan Guild
Thethodist Church
Elroy Deehert
Dechert
Flem Fens
A Dodd
Arthur Schultz
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Christian Church
BOY Scouts
Youth Center
Tunior Co
Church of Christ Gospel Meeting
Hitchin
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