Teen-Age Cyclists To Be Here Aug 12 Floresville Find
H C Brumlow announces local blood bank will withdraw donors who pledged but did not give. 250 pints donated earlier, with some allocated to various accounts. bank now short. Teen cyclists from Bloomington to San Antonio arrive Aug 12 at Sacred Heart Parish Hall at 8:00 p.m. Rev Larry Steuben leads ride. Floresville welcomed by all.
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H.C. Brumlow
Brumlow
Houston
Phill Roemer
Sherman Posse
Tahnig
Floresville
Bloomington
Sacred Heart Parish Hall
San Antonio
Larry Steuben
St. Patrick's
Floresville Peanut Fest Queen Candidate Nancy Bruce Named
Miss Nancy Jo Bruce of Floresville stands as a festival royal candidate with escort Vaughn Prater. Bruce, active in Future Homemakers, pep squad, Spanish Club, and Tiger Tattler, plans SWTSC San Marcos after high school. Floresville High School registration runs August 18–21 with senior and sophomore sessions. new students register by August 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Jo Bruce
Jack L. Bruce
Floresville
Bruce
Vaughn. Prater
O.N. Prater
Nancy
Future ‘Homemakers of America
Tiger Tattler
UYC
United Youths For Christ
TARS
Teens Aid
Memorial Hospital
Candystripers
SWTSC
San Marcos
Sacred Heart School Registration Announces Dates
Sacred Heart School invites new and returning students to register on August 16 and 17. Registration runs August 16 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and August 17 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Kindergarten entrants must be five by September 1, and first graders six by that date. Bring Baptismal certificate and smallpox vaccination verification.
Water Tower Lights Shine Over Floresville Night Sky
The Floresville city water tower near the Professional Building glows with three 1000 watt flood lights each night. Installed last week, the multi-vapor fixtures draw mixed but largely favorable reaction. The tower stands as a beacon of progress, lighting the surrounding area and drawing planes circling above. Holland P. Smith of Gonzales Texas will speak at the First Baptist Church revival in Sutherland Springs August 10 to 17, with Kenneth Wellman as pastor and Buddy Coston at the piano. Smith, a Stockdale native, invites public attendance.
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Floresville
Holland P. Smith
Gonzales
Texas
South Central Baptist Ass'n
First Baptist Church
Sutherland Springs
Kenneth Wellman
Buddy Coston
Smith
Stockdale
Fire Destroys Building and Contents on F Street
Last week Thursday fire crews battled a blaze on F Street that destroyed the former Talley Feed and Supply building along with baled hay a butane tank and shelving. The site next to the railroad tracks was a total loss and the fire origin remains under investigation. In Wilson County Stockdale road bond election failed by about 20 votes, 224 for and 142 against, missing a two thirds majority.
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F Street
Talley Feed and Supply
Wilson County
Stockdale
Tennis Clinic to Be Held Here August 8th
A free tennis clinic conducts by Trinity University coach John Newerman will be held Friday afternoon August 8 at 3 p.m. on the tennis courts. Open to children and adults and welcomes participants from Floresville and neighboring towns seeking to learn and improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Newerman
Trinity University
San Antonio
Floresville
Dance Planned By Peanut Festival Association Floresville
At the Floresville Peanut Festival Association meeting on July 24 1969 plans were discussed for a fund raising drive a dance is proposed for Saturday August 9 from about 9 00 p m to 1 00 a m at Sokol Hall other festival plans included inviting community groups to participate and support the event
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Floresville Peanut Festival Association
Sokol Hall
Pony League Game Set For Aug 8 Between Floresville Nixon Le
A Pony League clash is scheduled for August 8 featuring teams Floresville and Nixon Le. The game activity highlights local youth baseball with two cooperatives vying for early season bragging rights and regional standings.
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Floresville
Nixon
Poth High School Registration Begins on August 19th
Registration at Poth High School starts August 19 for students with sessions at 9 30 each morning. If changes to subjects or schedules are needed, they should be cast during this time.
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Floresville
Poth High School
Record Book Judging Held In Gonzales District
District 10 4 H record books judged in Gonzales on July 31 with eleven books entered from Wilson County. Yvonne Dziak won Senior Home Economics and Gregory Cordes won Senior Entomology. Their books advance to State competition with an alternate listed.
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Gonzales
Wilson County
Yvonne Dziak
Gregory Cordes
Yvonne
Gregory
Aunt Cecilia Dies and Film on Breast Self-Examination
Announcement notes the American Cancer Society life-saving film Breast Self-Examination to be shown on August 19 1969 at 7 30 PM at Jaycee Hall Floresville. Sponsored by Penn, the event aims to educate on early cancer detection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Cancer Society
Penn
Jaycee Hall
Floresville
Local businessman breaks wrist in horse riding accident
Hudell Wright sustained a severe break to his left wrist when a saddle strap broke as he rode at his ranch near town. Thrown to the ground, he was taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital in San Antonio, placed in a cast, and stayed overnight before returning home.
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Hudell Wright
Baptist Memorial Hospital
San Antonio
Food Fun Classes Begin August in La Vernia Texas
Food Fun For Juniors classes sponsored by Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative start in La Vernia on August 11 with the theme Creative Cooking For Spec Cnet and 24 girls from La Vernia School enrolled. Classes will be conducted by local instructors for the girls.
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la Vernia
Texas
Guadalupe Valley Electricative
Spec Cnet
Floresville Peanut Festival to Mark Silver Anniversary
Pictured are Queen elect Courtney Mayes and King elect Alan Maples as they gather Peanuts for the Floresville Peanut Festival to be held October 10 11 1969. The Peanut Festival Association of Floresville plans a super celebration to honor the event's silver anniversary.
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Tuneap
Courtney Mayes
Rebog
Alan Maples
Floresville
Peanut Festival Association of
F ‘Loresvile
Welfare Fund Amendment No 5 Wins in Wilson Vote
Special section results show 1221 Wilson voters on a ballot. Welfare Fund Amendment No 5 gains a large majority amid several amendments listed including water development and legislators salaries. In El Paso Texas, Specialist Four Charles A. Haywood, son of Mrs Street Floveguilie Texas, received the Army Commendation Medal on July 11 1969 for meritorious service. he previously earned the Purple Heart and is listed as a patient at William Beaumont General Hospital in El Paso. Haywood entered the Army in July 1968, trained at Ft Bliss, stationed in Vietnam, and his wife Lula resides on Route 7, 189 B S Flores Road, San Antonio.
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Wilson
Welfare
EL Paso
Texas
AHTNC
Charles A. Haywood
Street
Floveguilie
HL Paso
U.S
Army
Haywood
William Beaumont General Hospital
Fl Paso
Ft. Bliss
Vietnam
Lula
Flores Road
San Antonio
Sutherland Springs Civic Club Adopts Pollution Resolution
The Sutherland Springs Civic Club met on August 1 to adopt a resolution urging pollution control in the Cibolo Creek watershed and support for a San Antonio River Authority regional sewage plan. New officers were elected: President Mark Johnson, VP Blake Deason, Secretary Jane Johnson, Treasurer Mrs. Billy Deagan.
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Sutherland Springs Civic Club
San Antonio River Authority
Cibolo Creek
Cibolo Reservoir
Southern Pacific
Cibolo
S.A. R.A
Martinez Creek
Salatrillo
Con
San Antonio
Mark Johnson
Blake Deason
Ed Johnson
Jane Johnson
Billy Deagan
Mark A
Johnson
S. S. Rep to Apply for Social Security Pen
A note indicates a U S Representative will process social security pensions upon request. Citizens are advised to contact their representative for assistance and required documentation. The item notes government support pathways and eligibility guidance, reflecting local civic services.
Visitor tours USS Alabama and USS Drum in Mobile Bay
Russell Condra, grandson of T D Rife of Floresville, toured the battleship USS Alabama and the USS Drum memorials moored in Mobile Bay. The ships, memorials to WW II and Korea veterans, are open to the public from 8:00 a.m. to sunset.
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Mobile
Alabama
Russell Condra
T.D. Rife
Floresville
Gulf Coast
Mobile Bay
Korea
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Camilla ‘Talamentez
Lydia
the ‘Hospital
H.C. Bramlow
Nancy Bruce
Floresville High School
Tuniqrsa
Sacred Heart
S. Springs
Ity
INS. A
Peanut Festival
Ass'n
Cecilia
Queen Tuna
Clay's of
KING _REBOOG
Water Development Authority
ZSY
Sp. C. A. Haywood
Barbara Lawdon
S. S. Rep
Marion
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