Lax Countywide Club Boys Livestock Show Planned in March
In Corpus Christi area coverage, 1951 conservation payments totaled 1,069,850 across 19 counties in Congressional District 14. B F Vance notes 6034 farmers participated, with Gonzales leading investments at 107,621 and Wilson at 101,782. The report lists county-by-county participants and payments, highlighting soil improvement progress in the Red River region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson County
14Th
Cong. Dist
Grady
Stiles
Corpus Christi Caller
B. F. Vance
PMA
Gonzales County
Karnes County
Atascosa County
Aransady
Bee
Brooks
Comal
DeWitt
Duval
Guadalupe
Jim Wells
Kenedy
Kleberg
Live Oak
McMullen
Nueces
Refugio
San Patricio
John Lyle
Vance
Texas
Red River
Wildcat Drilling Updates Near Stockdale and Atascosa
Oilfield activity in Wilson County and Atascosa County continues with multiple wildcat drills. Tom Wright’s No 1 well near Stockdale reaches 2,660 feet, while Hankamer Investment Co No Wy.T. Hurt advances toward 3,800 feet near Jourdanton. Marion Rodgers Pruitt Field test reports a 4,943 foot bottomhole depth and steam of 3,300 feet of pipeline oil with strong flow on a 30 minute test. S. A. Express reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Wright Wildcat
New Stockdale
Atascosa Oil News
Oil Producers Corporation No
W. Bunte
Atascosa County
Jourdanton
Jesse White Drilling Company
Armstrong and Horn
Hankamer ‘Investment Company No. Wy.t. Hurt
Carrizo- Wilcox
Miller Royalty ‘Company
Marion Rodgers
S. A. Express
Floresville To Send 2 Firemen To A M School
Floresville City Council approved $100 to send two Floresville Volunteer Fire Department members to Texas A M College for the 23rd annual Firemen Training School from August 24 to 29. About a thousand firemen from across Texas are expected, with instructors teaching the latest fire fighting methods and demonstrations. Certificates of efficiency will be awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floresville
New York
California
Boy Scout District Meeting Tonight
A finance committee meeting to plan the Boy Scout annual fund campaign will be held Friday Aug 15 at 7 30 PM at the American Legion Hall Floresville. Wilson District committeemen from Floresville Path and Stockdale will attend with Field Scout Executive Morrison E Asman of Alamo Area Council based in Seguin present. All district committeemen urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finance Committee
American Legion Hall
Floresville
Wilson
Path
Stockdale
Morrison E. Asman
Alamo
Texas Corn Crop Shows Big Crop
The U S Department of Agriculture cut the 1952 Texas corn crop estimate to 36 816 000 bushels from 39 117 000, citing July heat and drought as the main factors. The forecast remains uncertain, with conditions noted as preliminary and pending further reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Texas
PMA Announces County Election Schedule for Aug 23
The Wilson County PMA lists polling locations across communities from Three Oaks to Pandora for August 23 1952. Voters will choose three community committee members a county convention delegate and alternates, with emphasis on enforcing the 1953 Agricultural Conservation Program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PMA
Three Oaks
Three Oaks Hall
Darilek
Stevens
Fairview
Calaveras
Labatt
E—Poth
A.D. Richardson
Wilson County
Ance
Seismic Crew Relocates From North Dakota to Floresville
A new Seismic Inc crew from Tulsa moved from Watford City North Dakota and Plentywood Montana to Floresville, bringing recording, shooting and surveying trucks. Key personnel include A L Stauffer Party Chief Max Wimber Chief Computer Charles Hunt Assistant Computer, Charles Barnes Observer L H Shamberger Junior Observer William Purdell Trainee Fred Taylor Surveyor George Arnold Surveyor's Helper. Virgil Bowlin drills on the equipment. Another drill and water truck expected soon. Operations began Tuesday near Floresville as the crew joins a Southwestern Exploration Co fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seismic, Inc
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Watford City
North Dakota
N.D
Plentywood
Montana
Max . Wimber
Floresville
End Of Present Auto Inspection Sought
AUSTIN Aug 12 Repeal of the auto inspection law will be sought in a bill by Sen Carlos Ashley Llano at the next session. Ashley said old car claims are exaggerated and that fast driving of late model cars causes highway havoc. He urged owners to obey the inspection law and said exposure of a bad law comes best through public action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Carlos Ashley
Llano
Ashley
State Commissioner John C White Opens 10th Peanut Festival
Hon John C White of Austin Texas Commissioner of Agriculture opens the 10th Floresville Peanut Festival on Friday September 26. He will lead the opening parade at 10 a m that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. White
Austin
Texas
Commissioner of Agriculture
Floresville
Beeville Republican convention nominates Dougherty for State Rep
At Beeville a Republican meeting named Dudley J. Dougherty of Beeville as the Democratic nominee for State Representative in the 58th District Wilson Karnes and Bee counties. Dougherty gave permission to run on the Republican ticket for the November 4 1952 election while the party undecided on State Senator candidates. The cross filing in Texas election law alarmed voters according to secretary Henry Daly Williams Jarmon chaired the 58th district group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry (Daly
J. “Williams
Sutherland Springs
Chroniicle-Journal
Jesus
Nelrh Tenns
Beeville
Williams
Jake Jarmon
Karnes County
A Williams
Dudley JT. Dougherty
Wilson
Karnes
Bee
Republica
Dougherty
Chronicle-Journal
Wilson And Area Counties To Get New Road Projects
Austin reports 91 miles of highway construction in Bexar and nearby counties will be bid August 19 and 20. The total estimated cost exceeds 12 million dollars. Projects include U S 89 in Bexar County, U S 90 segments near Guadalupe and Wilson counties, State Highway 123 from Hays to Seguin, and U S 281 in Atascosa County with asphalt, flexible bases, and surface treatments planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Austin
Bexar
State Highway “Commission
Wilson County
Bexar County
State
Guadalupe Eer
Floresville Chamber Backs Annual Stock Show and Peanut Festival
The Floresville Chamber of Commerce voted to sponsor the Wilson County Stock Show to be held March 13 14 with funds raised by Floresville Poth and Stockdale. The group also planned the 10th Annual Peanut Festival set for September 26 27 and announced Fire Chief Edgar Ehlers and the Floresville Volunteer Fire Department would lead the parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floresville
Harry Woolsey
Jack’ Myers
Vocational Ag
Poth
Stockdale
The
Chamber of
Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Tunnep
Richardson
Ehlers
Edgar Ehlers
Jack Myers
Voc. Ag
F.F.A
Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Committee
Washington
Sam Fore
Floresville Tigers Season Tickets Go On Sale
Floresville High School Tigers football tickets for six home games go on sale at Ballard's Drug Store Monday morning August 11. Season tickets cost 5.00 with reserve tickets 1.00 per game on game day. 1952 schedule includes Pearsall Kenedy Sam Houston Hondo Poteet Devine with one date open.
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Floresville High School Tigers
Ballard’s Drug Store
Tigers
Pearsall
Kenedy
Sam Houston
Hondo
Poteet
Devine
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Lax
Tor
City of
A.& M. School
Boy Scout
John
C. White
Area
Fore
Wootton
Carter
Floresville Consolidated Independent
Fis
Chamber. of
Reed
Castor Bean
Edward = Reed
Castor
Bessville
Allen’ Frazkin
Chamber of Commegree
Burris
Floresville Tigers
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