August Start Sparks Small-Town Debate in Molly's Corner
Molly Pesek muses on starting school in August versus September, recalling farm life seasons and cotton picking. She recalls family routines, the telephone’s omnipresence, and quotes from The Grit, with notes on friends, trips to San Antonio, farm visits, and Miss Betty Pavly's china.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mama
Papa
Wadh
O. K
the Grit
Charles Dickens
Robert Frost
Thomas
Connie
Joyce
Kitty
Chico
San Antonio
Pfeil Reunion Holds Twenty-Second Annual Meeting in Shiner
The Pfeil family reunion was held Sunday August 13 1972 at Shiner Hermann Sons Hall with 68 for a buffet. Officers were elected for two years: President Mrs Eugene Horecka vice Calvin Pfeil Jr secretary Dianne Pfeil and treasurer Ronald Pfeil. Aged and longest married couples were noted and attendees came from Shiner Victoria El Campo and other Texas towns.
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Pfeil
Shiner Hermann Sons Hall
Edgar Pfuhl
Billie Gene Goetz
Eugene Horecka
Shiner
Calvin Ray Pfeil Jr
el Campo
Dianne Pfeil
Ronald Pfeil
A. C. (Emilie) Pfeil
Mark Goetz
Arthur Schmidt
Elo Pfeil
A. P. Grief
Kingsville
Frederick
Wilhelminia Pfeil
Selma Zander
A. C. Pfeil
F. C. Neubauer
Robert Blaschke
Frieda Koenning
Gilbert
Paul Mueller
Lee Sommerlatte
Arthur Rabe
Messrs
Mesdames
Edgar Pfeil
Gus Pfeil
Willie Neubauer
Franklin
Edwin Pfuhl
Billie G. Goetz
Elo O. Riske
Victoria
Calvin Pfeil Sr
Calvin Pfeil Jr
Austin
Doc Blanchard
Gilbert Anderson
Floresville
Ella Boening
Walter Guenther
Otto Henke Jr
Port Lavaca
Jourdanton
E. H. Pfeil
Woodsboro
Walter Pfeil
Tau Wayne Dunham
San Antonio
Robert Pfeil Sr
Randolph Pfeil
Seguin
Alma Douglas
Westhoff
Edgar Lincke
Tommy Bullard
Lamesa
Ronald Sparks
Henry A. Spies
Richard E. Spies
Guy Brewer
Henry Pavliska Jr
Hulda Aschenbeck
Bride and groom wed in Shiner double ring ceremony
Miss Virginia Ann Schmidt and Donald O Renken united in a July 29 1972 ceremony at United Dr Martin Luther Church Shiner. Rev Clifford Grosenbacher officiated with Ed Ellen Stanek as organist. The bride wore a white peau de soie gown with lace bolero and veil. Guests included Iris Schmidt and Ronald Renken among others. A reception followed at Boedekers Place with The Rounders providing music. The couple depart for a Corpus Christi Nueva Laredo honeymoon. the bride is a Shiner High School 1972 graduate.
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Virginia Ann Schmidt
Donald O. Renken
United Dr. Martin Luther Church
Shiner
Clifford C. Grosenbacher
Ellen Stanek
Clifton Fiedler
Werner O. Schmidt
Clifton Renken
Werner William Schmidt
Carol Velek
Iris Schmidt
Houston
Ronald Renken
Wayne Seale
Austin
Greg Wagner
Gary Bender
Bernie Simper
All
Bob Matula
Hallettsville
Darrell Goetz
Boerne
Marvin Boedeker
David Sonntag
Carol Nevada
Linda Chumchal
Corpus Christi
Nueva Laredo
Hrncrik and Trobl Exchange Vows in Shiner
Jo Ann Hrncrik and Robert Trobl exchanged wedding vows Saturday July 8 1972 at Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church Shiner Reverend Samuel Heitkamp officiated the Nuptial Mass. The couple plans to reside in Austin after both complete their educations.
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Jo Ann Hrncrik
Frank Hrncrik
Shiner
Robert Trobl
Eugene Trobl
Bay City
Saints Cyril and Methoduis’ Catholic Church
Samuel Heitkamp
Rudy Hrndrik Jr
Leonard Hrndrik
Billy Gene Polasek
Shiner Vfw
Laurie Ann Hundl
Jeanette Trobl
Engagement announced in Moulton for Glennette Mikulencak
Mr and Mrs Elvin Mikulencak of Moulton announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Glennette to Clifton Vinklarek son of Mr and Mrs Richard Vinklarek of Yoakum The bride elect is employed by Tex Tan Welhausen Co in Yoakum while the bridegroom works for Kaspar Wire Works in Shiner The wedding is planned for September 2 1972 at 1 00 p m in St Josephs Catholic Church Moulton
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Elvin Mikulencak
Moulton
Glennette
Clifton Vinklarek
Richard Vinklarek
Yoakum
Tex Tan Welhausen Co
Kaspar Wire Works
Shiner
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Omission in Seidenberger Koenig wedding writeup
The Gazette notes an accidental omission in last week’s marriage writeup for Miss Colleen Marie Seidenberger of San Antonio and Capt. Ervin Jerome Koenig of Anchorage. It lists the couple’s families and residences and mentions additional guests who attended a Houston Astros game at the Astrodome.
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Seidenberger-Koenig
Colleen Marie Seidenberger
San Antonio
Ervin Jerome Koenig
Anchorage
Alaska
Ewald Seidenberger
E. Formosa
Robert Seidenber
Edmund Huber
Shiner
Ivan Pfeil
Anton J. Dolezal
Bennie Eicher
Houston Astros
San Francisco Giants
Astrodome
Wedding reception details for Hands and Velek couple
The registry table displayed a rice bag tree, the bride’s book, and a yellow quill. Delphin Hands of Houston and George Velek of Shiner registered gifts on a white lace table with yellow mums and greenery. A four tier white cake with yellow sugar bells and flowers topped by a miniature bride and groom sat beneath floral arches. Yellow tapers and white daisy holders completed the display. Supper featured sausage and barbecued chicken with sides. Music by Rudy Kurtz Orchestra accompanied the afternoon. The bridegroom’s grandparents hosted a rehearsal supper at their home.
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Delphin D. Hands
Houston
George Velek
Shiner
Rudy Kurtz
Bill Polasek
Spies Reunion Plans 1973 Held At Hallettsville Legion Hall
The seventeenth Spies reunion occurred August 6 1972 at Hallettsville American Legion Hall with 163 relatives and 5 visitors. Arno Stratmann was president, Irma Brewer vice president, and Henry Pavliska Jr. secretary treasurer. Attendees from many Texas towns plus Shiner. The 1973 reunion set for the first Sunday in August at the same hall with basket lunches.
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Hallettsville American Legion Hall
Arno Stratmann
Irma Brewer
Henry Pavliska Jr
Hallettsville
Gaertner Family Reunion Held In Moulton On July 30 1972
The 18th Gaertner reunion gathered 113 members at the Moulton American Legion Hall with a basket lunch. Oldest attendee Albert Migl of Shiner aged 84. youngest Donna Kolacny at 5 months. Awards for farthest distance, longest marriage, and most recent marriage were announced. Ferdinand Gaertner died since the last gathering. Next reunion to be hosted by Albert and Mrs Schumann in Houston, with towns represented across Texas.
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George Gaertner
Moulton
Ervin Kolacny
Hallettsville
Bill Filipp
Danbury
Rudolph Jemelka
Johnny Kubenka
Ferdinand Gaertner
Albert Schumann
Houston
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Molly's Corner
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Stevens
Mary Strauss
Veda Carpenter
Neuhaus
Bucek
Alfred Turk
Joe P. Novak
Henry
Bootsie
Fietsam of Shiner
Mr. and
Mrs
Jo Ann Hajek
Rhonda Dreyer
Angie Vincik
Darlene Hundl
Paulette Schmidt
Shiner High School
Victoria College
University of Texas
U.S. Navy
Bastrop Hwy
Texas
Spoetzl Brewery
Charlie Janota, Jr
Marvin J. Adamek
Shiner, Texas
Glennette Mikulencak
U. S
Philco
Guettner’s Appliances Radio & TV
Milton Guettner
Better Idea People
Spies
Henry Spies
Jerry Lee Berger Jr
Jerry L. Berger
Gonzales
Orange Grove
Rockdale
Weimar
Cost, Yoakum
Buda
Telferner
la Grange
Cuero
Gaertner
Moulton, Shiner
Schulenburg
Needville
Wallis
Richmond
East Bernard
Stafford
Point Comfort
Rosenberg
Flatonia
Gonzales Commission Co
John Deere
Filley
Hwy
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