City meeting votes to buy watermelons and install night watch clock
TeeaI Firm and Jores & Bro purchase watermelons for the city lots while a regular meeting discusses urgent procurement of a large watermelons. A night watchman's clock and a small siren are to be bought from Burke & Simms Fire Equipment Co in San Antonio. The clock arrived yesterday or will be set up soon at city hall. Separate notes report a state and federal road inspection in Wilson County praising progress on highways 46 and 81 from Bexar county line to Floresville, with new bridges and underpass works nearing completion. Searcy and Hyden named resident engineers for Hess County.
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Tean
Wilson County
Maj. W Hatson
State Highway Department
L. D. Asmus
Bureau of Public Roads
Federal Department
Bexar County
Floresville
No. 81
Aeateen
Seguin Branch
Bexar County Ine
Seguin
Saspamco
Jade Company
Ecleto
Searcy
J. R. Hyden
Fred E. Hess
Wilson County Commissioners’ Court
C. B. Stevenson
San Antonio
Leo. Callan
State Sanitary Livestock Commission
Livestock Commission
Dows
Mrs. J. A. Varnon Dies in Floresville At 2:15 PM
Mrs. J A Varnon wife of a prominent Floresville citizen died yesterday at her home at 2 15 PM after a period of declining health Her husband three sons and three daughters survive Funeral arrangements to be announced next week The Chronicle Journal offers sympathy to the bereaved and an obituary is promised. An ad notes fiber roller skates from I D Flores Druggist.
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J. A. Varnon
Floresville
Chronicle-Journal
Floresville Band Public Concert Next Thursday Night
The Floresville Band will give a free public concert at the new skating rink next Thursday evening June 18 from 7 30 to 8 30 The band will wear new uniforms and provide music after the program skating will start immediately This item lists an eight piece program including marches overtures and a Sousa march and ends with Stars and Stripes Forever Prominent state man to address Farm Bureau here Wednesday June 17 at 2 pm at the Court House J W L Hall of Dallas will speak Everyone urged to attend R A Houck secretary Joe Flieler Sunny Side farmer renewed his subscription and remains hopeful about cotton and feedstuff this fall
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Floresville
H.C. Miller
Wilson County Farm Bureau
Court House
J.w. L. Hall
Dallas
Farm Bureau
Hall
R. A. Houck
Texas Press Appointments Are Announced By Luker
A. H. Luker president of the Texas Press Association announces the appointment of seven Texas newspaper men to serve as vice presidents on the board of the International Press Foundation. Names include P Gresham of Temple, Fore of Temple, Edwards of Tyler, Warrick of Canyon, W C Edwards of Denton, Tom Finty of Dallas, and J F Harigel of Lagrange. The move follows a request by Charles D. Haines of Altamanta Springs Florida who donated a large gift including a home and 700 acres of land, estimated at a million dollars, to the press as a worldwide home for newspapermen.
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A. H. Luker
Texas For Press Foundation
Texas Press Association
International Press Foundation
P. Gresham
Pythian Banner
Knight
Temple
Fore, Jr
Chronicle-Journal
Rille
Edwards
Journal
Tyler
Mw. Warrick
News
Canyon
W. C. Edwards
Record-Chronicle
Tom Finty
Dallas
F. Harigel
Lagrange
Charles D. Haines
Altamanta Springs
Fla
Wen
Flo‘fa
Haines
Florida
Bce
Grapelandssenger
State and Federal Inspection Progress on Highways 16 and 81
Daily update notes that state and federal inspection yesterday reported splendid progress on grading and concrete work on Highways 16 and 81, with crews moving ahead steadily and inspections favorable.
State Takes Over Tick Eradication Program
Wilson County Commissioners announce state takeover of tick eradication duties with livestock commission arrangements going into effect June 1.
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Wilson County Commissioners
Livestock Commission
Royal Arch Chapter Elects Tonight
Floresville Chapter No. 160 Royal Arch Masons plans a regular stated communication Friday June 12 for the annual election of officers. Companions are urged to attend and participate in the proceedings.
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Floresville
Royal Arch Masons
Floresville Cemetery Association Meeting Scheduled
The Floresville Cemetery Association will hold its next regular meeting Friday June 19 at 4 p m at the home of Mrs J Merchant. Mrs Merchant and Mrs Marshall Henson will be joint hosts for the afternoon. All members should plan to attend. the meeting was postponed from this afternoon and rescheduled for one week later.
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Floresville Cemetery Association
J. ©. Merchant
Ee invitatic Tom Sutherland was over
The readable portion mentions Tom Sutherland and an invitation issue, but the fragment lacks clear event or outcome details. No other identifiable entities or concrete facts are readable to anchor a fuller card.
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Military Tribune
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Living Picture
Dalbey
Edwin Franko Goldman
T. Palm Garden Rag
Fred H. Hoffer
Stars and Stripes Forever
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Joe Flieller
Sunnyside
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Texas
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