07 Jul 1961
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Newspaper
Floresville Chronicle Journal
Location
Floresville, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1961
Page
1
Statewide 24 sheet billboards carry the message It takes two Your Chamber of Commerce and You urging Floresville residents to volunteer and support the chamber. The notice praises local initiative and calls for community participation to strengthen industry and culture.
Field checks with Jack Dunn Paul and Eddie Casayer and Conrad Dugi note heavy bollworm signs in cotton with many small worms already found. Researchers recommend DDT and related insecticides and advise early intervention before boll entry. George Kotsur reports peanut leaf spot disease damp conditions require sulfur dusting every 7-10 days.
In Whiteside, Missouri a farm tractor overturned Tuesday igniting its gasoline tank. Three children, Tommy Bilis 11 Connie Bilis 18 and Joan Sare 10 of Old Monroe, were burned to death as flames spread over them.
One of Wilson county’s largest recent land deals closed when Walter Voges of Poth sold his 1,006 acre ranch south of Poth on the San Antonio road. The buyer was Ocker of Roe Obriati.
The extended July weekend saw the nation record its highest traffic death toll for a holiday period, surpassing 491 from 1960. Drowning and boating mishaps contributed heavily, with other violent deaths noted in reports across the four-day span ending Tuesday midnight local time.
Several thousand additional pounds of weed peanuts were ordered last week for farmers in the Stockdale area. John Wheeler of Stockdale said recent rains gave moisture to plant and farmers are busy getting the seed into the ground.
Weather notes indicate scattered rain in Floresville and surrounding areas with 1.26 inches recorded Wednesday afternoon in Floresville. A separate shower last Friday added 0.60 inches, with rainfall not uniform but several localities noting measurable totals.
Florésville Chamber of Commerce barbecue features Herschel St Nix executive vice president of the South Nexans Chamber of Commerce. He heads San Antonio offices, served a decade in office, previously aided West Texas Chamber of Commerce in Abilene. Nix holds multiple roles with Texas groups and civic bodies.
Bids from several Bexar area counties will be taken on 210 miles of highway work by the Texas Highway Department with low bids around 20.6 million dollars. The project includes 120 miles on major roads and 90 miles on farm to market routes across multiple counties near Atascosa and Dewey.
Texas will lead the nation in the federal road system, as the Highway Commission announced plans to expand interstate highway networks. Officials say a 11,000 mile network will be developed, outlining routes and funding across the state.
The San Antonio Express reports a holiday toll across Texas with 65 fatalities from dusk Friday to midnight Tuesday. Causes include traffic crashes, drownings, and homicides. Among the victims are Primitive Alvares, 70, of Raymondville, killed when his car, driven by his sons, overturned on Texas 186 east of Raymondville. Trevillo Ba, of Uvalde, drowned Tuesday in the Nueces River nine miles north of La Pryor.
Independence Day festivities drew large crowds in two communities. Poth held an all day event with barbecue, amusements, and a big night dance. Sponsoring groups included Poth Business Men's Club and Hermann Sona Home Association. Vernia Chamber of Commerce marked July 4 at the park with substantial crowds.
The text argues that advertising is essential to business success by enabling buyers to acquire the right product at the right price. It emphasizes the link between promotional activity and effective market choices.
George Boening Jr sustained serious head injuries in a southeast Floraville wreck Friday evening at 6 16. A Howden Construction Company truck trailer failed brakes and struck a pickup, badly damaging both vehicles. Boening was rushed to Memorial Hospital and later listed as unconscious but improving. Charges were filed against Howden Construction for no brakes and against Marines for failure to stop.
Two Texas towns Childress and Floresville will sign financial aid contracts under a Public Housing Act program. Childress in the Panhandle will receive funds for housing construction and related costs, while Floresville near the central Gulf region will also secure a low rent housing pact.
Nixon reports watermelon growers suffered a major loss of melons in the area from last week due to unspecified causes, prompting concern for local agriculture and supply.
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