Driver License Examiner Schedule Across Counties
Notices list examiner hours at Hallettsville Yoakum Cuero and Gonzales with days and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. times including Monday to Friday at Gonzales. The piece also thanks State Representative Terry Newman and Mrs. Newman for peaches and shares greetings from Chas Kuentzel and family in Vallejo. They describe a trip to Anchorage Alaska noting travel time the earthquake and city rebuilding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallettsville — Court House
Yoakum
Terry Newman
Cuero
Gazette Office
Chas
Kuentzel
Vallejo
California
Anchorage
Alaska
Shiner BM Club Receives Letters Of Thanks
Letters from the Alamo Area Tuberculosis Association and Yoakum Veterinary Clinic commend Shiner Business Men's Club for supporting a Mobile X-ray program and the 1968 Shiner Babies Clinic vaccination drive. The notices thank volunteers, churches, and citizens, noting 71 dogs and 4 cats vaccinated and urging continued cooperation.
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Shiner BM
George Valis
Shiner Business Men’s Club
Alamo Area Tuberculosis Association
Jean Cross
Shiner
Yoakum Veterinary Clinic
Richard W. Stewart
Mrs. Alvina Wolters Reported In Victoria Hospital
Mrs. Alvina Wolters is reported satisfactorily in Citizen's Memorial Hospital Room 311 Victoria Texas 77901. She was taken to the hospital Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvina Wolters
Citizen’s Memorial Hospital
Victoria
Texas
Rummage Sale Opens August 24 in Shiner
The Wesley Bible Class of the Methodist Church in Shiner will hold its annual rummage sale starting Saturday August 24 at 8 am in the former Wolters Bros grocery store location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Bible Class of
the Methodist Church, Shiner
Wolters Bros
County Dress Revue Winners Named in July Recap
The 4-H Club Dress Revue at Recreation Hall on July 23 awarded Blue ribbon honors to juniors Shirley Bludau Donna Bludau Laurie Ann Janak Carrie Lynn Smith Helen Frances Carr Janice Cathy Stephens and senior Frances Bludau Helen Matus Anna Valenta Marian Hogan Mary Ann Appelt Sharon Rhodes Karen Janak Rosetta Tennon. Red ribbons went to Doris Jean Smolik Dorothy Lee Thigpen Jocelyn Urbish Anne Carr Marilyn Hogan Mary Joy Elstner Gloria Urbish Stephanie Pavliska Virginia Carr Shirley Smith. Shirley and Frances Bludau will represent Gonzales County in the district dress revue with Helen Matus and Donna Bludau as alternates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recreation Hall
Gonzales County
Shirley Bludau
Donna Bludau
Laurie Ann Janak
Carrie Lynn Smith
Helen Frances Carr
Janice
Cathy Stephens
Doris Jean Smolik
Dorothy Lee Thigpen
Jocelyn Urbish
Anne Carr
Frances Bludau
Helen Matus
Anna Valenta
Marian Hogan
Mary Ann Appelt
Sharon Rhodes
Karen Janak
Rosetta Tennon
Marilyn Hogan
Mary Joy Elstner
Gloria Urbish
Stephanie Pavliska
Virginia Carr
Shirley Smith
Shirley
Hallettsville Parish Plans New Church
Hallettsville parish outlines a $185000 Sacred Heart Catholic Church to replace an 86 year old building. Construction waits for at least $100000 in pledges as architect Christopher Di Stefano presents sketches for an 8560 square foot, 8167 enclosed church seating 600 with modern heating and cooling.
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Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Christopher di Stefano
Victoria
Reunions and meetings announced for August events
The Bolech Parma family reunion is set for Sunday August 4 at Hermann Sons Hall Shiner with basket lunch provided. Pfeil reunion follows August 11 at the same hall. Confraternity of Christian Mothers meets August 5 at 8 PM in Parish Gym with officer elections. Ju n iors swim party August 6 at Yoakum pool 4 to 6 PM. Machart reunion August 4 at Moulton VFW Hall.
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Bolech-Parma
Hermann Sons
Shiner
PFEIL
Shiner Hermann Sons
S.Y.S
Carol Schmidt
Confraternity of
Christian Mothers
Kjzt
Yoakum
Machart
Moulton Vfw
Hermann Sons Launch Grand Lodge Membership Campaign
Fritz Schilo San Antonio Grand President announces a three month drive Aug 1 to Oct 31 targeting 165 lodges and 65 000 members. The campaign precedes the Grand Lodge Convention in Houston next April with awards for recruiters and increasers. The order runs a home for aged members and a youth camp in Comfort Hill Country. Membership rep Mrs Emilie Sommerlatte is with Shiner Lodge No 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Spl
Order of the Sons of Hermann
Texas
Fritz Schilo
Grand Lodge
Houston
Schilo
Rites In El Campo For E. J. Kruse
Edmund John Kruse longtime El Campo resident died at Nightingale Hospital on July 22 1968 at age 66 Funeral services were held July 24 at Triska Funeral Home and St Philip Catholic Church with burial in El Campo Catholic Cemetery Survivors include son Michael B Kruse Ganado two sisters and three brothers with several predeceased relatives The Shiner community contributed attendees.
Rites Held For Mrs. A. Maeker In Shiner
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Pagel Maeker known as Annie Maeker were held Tuesday July 23 at Shiner City Cemetery with Rev. Edwin Lampe officiating. She died July 21 in Oak Manor Nursing Home El Campo at age 80. Survivors include husband John Maeker Sr. and three sons John Jr. Walter and Edgar, plus siblings and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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John Maeker
Annie Pagel
Oak Manor
el Campo
Maeker
Witting
Lavaca County
Texas
Frank
Emma (Sauer) Pagel
Lavaca
Fayette Counties
Pagel
Frank Pagel Jr
C. Herman Pagel
Louis Albert Pagel
Fred
Louise) Breithaupt
Hospital Visiting Hours And Dismissed Patients List
Visiting periods are 7 00 to 7 30 a m 10 00 to 11 00 a m 2 00 to 4 00 p m 7 00 to 8 30 p m The week’s hospitalized include Mrs Rudolph Albrecht Mrs Louise Osborn Ben Braden Mrs Edmund Pfeil Frank Paris Emil Blaschke O A Kosler Mrs E G Buske Joe Kramerbauer Mrs Elsie Harper Miss Ella Stoeltje Mrs Louise Ringert Arthur Nollkamper Albert Bargmann Miss Mathilda Dusak Homer Chandler Shiner Mrs Emery Mascheck and baby Bloomington Mrs Emil Behlen Mrs Jim Novosad Moulton Dismissed patients include Mrs Morris Mayberry and baby boy Mrs Stell Flowers and baby girl Mrs Daniel Koranek and baby girl Mrs Dennis Pesek and baby boy Mrs Agnes Janak Mrs Adolph Drabek Mrs Ben G Kocian and baby girl Mrs Sophie Fiedler Richard Pohler Frank Rothbauer Mrs Mary Czichos Mrs John Cook
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Albrecht
Louise Osborn
Ben Braden
Edmund Pfeil
Frank Paris
Emil Blaschke
O. A. Kosler
E. G. Buske
Joe Kramerbauer
Elsie Harper
Ella Stoeltje
Louise Ringert
Arthur Nollkamper
Albert Bargmann
Mathilda Dusek
Homer Chandler
Shiner
Emery Mascheck
Mary Czichos
John Cook
Palmetto Park to Get Road in Gonzales County
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department signs interagency contract with Texas Highway Department for a 0.35 mile loop road at Palmetto State Park nine miles southeast of Luling. The $7000 project adds sites for six to eight trailer parks and 12 to 15 campsites, with completion aimed for September 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Texas Highway Department
Palmetto State Park
Luling
Gonzales County
Johnny Buck
Farm to Market Road Plans in Lavaca Co Texas
The Texas Highway Commission announced plans to develop 5.4 miles of Farm to Market Roads in Lavaca County as part of the 1968 program. Estimated cost is $92,000 under the supervision of District Engineer C. V. Ramert and Senior Resident Engineer I. E. Larrimore. The program adds 545 miles nationwide, totaling about 39.5 thousand miles in Texas FM RM. It funds 142 counties with a total project cost of $23.8 million, and emphasizes school bus and rural mail routes serving hundreds of thousands of daily travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Highway Commission
Lavaca
Texas
C. V. Ramert
Texas Highways Department
Yoakum
Texas Highway Department
I. E. Larrimore
Ace Gift Stamps Switch To Gold Bond
Joe Ed Wearden announces the sale of Ace Gift Stamps to Gold Bond Stamp Company. Gold Bond plans a six week regional conversion with free coupons and food item offers, valid in Groce-Wearden operations. Ace Gift Stamps will remain redeemable indefinitely with guaranteed exchange terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Ed Wearden
Grace-Wearden Company
American Consumers Equity, Inc
Ace Gift Stamps
Gold Bond Stamp Company
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Wearden
Gold Bond
Ace
Groce- Weardens
Mr. Wearden
Grace-Wearden Co
Gold Bond Food
Ace Gift Stamp
School Trustees To Meet August 14
The Board of Trustees for the Shiner Independent School District will meet in regular session at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 14. The proposed budget for the 1968-69 school year will be discussed and adopted at this meeting. Interested patrons are invited to be present for the budget hearing if they wish.
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Shiner Independent
Honored at birthday party at Trinity Lutheran Home
The Trinity Lutheran Home hosted a July 20 birthday event honoring Dina Precup Bertha Kuerschner Isabel Letbetter Olga Fait and Anna Culak. American Legion Auxiliary members hosted and chaired by Mrs. Harold Johnson praised the honorees and committee. Performances by Cecil Maresch Willie Macha children Robert and Janice Fair and a ceremony with cake and refreshments followed. Frers Flower Shop provided corsages and the Auxiliary thanked the Legion Auxiliary for support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran Home
Dina Precup
Bertha Kuerschner
Isabel Letbetter
Olga Fait
Anna Culak
American Legion Auxiliary
Henry Schierschwitz
Arthur Lucke
Annie Proschko
Cecil Maresch
Harold Johnson
TLH Auxiliary Project Committee
Johnson
TLH
Mr. Johnson
Schierschwitz
Frers Flower Shop
State Commander To Attend Special Event VFW Set for Dedication
State Commander Cleo G. Clayton of Amarillo will deliver the main address at the dedication of Shiner VFW Post 6209 home on Sunday August 4 1968. Auxiliary president Mrs Sadie Erdelt and Post Commander Adolph Seidenberger lead a invited list including district officers and Rev F E Eilers. A Saturday night dance for VFW and Auxiliary members starts at 830 p m with no charge and public attendance is anticipated for both days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ladies Auxiliary
Adolph Seidenberger
Sadie Erdelt
Cleo G. Clayton
Amarillo
Texas
VFW
Clayton
Elmer Chappell
Refugio
San Antonio Municipal
Shiner Vfw
Czech Dancers Hit HemisFair to Rousing Reception
The KJT and KJZT Juniors from Districts I and II with an adult choir performed at HemisFair near the Texas Pavilion on Sunday July 28 with shows at 11 am and 7 pm drawing capacity crowds of Czech residents from across Texas and beyond. The program included the Vesela Bida Polka and Ceska Beseda dances with Rudy Kurtz, Paul Hybner, and other musicians. The troupe, led by Mrs. Bennie Hubner and Mrs. Vine Shimek, received meals, rides, and $5 per dancer, and returned home near midnight.
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KJT
KJZT
Texas
Paul
Mark Hubner
Gene Valenta
Hallettsville
Godfrey Klekar
Frankie Klekar
Valenta
Weimar
el Campo
Moravia
Hallettsville-Shiner-St. Mary’s
Rudy Kurtz
Sharon Rhodes
Zlate Maminee
Paul Hybner
Collier Dees Funeral Services
Collier Dees of Shiner died at Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital at 2 35 p m on Wednesday July 24 1968 aged 65 years 6 months 13 days Funeral at Johnson Chapel Methodist Church at 2 30 p m Sunday July 28 with Rev O K Brewster officiating Interment Bluebonnet Hill Cemetery Arrangements by Jamison Funeral Home Active pallbearers listed Honorary pallbearers named Hymns were Near The Cross and Savior More Than Life To Me The Rev W G Sampleton read the scripture and Miss Peggy B Coverson gave resolutions Mrs Hilda Dotson acknowledged telegrams florals and condolences Rev O K Brewster gave the eulogy American Woodmen Camp No 136 aided the services Born January 11 1903 in Lavaca County he lived in Shiner and was married twice leaving a wife Mrs Eliza Mae Dees of Shiner a son Willis Dees of San Antonio two grandchildren and one great grandchild His mother preceded him in death He was active in church work serving as Sunday School superintendent steward and lay leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Campo
Edmund John Kruse
Nightingale Hospital
Mr. Kruse
Shiner
Dickson
George and
Antonia
Raz) Kruse
Triska Funeral Home
St. Philip’s Catholic Church
Julius Petry
Fred Dornak
W. G. Blair
Gerhard Wisofsky
Emil Orsak
Herbert Stock
Frank Hallinger
Triska
Michael B. Kruse
Ganado
Louis
Frieda) Huber
Yoakum
Alvin W
Isabelle) Schaffner
Cuero
George Kruse Jr
Houston
Edgar A
Leon T. Kruse
Alex Fritz Kruse
William J. Kruse
Edgar
Elsie) Wehmann
Alex Kruse
Raymond Kruse
Collier Dees of
Frank Wagner
Johnson Chapel Methodist Church
O. K. Brewster
Blue Bonnet Hill
Jamison Funeral Home
W. G. Sampleton
Peggy B. Coverson
Hilda Dotson
Joe Green
American Woodmen Camp No. 136
Collier Dees
Lavaca County
William and
Verrie (Hatchett) Dees
Lillian Cunningham
Eliza Mae Clark
Eliza Mae Dees
Willis Dees
San Antonio
Mary (Harrison) Dees
San Angelo
Shiner Taps Challenges The Unknowns In Friday Softball Skirmish
The undefeated Shiner Taps softball team challenges The Unknowns to a competitive game at Green Dickson Municipal Ball Park. Game time is 8 30 p m Friday night August 2.
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Shiner Taps
Green- Dickson Municipal Ball Park
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Business Men’s Club
Business Men’s Club Shiner
Victoria Hospital
County Dress Revue
Hallettsville Parish
Roy Rogers
Dale Evans
HemisFair
Sons of the Pioneers
Fairgrounds
P. O
San Antonio Fair, Inc
E. J. Kruse
A. Maeker
Frank M. Wagner Memorial Hospital Foundation
Palmetto Park
Lavaca Co
Ing
Willie Macha
Robert
Janice Fair
V.F.W
New Home
F. E. Eilers
Lutheran Church
Ben Marcak
City of Shiner
Herbert Frels
Lady Green
Cleo G. Clayton Jr
Department of Texas
John J. Hanacek
Catholic Church
Ceremonies
O. W. Davis
Denver Muelker
Herbert Marek
August Kovalcik
Emily Vrazel
Bennie Hubner
August Maneth
Louis Matula
Henry Zabransky
F. M. Janak
Vine Shimek
Johnnie Matula
Alphonse Svetlik
G. J. Klekar
Collier Dees Funeral Services
Ace Holt
Julius Johnson
Walter Hemphill
Boston Milton
Elton Carroll
Dennis Dotson
R. G. Williams
R. L. Mayberry
Mack Mayberry
Isom Todd
Lewis Flowers
Dees
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