Wilson County Democratic Committee Draws Ballot Spots
At a meeting in the county courthouse Wilson County Democratic Executive Committee drew ballot placements for the July 28 primary. Contested offices include tax assessor collector with Alvin Kiesel challenging incumbent W. D. Cox, sheriff with Don Carnes facing Asa Fuller and Jimmie Sammons, and County Commissioner Precinct 1 with Louis Ziegler opposing Ben A. Jimenez. Statewide school integration referenda were not placed on the ballot. a resolution urged gubernatorial candidates to accept nominees from the September Fort Worth caucuses. A committee was named to arrange the primary and the drawing produced numbered designations for several offices.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Sfounty
John de Wheeler
Stockdale
Cox
Alvin Kiesel
Don Carnes
Asa Fuller
Jimmie Sammons
B.A. Jimienez
Louis” Ziegler
Aes
Cratic
Onveneien
Fort Worth
Ratbdsies
Kosciusko
Quintero
Catlada Verde
Spear
Blake
Sutherland
Springs
County Home Demonstration Agent Resigns in Ford Wedding
County Judge Merrill Connally announced Miss Le Jean Alexander has resigned as County Home Demonstration Agent for Will iam County. She plans to marry Wallace Hy Ford in July and move to Alabama after the wedding with her resignation effective July 13, 1956. No successor has been named. the position is expected to be filled soon. Judge Connally expressed loss for Wilson County and the Home Demonstration clubs and offered best wishes.
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Merrill Connally
le Jean ‘Alexander
William County
Judge Connally
Wilson County
Miss Alexander
Fall From Horse Injures Roy Cox Jr Near Floresville
Roy Cox Jr age eight son of Mr and Mrs Roy Cox Sr dairy farmer near Floresville sustained a fractured left elbow torn ligaments and other arm injuries after falling from a horse at home Tuesday morning. Treated by a family physician then taken to a San Antonio bone specialist where his arm was cast. He returned home that evening and is doing as well as could be expected.
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Roy Cox Jr
Roy. Cox
Floresville
San Antonio
Young Cox
County Wide Rains Bring Varied Totals Across Floresville Area
Rainfall in Floresville averaged around one inch with isolated totals up to 3% inches. Measurements from Sunday through Tuesday show widespread showers, with some rural spots receiving as little as a dust settler and others recording over two inches near Labatt Calaveras and paths toward Sutherland Springs.
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Floresville
Julius F Ewing
U. S
Labatt
Calaveras
McCoy, Dewees
Three Oaks
John Harris
Earl Bryan
Kosciusko
Stockdale
Denhawken
Pandora
Union Valley
Sutherland Springs
la Vernia
Free chest X ray dates in Floresville and Stockdale
County TB control holds free chest X ray examinations for August in Floresville and Stockdale with sessions at Floresville, Stockdale, and Poth locations. Organized by Wilson County TB Association and State Health Department officials, the effort aims to reach residents unable to attend Floresville schedules.
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Tuberculosis Control
State “Department of Health
Levepyitie
Wilson County
Phillip Ww. Gauss
State Health Department
Clifford Gray
XsRay
Hoelscher
Floresville
An George Williams
Path
Alex 1D
Broll
Cy O
Reony
Poth
Kosciisko
Oaks
Homecoming And Bar-B-Q At Floresville Sacred Heart
Homecoming event at Sacred Heart Church in Floresville promises a large crowd this Sunday with a bar-B-Q on church grounds. Admission tickets cost 1.00 for adults and 0.50 for children under 12. organizers anticipate a festive day despite health concerns and variable weather.
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Floresville
Barberue
the Sacred Heart
Queen Melone Crowned In Thursday Parade Event
Queen Melone was crowned as part of a Thursday celebration ahead of a two day festival. The parade will thrill revelers with a 10 30 start on Saturday and feature music and colorful street scenes.
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Melone
Daylight Robbery Staged At Rural Highway Station
A young white man in his early twenties staged a daylight hold up at about 1:00 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 181 one and a half miles north of Path between Floresville and Seguin. Edward Kroll, the attendant, said the man drove a Plymouth, demanded money, and carried a 22 rifle. About $90 was taken. Deputies Acosta Packitt and others, plus Boerne and Stockdale officers, launched a wide area alert and roadblocks, but no arrest yet. A second 22 was said to be in the suspect’s car based on Kroll’s account. The station was previously Buds Lotspeich’s, now owned by a Seguin man. The investigation continues.
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Jane
Highway 181
Path
Floresville
Buds
Lotspeich
Seguin
Edward Kroll
Young
Adolph ‘Acosta
Salvation Army Fund Drive Begins Here in Floresville
The Salvation Army Floresville unit launches its annual fund drive starting Tuesday June 26, led by Jim Hill. He states the funds stay locally to aid the needy, with volunteers operating towns under local officers. The drive seeks broad community support to supplement existing welfare programs and assist the less fortunate.
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Salvation Army
Floresville
Jim Hill
Floresville Band and Peanut Float at Watermelon Jubilee Parade
Floresville prepares for the Watermelon Jubilee Parade on Saturday featuring the Floresville Band and a Peanut Float. The event highlights the town’s festival atmosphere with floats, marching bands, and community spirit, as Sat. morning plans unfold.
Judge Connally Named to State Association Executive Board
Fragmented text indicates Judge Connally was named to the state executive committee or board. The brief mentions San Antonio and a tribute, with unclear dates and roles, but confirms an official assignment or honor within a state association context.
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Connally
State Association
San Antonio
Don
Pean
Jubilee Duchess Crowned at Floresville Watermelon Jubilee
Carolyn Richardson daughter of Mr and Mrs Abe Richardson of Floresville will be Duchess of Floresville at the Stockdale Watermelon Jubilee this weekend. A Floresville High School graduate she took part in the coronation of Queen Slone. Her escort was Wynn Right. Saturday she will ride in the Floresville Peanut Festival float in the parade at 10:30.
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Carolyn Richardson
Abe Richardson
Floresville
Stockdale
Floresville High School
Queenslone
Wynn
New Floresville
Fle&t
Forest fires threaten town as heat wave bears down
Sparse readable text shows a rural area grappling with rising forest fire risk amid a heat wave. Officials warn residents to stay vigilant and prepare evacuation plans as tinderlike conditions worsen. No further concrete details available in the fragment.
Soil Bank Meetings Planned in Wilson County
Three important local Soil Bank meetings proceed in Wilson County with sessions in Floresville Path and Stockdale on June 22 25 and 26 at 8 00 p m. Topics include participation limits minimum acreage reserve use compensation and tenant sharecropper provisions. All farmers and landowners in Wilson County are urged to attend.
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Soil Bank
Floresville
Path and
Stockdale
Wilson County
Tre —-Dastret
Path
Halle
Hermann Sons Hall
Tennant
Karnes Road Job Of Interest in Wilson County Let
The Texas Highway Department announced the awarding of low bids totaling 7,744,199 for highway and farm to market road construction. Among the awards of interest to Karnes and Wilson Counties is State 1233 paving in Karnes County. Austin date June 1 2.
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Austin
Texas Highway Department
Karnes
Wilson
Karnes—State
Ravin Tits
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Sammons
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Co& Ca
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Ralph Yarporouski
Price
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Eee
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South Texas
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San Antonio Express
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