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Newspaper

Wilson County News

Location

Floresville, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1981

Page

4

Floresville Welcomes Isle of Man Native Phil Quayle

Floresville gains new residents Phil and Ella Quayle from St. Petersburg Florida. Quayle, born on the Isle of Man, a former Minnesota mechanical engineer, recalls Manx history and his daughter Phyllis Vinyard, Floresville nurse and funeral director spouse. The couple share birds, local memories of St. Petersburg, and anecdotes of engineering feats including climbing a steep Floresville roof. They describe the Isle of Man as a self governing democracy and tourist center noted for its mountains and coast guard legacy.

Phil Ella Quayle Floresville St. Petersburg Florida Mr. Quayle Isle of Man Minnesota Hibbing Switzerland Gulf of Mexico Britain Phil Quayle First Coast Guard Castle Refuge Quayle

Cheerful Floresville resident adapts to wheelchair life

Mary Zidek a Floresville Nursing Home resident who underwent leg amputation remains cheerful despite using a wheelchair. She recalls dancing and farming before illness and notes a planned San Antonio family holiday trip as she awaits an artificial limb. Ed Zidek her husband visits regularly and hails from Wilson County.

Ella Quayle Floresville Mary Zidek Floresville Nursing Home Ed Zidek Path Mary Moulton Wilson County Maxine Gold Pleasanton George Alvin Zidek Santa Claus San Antonio

Wilson County Dairy Supervisor Wins State Award

Joe Hoyt of San Antonio, supervisor of the Wilson County Dairy Herd Improvement Association, received the 1981 Master Supervisor Award at the TDHIA annual meeting at Texas A&M University. The honor cited his longtime DHIA testing program work since 1976 and its boost to Wilson County dairyman participation.

College Station Joe Hoyt San Antonio Wilson County Dairy Herd Improvement Association Hoyt Texas Dairy Herd Improvement Association TDHIA Texas A&m University Texas Agricultural Extension Service Texas A&m University System Michael Tomaszewski Dairymen Wilson County Dairymen

Kin Hubbard Quips On The Good Loser

A pithy Kin Hubbard line critiques the stinging fate of the gracious failed contender. The quote highlights a morale theme about losers who still end up ahead in spirit.

Kin Hubbard

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