From Florida to Center Point the migration story of Texas settlers
Bunny Peavy Lotspeich recounts the 1874 Florida to Texas wagon train that settled Center Point Wilson County. The piece traces names like Peavy Poppell Woodlee Barker Johnson Mills Simpson and notes Florida molasses shipments and enduring family ties. A 1950 Stockdale aerial photo prompts nostalgia for vanished landmarks and memories.
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Bunny Peavy Lotspeich
Aaron “Tron” Robinson
Center Point Country
Stockdale
Coon Bottom
Fla
Bunny
Wilma
Ruth Denning Hastings Alley
Charles Bush Jr
Johnson
Bunk Cart
Sutton
Hardin’s
Denning
Memory Lane
Stockdale area highlights include Rhodes scholar and new church
Bonnie Lerma notes a Rhodes scholar among Stockdale High School graduates. The Church of Christ opens a new building with large attendance. Submarine ride details and hummingbird nest collection mentioned. Work starts on south end of F M 3335 and about 100 fireflies seen near Stockdale. Contact for Noe Ed Awl provided.
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Stockdale High School
Church of Christ
Jimmy Bush
Belen Denecamp
Roger Propes
Florida
United States
Mexico
F.M
Stockdale
Caddogal
Gvec.net
Perfectly good, slightly flawed family for sale
Debbi Farmer humor piece discusses an eBay bid for a family and the ethical issues it raises. The narrator compares extreme listings with a real family and ends by noting the bid is illegal and the moral: love cannot be bought. Readers are urged to reflect on value versus price.
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eBay
Yon
Debbie Farmer
California
Farmer
Wilson County News
Wilsoncountynews.com
Wew-Online
Texas Collectors Pottery Show in Seguin by Wilson Foundation
The Wilson Pottery Foundation sponsors a Texas Collectors Pottery Show in historic Seguin on Saturday Oct 18 from 9 am to 4 pm at Central Park near Austin and Court streets. Free admission. Pottery remains unearthed by Richard Kinz with the Heritage Museum and county historical commission aiding the Wilson family’s preservation efforts. For display space call 830 996 3608 after 6 pm.
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The
Wilson Pottery Foundation
Segui
Central Park
Austin
Court Streets
Hyrum, James
Wallace Wilson
John Makemie Wilson Jr
Hyrum Walker Sr
H. Wilson & Co
Seguin
Texas
Salt Creek
Capote Baptist Church
Hyrum Wilson
Richard Kinz
Kinz
County Historical Commission
John Gesick
Heritage Museum
Wilson Family Foundation
Wilson Brothers
Barbecue Benefit Aims to Feed Needy Families in Floresville
A barbecue plate sale to raise funds for Thanksgiving meals for needy families in Wilson County and nearby areas will run 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the American Legion Hall Floresville corner D and Fourth streets on Saturday Oct 25. Plates cost 5 dollars and ticket holders enter drawings for metal art silhouettes and an ice chest. Proceeds fund turkey dinners with all the trimmings. call Pete Gonzales Jr. at 830 393 0310 for details.
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Wilson County
American Legion Hall
D and
Fourth Streets
Floresville
Pete Gonzales Jr
D & Fourth Streets
Pete Gonzales
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Littleton Dixon
Toms
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Karen Mac Smith
Bonnie Lerma
Family Daze
Texas Collectors Pottery
LaVvernia
Visa
Bullfrog Books
Chihuahua
la Vernia
Wilsoncounty News.com
Riore
Snoga
Party
iRoom
Goliad
San Antonio
Stockdale Chevron
S. Hwy
Peanut Brittle
Lions Club
Three Oaks Community Center
FM 1344 & Co
Three Oaks
E.E. Clubs & Fire Dept
Wilson Co. Ambulance Assn
Smoky
Pepper Jack
Tenth St
Hwy
Revie
Stockdale Assembly of God
Bake Sale
Becky
Provi
Public Radio
Verry
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