13 Dec 1913
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Newspaper
Floresville Chronicle Journal
Location
Floresville, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1913
Page
1
A local notice urges residents to pay poll tax promptly warning that February 1st will arrive and it will be too late. The item also mentions G A Monkhouse departing Thursday for Charlotte to attend to a year old matter.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society met at the church Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. J. G. Springer presided in the absence of President Mrs. W. A. Scott. Officers elected for the year include President Mrs. W. A. Scott, 1st Vice Mrs. H. T. Graham, 2nd Vice Mrs. G. M. Boyd, 3rd Vice Mrs. S. H. Zook, 4th Vice Mrs. D. H. Lasater, Corresponding Sec retary Mrs. W. T. Sutherland, Recording Secretary Mrs. T. B. Burke, Treasurer Mrs. L. B. Wiseman, Agent for Voice Mrs. J. B. McKenzie. Letters read urging prompt payment.
A notice indicates meetings will be held to confirm or appoint oath officers for the coming year, with attendance required. Names, dates, and locations are referenced in the readable portions of the notice.
A joint Christmas program by the Girls Literary Society and the Young Men's Debating Club will be held at the school auditorium on Friday December 19 the last day of school before the holidays. All parents and local citizens are invited to attend the exercises. The program features Mrs Miss Gertrude Ballard Dye wees Frank Woolsey and E B Cocke a Floresville native now a leading attorney in San Antonio who was in town this week for Ci P Feahe Ne.
Flood waters from the Brazos and Colorado threaten south of the warning area with several deaths reported. Refugees crowd into Houston and surrounding areas as rain, cold, and poor tents worsen conditions. Rail service remains crippled, with many travelers stuck in a single train. Colquitt pledges state aid and Houston donors have contributed over $20,000 to relief efforts. Richmond reports three feet of water, while Rosenberg also endures flood impacts.
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