• Originally published July 30, 2008 at 2:29 p.m., updated July 30, 2008 at 2:29 p.m.

July 31, 1908

The Victoria ladies will give an ice cream festival on the Public Square Thursday evening, Aug. 6, for the benefit of the newly organized brass band. The citizenship of Victoria appreciates the free open-air concerts given by the band and al and everyone should feel interested in the permanency of an organization which contributes so largely to the pleasure and refinement of a community.

The North Heights auction sale parade yesterday was quite a novel sight. It formed at the Public Square at 1 o’clock and headed by the Victoria brass band, proceeded to the addition. A large number of carriages were in line and the procession extended over several blocks. It is estimated 5,000 people attended the sale. Ample accommodations have been provided at Miracle for those desiring to take baths in the Magic Mud. Eight bath houses have been erected and others will be built in the next few weeks. Free transportation and baths will be given to the people of Victoria for several days.

July 31, 1933

Advocate files for July 1933 are missing.

July 31, 1958

The organ at which she presided for more than half a century will bound a last tribute to Mrs. T.H. Lee Friday as the church she filled with music notes her death with a Solemn High Mass of Requiem. Mrs. Lee, 73, the former Josephine Fritz, died Wednesday morning in a local hospital after an illness of three weeks. A Native of Victoria, she was a daughter of the late L.A. Fritz, former Victoria mayor, and the late Mrs. Rosa Sitterle Fritz, both of whom were also born here. For 52 years, she served continuously as organist at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, of which she was a member and had retired only a few years ago.

July 31, 1983

An interior designer and a church organist have teamed together to create what theybe live will be a unique dining experience for South Texas - The Opera House Restaurant. As they see it, the restaurant represents a new concept for this locale, while a the same time providing for the preservation of the old Hauschild building and opera house, a joror Victoria landmark at the corner of Liberty and Forrest streets. Oddly enough David Eesterholm, the organist at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, and James Reinhardt, an interior designer.

City council has scheduled action Monday on an ordinance which would increase monthly garbage collection fees from $5.50 to $6.50, increase fees for numerous other services, and establish charges for a number of other services for which three is no charge at present. In connection with the garbage fee increase, the landfill token charge would be increase by 20 percent. The list includes: Charge for making copies of documents, from 25 cents to 50 cents; for copies of the city Charter, from $2.50 to $5; create charge of $10 for returned checks; garage sale permit, from $5 to $8; pool hall license, from $10 to $15, chauffeur’s license, from $5 to $8; create platting fees, replatting fees and set fees for engineering maps to developer; trash hauling license, from $25 to $35; sewer service tap fee from $100 to $200.

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