Mission Clay pivots to terra cotta planters in Saspamco
Born near the old Dickey Clay works, Francisco Jiménez and designer Sergio Martinez lead Mission Terra Cotta at the Mission Clay Company plant. The unit fuses excavation to kiln firing, turning terra cotta planters from raw clay into durable 12 by 13 by 13 inch pieces with urethane bottoms for moisture retention.
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Wilson County
Dickey Clay
Saspamco
Mission Clay Company
San Antonio Sewer Pipe and Manufacturing Company
Garrett Family of
California
Garretts
Mission Clay
Francisco "Pancho" Jiménez
Sergio Martinez
UTSA
Victor Nieto obituary notes 75 years in Floresville
Victor R. Nieto died May 24 1998 at age 75 11 months 8 days Born June 16 1922 in Wilson County to Ignacio and Salome Nieto Married Delia Valdez Nieto Rosary May 26 Mass May 27 Sacred Heart Church Floresville Interment Sacred Heart Cemetery Pallbearers listed Survivors include wife daughters nine sons sisters brothers and an uncle Also references to Clara Calif and Saspamco plant with notes on production and plans to expand lines and designs.
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Victor R. Nieto
Ignacio
Salome Rodriguez Nieto
Wilson County
Delia Valdez Nieto
Vinyard
Floresville
Scared Heart Catholic
Victor Carrillo
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Robert Silva
Jake Vasquez
Juanito Mermea
Eric Rodriguez
Alfredo Trevino
Louis Quintanilla
Anna Marie
Salame
Helena
Oralia
Amalia
Natalia
Nancy
Jesse
Richard
Juan
Pete Rodriguez
Floresville teacher Barrett mourned by students and staff
Barrett, an assistant band director for grades 6 through 12 at Floresville ISD since August 1995, commuted from San Antonio and was a San Antonio native and St. Mary’s University graduate. Crews said he was popular with students and faculty and that many knew his son Chavez and his wife Nadine.
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Chavez
Nadine
Barrett
Floresville Isd
San Antonio
Crews
St. Mary's University
Publisher's Motto Spark Sedate Debate on Error
A motto from the publisher urges readers not to fear mistakes and to favor bold enthusiasm over rigid correctness, praising a lively but imperfect approach to writing and thinking. The line frames a broader ethic about creativity and risk in journalism.
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Austin
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Sersuites.com
Hoelscher
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Accuchill
Sprint
RCA
DSS
Primestar
Dish Network
wiTemp
Hirlpool
Zenith
Bedrich Hoffmann
Southwest
Henry R. Maresh
Texas
Alan Korwin
Heritage
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