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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1938
Page
6
A stitched collage of jokes and anecdotes unfolds from a cafe corner to a small court, with lines about a budget nickel for a kiss, rent surprises, a deafened child and a golf club scare, plus a landlady over bread slices and a pianist meeting a clergyman who asks about the Fourth Commandment. The snippets mix domestic, social, and absurd exchanges, preserving the era’s light humor and dialogue rhythm.
Hoh Neal of Midland spent the weekend with his parents Mr. and Mrs. B. P. F. Neal, returning to his usual routine after the visit.
The American Red Cross reports 129 disasters requiring aid in 247 counties across 41 states, helping 420000 disaster victims. Chairman Norman H. Davis notes higher activity than the 15 year average and highlights relief policies, volunteer support, and preparedness efforts nationwide.
Red Cross nurses aided more than one million sick across remote islands coast regions swamps crowded industrial areas. During the year they inspected 559187 school children with local physicians and provided hygiene guidance to 58754 mothers and young girls.
Red Cross workers in chapters hospitals and posts of the Army Navy Coast Guard and Marine Corps assisted 122855 active service men or veterans or their families during the past 12 months. They provided letter writing shopping and recreational leadership and offered financial help locating missing family members and assisting with pension disability hospitalization or discharge applications. The report notes an average of 18790 men assisted per month.
Mrs. Royce Buster visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. J J Rogers at Harper Saturday and Sunday of last week. Mrs. E E Morriss is visiting her daughter Mrs Jim Carpenter.
Kerr County near Real County line will see two deep wildcat oil tests by J C Hart and Sons of Fort Worth. One test on a Texas Company Farmount will drill to 6000 feet, the second south east two and a half miles will reach 6000 feet. An old 5600 foot test begun by Eastland Oil Company was abandoned when tools were lost.
The Methodist church gathered Monday at the annex then surprised Rev and Mrs En sesR Hin at the parsonage with pounding. Dr J Wiedeman influenced the Masonic building project as demolition of the ancient frame structure progressed and a new contract was approved by Dee Or Lodge No 715 A F and A M during last Thursday's meeting.
Mr and Mrs Pat Beasley and Mr and Mrs Jake Beasley of the zona country saw the Junction Eagles beat the Eldorado Eagles at Eldorado Friday. The Beasleys praised outstanding Junction players from former years with Kimble among them.
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