Dating in South Texas in the Forties Memories
Lois Zook Wauson recalls dating in 1940s South Texas near San Antonio and Fort Sam Houston. The narrative highlights parental oversight, dances at Fest Hall, late-night chats, and a gun-wielding father enforcing curfew, with anecdotes of family cousins and farm life in Wilson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay
South
Texas
Clare
San Antonio
Sally
Danny
Elsie
Fort Sam Houston
Mama
Daddy
Fort Sam
Fest Hall
Lois Zook Wauson
Wilson County
Floresville
Long Line of Mayors Shaped Wilson County Towns
Historical notes list mayors of Stockdale Path and La Vernia from founding dates through present. The Stockdale record begins with July 2 1919 and runs to 1970, with successors including L R Wheeler W H King E H Salmon and many others. Poth and La Vernia follow with later terms and figures, compiling by Maurine Liles and Gene Maeckel. The Sesquicentennial Committee seeks volunteers for Wilson County celebrations and provides contact numbers for committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockdale
L.R. Wheeler
H. King
E.H. Salmon
M.W. Smith
J.M. Baker
Smith
L.M. Dickey
Merrill W. Smith
John E. Wheeler
Floyd Hutton
E.W. Haverlah
W.W. Lorenz
la Vernia
W.E. Walker
Ewald Koepp Jr
Charles R. Malloy
Theo F. Gerlich
Carl Zenner
Adeline Pierdella
D. Bradford Beck
Harold Schott
Maurine Liles
Gene Maeckel
Remembering Floresville in the 1970s
John C. Winfrey recalls hisFloresville High School years from 1974 to 1976. He remembers driving the bus teaching with Mr Stevens assisting baseball coach Mr Keen and his daughter a student. He notes Sugarland Express filming in town the parade scene and encounters with Anna Ramirez Darin Newman and John Ramirez. He later became an Army officer and postal worker living in Lawrence Kansas.
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Floresville
Mr. Keen
College Station
Texas
Winfrey
Floresville High School
Lawrence
Kan
1978 Stockdale Brahma football district champions listed
1978 Stockdale Brahma Bi District football team members are named including Paul Hunt Nite Cabrera Abel Soto Mike Lynn Mike Martin Mark Ward Joe Cabrera Leroy Sanchez John Wintrek Ford Sonny Ware Randy Hastings Vernon Lambeck Glen West David Deason Donald Deason Donald Bennett Brian West David Martin Roger Adams George Baumann John West Eddie Rangel Jacob Jimenez Alan Wilson manager George Longoria Rob Russell Coach Russell Weisbacher Coach Robert Patillo and Coach Bobby Russell. 20 Years Ago Dana Michelle Grohman a junior at La Vernia High School will be among 335 select participants of the National Cheerleaders Association SUPER STAR Dance Team and Spiritleaders.
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Stockdale Brahma
Paul Hunt
Nite Cabrera
Abel Soto
Mike Lynn
Mike Martin
Mark Ward
Joe Cabrera
Leroy Sanchez
John Wintrek
Ford
Sonny) Ware
Randy Hastings
Vernon Lambeck
Glen West
David Deason
Donald Deason
Donald Bennett
Brian West
David Martin
Roger Adams
George Baumann
John West
Eddie Rangel
Jacob Jimenez
Alan Wilson
George Longoria
Rob Russell
Dana Michelle Grohman
la Vernia High School
National Cheerleaders Association
Remembering cultural traditions and superstitions from days gone by
Rudy Elizondo recounts Hispanic Tejano customs and old beliefs. The piece notes ring garter lasso rituals at weddings, the groom's ten dimes blessing, protective measures during storms, pennies for money, horseshoes for fortune, doors closed against devils, water under the bed to guard the soul, full moon harvests guiding crops, cross blessings near churches, and identifies Elizondo as Julia Castro's nephew and former Floresville resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudy Elizondo
Julia Castro
Floresville
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Kasper
Liz
Bertie Lee
By Lois Zook Wauson
Liz Zook
Bob Zook
Path
H.R. Dettman
eWillard Jordan
Eugene Stoever
eHubert Tomerlin
Tony Malik
Johnny Stahl
Ronald W. Eckel
Richard Pollok
LaNell Matthews
Chrystal Eckel
John C. Winfrey
Brahmas
Champi
Sam Stadki
Cheri Ogburn
Paris
France
Cheri
NCA Danz Association
Disneyland
Eiffel Tower
Charles and
Linda Ogburn
Jay Novacek
Dallas Cowboy
Larry
Janet Boening
Boening Agri Services
Boenings
Novacek
Nebraska
Chronicle Journal and
The
Wilson County News
Everybods
Merle Waggard
Eddie Rabbitt
USA
Donna Fargo
George Jones
Dottie West
Linda
Conway Twitty
Freddy Fender
Forrester Sisters
Lee Greenwood
Baby
Mel McDaniel
Junie Fnerie
Michael Johnson
Mackey Gilley
Rose Garden
Lynn Anderson
el Bruce
Exile
Don Gibson
Charlie Rich
Tammy Wynette
Darin
Merle
Brenda Lee
Sheppard
Sylva
Mackey Galley
Janie Fricke
Ee Rabat
Johnny Rodriguez
See Greenwood
Earl Thomas Conley
Julie Newwn
Eddie Raven
Taney Wynette
Edie Rabat
Tanya Tucker
Jahany Lee
the Kendalls
Bobby Goldsboro
Duixe Newton
Furry Face
Ely Raven
Bil Anerson
Roy Clash
Dorota Rodrigue
S&h
Plance
Dope
P.O. Box
Louisiana
Darko Ine
Paloma
Paloma Drive
Paloma Senior Village
Debbie Leal
Paloma Dr
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