Undrilled block eyed in fault zone near Floresville
Humble Oil and Refining plans to drill on the Hardy place about eight miles northeast of Floresville in the Unity community. Three truckloads of equipment arrived and crews prepare to set the derrick within days. The No 1 B B Hardy unit sits on a 65 acre tract with about 40 percent held by Humble and Amerada Petroleum, others include Sun and Gulf Production.
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Wilson County
Hardy Place
Floresville
Unity Community
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Chronicle-Journal
The
San Antonio Express
B. B. Hardy
Humble
Amerada Petroleum Company
County Commissioners Hear Board Of Equalization Session
County Commissioners met Monday as a board of equalization and reviewed recently assessed tax renditions. They expect to reconvene soon for further action.
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Board of Equalization
Grammar School Graduation Exercises Tonight at 8:15
Graduation exercises for Floresville grammar school will be held tonight at 8:15 in the high school auditorium. Principal Stanley Coughran will lead the program and invite the public to attend. Graduates will receive certificates of promotion to the high school.
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Floresville Grammar School
Stanley Coughran
Wilson County Sends 29 Young Men To Conservation Camps
Wilson County reports 29 of a 36 man quota have been sent to U S Government conservation camps known as the tree army. The first group reported May 23 at the U S Recruiting Station in San Antonio and included Jake Isaac Reynolds Sutherland Springs Jessie Aldrette Floresville Edgar Ray Currie LaVernia and other residents. A second group of six was to report the next day with Willard Mills Alfred de la Zerda Joloman de la Zerda McCoy Arthur William Mills Sutherland.
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Wilson County
U. S
San Antonio
Jake Isaac Reynolds
Sutherland Springs
Jessie Aldrette
Floresville
Edgar Ray Currie
LaVernia
William Weaver Hawkins
Charlie Franklin Fuller
Robert Paschal Harvey
James Albert Postert
James Erby Schmidt
Edward de la Zerda
Manuel Sanches Toscano
J. H. Avant
Floyd B. Connally
Dale Thomas Harrell
Robert Lawrence Burris
Stockdale
James Kay Myers
la Vaughn Carmichael
Luther Elbert Burris
Allen Franklin Adams
A. W. Baker
Rogerio Muniz
Augustine Aldrette
Willard Mills
Sutherland
Alfred de la Zerda
Joloman de la Zerda
McCoy
Arthur
William. Mills
Sutherland Ee A
Senate Approves Rural School Aid Funds
The Senate approved seven million dollars in rural school aid funds. Pastor Floresville Baptist Church and a choir are mentioned in relation to the article context.
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Senate
Floresville
Graduation Program for Miss Mildred McDaniel Led by Regents
Graduation program held Monday May 29 at 8 15 p m features salutations The Dawn of a New Tomorrow by Mildred McDaniel and Tonight We Launch Where Shall We Anchor by Leona Schmidt Valedictory The Dawn of a New Tomorrow and Tonight We Launch Where Shall We Anchor are delivered by students Piedad Garza Gertrude Blohm Roy Johnson Lucilig Meyer Lois Yeager Annie Cyrene Paulus Laura Atkins Kermit W Schrolier Garza Henry Bernard Lockman Heaxman P Stanley Viadik Micylica and Hon S B Carr participate in awards and commencement address by Hon H S Paulus Yoakum President of School Board and State Teachers Colleges Regent board members present.
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H. S. Paulus
Yoakum
Board of Regents State Teachers’ Colleges
Viadik
Micylica
Gertrude Blohm
Roy Johnson
Lucilig, Meyer
Lois Yeager Annie Cyrene
Paulus
Laura Atkins
Rainy Forecast Touches Drouth Belt In Texas Meet
Floresville Sokol Union members joined a district gathering in Corpus Christi last Sunday with many South Texas towns represented. The event featured drills and exercises, a grand ball, and music by E Miculka and his orchestra for daytime activities and the night dance. Corpus Christi Union hosted, with local attendees from Floresville list including Frank Bolf and family, E Miculka and daughter, Val Beyer and wife, Anton Svoboda and daughters, several Lichnovskys, Pavliskas, Hosek family, and others.
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Floresville Sokol Union
Corpus Christi
South Texas
E. Miculka
Hortense
Val Beyer
Anton Svoboda
Mary Svoboda
Lillie
Annie Lichnovsky
Julia
Jean
August
Harry HoseKk
Lillie- Merecka
Jerry
John
Camelia Pavliska
Customs Officers Visit Floresville In Brief Stop
Harry Sexton newly appointed U S Customs Officer for the San Antonio District and Capt Dowe in charge of the Del Rio office spent a short time in Floresville Wednesday afternoon. They were pleasant callers at the Chronicle Journal office after visits to Corpus Christi and Rio Grande Valley on official business.
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Harry Sexton
U. S
San Antonio
Alamo City
Dowe
del Rio
Floresville
Chronicle-Journal
Corpus Christi
Rio Grande Valley
Floresville School Board Re-elects Teachers For Next Term
Floresville Independent School District board re-elected the entire faculty from the past two years for another year at a Saturday meeting Supt S P Conn had been chosen earlier The resignation of Grammar School principal Stanley Coughran was reported though not confirmed He may leave to become principal at Coughran in Atascosa county The re-elected faculty includes 8 J Irwin Mrs Ed Franklin Miss Evangeline Kelly Miss Mary Frances Baldwin Miss Alta Magruder Miss Clara Marie Reichert Mr Stanley Coughran Mrs R A Wiseman Jr Miss Eoline McCracken Miss Lucy Malgates Miss Delma Harper Mrs S P Conn Mrs George W Stephenson Mrs May Glass Miss Lucy A Neal Mrs Roy Fator Mrs Lola Canfield Mrs W D Hunter
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Floresville Independent School
Supt
S. P. Conn
Stanley Coughran
Coughran
Atascosa County
Floresville
J. Irwin
Ed Franklin
Evangeline Kelly
Mary Frances Baldwin
Alta Magruder
Clara Marie Reichert
R. A. Wiseman, Jr
Eoline McCracken
Lucy Malgates
Delma Harper
P. Conn
George W. Stephenson
May Glass
Lucy A. Neal
Roy Fator
Lola Canfield
W. D. Hunter
Floresville Tigers to face Sutherland Springs Sunday
The Floresville Tigers meet the Sutherland Springs baseball club on diamond No 2 at the Wilson County Fairgrounds next Sunday at 2 p m. Marr and Cheney are Floresville battery while Anderson and Richter will work for the visitors.
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Floresville
Kerrville Wool Sells For 24 78 Cents
Kerrville area reports heavy rainfall with 2.51 inches fell yesterday and more in surrounding counties. Farmers regained optimism as corn and feed crops recover, melons, peanuts and cotton show improvements, and plans shift to hegari and other feedstuff. Rain mapped across Floresville Dewees Three Oaks Kasper Pandora Stockdale Sutherland Springs LaVernia Taft Corpus San Antonio.
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Floresville
Path
Here
Three Oaks
Kasper
Pandora
Stockdale
Sutherland Springs
LaVernia
Loma Vista
Black Hill
Fairview
Chronicle- Journal
Taft
Corpus
San Antonio
Brother Of Aug Laas Dies Very Suddenly In Yorktown
Charlie F. Laas, 62, brother of Aug Laas of Poth, died suddenly at his Yorktown home on May 22 1933 at 11 15 am after gardening and a peajoy morning. Heart attack suspected. Funeral Tuesday, burial Yorktown cemetery with Oakland Masonic Lodge and Yorktown Masons assisting. Surviving wife two daughters Myrtle Lettrick Harlingen and Elzie Becken York, brothers Laas Weimar and August Chronicle Journal expresses sympathy.
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Charlie F. Laas
Aug. Laas
Poth
Yorktown
Sloan
Oakland Masonic Lodge
Colorado County
Methodist Church
Myrtle Lettrick
Harlingen
Elzie Becken
Yorkbrothers
Laas
Weimar
Memorial Day Service Honoring Wilson County Veterans
Sponsored by Wilson County Post No 38 American Legion a special service will be held Sunday night June 4 at Floresville high school auditorium to honor veterans of all wars buried in Wilson County. Service starts at 8 p m with churches cooperating and E W Seale Texas College of Arts and Industries Kingsville principal speaker.
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Wilson County
American Legion
Floresville High School
E. W. Seale
Texas College of Arts and Industries
Kingsville
Seale
Floresville Cubs to clash with Cometa club next Sunday
The Floresville Cubs visit San Antonio’s Cometa club Sunday at 3 p m at the fair grounds. San Antonio based Alamo City aggregation includes players from Laredo and Crystal City and is expected to provide the Cubs with their toughest challenge yet. The planned Alamo Eagles game advertised elsewhere was postponed indefinitely.
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Floresville Cubs
Cometa
San Antonio
Fairgrounds
Alamo City
Laredo
Crystal City
Cubs
Cube
Alamo Eagles
Pinto Bean Crop Harvest Yields Quality Despite Drought
Drouth reduced overall yield on the Pinto bean crop but quality remains high. H. C. Wells shares valuable lessons learned from the season, offering guidance for future harvests and farming practices.
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Drouth
H. C. Wells
Pinto beans show best color and easy harvest in Texas
Harvesting of pintos nears completion with low yields but attractive appearance. Observers note north south rows yield more beans and a ten hole planting increases uniformity. Texas beans sell for a penny less per pound than Colorado, yet quality could shift demand. County census reports 5,700 scholastics, statewide funding implications, and local school tax data.
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Texas
Census Figures Show 5700 Scholastics in Wilson County
Census figures from the county superintendent's office reveal 5700 scholastics in Wilson County. Some districts report increases in enrollment.
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Marilyn Reese
W.D. Welburn
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E. F. Woolsey, Jr
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J. T. Howard
John W. Spruce
EB. F. Woolsey, Jr
H. Bascom Watts
Laurel ‘Heights Methodist Church
J. F. Archer
Mildred McDaniel
Leona Schmidt
Kermit W. Schrolier
Garza
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P. Stanley
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