From Betty Grable to the Assembly of God Church in Texas
Lois Zook Wauson recalls Clare Goode and family singers in Wilson County Texas. The essay traces Clare on porches in summer, a Texas school orchestra tryout, and a satin night gown memory tied to Betty Grable. The piece notes family moves, church singing, and a future Nashville link.
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Wilson County News
Betty Grable
Assembly of God Church
Clare Goode
Grandpa
Clare
Johnny
Grandma
Rugged Cross
Sallie
Fay
Wilson County
San Antonio
Brother Blakeman
Kasper School
Bertie Lee
Isle of Capri
Red River Valley
Sunshine
Public Broadcast System Channel
Margaret
Queen
North Carolina
Goode
Grandma Queen
Georgia
Billie Jean Watson
Mama
Woolworth’s
Clara
Emerson Junior High
Barbara Jean Smith
Barbara
D’ Arment
Nashville
Texas
Lois Zook Wauson
Floresville
Watermelon Memories Return of Black Diamond Giants
A reminiscence of summertime and the once plentiful Black Diamond watermelons. The note recalls giant sweet red watermelons that defined days past and the taste of seasonable Summer time fruit.
Watermelon memories from Floresville tales of Black Diamonds
Julia Castro recalls family summers in Floresville around watermelons. She details childhood lessons from Mila, searches for prized Black Diamond varieties, drought era crops, and gatherings with Henry, Bertha, Alice, and regional relatives including the Robles family in Sutherland Springs.
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Stockdale
Henry
Mila
Bertha
Alice
Robles
Sutherland Springs
Tio Julio
Papa
Red & White
Frankie
Julia Castro
Floresville
Hard Field Work in Onions Peanuts and Cucumbers
The narrator recalls summer labor in onion and peanut fields contracted by Teodoro Cisneros. Workers filled 50-pound sacks, faced blisters from clippers, and endured heat and dirt while earning wages by sack counts. Peanuts required heavy lifting and sand, leaving workers coated in grime. Cucumbers were less harsh.
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Agua Teodoro Cisneros
Maria Mufitz
Rudy Elizondo
Julia Castro
Floresville
Reminiscences Sought by Wilson County News Readers
Readers are invited to send photos recollections or scrapbook items to Reminiscing Wilson County News 1012 C St Floresville TX 78114 or via email to reader wew online com. Items may be returned if a self addressed stamped envelope or contact details are provided to arrange collection.
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Wilson County News
Floresville
C Street
How the 1940s farm family got enough protein
Stephen Neshyba recalls a Fairview farm in the 1930s and 40s when Mom used hams from the smokehouse and pinto beans with ham hocks to balance a laboring diet. Dairy care, homemade clabber cheese, and milk from two to three cows fed the family alongside a Beef Club summer meat share.
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Fairview
Pete
REA
Roosevelt
Lyndon Johnson
Floresville
Slaughter Farm
Stephen Neshyba
Floresville High School
Oregon State University
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Fowler’s Honey
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