Junction poster boards praised by New York inspector
W H Reaney of Poster Advertising Co visited Junction and commended the four double panel boards along Main Street as the finest in the state region. He noted bolt construction, windstorm resistance, and overall excellent condition with heavy use by national and local advertisers including Phillip Joseph and the Junction Tailor Shop.
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W. H. Reaney
Poster Advertising Co
New York City
United States
Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
Phillip Joseph
Junction Tailor Shop
Joseph
May Change Names of Texas Asylums
Austin, Oct. 5. Steps may be taken to rename Texas asylums to State hospitals. Superintendents oppose using insane asylum in ward designations citing public perception. They presented biennial budgets to the board of control and urged quarterly meetings to review work at centralized Austin location.
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Austin
Board of Control
Sunday School Promotion Day Program at Methodist Church
Last Sunday morning at the Methodist Church a children’s day program pleased attendees. Primary teachers gave short talks and pupils received promotion cards for moving to the next class next Sunday. The program featured songs and readings that highlighted Sunday School training.
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Methodist Church
County and State Tax Rates Outline for Junction County
Tax assessor details state and county rates totaling 1.57 with 82c county tax 75c state tax. School District 1 carries 50c special tax 25c bond tax 75c total for schools. district road bond adds 12c. Overall Junction County property tax totals 2.44 with variations elsewhere. Readings show rendered lands 562,517 residents, 209,106 nonresidents, 24,123 unrendered. total land value 2,084,922. Cattle 23,034 valued 280,758. sheep 131,795 valued 527,180. goats 138,794 valued 277,588. horses and mules 2,948 valued 68,802. tacks 7 valued 220. hogs 874 valued 2,308. County total assessed value 4,210,357. Average land value per acre 2.87. County taxes collected 34,522 and state taxes 31,597.
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Joe Bissett
Junction
Case Settled in Rocksprings Court
Edwards County sued Real County over the Rocksprings bond issue. The matter was compromised in Edwards County District Court last week with Edwards accepting funds collected for the bond and dismissing the case. Real County Commissioners and J. W. Haynes attended the session. Leakey Leader report. Also noted, W. A. Bannowsky said Sunday rains stayed north of his Bear Creek ranch.
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Edwards County
Real County
Edwards
Real
J. W. Haynes
Leakey
W. A. Bannowsky
Bear Creek
Foot and Mouth Disease in South Texas
In Houston on October 5 the federal eradication bureau said 1 300 range cattle in four contact herds near previously slaughtered stock will be destroyed to create a safety buffer in South Texas. Planes call for burying the cattle and possible shooting Sunday, noting California losses were far higher but infection centers differ. Also mentions M B Stockton and son visiting Junction and reporting good pasture conditions after recent rains.
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Houston
South
Texas
Marion Imes
Free Territory
California
Oakland
Merced
Sonora
Los Angeles
Complete Stage Equipment for Auditorium
The local school board including Oren C. Reid W. P. Riley and G. R. Ragland met with an Oklahoma City Sign saleswoman and bought full size front curtain a woodland rear curtain an extra parlor curtain two wing pairs borders and all rigging totaling about 700 dollars. Trustees plan selling ad space on the curtain to recoup costs and the auditorium will be ready for plays and programs.
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Oren C. Reid
W. P. Riley
G. R. Ragland
Oklahoma City
Mrs. Davis Dies at Daughter's Home in Junction
Mrs. J. E. Davis a longtime county resident died Monday at her daughter Mrs. Frank Bissett in Junction after illness. Born in 1850 in Palo Pinto County she lived much of her life in Bernet and spent years east of town. Survived by husband J. E. Davis seven sons Ran Black Dennis Ambres Loss Ed Hays and others. Funeral led by Rev. R. E. Parker with burial in local cemetery.
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J. E. Davis
Frank Bissett
Junction
Palo Pinto County
Burnett County
Ran
Black
Dennis
Ambres
Loss
Hays
E Dorado
Labors of P Blowhard and T Tightwad
A sharp city editorial ridicules Peter Blowhard and Tickycus Tightwad for stoking taxes and fear. It contrasts imagined “good old times” with modern advances and urges critics to quit clinging to anti government rhetoric while enjoying roads and schools.
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Peter Blowhard
Tickycus Tightwad
Ticky
Peter
Blowhard
Tightwad
Advertisers and Non-Advertisers: A Fort Worth Business Talk
A Fort Worth business man argues that the true advertising payer is the firm that does not advertise, claiming those who advertise shift profits from non advertisers onto themselves. Mrs Turk Kendrick is spending a few days at Telegraph.
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Fort Worth
Turk Kendrick
Telegraph
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M. B. Stockton
Washington Senators
New York Giants
Pon
P. Blowhard
T. Tightwad
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