This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1968
Page
2
The Peach Creek Philosopher on Route 3 in Shiner laments modern progress in a wry column. He mocks jet travel delays and automatic telephone systems, questions efficiency, and jokes about mowing, cows, and city garbage disposal. The note closes with his signature.
The Nailers defeated the Pirates 5 3 with two runs in the second, one in the fourth, and three in the fifth. Mark Hagens allowed 10 hits and 10 strikeouts in a tough loss, while Bobby Strauss caught behind the plate.
Three Lavaca County high school students Charles Neumeyer Amy Ahrens and Carol Schmidt will join 425 students from 156 counties at Baylor University Waco for the sixth annual Texas Farm Bureau Citizenship Seminar July 30 to August 3. The Lavaca County Farm Bureau sponsors tuition room and board and travel by chartered bus. Lecturers include Dr Clifton L Ganus Dr C L Kay John Noble and W Cleon Skousen as the program covers American heritage governance and civic responsibility.
Maj Willie J. Kopecky Jr son of Schulenburg residents has assumed command of the 667th Air Craft Control and Warning Squadron at Hofn Iceland He previously served at Perrin AFB Texas and is part of the Aerospace Defense Command The Schulenburg High School graduate earned a BBA in 1954 from Texas A M University and was commissioned through ROTC He is married to Mardi daughter of Houlton residents Mr and Mrs Henry F Brosch Also mention Edgar Huber and Houston visit.
The Ferguson Unit in Huntsville will host the 1968 Texas Prison Rodeo each Sunday in October. Inmates will perform a whip cracking act with 20 to 30 participants trained by Vernon Moore. Headliners include Ray Price October 6 Loretta Lynn October 13 Sonny James October 20 Hank Thompson October 27 with Candy Barr appearing weekly.
Sixty descendants of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Pospisil gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Zefrin Pospisil in Flatonia for a day of lunch, games, and a baseball contest. Prizes went to the oldest member Milton Pospisil the youngest Cecelia Garbade the largest family Vendeline Pospisil Houston and the farthest travel Douglas Beauchamp family from Louisiana.
The seventeenth annual Janecek-Jasek descendants reunion took place in Praha on Sunday July 14 1968 with arrivals from 10 am a noon basket lunch. Annie Okruhlik 81 was the oldest attendee and Brian Okruhlik nine months the youngest. Prizes honored families and long marriages while 152 descendants registered. Next reunion set for July 13 1969 in Shiner with officers re elected.
The Pospisil family gathering in Rosenberg Yoakum San Antonio and New Braunfels honored two relatives killed in accidents during the past year Sylvia and George Pospisil. Kin from Clinton Louisiana and San Antonio attended with Milton Pospisil Dean Pospisil Michael Lance Kathleen and others. Blessings were asked for the departed and for continued family ties.
Funeral services for Arthur A. Porter Sr. 59 of 523 Nottingham Place San Antonio were held at 3 p.m. Friday July 26 1968 at Zizik Kearns Downing McCluggage Funeral Home with burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Porter a sales engineer and Hermann Sons leader died July 24 at his home. He was active in Elks Shrine AF&AM San Antonio Press Club and other groups. Survivors include his wife Ida Mae Porter son Arthur A Porter Jr and daughters Marie Ramos Lily Mae Tarrillion. Requiem Mass for Emil J. Wagner of Yorktown was held July 23 in Holy Cross Catholic Church with burial in Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery.
Emil J. Wagner born December 25 1886 near Moulton married Anna Rohan November 24 1908 at Holy Cross Church. Retired in 1952 to Yorktown. Survived by wife four sons and seven daughters, 27 grandchildren, four great grandchildren and three sisters. Preceded by two daughters two brothers and a sister.
A local insurance ad promotes Pan-American Life Insurance Co with Joseph Muras offering coverage to insure lives and protect families in Shiner Texas. It highlights a 46 years experience and provides a phone contact LY 4-3871 for the 77984 area.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.