15 Dec 1922
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Newspaper
Floresville Chronicle Journal
Location
Floresville, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1922
Page
1
Floresville organizes a municipal Christmas celebration with committees appointed to coordinate the festival. An immense tree will illuminate Court House Square and every child in the town is invited to participate in the town’s festive observance.
The county commissioners court will convene in special session January 2 to review approvals and qualifications for a Honda purchase and related matters.
In Karnes City a shock news item reports the remains were interred on Sunday. The note cites years of illness and a fatal malady as the cause. The article mentions a citation associated with Karnes City.
In Floresville the Farmers Gin announces season dates for 1922 ginning. In Paris PHIA DIED AT HOME TUESDAY after a more than two month illness. Mr Wanamaker, aged 84, had shown signs of improvement but is now regarded as unlikely to recover.
A fragmented note suggests ongoing tourist camping activity in the town and inquiries about information on this subject. The public party and town receive details through this contact, with letters or messages guiding the information flow.
WANTED TO BUY Some good ear corn. Buyer seeking ear corn of good quality. Contact Swift. Reference note indicates K F Swift or similar initials.
Floresville invites all residents to a Christmas tree lighting and ceremony on Saturday December 23 with a full program featuring all ages. committees for the event were named including program finance and decoration. a meeting to finalize plans was scheduled for Monday night at the courthouse. Texas leads nation in cotton production with final forecast at 9,964,000 bales, per Agriculture Department, down from October forecasts. Census Bureau notes 9,318,144 running bales by December 1.
The Chronicle-Journal will publish its final issue of 1922 on Friday, December 28. There will be no paper on Friday, December 20, and businesses should plan accordingly for holiday coverage.
Washington Dec 12 The house committee on rivers and harbors will visit Texas ports and waterways to study plans as invitations extend from New Orleans and Los Angeles The trip may include Chairman S Wallace Dempsey and Republican congressmen from several states to better legislate waterway plans after firsthand observation May include lawmakers Freeman Connally Larson Parks and others from New York Connecticut Missouri Minnesota Pennsylvania and Arkansas with state party affiliates end of list
In Austin on December 12 the State Board of Education apportioned $1 per capita from the available school fund based on 1,292,288 scholastics in Texas. State Superintendent Année Webb Blanton announced the final apportionment for the scholastic year 1921-22, with the annual per capita amounting to $13.
Austin telegram reports Berry M. Whitaker resigned as University of Texas head football coach after a four hour session of the athletic council. The vote was not unanimous and no details of the vote or arguments were released.
Report notes ongoing chatter about an all star football game amid holiday period. Local observers expect announcements and potential rosters as teams prepare for seasonal showcases.
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