Yvonne Fleming to Represent Floresville in Heart of the Border Pageant
Yvonne Fleming daughter of Reginald and Mrs. Fleming of Floresville will compete among over forty eight candidates in the Miss Heart of the Border Pageant. The event happens June 5 and 6 at Carrizo Springs under Carrizo Chamber of Commerce sponsorship with final performances at Carrizo Springs High School. Fleming, 17, has twirling, piano, clarinet and horse riding interests and has earned recognition including Who’s Who among American Students.
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Yvonne Fleming
Floresville
Heart of the Border
Reginald Fleming
Carrizo Springs
Carrizo
USTA
SPJST
Yvonne
Extension Homemakers Honored At Achievement Day
The May Achievement Day honored Wilson County Extension Homemakers with pins for 25 to 45 years of membership. Mary McCloskey received Woman of the Year for her 30 years of club work and steadfast service, described as a quiet, diligent helper in the organization.
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Extension
Achievement
Sandra Aelvoet
Wilson County Extension Homemakers
Fred Curnow
South Texas Kidney Foundation
Sadie Hartmann
Ella Bess
Kolenda Receiv
Myrtie K. Montgomery
Lily Raska
Mary McCloskey
Mary Lou Moore
Myrtle Newman
Melita Beutnagel
Decia Curtis
Edith Johns
Bessie Holstein
Annie Fel
Labatt E.H
Mary
Black Hill Grange Eaters Win Sewing Contest Honors
Black Hill Grange held 43 entries in the National Grange Sewing Contest with local judging at the Community Building on May 11 1981. Class A results included Sandra Ann Karnei Hulda Karnei Mrs Glen Gembler Ida Roemer Pauline Beyer Valera Gaetner. State judging May 16 1981 at Wonderland Shopping Center San Antonio featured Vetera Gaether Roxanne Gaetner and Mrs Glen Gembler.
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Black Hill Grange
Sandra Ann Karnei
Hulda Karnei
Glen Gembler
Ida Roemer
Pauline Beyer
Valera Gaetner
Karen Koether
Donna Karnes
Kris Friesenhahn
Roxanne Gaetner
Elizabeth Thane
Sandra Aelvoet
Edna Brownlow
Linda Ramey
Wonderland Shopping Center
San Antonio
Texaco Draws Winner For Square Dance Classes
The Country Swingers Square Dance Club will start classes on June 8 at 8:00 p.m. at the David Crocket Grange Hall near Corpus Christi. The winner is Mike Knight of Floresville, employed at Western Auto.
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Country Swingers Square Dance Club
David Crocket
Corpus Christi
Mike Knight
Floresville
Mike
Western Auto
Tennis Lessons Seek More Students For Summer
More students are needed for summer tennis lessons starting Monday June sixth at 8:30 a.m. Bring a tennis racket three balls and a one dollar weekly refreshment fee.
Meeting Postponed By Lodge 27 In Spist Street Area
A local lodge numbered 27 has postponed its scheduled meeting. Details on new date and venue were not provided in the readable text.
Methodist Church Receives Humanitarian Award in San Antonio
At a May 27 ceremony at Our Lady of Grace Church in San Antonio Floresville United Methodist Church accepted the humanitarian award from Migration and Refugee Services of the U S Catholic Conference. The award honored humanitarian efforts aiding Cuban refugees and promoting new life and opportunity. The Floresville church with El Mesias and the Williamses helped resettle the Lopez family of six from Havana, Cuba to Floresville. Church representatives Jerry Sikkema Bill Vickery Frank Pino and Pastor Larry Altman received the award.
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Our Lady of Grace Church
San Antonio
Floresville
el Mesias United Methodist Church
Silas Williams
Lopez
Havanna
Cuba
Jerry Sikkema
Bill Vickery
Frank Pino
Larry Altman
Floresville ISD Offers Evening GED Classes at High School
Floresville ISD invites adults who did not finish high school to register for evening GED classes at Floresville High School. The courses meet two nights weekly and continue until students are ready to take the GED test, with further sessions planned if there is sufficient interest.
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Floresville High School
Nora Mae Gawlik Memorial Fund Benefits 4-H Member
Three Oaks Extension Homemakers Club established the Nora Mae Gawlik Memorial Fund after her death to support 4-H youth. Paul Rutledge Jr., a Path High School senior and Three Oaks 4-H member, recently received a cash award. He has held club, county, and district offices and earned the Gold Star boy honor.
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Nora Mae Gawlik
Path High School
Three Oaks
Paul Rutledge, Jr
Nora Mae Gawlik Memorial Fund
Three Oaks Extension Homemakers Club
Paul
Wilsonce
Floresville Tennis Completes Match
Floresville Tennis completed a league match action with the final points and outcome not fully detailed in the brief. The report emphasizes the completion of the match and the teams involved.
Parents Against Drugs Film Night in Wilson County Library
A special film for parents on drug abuse prevention will be shown June 15 at 7 30 p m in the Wilson County Library. Special guest Sgt Adolph Thomas of the Texas Department of Public Safety warns the film graphically depicts real life tortures of illegal drug use. Adults only.
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Wilson County
Sgt
Adolph Thomas
Texas Department of Pub
Lic Safety
Fairview Cemetery Honors Mary Lou Moore
Mary Lou Moore received a plaque on May 30 1981 from Fairview Cemetery Association for 32 years of service. She led the association as President from 1948 to November 1980 and became a life member ex officio. Present were Selma Grimes and trustees Clinton Hayden Herman Popham Joe Coughran Don Witten and P T Wright.
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Mary Lou Moore
Fairview Cemetery Association
Selma Grimes
Floresville
Cemetery Association
Methodist Church
Fairview
Moore
Association
Clinton Hayden
Herman Popham
Joe Coughran
Don Witten
P.T. Wright
Occa
Monster Madness Reading Program Starts in Floresville
The Wilson County Public Library Floresville opens its Summer Reading Program on Monday June 1 1981 with the title Monster Madness A film series will be shown every Tuesday at 10 am readers and families are invited to join the program and participate in activities at the library.
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Wilson County
Floresville
Summer Programs Schedule at Local Libraries and Groups
Stockdale Library opens its Summer Program on June 8 with weekly picture shows every Thursday at 10 a.m. Path Library hosts its Summer Program starting June 1 with movies on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. On Thursday, June 4, the Floresville Summer Recreation Program hosts an exercise group at the high school gym from 6 30 to 7 15 p.m.
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Floresville Summer Recreation Program
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Texaco
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