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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1949
Page
3
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics estimates 1949 wool shorn or to be shorn at 215.5 million pounds, the smallest on record and 8 percent below 1948, with Texas at 51,569,000 pounds, down 7 percent and the smallest clip since 1930. Sheep total about 26.9 million, down 2 million from last year and 37 percent below the 10 year average.
Segovians gathered Tuesday night at Sycamore Ranch the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Simmons for a party hosted by Mrs. Simmons and Mrs. W. T. Bishop. Five tables of 42 played with Floyd Bierschwale winning high and Charles Craig low. Refreshments included sandwich plates cake and punch for many attendees.
The Chester Murr ranch scene of party features residents and guests at a rural gathering. Details remain sparse as the old clipping continues, but local attendees and program notes suggest a social event tied to the ranch.
A Saturday evening supper for over 20 guests featured barbecue and drinks by Mr. and Mrs. Murr, with others bringing covered dishes. Card games after supper awarded high scores to Mrs. Hubert Brewster and Eddy Gaver of Saniego, California. Participants included J. D. Murr, Ed Barfield, and others. John Duke Leamons, a San Angelo Junior College freshman, was home for the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Dickerson spent the weekend visiting his old home near Goliad and spoke at a local church.
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