The Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 22, 1972 Page: 3 of 16
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do——its name of which each is intensely
proud.
All of them, as well as Hondo, strives
in every way possible to spread that name
in favorable light all over the world.
Now the most common way, and I might
add the method which provided the most
widespread publicity, has been eliminated
by the Postal Service.
Maybe we can write Congressman Abra-
ham (Chick) Kazen, Senators Lloyd Bentsen
and John Tower and ask them to add their
weight to Congressman Jake Pickle's ef-
forts.
It might do some good.
SCENIC VIEWS
v •.
... we have seen plenty of from Hondo to
Moses Lake, Washington (where this is be-
ing written)—mountains, valleys, rivers,
lakes, National Parks, Old Faithful in Yel-
lowstone, snow-capped peaks (we even
stopped in Wyoming so the girls could have
a snow fight).
It has been beautiful—everyone should
definitely see the U.S. before heading off
to some foreign country. It just might re-
ignite that spark of National pride.
We have passed out Hondo postcards in
many places and picked up several others
on the way.
I must tell you about a smart man we
met in Dubois, Wyoming. And hunters like
Jack Winkler, E. J. Chapa, Reno Stanga,
Norman Buescher, Woody Glasscock, Gip
Chapman, Hilmer Mueller, Elmo Pope,
Fred Bader and many others take note.
This man, Dale Warren, has hunted for
28 years and in that time has killed many
different animals. He had them all mount-
ed and now charges one buck for adults
and 50 cents for children to see his "Wild-
life Exhibit". And it's worth seeing.
But here is a man who has enjoyed life
for 28 years and now has that enjoyment
paying him good interest.
And he is a smart businessman. One is
a little disappointed, after being hit in the
face by dozens of bill boards, to see stuffed
animals. Perhaps he was aware of this
feeling when he tacked the following mes-
sage on the wall:
"If after viewing this wildlife exhibit
you are unhappy, then it means you don't
know what you have seen."
. . .in last week's column prompted a
quick response from Fred DeGrodt, who
owns the land north of the City Park. My
column stated that the city owns the land
north and west of the present park and that
that land could be developed into more
park land.
I should have said South and west
Taylor-Chapman
basks in success
The Taylor-Chapman rain
prediction and reporting serv-
ice fulfilled the second half
of thelr,dutie» this week and
report on the rains of June 11-
18. And we quote:
"Covering die weather
picture in Medina County for
the week of (June) 11-18 as
per our prediction:
While many of the showers
were light, from . IS to. 60
inch, some jumped from . 60
to better than an inch, with
occasional heavy thunder-
showers up to 1.5 to 2 inch-
es.
Many sections over die
County had good rains, oth-
ers only showers--all in all
they were wet, and found
Mother Earth ready and will-
ing to absorb die moisture so
essential to the growth of a
splendid com, maize,
Am Lynch reported a nice
rain Saturday, June 17, of
1.80 on his ranch In the
north part of the county-
stock tank filled. There was
also a rise on the Hondo
Creek at die Bendele cross-
ing.
A four-inch rain was re-
ported just west of D’Hanis.
Over three inches for the pe-
riod were reported in D'Han-
is, with totals diminishing
to the south.
To The Voters
Of Texas
Thank you for your ex-
pression of confidence
in re-electing me to the
office of Comptroller
of Public Accounts.
ROBERT
S.
CALVERT
M«rt about ..
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who wish to set up such a
program or obtain grants for
its operation. Proposals In-
cluded Texas State Welfare-
sponsored day
dren of poverty parents, and
a sliding scale of payments
for the services far children
of parents who, while not
wealthy, do not fit the pov-
erty description.
Several ongoing studies
being undertaken by AACOG
include an input-output an-
alysis for the region's econo-
my which, by studying what
sorts of products are "import-
ed” into the region and
which products are "export-
ed", can provide a guide for
attracting needed industry in-
to Alamo area cities.
Another study Is examin-
ing area fire protection e-
qulpment for the purpose of
co-ordinating the fire de-
partments of regional cldcs
and towns to respond to com-
mon emergencies. Some
unwritten agreements of co-
operation exist today, but
they will be formalized un-
der the AACOG plans.
The final topic discussed
was possible aid for a County-
supported ambulance pro ._
gram.
New concrete
won’t crack
AUSTIN--Highway re-
search being conducted at
The University of Texas may
save the taxpayers millions
of dollars each year.
Concrete is a porous ma-
terial. Water seeping into
the pores of concrete bridges
freezes, expands and breaks
off chips of concrete taking
Its toll in tax money for re-
surfacing projects.
UT engineers are studying
the feasibility of filling the
pores in concrete with plas-
tic. Polymer concrete, as
it is then called, has no air
spaces so there is no place
for water to seep in. In ad-
dition, it is four to five
times stronger than ordinary
concrete and more resistant
to abrasive wear.
Hert in Hondo
Mr.(iand Mrs. Otto Wie-
mers were honored with a
covered dish supper Sunday.
The occasion being Father's
Day as well as a birthday for
Mrs. Wlemers and one of the
guests, Valeria Prescott,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Fin us Prescott. Others present
were the children and grand-
children of the honorees. Pres-
ent were Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Calk and Ethan, Mr. and Mrs.
Meryle Wlemers and Michael.
Elaine, Deborah and Yvonne
of San Antonio; Mr. and Mrs.
Elbert Wlemers, Mr. and Mrs.
John Wentz and Kay Rossann,
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Schweers,
Mrs. Bertha Hartmann and
Mrs. Fin us Prescott and Val-
eria. all of Hondo.
Obitiirioo Hondo Anvil Herald, Thurs. June 22, 1972, Pg 3
Alfredo Maldonado passes
away in local hospital
Roy A. Harrison
Former County
schoolman
wr ites
Roy A. Harrison, recently
retired Medina County Co-
op Counselor who has served
schools at Medina Valley,
Natalia, Yancey and D'Han-
ls, sent the following letter
to his friends and former co-
workers.
Rogersvlfie, Alabama
June 8, 1972
As I leave for my retire-
ment, I shall cany fond
memories of the people that
I have worked with: six
years at Medina Valley, 11
years with Natalia, five years
with D'Hanls and three years
with Yancey, The people in
all this area have been very
nice to me.
At Medina Valley, Nata-
lia and D'Hanis, if the peo-
ple didn't kid me or play a
joke on me, I would think
that they werp angry with
........... .< UHIllllHMI>*r*»««l«'
Three years ago, while I
was in bed with the mumps
for two weeks, the ladles of
the Church of Christ brought
me hot meals each day.
Brother L C. Hill brought
my mail each day.
I stayed at Landmark's
for six years and I really en-
joyed living there. I have
had an apartment for the last
year at Sarah Rohrbach
and she was wonderful. Mt.
and Mrs, C. F. Schweers
have been especially nice to
me. I would say all people
everywhere have been very
nice to me. It would have
been difficult for me to have
stayed here If it hadn't been
for all the friendly people.
The people of the church
gave me a golng-away party
and presents. The members
of the National Honor Society
and the Student Council of
Natalia also invited me to a
party and gave me a nice
gift. Some sophomore girls
of D’Hanis and Yancey gave
me a going -away letter.
When I came to Hondo,
Dr. Floyd Hill and I would
drive out toward Tarpley-
Utopia tp see deer. It would
fascinate me.
As I return to my home
town and to my wonderful
family in Rogersville, Ala-
bama, I shall do yard work,
work in our garden, fish,
hunt and sell more encyclo-
pedias. 1 shall also have to
get used to that weather. I
shall often think of my
friends in Medina County.
FUneral services were
held for Alfredo B, Maldo-
nado, 47, Wednesday eve- *
ning, June 20, 1972 at St.
John's Catholic Church. Rev.
Emmett Carolan officiating.
Mr. Maldonado paired away
at Medina Memorial Hospi-
tal June 17.
Born March 11, 1925 in
Hondo to die late Enrique
Maldonado, Sr. and Victoria
Barrlentes Maldonado, he
was married to Martha Cas-
tillo July 27, 1932. Living
all his life in Hondo, he at-
tended the Hondo schools
and was a member of St.
John's Catholic Church. He
was a clerk at a local auto
parts shop here.
Besides his wife, he is
Services
held f or
Rudolf o
C ontrer as
Rudolfo G. Contreras
passed away in San Antonio
June 17, 1972. He was 31
years of age.
Rosary was recited Sunday
evening, June 18, at Guinn-
Horger Chapel. Funeral
services were held Monday,
June 19, at 4 p. m. at St.
John's Catholic Church with
Rev. Emmett Carolan, Pas-
tor, officiating.
Mr. Contreras was bom
in Hondo May 30, 1941, son
of Edwardo and Lucia Garcia
Contreras, who survive. A
laborer, he had made his
residence in Hondo all his
life and was a member of St.
John's Catholic Church.
He is survived by his wi-
dow, Victoria; one son, Ru-
dolfo, and five daughters.
Rose Mary, Emilia, Ester,
Nelda and Odella Contreras,
all of Hondo, Also, four
sisters, Mrs. Regina Garcia,
Mrs. Sarah Munez, Mrs,
Martha Contreras and Mist
Llyse Contreras, all of Hon-
do.
Serving as pallbearers
were Augustine Garcia, Jr.,
Samuel Garcia, Joe Frank
Garcia, Manuel Garcia, Al-
fredo Garcia and Inacio Gar-
cia.
Interment was in Oakwood
Cemetery with arrangements
by Guinn-Horger.
survived by a son, Alfredo
C. Maldonado, Jr. of A&I
University, Kingsville; a
daughter, Della M. Lopez of
Hondo; two brothers, Enri-
que Maldonado, Jr. and Joe
Maldonado, and two sisters,
Mrs. Ofllia Reyes and Mrs.
Roman Martinez, Sr., all of
Hondo.
Rosary was recited at
Guinn-Horger Chapel Tues-
day evening.
Pallbearers were Louis
Garcia, Lupe Hernandez,
Marcarlo Santlllano, Jesus
Dominguez, Jose Del Toro
and Juan Mendoza.
Interment was in Guada-
lupe Cemetery. Guinn-Hor-
ger handled arrangements.
Services held for Adela R. Trejo
Adela R. Trejo died Mon-
day, June 12, 1&72 in Bexar
County Hospital, San Anton-
io, at die age of 56.
Survivors include two
sons, Tito Amaya, Jr. and
John Trejo, both of San An-
tonio; one daughter, Mary
Helen Sanchez of Dallas;
mother, Mrs. Antonia G.
Rodriguez of San Antonio.
Also, four brothers, Ad-
lano G. Rodriguez of Hondo,
Jessie Rodriguez of Dallas,
Juan Rodriguez of Seguin and
John BL Rodriguez of San
Antonio; four sisters, Ruth
Gonzales and Linda Charles
of San Antonio, Lupe Reyes
of Nampa, Idaho and Anton-
ia Fabro of Dallas, and two
grandchildren of San Antonio.
Funeral services were
held Thursday, June 15, at
St. Henry's Catholic Church
with burial in San Fernando
No. 2, San Antonio.
Arrangements were by
Max Martinez Funeral Home.
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The Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 22, 1972, newspaper, June 22, 1972; Hondo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth819782/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hondo Public Library.