Floresville Christmas Eve Program Sets Citywide Celebration
Floresville Chamber of Commerce plans a 6 p.m. December 24 event in front of the Wilson County courthouse. Old Santa Claus arrives with the Floresville Fire Department, the city band plays carols, and the fire crew helps hand out fruit bags to children. Committee members include Fritz Nitschmann A J Richter A T Hoelscher Fritz Teltschik and Sam Fore Jr.
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Fritz Teltschik
Santa Claus
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Fritz Nitschmann
A. J. Richter
A. T. Hoelscher
Sam Fore, Jr
Football Banquet Honors Floresville Tigers Champions
The Floresville Tigers District Champions for 1947 will be honored at the annual football banquet hosted by the Parent-Teacher Association. The event is Tuesday December 16 at 7 p.m. in the basement of the Methodist Church. Plates are $1. Reservations should be made at Ballard Drug Store by Monday December 15. A large crowd is expected for the season finale program highlighting a Southwestern Conference football game.
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Floresville Public Schools Out for Christmas Holidays
Floresville public schools dismiss for Christmas on Friday December 19 and do not reconvene until Monday January 5 per Superintendent E L Wildman.
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E. L. Wildman
Paying Tribute to Floresville School Band
Floresville school band receives wide praise across Texas for top state awards in War Bond contests. It won marching prizes at the Guero Turkey Trot and a $75 cash award against ten bands on Armistice Day. Citizens urged to attend and contribute to honor the group.
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Floresville
Christmas Program By Musical Club Ushers In Yuletide Season
The Floresville Musical Club opened the yuletide season with a Homemaking Cottage program led by Mrs. W. M. Donaho. Eugene Skinner played Monastery Bells, Miss Nancy Dickerson read The Star, a quartet sang Oh Holy Night and Christmas Lullaby, and Mrs. Moody Monroe read The Well of the Star. Gifts were distributed from a generously donated tree, with festive decorations throughout the cottage.
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W. M. Donaho
Lefebvre- Wely
Eugene Skinner
Nancy Dickerson
Sam Fore, Jr
John W. Spruce
Mary Ann
Katie Lee Robberts
Elizabeth Goudge
Moody Monroe
San Antonio
Home Demonstration Club
Smith's Modern Drug Store to Open Next Monday
Smith's Drug Store owned by E F Smith will open in a modern new building on December 15 after months of renovations. The business previously occupied half the building with Busy Bee Cafe, later purchasing the entire property from Paul Kuban. A full description will follow after opening day.
Merchants Have Good Stock Holiday Goods
Community input notes many residents aim to buy Christmas needs from local merchants. The piece urges shoppers to first check home stores before ordering from catalogs or traveling to the city, highlighting local merchants’ year round effort to offer seasonal, quality merchandise and support local livelihoods.
Goodwill Christmas Edition Planned by Chronicle-Journal
On Friday December 19 the Chronicle-Journal will publish its annual Goodwill edition featuring messages from firms professionals and officials to its 2500 subscribers. A colored Christmas magazine section will accompany the newspaper and extra copies wrapped for mailing will be available for 10 cents per copy. Citizens of Floresville Poth and surrounding county are invited to participate with ads or goodwill messages and to contact the office soon.
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Manchaca Schools Consolidated In Nearby Move
The Manchaca school building was relocated this week from its former site to St. Peters school property in a nearby community. The two campuses have been consolidated with both buildings to be occupied, and the updated arrangement places the schools together at the new site.
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St. Peters
Eastern Star Matron Honored With Annual Banquet In Floresville
Floresville Chapter Order of the Eastern Star honored Worthy Matron Mrs Iva Stevens with a Christmas banquet at the Methodist church basement. The event featured an organ prelude by Mrs Horace Lowman, festive decor, a program themed The Trail That Leads To You, tributes from several members, and a postbanquet program in the Eastern Star hall with out of town visitors welcomed.
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Iva Stevens
Methodist
Horace Lowman
Ruth K. Spruce
A. E. Loudon
Sallie Littlejohn
San Antonio
Cleo Spruce
Stevens
Mary Lou Mayes
Ivor Schultz
Eastern Star Hall
Goodwill Christmas Edition Printer Date Notice
The Chronicle Journal announces its annual Goodwill Christmas Edition to print Friday December 19. Correspondents must mail weekly letters by Monday with no fail and repeat the process the following week. Church notices social items and ads should be mailed or brought Monday not later than Tuesday morning. Extra copies will be wrapped for mailing and sold for 10 cents each at the office with holiday features from Fioresville Poth and others.
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Pearsall Mavericks Triumph 47-7 For Bi-District Crown
Pearsall Mavericks defeat Floresville Tigers 47 to 7 to claim the bi district championship on December 4 in Pearsall. Gabe Galloway and Teddy Riggs starred as Pearsall built a sizable lead with multiple rushing touchdowns while Floresville mounted a late challenge before Pearsall sealed the victory and advanced to the regional clash at Victoria against Port Lavaca.
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Lloyd Baker
Billy Carroll
Galloway
John D. Carr
Pat Sterling
Port Lavaca
Victoria
Final Appeal to Buy Christmas Seals to Fight Tuberculosis
Campaign led by Wilson County Tuberculosis Association reports strong response and higher collections than last year. X ray services are offered with free follow up for those unable to pay. unit photos sometimes require redoing at no cost. Citizens urged to donate generously this Christmas season and support the TB cause year round.
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Wilson County Tuberculosis Association Campaign
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Wilson County TB Association
Floresville Fire Zone Law Warns Against Fireworks
A Floresville notice warns that shooting any fireworks in the city fire zone is illegal and could cause a disastrous fire. It specifies roman candles sky rockets firecrackers and similar devices are prohibited in the four main business blocks and urges compliance for holiday safety.
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