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Newspaper
Wilson County News
Location
Floresville, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1986
Page
2
Spencer McClure Sr of Bastrop argues that letters to the editor urging elected officials miss their true calling and compares election time to a Christmas tree. He urges readers to close ranks and unite or risk apathy toward voting.
Victoria Ward recalls her grandparents W D W Whitehead and Victoria Reed Whitehead of Coffeeville Mississippi through a long forgotten 1857 marriage license found in Nixon. The document lists the marriage authorization dated December 23 1857 and ties to census shows a growing family later split by war and remarriage in Texas. Ward now 83 remembers her grandmother's singing and life on rural land while cherishing the relic and her own crochet work at a Nixon nursing home.
A mother and daughter traveling to San Antonio stopped in Stockdale at a Dairy Queen when their car would not start. Two strangers offered aid, diagnosed a loose battery terminal, and helped start the car. The writers thank the kind helpers and note Stockdale has nice people.
The Wood Valley Acres Association received a 1953 GMC fire truck from the Texas Forest Service needing a new water tank pump and fire house plus liability insurance. Citizens are urged to donate via checks to Wood Valley Acres Fire Fund, Box 821 C, Adkins Texas 78101 or drop gifts at Wood Valley Fire House.
A mail order gift called the Ugly Glove protects hands for craftsmen and outdoor workers. Described as seven times more slash resistant than cotton, it suits hunting fishing camping and garden use. Call toll free 1 800 346 0021 extension 19 to order.
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