Big church rises around ancient site in Castroville tale
Hart Stive H E Adams, Comal County deputy tax collector, recounts the story of a large church built around the old one on the Castroville site. The 1845 pioneer tale recalls dismantling the little church when the big church was completed in 1870, amid local protests and heritage concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart Stive
H. E. Adams
Comal County
H. Maine
Adams
Hiu
Braunfels
Sitle
Cource
Castroville
Texas
Oin Comal
Terial
Brainfell
Avan Ana Bar
Sts. Peter and Paul
Old Castroville and Texas towns linked by church tales
A fragmented reminiscence recounts German immigrant church foundations in Castroville and nearby Texas towns, noting St. Louis church sites, later large churches, railway ties, and community debates. References to Missouri Pacific Lines, New Braunfels, Comfort, Encinal, Artesia Wells, Fowlerton, Cotulla, and the Texas Ranger Museum project appear amid nostalgic observations on growth and change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force Base
Cen
Missouri Pacific
Meyer
Castroville
New Braunfels
Sts. Peter
Texas
Encinal
Paul Catholic Church
Artesia Wells
Fowlerton
Andlago
Braunfels
Los Angeles
E. Rogers
Adams
Texas Ranger Museum
Furrias
Cotulla
Security Service Officers Decorated In USAF Ceremony
Military News notes three Colonels from the Headquarters USAF Security Service decorated with the Air Force Commendation Medal Cited officers include Brig Gen Louis Cerid Col Roman Elsiz and Col Arthur Lilley The piece also mentions Capt William E Madson as officer in charge of the simulator section and details the Zero Defects program and related Air Force activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aerospace, Medical
Usaf Eee
William E Madson
USAF
Security Sérvice
Louis
E. Céird
Air -Force
Roman “Elsiz
Arthur Lilley
Cal
Leslie Bolstridge
Reland
Chester Comoyer
N. W
Comoyer
U.S. Army
Norfolk
Rainbow Division
Air Force
14Th Air Force
Flying Tigers
Security Service
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St. ‘Louis
Tell
Ay Panafle
Enterprise
Sheraton
Lincoln Houston
S.de ‘Lange
Judge Advocate
Con L. Miffurn Jr
Brooke Army Medical Center
Kathleen Ellen Larkin
Tareyton
Bel Air
Biscayne
Benson
Melibu
Dallas
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