Wilson County Votes Set Record Low in Primary Plebiscite
Wilson County held its lightest primary vote in history with about 2000 ballots cast. Incumbent W A Voges led in Precinct 2 with 816 to 72 for Charlie Meyer, while the entire county slate secured returns without opposition. Baker won the 79th district seat over Radford. Karnes county backed Baker, and Bobbitt led Attorney General race. The Democratic Executive Committee will canvass results and plan the August 23 runoff.
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Wilson County
Commissioners
W.A. Voges
Charlie Meyer
Voges = o
Texas
A. L. Baker
Stockdale
The
Farmers’ Union
Will “H- Radford
Kenedy
Wilson
Karnes
Baker
Radford
Chronicle = Journal
Grover
Democratic Executive Committee
Chronicle Journal
Henry
Mitchner
Sheppard
Ferguson
Love
Loven
Mayfield
Miller
Moody
Putnam
Small
Sterling
Young
Walker
Ferguson leads in Texas runoff as counties report
Nationwide returns show Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson leading Ross Sterling by 64 330 votes with 252 of 253 counties counted and 151 counts completed. Total votes reach 760 693 as Ferguson maintains chief lead. several runoff races loom, including for railroad commissioner.
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Dallas
Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
Austin
Ross
Ss. Sterling
Houston
Texas: Election Bureau
Ferguson
Sterling
Spall
Democratic County Convention Set For Floresville Tomorrow
Wilson county Democrats will meet at the Floresville courthouse Saturday at 2 PM to elect delegates to the state convention in Galveston next month. Precincts held meetings last Saturday to select delegates, and organizers hope for a large attendance.
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Wilson County
Floresville
Galveston
Farmers Attend A M College Short Course Event
County Agent B B D Beck and Floresville Chamber of Commerce secretary H C Wells attend the annual Farmers Short Course at A and M College this week. Daily papers note over 3000 farmers and families taking part in the event.
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B.B. D. Beck
H. C. Wells
Floresville Chamber of Commerce
A.& M. College
Absentee voting details for Wilson County runoff election
Absentee voting for the run off election scheduled for August 23 begins in Wilson county on August 13 and continues with candidate information pending confirmation.
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Wilson County
Cona Ak EN Cand
Scouts Off To Camp Comal For Annual Trip
Floresville troop members join 12 scouts headed by Stanley Coughran for a 10 day outing at Camp Comal near New Braunfels. Sponsored by Alamo Council San Antonio with several Poth scouts, prominent instructors oversee daily program and scouting activities. Some parents plan to visit next Sunday. Attending scouts include Billie Hood Gomer Price Melville Hughes Kermit Schroller Alfred Altmann Bob Powell Horace Ridout Jr Staunton DeBord Harmon Stanley Francis Patton John Atkins Herbert Johns.
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Stanley Coughran
Floresville
Comal
New Braunfels
Alamo Counc¢il
San Antonio
Poth
Camp
Billie Hood
Gomer
Price
Melville Hughes
Floresvilleites Weigh In On Democratic Primary Contests
Former Floresville citizens contested last Saturday in Texas primary races. M H West of Brownsville won a seat in the lower Texas House. James A King of Austin faces A D McGregor in a runoff for Austin District Representative. K H Lewis of Linton advances to a runoff with A D Atkin for San Patricio County tax collector. The three-candidate race was tight.
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Texas
Floresville
M. H. West
Brownsville
Jas. A. King
Austin
AD McGregor
McGregor
King
K. HH. Lewis
Linton
A D. Atkin
San
Patricio County
Big Decrease In Fire Losses in Texas Cities
In the first half of 1930 Texas cities reported fire losses of 5 786 601, down from 6 782 752 a year earlier, a drop of 996 061. State fire insurance commissioner J W DeWeese attributed the decline to a campaign against fires.
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Austin
Texas
J. W. DeWeese
Fair Directors Hold Important Meeting Aug 4
An important meeting of the directors of the Wilson County Fair Association will be held at the courthouse in this city on Monday night August 4 at 8 p.m. H. Houston, President. Brey, secretary.
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Wilson County Fair Association
Court House
M. Brey
Ae A Ur
Poultrymen to Meet in Floresville Next Monday Night
An urgent invitation goes to all Wilson County poultry men to attend a meeting Monday night at 8:30 in the Floresville Chamber of Commerce office. County Agent E De Beck will speak on poultry industry matters after returning from California and attending a short course at College Station. He will share insights from large poultry farm visits and the course topics.
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Wilson County
Mrs J M Dawson At Baptist Church Given Good Hearing
Mrs J M Dawson of Waco addressed a Baptist church gathering to advocate for Baylor University. She highlighted the new dormitory nearing completion to house about 250 students and urged support. The audience responded with strong interest and the Women’s Society donating one hundred dollars toward the dormitory’s completion.
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J. M. Dawson
Baptist Church
Women's Society
Seguin Highway Work Near Completion This Week
Seguin highway work on the gravel base from San Marcos to Seguin No 23 will finish this week with tarvia or asphalt topping once settled. The Seguin end is already done and tarvia has been spread on a short section. The road will become a premier Texas highway connecting San Marcos to a prime farming area, reducing the distance to Seguin to about 20 miles.
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San Marcos
Seguin
Texas
American Legion To Give Barbecue Next Tuesday Night
Floresville American Legion Post No. 88 will hold its regular monthly meeting at the Fair Grounds. A free barbecue will be served at 8 p.m. All members and their families are invited to attend as several important matters will be discussed and Post No. 38 members are urged to be present.
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Floresville American Legion Post No. 88
Post No. 38
Cemetery Association Meeting Note for August 8
The Floresville Cemetery Association will convene next Friday afternoon in August. Members are urged to attend to discuss maintenance and planning for cemetery plots and funds.
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Floresville Cemetery Association
Highway Route 125 Plan Approved Seguin To Stockdale
Federal and state engineers approved Highway No.127 route between Seguin and Stockdale in Wilson County. Right of way secured from Guadalupe County line to Stockdale, with local efforts to fund grading and surfacing. two routes in Guadalupe County eyed for least expenditure. Stockdale leads melon shipments, setting county record with 119 percent gain and over 795 cars, as total county melons near 1,000,000 for the year.
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Stockdale
Floresville
Seguin
Texas
A. J. Johnston
State
McCarty
Seguin and
Wilson County
A. Schlaff
Seguinapa
Wetkin
Wilson
Thas
Guadalupe County
State Board fixes tax rate at 69c for Texas region
The State Tax Board announced a total tax rate of 69 cents per $100 for the coming fiscal year starting September 1, 1930. The rate is set slightly above the previous assessment, with estimated revenue from the new levy around $10.88.
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Texas
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Wilson County page four itemization outlines community notices and brief local happenings with names and places partially visible. Readable facts include local officials, events, and small notices central to residents. many details are obscured in OCR, but the page preserves a snapshot of civic life.
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Miriam Ferguson
Miller, Young and
Bobbitt
Libut. Eee
Pat. M. Neff
Neff
Hatchyer
Johnson
Patton
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Strong
Parnell
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Arnold
Hair
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Davis
Lockhart
Ball
Christian
Burks
Supréme’ Court
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Thomas
Lattimore
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Oo Comal
Seguin Highway
American Legion
Cemetery Association
Chronicle- Journal
Pandora
Sutherland Springs
LaVernia
Eter
Board
Tex Rhe Aa
Xeo Wilson
Pioneer Cash & Carry Store
Happy Vale
Libby
Crisco
R. L. Eschenburg
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