Will Be Concrete Road On Highway 123 From Seguin
Federal emergency project plans a three month road job from Seguin to a 25 mile stretch. Wilson county calls for 200 laborers with a three citizen committee to collect applications. Form packets available from E B Woolsey Jr Floresville Chamber of Commerce president. R W Briggs holds multiple highway contracts in Wilson Guadalupe and Lp Seguin area.
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Seguin
Wilson County
A. Schalifli
Stevenson
Stockdale
Floresville
E. B. Woolsey, Jr
Fioresville Chamber of Commerce
R. W. Briggs
Pharr
Wilson
Guadalupe County
Briggs
Reconstruction Finance Corporation loan update
Washington January 5 reconstruction Finance Corporation announced funds available to Mary and Texas chambers. Disbursed through East and South Texas chambers amounting to about 1,119,000 dollars of the total across six states totaling 23,000 dollars.
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Washington, D. C
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Tate
State of Mary
East
South Texas
County official loses parts from stolen Chevy
County Commissioner R. L. Powell reported his Chevrolet coach stolen from his garage last Friday night and towed to a secret location about three blocks away. Thieves stripped the radiator carburetor starter generator manifold and head, totaling about 185 dollars in damage. Four tires were left. No arrests yet as officers investigate. this is the second time Powell has had his car stripped.
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R. L. Powell
Mr. Powell
Democratic Chairmen to Set 15th District Primary Dates
D W Price, chair of the Democratic Exec Committee for the 15th District, called all 23 county chairmen to meet in Uvalde on Saturday to fix dates for the first and second primaries to select a nominee for a special election to replace Speaker John N Garner. Proxies may be mailed or wired. Tentative plans with Maury Hughes aim to cancel Feb 4 primary and use Feb 8 for the first and March 4 for the second.
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Uvalde
Texas
D. W. Price
Democratic Executive Committee
15Th
John N. Garner
Price
Maury Hughes
Austin
Senior Junior Football Game Ends In 13 13 Tie
Upper and lower classmen battled to a 13 to 13 tie Monday in a real football fight. A good crowd watched as both teams exchanged strong plays and kept the outcome unresolved.
Floresville High clashes seniors and juniors in close gridiron duel
A thrilling Floresville High School football game ended in a 13 to 18 deadlock between the Seniors and Juniors Monday afternoon. The match featured hard hitting and fast plays from both sides with Masters and Lopez among standout performers and Pfeil, Waldie, and Darilek contributing key scores and passes.
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Floresville High School
Masters
McIntire
Darilek
Lopez
Waldie
Pfeil
State Highway Commissioner D K Martin Here Last Saturday
Hon D K Martin of San Antonio, member of the State Highway Commission, passed through Floresville on Saturday en route to points south and the coast country on a week end business trip. The South Texas member is widely known and has long worked for a better Texas road system with general approval.
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D. K. Martin
San Antonio
State Highway Commission
Floresville
Martin
South Texas
Texas
Farmers Warned After Series of Field Thefts
Over recent months farmers report multiple thefts of farming implements from fields. Authorities say several incidents have occurred in days past and urge vigilance, precautions, and reporting of suspicious activity to local and neighboring county officials.
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Cers
Tec
Bank Directors Named At Floresville And Path
Stockholders at First City National Bank of Floresville name a year board of directors and officers including B Eschenburg Ed Franklin J T Houston and S W Teas plus R A Wiseman Jr. and E F Woolsey Jr The First National Bank of Path elects a nine member board led by Wm Eckel and Ed Franklin with W Eckel as president and E Whitsett as vice president Both banks report strong financial health and confidence as the new year begins.
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First City National Bank of
Floresville
B. Eschenburg
Ed Franklin
J. T. Houston
S. V. Houston
J. C. Merchant
L. H. Mitchell
John W. Reese
W. Teas
E. L. Whitsett
H.W. Wiseman
R. A. Wiseman
R. A. Wiseman, Jr
W. R. Wiseman
E. F. Woolsey
W. Houston
S. W. Teas
B.L. Whitsett
Wm. Eckel
E.L. Whitsett
R. J. Woellert
E. W. Schneider
George Boening
Frank Malcher
W. H. Woellert
L. F. Billimek
Tamales sale at grammar school next Tuesday
Students of the Grammar School will serve home made hot tamales next Tuesday Jan 17. They will be ready at 10 am for purchase to take home for dinner Serving in the school basement at noon or you may take them home. Benefit school library fund and athletic fund. Patronize this worthy cause.
Cal Vince Cook Laid To Rest At Boyhood Home
Calvin Cook, formerly of Northampton Massachusetts, returns to Plymouth Vermont for burial. The nation paid tribute earlier in Northampton with simple church services, as mourners from nearby hamlets and villages gathered to honor the student turned traveler.
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Plymouth
Vermont
Calvin Cook
Northampton
Mass
Green Mountains
Post Office Warns Against Sending Money to Mexico
Val Verde County post office reports a Washington warning that sending money to Mexico through the mails after February 1, 1933 may lead to jail or heavy fines. Official notices say bank notes or coins will be returned briefly. afterward, offenders face penalties under customs laws of the sending and receiving countries.
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Val Verde
Mexico
Post Office Department
Washington
Seale of A. I. College Visited Local Tuesday
Seale of the A. I. College was in the area for a brief visit Tuesday. The exchange highlighted campus ties and local interest in ongoing programs.
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Seale
A. & I. College
Highway Heads Deny Resignations Amid Rumors
W R Ely of Abilene and D K Martin of San Antonio, Texas highway commission members, said reports they planned to resign are untrue. Gov Sterling, former commissioner, called the rumors malicious propaganda as circulation claimed resignations coinciding with Miriam Ferguson’s inauguration.
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Ferguson
Martin
Judge Ely
Highway Commission
Cone Sipthern
Tyler
Capitol
Judge Bly
Fire at Hierholzer barn devastates hay supply in Black Hill
A fire swept the J. W. Hierholzer barn in Black Hill last Saturday afternoon destroying about 200 bales of hay and damaging the barn walls. Family and neighbors limited further loss, with no other feedstuffs or farm tools harmed. The blaze is believed to have started in the hay storage area.
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J. W. Hierholzer
Black Hill
Tax Collector Urges Wilson County Vehicle License Renewal
Tax Collector G A Hill urges all auto and truck owners in Wilson county to secure their new 1933 license numbers immediately. Bring last year’s receipt and the 1933 headlight certificate. trucks require the weigher’s weight receipt as well. State authorities will begin a vigorous campaign after February 1.
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Hill
G. A. Hill
Wilson County
Representative A L Baker Visits Floresville
Hon A L Baker of Stockdale who represents Karnes and Wilson counties in the Texas House was here last Saturday to greet friends before leaving for the state capital. He predicts a long session but expects legislators will pass measures helpful to the people during these trying times.
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A. L. Baker
Stockdale
Karnes
Wilson Counties
Texas
Representative Baker
World Cotton Consumption Shows November Uptick
New York January report from the Cotton Exchange estimates world consumption of American cotton in November at about 1,159,000 bales, slightly below October’s 1,168,000 and above November 1931. August–November totals reach 4,473,000 bales, up from 4,018,000 last season and 3,555,000 two years ago, with a modest 0.8 percent drop from October to November.
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New York City
N. Y
New York Cotton Exchange
Highway No 123 extended to intersect No 66 at Campbellton
State Highway Commission on January 9 1933 ordered extending Highway 123 from Floresville in Wilson County south to intersect Highway 66 at Campbellton in Atascosa County. Counties must provide at least 100 foot right of way and the road will not be taken over for maintenance until final construction. Minute 7240 by T H Webb Asst State Highway Engineer.
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Floresville
Campbellton
State Highway Commission
Wilson County
Atascosa County
Highway designation brings major route through county
County Judge C B Stevens announces the State Highway Commission action designates a key highway corridor linking Dallas area cities through Austin San Marcos Seguin Stockdale Floresville to Campbellton and then to the coast. The 25 mile Stockdale to Seguin concrete stretch is a federal project with drainage and structures completed months ago.
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C.B. Stevenson
Wilson County
State Highway Commission
Dallas
North Texas
Austin
San Marcos
Seguin
Stockdale
Floresville
Campbellton
Atascosa County
Coast
Rio Grande Valley
See New Highway On P S Eight
A short newspaper note reports a new highway project referenced as See New Highway on PS Eight. The item notes official plans, location near the city and a tentative construction schedule set by the transportation department. No further details are provided in the readable text.
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Eenue
Federal Emergency
D. C
Wilitie
Powell
BANKS
Seale of
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Ely
Valley Points
Hierholzer
United States
T.H. Webb
THE
State OF Texas
State Highway Department
Wilson-Atascosa Counties
Earl D. Scott
Jourdanton
C. B. Stevenson
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