Lenz Cafe Softballers Host Alice Team In La Vernia Night
La Vernia and Wilson County fans will see Alice Pipe & Supply Co. from Alice, Texas, in a double header with Lenz Cafe next Monday night at 8. Floresville game moved to Sept 6. Alice, a state tournament 8th place finisher, recently beat La Vernia 6 to 1 earlier this season.
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Floresville
Wilson County
Texas
Alice Pipe & Supply Co
Mer
Walter Hines
Lambert
Wichita Falls
Auction totals 319 head sold at Floresville sale
Tuesday's Floresville Livestock Commission sale moved 319 head including 178 cattle 127 hogs and 4 sheep. Buyers from 15 nearby counties attended under new owner W J Noll who praised rancher farmer cooperation as prices ranged from 60 to 160 a pair for cows and calves to 16 60 for top hogs and 14 90 for sows with calves and feeders at 12 to 16 dollars.
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Floresville
Floresville Livestock Commission Company
Knights Of Columbus Initiation Districtwide in Falls City
Districtwide Knights of Columbus initiation to be held in Falls City next Sunday August 28 with Path and Wilson counties attending. Mass at Holy Trinity Church begins 7:00 a.m. followed by degrees and meals. Prominent officers and local clergy to attend as four councils confer all three degrees on a large class of new members.
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Falls City
Path
Wilson County
W. Clyde Rhodes
Karnes City
Victor EL. Stavinoha
Path Council
Theo Janysek
Holy Trinity Parish
Yorktown
Atascosa County
Holy Trinity Church
Father Janysek
Council
K. C
Bradwin D. Gunter
Austin
James F. Houlihan
Schulenburg
Kosciusko
New Engineer Joins Wilson SCS District
J. J. Steele transferred from Alamo Soil Conservation Service District in San Antonio to Wilson County Soil Conservation Service District. He arrived this week to serve as Engineering Aide, and his wife remains secretary in the Alamo office. The community welcomes Mr. Steele and wishes him success.
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J. J. Steele
Alamo Soil Conservation Service District
San Antonio
Wilson County Soil Conservation Service District
Alamo Soil Conservation Service Office
Mr. Steele
Contract Set On New River Bridge Path A $100 000 Project
A contract for the construction of the San Antonio River Bridge and approaches on Farm to Market Road 541 sets a $100000 project price. The agreement outlines the path of work and funding details for the New River Bridge project.
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San Antonio River
Guadaloupe
fForvale
River Vale
Lew
Wilson County Wildcats Oil Tests Reported Near Poth
In Wilson and Guadalupe counties oil wildcats were drilled with mixed results. No. 2 McCracken near Poth showed a good blow but no free oil after mud in place, while No. 1 Thackla Bednarz recovered oil on a drillstem test but could not be completed due to mechanical issues. Winn No. 2 C. A. McCracken yielded a fair blow with mud recovery and shaley sand with oil odor in sidewall cores.
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San Antonio Express
D. C
O. A. McCracken
Wilson County
Wildcat
Poth
McCracken
Seaboard Oil Co
Thackla Bednarz
Bednarz
San Miguel
Taylor
Guadalupe County
F. B. Lefevre
H. Weinert
Gonzales
San Antonio
Winn No
C. A. McCracken
Texas Leads In Cotton Ginnings
Census Bureau report shows Texas ginned 561,088 running bales of the 1966 crop by Aug 16, about 92 percent of the national total of 614,273. United States ginnings reached 848,720 bales that date, with Texas producing 716,918 last year. Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, and Louisiana listed with smaller totals.
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Census Bureau
Texas
United States
Alabama
Arizona
California
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Texas raises 2.83 million for polio drive
Texas contributed 2,829,529 to the March of Dimes this year, state chairman Gen. K L Berry announced. The amount is 32,000 more than the total raised in 1954, reflecting strong statewide support for the polio fight.
Lutherans To Attend Parley At College Station
More than 4,000 Lutherans are expected to register tomorrow for the twelfth International Lutheran League of Convention at College Station. The event, led by Pastor Wilson V Hill of Robstown, Texas, will include a musical program and Texas Day activities Friday.
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Robstown
Texas
Black Hill Accordion Band Wins Honor At State Grange Meeting
The Black Hill Community Accordion Band won a first place in a Youth Program Contest at the State Grange convention in Aus tin, with two members unable to attend. Leroy Moehrig, son of Mr and Mrs Christ Moehrig, was announced as a statewide Soil Conservation Contest winner during the banquet. The group toured the State Capitol and other sites, receiving cordial receptions throughout the day.
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Black Hill
Leroy Moehrig
Black Hill Community Accordion Band
Black Hill Accordion Band
Christ. Moehrig
Reidel Transfered to Gonzales as F H A County Supervisor
George Reidel, long time associate of County Supervisor P H Cox, is reassigned as emergency supervisor for the Farmers Home Administration in Gonzales County. He came from the San Antonio area, was raised in Karnes County, and moves with his wife and three children Friday after commendable drought work in Karnes and Wilson counties.
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George Reidel
Farmers’ Home Administration
Gonzales
F.H.A
Mr. Reidel
San Antonio
Karnes
Wilson
P.H.A
Reidel
Trade at Home Gon Nate Vo Ween Place at Home
Readable fragments indicate a local trade item or event labeled as at home. Key entities and specific places are unclear due to OCR garble. Summary preserves the moment of a home based trade reference with no clear date or organization identified.
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Nate
Local 55 Boys Report To Coaches For Football Start
Over 55 boys reported for fall football practice Monday August 22 as set by the Interscholastic League. Seven Negro students from Dunbar School joined the session, with optimism about the squad's potential. Coaches Starnes and Teague emphasize fight and spirit as they work toward a creditable season, assisted by Staines and Schott in key roles and duties in Froresville High.
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Ralph Starnes
Clyde ‘Teague
Dunbar
Starnes
Froresville High
Final Appeal For Red Cross Roll Call in Wilson County
Wilson County Red Cross appeals for final donations before August 31 as community chairmen rush to remit funds. The note cites national relief needs from eastern floods and hurricanes and urges donations to aid the destitute, with reminders to send by August 26 to Red Cross treasurer R. A. Wigeman Jr.
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Red Cross
Wilson County Red Cross
Fauste - Toiscano
Doanaiiene
Suther
Eisenhower
Red ‘Cross
Ara
Toscano
R. A. Wigeman, Jr
First City National Bank
Floresville
Connally Ranch To Sell 80 Registered Hereford Females
The Connally Ranch west of Floresville, after 17 years in the registered Hereford business, advertises private treaty sale of 80 registered Hereford females on the ranch. Their opening statement notes they are long on cattle and short on grass. Read the ad on Page 11 of today's Chronicle-Journal.
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Connally
Floresville
Chronicle—Journal
Bell Cites Projects For 14th District Past Session
Congressman John J. Bell reports a strong 14th District showing in the recent session, highlighting a new Floresville post office and a $100,000 San Antonio River planning appropriation. He cites flood control, canal and dam work, port improvements at Corpus Christi, and new or expanded post offices and naval air station funds advancing regional development.
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14Th Congressional District
Floresville
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Hiss Honte
Fiero
San Antonio
Congress
Bells
Canyon
Naval Air Stations
Compus Christi
Beeville
Kingsville
Orange Grove
County Farmers See Harbers Farm Demonstration at West Point
A Wilson County group of farmers visited Harbers farm at West Point Texas on Wednesday August 17 to view operations. Attendees included A T Hoelacher Anton Lyday Henry Pruski R W Malcher Rallin Albert Irving Hoefelmeyer and FE Spaniel. Demonstration covered Harbers system farming steps with machine demos on fertilizer placement legume seeding and cotton production via legumes and tillage. Methods aimed at improving yields on native crops and could apply to black eye peas watermelons and other crops. The program urged Wilcom County to consider putting the system into practice.
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KE. Tt. Spaniel
Wilson County
Wilson
Harbers
American Red Cross Budget for Flood Relief
Washington Aug. 20 The American Red Cross announced an initial 2000 dollar appropriation for preliminary flood relief operations. FE Roland Harriman, head of the Red Cross, reported progress from workers in the flooded east noting that care for flood victims could run into many dollars and pledging aid to all Americans.
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Roland Harriman
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