Tornado cuts path through Floresville Saturday morning
A small tornado on December 29, 1984, carved a path from Highway 97 west to behind the Arrow station on Highway 181 in Floresville. Trees uprooted fences toppled roofs ruined debris scattered the area with no injuries but notable financial damage and utility disruption to residents and workers.
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Floresville
Arrow
Hwy 181
Thomas Novak
Reynaldo Castro Place
Castro Place
Highway 181 South
Novak Place
Larry Machost
7Th Street
Machost
Larry
Novak
Sixth
Tenth Street
Operation Christmas Greeting raises community donations
Judy H. Earl notes that Operation Christmas Greeting raised 2797.60 benefiting Wilson County Volunteer Ambulance Association EMS. The Xi Upsilon Pi sponsors thank contributors, list corrections, and praise local businesses, paper staff, and banks for seven annual projects since 1978.
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Judy H. Earlwarts
Wilson County Volunteer Ambulance Association
E.M.S
Wintrek’s Meat Market
Silas Williams
First City National Bank
Esville
First National Ak
Path
San Antonio Ae Association
Es Your United Effort
Rainfall Report and County Oath Events in Wilson
The 1984 rainfall summary notes totals for 1980 to 1981 and monthly figures amid a broader report. Wilson County officials took oaths of office as Old Man Winter delivered a severe cold spell with icy streets and high winds surrounding a 9:00 a.m. court ceremony led by County Judge W D Cox and introduced by Hershel Rae.
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Winter
Wilson County
New
W.D Cox
Mross Hershel Rae
Officials Re-elected as Ceremony Attendees Skim By Ice
A ceremony saw officials re-elected or sworn in beforehand with no shows from Tejada and others. Family friends and county employees filled the large crowd despite icy weather, followed by a coffee and cookies reception in the District Courtroom. The Wilson County Sheriff’s Reserve Association plans a January 9, 1985 meeting at 8:00 p.m. at the Floresville library with newly elected County Attorney Howard eye present.
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Tejada
Wilson County Sheriff's Reserve Association
Wilson County
Floresville
Howard Eye
Bern Ee
Meeting to be held Sunday January 13
The meeting of the group is scheduled for Sunday January 13 with details pending and location not specified in the fragment.
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Merecka
Ape
Wilson’ County
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