City Council Clean-Up Day Set for Wednesday April 6
Floresville Chamber of Commerce annual meeting at the Ag Building on the school campus next Monday night March 14 will include a tamale supper before the business session. A list of 24 nominees will be voted on to select 12 directors. President H W Filleman urges full attendance for the year end meeting and election. Community matters such as the Peanut Festival and road and farm issues will be discussed.
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Floresville Chamber of Commerce
H.W. Filleman
Jin Today
Ite
Floresville
Ees
Department
Merchant
Ulmann Auto Supply Burglarized Early Sunday
Ulmann Auto Supply in Floresville, owned by Gus Ullmann and his sons Walton and Leroy, was burgled likely overnight Saturday. Entry was through a rear window pane, suggesting expert burglars. 9 Crosley radios valued at 275 each, $15 in dimes, $20 in currency, a Parker pen and pencil set were stolen, while the safe remained untouched. Matches on the floor implied the method used for light. The missing window was found at 9:30 Sunday morning by Fritz Teltschik of the White House Cafe. fingerprint teams from San Antonio aided the investigation, with no arrests reported by Thursday noon.
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Ullmann
Floresville
Gus Ullmann
Walton
Leroy
White House
Fritz Teltschik
Paul Ermler
San Antonio
John Harris Irrigation System Fortifies Against Droughts
John T. Harris, a Kasper area rancher farmer near Path and Floresville, has completed irrigation improvements on about 1176 acres. An overhead system feeds a 7% acre lake with a gravity-fed water supply, supporting 250 head of beef cattle and extensive oat Rhodes Grass pasture. He suffered a loss of 300 acres of flax after an early planting and a freezing season.
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John T. Harris
Kasper
Path
Floresville
Chronicle-Journal
W. Teas
Floresville Mal -Telephone Co
Lb. F. Pemce
Floresville Electric , & Power System
John Tris
John Harris
San Antonio
Wilsounty
John W. Reese
Fred McKenzie
Rhodes
K.R. Bulestein
Sudan
Harris
Floresville F H A Holds Meeting
The Martha Eschenburg Chapter of the Future Homemakers of America met at 10 30 am on Monday March 7 to plan the District NT meeting on March 26 Approximately 300 girls and sponsors from 17 chapters in five counties are expected Nell Jean Compton will represent Floresville Chapter as a state nominee Jeanne Russell and Nell Frances Baker seek Area XII offices recording and corresponding secretary Carson was elected District I parliamentarian.
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Martha Eschenburg
Future Homemakers of America
Nell Jean Compton
Floresville
Jeanne Russell
Nell Franies Baker
Carson
Piesite B
Mary Ann
Schiewitz Re-Elected For Two Year Term
The Floresville Independent School District board of trustees re elected Superintendent Floyd Schiewitz for a two year term effective July 1 1949. This reverses prior practice of one year contracts. Schiewitz came from Victoria in 1947 to succeed FE Wildman who left for Kerrville. The district has grown, adding two schools by consolidation and planning more.
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Floresville Independent
Floyd Schiewitz
Schiewitz
Victoria
Kerrville
Large Crowd Attends McClellan Road Tax Hearing in Austin
Wilson county representatives join about 3000 Texans from diverse sectors in Austin for the Rural Road Bill hearing before the House Revenue and Taxation Committee. Speakers argued for and against a tax of one cent per 1000 feet of natural gas produced. committee later reported favorably with amendments.
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Wilson County
Austin
House Revenue and Taxation’ Committee
Statehouse
Lab
Ray
Wilson County Farm Bureau
A.D
Richardson
Texas. Farm Bureau Federation
Hierholzer
House
Harris Family Farm Hospitality and Lake Fishing Review
A reader describes acreage for plantings by Martin, maize, and a stock lake on the Harris place filled with fish and ducks. The narrative highlights the Harrises vision, energy, and enterprise, inviting visitors to join them for coffee in their hospitable home.
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Martin
Harris Place
John Harris Place
Mrs. Harris
Red Cross Drive Under Way Across County
The 1949 Red Cross Roll Call reports satisfactory progress as volunteers in Wilson County aim to meet a 1500 dollar quota. The article notes nationwide aid figures and emphasizes disaster relief, medical support, and rebuilding for victims with insufficient resources. Readers are urged to contribute to the campaign.
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Harry F. Woolsey
Red ‘Cross
Agency of Mercy
Wilson County
United States
Red Cross
American Red Cross
March of Dimes Fund Reaches Local Total
Up to press time Thursday Wilson County citizens had donated 2464.62 to the March of Dimes. A few dribbling collections coming in make it impossible to publish a complete final report. Please send in your report from your section at once so we can publish the next issue with details honoring every worker and contributor.
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Wilson ‘County
Optill
Apron Sale March 19 by H D Clubs of County Floresville
The Women’s Home Demonstration Clubs of Wilson County will hold an apron sale at the Marx building in Floresville on Saturday March 19 opening at 9 30 in the morning and continuing throughout the day Coffee and cake will be sold. A spirited club contest is under way with prize winning aprons to be auctioned Saturday afternoon. Proceeds go to the county clubs general treasury.
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Wilson County
Marx
Floresville
the .H. D. ‘Club
Charles Steenken Shows Grand Champion at Poth Club Stock Show
Charles Steenken showed the Grand Champion at the Poth Club Boys Stock Show held February 26. The Poth Business Men's Club paid 60 cents per pound to Charles Steenken for the Grand Champion, fed and exhibited by Denhawken.
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Poth Club
Poth Business Men’s Club
Charles Steenken O. Denhawken
Floresville Council Considers Joint Rural Fire Truck Purchase
At a regular meeting on March 3 the Floresville City Council discussed strengthening fire protection. A plan to buy a new fire truck jointly with Precinct No 1 and share it for rural areas was considered, with Mayor Merchant promising to present details to the Commissioners Court once cost data and equipment type are finalized. The meeting also covered Clean-Up Day plans for April 6 and citywide volunteer participation.
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Ford
Nitsehmann
Filing For City Election Ends With Two New Candidates
Deadlines for city election filing closed Saturday March 5 with two new candidates Morris B. Johnson for mayor and Allen C. Franklin for alderman. Incumbents seeking reelection include Merchant for mayor I Hee Mitchell for treasurer Sam Fore Jr Tom Wright for city marshal and three aldermen candidates A C Eschenburg V Blake Jr. The ballot will include these candidates with mayor city marshal and alderman as contested races.
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Turek
Ling
Morris B. Johnson
C and Allen
C. Franklin
Ze, Merchant
I. Hee Mitchell
Sam Fore, Jr
Ake Tom Wright
W. Teas
A.C
Eschenburg
Ae V. Blake, Jr
Fem. Johnson
Farm Ownership Families Meet in Floresville on March 4
The annual meeting of Wilson County Farm Ownership families who bought farms with FHA loans was held in Floresville on March 4. Attendees included Phylom H. Cox County Supervisor C IL Cook Harriet Dickinson William E. Moss Claude M Gattis A D Richardson I B Ray James C Culpepper and local volunteers. Discussions covered soil building practices fertilizer use legumes and drought response with demonstrations and records planned for future reporting. Present families included John Arnold Edwin Barthold Lawrence Hummel Wes ton Leigh Paige Pattillo and Carl Talley.
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Wilson County
Farmers Home Administration
Floresville
Phylom H. Cox
C. IL. Cook
Harriet’ Dickinson
William E. Moss
AGP
FHA
A. D. Richardson
I .B. Ray
James C. Culpepper
Carl Talley
Pandora
Edwin Barthold
John “Arnold
Lawrence Hummel
Weston Leigh
Warnken Motors Shows New 1949 Dodge to Big Crowd
Warnken Motors of Path displayed the new 1949 Dodge at their showroom on Friday and Saturday February 25-26. Despite rain a large crowd inspected the car and praised its many features. V F Warnken Mrs Warnken and others offered cake and coffee. Mr Warnken thanked visitors.
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Warnken Motors
Path
Dodge
F. Warnken
Warnken
Warnkeners
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City Council
Ulmann Auto Supply
F. H.A
Wilson
March of Dimes
H.D. Clubs
E. A. Flieller
County Club
Charles Steenken
Fire Department
Council
Fritz ‘Nitschmann
Wilbert
Teltschik
Warnken’s
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