Federal crop loans reach 342 in five counties
Wilson, Medina, Bexar lead with 289 of 342 loans totaling 30 770 dollars. Myron F Ward reports farms securing 92 acres per loan, average loan 90 dollars, total acres 33 440 across Bexar Wilson Bandera Medina Uvalde Zavala. Kendall Kinney counties show no loans. Bandera Uvalde Zavala averages indicate varying loan sizes.
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Medina County
Wilson
Bexar
San Antonio Express
Dallas
Bandera
Medina
Uvalde
Zavala
Ward
Kendall
Kinney
Range
Bexar County
Wilson’s
Texas
Wilson Counties
Milton West Sworn In As Congressman Last Tuesday
Milton H West of Brownsville took the oath of office in Washington as representative of the Fifteenth Texas District. West, reared in Floresville, rose from a milk wagon ride to a prominent Brownsville attorney and longtime Texas legislator. His election follows a career marked by steady service and local regard.
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Milton West
Milton H. West
Brownsville
Washington
Texas
John N. Garner
West
Floresville
Gonzales County
West Texas Military Academy
San Antonio
Atty
James A. King
Austin
Floresville District Winner Heads to State Meet in Austin
Miss Annie Cyrene Paulus daughter of Mr and Mrs A D Paulus of Floresville won senior girls declamation at the San Marcos district meet and traveled to Austin to represent the district in the state competition accompanied by her mother and several local supporters.
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Annie Cyrene Paulus
A. D. Paulus
San Marcos
Yes
Austin
Paulus
Capitol City
Mesdames B.D. Beck
R. E B. Johnson
Jewel Franklin
Sara Maryn Lieberman
Franklin
Texas
Legionnaires
E. W. Franklin
14Th District
South San Antonio
Floresville
Hal V. Warren
8. M. Schultz
Alex Lieberman
Lallah Warren
Fourteenth District Legion Meeting in San Antonio
Woodrow Wilson Post No. 399 and the South San Antonio Auxiliary hosted the Fourteenth District Convention last Sunday in San Antonio. Notable speakers included Mayor C. K. Quin and Father Dan Lanning. Barbecue at noon followed by joint Legion and Auxiliary business sessions and honors for local members.
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Woodrow Wilson Post
South
Woodrow Wilson American Legion Post
South San Antonio
C. K. Quin
Dan Lanning
Gol. H. A. White
W. C. Murray
Ernest Cox
BE. W. Franklin
Frank Spiller
Frank Spiller, State Auxiliary
Legion
Legion and Auxiliary
E. W. Franklin
Auxiliary
Lallah Warren
Floresville
Hal W. Warren
Alex Lieberman
Senior Class Play At High School Auditorium Next Friday Night
The Floresville High School senior class presents It Happened In Hollywood a musical comedy at 8 o'clock next Friday evening May 12. The program includes laughs thrills and specialties between acts. Plan to attend and honor the class with your presence for an enjoyable evening. Watch next week’s paper for full particulars.
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Hollywood
Floresville High School
San Marcos College Quartette Sings at Methodist Church Sunday
The San Marcos State College quartet will perform at the Methodist Church Sunday. The group, formed by students, plans a program of sacred and traditional songs for the congregants.
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San Marcos College
College
State College At
San Marcos
Alzafar Shrine Band Visits Floresville on goodwill train
Members of the Alzafar Temple Band and Patrol from San Antonio, along with shrine officers, rode a special train en route to the Rio Grande Valley. They spent about thirty minutes in Floresville last Friday morning, arriving twenty minutes late but greeted by a large, cordial crowd.
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Rio Grand Valley
Alzafar Shrine Temple of
San Antonio
Floresville
Crop Pests Threaten Atascosa County Crops
L C Whitehead reports rising inquiries to the Federal Biological Survey on rodent control as Atascosa farmers press county officials for a county wide campaign against rabbits and other pests amid continuing dry weather. Bexar county efforts against rats gophers and rabbits inspire the push, with irrigation gardens at risk if pests go unchecked.
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Atascosa County
Federal Biological Survey
L. C. Whitehead
Whitehead
Drouth
Bexar County
F. M. Mally
Farm Prices Soar As Effect Of New Law Is Felt
Washington May 1 farm prices rise as officials prepare to deploy the administration agricultural aid program. Bureau data show farmer receipts last year 5.143 billion dollars vs 6.911 billion in 1931, while March exports hit a nineteen year low. April price levels up 3 points from March with gains ahead. Secretary Wallace and Mordecai Ezekiel push farm bill into action despite inflation concerns.
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Washington, D. C
Agricultural Department
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Crop Reporting Board of the
Department
Congress
Senate
House
Wallace
Mordecai Ezekiel
Murder and Theft Cases Set For Next Monday
Supervisor J T H Bickley of the State Department of Education visited Poth School last week. A favorable report from the state inspector praised the school's condition and work. Recommendations will be made, with efforts directed toward accrediting the high school. Principal A T Hoelscher and teachers are ending a successful term.
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J. T. H. Bickley
State Department of Education
Poth School
Path School
A.T. Hoelscher
State of Texas
Wm. Keever
Paul Caster
Will Henry
Vicente Garza
Steve Quintero
State
Salvador Garcia
Westmorland College Musical Review Draws Large Crowd
Westmoorland College fine arts staged the Dolls musical review at Floresville High School auditorium Tuesday night. Dorothy Sandlin opened with three numbers and led the Dolls sequence, with Munson Compton, Charles Forbes, Arnold Parrett, and Homer Stokes in the Westmorland quartette. The program featured items by Vanderpool LaForge Puccini and Frim Wicks, with John Anderson at the piano. The review showcased clever costumes and lively dances drawing enthusiastic applause.
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Dolls
Fine Arts
Westmoorland College
Floresville High School
Charles Stone
Dorothy Sandlin
Vanderpool
LaForge
Puccini
Westmorland Quartette
Munson Compton
Charles Forbes
Arnold Parrett
Homer Stokes
Fox
Wicks
John Anderson
Dolls of the Nations
Wooden Soldiers
Moratorium On Real Estate Foreclosures Gets Governor's Signature
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson signed the Greathouse moratorium bill in Austin Texas allowing real estate owners to seek a 360 day postponement of forced sales by presenting a court showing. The measure targets post ponement of forced sales in real estate matters and grants temporary relief to owners.
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Austin
Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
Greathouse
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H. W. Cale
E. L. Reininger
A. C. Magee
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Lee McDaniel
Tom Howard
Frank Tiner
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W. H. Cale
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H. QO. Pattillo
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