Nobody's Business: Texas Politics After Tax Session
Austin reports a tangled Texas political scene after the taxless special session. Gov Allred weighs third-term plans while advisers urge caution. The Board of Control guarantees pension payments to cover four months, and a House probe into nepotism yields no explosive findings.
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Austin
Texas
Allred
Col
Ernest Thompson
Board of Control
John Wallace
Republic National Bank
Dallas
Wallace
Annual Drive For Red Cross Begins Today
Kimble County starts its Red Cross drive with Ramsey Randolph as local chair. Aim to finish by Saturday with post main drive gleaning. Last year the Red Cross spent 25 million on floods in the Ohio Valley and aided 128 disasters across 36 states and abroad.
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Red Cross
Kimble County
Ramsey Randolph
Ohio Valley
Continental
United States
Alaska
District of Columbia
American Red Cross
Phillipine Islands
Red Crossies
Instruments For Drum and Bugle Corps Ordered
The Burt Fleming Post of the American Legion orders a full set of drums and bugles for a newly formed drum and bugle corps led by Chas. K. Cunningham. Estimated cost is $350, funded mainly by the Legion with additional public contributions. open to any boy or girl aged 18 who will train. Next drill Sunday November 14 at 2 p.m. on the high school grounds, with classes for instrument instruction.
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Burt Fleming
American Legion
Chas. K. Cunningham
Ollie Floyd
K. G. Durst
P. H. Barrow
Uelock
Mrs Spiller Improves After SUV Crash Injury
Mrs. R. H. Spiller is improving from injuries suffered when their car overturned after a tire blew out. Mr. Spiller was unhurt. Mrs. Spiller remains in a San Antonio hospital a week after the wreck.
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R. H. Spiller
Spiller
San Antgelo
Public Safety Inspection Visits Junction November 18
Two drivers license examiners from the Department of Public Safety will be in Junction on November 18 to test first time license applicants. Examinations run Thursdays from 11 00 a m to 2 00 p m at the sheriff's office with applicants supplying their own vehicle. Examiners grade the route driving and quiz on safety rules signals and highway laws while checking eyesight and vehicle defects such as brakes lights and horns.
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Department of Public Safety
Junction
Rstapusning
Sheriff's Office
John Porter Killed in Oil Derrick Accident at Prairie Lee
John Porter of Mr and Mrs T P Porter died when an old oil Derrick collapsed at Prairie Lee last week. Porter born in Luling lived in the area all his life worked in oil fields since 1924 for Magnolia Oil Co. He is survived by wife son his father and mother four sisters and two brothers. He was active in Baptist Church I C C F and Masonic Lodges. Funeral attended by relatives. other local visitors noted.
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John Porten
T. P. Porter
Prairie Lee
Mr. Porter
John Porter
Luling
Magnolia Oil Company
Maggie Pullen
Monahans
August Sheeley
Fentrees
Opal Porter
San Antonio
Catherine Porter
Junction
Charles
Kerrville
Chetty
The
Baptist Church
Masonic
Proclamation Calls Citizens to National Duty and Moral Standard
A 1917 proclamation urges Woodrow Wilson era citizens to unite for freedom, stressing fitness, morality, and integrity. It calls Americans to uphold a high standard as a new laurel for the nation, expressing faith in guidance and success in future battles.
Hunting Season Opens With Safety Rules Emphasized
The piece urges hunters to follow safety rules as the season opens on Tuesday November 16. It stresses identifying wildlife, keeping firearms safe, carrying licenses, respecting property and speed limits, not shooting from vehicles, leaving game for seed stock, avoiding near farm buildings, and conserving wildlife through education and police cooperation.
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American Wildlife Institute
Sheriff Durst Recaptures Convict from Mississippi Penitentiary
Sheriff S C Durst apprehended Louie Casper alias Bob Stuart an escaped convict who fled the Mississippi penitentiary. Casper arrived in Junction in July after escaping June 8 and had been at the local jail awaiting Mississippi officials. He had been serving a 99 year term.
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Missippi
Louie Casper
Bob Stuart
Mississippi Penitentiary
S. C. Durst
Mississippi
Casper
Junction
Gray Blacksmith Shop
County Agent Change in Routine Detailed
Due to a large 4H Club Program County Agent R E Homann shifts Saturday duties to weekdays. Monday becomes office work day while Thursday mornings stay in the office with the agent’s hours open weekdays and until noon Saturdays.
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R. E. Homann
Rotary Luncheon Canceled In Junction On Thanksgiving
Rotary clubs worldwide hold weekly luncheons but Junction will not hold a regular luncheon this week due to holidays. Many Rotarians plan football games or American Legion events, and Thanksgiving Day prompts cancellation of the Junction meeting.
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Rotary
Junction
American Legion
Death Claims W R McDonald in Junction
Raymond McDonald died after nine days of pneumonia in Junction. Born April 10 1900 in Kerr county he spent his life in the Hill Country and in Junction the past years. He married Stella Liefeste on March 2 1925 and they had three children Nora Joyce and Kenneth. He is survived by his wife three children five brothers a sister his mother and other relatives. He joined Junction Baptist Church three years ago and was active in the church. The family has endured multiple losses in Kimble county.
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Raymond McDonald
Junction
Copperas
A. T. Nixon
Hunt
Walter Raymond McDonald
Kerr County
Hill Country
Stella Liefeste
Nora
Joyce
Kenneth
Millard
Leonard
Colen
Ivy
Harvey
Callie Evans
Helen McDonald
Junction Baptist Church
Kimble County
McDonald’s
Raymond
Junction Eagles To Play Menard In Armistice Tilt
Junction Eagles meet Menard in Armistice tilt as part of district 41 B action. Eldorado vs Rock Springs at Eldorado headlines the title race with a possible three way tie if results go as predicted.
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Junction Eagles
Menard
Rocksprings
Eldorado
Junction
Eldorado Eagles
Junction Eagle- Menard Yellow Jacket
Yellow Jackets
Eagles
Towns Prep For Quiet Thanksgiving Observance
The Kerrville celebration will draw many for the Ame Ls event. The annual football tilt between Junction and Menard draws interest, with Rocksprings versus Eldorado at Eldorado noted. Other attractions lure attendees to various spots as Junction expects a calm Thursday with no local ball game.
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Kerrville
Junction
Menard
Eldorado
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Drum and Bugle Corps
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C.F. Hamer
L. D. Borden and
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Woodrow Wilson
America
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