Farmers Should Know Facts About Peanut Quotas
A Wilson County official urges peanut farmers to study marketing quotas before the December 9 referendum on 1948 49 and 1950 crops. A. D. Richardson Distribs facts and invites farmers to contact the ACA office for complete details to decide how to vote. The vote will be held in all peanut growing communities on Tuesday December 9.
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A. D. Richardson
Wilson County Agricultural ‘Conservation Association Committee
Richardson
ACA
Mary Schultz Dies After Long Illness at Black Hill
Mrs Mary Schultz wife of Leevy Schultz died at her home in the Black Hill community west of Floresville on Thursday November 27 1947 at 415 p m after years of ill health She spent months at a Sanatorium Texas for treatment Religious services were held at Murray Funeral Home Floresville and burial followed in Floresville cemetery Rev Carl Burkle officiated Pallbearers named include Alex Kapelman Frieda Reininger Edwin Seay Armin Beutnagel Elmer Beutnagel and Wm Beutnagel Jr Surviving are her husband her parents Ben and Mrs Oltjendiers three children Mary Lee 17 Elgin 14 and Elrose Schultz 10 Born December 30 1909 she was a member of the Three Oaks Evangelical Friedens Church and noted for a consecrated Christian life Our deepest sympathy is extended to the bereaved.
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Mary Schultz
Leevy Schultz
Black Hill
Floresville
Texas
Murray Funeral Home
Carl Burkle
Three Oaks
Alex Kappleman
Frieda Reininger
Edwin Seay
Armin Beutnagel
Elmer Beutnagel
Wm. Beutnagel
Ben Oltjendiers
Three ,Oaks
Bi-District Play-Off Pearsall Last Night
Pearsall defeated Floresville by a flip of the coin to win the bi district tilt in Pearsall. The Chronicle Journal notes the full account will appear Friday with the winner advancing to regional play against Port Lavaca Landcrabs.
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Chronicle-Journal
Pearsall
Pearsall, Mavericks
Floresville
Tigers
Crystal City Javelinas
Fighting Tigers
Pepe
Port Lavaca
Floresville Honors World War II Hero Edward L Huna
Floresville held a 9:30 a.m. ceremony December 4, 1947 at Sacred Heart Church for Pvt Edward L Huna killed in action in Germany on March 16, 1945. His brother Sgt Alvin J Huna served nearby, and the body arrived in New York October 26 from Henri Chapelle Cemetery. He is survived by his parents and two brothers, with Floresville and Wilson County paying tribute to a local fallen soldier.
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Floresville
Edward L. Huna
Wilson County
Flores‘vlle
Sacred Heart Church
Pvt
Edward L. Hunn
Germany
Alvin J. Hrna
Holy
Hrna
New York
Henri Chappelle
Belgium
Alvin Hrna
Julius Hrna
2Nd Armored
Fire Outbreak Quelled Near Graf Home
An out of city fire was extinguished on November 27 at Pickett Place near the Graf home. The blaze appeared to start from a faulty chimney and caused local concern but no injuries were reported.
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Seeereret
Pickett Place
Graf
Royalty Play In N E Wilson County
A hot royalty dispute centers on northeastern Wilson County near Pandora as a major company plans a 12 000 foot test drill near the former Weinert well in the area reported by the San Antonio Express.
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Wilson County
Pandora
San Antonio Express
Cemetery Association Meets Friday in Floresville
The Floresville Cemetery Association will meet Friday December 12 at 4 p.m. at Mrs. E F Woolsey Jr's home. All members are urged and warmly invited to attend.
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Floresville Cemetery Association
E. F. Woolsey, Jr
Floresville Mourns Death Of Carl R Eschenburg Civic Leader
Floresville and Wilson County mourn the death of Carl R Eschenburg 46 a prominent businessman rancher and civic leader who died at Nix Hospital San Antonio after a three day illness. A Texas A M graduate he worked with his father for over twenty years and served eleven years on the Floresville school board. Funeral services were held at First Lutheran Church with a large turnout as Floresville closed businesses in his honor. He leaves a widow Janie and three children Robert Lee Carl Jr and Martha Jane along with his parents a brother and a sister.
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Floresville
Wilson County
Carl R. Eschenburg
Nix
San Antonio
Texas A. & M. College
R. L
College Station
First City National Bank
Wilson
Chamber of Commerce
Carl Eschenburg
Alascoga County
Floresville Lions Club
P.T.A
First Lutheran Church
A. E. Loudon
Floresville Methodist Church
Theodor Winter
W. J. Ellinghausen
L. E. Johns
Tom Johnson
John V. Blake, Jr
William Oxford
H. W. Filleman
A. E. Frick
C. J. Garland
Eagle Pass
Carl Robert Eschenburg
Robert
Martha
Eschenburg
Shiner
Texas
Texas University
Janie Bell
Robert Lee
Carl, Jr
Martha Jane
Atascosa County
Janie Eschenburg
R. L. Eschenbur
Arthur
Elsa Mitchell
Wioneeniire
Herbert
Stewards Share Chicken Supper at Floresville Church Meeting
Messrs. C. E. Hart and John W. Wiseman hosted the Floresville Methodist Church board of stewards at their monthly gathering. Church ladies prepared a chicken supper, and plans for the Christmas program, yuletide decorations, and a budget reminder letter were discussed.
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Messrs
C. E. Hart
John W.wiseman
Floresville
Farmer vote urged for Wilson County committee election
A last minute call to all farmers of Wilson County to vote in farm program elections was issued today by A D Richardson Chairman of the County Agricultural Committee. Mr Richardson urged farmers to make certain that their votes will be counted in the election of Com
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Wilson County
A.D. Richardson
County Agricultural Committee
Connie
Agricultural Conservation Association Committee
Floresville
Clinton Lee Anderson
Annual Christmas Band Concert On Thursday December 18
Floresville announces its annual Christmas concert led by Fritz Teltschik and the Floresville School Band. The event at the high school auditorium on Thursday evening December 18 at 7:30 will honor the band, following recent wins in Cuero Armistice Day and Turkey Trot contests. Citizens urged to attend and donate to support the band’s needs.
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Fritz Teltschik
Floresville
Teltschik
Cuero
Southwest
Texas
Floresvilley
George Hurt
University of Texas Longhorn Band
Tiger Eleven
Marcylee Adams
Jean Johnson
Katy Lee Robberts
Two Men Die After Family Shooting Near Stockdale
In Stockdale Texas a husband Frank Birch 36 and his brother in law Paul Howton 36 exchanged gunfire after Howton arrived at Birch home. Birch wounded Howton died later from shotgun blast while Birch died from abdomen wound in Seguin hospital. Inquest to be held by Justice of the Peace J P McCowan with Sheriff Paul Ermler and Deputy Ace Fuller. Both men longtime construction workers and residents nearby.
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San Antonio
Stockdale
Frank Birch
Paul Howton
Birch
Here
Howton
Seguin
Justice of the Peace
J. P. McCowan
Paul Ermler
Ace Fuller
Wilson County
Aul Ermler
Ermler
Chronicle-Journal
Gus Schmidt Funeral Held Today In Floresville
Gus Schmidt 72 a Floresville resident and longtime blacksmith died at his home after a stroke suffered at the post office Tuesday morning He is survived by his wife and several children The funeral was scheduled for Friday in Floresville as announced by local authorities
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Gus Schmidt
Floresville
Senate
Poth Kosciusko Road Bond Election Carries By Big Majority
Voters of Consolidated Road District No 7 in Poth and Kosciusko approved a 100000 road bond by about seven to one at a special election held Saturday November 29 The district includes Road Districts Nos 4 and 6 along Highway 181 and Kosciusko area in Commissioner’s Precinct No 2 Wik son county.
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Poth-Kosciusko
Poth
Kosciusko
Kosciusko Ee
Ieee
Commissioners
Wikson County
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bin Hill
Fred Drees
Ryvic Et Rae Aidier
Father Drees
America
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Iremen
N. E. Wilson County
Cemetery Association
A.A. A
Justice of Peace
McCowan
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