Wilson Judge Says S A Pollutes Historic River
Wilson County Judge D Richard Voges accuses San Antonio of polluting the historic San Antonio River with treated sewage and plans to petition the Texas Water Pollution Control Board. The Wilson County resolution targets San Antonio and seeks relief for four counties including Wilson Karnes Goliad and Bexar. The River Authority notes most downstream water is treated wastewater and vows to address any pollution.
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Floresville
Wilson Co
D. Richard Voges
San Antonio
Voges
Texas Water Pollution Control Board
Alamo City
Wilson
Karnes
Goliad
Bexar
Victor Brauning
Braunig
Mitchell Lake
Reserved Seats On Sale For Floresville 1962 Football
Reserved seats for Floresville’s five 1962 home games are now on sale at Candy Drug Store. Tickets cost $1.25 for all ages, same as last year, with buyers urged to act quickly to secure preferred seating before the season opener at Tiger Field on September 7 against George West Longhorns.
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Floresville
Candy Drug Store
Tiger Field
Tigers
George West Longhorns
Labor Day schedule prompts early copy for Floresville paper
The Floresville Chronicle-Journal announces closures on Labor Day September 3 and urges early submission of all notices, ads, and local items. Separately, the San Antonio River Authority scopes a consulting engineer to study river water quality in September, forming a committee chaired by E. W. Schneider to oversee investigation and pollution-control rules, with hearings planned in district counties.
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San Antonio
Floresville
THE
Chronicle-Journal
W. H. Braunig
Kenedy
Board of Directors
Mrs. E. V. Johnson Rites Held Here Thursday
Mrs. Jesse W. Johnson aged 82 longtime Wilson county resident died Tuesday at Medical Arts Hospital in San Antonio. Religious rites were held at Floresville Methodist church Thursday at 10 am with burial in Floresville Cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs. Jesse Lee Gant of San Antonio three sons Dr Max E Johnson Dr Ted Johnson of San Antonio and Morris Johnson of Floresville one sister Mrs Ira Magee of San Antonio an obituary to her memory will be published next Friday in this newspaper.
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Jesse W. Johnson
Wilson County
E. V. Johnson
Floresville
Medical Arts Hospital
San Antonio
Floresville Methodist Church
Jesse Lee Gant
Max E. Johnson
Ted Johnson
Morris Johnson
Ira Magee
First Concrete Poured On Floresville Housing Project
First concrete was poured on Tuesday August 28 1962 for a 30 unit housing project by Floresville Housing Authority across seven sites in Floresville. City and county officials attended the kickoff as work began on the new homes.
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Floresville
Floresville Housing Authority
Flor
Peanut Festival Plans Accelerate for 1962 Event
Floresville Peanut Festival Association moves into high gear as officers directors and committee heads meet to finalize plans for the 18th annual festival. parade chairman Henry Baumann appeals for floats school entries from Wilson County towns while King John Connally is set to head the parade and speak after the procession. Elizabeth Sheehy plans to attend with her retired husband Col. Philip John to join the celebratory events.
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Floresville
J. C. Turner
Pauline Orts
Hudell Wright
Henry Henry Baumann
John Connally
Elizabeth Sheehy
Joe T. Sheehy
Actual Work Begins On City Bank And Parsonage
Actual work has begun on the new 100000 First City National Bank building and the 28000 Methodist parsonage in Flores ville. Concrete foundations were started recently and brick construction will proceed, with modern facilities planned for both structures.
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First City National Bank
Floresville
Banks To Close Next Monday For Labor Day
Banks will be closed next Monday September 3 1962 in observance of Labor Day a national holiday including First City National Bank Floresville and First National Bank Poth customers are asked to take notice.
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City National Bank
Floresville
First National Bank
Poth
Glenda Reed Elected Queen for Wilson County Farm Bureau
Glenda Reed won the 1962-63 Wilson County Farm Bureau Queen title in a August 24 contest held in the Wilson County Courthouse district courtroom Floresville. Pauline Reinfeld of McCoy was runner up and several contestants from Floresville and surrounding areas competed for the honor. The queen received a gold jewelry cabinet as the prize.
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Glenda Reed
Queen Wilson Co. Farm Bureau
Glynda Reed
Queen
Wilson County Farm Bureau
District Court Room
Wilson County Court
Floresville
Pauline Rebfeld
McCoy
Gloria
Historic Wilson County Polley mansion wins state medal
The Polley mansion near Sutherland Springs receives a Texas Historical Building Medallion as Wilson County’s first. Oscar W. Linne of La Vernia owns the two story eight room house with a log kitchen, now highlighted by official preservation. Vaccine deliveries confirmed for September 1962 include Type No 1 doses in Floresville Stockdale Path City La Vernia and more, with plans for Type No 2 in December under Floresville Lions Club supervision.
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Wilson County
Polley
J. H. Polley
Austin
Texas
Mike Butler
House and Buildings Committee
Texas State Historical Survey Committee
Butler
Lederle Laboratories
New York
Floresville Plans Floresville Day At State Fair
Floresville and Wilson County gain statewide publicity at the Texas State Fair in Dallas on October 6. Floresville officials and business leaders, including Jim Skinner and Mayor E Fy Woolsey Jr, promote Floresville Day, featuring a 50 piece band led by Teltschik and a parade float.
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Floresville
Wilson County
Dallas
Jim Skinner
State Bar
E Fy Woolsey
Harry Zunker
Chamber of Commerce
J.C Turner
Schoah
Ee Brit Teltschi
Light Company Rebuilding Line At Cestahowa
Floresville Electric Light and Power crews began rebuilding a power line at Cestahowa to restore service after outages. The work targets a stretch near Floresville with expected completion within a few days, depending on weather and access.
If your home town is good enough to live in its good enough to trade in
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San Antonio Express Boosts Floresville In Feature Story
A San Antonio Express feature on Floresville highlights a publicized 1.0 million dollar building program active over eight months. The report cites city school housing medical and business construction, noting one of the largest city development efforts to date with multiple facilities under construction or planned.
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San Antonio Express
Floresville
San Antonio
East Texas oil test yields 113 barrels from Wilson County
Morris Carina and San Antonio report continued activity in Wilson and Karnes counties. Ethel Hardin's Austin Chalk test in East Stockdale, Wilson County, produced 113.72 barrels of oil from an open hole at 4,3622 to 4,924 feet under 650 pounds pressure with a gas oil ratio of 420 to 1. Two Edwards wildcat tests in Karnes County include Mosbacher No 1 L B Manka drilling at 6,756 feet under an 11,500 foot permit, located near Person-Panna-Maria production. H D Bruns Calloway Crews No 1 Edwards wildcat at 11,508 feet would be northeast of Person Field, five miles south of Gillett, per San Antonio Express.
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Morris Carina
San Antonio
Ethel Hardin
Austin
East Stockdale
Wilson County
Karnes County
Mosbacher
Edwards Wildcat
Cestahowa
Houston
Calloway
Person Field
Gillett
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Labor Day
Poth, Busi
Ont
Aavarte Ber
Peanut Festival Association
Farm Bureau
Wayne Connally
Gloria Kappelmann
Stockdale Community
Path City Hall
la Vernia High School
Floresville Liong Club
Dallas Fair
Floresville Electric Light and
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