Wilson County Educational Association Holds Quarterly Meeting
Wilson County teachers gathered in LaVernia for a quarterly meeting with Opal Goodwin presiding. The program featured a banquet in the Home Making Department, music by the LaVernia quintet, readings by Evelyn Merchant, and a speech by Mr Pat Norwood. Next meeting set for Floresville on Thursday evening, 17, 1988.
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Tevang
Opal Goodwin
LaVernia
Smith
New Sutherland Springs School
Evelyn Merchant
Pat Noryigreos
Nor‘wood
Wilson County
W. C. Drumm
Floresville
City Council Bans Fireworks in Floresville District
The State Insurance Department order prohibits shooting fireworks rockets firecrackers or noise makers within Floresville city blocks around the courthouse square during Christmas and New Year. The ban aims to prevent fires and protect residents. City Council directs enforcement.
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Statesurance Department
Floresville
P T A Christmas Play Tonight At 7:30
Floresville Parent Teacher Association presents a Christmas play at the high school gym directed by Miss May Wray with many students participating. Admission is free and a large crowd is expected.
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Floresville
Parent - Teacher Association
Funeral of Mrs Geo Boening Jr
Funeral for Mrs. George Boening Jr aged 83 died Thursday at Oxford and Archer Hospital. Services at Murray Funeral Home this afternoon at 2 00 then at First Lutheran Church at 2 20 conducted by Rev Theo Winter. Interment Floresville Cemetery. Survived by husband and four children and many relatives. Obituary to follow next week.
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George Boening, Jr
Oxford & Archer Hospital
Murray Funeral Home
First Lutheran Church
Theo. Winter
Floresville
Fine Radio Program By Local 4 H and Home Club Girls
Wehmann Home Demonstration Club and Path 4-H Club members presented a KTSA program at 6:80 last Saturday morning boosting Wilson County. Participants included Miss Fannie Sue Brasuel Miss Frances Spruce Mil dred Isabel and Max Orts Mrs C B Deaver and Mrs R E Spruce. The group performed a skit Getting Ready For Christmas highlighting homemade gift ideas. The Chronicle Journal praised the presentation and urged all county citizens to hear it.
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Wehmann Home
Path 4-H
KTSA
Wilson County
Chronicle-Journal
Fannie Sue Brasuel
County
Frances Spruce
Poth 4-H
Mildred
Isabel
Max
Path Club
Deaver
R. E. Spruce
Wehmann Home Demonstration Club
Mrs Louis Miller's Mother Dies in San Antonio
Mrs Zannie Matusoff mother of Mrs Louis Miller of Floresville died Thursday December 9 1937 at Nix Hospital San Antonio after a heart attack at home. Funeral services were held Friday at Akers Funeral Home Rabbi Tamarkin officiating. Interment Agudas Achim Cemetery San Antonio. Survived by four sons Joe Jin Louis Matusoff all of San Antonio and Sol.
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Zannie Matusoff
Louis Miller
Floresville
Nix
Matusoff
Joe
Jin
Louis Matusoff
San Antonio
Sol
Floresville Plans Largest Christmas Program Yet
Floresville gears up for an extensive Christmas season sponsored by the Floresville Musical Club. Mrs. Bruce Mangum chairs the effort as the town unveils its most ambitious holiday celebration to date.
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The
Floresville
Membership Contest Floresville Agricultural Assn Showing Results
At the Fort convention last week 600 delegates urged stronger ties to the Texas Agricultural Association. Counties report over 1 000 members and plan to double membership before the next convention. Rainy weather slowed solicitors but farmers push to join during the ongoing contest. E F Ullmann secretary urges all farmers to join now.
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Fort
Itkury Coencanerac
Re Y
Texas Agricultural Association
Texas
E. F. Ullmann
Secy
Christmas Cheer Fund urged by Floresville Chronicle Journal and CCC Camp
Community campaign asks for used toys and cash donations to repair and redecorate discarded items for children at Christmas. CCC Camp collects toys at headquarters and families are listed by ward volunteers for a Santa visit on Christmas Eve. Cash gifts aid fruit, candy, and groceries with no door-to-door collectors.
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Floresville Chronicle- Journal
CCC
Santa
Chronicle-Journal
Association Cemetery Holds Regular Meeting
The Floresville Cemetery Association held its regular monthly meeting Friday December 1 1987 with Mrs Eric Goesch present. Members Lee Matlock and others attended as listed in the report on page 8.
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Floresville Cemetery Association
Eric Goesch
Mesdames Lee Matlock
High School Christmas Concert Presented by Band
The high school auditorium hosts a Christmas Concert on December 21 at 7 15 p m with an admission of 20c for adults and 10c for students. Proceeds fund seats for the band practice hall. The program features marches, waltzes, choral and instrumental pieces with named performers and ensembles.
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Jack Schroller
Velma Teltschik
Evelyn Schroeder
Elsa Teltschik
Qverture
Cornet
Billie Miculka
Greg Hill
Robert Mitchell
Minifred Teltschik
Wilbert Teltschik
Hark
The
Herald Angels
Walton Ullmann
Marvin Johns
Harry Woolsey
J.W. Pfeil
Band
Santa Claus
Floresville F F A Members Attend Runge Poultry Show
Floresville F F A members and adviser attended the eleventh annual Runge poultry show and judging contest last Friday December 10. The Runge chapter and Lloyd Luker the vocational agriculture teacher hosted a top event with thirteen schools and over one hundred boys participating. Area supervisors Parker and Shackelford attended. The Floresville group plans more poultry projects and to form part of the area poultry judging team with William Warren Allen Gilley Willard Pooley Clarence Gillig and Billie Miculka among those competing. Buy From Your Local Merchants.
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Floresville
Werein
William Warren
Allen Gilley
Willard Pooley
Clarence Gillig
Billie Miculka
Wonderful Rain Falls Across Wilson County
Wilson County received widespread rainfall totaling 4.33 inches, described as a remarkable Christmas blessing by residents. The measure signals unusually wet conditions across the area, with relief for crops and waterways noted in local reports.
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Wilson County
Fragmentary note with scattered personal names
A garbled line of text containing several names and fragments with no clear event, date, or location. It presents as incomplete notes or a stray annotation rather than a coherent news item. No identifiable organization or outcome is discernible from the readable portions.
Banquet Honors Masonic And Eastern Star Officers
A large Christmas banquet honored District Deputy Grand Master A M Foster and District Deputy Grand Matron Ruth Spruce at Floresville White House Cafe. About 85 guests enjoyed a blue and silver theme, a menu including turkey and salad, and tributes to Masonry and Eastern Star leadership.
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Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Lodge
White House
Floresville
Ruth Spruce
Eastern Star
A. M. Foster
Masonic Order
Foster
Frances Spruce
E. R. Shedden
S. B Carr
J. W. Oxford
Spruce
Fore
Wilson County Cotton Ginnings Reach 6621 Bales by Dec 1 1937
Census data show Wilson County gins produced 6621 bales of cotton by December 1 1937. The figure compares with 3125 bales ginned by the same date a year earlier, per John J Edds special agent for the government compiling the data.
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Wilson County
John J. Edds
Store Windows Show Real Christmas Spirit in Floresville
Floresville merchants join the Musical Club in a citywide Christmas decoration program. Early week displays appeared in many stores, with rain aiding more window work. The town urges a first-round visit to admire the artful windows and shop local for gifts.
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Floresville
Musical Club
Thieves Strip Cars In Front Of Church
Thieves removed deluxe steering wheels from two 1937 Chevrolet cars owned by E F Woolsey Jr and Sam Fore Jr while owners attended services at a Methodist church. The cars were near a street light and a church light, with hammering heard but mistaken for tire repair. A nearby garage dial was stolen from Wm Foitik. No trace found.
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Methodist Church
E. F. Woolsey, Jr
Sam Fore
San Antonio Corpus Christi
J. W. Oxford
Wm. Foitik
Sacred Heart Bunce And "42" Party
A bunce and "42" party is to be held involving Sacred Heart Bunce in an event with local groups. Details are sparse in the fragment, but the item references a social gathering centered on the Sacred Heart Bunce and the number 42.
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Sacred Heart Bunce and “42” Party
Sacred Heart Church Midnight Mass on December 24 1937
After forty years parishioners of the Sacred Heart Church will attend a solemn midnight mass on December 24 1937. School children will sing carols before the service and again at midnight directed by Sister M Angela. All are urged to attend and observe reverent conduct.
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Sacred “Heart Church
Sacred Heart Catholic
M. Angela
Christ
Mack Witten Buried At Fairview Sunday
Funeral services for D M Mack Witten aged 55 a well known Atagoola county resident were held at Fairview Sunday following his sudden death The obituary notes his standing in the community and his local ties with friends and neighbors attending the rites
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Mack Witten
Fairview
D. M. (Mack) Witten
Atagoosa County
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Esvin
Floresville Agrcultural Assn
Association Cemetery
Cemetery Assn
Floresville F. F. A
Runge Poultry
Masonic
Soil Conservation Assn
Wilson County Soil Conservation Association
John Bednarz
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