Highway Commission Plans Purchase of Airplane
Highway Commissioner John Wood testified to a Senate committee that the Highway Department would buy a $13 000 airplane. He and Harry Hines would not fly in it, signaling the plane might be for chairman R L Bobbitt. Bobbitt denied the claim, saying aerial surveys justified the purchase. State Observer E A Loeffler visited Louisiana this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wood
Ferguson
Commission
Senate
Highway Department
Harry Hines
Hinti
R. L. Bobbitt
Bobbitt
County correspondence from the old home page
A local column recounts visits from Grace Walton Sharp of Superior Montana and other townsfolk including Ruth Rothmann, William Deck, J. S. Walton, Milton Walton, and Claude Weaver. It notes church attendance, education plans, crops, local business changes, and a plea for state revenue reform and churchgoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Walton Sharp
Superior Montana
J. W. Coffman
Grace
Ruth Rothmann
Austin
State University
Ruth
William Deck
San Marcos
State Teachers College
William
J. S. Walton
John
Milton Walton
Milton
Grey Hound
Fort Worth
J. H. Black
T. J. Wooton
Tate Jarvis
Edgar Ivy
Tea Cup
Mr. Horn
San Antonio
J. B. Rees
Leakey
London
W. L. Amnon
Abilene
Lottie
Mrs. May
Selma
Claude Weaver
Jack McMillan
McMillan
Local News Briefs from Segovia Kerrville and Junction
Long list of local visits and health notes. DeFreest recovering, Lemuel Jones bought over 600 lambs from Stapp and Holland. Various residents travel, visit friends, and attend church events across Segovia Kerrville Junction and Mountain Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. DeFreest
Lemuel Jones
Chester Stapp
J. N. Holland L. Stapp
Jake Rankin
Kerrville
Claude McClure
John Whitworth
Segovia
Thos
J. Bradley
Ellis, Howard
Jasper Davis
Irwin McDonald
Wm. Fairchild
Ben Sigal
C. J. Bowers
Frank Liefeste and Son
McKinley
Junction
Laula Rogers
Nellie Louise Schoolcraft
Durham
San Angelo
W. F. Walker
Leslie Fish
H. D. Jobes
Poetic Fragments Reflect on Duty and Lost Love
A collection of faded lines from poems by May Terry Gin Joy H. Michaux and Anne W Hooker weave nostalgic verses on yesterday’s girlhood, love, sacrifice, and the call of duty. The excerpts juxtapose personal longing with patriotism and literary musings on meaning.
Verse on Waste and Mourning by Harriet Dickinson
A brief lyric noting waste of time and mourning, as Harriet Dickinson from Canyon reads a single verse. The lines suggest color imagery and reflection on art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Dickinson
Canyon
Snake Traps Canary Killer in Texas Cage
In Palestine Texas on September 16 Mrs. J. T. Henry found her prize canary missing from its cage. A long black snake had slid inside through the bars, devoured the bird and then became stuck by a bulging stomach. The snake was removed and killed outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Texas
J. T. Henry
Thad
Judge Ben L. Jones, longtime Dallas court chief, dies
Obituary notes the death of Judge Ben L. Jones in Dallas. He served as chief justice of the Dallas Court of Civil Appeals since 1922 after a career as teacher, principal, lawyer, and district judge. Colleagues praised him as a strong, conscientious, and generous figure. The column also mentions global tensions with Japan vs China and Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben L. Jones
Court of Civil Appeals
Dallas
Jones
Dallas Court of Civil Appeals
Also Mentioned on This Page
Adela Bowman
Seal Bros. Circus
Highway Commission
E. A. Loeffler
Louisiana
Kerrville, Texas
Service
Tinker Jolvers
Chance
Humble
Oseer
Guyton Lewis
VIA News
Segovia News Service
King Oerrr
Whiteman
Ing
Roy Bargy
AL Gallodoro
Wired
Mike Pingatore
Banjo Marvel
Marion Jason
Hanne Ellis
Marion
Mamie Brierly
New
Teno
Dacovey Foe
Teagarden
LA Vere
Paul and Lus Cux
CASA
San Antono, Texas
Business & Professional Directory
N. C. Patterson Watchmaker and Jeweler
Texas West Side Square
Callan Graham
General Civil Practice
Courthouse — Junction
Heper
Tate
Vega
Joy H. Michaux
Wichita Falls
Anne W Hooker
Carthage
WAT Tend ‘Bank Pang
M. E. Blackburn
DR. J. Holt Smith
Junction, Texas
E. C. Lowgren Junction
Ben Jones
Spain
Japan
League of Nations
J. M. Livingston l
Boerne
J. L. Ball Daily
Gulf Gas and Oil
U.S
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