Proposed City Waterworks Bonds Attract Buyers
The Floresville city council set an August 18 special election to issue 40000 dollars of waterworks bonds. national bond houses are bidding eagerly with pre sale offers and sworn financial statements due before sale. Rev Roy G Rader leads a revival at Caddo Methodist Church attracting growing attendance. Tensions with local churches due to weather and other revivals are noted. Wilson county exams scheduled for August 14 and 15 are announced.
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Floresville Waterworks
United States
Connell
Roy G. Rader
Floresville
Gaddoethodist
Ieads Teeling
Nokia
Rader
Caddo
Rey Rader
Easern
New Floresville
Baptist Church
Plant Feed Campaign Urges Farmers to Ready for Moisture
Urgent appeal across Texas urges farmers to plant fall feed crops now while moisture may come. County Agents bankers and business leaders back the push for fall grain and fodder like Niger ia millet and Sudan grass. A Floresville Baptist revival runs alongside community notices.
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Texas
Higeria
Sudan
Floresville
En Gates
Wilson County
Flames Threaten Stockdale Business Section
Stockdale Texas August 4 Fire started in Merrill W Smith general merchandise store at 11 pm threatened to spread through the town’s business area. Volunteers fought the blaze with water from tanks. the store was nearly destroyed while efforts focused on King’s Hardware and Salmon Furniture. No one was inside the store when it began. Fire origin undetermined. Citizens and volunteers confined flames to the Smith building. nearby businesses escaped damage. Merrill W Smith, a Floresville figure, reportedly suffered losses of 12000 to 15000 dollars. his warehouse survived. Smith a prominent Stockdale merchant, insurance partly covers loss. J A Varnon and J F Wallace were in San Antonio yesterday.
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Stockdale
Tex
Merrill’ W. Smith General Merchandise
King’s Hardware Company
Salmon Furniture
Chronicle-Journal
Smith
Merrill W. Smith
Floresville
Fine Soaking Rain Falls Over County Yet Too Light
A slow drizzling rain last weekend soaked parched ground with .74 of an inch locally. Path community and areas toward Falls City received heavier totals, benefiting young feedstuffs peanuts and pastures, though residents urge a longer lasting general rain to save fall crops and raise county fortunes.
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Path
Falls City
Wilson
Crowds Grow at Night Services Led by Rev Nelson
Crowds increase each night as Rev Nelson stirs congregations with strong appealing messages. Musical program features during each service draw attendees and enrich worship.
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Calvin Nelson
San Anstonio
O’hair
Pers
The
Baptist Church
Nelson
Bee County Reaches 10000 Bale Mark In Cotton
Bee County reports 10000 bale mark reached as local cottongrowers gauge a strong season. A prior rainfall and subsequent showers boost prospects for a fall crop with yield estimates between 15000 and 18000 bales. Floresville Motor Co delivered four touring cars to a Ford dealer at Woodsboro as demand for Ford cars remains high.
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Beeville
Tex
Bee County
Floresville Motor Co
Ford
Woodsboro
Commissioners Court Meets Monday in Regular Session
The commissioners court will meet here next Monday August 10 in the regular monthly session. Several important matters will come before this term. Rollins Teas, previously in Marfa for three months with relatives, has returned home Tuesday and may return to Marfa next month to attend school the coming term.
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Commissioners’ Court
Rollins Teas
Marfa
Cemetery Association Meeting Next Friday August Fourteenth
The Floresville Cemetery group will meet next Friday August 14 at 4 p m at the home of Mrs H K. The Pfeil family from Grove visited relatives and friends in town recently.
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Cemetery Association Mir
Floresville Cemetery
Robert Pfeil
Grove
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City Waterworks
Aiiriat
Willie Raska
G. F. Bayer
Vitoria
Messrs
J. A. Varnon
JF. P. Wallace
San Antonio
Agnes Ayers
Larry Lemon
Buck Jones
Bebe Daniels
Ricardo Cortez
Pershing Theatre
Ford Dealers
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