Wilson County Livestock Show Opens January 21 in Floresville
County agent E L Spaniel announces the Wilson County Livestock Show and Baked Foods Contest to be held Monday January 21 in Floresville. Entries accepted January 20 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the School Bus Yard with strict rules on bedding, no overnight stays, and specific judging times and locations.
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Sacred Heart Educational
Native Son Governor John Connally Inauguration Day Event
Floresville and Wilson County greet native son John B Connally as he is inaugurated Texas governor in Austin at high noon. Four Wilson County school bands perform amid a bright, fair day. The day’s program lists exact times and venues for free public events with no invitations required.
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Floresville Celebrates Native Son John Seana Inauguration
Floresville observes a holiday for John B. Seana the state’s new governor with a mammoth parade down Congress Avenue at 2:00 pm The Floresville Chronicle-Journal reports school bands from Floresville Poth Stockdale and Las Lvernia will perform Many will join as celebrants and the public is urged to submit notices and ads early next week for publication
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San Antonio River Authority action on LA River pollution
San Antonio River Authority Board plans immediate steps after a Texas Pollution Control Board permit inquiry into San Antonio sewer treatment and disposal at Mitchell Lake. The meeting paid tribute to outgoing director Charles Albidress Jr. and noted Don Marshall Albidress as his successor. Attendance planned by John Connally’s former teachers for the inaugural in Austin.
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The
Floresville And Path Banks Elect New Officers Directors
Floresville bank shareholders on Tuesday January 8 1963 elected H R Lowman Miss Johnnie E Merchant R A Wiser F Woolsey Jr and Mrs Doris as directors for the coming year. Officers were named later at the directors meeting. In Path Bank elections on the same day directors E W Schneider Mrs R J Woellert Hugo C Woellert E J Kosarek Charles L Uhlig and W H Woellert were chosen with E W Schneider as chair and W H Woellert as president.
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R. J. Woellert
Hugo C. Woellert
E. J. Kosarek
Charles L. Uhlig
W. H. Woellert
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Charles. L. Uhlig
Inaugural Placards For Buses Or Cars
Public notices describe 12 by 14 inch placards for school buses Greyhound buses and private cars to display before the John Connally inauguration in Austin next Tuesday January 15. Placards read free for the asking and will be available Saturday morning from Floresville Wilson County Telephone Office Hudell Wright Eschenburg Hardware Chronicle Journal office Poth Mayor A W Eckel Lyssy and Eckel Feed Store Stockdale John E Wheeler office Wilson County Democratic chairman and masking tape at drug stores or lumber yards. Greyhound buses leaving Floresville will be taken care of.
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Assessor's Special Tax Board Meets In Wilson County
A special board of deputies named by Tax Assessor-Collector W D Cox in Wilson County has reviewed the tax rolls at the courthouse to re evaluate and equalize all county properties. Members include W D Cox Floresville Joe Pavliska Labatt John E Wheeler Stockdale Elo Mares Dewees Hubert Kosub La Vernia. The board aims to finish by week’s end and any taxpayer may register complaints at the commissioners court during its regular session as a board of equalization later this year.
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Executive Assistant To V P Lyndon Johnson Visits Office
Ivan Sinclair executive assistant in the office of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson in Washington D C visited briefly with the editor and wife Friday afternoon. He arrived from San Antonio where he was on business for the Vice President. He has spent much of the Christmas holidays at the LBJ Ranch in Stonewall with the Johnson family.
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Deadline for Bus Reservations to Austin Inaugural Ceremonies
Wilson County residents urged to reserve bus space for the January 15 inauguration trip to Austin. Payments of 3.50 per person must be turned in by 10:00 A.M. Saturday, January 12, with reservations from Floresville, Poth, Stockdale and surrounding areas. Buses depart Floresville at 8:00 A.M. Tuesday, January 15, returning that evening if enough passengers sign up.
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Connally Inauguration Program Big Eveat Tuesday
Inaugural events outline January fifteenth with open attendance for Texans. Dedication includes Dr. Billy Graham as principal speaker, replacing prior fasting prayer. Official ceremony at the Capitol at high noon with governor elect Connally and lieutenant governor elect Preston Smith.
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