Coronation Night Pageant Opens May 8 with Royal Court
May 8 1959 program presents Master of Ceremonies Berdines Lackness and prime minister E Masur. King Allen Svoboda and Queen Beatrice Yeager lead the Springtime Serenade court with flower girls and escorts. Notables include Gail Yeager Loraine Sutherland and Darrell Crownbearer among students, staff, and attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masur
Ee Gee King
Allen Ray Svoboda
Beatrice Yeager
Gail Elaine: Yeager
Sue
Ann Miller
Darrell
Hunter
Floresville Trades Day Moves to Third Saturday May 16
Floresville announces their 4th monthly Trades Day for 1959 will shift to the third Saturday, May 16, with cash and free merchandise prizes and broader merchant participation. The festival aims for a larger turnout, more prizes, and renewed community enthusiasm, per chamber guidance and participating merchants. A school year benefit concert for the Floresville Band, directed by Fritz Teltschik, is set for May 14 at 8:00 PM in the Floresville Auditorium with Invocations and school officials attending.
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Floresville
Chamber of Commerce
Floresville School Band Dedication Concert Program
The program honors Floresville Business Men for their support to the Floresville School Band. Featured performances include the Rev Philip Riley Band, Lone Star March, Polonaise in A flat, Chopin pieces, and various soloists and ensembles. Accompaniment by Mrs Philip Riley and the Saxophone Quartet plus a high and junior high band segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floresville
Poth Floresville Phone Service Delayed for Free Calls
The inter exchange service between Floresville and Poth is delayed due to late equipment delivery. Subscribers are informed that calls will remain 10 cents each until the line is extended, with December 1959 delivery promised by manufacturers.
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Inter-Exchange
Floresville
Poth
Télephone Company
Path Exchange
Wilson Co
O, ‘Inc
Court Opens At Karnes City
Karnes County district court opened Monday in the court house with District Judge John F. May presiding A new grand jury was impaneled along with a petit jury list Approximately 18 cases will come before the grand jury
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Karnes
Karnes County
John F. May
Texas Increases Truck Load Limit to 36 Tons
Gov. Price Daniel signed a bill allowing gross truck loads of 72,000 pounds starting January 1 1960. The change raises limits from 58 400 to 72 000 pounds aligning Texas with other Southern and Western states. Daniel stated loads can be carried on most state highways without compromising safety or road structure.
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Austin
Texas
Price Daniel
Daniel
Padre Island May Be National Park
The Advisory Board on National Parks recommended adding eight new areas to the national park system, including Padre Island, in a move to expand protected lands. The proposal signals potential federal designation and future management considerations for the coastal site.
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Padre Island
Washington
Advisory Board On National Parks
National Park System
Padre
Floresville Junior High Band shines at Lolita Music Festival
Floresville Junior High Band under Mrs Philip Riley earned Division II ratings at the Lolita Festival. Soloists Margie Teltschik and Winifred Riley led with top marks, while the band, praised by judges, won multiple high ratings and individual awards for clarinet, piano, and other entries.
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Saks
Ernest Weber
Henderson Freddie
Dipple
Philip Riley
Mozart
Margie Teltschik
Philip “Riley
Cliff
Ernest
Webern
Lolita Music
Floresville
Cundey
Pfritz Feltschik
Lolita ‘High School
Margie
Maying
Phililip
Riley
Eoseroinn
Lolita
Melba Albert, II
Winifred Riley Ethelyn Ehlers
Kenneth Mills
Pam Donaho
Peggy Sutherland
1959 Cotton Prices Announced By Department
Washington the purchase price for 1959 crop cotton grown under acreage allotments will be 24.10 cents per pound for middling 1 inch cotton. Loans on cotton grown under a right to overplant allotments by 40 percent will be 28.40 cents per pound for middling 1 inch cotton.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Floresville Firemen Warn Against Chasing Fire Trucks
Floresville Fire Department reports regular meeting with 18 members. Chief Edgar Ehlers notes July Firemen Training School at Texas A&M for insurance credit. Fire phones installed at station and will be at firemen homes. Donor Dan R Foster praised for recent aid after Walder gas store fire. Residents warned not to follow fire trucks within 500 feet. violators face action per state law.
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Floresville
Edgar Ehlers
Texas A&m College
Floresville. Motor Co
Dan R. Foster
Walder Gas
Otted
Adkins Man Kosub Dies After Truck Crash
Eugene Adolph Kosub of Adkins Texas died in a local hospital on Thursday April 30 at age 45 after a truck crashed overturning after hitting guard posts and skidding up an embankment. Survivors include his mother sisters and brothers. Rosary May 1 and funeral Mass May 2 at St Hedwig Church with interment in St Hedwig Cemetery arranged by Alamo Funeral Home San Antonio Express May 1.
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Ben Carvajal
Cartas
Kosuh
An. Howe
Kosub
Eugene Adolph Kosub
Adkins
Texas
Adolph Kosub
Eli Lenz
City
Ferdinand Strempel
New Braunfels
Alex
Alfred Kosub
LaVernia
the Alam
Countywide Rainfall Report Amid Mixed Weather Notes
Rainfall ranged from 2 inches to as much as 4 inches across the county with varying intensity. Areas including Beach Afforesville and Suther land Springs reported moderate totals while other locales showed lighter deposits. The weather improved afterward with generally favorable growing conditions.
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Mill
Pirie
Rifosa
Sacred Heart Church Barba Celebration Sunday June 28
The annual Sacred Heart Church celebration and barbecue will be held on Sunday June 28 in Floresville. Further announcements will follow in the newspaper.
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Sacred Heart Church
Barba
Sacred Heart
Floresville
Notice To The Public From First City National Bank
In conformity with universal banking hours throughout the state and nation this bank will close from now on at twelve oclock noon on Saturdays First City National Bank Floresville Texas If your Home is Good enough to live in it is good enough to trade in
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First City
National Bank
Floresville
Texas
Rown
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Richard ‘Cox
Armando Barreta
Kinger
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Bubba Hartmann
Johnny Haese
Harry Ehlers
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Roland Robles
Gary Mosmeyer
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the Royal Household
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Mary Ann Janek
Lewis
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Timothy ‘McCloskey
Raul
Martinez
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John Murray
Diana Eichman
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Compian
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Judy Starnes
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Betty
Billimek
Amalia Farias
Sue Koch
Joe Murillo
Ith
Olivia de Leon
Eugene Talamantez
Lee Millikin
Bobby Johns
Joe Garcia
Floresville Auditorium
Fritz Teltschik
A . Cas Wees
Rev
Benton-Hall
Ted
Mesang
Frank Erickson
Brass
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Richard
Walker Daniel Rodriguez
Johnny Herrera
Salvador Toscano
Joan Nitschmann
Louis’ Zensky
Leonard Orth
Poth - Floresville
Karnes City
I Margie
Teltschik
L Freddie
Melba Albert
Winifred Riley
Karen
Russell Bobby
Lou Collins
Melba
Albert Sue Koch
Susan
Spruce _ Winifred Riley
Barbara
Jaeggli
Jean Evelyn
Ray
Carolyn Patton
Landis’ Talley II
Berta Sue Smith
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Sacred. Heart Church
Europe
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