Mystery Farm Identified In Local Contest
Lester Boedeker won two free passes to the Palace Theatre for correctly identifying the Leo Hybner Dairy farm near Shiner on Highway 200. The Hybner farm, in the family for 60 years, includes 80 purebred dairy cows and new dairy facilities, with members of the family and community active in local church and cooperative groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Boedeker
Palace Theatre
Leo Hybner
Hybner
Hubner
Shiner
Highway 200
First Bale of Cotton Ginned in Shiner Details and Names
Martin Kocian of a Yoakum area farm delivered the first bale to Shiner and was ginned free at Buske Gin on Saturday August 2 at 2 30 PM. Bale 503 pounds seed cotton 1330 pounds total value 201.20 plus 26.87 seed and a 20 premium from Shiner Chamber of Commerce. Second bale by Jim Vaclavik on Mae Hughs farm weighed 511 pounds and sold to Welhausen for 39 cents. Earlier first bales in 1951 by Henry Vincik and in 1950 by Jim Vaclavik noted. local readers identified numerous residents in a community note.
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Martin Kocian
Yoakum
C. B. Welhausen & Co
Shiner Chamber of Commerce
Shiner
Jim Vaclavik
Mae Hughs
Remembering Shiner Public School Ninth Grade Graduates 1911
A Gazette feature recalls Shiner Public School pupils from 1911 with class listings from third to tenth grade led by Principal T J Ponton. It names teachers Anna Koch Birdie Thornton and Ponton and lists the students across five rows, noting several figures later prominent in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner
the Gazette
Paul R. Otto
Anna Koch
Birdie Thornton
Lillie Eschenburg
Elsie Pannewitz
Ernestine Mergenthaler
Stella Morgenroth
Ruth Burkett
Helen Ruhmann
Ella Schramm
T. J. Ponton
Carolyn Trautwein
Mamie Merseburger
Tassie Ledbetter
Leonida Schumann
Christa Moeckel
Leona Richter
Julius Seydler
Polio Benefit Dance Set for Kokernot Grove
Plans invite attendance at the Polio Benefit Dance to be held Saturday night August 9 at Kokernot Grove with music by the Frank Migl Orchestra. Admission is one dollar per couple and proceeds will be deposited to the local Polio Fund.
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Kokernot Grove
Frank Migl
46th Anniversary Eichenlaub Lodge Celebration
The Herman Sons Lodge of Shiner hosts the 46th anniversary with initiation of a large class of candidates. The joint meeting at Legion Park Sunday at 3:00 PM features charter members of Eichenlaub Lodge No. 34 and an address by Grand President Carl Biebers of San Antonio. Visitors expected. meeting open to members and friends.
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Herman Sons Lodge of Shiner
Legion Park
Eichenlaub Lodge No. 34
Carl Biebers
San Antonio
Mystery Farm Contest Rules Change At The Gazette
The Gazette announces new rules for the Mystery Farm contest. Readers must identify themselves during office hours and sign the list before 5 PM Saturday. After verification, the owner’s name on the list will win free Palace Theatre tickets to reduce crowding.
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Palace Theatre
Community Meeting Notices and Local Funeral Attendees
Notices from Shiner area groups include Eastern Star August 12 meeting and August 8 anniversary social at Sulphur Park. Chamber of Commerce, Blessed Virgin Mary Society, American Legion Auxiliary, Shiner High School PTA, and Farm Bureau announce August meetings. Funeral attendees for Lydia Roitsch and H F Koester listed among local residents.
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Eastern Star
Shiner
Bob Morris
Sulphur Park
Chamber of Commerce
Betty’s
Blessed Virgin Mary Society of the
K.J.Z.T
American Legion Auxiliary
the Legion Park
Shiner High School
P.T. A
Farm Bureau
the Gazette
Shiner Home Recipe Cook Book To Be Printed
Shiner Gazette announces a community cookbook compiling tested recipes from local cooks. The book will feature easy opening pages, sectional organization, and each entry credited to the contributor. Cooks are urged to submit as many recipes as possible for quick printing.
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Shiner
Shiner Home
Shiner Gazette
Gazette
Reservists to Hear Don Kasper at VFW Hall Yoa Kum Texas
First Lieutenant Don Kasper, recently back from Korea, will speak at 8:00 PM Tuesday at the VFW Hall in Yoa Kum. He will recount battlefront experiences and the Rose Island PW Camp uprising. All Reservists Ex-Service men and draft age youths are urged to attend. Lt. Robert A. Struka commands. Lt. Edmund L. Roeder is the post officer.
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Don Kasper
Co. E
Inf
VFW
Yoakum
Texas
Kasper
Korea
Rose Island
Robert A. Struka
Edmund L. Roeder
School Registration Urged by Sisters at St. Ludmila’s Academy
The Sisters of St. Ludmila’s Academy urge Catholic families to enroll returning and new students as the school opens for the new term. They note S.S.A. and St. Joseph’s Yoakum as the only Catholic accredited high schools in La Vaca County, that SL A offers two years of Czech, and bus service from rural areas. Registration is on August 17 between Masses and afterward, with flexible days following.
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St. Ludmila’s Academy
S.S.A
St. Joseph's
Yoakum
Lavaca
S.L.A
Texas
G. S.S.A
Dance Club Members Notice Shiner
Shiner Dance Club members who have not received their membership and guest cards may pick them up at Zander's Service Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner Dance Club
Zander
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mystery Farm
Bennie
Theodore
Burjes School
Frank
Bernadette) Valis
Boundary Line
Leo
Rita) Janak
Janak
Agnes
Louis
Johnny
Joseph
St. John’s Seminary
K.J.T. Lodge
Knights of Columbus
Shiner Catholic Church
Guadalupe Valley Electric Co-op
Ass’n
Henry Vincik
Welhausen’s
Leo Hubner
Victor Cortez
Joe Siegel Jr
A. J. Bednar
Kenneth Zimmerman
Albert Dolezal
Aug. Brunkenhoefer
Irma Behlen
Jack Brown
H. G. Schwabe
Bessie Svoboda
Jonnie Bee Bednar
Helen Swatek
Eugene Balajka
Willie
Pat Kahanek
Arlen Ray Zander
Dennis DeDear
Carrol Sembera
Jimmie Kresta
Kenneth Pfeil
E. J. Kempe
Emil Bengsch
Daniel Pokluda
Willie Cervenka
Joyce Kurtz
Daniel Veit
Grade
Prin
Louis Huebner
Herman Pagel
Charlie Muecke
Albert Dittmar
Herbert Wolters
Edgar Merrem
Lottie Valenta
Gus Wolters
Leslie Merrem
Earl Burkett
Dickson Green
Fred Birkmann
Halia Krueger
Leonida Helmers
Aminda Ehlers
Millie Krueger
Hilda Fehrenkamp
Viola Muecke
Frieda Blohm
Viasta Marik
Maude Dunn
Ida Pfender
Esther Dittmar
Stella Wolters
Bismarck Runk
Albert Macha
Erna Eschenburg
Vlasta Bednar
Estelle Lockmann
Lillie Valenta
Linnie Dreyer
Johnnye Ponton
Olivia Ehlers
Dorothy Burkett
Mabel Merrem
Emmett Schumann
Louis Macha
Julius Mikulenka
Jackson Farm Machinery CO
Yoakum and
Hallettsville
Eichenlaub Lodge
Lydia Roitsch
Arthur Nellkamper
Arthur Ward
Herbert Discher
Clarence Hagens
Rosa Othold
Elroy Othold
Wilfred Menke
H. F. Koester
Moulton
Otto Vogt
George Janssen
Arthur Lueke
Albert Muenich
Emil
Balusek
Peggy Slavik
Lola Mae Blohm
S.L. A. School
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