Crown Bearer Named for Floresville Peanut Festival
Lance selected as Crown Bearer for Miss Lori Rakowitz Queen Turnep XXXVIII. Four-year-old grandson of Wade and Patti Brink and Mr. and Mrs. Milton Massey of Floresville, with siblings Lyle and Lara. Aunt Karan Knight is Peanut Festival Association president. Lance attends First Baptist Church preschool and Methodist Sunday School, enjoys fishing, swimming, horseback riding, and soccer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lance
Lori Rakowitz
Wade
Patti
Johnny Brink
San Antonio
Milton Massey
Floresville
Lyle
Lara
Karan Knight
Peanut Festival Association
Kindergarden
First Baptist Church
First United Methodist Church
Lori
Floresville City AACOG Meeting Sets Top City Goals
Floresville and AACOG hosted a August 11 1982 meeting at Floresville High School to collect citizen input on city goals. City Manager Everett Taylor outlined top priorities including a new water well, economic development, a multi purpose recreation center, and stricter building codes. Groups proposed detailed sub goals such as downtown revitalization traffic studies and senior citizen programs with no official action taken yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floresville
Alamo Area
Everett Taylor
del Cox
Fran Randall
Judy Earl
Daniel Rodriguez
Barbara Brown
Harvey Elliott
Ed Ramey
Eva Borrego
Carolyn Pullin
Ted Barber
Jacob Gaona
Laverne Mettlach
Donald Hoelscher
Antonio Griego
Karan Knight
Bill Gleeson
Eddie Martinez
Patti Key
Martha Strozier
Donald Driscoll
Bob Dwight
Carl Eschenburg
Rudy Garza
Fred Wauters
Wade Key
Earl McKenzie
Mark Connally
AACOG
Indus
Scepter Bearer Named for Floresville Peanut Festival 1982
Benjamin Thomas Reed three-year-old son of Thomas W Reed and Bonna Reed selected as Scepter Bearer to Miss Lori Rakowitz Queen Turnep XXXVIII at the 1982 Floresville Peanut Festival. He is awarded amid a family with deep festival ties and prior court service by relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Thomas Reed
Thomas W. Reed
Lori Rakowitz
Floresville
Benjamin
Tom
Bonna Reed
Robbie
Garvan
Dorothy
Ben
Marshall L. Teague
Texas
Robert A. Jackson
Merritt Island
Florida
Anais Hill
Glynda Merritt
Ethlyn Ehlers
Darrell Reed
Cathy Maples
Valerie Reed
Peggy Gordon
Felux
Benjamin Thomas
Lori
Unlicensed bingo ban upheld amid election year limits
The official ruled that unlicensed bingo cannot continue, arguing it would be unfair to groups who followed the licensing process. Garland noted 1982 is a general election year, so voters cannot decide the bingo issue in November.
Dziuk Places Sth in National Shot Put Finals
Janice Dziuk daughter of Clarence and Mrs Dziuk placed eleventh in the nation at the Junior AAU National Finals in Memphis Tennessee with a 33 ft 5 in best throw. The winner tossed 39 ft 10 in, a Pennsylvania teenager achieved top honors as Dziuk will be a Poth High School freshman this fall.
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Janice Dziuk
Clarence Dziuk
Memphis State University
Memphis
Tennessee
Janice
Pennsylvania
Poth High School
Chronicle Journal Office Burglarized Incomplete Fragments
A fragmentary report notes that the Chronicle Journal office was burglarized yielding several dollars in cash. The text is incomplete, with unclear details and no definitive suspect information or verification.
Centennial Year Highlight At La Mision las Cabras
Outdoors piece notes a highlight from the centennial year centered on La Mision las Cabras with references to location scenery and event tone. Details are fragmentary but suggest a reflecting feature on local heritage and outdoor settings.
Acolyte Brian Vajdos Named for Floresville Peanut Festival
Brian Luke Vajdos has been chosen as an acolyte for Queen Turnep XXXVIII in Floresville’s 1982 Peanut Festival. He is the son of Cap and Mrs. Vajdos of Floresville, with ties to Falls City through his great grandfather Willie Waclawczyk. The 7 year old will be in Floresville Elementary School second grade in 1982-83 and attends Sacred Heart Catholic Church with his family, aiming to participate in all XXXVI Annual Peanut Festival activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brian Luke Vajdos
Turnep
Lori Rakowitz
Southern Tradi
Brian
Cap Vajdos
Floresville
Willie Waclawczyk
Falls City
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
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Lance Wade Key
Bob Richardson
Desmond Johns
Pete Talamantez, Jr
Kay Reed
Beth Price
Elsie Schroller
Chris Trevino
American Legion Hall
San Antonio River
First Baptist
Brenda
Ed Legal
Chronicle-Journal
Acolyte
Brian Luke Vajdes
First City National Bank
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