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Sunday, March 18, 2018
The first day of Spring is this week, how to be in the Kingsbury city limits, in Kingsbury news past the January 17, 1897 edition of the Houston Postreported that Mrs. Wickline of Kingsbury passed away at 29 and you can get everything from carrots to opossums at the Houston market, it's National Sloppy Joe Day and National Puppy Day this week, the Soles for Souls 5K is April 7th, the Spring Fly-In at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome is April 14th, Kingsbury T-shirts are available online, the term "OK" was first published this week in 1839, the Kingsbury Opry plays every Friday, and an awesome picture of the teller window inside the Kingsbury National Bank before 1929 and the banking news from when it opened in 1912.

Sunday, March 11, 2018
Daylight Saving Time starts this week, in Kingsbury news past the June 19, 1896 edition of the Galveston Daily Newsreported on the passing of San Jacinto veteran E.V. Dale of Kingsbury and that they're catching huge tarpons in the Gulf, a Texian soldier was released by the Mexican army for being a Mason this week in 1836, the Soles for Souls 5K is coming up April 7th, it's National Plant a Flower Day and National Corn Dog Day this week, St. Patrick's Day is coming up, the Spring Fly-In at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome is scheduled for April 14th, the Ides of March is coming up March 15th, and a great picture of the Kingsbury post office workers in 1950.

Sunday, March 4, 2018
The Alamo fell this week in 1836, in Kingsbury news past the April 8, 1896 edition of the Galveston Daily News reported that Kleberg is leading in the Kingsbury ballots and a report from the first modern Olympic games in Greece, it's National Oreo Day and National Meatball Day this week, the bluebonnet became the state flower this week in 1901, the Soles for Souls 5K is April 7th, the primary elections are this week, and a wonderful picture of the Kingsbury school children in the late 1800s.

Sunday, February 25, 2018
Early voting is in progress for the primaries, it's the Full Worm Moon this week, the month of March starts, in Kingsbury news past the February 2, 1896 edition of the Houston Postreports that farm work is suspended due to heavy rains in Kingsbury and the American Express company in Houston has some new horses, it's National Horse Protection Day and National Pancake Day this week, the Star-Spangled Banner became the official national anthem this week in 1931, pictures of the removal of the fire station in preparation for the new station, and an awesome picture of the 1945 Kingsbury baseball team.

Sunday, February 18, 2018
It's Presidents Day this week, Colonel Travis penned his famous "Victory or Death" letter from the Alamo this week in 1836, in Kingsbury news past the January 19, 1896 edition of the Galveston Daily Newsreported that T.J. Lynch was in town on "business connected with the jobbing houses" and had an article on the "bird-like beasts" of Australia, it's National Love Your Pet Day and National Margarita Day this week, Judge Roy Bean staged the famous Sandbar Fight this week in 1896, and a great picture of a bunch of local boys hanging out at the train station loading pens around 1915.

Sunday, February 11, 2018
Valentine's Day is this week, the Kingsbury Lodge is giving Fire Chief Myron Boerger this Community Builder Award, the first and only mutiny in the Texas Navy took place this week in 1842, the Mesquite Trail Drivers were in town last weekend, in Kingsbury news past the January 18, 1896 edition of the Houston Daily Postreported on the passing of Mrs. Sarah Williams in Kingsbury and you can get your spectacles at the Houston Optical Comp'y, it's National Gumdrop Day and National Random Acts of Kindness Day this week, the world is going to the dogs with the Yukon Quest sled dog race and the Westminster Dog Show and Agility Championships this week, and a great picture of the 1929 Kingsbury girls basketball team and their school in the snow.

Sunday, February 4, 2018
The Southern Pacific Railroad completed the "Sunset Route" which stopped at the Kingsbury depot this week in 1883, it's National Kite Flying Day and National Pizza Day this week, in Kingsbury news past the December 26, 1895 edition of the Houston Daily Postreported that Mr. Smithers was hurt when his team ran away and Mr. Stellman in Martindale got snake bit, some Kingsbury citizens spoke in the Crystal Clear board meeting last week, the famous gunfight between Longhair Jim Courtright and Luke Short took place this week in 1887, the status on burn bans in the area and across Texas, and an awesome picture of Roland Merz and friends in his mule cart in downtown Kingsbury in the 1940s.

Sunday, January 28, 2018
It's Groundhog Day this week, information on the Volunteer Work Days this month at the Kingsbury Aerodrome, it's a Full Super Blue Blood Snow Moon this week, facts and folklore about the month of February, in Kingsbury news past the November 14, 1895 edition of the Galveston Daily Newsreported that you could board a special train in Kingsbury for the jockey club races in S.A. for just 65 cents and the Brazos River is "alive with fish", it's National Bubble Wrap Day and National Carrot Cake Day this week, February is National Cherry Month and National Hot Breakfast Month, the events that lead to the "Murder Steer" occurred this week in Texas history in 1891, the Guadalupe County Mayors Meeting was held this past week in Kingsbury, the "day the music died" was this week in 1959, and a wonderful picture of the Kingsbury Lutheran Church in 1892 in its original location.

Sunday, January 21, 2018
Information on Crystal Clear meeting, Texan Audie Murphy is wounded this week in 1945, the Soles for Souls run is scheduled for April 7th, in Kingsbury news past the September 12, 1895 edition of the Galveston Daily Newsreported that J.A. Lynch was in town buying goods and a teach that can instruct in German is wanted in New Ulm, it's National Pie Day and National Hugging Day this week, and a great picture of the Kingsbury Methodist Church in the early 1900s and today.

Sunday, January 14, 2018
Information on Crystal Clear water billing, the Mesquite Trail Drivers will be coming through town soon, in Kingsbury news past, cotton crops are short but corn and hay crops are immense and a leper from south Texa is at large in St Louis, the Miracle on the Hudson took place in New York this week in 2009, it's National Bootlegger's Day and National Popcorn Day this week, Antarctica was claimed for the U.S. this week in 1840, and a wonderful picture of downtown Kingsbury in 1981.
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