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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1963
Page
2
Cattle market weaker across stockers and packers with calves at 24 to 26 dollars. Fat cows 13 to 14 dollars, canners 10 to 11, bulls 17.50 to 18.50. Stocker calves 28 to 34, top hogs 18.50 to 19.30, sows 12 to 14.50. Miss Mabel French of Houston visited Shiner over the weekend.
The Wolters-Herder Family Association will gather in Shiner on September 29 to honor Edwin Wolters. After a Legion Park picnic lunch and business session, attendees may tour the Edwin Wolters Museum, noting his 26 years of uninterrupted participation. Michigan became the first state to ratify the repeal amendment.
The 165 Hermann Sons lodges in Texas launch a three month membership drive August 1 through October 31 led by Grand President Fritz Schilo. Awards will reward members who recruit new men women and children. The order, founded in San Antonio 102 years ago, now lists over 56 000 members and aims for 60 000. Louis Engelke is general chairman with four district supervisors guiding efforts. The group runs a youth camp and a home for the aged in Comfort and reports strong financials including a solvency ratio of 127.44 and $19 300 579 in claims since inception. Shiner Lodge No. 20 is represented by Mrs Emilie Sommertatte.
Jim Machart was surprised on his 69th birthday with family present at a July 27 party. Guests included Bohumil Machart Jimmie A Machart and Louis Svoboda and their families. A lunch coffee iced tea and evening drinks were served along with card games.
The American Legion Hall in Westhoff hosted the 13th annual Baros Lukas Kosarek family reunion on Sunday June 14 with about 125 in attendance. A picnic style meal, dominoes and dancing filled the day, with music by Tommy Vanek of Yoakum. The oldest members named were Frank Baros Shiner Ed Lukas Westhoff and Jim Kosarek Poth. The longest distance couple were Anton Baros and wife from Seabrook. The youngest was two month old Roger Harmon Victoria. Attendees came from Cuero Stockdale Gonzales Path Floresville Shiner Point Comfort Corpus Christi San Antonio Yorktown Seabrook Houston Victoria Austin Placedo and Westhoff. Next year’s reunion will be in Westhoff on the second Sunday in July. Dennis Welfel was discharged July 24 after surgery and is recovering. visitors included several relatives. Contact info provided for cards. Victor Gerlich led a chicken barbecue honoring Mrs Adolph Welfel on her birthday July 24.
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