Emily Goehring Named Bee County Home Demonstration Agent
Emily Goehring of Runge is appointed to succeed Miss Minnie Bell as Bee County home demonstration agent. Bell resigns to finish a Master’s degree at Iowa State College. Goehring, a Floresville teacher with a Bachelor of Science from Texas A&I Kingsville, has been studying this summer and plans to begin work on her Master’s degree. She visited Beeville yesterday to learn the setup locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Goehring
Runge
Minnie Bell
Bee County
Leta H. Bennett
College Station
Goehring
Beeville
Miss Bell
Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
Miss Goehring
Floresville
A. &i.College
Kingsville
Colorado A. &M. College
Fort Collins
Colo
Miss. Goehring
W. D. Goehring
Grass Fire Reaches Farm Home of Mrs Virgil Russell
Firemen answered a grass fire at a farm home of Mrs. Virgil Russell at noon on August 13. A trash burn spread into the grass due to lack of supervision, but no damage resulted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Russell
Range. She Plans to Assume the Cuties on Aug. 16
Beeville Bee Picayune reports that she intends to assume the duties linked to her post on August 16. The item notes a planned transition and the formal authorization from local authorities. The brief highlights upcoming administrative changes and the date of the changeover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beeville Bee Picayune
Poth Pioneer Family to Celebrate Aug 2 Home Event
Mr and Mrs A H Poth, early settlers and founders of the town of Poth, invite friends for a Sunday picnic August 25 under live oaks on their Corpus Christi highway property. The couple’s life events include the town’s founding, first postmaster appointment, births of their children Jacob and the first daughter in 1908, with descendants now in Houston San Antonio and Beaumont.
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A.H. Poth
Poth
Mrs. Poth
San Antonio
A. H. Poth
Corpus Christi
Peth
Washington
Jacob Poth
Houston
Wilson County
Poths
Tom Ralph
Beaumont
A. H. Poths
Oscar
Jacob
Dennie
Hoi
Gilmer Man Appointed Vocational Agric Instructor
Pr Robert Buie of Gilmer Texas named instructor of Vocational Agriculture for Floresville in Wilson County Veterans Vocational Schools S W Seale announced Buie began duties several days ago He will lead the Vocational Agriculture Class now with 12 former service men enrolled The class meets at the Vocational Agriculture building on Tuesday He is a graduate of Houston State Teachers College.
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Robert ‘Buie
Gilmer
Texas
Floresville
Wilson County
Veterans
Coordix
S. W
Seale
Buie
Vocational Ag Ture
Bouston State
Warning LS Veterans pares i fail to notify the
A narrowed fragment notes warning issued to veterans or related party, with unclear names and actions. The readable portion hints at a failure to notify, implying a procedural or administrative lapse without full context or details.
Tyson withdraws from Wilson County sheriff race
Ernest A. Tyson, a leading live stock operator and contender in the Wilson County sheriff run off, resigns due to deteriorating health. He placed second in the July 27 primary as Paul Ermler led with 1870 votes and Clifford Tackitt had 1200, with Tyson voting 1366 before his withdrawal.
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Ernest A. Tyson
Wilson County
Tyson
Sheriff's Office
Paul Ermler
Clifford Tackitt
Ermler
Ernest
A. Tyson
Pedro Barcenez Receives Texas Highway Service Award
Pedro Barcenez of Floresville, a 20 year 9 month Texas Highway Department employee, received a 20 year Service Award at an outdoor San Antonio district ceremony led by State Highway Commissioner Fred Knetsch. The event honored district staff with certificates of meritorious service and included an all day picnic.
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Pedro Barcenez
Floresville
Texas Highway Department
San Antonio
Roosevelt Avenue
Fred Knetsch
Seguin
Barcenez
Highway ‘Commission
Johns. Redditt
Reuben Williams
Fred E. Knetsch
Mrs. Klasek Celebrates 72nd Birthday in Ridout
Mrs. Joe Klasek of Ridout observed her 72nd birthday on Sunday August 11 with most children present except Mrs. Henry Schulze of Johnson. A noon family dinner and afternoon lunch followed. Gifts and well wishes were offered as relatives gathered including Adolph Coldewey and family Thornton Ranch Ernest Green and two children Joan and Eddie Annie Johnson and sons Ray Billie and Bobbie Tom Masurek and daughter Joe Carl.
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Joe Klasek
Ridout
Henry Schulze
Johnson
Adolph Coldewey
Thornton Ranch
Ernest Green
Joan
Eddie
Waco
Annie Johnson
Ray Billie
Bobbie
Tom Masurek
Joe Carl
Floresville Peanut Festival gets under way with new leaders
President Leon Kreidel will head the Floresville Peanut Festival set for October 4 5. The first meeting of officers and directors at the courthouse drew strong enthusiasm from festival boosters. Tentative plans and committee chairmen were announced as organizers push for the biggest celebration Floresville has seen.
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Leon Kreidel
Floresville
Court House
Miss Retha Robinson Appointed Floresville Homemaking Head
Miss Retha Robinson of San Antonio was chosen to head the Floresville High School Homemaking department for the coming term, succeeding Miss Emil Goehring who resigned as Home Economics teacher to join Bee County as County Home Demonstration Agent.
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Emil Goehring
Floresville
Bee County
Goehring
Texas A. & I. College of
Kingsville
Retha Robinson
San Antonio
Miss. Goehring
Robinson
Official Returns On State Races Announced
Austin August 12 The state Democratic executive committee reported official returns from 248 of 254 counties and combined with unofficial Bureau figures showing results for governor Jester 448804 Rainey 291282 Sellers 162431 Sadler 193120 and other statewide offices including Connally Sledge Ryan Davis Somerville and Shivers House Winfree Daniel Neff McDonald Culberson Coker Butler Sheppard James Williams Sharp Rowland Smedley Hubbard Beauchamp Owens Baker Dickson.
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Austin
Democratic Executive Committee
Texas Election Bureau
Jester
Rainey
Sellers
Sadler
Smith
Connally
Sledge
Ryan
Davis
Somerville
Shivers
House
Winfree
Daniel
Neff
J. E. McDonald
R. E. McDonald
Chambers
Hill
Culberson
Coker
Butler
Sheppard
James
Williams
Supreme Court
Sharp
Rowland
Smedley
Hubbard
Court of Criminal
Beauchamp
Owens
Baker
Dickson
Floresville School Announces Opening Date
Floresville Public Schools announce the opening on Monday at 8 30 a m. for the Floresville district with Camp Ranch and Midway joining the system. A formal announcement with the exact date and teaching plan will follow.
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Floresville
Truman Signs Veteran Aid Bill Expanding Benefits
President Truman signed a broad veterans measure expanding pensions for World War I and II ex-service members and dependents, raising rates by 20 percent, extending automatic increases, and authorizing broader VA operations including hospital canteens and training supervision funded by 4 million dollars. The act, effective September 1, also sets on the job training ceilings, expands payments to widows and dependents, and authorizes auto grants for certain disabled veterans.
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Truman
Congress
Veterans Administration
United States
Giz
Sam P. Kohen
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Kohen
Major Cheek Returns To Regular Army Duty
Major Andrew R. Cheek, son of J and Mrs J D Cheek of Comanche and son in law of C H Woods of Stockdale, has left to return to active duty with the Regular Army. He reports to Fort Mead Maryland and holds the Silver Star DSC and the Purple Heart with one cluster.
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Andrew R. Cheek
J. D. Cheek
Comanche
C. H. Woods
Stockdale
Cheek
Fort’ ‘Mead
Maryland
Stockdale Weekly News
Floresville Firefighters Sponsor Band Uniform Fund Drive
Floresville Volunteer Fire Department will raise about 1500 to fund new uniforms for the Floresville School Band. Fire Chief Fritz Nitschmann announced the campaign will solicit from Floresville businesses, professionals, and citizens starting Monday August 19, with collection points at the Floresville Motor Co. and E A Flieller. The band has earned statewide honors and needs attire to continue representing the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floresville
Fritz Nitschmann
Nitschmann
Floresville Motor*Co
E. A. Flieller
Short Pension Checks Sent Out
Austin reports that 185,258 aged Texans received old age assistance checks this month with an average $2.30 short of the authorized grant. The addition of 732 July recipients reduced the average payment to $23.43 as dwindling funds forced the first cut since April after rolls surpassed available appropriations.
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Austin
John H. Winters
State Department of Public Welfare
Wilson County Students Enrolled At A I
Wilson County students enrolled at the Texas College of Arts and Industries for the second term are listed. The note highlights local enrollment and mentions area residents attending the school.
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Dents
The
Texas College of Arts and Industries
Sec
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Mission of Texas
Anothe ‘Man
Teomorrow
Homer P. Rainey
Wilson ‘County
Courthouse Square
Sheriff’s
Chronicle-Journal
Peanut Festival Committee
H. E
Regular Army
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