GVEC Launches Silver Jubilee Celebration in Gonzales
GVEC marks its Silver Jubilee with a dinner in Gonzales attended by 71 appliance dealers distributors and GVEC reps. The event runs April 1 through June 15 1960 offering members 15 savings and three months free electricity on specified appliances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guadalupe Valley Electric Co-op
Gonzales
GVEC
Moulton
Julius Krejer
Eddie Maresh
Moulton Hardware Co
Johnnie Maresh
O. W. Davis
F. N. Stubbs
Doyle Hines
Leon Netardus
John Davenport
Texas Electric Cooperative Organization
Ed Sagebiel
Sagebiel’s
Seguin
Negro Cardinal Is Received By Pope
Vatican City March 17 Pope John XXIII received in private audience Cardinal Rugambwa of Rutobo and a delegation of Negro pilgrims and seminary students who attended last Thursday’s consistory creating the first Negro cardinal. The Pope spoke of his deep interest in missionary work and expanding the Church in Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Laurian Cardinal
Rugambwa
John XXIII
Rutobo
Africa
Rear Action in Corpus Christi Traffic Summons
A 21 year old man in Corpus Christi earned a traffic summons last week after backing through a red light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Local Visitors Include Palmer Breitschopf and Perido Families
Mr and Mrs Walter Palmer and son of Houston Mr and Mrs Tony Breitschopf and sons of Gonzales and Mrs Isabel Perido and daughter of San Antonio were visitors in the A J Breitschopf home over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Palmer
Houston
Tony Breitschopf
Gonzales
Isabel Perido
San Antonio
A. J. Breitschopf
A. L. Ellis
C. W. Matthews
W. S. Ellis
Albert Walkarte
John Tupa
Johnny Tupa
Leo Pechacek
Yoakum
Joe Swatek
Rudy Wiedemann
Cynthia
Karen
Susanna Beale
Harry Beale
String Prairie
Tom Beale
Thomas
Marvin Hahn
New Braunfels
Evelyn Wiedemann
Yoakum Garden Club visit honors historic site
A Yoakum and Hallettsville group praised a historic locale at Braches Place on Peach Creek, urging state ownership and public access. The columned piece critiques featherbedding in the legislature and broad political issues including labor unions, socialism, and healthcare proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Dagg
Yoakum Garden Club
It’s a girl for Mr and Mrs Oscar Hirsch of Shiner
A baby girl weighing seven pounds five ounces was born March 30 at Shiner Hospital to Mr and Mrs Oscar Hirsch. The child was named Diane Marie with baptismal sponsors Mr and Mrs Frankie Paris of Yoakum. She is welcomed home by brother Oscar Lee and grandprents Mr and Mrs Frank Paris of Shiner and Mrs Katie Hirsch of Moulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Hirsch
Shiner
Shiner Hospital
Diane Marie
Frankie Paris
Yoakum
Oscar Lee
Frank Paris
Katie Hirsch
Moulton
Former Moultonite Wins Top Award In Houston Press Recipe Contest
former Moultonite Mrs Vernon James of Houston chosen champion Gulf Coast Cook in Houston Press 12th annual Year Round Cooking Recipe contest ending March 15. She wins for Ground Chuck Pie with Cheese Topping and celebrates 12th wedding anniversary with husband Mr James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moultonite
Houston Press
Vernon James
Houston
Gulf Coast
James
Press
Ann Valentine
43Rd Street
Texas
Your
Ann Valentine Press
Madeline Papacek
Joe Papacek
Nickel
Notice To Tax Payees Over 65 Exemption Details
Howard G. Hall of the Internal Revenue Service in Victoria Texas explains 1959 personal exemptions. Each taxpayer gets at least one $600 exemption with an extra $600 for 65 or older or blind. Spouses on joint returns share exemptions. separate filers may claim if wife has no income and little support from others. In community property states income is split half. If a spouse died in 1959, exemptions counted as of death. Call IRS for questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard G. Hall
Internal Revenue Service
Victoria
Texas
Internal Revenue Service Office
Witting Joins South Central Texas Amateur League
Witting, led by Ted Krause, becomes seventh club in the South Central Texas Amateur League as Ammansville and Swiss Alp drop out leaving six. Opening game set for Sunday April 24 features Shiner at Nada with Plum visiting Weimar and Bernardo Hurricanes at La Grange. Witting idle first round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ammansville
Alp
Witting
Ted Krause
Shiner
Clippers
Swiss Alp
Nada Rebels
Nada
Plum
Weimar
Bernardo Hurricanes
la Grange
Scotts Items: Local Sick and Visiting News
Mrs. Julius Hajek recovers from surgery at Crews Hospital Gonzales. Family and friends visit at Youens hospital Weimar La Grange to see Mrs Svoboda post major surgery. Various local residents attend hospital, church and social gatherings across Gonzales Weimar Smithville Yoakum and Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Hajek
Crews Hospital
Gonzales
Paul Green
John Merecka
Ronnie
Youens Hospital
Weimar
Kenwood Maeker
Toby Miller
Johnny Svoboda
la Grange Hospital
Svoboda
Trio Dead as Rock Show Follows Night of Violence
A man returned from a rock n roll show to find his parents dead and an infant unborn child later died after emergency surgery. Richard admitted firing five shots from a .22 rifle found in the car trunk. Sawyer apparently was shot first and Mrs Sawyer was shot while kneeling beside her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lice
In Loving Memory of Mrs Mary Fisbeck
In loving memory of Mrs Mary Fisbeck a year has passed yet memories remain. Her children remember her with love and carry her kindness in their hearts forever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Fisbeck
Manning Couple Welcome Baby Jeffery Lynn In Mississippi
Mr and Mrs Billie Manning of Wayrisboro Mississippi celebrate the birth of a son on April 4 named Jeffery Lynn. He is welcomed by his brother Burt. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Donald Clark of Gonzales and Mr and Mrs W B Manning of Moulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Rissel
Billie Manning
Wayrisboro
Mississippi
Jeffery Lynn
Burt
Donald Clark
Gonzales
W. B. Manning
Moulton
U.S
Motor Trend
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OLD Line Legal Reserve Company
Keay
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B. A. Kocurek
J. T. Jaeggli Bldg
Western Auto
LTA. & Bar
Alb. Pavlicek
Herbert Albrecht
Moulton, Texas
Yoakum and
Hallettsville
Khrushchev
Congress
People’s Democracy
Parliament
Russia
Tolstoy
Taschaikovsky
Schiller
Mozart
Beethoven
Germany
Reds
New York
Eee
Kennedy
Humphrey
V.F.W. Post
Adolph Haas
Gene Hrnek
VFW
Geter-Merrem
American Legion
Amer
Legion Home
Bill Reeves
A. A. Warlick
Moulton Farmers Co-Op Gin & Mill
Harry Maeker
Annie Cook
Houlton
Eddie Bauer
Fred Wiedemann
Charlie Wehmeyer
H. D. Clothing
C. I. Zapalac
Smithville
Joe Burger and Sons
Joe Svatek
Edwin Gallia
Ngco
Moulton Texas
Wuska’s
N. Malin
RAAB
Dinah Shore
Nbc-Tv
Pat Boone
Rae
Chevrolet
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