Annual Club Boys Livestock Show Prizes and Red Cross Appeal
The Annual Club Boys Livestock Show offers 528.50 in prizes while the American Red Cross appeals to Wilson County for 1750.00. Kosarek and Beale chair the county Red Cross drive urging March 18 completion, with volunteers free to organize collections in their sections. The Red Cross operates nationwide with 8746 chapters, providing disaster relief, safety and first aid training, hospital aid, and veteran support.
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American Red Cross
Wilson County
Beale
Red Cross
Kosarek of
Poth
Rek
Kosarek
Nie
Inathakeami
United States
School Census Enumerators Busy In Wilson County During March
Census taking for public school children is in full swing in Wilson County and across Texas during March. The effort helps secure teachers and transportation funds. contributors include May Glass Adele Donaho Mrs Rendall Barber Mr Gilbert Luker Mrs Cecil Hoover Mrs Wehman Mrs Alfred Roemer Delbert Cox Mrs Walton Pfeil and others. If a family is missed contact the nearest enumerator to ensure an accurate count.
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Wilson County
Texas
M . May Glass
Adele Donaho
Sutherland
Bain Resigns To Start Bain Hardware In Kenedy Texas
Ernest C. Bain of Floresville Texas resigns from a bank post to organize the Bain Hardware Co in Kenedy Texas. He plans to operate the business as a local supplier for farming and cattle raising communities, drawing on years of experience in agriculture and ranching.
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Floresville
Texas
Jim FH. Brown
Fipet National Bank
Bain Hardware Co
Kenedy
Ne ' Ae Business
April City Election Sees Unopposed Woolsey and Plielier
There will be no opposition to prees E Woolsey Jr and A Plielier well known Flores Ville business men at the April 4 city election. Filing time for candidates ended Saturday midnight and Woolsey presented unopposed. Caldermen are to be elected with none opposed. No other city officials are due this year as other city dads were elected last April term.
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Prees E
Woolsey, Jr
A. Plielier
Flores
Ville
Woolsey
Caldermen
Havin
Candidate For Court Position Visitor
Visitor candidate for court position NAlonge appears with two other dates, outlining campaign activity and timeline. The fragment notes scheduling of events and potential outreach efforts associated with the court race.
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Nalonge
Wilson County Wildcat Tests Increase with New Wells
In Wilson County five miles east of Floresville, 2,860 foot wildcat test targets Keppler discovery in John W. Brown survey on 168 acre lease. W.R. Briggs reports rising activity with new locations and 8,000 foot wildcat halfway. New producers arise in East Floresville field. W. G. Dorsey No 1-A drilled to 2,766 feet, perforated 2,728-2, 726 feet, producing 76 to 80 barrels daily. Messer No 1 Johnson drilled to 4,800 feet, pumping 15 barrels, with mud and water. Quin No 4 Oefinger and others show limited oil. Hewitt & Dougherty below 4,700 feet in No 1 Manford, Tom Guajardo well acidized and prepping to pump.
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Sdy
Ilan
Antonio Han
Wilson County
Floresville
W.R. Briggs
John W. Brown
East Ploresville
W.G. Dorsey
W. B. Whitehead
J. Reynolds Survey
M. W. Messer
Johnson
Saspameo
Hewitt &. Dougherty
Manford
Wildcat
Phillips No
Tom Guajardo
Candidate for Lieutenant Governor Visits Floresville
Grover C. Morris of Greenville, a two term Texas Senator and former Lieutenant Governor, stopped in Floresville en route to Austin after speaking at Kenedy Rotary Club. The noted attorney, long active in state politics, said he hopes to speak in Floresville before the July 28 primary.
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State
Grover C. Morris
Greenville
Floresville
Austin
Kenedy
Oon
Rotary Club
Texas Senate
House
Beauford Jester
Senate
Morrin
Peanut Festival Data Wanted Now Floresville Event Photos
Citizens seek any extra good pictures from the 1049 Floresville Peanut Festival. Requests cover the bai Bo rev eve materials and related festival visuals, urging contributors to share images for archival use.
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Peanut Festival
Floresville
March Of Dimes Final Teel Raised In Wilson County
Final figures show a total of 4,086,560 raised, with a possible small postreport adjustment. The campaign surpassed the 1949 level by over fifty percent, reflecting strong support from towns, schools, and rural areas, including Brockdale, Marcelina Home Demonstration Club, Palview PTA, and Labatt PTA.
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Wilson West
Brockdale
Marcelina- Home Demonstration Club
Palrview P.ta
Labatt Pta
Poll Taxes and Exemptions Listed by County Precincts
County Tax Collector M. M. Hu furnishes the Chronicle Journal with the complete 1960 poll tax and exemption tally for Wilson County. The precincts table shows the total 4,528 items including the exemptions issued to voters, reflecting the countywide tax records and adjustments.
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M. M. Hu
The
Chronicle Journal
Wilson County
Camp Ranch-Dewees Association Meets Tonight
Camp Ranch Dewees Im Kaan Associ will meet Friday March 10 at 4 pm at the Sones Behool. The meeting was postponed from March 4 due to bad weather. all are invited and urged to attend.
Dr William Oxford Injured in Automobile Accident
Dr William Oxford a well known Page s Ville dentin suffered severe pelvis injuries and several broken ribs in an automobile crash Friday night east of Floresville on the Ban Antonio Highway eight miles from town He was returning to his country home and was taken to Brooke General Hospital San Antonio where his condition is reported as well as could be expected He will likely be in hospital for several weeks Friends hope for his continued improvement
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William Oxford
Ville Dentin
Floresville
Lange Hill
Ban. Antonio
Oxford
Infomation Verus
Brooke General Hospital-in- Sar
Antonio
Smith Pontiac Floresville Names Harry Zanker Service Head
Smith Pontiac Company of Floresville announces Harry Zanker as head of the service department. Zanker is an experienced mechanic known in the region and previously worked for the Ranger Pontiac Company of San Antonio. The firm has expanded its building and service facilities and invites attention to today's advertisement.
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Smith - Pontiac Company of
Floresville
Harry Zanker
Zanker
Ranger Pontiac Company
San Antonio
Smith Pontiac Company
Crepe Myrtles Are Being Planted Now Project
Crepe myrtles are being planted this season with local sponsors supporting the effort. The program, backed by community groups, aims to beautify neighborhoods and promote green space through coordinated planting in public areas.
Poth Countywide 4 H Livestock Show Dates Set
The Annual Wilson County 4 H Livestock Show will be held at Poth on Friday and Saturday March 24 25. Entries must be in by 12 00 noon Friday March 24 at Warnken s warehouse. Judging starts 1 00 PM March 24 Sales begin 2 06 PM March 25. Prizes total 528 60 plus a Registered Hereford heifer from Connally Hereford Ranch of Floresville for the first prize winner in the Heifer Calf class. County Agent C L Cook and teachers Lester McClure and Sidney Flora Floresville assist Norman Kosarek chairman of the 1960 show and the Poth Business Men s Club. The event aims to showcase club boys livestock and poultry efforts with strong community support anticipated.
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Wilson County
Poth
Ofelovk
Connally Hereford Ranch
Floresville
Heef
Elemeen
C. L. Cook and Vocational Ag
Lester McClure
Chamber Of Commerce Elects Directors Monday Meeting
The Floresville Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual election of 32 directors next Monday at the courthouse. An official ballot has been mailed to 266 members. vote for 2 directors from 24 names, mail by noon or bring ballots to the meeting at 8 sharp. All urged to attend and participate in this crucial town event.
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Floresville
Chambe Ok
O'Lock
Aominating
Zane Pear
Shivers Reports Texas Special Session Achievements
Governor Allan Shivers outlined the special session results noting $21,000,000 for operation and a $5,000,000 annual building fund for seven years. He cited stronger crime laws, rural telephone access, cancer research funding at MD Anderson, tideland policy defense, and consolidated school district status as evidence of businesslike governance delivering a large public works and reform agenda.
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Allan Shivers
Texas
Bhivers
United States
Shi
Shivers
M. D Anderson Hospital
Houston
Tidelands
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Ballard Dyrug
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