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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1937
Page
6
A string of brief jokes and vaudeville quips unfolds from a Montreal firm to humor hungry readers. Tales range from salesmen and police to professors and priests, with puns about wives, money, and travel peppering the collection.
The Progressive Farmer humorously asserts baseball dates to Bible days with playful reimaginings of biblical figures. It questions which book first mentions the sport, while framing Eve, Adam, Gideon, David and Goliath in a modern baseball context.
County correspondence reports 48 pupils enrolled, social visits to Segovia and Junction, circus trips to Kerrville and San Antonio, football game 7 to 7 at Fredericksburg, and local residents engaging in church, schooling, and civic events. Several households travel to see family, attend events, and assist in schools.
Mrs Walter Gamel and daughter visited school Monday. Mr and Mrs Arch Barker are parents of a baby girl born October 4. Misses Mable and Ella Ruth Gamel returned from a 19 months visit in Eeola. Jess Parker made a business trip to San Angelo. Ed Cavaness is recovering from broken ribs. Streeter laments losses this week. Hale Thames move to San Angelo. Dell Games to Long Mountain. Gladys Cravey visited from Junction. Ollie Massey remains on sick list.
At the assembly last Thursday seniors who attended the Dallas Exposition shared a report. Speakers included Joyce Wheeler Elton Brown France DeSpain Milton Watters and Hilton Reichman. The program pleased the school as Mr Wheeler added new books to the library. The students serve as librarians and strong reading work continues. Mrs Ellis Brown maintains regular music classes.
The London Parent-Teachers Association plans another meeting Friday October 15 as a campaign for membership continues. Cooperation among school representatives boosts achievement and the London School maintains an established cooperative spirit. Mrs Frank Mueller a school patron visited Friday while Mr Wheeler and London School Board members were in Junction Saturday. High school girls began volleyball practice and boys worked on basketball. A Frog uniform athlete lettered four times in basketball four in baseball and twice in football. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE.
All around athlete profile recalls Dutch Meyer entering 7. C. U. as a freshman from Waco in September 1917. As a kid in 1910 he served as a Frog mascot when the school was in Waco, a tie that led him to his future coaching role.
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