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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1937
Page
3
Edgar Barton of San Angelo traveled to Junction on Monday for business engagements, staying briefly to meet local contacts and discuss opportunities in the area.
Texas jewelry could be produced locally with existing metals and stones such as agate amethyst onyx jasper opal serpentine topaz and turquoise. Pearls were found in the San Saba river and 376 jewelry factories in Texas valued at nearly twelve million dollars could supply a substantial amount if imports ceased.
A 1935 census shows an average Texas farmer owning 275 acres valued at $5,137. The state has 137,600,000 acres under farming in 501,000 runs with varied sizes. The peak value since 1910 occurred in 1920 at $8,486. burglaries hit the American Legion in Jamaica Plain with three rifles stolen then returned. the culprit remains at large.
County correspondent reports Mason area drought conditions despite recent rains on some farms. Local visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Cummins, Mrs. Adams, and the Holden family. Judge J B Randolph discusses Highway No 29 and urges a mass meeting to push for right of way, noting past emphasis on No 10 and urging community action.
Segovia reports a building boom with residents Sebring Phelps and others constructing on Trails End Ranch land. The community welcomes back Junior Stapp from his grandparents, notes visits by Frank Reinbold and families, and mentions four new pupils enrolling in school.
Notary sworn statement by Edgar McLendon owner of Junction Eagle listing publisher editor and business manager as required by acts of Congress. Document notes the weekly Junction Texas publication, Kimble County, and the date format on the form.
Edgar McLendon of Junction Texas is named owner. The mortgage bonds securities holders include Mergenthaler Linotype Company of New York with 1 percent of total bonds mortgages or securities. Sworn before Raymond James on September 29 1937. Commission expires June 1 1939.
Poem by Varuna Hartmann Lawrence from The Brimming Cup reflects a garden scene without children. The speaker notes trimmed grass and decor items like rabbits cranes and frogs to brighten a quiet home, concluding the children returned to God.
In a fragment from Siddie Joe Johnson and Rita Duncan Knox, poems describe a woman as a dream in dusk between hollow house and woody hill, a riddle key in a rural landscape. The dresser clock joins the chorus, repeating words as rooms fill with meaning.
Resolutions submitted by committee honor Minnie Massie who passed away on August 19 1937. The document praises her as Past Matron and loyal member and extends sympathy to her family while directing resolutions be recorded in minutes published in the local paper and sent to the bereaved family. Mattie Patterson Mary Gilliam Frank Patterson.
Sixty five years ago Congress set aside three thousand five hundred seventy five square miles of land in northwestern Wyoming as Yellowstone National Park. The region sits on a high plateau with extinct volcanic peaks and features the Yellowstone River canyons and about a hundred geysers including Excelsior and Old Faithful. The park offers good roads and modern conveniences, bans hunting while permitting fishing, and stands as a premier wild bird and animal sanctuary attracting many tourists. Also noted are motorist gas-out estimates and a bicycle theft arrest in Cardiff worth three hundred dollars.
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