First State Bank Opens with 60 Depositors on Opening Day
First State Bank of Junction held a formal opening Saturday drawing about 200 visitors. Sixty depositors placed 260 009 dollars, with 110 000 dollars in nondeposit items and 36 000 more the next day. The bank, at College Street near Hotel Las Lomas, features a drive in window and night depository.
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State Bank of
Junction
Cecil H. Allen
C. W. Walker
Loyd V. Williamson
Buster’s Laundry
Frank Randolph
Ramsey Randolph
Allen
College Street
Hotel Las Lomas
Mmes (. C. Chessher
George O. Cox
Coke R. Stevenson, Jr
Federal Reserve System
Bear Creek Club Luncheon Plans Benefit Style Show
Bear Creek Study Club met at Hotel Las Lomas on November 4 with John Philippus of the State Department of Public Safety as guest speaker. A style show to benefit P T A was approved for November 18 while topics included the new traffic code effective September 5 and Philippus’s four counties under jurisdiction.
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John Philippus
State Department of Public Safety
P.T. A
Bear Creek
Ed Bode
San Antonio
Chester Bannowsky
Harold Dutton
Nober
Philippus
Kathleen Bishop
Mmes
Louis Pergueon
R. H. Loeffier
Ranch Foreman's Home Destroyed by Fire
A ranch foreman's three room frame house at the R. D. Rothmann ranch and an attached garage were destroyed by fire Monday evening. Faulty electrical wiring is suspected. Pierce Sweeten the foreman and his two sisters and a young niece lived there. Loss included a new washing machine refrigerator and an electric stove.
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R. D. Rothmann Ranch
Kothmann
Pierce Sweeten
Foreman
Kothmanns
Mrs J D Pepper Funeral Rites Held Saturday
Funeral services were held at 10 oclock Saturday morning November 8 from the Sweetwater Church of Christ for Mrs. J D Pepper 83 a pioneer Texas ranching family member who died shortly after 1 am Thursday. Surviving are six children 15 grandchildren 15 great grandchildren one brother Will Armstrong and three sisters.
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Sweetwater
Pepper
George R. Pepper, Sr
Rosene
H. Albert Shaw
Christoval
David L. Cooper
Los Angeles
Calif
Claude A Pepper, Sr
San Antonio
M. J. Hollins
Gallatin
County Tax Collections Lag This Year
Deputy collector George Hamilton said October reports on tax payments are incomplete and overall payments lag behind last year. A 2 percent discount applies this month and 1 percent in December, with no discount in January. After February 1 all payments become delinquent and incur a penalty. A 3 percent discount was available in October.
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George Hamilton
Senior Class Will Sell Pikes Saturday
Junction High School seniors plan a pre sale event Saturday to raise funds. The booth will be in front of Junction National Bank. Mrs Billie Burchalow and her son Lobby of Houston are visiting Mrs Burchalow’s parents, Mr and Mrs T T Hodres, and expect to return home Sunday.
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Junction High School
Junction National Bank
Billie Burchalow
Lobby
Houston
Pov Sriter Spent Armistice Day in San Angelo
A narrative note records Pov Sriter spending Armistice Day in San Angelo. The entry notes the location and timing without additional circumstances.
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Pov Sriter
San Angelo
Main Street paving project near complete
State Highway construction work progresses ahead of schedule with paving of Main Street set to begin soon. Resident engineer W N Hardeman cites weather traffic and adjacent property cooperation as factors. Contractor A L Buey expected to finish well before the allotted time.
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Main Street
W. N. Hardeman
A. L. Buey
Highway 290
Brazos Valley Construction Co
The
Construction Co
Eight Mile Strip
Retail Training Clinic Slated Here
A mass meeting for the Retail Training Clinic is set tonight at seven in the District Court Room. University of Texas instructor Bill N Newman will outline the course starting Monday with a 10 day program. The clinic is free aside from a small materials fee and some daytime classes will be offered.
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District Court Room
Bill N. Newman
University of Texas
Russell Graham
Chamber of Commerce
Newman
Walter W. Leamons
Marriage Licenses Rise to 58 This Year in County
Two marriage licenses were issued Saturday by County Clerk Kennon Stapp's office, bringing the annual total to 58, just one short of last year. Licenses went to Lenard Marion Hight and Allen Molly Meyer, and to Johnny O. Adams and Norma Jane Lee. No divorce suits were filed during the past week.
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Kennon Stapp
Lenard Marion Hight
Allen Molly Meyer
Johnny O. Adams
Norma Jane Lee
Cactus Study Club Set Meeting November 19
Dr. J. E. Wiedeman county health officer will be guest speaker on health education at the Cactus Study Club meeting in the home of Mrs. Vann Martin on Wednesday November 19. Co-hostesses are Mrs. Roy Spiller and Mrs. Laray Stapp. Wiedeman will discuss rheumatic fever and Mrs. Joe Beck will address cancer control.
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J. E. Wiedeman
Cactus Study Club
Vann Martin
Martin
Roy Spiller
Laray Stapp
Wiedeman
Joe Beck
Mrs Wilson Rebounds From Five Week Home Confinement
Mrs. Frank L. Wilson is able to be on again after five weeks confined to her home following a siege of pneumonia.
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Frank L. Wilson
Houston Ladies Visit Kerrville Guests
Mrs. B. A. Burchalow of Houston with Mmes. T. T. Hodges Albert Taylor Harold Wood and L. T. Waxson spent Thursday of last week in Kerrville for a social visit.
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B. A. Burchalow
Houston
Mmes
T. T. Hodges
Albert Taylor
Harold Wood
L. T. Waxson
Kerrville
Spiller Returns Home From San Antonio Visit
Mrs. R. H. Spiller came home after a week in San Antonio visiting relatives and attending the River Art Exhibit. She plans to spend the week in Men.
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R. H. Spiller
San Antonio
Eagles Defeat Eldorado Club in Close 7 6 Tilt
Eagles of the Junction beat Eldorado 7 to 6 in an 8B conference game on the Hill Country Fair field. Brite scored Junctions first touchdown on a pass from Walker. Stanford of Eldorado returned a Brite pass for a touchdown. Junction had 12 first downs to Eldorados 6. Walker and Brite produced key gains including a 27 yard run early in the second quarter.
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Eagles
Junction
Eldorado
Hill Country Fair
Brite
Walker
Cardwell
Stanford
Coleman
Eldorado Eagles
Roosevelt Scouts Win Field Meet
A Roosevelt Boy Scout patrol defeated a Junction patrol 140 to 127 at the Scout Grounds Saturday afternoon. J. B. Morris, field executive, led the event with Scout master Frank A. Hubbell assisting. Patrols lunched together after activities began about 1 p.m.
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Junction
Scout Grounds
J. B. Morris
Frank A. Hubbell
Eacles to Scrimmage Eden Club Friday
The Junction Eagles will scrimmage the Eden Bulldogs Friday at 3 p.m. on the high school practice field. Public welcome with no admission charge. Roecksprings Angoras forfeited their conference game to the Eagles. The Eagles lost 20 to 12 to Eden in a pre conference game at Eden field on September 12.
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Junction Eagles
Eden Bulldogs
Bob Short
Roecksprings Angoras
Eagles
Bulldogs
Eden Field
Frank Hubbell
La Junta Study Club Plans UNESCO Meeting
Mrs. N C Tulloss hosts La Junta Study Club at her home on Wednesday November 19 with a UNESCO program. The gathering begins at 3 p m with Mrs. Ward Terrell presiding and Mrs. W C Oliver leading the program.
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N. C. Tulloss
la Junta
Unesco
Ward Terrell
W. C. Oliver
Senior Betty Lou Hill Named High School Band Sweetheart
Betty Lou Hill, senior and drum major of the High School Band since term start, was elected band sweetheart. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey B. Hill.
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Betty Lou Hill
Aubrey B. Hill
Poll tax payments slow as voters miss receipts
Deputy assessor George Hamilton notes no poll taxes were assessed this year and many voters have not secured the required receipts for next year’s election. Of about 1900 probable voters, only 411 have paid poll tax to date, with 26 payments this month. others must pay by February 1, 1948 to qualify.
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George Hamilton
New Presbyterian Church at Roosevelt Nears Completion
The Roosevelt Presbyterian Church prepares for a formal opening on Sunday November 23 with Rev. Lewis Wilkins announcing. Rock work on a five room building including an auditorium and four classrooms finished this week and interior work will follow. Regular services begin Sunday evening November 6 with Rev. Wilkins preaching on the first and third Sundays.
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Roosevelt Presbyterian Church
Lewis
Wilkins
Mason Author Turns Columnist
Jed Gipson of Mason Hill Country writer with growing popularity starts a weekly column for the Denver Post magazine section. He covers the area from Wyoming to Texas and his first assignment was the Huntsville prison rodeo. Gipson, author of Fabulous Empire and a Reader's Digest contributor, has an office in Hotel Mason and his wife Tommie Wynn of San Angelo is his secretary.
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Jed Gipson
Mason
Denver Post
Wyoming
Texas
Huntsville
Gipson
Reader’s Digest
Tommie Wynn
San Angelo
Denver
National Sheep Dog Trials Sought for Southwest City
Officials of the Southwestern Sheep Dog Trials hope to land the national trial in a Southwest Texas city in 1948. Louie Ragland, president, says a meeting of sheep dog owners planning the event will be held later in the fall.
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Texas
Louie Ragland
Civil docket closes two cases in Fort Stockton court
Judge J B Randolph disposed of two civil cases in the 112th District Court. In the trespass to title suit J C Murff vs E J Royal et al filed August 14 1947 the plaintiff won. Albert W Searcy represented the plaintiff and Russell Graham acted as attorney ad litem for the defendant cited by publication. Change of name for Dorothy Norma Ferguson to Dorothy Norma Spiller granted.
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112Th District Court
J. B. Randolph
Fort Stockton
J. C. Murff
E. J. Royal
Albert W. Searcy
Russell Graham
Dorothy Norma Ferguson
Dorothy Norma Spiller
Mrs Wright Visits Relatives in May Brown County
Mrs J O Wright spent several days last week with her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs C T Jarvis at May in Brown county. Mrs Stewart Taylor of Brady is here with her mother Mrs W W Chaison who is seriously ill.
Joe M Gardner Jr 19 Funeral Rites Held Here Friday
Funeral services for Joe M Gardner Jr 19 who died from injuries in a car crash near Alpine were held Friday at 4 pm from College Street Church of Christ with Rev John Pickering officiating. Survivors include parents two sisters a brother and a host of Sul Ross Schreiner Institute friends.
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Joe M. Gardner, Jr
San Antonio
College Street
Alpine
Sul Ross
Jimmy Carrol Cherry
Joe Boy
Bobby Jim Sparks
Cecil Sparks
Kermit
Clip and Brand
Aggie
Schreiner Institute
American Legion
First Christian Church of
Pickering
Joe M. Gardner
Shannon
Zane
Jack
Raymond Walston
John Arledge
Jack Ward
David Duke
Glenn Beard
Bobby Braswell
Buzz Nichols
Tucker Wyche
Preston Wright
Lovella Sparks
Dorothy Jean Crawford
Jean Burling
Billie Louise Bierschwale
Margaret Mae Mansfield
Sul Ross and
Art Curator to Speak at Daedalian Club Meeting
Miss Eleanor Onderdonk curator of art at the Witte Museum will address the Daedalian Study Club on November 20. The event at Mrs W H Whitworth home features program head Mrs Russell Graham with hostesses Mrs Keidel Sheppard and Mrs Marshall Heap. Onderdonk from an artist family is noted for her museum work and ties to San Antonio artists Robert and Julian Onderdonk.
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Eleanor Onderdonk
Witte Museum
Daedalian Study Club
W. H. Whitworth
Russell Graham
Keidel Sheppard
Marshall Heap
Miss Onderdonk
Robert
Julian
San Antonio
Bexar Hills
Miss Mary Willis Visits Relatives in Hico
Miss Mary Willis travels to Hico to visit relatives, staying for a short visit and returning home after the stay.
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Mary Willis
Hico
Mrs. W. R. McPherson Visits With Dr. McPherson
Mrs. W. R. McPherson who teaches in the Eagle Pass schools spent the weekend here visiting Dr. McPherson.
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W. R. McPherson
Eagle Pass
Dr. McPherson
Brady Visit By Patterson Westmoreland Guests
Mrs. Mattie Patterson and Mr. Dorothy Westmoreland were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. Bethel in Brady, enjoying the hospitality and local sites during their stay.
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Mattie Patterson
Dorothy Westmoreland
Mrs. M.bethel
Brady
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Austin
Fort Worth
Dallas
W. B. Wilson
Borden Company
Consert Electric Service
Glen
Bear Creek Club
J.D. Pepper
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