WTU Company Pays 1 200 000 In 1942 Taxes Amid War Effort
West Texas Utilities celebrates its 32nd year of service noting 1942 taxes of 1 200 000 and major wartime contributions. The firm supports war plants across a 45 000 square mile area with stations at San Angelo Quanah and Abilene. It has 138 military service members and over 96 percent of employees pledged war bonds and stamps.
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Uncle Sam
West Texas Utilities
WTA
San Angelo
Quanah
Abilene
Ballinger
Stamford
Cisco
Vernon
Childress
Dumas
Dalhart
Navy
Japanazis
McCamey
Church Women Meet December 3 at Presbyterian Church
The Council of Church Women will convene at four o clock on December 3 at the Presbyterian Church with Miss Clive Chadwell as leader. The program includes devotional by Mrs J L Cunningham with assistance, a piano selection by Miss Beth Lindsay, and an address by Elder W M Speck. All Junction women are invited as officer elections will occur. San Antonio visitors were in town this week.
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Council of Church Women
Prsbyterian Church
Clive Chadwell
J. L. Cunningham
Cleve Stephen
Beth Lind
Leon R. Turner
Cal Turner
Air Corps
Dodd Field
San Antonio
Sheppard Field
Wichita Falls
Mobile
Alabama
Miami
Fla
Foreign Service
Ten Year Old Boy Bags 11 Point Buck
Bill Mansfield, 10, son of Mr and Mrs Homer Mansfield, killed an 11 point buck last Wednesday November 18. The deer’s horn spread measured 19 inches. He is starting his hunting career with a notable first feat.
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Bill Mansfield
Homer Mansfield
Bill
Registration of 18 and 19 Year Olds Begins Dec 11
President Roosevelt ordered selective service registration for all men who reached 18 since July 1. Those born July 1 to Aug 31 1924 register the week of Dec 11, others on Dec 18 24 and Dec 26 31. Those turning 18 after January 1 register on birth date.
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Roosevelt
Selective Service
Secretaries of War and Navy
United States
Thanksgiving Closures Prompt Early Wednesday Business
Practically all business houses will be closed Thursday with transactions urged to be completed Wednesday evening. Mrs Dorothy Reynolds is ill with fal tte week.
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Dorothy Reynolds
Mrs. Margaret McCullough Dies in Kerrville Hospital
Mrs. Margaret Viola McCullough wife of F R McCullough died in a Kerrville hospital Monday evening November 23 after a several day illness. Burial followed at Junction Cemetery with funeral services by Elder W M Speck and Rev George B McCrary. She was born October 1 1920 in Yancy Texas and moved to Kimble County as a girl. Survived by husband four children Roy Dean Phyllis Nolan Allen Dale and Donnie Lee, her parents Ike Maples and Mrs S M Jay, one sister Betty Maples four brothers and other relatives. She was a member of Junction Baptist Church and received a Bible as youngest mother on a 1937 Mothers Day program. Sympathy is extended to the family.
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Margaret Viola McCullough
F. R. McCullough
Kerrville
Smith Funeral Home
Junction Cemetery
W. M. Speck
George B. McCrary
C. W. Walker
J. R. Kinnard
J. A. Barker
Dick Davee
E. C. Lewis
Lester McNatt
Flem Felps
Elme Jennings
McCullough
Yancy
Texas
Kimble County
Roy Dean
Phyllis Nolan
Allen Dale
Donnie Lee
Ike Maples
Junction Baptist Church
Junction National Farm Loan Aids Texas Loan Totals
The Junction National Farm Loan Association reports 546 Land Bank loans to Texas farmers and ranchmen, with 353 Land Bank loans and 193 Land Bank Commissioner loans totaling $2,970,370 of which $1,404,960 has been retired. National associations in Texas have closed about $344 million in Land Bank loans and $83 million in Commissioner loans. One third of loans and half of the face value have been repaid. Officers include A. G. Farmer president and R. P. Blackburn director. H. O. Denman serves as Secretary-Treasurer.
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Junction National Farm Loan Association
Federal Land Bank
Texas
Denman
Land Bank
Land Bank Commissioner
National Farm Loan Associations
L. R. Allen
H. O. Denman
Soldier Hugh S. Stapp Reported Killed in Solomon Islands
Hugh Shannon Stapp of Pumpville Texas son of Mr and Mrs Shannon Stapp is reported killed in action in the Solomon Islands. He served in the Marines but details of his death are not yet received.
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Hugh Shannon Stapp
Shannon Stapp
Pumpville
Texas
Solomon Islands
Judge W C Dickerson Visited Roosevelt on June
Judge W C Dickerson of Roosevelt was a business visitor in June on a Wednesday, clinical notes indicate a routine inspection and meeting with local officials.
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W. C. Dickerson
Roosevelt
Visiting Hunter Succumbs While Hunting in Hills
S. V. Vanhouser of Graham Texas died of natural causes while hunting south of Henry Bossman’s V-H Ranch in the Hill Country. The 65 year old man was found leaning against a fence after collapsing during an afternoon hunt with Bossman who later notified authorities. The coroner’s verdict confirmed death by natural causes and burial arrangements were made in Graham.
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S. V. Vanhouser
Graham
Texas
Llano River
Henry Bossman
Mr. Vanhooser
Burt and
Johnson
Mr. Bossman
J. E. Wiedeman
Boy Skaggs
Joe Bissett
Harold Wahler
Robert Hunger
Ike Pierson
Bossman
Schreiner- Hodges Company
Vanhouser
Jack and
Young Counties
War Bond And Stamp Booth Opens At School
The Homemaking Club launched a Victory Booth in the High School to sell War Savings Stamps worth 1,000 this year. The booth, open at noon on Tuesdays and Fridays in the downstairs hall, aims a 25c weekly or 10c daily stamp per student and will exchange stamps for bonds at banks or post offices once the equivalent is reached.
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Grammar School
Legion Auxiliary Meets Saturday Afternoon At Legion Hut
A call meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary is set for Saturday at 3 30 oclock at the Legion Hut. Members are urged to attend. Mr and Mrs B F Neal visited Cuero last week.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hut
B. F. Neal
Cuero
Kimble County Profiles Over 300 Men In Armed Forces
Selective Service records show 315 Kimble County men serving in the U.S. armed forces. Of these 218 are in the army, 74 in the navy, 16 in the air corps, five in the marines, and two in the coast guard, with many more at defense centers and women in war work. Registrations total 1,639 men aged 18 to 65, 1,111 under 45. The board reclassified several registrants from III-A to I-A II-B III-B and IV-F as cases warranted.
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Selective Service Office
Kimble County
United States
Harry Patterson
Selective Service
Army
Navy
Air Corps
Marines
Coast Guard
Gerald Murray
Tomas Castro
Milton Miller
Joseph Parker
Jake Andrews
Merced Rameris
Joseph Chenoweth
Francisco Gonzales
Warren Taylor
Wm. Deck
Walter Lewis Gilbert Anderegg
Oliver Vierling
Leonard Dragoo
Climet Neff
Robin Bowers
James Ragland
Harry Jobes, Jr
Hurschel Cunningham
Red Cross Sewing Room Closes Until Christmas
Mrs Antoinette Wynne announces the Red Cross sewing room in the courthouse will be closed until after the Christmas holidays. Red Cross workers are asked to watch the Junction Eagle for future work announcements.
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Antoinette Wynne
Red Cross
Junction Eagle
Fragmented OCR Summary of Local Item
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a break or incident near a Coma at Seniaion with unreadable details and numbers. The readable text provides no clear names dates or actions. Further clarification is needed to produce a complete summary.
Sheep and Goat Raisers Plan December Convention in Texas
The Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association will hold its 27th annual convention in San Antonio December 3 to 5. President Fred T. Barwood urges participation despite travel issues. Governor Coke R. Stevenson will address on December 4, with talks from Swift & Company official Paul C. Smith and other industry leaders. The group, organized in Del Rio in 1915, now has over 10 000 ranchmen across 150 Texas counties.
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Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers Assn
San Antonio
Fred T. Barwood
Earwood
Texas
United States
Coke R. Stevenson
Paul C. Smith
Swift & Company
Chicago
F. Eugene Ackerman
American Wool Council
J. Byron Wilson
National Wool Growers Association
A. J. Lewis
National Selective Service Board
Washington, D. C
Mark McGee
OPA
Ts&gra
del Rio
Lightweight stationery urged for airmail use
The Post Office Department urges use of lightweight stationery and lightweight parcels to conserve space on mail carrying airplanes as air mail volume rises while transport facilities are cut back for war material and personnel.
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Post Office Department
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W.T.U. Co
Church Council
Junction
Nat'l. Farm Loan
Legion Auxiliary
Milton Wagner
Armed Forces
Fort Sam Houston
Kerns
Utah
Lowry Field
No. 2
Denver
Colorado
10Th Technical School Squadron
Milton
H. R. Saunders
Frank Smith
Kimble Co
Seniaion
French West Africa
Dakar
Alfies
Darlan
Red
Stalingrad
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