Shiner All-Stars in New Uniforms Parade
Pictured lineup shows the Shiner All-Stars with Elton Zander as manager and a host of players including Jerry B Havel Adolph Sembera and Donnie Lynn Zander wearing new uniforms. Front row features Donnie Lynn Zander as centerpiece with teammates Billy Patek Allen Lichey Carrol Sembera and Arlen Ray Zander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner All-Stars
Elton Zander
Jerry B Havel
Adolph Sembera
George Boedeker
Dennis DeDear
Kennett Pfeil
Gilbert Fox
Pat Kahanek
Billy Patek
Allen Lichey
Carrol Sembera
Ronald Dreyer
Arlen Ray Zander
Shiner Public School Announces New Faculty Lines
The Shiner Public School announces a full faculty for the coming year with one pending science position likely filled soon per Superintendent Neal B. Fox. New hires include G. W. Ezelle as coach and Commercial teacher, Miss Nila Mae Maner homemaking, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Reed as elementary principal and seventh grade teacher joined by Mrs. Reed teaching fifth grade, Mrs. Hilda Schott third grade, Miss Zell Eloise Grasse high school English, and Mrs. Robert Taylor teaching fourth grade. Returning teachers include Mrs. Neal B. Fox first grade, Mrs. Joyce Bednar second grade, Mrs. Sylvia Seidenberger third grade, Mrs. Ruth Riske fourth grade, August Darilek and Ben Kocian sixth grade, Charlie Chovanetz social sciences, and Ray Seale vocational arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner
Neal B. Fox
G. W. Ezelle
Austin
Ezellie
Pflugerville
Nila Mae Maner
Harper
Paul Reed
Odessa
Reed
Hilda Schott
Schott
Charlottenburg
Zell Eloise Grasse
Moulton
Robert Taylor
Lockhart
Joyce Bednar
Sylvia Seidenberger
Ruth Riske
August Darilek
Ben Kocian
Charlie Chovanetz
Ray Seale
Little League All Stars Head to Hallettsville for Game
The Little League All Stars depart Zander's Service Station at 6 45 PM Friday August 22 for a game against El Campo. Players are urged to arrive on time as the match begins promptly at 7 45 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallettsville
Zander
el Campo
R H Slim Wilson 101000 Damage Suit Filed
Mrs. R. H. Wilson widow and mother of R. H. Wilson filed a damage suit in Hallettsville District Court against Cuero Cotton Oil Mill & Mfg Co and John A. Bennett for 75000 for lost earnings 25000 for pain and suffering and 1800 for medical hospital and funeral expenses. The suit cites the death of R. H. Wilson in an August 19 1951 auto crash caused by a truck driven by John Bennett. Attorneys are Gus J. Strauss and Helm and Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Wilson
R Wilson
Cuero Cotton Oil Mill & Mfg. Co
John A. Bennett
High School Max Seidenberger Leads Agriculture Program
Max Seidenberger, high school principal and math and speech teacher, leads the agriculture program at the school. He steers curriculum development and supervises students in farm-related projects and competitions.
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Agriculture
Max Seidenberger
Thompson Appeals To District Nine Voters For Support
Congressman Clark W. Thompson urged District Nine voters to consider his service record before Saturday’s election. He touted House Agriculture committee gains, claiming four million dollars added to the 1952 rice crop value, and noted support from farmers and ranchers. A Farmers and Ranchers committee to re elect Thompson was announced with members from Austin to Wharton counties.
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Galveston
Clark W. Thompson
Thompson
Buckshot Lane
Wharton County
House Agriculture Committee
District Nine
Congress
Farmers and Ranchers
Austin County
Julius Brune
Otto A. Severin
J. W. Wilson
Brazoria
Joe J. Kucera
J. H. Blackwell
Albert Nelson
Donald Harper
George Duncan
Chambers
Guy C. Jackson
Shiner Little League All Stars Beat Weimar 9 to 6 in Return Game
The Shiner Little League All Stars defeated Weimar 9 to 6 on August 14 at the local diamond. A large crowd witnessed a see-saw battle with standout plays by Arlen Ray Zander and George Boedeker, while Dennis DeDear earned the win and Carrol Sembera notched key strikeouts. Historical ties and friendly rivalry amid the Tri-County era were highlighted by fans and managers including Elton Zander and predecessors Wagner and Marcak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner
Little League All-Stars
Weimar
George Boedeker
Arlen Ray Zander
Cen
Ter
Dennis DeDear
Carrol Sembera
Father Wagner
Bennie Marcak
Elton Zander
Stanley Kouba
Stanley
Ed Herder to Retire From Shiner Post Office
Ed Herder, long time Shiner postmaster, will retire effective October 31 after 37 years in the postal service. He is recuperating at home from illness and plans more time for the Fire Department and farming interests.
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Ed Herder
Shiner
Civil Service
Herder
Postal Department
Fire Department
Airplane dusts cotton crop in Sulphur Park area
An on the spot report describes an airplane used to defoliate a cotton crop on Henry Ehlers farm marking the first such instance in the county. The plane loaded with dust sits on a hillside, while Ehlers’ mechanical picker waits for use after defoliation.
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Sulphur Park
Henry Ehlers
Mr. Ehlers
Shiner Football Players Meeting Set for Aug 22
All candidates for the Shiner High School 1952 football team report to the high school gym Friday August 22 at 8 00 PM for an informal meeting led by Coach Ezelle.
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Shiner High School
Ezelle
Sample Ballot for August 23, 1952 Polls
The sample ballot explains voting by placing an X beside a candidate or striking other names for each race. Candidates listed include Congressman at Large Martin Dies Angelina County Supreme Court Place 1 Frank P Culver Tarrant County Spurgeon Bell Harris County and Congress 9th District T W Buckshot Lane Wharton County Clark W Thompson Galveston County.
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Martin
Angelina County
Supreme Court
Frank P. Culver
Tarrant County
Spurgeon Bell
Harris County
Congress
T. W. Buckshot Lane
Wharton County
Clark W. Thompson
Galveston County
Mystery Farm Identified Near Shiner on Route 2
Last week the mystery farm was identified as the Arthur Schmidt property located about three miles southwest of Shiner on Route 2. Schmidt has lived there since childhood and has owned the farm since 1940. The up to date farm shows ongoing improvements with a 1926 home remodeled recently and terraces added in 1940. Farming includes corn cotton and other feedstuffs. Schmidt recently acquired a Farmall B Tractor from Jackson Farm Machinery in Yoakum. He belongs to the Farmers Coop Ass’n and O.D.H.S. Lodge.
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Arthur Schmidt
Shiner
Route 2
Mr. Schmidt
Hattie Renger
Schmidt
Jackson Farm Machinery
Yoakum
Farmers Coop Ass’n., O.D.H.S. Lodge
Father Wagner's Chevrolet Sluggers in New Jersey Tourney
The Chevrolet Sluggers representing El Campo Little League travel to New Jersey for the Nat's Tournament. The squad aims to compete against regional youth teams and showcase their pitching and batting.
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Father Wagner
Chevrolet Sluggers
New Jersey
Nat
el Campo
John Waner
Trenton
Albert Ranly
Hutchins Blue Sox
St. Philip Pioneers
Wagner
City Hall Food Sale Sponsored by VFW Auxiliary
The Ladies Auxiliary to the Shiner Memorial Post 6209 VFW will host a bake sale at City Hall Chamber of Commerce room on Saturday August 23 from 3 to 7 PM with homemade cakes pies breads and other foods for sale.
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City Hall
VFW
Ladies Auxiliary
Shiner Memorial Post 6209
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Chamber of Commerce
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Donnie Lynn Zander
Henry Schierschwitz
Jimmie Kresta
Maxie Kloesel
Gerald Koenning
Edward Kutach
Shiner School
R.H. ‘Slim’ Wilson
Palawellc
Waller
Walter Menke
J. C. Jenkins
Wharton
H. D. Madsen
Oto
Raab Studio Five Generations
Anna Krenek
Engle
Texas
Lillie Ermis
John Pavlas
George Pospisil
Janie Pospisil
Charlie Janota
Brackenridge Hospital
Miss Leonette Klages
A. D. Klages
Charlie
Mystery Farm
Lutheran Church
Jonnie Bee Bednar
Victor Fishbeck
Alphonse Jaks
Annie Schovassa
Viola Schulze
Wanda Lee Barre
Hilda Stach
Herbert Karnau
Stanley Vincik
J. R. Stueber Jr
Laddie Janik
Homer Sommerlatte
Guy McKay
Otto Bleier
Victor Caka
Walter Hagendorf
Wilfred Menke
Palace Theatre
Shiner Gazette
Gazette
Jackson Farm Machinery CO
Yoakum and
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