Hummingbirds Return as Winter Weeks Fade
Nature notes recount three late winter snowfalls and the first spring arrivals of hummingbirds at the J.B. Youngs and Ren Dees, with sightings March 11 12 and 13 and a 1941 tale of a praying mantis preying on a hummingbird. It also cites 1970救 rescue by the Adam Schneiders and Roy Bedichek Dobie correspondence about mantis prey.
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J.B. Youngs
Ren Dees
Delfina Tristans
Zazle Kirkpatrick
Cypress Creek
Knolks
Adam
Austin
Ruth Dodson
Mathis
Bedichek
Mr. Dobie
Gulf of Mexico
Agarita
Wimberley hosts success in annual volleyball tourney
The March 8 9 10 event at the Wimberley gym drew eight women's teams and nine men's teams. WOW and Mixed Six squads led by captains Paulett Keith Carolyn Haley and Jean Shand won divisions as profits benefited the Wimberley School Library Fund and PTA concessions.
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Wimberley Gym
WCW
Wimberley
Wimberley School Library
PTA
Luling
St. Martin’s
Seguin
WOW
Paulett Keith
Carolyn Haley
Cocaptains
Lavelle Saunders
Sandra Keith
Ann Carson
Linda Calhoun Stevens
San Marcos
Pat Farris Heath
Buda
Shirley Jentsch
New Braunfels
Jean Shand
Billie Short
Wanda Montague
Marsha Fowler
Luch Worley
Shirley Sturdivant
Karen Chisolm
Dripping Springs Aces
van Haley
Mike Jones
Glenn Keith
Jiggs Saunders
Terry Oldham
Lee Rogers
Gene Oldham
Margie Morris
Darleen Jonas
Robin Williams
Perry Heath
Water-Pierce Oil pays Texas antitrust fine in 1909
On April 24, 1909, Water-Pierce Oil Company paid the first large Texas antitrust fine of 718,009.14 dollars after being found guilty of violations. The source notes Deaf Smith, born April 19, 1787 in New York, commanded all scouts in the War for Independence and the Texas Revolution in Deaf Smith County’s naming.
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Texas
Water-Pierce Oil Company
Erastus‘Deaf’ Smith
Deaf Smith County
New York State
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BY Hazel C. Green
Agency
S. Guadalupe San Marcos
Suite
Westgate Bldg
Austin, Texas
Spornhauers
P.O
Interstate
Tex
the Rader CO. Builders
Wimberley and
P.O. Box
Bill Rader
Sam Cutts
Wahrmund & CO
Blake Sweatt
Joe Kees
Steve Kees
Bobby Kees
Bobby Mickler
Wm. Jamison
Alan Turco
al Flecke
Virginia Caldwell
Kay Delcher
Roger Poinykal
Ed Harding
Danny Pearson
Fred Allnoch
Manfred Kremkus
Erich Schnieder
Wm. Reeves
James H. Miller
Rebecca Clark
Herman Kneupper
Carl Hutchins
Jarvis Wilson
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