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Newspaper
Floresville Chronicle Journal
Location
Floresville, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1925
Page
3
Winters Chamber of Commerce prints a plea urging residents to support local merchants. The card questions traveling sales agents at doors and argues citizens should help improve streets, trees, and water, framing Winters merchants as loyal to the community.
A fragment reports sickly and peevish children and a reference to a D Florf drug. The text is unclear, but suggests concerns about a medicine or substance affecting children in a historical context.
Col T P Morris once called the boy orator of the Cibolo now known as Uncle Tom arrived in Jourdanton from Stockdale to prosecute J C Long for the G A Strickland murder on Lagunillas about a year ago. The case was continued to December 17 and Uncle Tom will return.
Local notes report many residents traveling to San Antonio and Floresville for visits and business. Prominent items include Boy Scout promotions to Second Class, plans for a future bird stew, and social events such as a bridge club gathering at the Vick home. Regulars like Mr. and Mrs. Poth, Woellert, Bomba, and Gran family members are seen in Alamo City and Yorktown visits.
The New Era prints a state game laws summary by Waddell listing open seasons and bag limits for doves quail ducks geese wild turkeys buck deer squirrels and fur bearing animals. It specifies trapper license cost and exemptions for foxes beaver and otter with months and limits across several species.
Local Red Cross officers led by Mrs. Wm. Reese prepare a house to house and business canvass for the Annual Roll Call opening November 11 Armistice Day. The drive aims to enroll every resident to fund national and international humanitarian work and to support local relief efforts.
In Karnes County Runge, the road bond plan shifted routes from the original design to Helena and Karnes City, increasing costs and prompting a decision to defeat the current election and call a new bond issue. Only 60 voters participated, with 4 votes against the bonds. North Range precinct cast all ballots, all supporting road bonds. A new petition aims for 32 new election days, to be presented to the Commissioners Court.
J. D. Doge Neil, Leming merchant and longtime postmaster at Gallinas and Leming, died suddenly last Monday at age 53. He was buried Tuesday at Brite Cemetery in a large funeral attended by family and friends. Survived by wife, four sons, one daughter, several siblings, and his mother Mrs. Martha Stiff.
Dantee at Tordia School hosts a Saturday night dance on October 40 at the Tor dia School to benefit the school. Music will be furnished by Spencer Bros. All are welcome.
A dance is scheduled at Fi Day Night on October 31 featuring an orchestra. The event invites attendees to enjoy music and dancing.
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