Moody plank list echoes Dan Lynch platform in Texas race
Attorney General Dan Moody outlines nineteen platform planks beyond his highway critique. He pledges faith in democracy, non domination of branches, civil service reform, education upgrades, prison reform, convict labor use, judiciary speed, tax restraint, sane motor regulation, libel law expansion, agricultural aid, labor fairness, land reclamation, and dignified gubernatorial conduct with other states and the federal government.
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Texas
Vifce
Heart O' the Hill Fish Hatchery Now Open
The Heart o' the Hills Fish Hatchery reopens for inspection with visitors welcome. Thirteen ponds hold water and bass breeders appear. Embankments are sodded with Bermuda grass and water lilies line pond edges for protection and beauty. Ducks and geese are installed, with more ponds to be stocked to ensure next season's production. The grounds are terraced and sodded as Kerrville Mountain Sun notes the hatchery becoming the Hill Country showplace.
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Heart O’ the Hills
Les French
the Hills
Kerrville Mountain Sun
Llano River verses and ranch notes in Kimble County
G A Beeman writes about the Llano River and mountain scenery offering solace from city life. The piece cites ozone air and nature’s joy, with an editor’s note on Beeman’s background and links to local ranching, irrigation history, and a forthcoming drilling effort by Louis Dunbar in the region.
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G. A. Beeman
Llano
Beeman
V Bar H Ranch
South
Kimble County
Louis Dunbar
Origin of state flower the bluebonnet story
Fort Worth Star notes bluebonnets Texas state flower thrive after plentiful rain. It recounts legends from Jerusalem missions to Mexican lore of a sacred maiden and a blue bonnet blooming at an Aztec altar, linking the plant to mythic origins and the Greek bleeding heart tale.
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Texas
Lone Star
Jerusalem
Mexico
Fort Worth
Gas Strike Reported at Sutton County Allison Well
Drilling near Sonora is paused awaiting additional pipe after a gas discovery at about 3100 feet. Prospects for oil are strong and operations are expected to continue to at least 3500 feet, per informed sources.
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Sonora
Allison
Bill Booster Says Be Popular by Positive Conduct
A column urges readers to radiate cheer and optimism, avoid criticizing others, and practice good fellowship to gain popularity. The piece emphasizes friendly behavior as the path to social regard and personal appeal.
Two Deaths Reported In Kimble County Last Week
John Berry Gentry aged 54 died May 14 at J. W. Taylor’s home in Junction after a month with typhoid fever. He was born August 1382 in Henderson County and lived in Kimble County since 1886 except for years away. Funeral by Rev. N. H. Skaggs, burial Red Creek cemetery. Survived by one brother Jim Gentry and five sisters in California New Mexico and Bronte. Mrs Margaret Wilson aged 73 died at her daughter’s home in Kimble County last Wednesday and was buried next day. she leaves sisters Mesdames Welsh and Nichols, brother R. J. Pettitt, three sons and five daughters.
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John Berry Gentry
J. W. Taylor
Junction
Henderson County
Kimble County
N. H. Skaggs
Red Creek
Presbyterian Meeting At Methodist Church
Presbyterian and Methodist worshipers resume postponed meeting next Monday night at the Methodist Church with Dr L E Selfridge of San Antonio assisting and Lois Hawkins organizing music. Two services daily will be held through the fifth Sunday to foster fraternal church relations in Junction and encourage broad attendance.
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L. E. Selfridge
San Antonio
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Llano River
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J. A. Dekle
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Senco
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