Floresville Sewerage Extension Project Ix Officially Approved
Floresville Wilson County receives WPA approval for a city sewerage extension project. The order shows State WPA No. 31849 with a $89,585 allotment for excavation sewer lines manholes backfill and incidental work on city property. Sponsor is the City of Floresville with federal funds not taxed. Authority notes from Senators Connally and Sheppard and approvals in March 1939 and March 1989.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michard
Nan Kleberg
Chronicle-Journal
Connally and
Sheppard
Floresville
Wilson County
City of
Washington, D.C
Sam Fore
Texas
Morris Sheppard
Stockdale School Granted WPA Approval for Improvements
Congressman Richard M. Kleberg told the Chronicle-Journal that Stockdale Independent School District won official Washington approval for a school facilities project. The plan includes construction of a vocational clubhouse improvements to grounds drives and related facilities.
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Richard M. Kleberg
Chronicle-Journal
Stockdale Independent School District
Washington
Two Children Injured In Separate Accidents In Kosciusko And Three Oaks
Jan Lyssy eight son of Mr and Mrs Stanik Lysey of Kosciusko was hurt Monday when a mule driven cultivator frightened the animals and crushed his skull. He lies in Oxford and Archer Hospital with head injuries while his condition has somewhat improved. Odgen Schulze eleven son of Mr and Mrs Lee Schulze of Three Oaks was accidentally shot in the right hip last Sunday afternoon by a companion’s .22 rifle while frog hunting near a neighbor's home. He was treated at Oxford and Archer Hospital and is not in serious condition.
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Jan’ Lyssy
Odgen Schulze
Lee Schulze
Three Oaks
Young Schulze
Proctor Labus
Oxford & Archer Hospital
Clarence Orth Dies From Auto Accident
Clarence Orth, 24, of Three Oaks, died at 6 15 AM Thursday March 30 at Robert B Green Memorial Hospital San Antonio from injuries in the March 19 Highway 16 wreck near Path Falls City Ed Reininger was the other fatality Orth was the son of Mr and Mrs Albert Orth He was taken to San Antonio by highway patrol after the crash and his death increases the toll to two in the incident reported on page 8.
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Path
Falls City
Highway
Ed Reininger
Clarence Orth
Robert B. Green
Highway Patrol
Albert Orth
Three Oaks
Deadline Set For Filing Work Sheets April Fifteenth
College Station Texas March 27 The AAA has set April 15 as the last date for Texas farmers and ranchers to sign work sheets indicating eligibility for fall 1939 Agricultural Conservation Program payments. The deadline, recommended by the State Agricultural Conservation Committee, is earlier than last year and targets those who did not receive payments in 1937 or 1938.
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College Station
Tex
AAA
Texas
State Agricultural -Conserva- Committee
Government Cotton Report for the 1938 Season
The government cotton report for the 1938 season was issued on March 26 and dispatched. It details upland and lint production, market trends, and farm-level outcomes for the season.
Floresville Students To Visit Detroit
Floresville senior pharmacy student Miss Marie Vela and another Floresville graduate travel with Texas University instructors to Detroit Michigan for a week long tour. They will be guests of Park Davis Co and visit notable laboratories and points of interest. The trip honors the students and friends wish them an enjoyable and profitable experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Vela
I. D
Floresvill
Tury
Spinach Shipments Reach 73 Carloads
Spinach shipments totaling 73 carloads mark the season end in Wilson County amid ongoing drought conditions. Local growers report careful handling and stable prices as the harvest wraps up.
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Wilson County
Floresville FFA Santa Gertrudis Steers Sold
Floresville FFA members from Floresville High School exhibited eight prize Santa Gertrudis yearling steers at the Union Stockyards. Led by Leon Kreidel, they earned $630.10 from George W. Saunders Commission Company. The animals were sold to Swift & Company for processing as the King Ranch herd first of its breed to be developed.
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San Antonio Express
Pests
Future Farmers of ‘America
Union
Leon Kreidel
Floresville
George W. Saunders ‘Commission Company
Swift & Company
Sutherland Springs To Dedicate Aggie Building Today
Sutherland Springs High School invites all to the dedication of the new Aggie building as an NYA project. The 2:30 p.m. ceremony will include talks by local citizens, J. T. Glass, Sam Fore Jr., and Leon Kreidel, celebrating the school and community.
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W. T. Donaho
Sutherland Springs High School
Aggie
NYA
Sutherland Springs
J. T. Glass
Sam Fore, Jr
The
Chronicle -Journal
Leon Kreidel
Floresville
School Advantages From CCC Enrollees Noted In Report
The Floresville CCC Soil Conservation Camp gains praise for educational benefits. Nine enrollees earned promotion from grammar to high school, with certificates signed by local officials. Enrollees study four nights weekly, eight hours per week, in courses from woodwork to typing while Barcus leads a strong camp program defended by Floresville school authorities.
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Sam
CCC
Enrique Gonzales
Floresville
Mike Hernandez
Poteet
Daniel Lairon
San. ‘Diego
William Marcrum
Stockdale
Harry Martin
Enoch Muniz
Eduardo Rodriguez
Federico Rodriguez
Manuel Valdez
Com
Barcus
Mrs. A J Dibbrell Dies in Seguin at 84
Mrs A J Dibbrell 84 died Sunday at her Stockdale home. Last surviving child of Confederate General Henry E McCulloch she was born in Seguin and lived much of her life in the county. She leaves four sons John L Dibrell Zapata Frank Dibrell Stockdale Jim Dibrell Smiley and Ashby Dibrell Laredo services were conducted by Revs Dechert Royal of Stockdale and Walter Dibrell San Antonio.
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Seguin
Texas
A. Dibrell
Stockdale
Henry E. ‘McCulloch
John L. Dibrell
Zapata
Frank ‘Dibrell
Jim ‘Dibrell
Smiley and
Ashby
Dibrell
Laredo
Revs. Dechert
Royal
Walter Dibrell
San Antonio
Last Day For Car Registration This Saturday
Tomorrow Saturday April 1 is the final day for automobile registration. Bring last year’s receipt when applying at the tax collector’s office for your 1989 license plate. A 20 percent penalty applies after midnight April 1.
Wilson County Dairymen Invite All-Day Dairy Program at Luling Farm
Wilson County dairymen are invited to a Dairy Day program at the Luling Foundation Farm east of Luling on Seguin highway, Wednesday April 5 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Dairy products will be judged at 10 and cattle judging at 11 with a 85 point scale. discussions on daily topics will follow. Experts from A and M College will participate, including Mr D T 8 fold as program organizer.
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Wilson County
Luling Foundation
Luling
Seguin Highway
A. and
M College
D. T
Wilson County American Legion Post Re Organize Sunday At Two
Re organization of the Wilson County American Legion Post is set for Sunday at 2 PM in Floresville. The article notes planned activities and lists officials and candidates for the local city elections in Floresville and Poth with several incumbents facing re election and multiple names for alderman positions.
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Poth
E. W. Schneider
D. J. Acosta
A. J. Stoeltje
R. J. Woellert
Chas. H. Warnken
A. W. Eckel
School Trustees To Be Elected Saturday Across Districts
Election set for Saturday April 1 in Wilson County with trustees for Floresville Independent District and common school districts. Incumbents W M Smith and W T Clay face no opposition as polls open and close at the usual law prescibed times.
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Wilson County
Floresville
Messrs
W. M. Smith
W. T. Clay
Grammar School Pupils Get Dental Examination
Children of Floresville Elementary School from grades one through five are offered free dental examinations through the courtesy of Drs. The program aims to promote oral health among students and invites families to take advantage of the screening.
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Floresville
Drs
Veterans urged to attend Wilson County American Legion meeting
All World War veterans of this county are urged to attend a meeting at the courthouse in Floresville next Sunday April 2 at 3 00 p m to reorganize the Wilson County Post of the American Legion Pete Morrison District Commander says the Legion aims to reach a million national members by the Chicago convention this fall membership remains limited to honorable discharged World War veterans Quotas in the 14th District are nearly filled with hopes to double by the state convention five months away and Congress currently has 179 former service men among its 435 members
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Floresville
Wilson County
American Legion
American ‘Legion
Pete. Morrison
Chicago
Legion
Pete Morrison
Congress
Elbert Franklin In Charge Wilson Co Office Texas Employment Service
Elbert Franklin in charge at Wilson County Texas Employment Service reports full time reopening of the Floresville office above the New York Store. The agency will handle unemployment compensation and seek private employment for job seekers. Registered workers available include clerical, carpenters, painters, bricklayers, concrete workers, plasterers, laborers, farm and dairy hands, yard workers, wash women, and house girls with no cost to employers or job seekers. Employers may contact Franklin by phone or in person for referrals.
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Wilson. County
Texas ‘State ‘Employment Service
Floresville
York
Elbert
CCC to Celebrate Sixth Anniversary at Camp Easter
Camp Richard M. Kleberg CCC Soil Conservation Camp will mark the sixth anniversary of CCC camps in the United States on Easter Sunday April 9. Open house runs throughout the afternoon with a program scheduled for 2 30 p.m. at the camp.
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Morris
Soil Conservation Service
Richard M. Kleberg
Elm Creek
Bell, Falls
Milam
Texas
WLW
Cincinnati
Ohio
CCC
CCC Soil
United States
Eughout
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Washington, D. C
Works Progress Administration
Stockdale School
Orth
Detroit
Floresville F.F. A. Santa Gertrudis
F. F.A
A. J. Dibbrell
Wilson County American Legion
John W. Reese
L. H. Mitchell
Ed McDaniel
J.M. Tipton
W. J. Ellinghausen
J. W. Blake, Jr
J. C. Lane
Buddy
Elbert Franklin
Wilson Co
of Texas Employment Service
Soil Conservation Radio
Pleasanton
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