Rain making scheme pitched by Peach Creek Philosopher
A letter to the editor profiles J A who offers to conduct nationwide rain making for a fee of one cent per acre per inch of rain. He argues for private rain control and a broad territory to cover, claiming fame could come with widespread rainfall. The note also lists visiting guests at a barbecue hosted by the Machart family in Shiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peach Creek
Johnson Grass
Route 3
Shiner
Jimmie A. Machart
Rudy Olsovsky
Tommy Clawson
Danbury
Bohumil Machart
Jim Machart
area deaths Moulton Joe M Jasek longtime Praha blacksmith
Two obituary notices detail the deaths of Joe M Jasek of Praha and Adolph A Kocian of Moulton. Jasek died Sunday at M D Anderson Hospital Houston at 73 after a five day stay. funeral at Smith Funeral Home Fla tonia then Assumption Church Praha. Kocian, a T Sgt in the Air Force, died Sunday at Lackland AFB Veterans Hospital San Antonio at 42. military rites at Smith Funeral Home Moulton and St Joseph Church Moulton. He served in World War II in the Pacific and Far East. Interments in local Catholic cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Joe M. Jasek
Praha
M. D. Anderson
Houston
Smith Funeral Home
Flatonia
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church
Marcus Valenta
Frances Jasek
Okruhlik
John
Agnes) Kocian
Jerome
Mary) Kocian
San Antonio
Joe F
Adolph
V. J
Julius Jasek
Novohrad
Anna Okruhlik
Anton
Lillie) Migl
Rudolph
Amalie) Okruhlik
Adolph A. Kocian
Adolph Kocian
Lackland Afb
Cedar Springs
Kamensky
Air Force
Australia
Far East
England
Germany
Alaska
Gene Poole
Cambridge
Fitzsimmons Hospital
Denver
Colorado
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Moulton Catholic
Frank Bucek
First Nichols National Bank of
Kenedy
Bucek
First Methodist Church
Kenedy Masonic Lodge
Range
Business College
Frank
Alex Bucek
Dallas
Kenedy Cemetery
Obituary notices sweep through Kenedy and Victoria regions
Funeral details and survivor lists cover Frank Bucek of Kenedy and Frances Stoermer of Texas City with service times, church and cemetery rites, and extended family members. Includes notes on prior life, military service, and community roles, plus thanks from Lomie Sullivan Keathley.
Thompson outlines Senate debate on limited nuclear test ban
Congressman Clark W. Thompson of the 6th Texas District discusses the upcoming Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearings on a limited nuclear test ban treaty. He notes the two-thirds Senate vote needed for ratification, the open debate ahead, and his hope for progress without risking global catastrophe. He invites inquiries about service academy nominations and mentions family wedding plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State and Defense Departments
Central Intelligence Agency
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate
Congress
Bay Shrimp Season Opens August 15 In Texas Bays
The fall edible shrimp season for major Texas bays begins August 15 with trawling allowed from 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset through December 15. Personal-use licenses cost 3 dollars for individual trawlers and 2.15 dollars for sports fishing licenses. Legal trawls must be up to twenty feet wide, boards no larger than 15 by 30 inches, and mesh not smaller than five stretched meshes per eight and a half inches. The current 12 foot trawls with 1 1/8 inch stretched mesh remain legal until August 31, 1963. Daily catch limit is 100 pounds per boat, with shrimp at least 39 per pound with heads attached. it is illegal to head shrimp aboard a boat in inside waters. Trawling is restricted to the Gulf and major bays including Trinity, Galveston, East and West Galveston, Matagorda, East Matagorda, Keller's, Tres Palacios, Espiritu Santo, San Antonio Bays and Lavaca Bay from the causeway seaward. Edible shrimp may not be taken from passes or from minor bays listed. Coastal waters of Orange and Jefferson Counties are exempt. 0 0 0 0 Mrs. Otto Turek with father John A. Darilek went to Columbus for eye surgery. he is convalescing at home in Shiner.
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la Porte
Texas
Gulf
Trinity
Galveston
Matagorda
East Matagorda
Keller’s
Tres Palacios
Espiritu Santo
San Antonio
Lavaca Bay
Causeway
Clear Lake
Moses Lake
Dickinson Bay
Bastrop Bay
Chocolate Bay
Christmas Bay
Cox’s Lake
Salt Lake
Nicks Lake
Swan Lake
Cedar Lakes
Gonzales Livestock Market Report
Market report shows 750 cattle and 225 hogs. Calves bring 24 to 25.50, commercial 22 to 24, cull cows 13.50 to 15, canners 10 to 11.50, bulls 17 to 18, cows and calves 130 to 175 per pair. Top hogs 16.50 to 19, packer sows 14 to 17.50. Stocker cattle scarce with mid kind calves at 27 to 30.
Card of Thanks from Court St Paul 1604 CDA
On behalf of Court St Paul 1604 Catholic Daughters, a heartfelt thanks is extended to supporters of the annual fund raiser. Special gratitude to Joe Patek and His Orchestra, Edgar Kram, Marvin Coldeway, donors, organizers, and committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court St. Paul
Joe Patek
Edgar Kram
Marvin Coldeway
Shiner Drug Store
Edwin Jaks
Victor de Harde
Leon Miculka
Felix Hubner
Frankie Kubecka
Carlos Dean Wenske
A. H. Maneth
Martin Baros
Adolph Seidenberger
Ways and Means
Lorene Miculka
Wilma Wendel
Sophie Baros
Irene Kramerbauer
Agnes Pustka
Myrtle Brosch
Grand Regent Court St. Paul
C.D.A
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National Rain Commission
United States
Brouth
J. A
Joseph R. and
Marie Jasek
Louis and
Henry C. Jasek
Gene
Poole) Kocian
Jo Ann
Betty
Ernest
Tina) Knotts
el Paso
Frances) Schoenfeld Jr
Alfonso
Lillian) Johee
San Angelo
Ivan
Hugo Kocian
Richard Kocian
Ernest Kocian
Smith Funeral Home Chapel
Frances Stoermer
Yoakum
Frances M. Stoermer
Texas City
J. M. Schedler
Trinity Lutheran Church
Victoria
Oak Grove Cemetery
Sweet Home
J. A. Stoermer
Roswell
N. M
Joe Ottis
Wadsworth
Georgia Falk
Canada
Lyman Fanson
Seguin
Gail Atkins
Alvin Schiebal
Grand Prairie
Rudolph Kupka
Joe Kupka
Taylor
Mary Faukal
Filer
Idaho
J. M. Stoermer
Albert Kurtz
Russel Todaro
Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital
Robert and
John Dennis Wagner
Lomie Sullivan Keathley
Clark W. Thompson
Annapolis
West Point
Air Force Academy
Merchant Marine Academy
United States Civil Service Commission
Kelvinator
Milton
Hwy
Milton Bruns
VFW
Legion Park
Quintettes
Benefit Shiner Vfw
Gonzales Livestock Market Report
Michael
Billy Turek
Beaumont
Jerry Turek
U.S
Coolidge
ST. Ann’s Parish
Tommy Vanek Orchestra
Chevrolet
Shiner Motor Sales
Shiner, Texas
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