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.
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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.
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Floresville
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Floresville Nursing Home
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Wilson County
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Pleasanton
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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.
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San Antonio
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Texas Dairy Herd Improvement Association
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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.
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