Chamber of Commerce Luncheon Meeting At Junction
The Kimble County Chamber of Commerce will hold its regular meeting Saturday at 8 00 PM in the courthouse with a barbecue luncheon for all members. Topics include street macadamizing water system planning white way tourist crop preparation and electing new officers. An auditing committee will be appointed and discussions include new business needs such as a furniture store lumber yard building loan association and storage facilities for wool and mohair to aid tourist parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimble County
Chamber of Commerce
Junction
Building and Loan Association
League Program and Hospital Roundup
The program lists songs and prayers led by Brother Hill with discussions on religious life and the second advent. A hospital note reports two weeks of admissions at Standifer Hospital, including major operations, accidents, and medical cases from Junction and Humble Pipe Line areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brother Hill
Christ
Bennett Kindrick
Bernice Sutton
Cecelia Merchant
Mrs. Nichols
Mrs. Hill
Standifer Hospital
Geo. Baker
London
M. McWright
Junction
Ed. T. Rogers
Humble
E. Winslett
Elias Salazar
Lemuel Rathbone
Verlon Taster
W. T. Bishop
Junction, Major Operation. Miss Lela Fisher
Master Cotton Tomberlin
County officials back Fort Aim highway link via Menard
Kimble County Commissioners' Court met in Menard to discuss a proposed federal highway from Fort Sill Oklahoma to Fort Sam Houston Texas. The plan would create a short route across Menard Junction to the Old Spanish Trail into San Antonio and improve military traffic between the two posts. Attending representatives from Junction Mason Austin Fredericksburg San Antonio Eden Paint Rock Winters Ballinger and Abilene pledged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioners’ Court
Kimble County
Menard
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Junction
San Antonio
United States
North
Mason
Austin
Fredericksburg
Eden
Paint Rock
Winters
Ballinger
Abilene
Senior B Y P U Program Missionary Meeting main motives
Senior B Y P U program outlines a missionary meeting with speakers and topics. Audrey Black discusses Christ's command, Bennett Kindrick covers a world wide program, Lottie Helm addresses world need, Nina Glossbrenner presents what can stem the tide, Ruby Johnson shares a talk, and Georgia Dunning delivers a pointed paragraph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey Blackburn
Christ
Bennett Kindrick
Lottie Helm
Nina Glossbrenner
Ruby Johnson
Georgia Dunning
City Proclamation Calls Yard Cleanup By December First
Authorities urge residents to clean yards and premises by December 1 with trash placed on the sidewalk by December 2 for pickup. Mayor will award prizes to the top three cleaned yards: five dollars, three dollars, and two dollars, judged by a threewoman committee. Premises not cleaned will be reported.
Airplane Hunters Kill Sheep In Rural Texas
A Sunday incident in several counties involved two army aviators firing on sheep and possibly deer. Local ranchman Hodges narrowly escaped injury as sheep were found dead with bullet wounds. Authorities in San Antonio were notified and the case is expected to be handled by military officials. Hodges Jr. then returned to Los Angeles with Buzz Motley who will study there this winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerr County
Hodges
W. J. Blackmon
San Antonio
T. M. Hodges, Jr
Los Angeles
California
Buzz Motley
Wahl Bros. & Schraub Name Change at Hardware Firm
The Hardware Garage and Service Station, formerly Wahl Bros. & Jordan, changes its firm name to Wahl Bros. & Schraub. Founded five years ago as Wahl Bros. Garage, the business remains the same in merchandise and service after Mr. Jordan sold his stake.
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Wahl Bros. & Jordan
Wahl Bros. & Schraub
Wahl Bros. Garage
Jordan
Schraub
Messrs
Wahl & Schraub
W. A. Quisenberry Home After Prolonged Illness Recovery
After five weeks away and a serious operation W. A. Quisenberry returned home early this week. Illness forced him from work for over two months and he remains weak but buoyant with visitations and Menard County relishes aiding his recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Quisenberry
Mr. Quisenberry
Menard County
Menard Messenger
Bill Quisenberry
Methodist Church Announces Winter Schedule of Services
The church sets Sunday School at 10 a.m. with classes for all ages and a men's class at the Court House. Morning worship at 11 a.m. on "The Child's Place in God's Thought and Plan" and Epworth Leagues at 4 p.m. Evening service at 7 p.m. "To Whom Shall We Go?" Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 followed by choir practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Epworth
Edwards County Wool Prices Hit Highpoint This Year
Edwards County Wool and Mohair warehouses report fall wool sales at Del Rio totaling nearly 200 000 pounds with prices at 361 cents per pound. Buyer Duwain Hughes of San Angelo for Studley and Emery of Boston led purchases. The note suggests Junction and nearby towns should consider a wool and mohair storage plant as West Texas firms grow profitable warehouse sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards County Wool & Mohair Warehouse Co
Rocksprings Wool & Mohair Co
del Rio
Duwain Hughes
San Angelo
Studley & Emery
Boston
First State Bank
Rockspr
West Texas
Kimble County
Christmas Seals of 1927 Roll Out in Texas
The Texas Public Health Association announces over 32 million Christmas Seals distributed across the state. The sale opens on Thanksgiving and ends at Christmas to fund tuberculosis work, child health education, school nursing, clinics, and health literature for all races and creeds. The 1927 seal features Santa Claus in a sleigh with the Double Barred Cross and a snowy Christmas tree backdrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Public Health Association
Z. T. Scott
State Tuberculosis Association
Scott
Santa Claus
Sisterhood of the Americas program at BYP U event
The INTERMEDIATE B Y P U presents a November 27, 1927 program on sisterhood with speakers T M Tomberlin Eleanor High Smith Ruth Sandherr Katherine Johnston Nevada Blackburn Warren Dal and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sisterhood of the Americas
T. M. Tomberlin
Love
Eleanor Highsmith
Ruth Sandherr
South America
Katherine Johnston
Central America
Nevada
Blackburn
Ond
America
Warren Dal
Oil surveyed pipeline route eyed through Kimble County
The Transcontinental Oil Company surveys Kimble County to assess a possible pipeline route down the Llano valley to Gillespie County and toward deep water. If built, pumping stations may arise within the county boosting taxable values and benefiting taxpayers. No final decision yet but indications favor the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transcontinental Oil Company
Kimble County
Llano
Gillespie County
Miss Emma Winslett Dies in Junction After Long Illness
Miss Emma Winslett died Sunday night in Junction after a long illness and was buried Monday in South Llano Cemetery. She moved to Kimble County in early pioneer days and lived with her sister Dana Boone in Junction. Her brother T. M. Winslett and Ned Winslett cared for her during her final illness.
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Emma Winslett
Junction
South Llano
Emma
Kimble County
Dana Boone
Boone
T. M. Winslett
Ned Winslett
P T A Notes and Local Happenings in November
Lest we forget upcoming P T A meeting Monday November 28 1927 at 4 o'clock in the high school. The delegate will report on convention insights and a Christmas cookbook is due December 17. The column notes nutting season football touring and a playful jab at current events with local humor and social references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent Teachers’ Association
Association
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Mesdames
G. W. Bowen
Louis Bowen
W. L. Millsap
Mrs. Kayalker
700 Springs
W. J. McDaniel
Our
Dr. McDaniel
O. E. S. of the World
Columbia
Albert T. Reid
FT. Sill
FT. Sam Houston
W. A. Quisenberry Home
the Methodist Church
Edwards County
P. T. A. Notes
Nutting Seaon
Cuba
Leonard Wood
Nero
Rome
Coolidge
Vermont
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