Wimberley A Way of Life excerpt surveys 1940s tourism boom
An editors note introduces Linda Williams Allen's excerpt on Wimberley’s evolution from a ranching area to a resort hub in the late 1940s. Ed James and Chester Franklin drive development, paving roads and building cabins while Camp Wimberley and Rio Bonito Resort attract campers. National profiles praise the town, though it remains quiet with few nightlife venues. Residents describe a safe, relaxed tourist culture drawing visitors, largely from Houston, with rising land values along the Blanco River and Cypress Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed James
Allen Boyle
Ranch House
James
Eagle Rock Ranch
Houston
America
Wimberley
Charlie Oldham
Chester Franklin
Oldham
Wimberley Square
Camp Wimberley
Rio Bonito Resort
San Marcos
Camp Merriam
Blanco
Little Arkansas
Liza Howell
Clint Pace
The
American Statesman
Austin
Pageant Magazine
Parks Johnson
United States
the Statesman
Blanco River
Cypress Creek
Piney Woods
Cain
Letters Saga of the missing petitions continues
A reader questions the handling of missing petitions linked to the Wimberley Senior Citizens Center. The letter urges board members to follow nonprofit rules prohibiting political use of facilities and calls for awareness of governance. It defends civic tolerance and urges adherence to community guidelines.
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Watergate
Wimberley
State of Texas
Teresa Ann Maiers obituary in Wimberley church service
Teresa Ann Maiers age 71 of Wimberley died August 5. A rosary was recited at Thomason Funeral Chapel at 7 30 p m and a funeral mass was held August 8 at St Marys Catholic Church in Wimberley with burial in the church cemetery. Survivors include brothers Leo Maiers of Wimberley and Ambrose Maiers of Palos Park Illinois and sister Mary Maiers of Wimberley. She was preceded in death by parents John and Margaret Maiers and Sylvia Kierowski. Funeral services by Thomason Funeral Home.
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Thomason
Wimberley
Teresa Ann Maiers
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Leo Maiers
Ambrose Maiers
Palos Park, Ill
Mary Maiers
John and
Margaret Maiers
Sylvia Kierowski
Highway Department Facts Not Addressed Letter to Editor
A reader defends the Texas Department of Transportation against critic P Tompkins. The writer claims the department operates under democratic checks and balances and accuses rivals of blackmail and extortion over past alleged misconduct. The letter cites Wimberley resident Bill Rubey.
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P. Tompkins
Texas Department of Transportation
Department
San Marcos
Highway Department
Breast cancer unit to visit Wimberley
TransAmerican Diagnostic Services will bring a mobile breast cancer detection unit to Deer Creek Nursing Center in Wimberley on Friday August 21. Appointments may be made by calling 847-5540. The unit is accredited and approved for self referred patients and Medicare Mammography. Your United Way gifts help shelter Hays County women and children from abuse.
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TransAmerican Diagnostic Services
Deer Creek
Ranch Road
Five Acres Road
Wimberley
American Cancer Society
American College of Radiology
Texas Department of Health
Medicare
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Linda Williams Allen
Village Library and Cultural Center
Jack Mynner
Mary Saunders
Nancy Freeman
Starr
Jon Anderson
Jamie Campbell
Pat Patton
Fox
Stone Park
Suite
Texas
P.O. Box
Hays County
Wimberley View
Steinheimer
Berlin Wall
Bondesrepublic Defendants
Wimberley New
Thomason Funeral Home
U.S/Texas
Japan
Russia
Thailand
Education Commission of the
New Zealand
U.S
Boston
Ms. Tompkins
Sincerely, Bill Rubey Wimberley
TransAmerican Diagnostic Services, Inc
United Way
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