Rat tlesnake killed on Sadik Mikes pasture page
Sadik Mikes of Route 1, Shi ner, killed a 5 foot 9 inch rattlesnake in his farm pasture using a hammer after dogs would not approach. The article notes plans for a nearby Boy Scouts lake on 335 acres near Dilworth with camp sites, rifle and archery ranges, boating facilities, and a conservation plan aided by the Soil Conservation Service. The lake site was donated by the Dickson Foundation.
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Sadik Mikes
Shiner
Mr. Mikes
Gonzales County Soil and Water Conservation District News
Boy Scouts of America
Dilworth
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Dickson Foundation
Loyalty Day Proclamation by Shiner Mayor
The proclamation urges nationwide Loyalty Day observance on May 1 1966 with public demonstrations and flag displays. Mayor Arthur H Kaspar joins with federal leaders urging citizens to affirm loyalty and counter communist subversion in schools churches and businesses.
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Congress
United States
United States of America
Arthur Kaspar
City of
Shiner
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United
Funeral services held for Mrs Emil Horky in Shiner
Mrs Mary Horky died April 17 1966 in a Victoria nursing home at 71. Services were held April 19 at Buffington Funeral Home and Shiner Catholic Church with Rev Charles Carolan officiating. Burial in Shiner City Cemetery. Survivors include three daughters and six grandchildren. Pallbearers were local men from Shiner and Yoakum.
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Emil
Mary) Horky
Buffington Funeral
Shiner
Shiner Catholic Church
Father Charles Carolan
Shiner City
Buffington Chapel
Edwin Shimek
Victor Novak
Victor Pulkrabek
Emil Baros
Emil Tomek
Clarence Meyer
Yoakum
Horky
Victoria
John and
Catherine
Krauskopf) Shimek
Mary Shimek
Emil Horky
Edna
Steve
Bessie) Matula
James
Georgia) Wenglar
Dolly Horky
Julius
Frank Shimek
William Shimek
Joe
Rud
Charles
John
George Shimek
Carrie) Horky
Anton
Julie) Hybner
O-t
Shiner High Senior Play Friday May 6
Shiner High School hosts senior class presentation of Hill Billy Weddin with show Friday May 6 at 7 30 pm in the gym. Admission 50 cents adults 35 cents students.
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Shiner High School
Shiner High Schol
Legion Park Hall Opens Doors with Weekend Hours
The Shi ner American Legion Park Hall will be open to the public on Sundays from 1 30 to 6 30 p m and Thursdays and Fridays from 7 30 to 10 30 p m effective Sunday May 1 No admission charges will apply Music box and refreshments will be available
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Shiner American Legion Park Hall
Special Legion Dance With Jeanne Carroll May 2
A Legion Dance is set for Monday May 2 at the American Legion Hall in Shiner. Jeanne Carroll and her Orchestra will perform in a Tommy Dorsey Sammy Kaye style program with Carroll dancing on most numbers and playing castanets maracas and tambourine. The band is led by Tommy Allan and features Carroll as a vocalist and instrumentalist with duets and novelty numbers.
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Tommy Allan
Jeannie
Jeanne Carroll
VFW District 24 Convention In Kenedy May 1
The spring VFW District No 24 convention will meet at the VFW Post Home in Kenedy on May 1. Harold Rodgers Dept Texas Jr vice commander will attend. Registration opens 8 am with a Memorial Service at 10 30 am and a joint meeting at 10 45 am.
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VFW
Kenedy
Harold Rodgers
Dept. of Texas Jr
Alfred Gieptner Taken By Death Funeral April 18
Beloved husband and father Alfred Gieptner died April 16 1966 at 2:30 am after illness and leg amputation. Funeral services were April 18 at Buffington Funeral Home Shiner and Saints Cyril and Methodius Church with burial in Shiner Catholic Cemetery. He was 82. Survivors include Julia Gieptner and son Daniel with two grandchildren and several siblings.
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Alfred Gieptner
Frank Wagner
Saints Cyril and Methodius’ Catholic
Charles Carolan
Shiner Catholic
Alfred G. Brosch
Steve Michalec Sr
Mat Simecek
Laddie Struka
Emil Huser
Shiner
Otto Pavlicek
Moulton
Buffington
Mr. Gieptner
Lavaca County
Texas
Emil
Anna
Rubena) Gieptner
Oregon
Moravia
Czechoslovakia
Julia Vivjala
Praha
L. P. Netardus
Flatonia
Alfred
Julia) Gieptner
Daniel A. Gieptner
Ted
Lorene) Faltisek
Faltisek
San Leandro
California
Nancy
David Faluisek
Adolph F
Annie ) Brosch
Frank
Julia) Pavlicek
Joe
Josie) Mig
San Antonio
Gieptner
Emma Gieptner
Jim
Emily) Pavlicek
Adolph
Hattie) Pavlas
August
Mary) Karasek
Carl Gieptner
Emil Gieptner
Lavaca County Narrowly Escapes Severe Weekend Storm
Lavaca County recorded 2.5 to 3.5 inches of rain with high winds and thunder on Sunday night and early Monday. No major damage reported though some tree limbs broke. nearby Kenedy and Range suffered a ground tornado damaging homes and injuring one. Totals from last week ranged 1.20 to 2.5 inches, with Shiner receiving 1.06 to 2.10 inches.
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Lavaca County
Kenedy and Range
Funeral services for Mrs. J Cimrhanzel scheduled in Shiner
Mrs. James Cimrhanzel 48 of Shiner died April 26 1966 in Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services set for April 28 at Buffington Chapel and Shiner Catholic Church with a Requiem High Mass. Burial in Shiner Catholic Cemetery. Surviving husband daughter Linda Kay Dana Cimrhanzel and two sisters Ernstine Calhoun Victoria and Audrey Kuhn Hallettsville.
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James Cimrhanzel
Shiner
Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital
Cimrhanzel
Ethelyn Kuhn
Peter Kuhn
Hallettsville
Kuhn
Buffington Funeral Home
Shiner Catholic Church
Shiner Catholic Cemetery
Linda Kay
Dana Cimrhanzel
Lowell
Ernestine) Calhoun
Victoria
Audrey Kuhn
Open House Marks 29th Anniversary of Warm Springs Foundation
Warm Springs Foundation in Gonzales hosts an all day open house Sunday May 1 with chapel services at 9 00 a m and a 10 00 a m membership meeting led by Edward Badouh of New Braunfels. Guests register at 8 30 a m. lunch coffee and cake provided. entertainment features Linda Coe twirler local entertainers and the Lowry Sisters plus the Ben Hur Temple Troubadours of Austin. Ceramics from patients and workshop clients on display and a new Arts Display by Archie Johnson. Barbed wire displays illustrate Texas ranching history. Principal celery growing states noted as Michigan California Florida and New York.
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Edward Badouh
New Braunfels
Joe Patek
Orchestra
Shiner
Robert Remschel
Texas
Gonzales
Linda Coe
Whittier Junior High School
San Antonio
Lowry Sisters
Warm Springs
Archie Johnson
Harwood
Johnson
Foundation
Candy Sale by Pack 232 Sat April 30
Cub Scouts of Pack 232 conduct a candy sale on Saturday April 30 in front of the post office and bank. Buy a can of candy to satisfy a sweet tooth while supporting a worthy cause.
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Cub Scouts
May Fest practice call for Legion Park youth
All children taking part in the May Fest program must attend practice at Legion Park on Friday April 29 at 4 p.m. The session is mandatory for participants to prepare for the event.
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Legion Park
Shiner Game and Fish League to Hold Annual Meeting
Plans are complete for the Shiner Game and Fish League annual meeting at Green-Dickson Municipal Park on Thursday May 5 1966 at 7:00 p.m. Refreshments will precede the program and meeting. Membership is open and an invitation is extended to attend in Shiner.
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The
Shiner Game and Fish League
Green-Dickson Municipal Park
Shiner
Local Shiner Bank Posts Record Call Report Increases
First National Bank of Shiner shows deposits up 371388.29 from last year as of April 5 with total deposits around 5.42 million and capital accounts rising 30611.61 to 500000. Surplus remains strong, cattle hogs and broilers price increases aid agriculture, manufacturing employment at a peak, and Shiner enjoys a diversified economy.
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First National Bank of Shiner
Glade Welhausen
Shiner
GVEC District II Meeting Set for April 29
GVEC District Two members meet Friday April 29 at Wied Hall to select a director nominee for the ballot at the Annual Membership Meeting and hear GVEC reports. Attendance prizes include an electric fry pan a coffee maker and electric scissors with family friendly entertainment. District Two covers Lavaca County south of Highway 90 A.
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Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative
Wied Hall
GVEC
Lavaca County
Gindler's of Gonzales To Host Grand Re Opening
Gindler's of Gonzales announces a grand re opening celebration on Friday April 29 starting at 9 00 a m The Gonzales store re opened after a full interior and exterior modernization featuring glass with gold trim new lighting and updated fixtures The event will include prizes and free samples with Lee Wilson inviting local patrons to attend and enjoy the festivities
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South Central Texas
Gindler’s
Gonzales
South Texas
Weimar
Henry Gindler
Gindler Brothers
Hallettsville
Jr. Department
Columbus
Texas
Gindler’s of
Knights
Lee Wilson
Gindler
the Gazette
May 1 1966 Reunion and Local Meetings Pack Bellville SH
Meetings cover 31st Strauss Reunion at Bellville VFW Home with basket lunch. SHINER Council of Catholic Nurses meets April 28. ST LUdMILA PTC meets May 3 for final year officers. Christian Mothers meet May 2 in Parish Gym with planned program and refreshments. MIKES ZEMLICKA Reunion at Moulton VFW Hall with potluck. VLASTENEC SPJST Lodge gathers May 1 with social. members to bring lunch and cups. Troop 232 and Pack 232 boys and cubs to attend 8 o clock Mass.
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Strauss
Bellville
Texas
VFW
Shiner Council of Catholic Nurses
ST. Paul-St. Ludmila Ptc
Mikes-Zemlicka
Moulton Vfw
Vlastenec Spjst Lodge
BOY Scouts
Cub Scouts
Sweet Home Fire Department Picnic Date Set
The Sweet Home Fire Department announced its 10th annual picnic will be held on Sunday August 28 in Sweet Home. The all day event is set to showcase community fellowship and fire safety activities.
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Sweet Home Fire Department
Sweet Home
Morning Ride for Shiner Trail Riders
Shiner Trail Riders host a Sunday ride on May 1 leaving Her der Grocery at 9:00 a.m. for Vlastenee Hall. Bring dinner and drinks. Afternoon features barrel racing and cigarette contest. Open to all aged 16 to 21.
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Shiner Trail
Herder Grocery
Vlastenee Hall
Social Security Office to Visit Shiner May 2
A Social Security representative from Victoria Texas will be at Shiner City Hall at 9 am Monday May 2 to assist residents in filing retirement survivor disability or Medicare claims. The notice also explains extended enrollment deadlines for Medicare doctor bill insurance and new minimal Social Security benefits for elderly starting October 1966.
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Social Security Office
Victoria
Texas
Shiner
City Hall
M. E. Owen
Social Security
Johnson
Congress
Owen
Social Security District
South Main Street
Federal Building
SHS Girls Tennis Team Takes Regional Honors
Shiner High School sent both boys and girls teams to Victoria for regional play. Mike and Billy Turek opened with a 6 1 6 2 win, then fell to Santa Rosa 6 2 6 3. Peggy Herder and Linda Pilsner won 6 1 6 2, then 6 0 7 5 before losing to Sabinal 6 1 6 1 in the final. The Sabinal girls were last year’s state finalists. The SHS girls compete in Eagle Lake May 5 6 and 7.
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Shiner High School
Victoria
Mike
Billy Turek
Barkers Hill
Mont Belview
Santa Rosa
Peggy Herder
Linda Pilsner
Agua Dulce
Stockdale
Sabinal
Eagle Lake
Kaspar Nominated Governor of Rotary District 587
Arthur H. Kaspar was nominated by acclamation for Governor of Rotary District 587 at the Waco District Conference last week. The post will be decided at the Rotary International Conference in Denver in June. Attendees included David Little Harvey Barsch Bill G Goetz and the Kaspar family. The conference featured an address by Dr Kenneth McFarland and a Baylor Music School program.
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Arthur H. Kaspar
Rotary
Waco
Rotary International
Denver
Colorado
David Little
Harvey Barsch
Bill G. Goetz
Don G. Kaspar
Last Call for Boys to Apply for Ball Program
A notice urges all interested youngsters to submit applications now. The deadline is Saturday April 30 and will not be extended. no late entries accepted.
Ollies Cafe Reopens Under Pruitt Ownership
Mr and Mrs Ollie Pruitt Jr announce the reopening of the former Jaks Cafe after purchasing it from Mrs Edwin Jaks following her husband’s death. The cafe will serve breakfast and Mexican dishes daily from 6 am to 4 pm with Sundays closed, and the Pruitts also operate Casa Fiesta Restaurant in Shiner.
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Ollie Pruitt Jr
Jaks Cafe
Edwin Jaks
Pruitts
Shiner
Hospital Patient List With Several Dismissals
Hospital weekly census shows current inpatients Rubin Filip Emil Wesselsky Mrs J C Pfenniger Mrs E A Mueller Mrs Oscar Kasparek Otto Freier Jim Maurice Sr Mrs Louise B Osborn Isaac Robinson Mrs Charles Chovanetz Shiner Mrs Frank Michna Flatonia Dismissed include David Browning Donald Pohler Frank Paris Roger Lee Wright Clarence Wenske Ben Fred Kremling Mrs Willibald M Kleinhege and baby girl Mrs Jim Maurie Sr Mrs Henry Riemenschneider Mrs Leonida Valenta Mrs Edward Vincik Mrs Eugene Patek and baby girl Mrs Louis Nagelmueller.
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Rubin Filip
Emil Wesselsky
J. C. Pfenninger
E. A. Mueller
Oscar Kasparek
Otto Freier
Jim Maurice Sr
Louise B. Osborn
Isaac Robinson
Charles Chovanetz
Shiner
Frank Michna
Flatonia
David Browning
Donald Pohler
Frank Paris
Roger Lee Wright
Clarence Wenske
Ben Fred Kremling
Willibald M. Kleihege
Jim Maurie Sr
Henry Riemenschneider
Leonida Valenta
Edward Vincik
Eugene Patek
Louis Nagelmueller
Lavaca County Tax Payers League Meeting Notice
Lavaca County Tax Payers League will meet Tuesday May 3 at 8 00 p m in the Lavaca County Court House Voting records from the Farm Bureau will be read at the meeting for all men running for office in this year s election Learn about new candidates seeking office in the next election
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Lavaca
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Lake
Legion Park Hall
Special Legion
VFW District 24
Pacific
Central America
J. Cimrhanzel
Austin
Michigan
Florida
New York
Game & Fish League
Edwin Wolters Memorial
Shiner Conservation Society
Joan Wenske
Norma Nollkamper
Ginny Williford
Beverly Little
SHS
Rotary Dist
Ollie
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