St Louis Day Homecoming Draws 12,000 to Castroville August 25
Castroville prepares for Texas's famed St Louis Day festival on August 25 at Koenig Park along the Medina River. Joe W. Steinle chairs a volunteer staff for an all day event with a giant barbecue, German sausage, and family style meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castroville
St. Louis
Texas
Koenig Park
Medina River
Joe W. Steinle
San Antonio
U.S. 90
Steinle
Tory
U. S
Ralph Yarborough
Henri de Castro
France
Demons Reach Finals On 9-7 Victory Over Rockets
La Grange Jaycee Demons advance to the South Central Texas Amateur League finals after a 9-7 eleven inning win over Moulton Rockets at Moulton. Butch Blume drives in four with a homer, triple and two doubles while Ovie Roensch seals the victory in relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Grange
Butch Blume
Ovie Roensch
la Grange Jaycee Demons
Moulton
Rockets
Demons
Schulenburg Texans
Smithville
Merchants
Blume
Roensch
Franklin Pesek
James Roce
Bobby Novak
Robert Ruckert
Neal Hlinsky
Nurses Meeting Highlights From Local Catholic Council
The Council of Catholic Nurses met at Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital on Thursday July 25 with President Agnes Netardus leading prayer. Minutes were approved and district reports reviewed. The group attended Holy Mass on Sunday July 28 and planned future committees for food, prize, and program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital
Agnes Netardus
Mesdames Mildred
James Roznovsky
Janie Roznovsky
Helen Kosler
Ethelyn Schreiber
Lucille Zissa
Understanding Hypertension and Health Habits
Texas public health notes explain essential hypertension, its risks, and how modest lifestyle changes plus regular doctor visits can extend life. The article emphasizes stress, heredity, and age 30 to 50 as factors, and contrasts with low blood pressure which signals illness.
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Austin
Community farmers expand grazing and ponds in Gonzales district
Gonzales County cooperators report new conservation plans and projects across the district. O L Campion adds 14 acres hybrid sorghum for supplement grazing and revises plans in September. Others like George Williams plant weeping lovegrass and M H Robins drives Coastal Bermuda grazing. Local ponds are completed by J C Holloway and West Howard to provide livestock water and recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Williams
Thompsonville
M. H. Robins
Saturn
Bermuda
J. C. Holloway
Waelder
West Howard
Gonzales Soil Conservation District
Belmont
H. B. Witte
DeWitt County
Johnsongrass
Hochheim
Soil Conservation Service
Byron Dixon
Lavaca
Langley Pilot Finishes Deep Sea Survival Course
First Lieutenant Lawrence G. Gerum of Shiner completes the Tactical Air Command deep sea survival course at Langley AFB Virginia. He is a fighter pilot trained in survival equipment for realistic environments and is a Shiner High School graduate with a Texas A&M B S degree.
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Langley Afb
Lawrence G. Gerum
Shiner
England Afb
Tactical Air Command
Gerum
Shiner High School
William Gerum
Rt. 2, Shiner
Texas A&m College
Pond Fish Ordered Under ACP Pro gram
The Soil Conservation Service will order fish for this pond at no additional cost as part of the ACP program through the ASC office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ASC Office
Soil Conservation Service
Edwin Machacek Trains At Fort Polk
Edwin Machacek of Shiner is inducted into the Army and training at Fort Polk Louisiana. He previously worked for the Great Texas Lumber Company rising from truck driver to bookkeeper and assistant yard manager. He is a Shiner graduate and active in Saints Cyril and Methodius Church. Postcard greetings from Joseph Muras in Switzerland describe Swiss scenery and travel back home via Houston.
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Edwin Machacek
Shiner
Army
Fort Polk
Louisiana
Machacek
Shiner Yard
Great Texas Lumber Company
Frank Strong
St. Ludmila’s Academy
Saints Cyril and Methodius’ Catholic Church
Joseph Muras
Switzerland
Europe
Muras
Houston
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Shiner Gasette Telephone LY
Shiner, Texas
Lee J. Sedlmeyer
Washington
Kennedy
Dolores Jo Glatzert
Bernard Marcak
Guy McKay
Emmett Blohm
District II Council of Catholic Nurses
Renger Clinic
Hallettsville
District II
Shiner Council of Catholic Nurses
The
Texas State Department of Health
Commissioner of Health
J. T. Neal
Houghton
Frieda Filip
Warm Springs
Gonzales
John
Neals
Elton Zander
Hy Koym Jr
Hy Koym Sr
East Bernard
John Gilbert
Tommy Marlow
Gonzales County Soil Conservation District News
Johnny Hermes
Johnny
Sweet Home District
Yoakum
Felix Kuenstler
Edward Kloesel
Douglas O’neill
Walter Squires
Ivy Florist
Ivy Florist Shop
Phone LY
Hwy
Betty’s
Sonotone of
Victoria
N. Main St
Sinclair
Sinclair Laboratories
Marine Motors
Home & Auto Supply
Sinclar
Ines
California
Mademoiselle
VOGUE
Cobbers
California Cobblers
Lindlord Department Stores
Weimar
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