Barbecue Honors Birthdays and Local Social News
Fifteen years ago today a May 21 barbecue honored Miss Callie Mae Turner and Ernest Dunbar on birthdays. The Dunbar host and hostess Charles Dunbar and wife were noted for hospitality. James Parker prepared the barbecue at Welfare home of Dr. and Mrs. Louis Zoeller, scene of Ella Zoeller and George Holekamp wedding May 17. Various local residents visited Junction, Menard, and surrounding communities for events and duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callie Mae Turner
Ernest Dunbar
Charles Dunbar
James Parker
Louis Zoeller
Welfare
Ella
George Holekamp
Junction
Texas
W. W. Watkins
Menard
C. L. Lawler
Roosevelt
R. M. Alexander
Little Son
Eagle
Roy Skaggs
Oscar Latta
Fr. Rohner
Red Creek
W. W. Buck
South
Llano
Hamp Goodman
Bird Black
London
Texas farms build subirrigation tile network across counties
Hansford county has deployed concrete subirrigation tile with relief workers supplying labor and farmers providing cement and sand. Farmers will take one fourth of the garden yield as payment for 1935, totaling about 32 000 feet laid so far. Ochiltree and Hemphill counties report similar efforts with 16 000 and nearly 26 000 feet completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hansford County
G. Lester Boykin
Hemphill County
H. M. Cantrell
Ochiltree County
J. T. Stovell
Local Notes and Obituary Passages from Junction Area
Lane Hodges relocates well drill to Jack Turner’s property. Miss Ruth Stevenson and Mr. Franks wed in Junction and plan to reside in Rocksprings. William Otto Dechert dies in Junction at 53 after moving from Gillespie County. he married Annie Eckert in 1893 and lived east of Junction. Bud Richardson takes son Leo to San Antonio for surgery. James Prentice hosts Jack Appleton of Columbia MO. Junction Motor Co. now led by E F Mohn while W P Riley visits Galveston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane Hodges
Jack Turner
Ollie Fleming
Junction
Ruth Stevenson
Mr. Franks
R. M. Stevenson
Beak
Hop Allison
Roosevelt
William Otto Dechert
John Dechert
Leo
James Prentice
Jack Appleton
Columbia
Junction Motor Company
E. F. Mohn
Brownwood
W. P. Riley
Junction State Bank
Galveston
Woolworth Sales Jump 20 Million in 1934 Profits
Woolworth Co posts 1934 net income of 32.14 million dollars or 3.30 a share up from 1933. Sales rise to 20.17 million more with two new stores, total stores 1,957 in U S Canada and Cuba. British and German subsidiaries operate 597 and 81 stores respectively. Senior figures also note Texas relief obligations rose to 5.671 million in April with 228 42 residents aided and per case cost about 13 88 dollars. Other items mention a visit by Mr and Mrs E O Lowgren and daughter Edwina and societal conference plans in Montreal and canned meat shipments to relief agencies totaling 9 642 120 cans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Deyo
Woolworth Co
Mr. Deyo
Canada
Cuba
Texas Relief Commission
Cafe Owner Keeps Up With Ford's Pay Scale
Detroit business owner Fred Hicks embraces Henry Ford's wage policy, matching each raise from $4 to $6, asserting workers are worth the higher pay. Texas relief caseload drops 25,848 in April, with recipients below one million for first time in months, per state relief director Adam R. Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Detroit
Henry Ford
Fred Hicks
Hicks
George Rll
Texas
Adam R. Johnson
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Our Bank
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Menard National Bank
Menard, Texas
Junction Eagle
Miss Blossom
Milford
John M. Hawkins
San Antonio
Lois and
Blix
Bonn Avon School
Messrs
Y. P. Oliver
N. H. Skaggs
Pecan Growers Association
Felix Watson
Joe
Chas. Henderson
Jim Carpenter
Telegraph
F. M. Hodges
Alva Smith
Texas Farms
Renae
Goodyear
Inspector Faurot
New York
Saturday Evening Post
Collier's
Liberty
Loeffler Motor Company
Phone 105 Junction, Texas
Woolworth
Warren Roberts
Georgetown
Southwestern University
E. O. Lowgren
Edwina
Ann Hardeman
America
National Conference of Social Work
Montreal
Beaumont
el Paso
Houston
Brownsville
van x Fi F
McCall’s
Home Magazine
Tower Radio
Pathfinder
Better Homes & Gardens
Good Stories
Needlecraft
Woman’s World
OC Household Magazine
Capper’s Farmer Successful
Farming Home Circle Illustrated Mechanics
the Farm Journal
the Country Home
Mother's Home Life Home Friend
Poultry Tribune
Gentlewoman Magazine
Maine Street
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