100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago: 1996, Colony Creek Home Builders Association offers reward for return of Santa | Features

1921

DEC. 12 – I.M. Bettin returned to Kingsville yesterday afternoon after a small weekend go to with his mom, Mrs. Max Bettin. The youthful man states that Kingsville is a very nice city, but previous Victoria is the finest of all.

The sale of Crimson Cross Christmas Seals in the universities opens currently. Father P.B. Feeney, Pass up Blanche Crutzinger and Professor V.L. Griffin are the committee in demand of town and place colleges.

DEC. 15 – A postal card from the Rev. Louis A. Parker arrived in this town Monday from Bucharest, Rumania. He loaded the pulpit at Trinity Episcopal Church for a lot more than a yr, and is now thorough to reduction work in the Around East.

Business No. 4 of the Victoria Hearth Office elected the adhering to officers very last Tuesday evening: W.A. Miller, president H.J. Krehmeier, vice-president E.L. Atzenhoffer, secretary E.C. Vogt, assistant secretary J.C. Bianchi, treasurer.

1946

DEC. 13 – An unsuccessful attempt was built to enter the Martin Assistance Station and Grocery Shop, 903 East Goodwin Ave., police have been informed early this morning. R.J. Martin, proprietor, told Assistant Main Earl Gannon he located the entrance doorway lock had been pried partly open.

Mrs. W.R. Muske catching the biggest trout (3 and a half pounds) while fishing with her spouse and Peter Lantermo Thursday. The get together caught 132 fish weighing around 200 lbs.

DEC. 18 – The Upcoming Homemakers of The us entertained the Long run Farmers of The united states with a Xmas celebration Monday evening in the homemaking section of Patti Welder Significant Faculty.

The public is invited to the yearly all-college Christmas pageant at Smith-Fischer Corridor tonight, application chairman O.C. Stroman explained currently. More than 350 learners from each individual general public school in the city will current the application, with songs furnished by the choral groups and the high school band.

Mrs. J.F. Steele obtaining the downtown purchasers in the vacation mood with Xmas carols around a loudspeaker at her jewelry retailer.

1971

DEC. 14 – Computerization in numerous fields of county functions, mainly in the county tax office environment, took up most of the dialogue time Monday at the Victoria County Commissioners Court’s very last normal assembly for 1971. Western Details Solutions submitted a proposal for the handling of all of the county’s voter registration lists at an believed charge of $3,105 for each 12 months. This is based mostly on an estimate of 23,000 Victoria County voters. It came to mild in the discussion that no delinquent tax lists have been ready for the county because 1965, with the regulation requiring that these lists be compiled at the very least as soon as each and every two a long time.

DEC. 16 – Huffing and puffing more than hill and about dale and down the macadam path came Mark Klotzman Wednesday on a 125.2 mile pump from Austin to Victoria. Mark, a sophomore at the University of Texas, determined he’d peddle his bicycle house for the Xmas vacations. He reported he preferred to make the excursion on the two-wheeler for adventure, and for the reason that he was a small shy on gasoline cash. Commencing out at 6:30 a.m., he arrived residence just in advance of dark.

1996

DEC. 16 – The Colony Creek Property Builders Association of Victoria is featuring a $100 reward for the return of a 6-foot tall wooden Santa Claus that was taken from the entrance of the Colony Creek subdivision Saturday morning. Monroe Rieger, vice president of the dwelling builders association, stated the painted Santa Claus, dressed like a golfer, was sporting a pink sweater and plaid knickers, and was keeping a golfing club. The incident transpired sometime amongst 1 a.m. and 7 a.m.

DEC. 17 – Victoria residents had been rushing Monday to put together for an icy blast of air from Canada that’s threatening to plunge temperatures into the 20s and possibly provide snow. The cold front is envisioned to get there all around mid-day these days, bringing continual winds of 20 to 30 mph and a sharp fall in temperature. “Of system, the major issue will be the temperatures,” reported Steve Smart of the Nationwide Weather conditions Services. “By midday it will breaching into the 50s to in close proximity to 60. After the entrance moves by means of, it will quickly drop into the 40s.” The mercury is envisioned to proceed to drop tonight, bottoming out at about 30 degrees. It’s anticipated to recuperate only to the mid-30s for a large Wednesday. Wise reported there also will be a 20 % opportunity of snow Wednesday, although the precipitation could fall as combine of chilly rain, ice pellets and snow. He mentioned weather conditions forecasters are uncertain particularly what to be expecting.