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Newspaper
Floresville Chronicle Journal
Location
Floresville, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1925
Page
4
Rates stated for one year two dollars and six months one dollar with rates furnished on application. Sam Fore Jr is listed as owner and editor. Published every Friday, August 7, 1925.
The Fort Sam Houston hospital obituary notes Patrick Kehoe editor of Gomfort News and war veteran. The report also mentions Correlison and Cornelison family visits, Texas labor talks, and Mayo’s Washington remarks on life expectancy increasing since the Civil War.
Horace Ridout hosted the Blue Bonnet Bridge Club on Wednesday. Five games produced prizes for Mrs John H McDaniel Miss Joy Spruce Lasca Franklin and Mrs Alex Lieberman. Guests included numerous local residents and visitors from Mercedes and San Antonio.
Fort Sam Houston August drills amid rain test mud and rifles as Floresville youths win the first CMTC Honor Company. Command staff and Colonel DeWitt outline award criteria and withdrawal procedures for cadets via parental request.
The Floresville Musical Club reconvenes after summer with officers re elected. Mrs J C Houston remains president and Fd Franklin treasurer with new vice presidents elected. A committee will select meeting homes, year books will outline winter programs, and the first meeting is Sept 8 at Mrs J O Houston's home featuring the play Wanted a Cook. Several local residents visit relatives in San Antonio and Lamesa. Grier reports rain but says it’s just right for crops.
Work progresses on the main building of Carroll college in McAllen. The project funds a new four year senior college with departments in music art expression business administration and domestic science. Classes expected to start in fall 1926.
Sealed bids will be received from any banking institution in Wilson county to act as depository for Lavernia Independent School District funds from Sept 1 1925 to Aug 8 1927. W B Tewes President School Board Lavernia Texas. 8 7 Ate. Editor H F Bridges of Nixon News accompanied by W D Moore secretary of Nixon Chamber of Commerce and vocational teacher in Nixon school visited Floresville last Saturday.
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