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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1921
Page
5
W. O. W. Camp No. 434 holds its lodge meeting on the first Tuesday night each month. All Loyal Wooghen are invited to attend. ROBT. I. JARVIS, C. C. Ernest Wilson, Clerk.
Tennis Shoes at Josephs for one dollar and straw hats for men at Phillip Josephs mark local shopping. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Dee Taylor on May 18. Dr L L Skaggs made a business trip to Sonora this week. J B Stevenson was a function visitor Wednesday from the Stevenson ranch. R F Cannon N Walker and John McCollum were visitors in Junction Tuesday.
J B Fisher, a rancher from Red Creek, was a business visitor in Junction on Wednesday, visiting local concerns and meeting with colleagues.
Mr and Mrs Lee Tobin of Kansas City visit Junction staying with Mrs Tobin s brother R H Mayfield at his home.
Miss Alexa Taylor who had spent about two years with her grandmother in Del Rio returned home in the latter part of last week.
The Rt. Rev. W. T. Capers bishop of West Texas will visit Junction and preach at 11 AM and 3 PM at the Episcopal church with confirmation at the afternoon service. The public is invited.
We the undersigned will be closing our places of business during the summer months June July and August at 6 p m beginning June 1st excepting Saturdays. Alex J Hamer Co Junction Hardware Co Schreiner Hodges Co City Barber Shop Fawcett Motley Furn Co Junction Tailor Shop P Joseph Allen Produce Co.
Patrons paying 2.00 per month for telephone service are notified that the cash rate will drop to 1.75 starting June 1, 1921. No statement needed. prepaid amounts will be credited. Signed by L. R. I. & M. Co. manager S. B. Kindrick.
Mrs De Graves was a pleasant visitor in our city Saturday highlighting cordial social calls and local hospitality during the weekend.
Miss Willie D. Nance was among the guests at a Saturday function, joining a list of attendees in a social gathering.
A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Boyd Jett on May 21 1921. Mrs Nannie Summers and her daughter Elizabeth visited Junction earlier in the week.
Mrs. Virgil Copple visited Junction on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. John D. Phillips from the Phillips ranch near Rock Springs are guests this week. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fowler of Roosevelt were in Junction Friday. S. S. Bunday was a business visitor in Junction Friday. Mrs. Phillip Luthringer of Roosevelt joined a function Friday. For Rent two upstairs rooms and one down. Otis Bowers injured a nail in his foot this past week. Frank Cowsert was a business visitor from Noxville on Wednesday.
Foster Owens of Rock Springs attended a pleasant function as a guest last Sunday, joining local residents in the social gathering.
To insure publication for each week's Eagle, copy must be in the office not later than Wednesday noon of each week.
Job notice seeks an agent with convergence to handle Singer Sewing Machines in Kimble and Menard counties. Apply to W. M. Maize, Junction, Texas.
Mr and Mrs Charles Henderson made a business trip to Fort Worth last week. Mr and Mrs Oscar Latta and son Lawrence were Junction guests this week.
Miss Bill Wright has returned home from Harwood Texas where she taught a very successful school this year.
Judge M. E. Blackburn A. G. Farmer and Chas. Henderson traveled to Austin this week on official business likely involving legal or governmental matters.
Lewis Verling, a student at West Texas A. and M. College, returned home Tuesday. Bill Oliver, also attending the college, is expected to arrive home tomorrow.
Wilfred Whittle of Rock Springs came over Wednesday to spend several days with his parents Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Whittle.
J. L. Tullis and C. E. Salter purchase the Kerrville Mountain Sun from the Terrell Publishing Co. Tullis, a writer and former managing editor, and Salter, long-time linotype operator, vow to keep the weekly at a high standard. Miss Lena Cowsert attended a function at the Prof C C Britt and Cowsert ranch.
Miss Mary Spiller and Miss Flora Mae Spiller along with Roy Spiller were guests in the city this week. Several local families hosted visitors and travelers from nearby towns. Carl M. Wolf advertises details on goat roping horse riding and bull riding scheduled for June 6, urging participants to bring and ride their animals.
A Tom Thumb Wedding is set for June 10 1921 to benefit the Parent Teachers Association. Fifty children ages three to ten will perform. Mothers of eligible children are asked to attend a May 28 meeting at five at the Methodist Church with children to be selected and costuming instructions given.
A pithy aphorism notes that memory fails for early falsehoods while the final deceit feels easier to forget. The line emphasizes human forgetfulness toward past deceptions and the slipperiness of honesty.
Friends of Miss Irma Phillips celebrate her membership in the graduating class of White's School in Austin. Exercises are set for May 29 and 30, with Phillips earning credits that qualify her for university affiliations.
The Blue Devils of Fort Worth will play for a dance Monday night June 6. This is the best dance music available and all are expected to be present. A full program will be released next week, so readers should watch for it.
The Blue Devils' orchestra plays at Smith Hall for a Saturday dance in Mason on June 4 with a goat-roping event in the afternoon. Invites extend to all in Mason. A moral quip closes with a biblical saying about neighborly love and a caution about spousal awareness.
A saying warns that a boastful talker rarely reveals much. The piece notes that a person who claims to "tell all he can" may lack true knowledge to share.
Douglas Corkill Motley entertained a group of his young friends on Saturday evening May 21 at his parents homeMr and Mrs J D Motley in celebration of his ninth birth anniversary Those attending included Masters Warren Braley Blake Chennault Lemuel Jones Raymond James Robert Motley Samuel Marsh LaRue Newby Vivian James Koleta Taylor Luie Motley Elizabeth Summers Ruth Sandherr Frankie Reid Elsie and Elizabeth Motley
A wedding was held at the Braley residence in North Junction on Sunday evening May 22. E A McCollum and Sue Rogers of London were the contracting parties with a small group of friends as witnesses. Elder John S Durst performed the ceremony. Friends extend wishes for happiness. The text ends with a moral couplet about aiming high and law observance.
Tuesday morning found all grades except eleventh with final exams underway. Seniors plan commencement after finals. Prof Britt withdrew from Corpus Christi Normal position. he will stay through the summer. Bernice Knox revealed Barnett had the jimmies recently. An instinct claim about a Ford car injuring Jake Bissett. Last week of the notes signs off as adieu. Satin Pumps at Phillip Joseph's.
The Methodist Missionary Society hosted a Friday party at Alfred Hodges home for members soon leaving Junction for summer. Mrs. C. O. Britt received an aluminum boiler as thanks for her city services, with Mrs. Wilson Buster delivering the presentation. Refreshments of ice cream and cakes followed, honoring a long list of ladies and an out of town guest, Mrs. 1 and McHue.
The Misses Morris and Mr. Morris of Divide spent the weekend with Miss Hazel Richardson and she accompanied them home Sunday for a week’s visit. Rev. Marsh preached at Ever Green and Paint Creek schoolhouse, drawing good crowds. Mrs. R Felps visits town with her ill grandbaby. Tinsleys of Mason visited Walter and family. Hop Allison called on F M Hodges. Mrs. John B Wilson was ill last week. Farmers busy after rains to weed fields. Adios.
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