Meyersville Social Roundup Notices and Birthdays
Meyersville news notes visits in LaGrange Round Top church events and dinner with Pastor Gregor. John Diebel celebrates birthday December 4. Mrs Adickes injured at home. Family Thanksgiving guests include Lott and Paula Angerstein from Victoria. Sr Jr Bridge Club hosts party at E J Ideas home. Cindy Fisher bride elect of Joel Egg honored with a shower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Angerstein
LaGrange
Round Top
Pastor Gregor
John Diebel
Marichen Adickes
Sr.Jr. Bridge Club
E. J. Ideas Home
High
Gladys Brandt
Leon Nagel
Low
Bettie Haun
Randall Rangnow
Wanda Rainer
Lee Preiss
St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church
B. C. Ohrt
Cindy Fisher
Joel Egg
Farmers Union names officers for 1976
Rudolf Lippke was elected president of the DeWitt County Farmers Union for 1976 with E. A. Helmers as vice president and Merton Ideus as secretary treasurer. The group met to review the brucellosis eradication program the grain market and dairy industry issues. A report on the Fort Worth state convention was given and the next meeting is set for Feb 10 at the Meyersville community center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolf Lippke
DeWitt County
Obituaries for Lena Friedrich Pearl Mayfield and Mattie Steen
Funeral services held for Lena Friedrich 79 of Westhoff at St. John Lutheran Church with burial in Westhoff Cemetery. Pearl Mayfield 70 of Hochheim buried in Hochheim Cemetery after dying in an Austin hospital. Mattie Steen 88 of Yoakum died after extended illness. service at Buffington Chapel Clements with burial in Hochheim Cemetery. Survivors listed include spouse children sisters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Friedrich
Westhoff
Victoria Hospital
St. John Lutheran Church
Westhoff Cemetery
Chris Junker
Dennis Strelczyk
Darwin Koenning
Ernest Henson
Leonard Dreymala
Kenneth Dreymala
James Dreymala
Larry Hughes
Morris van Beveren
John Tomanec
Michael Kopecky
Dewayne O'Neal
Pearl Mayfield
Hochheim
Buffington Funeral Home
Yoakum
W. J. Clements
Chester Laufer
Norman Vestal
F. P. Eichholz
Ernest Laufer
Michael Daniels
Rodney Sternadel
Arthur ‘‘Mattie’’ Steen
Gonzales
Willie Morrow
Victoria
Kitty Moore
Denison
Marker Moves On For Cuero Alexander Hamilton Home
The state marker committee accepts the application for an official Texas Historical Marker for the Alexander Hamilton home in Cuero now owned by Leroy Hamilton. Mrs. Harold Lane researched and prepared the history. Clinton Cemetery cleanup day by Boy Scout Troop 228 Yoakum shines. seventeen scouts and four dads participated. County files show two Clinton naming theories. materials sought to verify which is correct. County meeting scheduled next Tuesday December 16 at 4 30 in county courtroom. three new museum board members will be elected. Yorktown Memorial Hospital Guild officers for 1976 announced including Olivia Gips president Olga Maeckel Rachel Trevino Elizabeth Boyles secretary Louise Wofford treasurer Ethel Simecek nominating committee members noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Alexander Hamilton
Cuero
Leroy Hamilton
Harold Lane
DeWitt County
Clinton
Green C. DeWitt
Dick Chisholm
Yorktown Memorial Hospital Guild
Olivia Gips
Olga Maeckel
Rachel Trevino
Elizabeth Boyles
Louise Wofford
Ethel Simecek
Connie Boyles
Eugenia Studer
Martha Menn
Cuero Ennis State Championship at Kyle Field Friday
Friday Cuero plays Ennis for the state championship at Kyle Field College Station with an 8 p.m. gametime. The town features a busy weekend with bazaars dances and church events for community members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero
Ennis
Kyle Field
College Station
Illegal deer charges highlight DeWitt County case
Two DeWitt County residents Delfino Galindo of Cuero and Eddie H. Barnett of Yoakum were cited for possession of untagged deer in Justice of the Peace Albert Ley's office. Game Warden Bill Drehr filed the charges. A list of speeding tickets and other citations followed, naming numerous individuals across Texas towns for various offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt County
Justice of the Peace
Albert Ley
Delfino Galindo
Cuero
Eddie H. Barnett
Yoakum
Bill Drehr
Gilbert Gonzales
San Antonio
Kenneth M. Krawcznski
G.R. Stifflemire
Port Lavaca
Santos Vega
Gonzales
Michael Rand Murray
Houston
Oliver C. Heyland
Alan Jerome Johnson
Victoria
Raymond Leonard
Thomas Lloyd Vick
William Robert Shelton
Thomas Joseph Zaiontz
Charles Albert Cathey
William Thomas Smith
San Marcos
Francisco Raul DeLeon
Homer Lee Harryman, Jr
Lennie Alan Clifton
Meyersville
Hershal Carroll Jordan
William Terrell Miller
Richard Eugene Marek
Eddie Harold Barnett
Harvey E. Hagens
Shiner
Clement Cavasos, Jr
Pauline Munoz
Singing Aires to sing at Brother's Chapel sermon Sunday
The Singing Aires will present a sermon in concern program Sunday at 2 p.m. at Brother's Chapel United Methodist Church per Rev. J M Moreland. Public invited. Formal opening of the State Commission for the Blind district office in Victoria is Tuesday December 16 at 2601 Azalea Street. The office aims to serve over 500 residents in the Golden Crescent in its first year, aided by a federal grant and redeployed staff. The Victoria district covers Gonzales Lavaca DeWitt Jackson Victoria Goliad and Calhoun counties. Referrals may be made by any organization or individual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revelations of
Victoria
First Presbyterian Church
Singing Aires
Brother's Chapel United Methodist Church
J.M. Moreland
State Commission For the Blind
Azalea Street
Golden Crescent
Commission For the Blind
Corpus Christi
Austin
Victoria District
Gonzales
Lavaca
DeWitt
Jackson
Goliad
Calhoun
Hospital Wednesday Admissions and Dismissals Report
Wednesday admits include Myrtle Rose Nancy Brandt and Irene Naranjo. Dismissals list Reevie Gips Deborah Steinman Dela Kuester Raleigh Blackwell Louise Flessner and Claudia Speed. Occupancy notes thirty on Thursday with Mrs Iona Kulik Mrs Georgia Davis Miss Susie Garcia and Harold Smith. Wayne Parker and Mrs Billye Saunders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Rose
Nancy Brandt
Irene Naranjo
Reevie Gips
Deborah Steinman
Dela Kuester
Raleigh Blackwell
Louise Flessner
Claudia Speed
Iona Kulik
Georgia Davis
Susie Garcia
Harold Smith
McKone recalls life from 1905 Oklahoma to early police honors
The interview follows McKone from a rich man’s game years ago in Jersey to his June 11 1905 meeting with Geronimo at the 101 Ranch in Oklahoma. He recounts gunsmithing after Quantrell’s raid and later Pistol and Rifle awards, plus a son in Victoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Geronimo
101 Ranch
Oklahoma
National Editorial Association
McKone
Canada
Geromino
Lathrop Read
F. W. Read
Sam
Ireland
Fort Riley
Camp Perry
Ohio
War Department
Sam McKone
Victoria
Westhoff ALCW to Meet December 16
The Westhoff ALCW will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday December 16 at 2 p.m. in the parish. Members are asked to bring cookies for shut ins. Hostesses are Mrs. Janie Goehring and Mrs. Rose Lee Guenther.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westhoff Alcw
Janie Goehring
Rose Lee Guenther
Commissioners deny pay raises and approve ambulance contract
DeWitt County Commissioners Court rejects proposed 1976 pay increases keeping 1975 salary levels. The panel approves a Yoakum Ambulance Service contract allocating 7,500 from each of Lavaca County and City of Yoakum for 1975 76, with headquarters at Yoakum Fire Station. Also tabled talk of an assistant district attorney and approved a Clover Energy pipeline easement along Talk Ranch Road near Nordheim. Courthouse to close January 1 and reopen January 2 for year end observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt County
Clover Energy Company
Talk Ranch
Nordheim
Aileen Spell
Yorktown
Toys for Tots drive aided by Cuero Lions donations
Cuero Lions Club luncheon supports Toys for Tots with members donating 1 each to boost holiday giving. Toys will be bought next week and distributed December 20. New member Jack Canonico welcomed. guests Paul Woods and Carlisle Stakes attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero Lions Club
Jack Canonico
Paul Woods
Victoria
Carlisle Stakes
Cuero
Cindy Talley
Sylvia Talley
Cuero High School
Pilot Club Members Decorate Cuero Nursing Home Tree
The Pilot Club of Cuero decorates a Cuero Nursing Home Christmas tree led by Polly Burns. Four new members Rachel Wallace Gretchen Dupnik Carmen Gonzales and Kathy Dunn were initiated. The group planned a Dec 28 Christmas party and a Feb 21 spaghetti supper with fundraisers for the American Cancer Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilot Club
Cuero
Polly Burns
Mary Polzin
Rachel Wallace
Gretchen Dupnik
Carmen Gonzales
Kathy Dunn
Doll House
Erma Green
Gladys Dieringer
Mary Beth Poth
Irene Kleinecke
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Larry Brandts
Gladys
Phil Cowey
Farmers Union
Mrs. Arthur
Mattie) Steen
Rialto
Eas Hackman
Sun
Mejor Regalo
Julio Rivero Y
Isela
Museum News
St. Michael's Altar Society
Proctor Hall
Cuero Fire Department
VFW Hall
Children’s Protective Services
Turkey Roost
Bottom Dollar Mall
VFW
P.m
Green DeWitt Community Club
John the Baptist
Calvary Baptist Church
KCFH
St. Mark's
Gruenau Sons of Hermann
Gruenau Hall
4-H Club
Leo Club
Ben Sollock
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
August Lee
Geronimo T. Camecho
Harlingen
Yvonne Gardner Strait
Bonnie L. Jansen
Range
Ronald Ray King
Abilene
Pablo Gonzales Anvaro
Richard Paul Schlermschok
Wayne Parker and
Mrs
Billye Saunders
Freund Funeral Home
N. Gonzales
Adickes Building Supply Co
Town House Restaurant
N. Esplanade
Old
San Antonio Hwy
Wiley Cheatham
David Stephenson
Frank Stephenson
Brenda Brandrick
Jimmy Foeh
Toys For Tots
Lion Donations
Homemakers of America
Office Education Association
High-Davis
Lion Barry Wineinger
Lions Club
Jack Hartsell
Kenedy
Glenn Portis
St. Michael's Parish Hall
Karlyn Tiffin
State Hospital
Elizabeth
Charles Stone
JES
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