Visitors praise Hill Country and Junction region tourism
An October Highway Bulletin feature extols Kimble County and Junction on the Llano River as premier Texas tourist scenery. It lauds Mountain country routes from San Antonio via Comfort and Kerrville, highlights Seven Hundred Springs, oil prospects, modern Junction amenities, and the growing appeal of State Highway 27 toward Palmorhea.
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Highway Bulletin
Chamber of Commerce
Kimble County
Austin
Texas
Junction
Seven Hundred
Llano River
San Antonio
Comfort
Kerrville
Guadalupe River
Llanos
Llano
Hodges
West Texas Utilities Company
Palmorhea
Davis Mountains
Union
Hodges House
Scenic Highway Through Mountain Country
The highway winds between the mountains creating a wonderful scenic route. As it climbs into the high country the sky appears bluer than elsewhere. In fall and winter, wild turkeys feed by the roadside and deer drink at water holes along the route.
Real estate transfers span multiple ranches and towns
Domingo Garza and Perfecto Garza transfer 120 acres from Survey 1 320 acres from Survey 3 and 341 acres from Survey 57 to Eliceo Garza. George Stengel and Louise Stengel deed 2040 acres from the Ellis ranch near London to A L Bierschwab. Miss Henrietta Gephart sells Lot 6 Block 6 Mabry Addition London to Sallie V Pettigrew and Ellis H Pettigrew. S F Bethels et al transfer 1/8 acre from Survey 160 in Christian Norton’s name to Gephart. Ella Edwards sells 475 acres from Survey 445 to Terry Jetton. H G Perry and Dorris Perry sell Lots 1 2 Block 7 West Junction to Weaver H Baker. Lola Braley and George Braley sell 6 tracts from the John L Jones ranch to Lucy E Jones. W H Sheppard et al transfer 160 acres from Abstract 720 to Vashti Taylor. Alice Daharsh and Floyd Daharsh sell 1/4 acre from Survey 529 to A M Goodall. Rodney P Whitney and Hubert Speed of San Antonio were guests at Seven Hundred Springs Ranch last week. Attendees from Junction at the Scottish Rite Reunion in San Antonio last Tuesday: Dr P H Rogers Jim Massie Nugent Weaver J D Baker Wm Taylor.
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George Stengel
Louise Stengel
A. L. Bierschwab
Christian Norton
Ella Edwards
Terry Jetton
H. G. Perry
Dorris Perry
Weaver H. Baker
Junction
Lola Braley
George Braley
Lucy E. Jones
John L. Jones
W. H. Sheppard
Vashti Taylor
Alice Daharsh
Floyd Daharsh
A. M. Goodall
Schreiner High Wins Final Football Game
Schreiner High School defeated Fredericksburg 8 to 0 in the season finale. Clarence Dechert kicked a field goal from the 20 yard line in the fourth quarter after Schreiner threatened twice on the one foot line, with Jack King and Walter Schrier leading a stout line and Bill Foley guiding the offense.
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Schreiner
Fredericksburg
Schreiner Boys
Clarence Dechert
Jack King
Walter Schrier
Bob Bissett
Gay Munn
Bill Cummins
Albert Becker
Perry Dechert
Bill Foley
Linuelle McKinney
Ned Maddox
Thanksgiving Praise and Public Hope for a Grateful Nation
A dated exhortation celebrates Thanksgiving as a time for gratitude toward God and fellow citizens. It recalls early New England origins, urges cheerful reverence, and calls for sharing bounty with the needy while hoping for happiness and bright prospects in the year ahead.
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New England
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Domingo Garza
Perfecto Garza
Eliceo Garza
Rodney P. Whitney
Hubert Speed
Mrs. C. T. Orth
Seven Hundred Springs Ranch
P. H. Rogers
Jim Massie
Nugent Weaver
J. D. Baker
Wm. Taylor
A. B. Chapin
Jimmy
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Kree
Tang
Jimmy Don
Wiltz
Schreiner High
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