Piercing Your Ears Can Be Dangerous
Do it yourself ear piercing is risky and may cause infection or scar tissue when performed by unskilled hands. Physicians mark and sterilize, use sterile needles, and advise temporary earrings for 3 to 4 weeks. Self piercers with sharp points have caused infections. even placement is unreliable. Those with rashes cysts keloids or metal allergies should avoid piercing.
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American Medical Association
Journal of the American Medical Association
None
Deaths Area Gonzales Pivorsky obituary at 84
Rudolph F. Pivorsky died August 17 1968 in Holmes Memorial Hospital aged 84 years 6 months 11 days. Funeral services were held August 19 at Baker Funeral Home and St James Catholic Church Gonzales with burial in Shiner Cemetery. Survived by wife Annie Wagner sister Teresa Cogan Bandera and nephews Rudy Will and Daniel Cogan. He was born February 6 1884 in Czechoslovakia arrived in the US at age 13, lived in Lavaca County and was a farmer. Served in U S Cavalry 1907-1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonzales
Baker Funeral Home
St. James Catholic Church
Rudolph F. Pivorsky
Holmes Memorial Hospital
Anthony Elsing
Shiner Catholic
Baker Chapel
Pivorsky
Water Street
Czechoslovakia
Ignac
Teresa (Losak) Pivorsky
Lavaca County
Annie Wagner
U. S. Cavalry
Teresa Cogan
Bandera
Rudy
Will
Daniel Cogan
Navy Recovery Forces Offer Apollo 7 First Day Service
U S Navy Manned Spacecraft Recovery Forces will provide first day cadet and cancellation services for Apollo 7. Philatelic coordinators for Task Force 140 and 130 will collect and distribute envelopes to ships. Air mail pre stamped self addressed envelopes to Norfolk before September 1968. limit eight covers per collector with up to four additional to Task Force 130. Addresses for Atlantic and Pacific areas listed.
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U.S. Navy
U.S. Atlantic
Atlantic
Norfolk
Task Force 130
Pacific Recovery Force
Atlantic and
Pacific Area
Lions Club Carnival In Hallettsville Saturday
The Halletts ville Lions Club hosts its annual street carnival on the courthouse square in Hallettsville from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday August 24. Czech dancers from District II of the KJZT DOs will perform in authentic costumes after HemisFair exposure. The program includes a 8 p.m. concert by the juniors with adults and accordion players, plus games rides and a turtle race. Prizes include a registered Charolais bull, a bicycle, and groceries. proceeds fund Little League and teenage baseball projects.
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Hallettsville
Lavaca
Henry
Bootsie” Ehler
Charolais
G. H. Gerdes Charolais Ranch
Last Rites For Joe G. Dietschke
Joe G. Dietschke aged 63 years 6 months 12 days of Rowena died July 27 1968 in Shannon Memorial Hospital San Angelo after ill health four months Funeral Mass was held July 30 at St Josephs Rowena with Fathers Bridges and Droll Burial in St Josephs Cemetery Rowena He worked 43 years at First National Bank Rowena He was a Knights of Columbus financial secretary for over 40 years He born January 15 1905 near Moulton married Gertrude Cook February 26 1930 in He St Josephs He is survived by his wife one daughter Peggy Jo Lisso Los Angeles one son Donald Joe Dietschke Oklahoma City five grandchildren three brothers Walter Dietschke Sealy Ben Dierschke Garden City Norman Dier schke San Angelo three sisters Hertha Ripper Schulenburg Elizabeth Thurmann Houston Evelyn Mican San Antonio and two half sisters Emma Haas Goliad Alma Acker New Braunfels He was preceded in death by his parents a sister Leona and a daughter Billie Jean in June 1936.
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Joe G. Dietschke
Rowena
Shannon Memorial Hospital
San Angelo
St. Joseph’s Church
Fathers Bridges
Droll
St. Joseph’s Catholic
Dietschke
First National Bank
Knights of Columbus
Moulton
Joseph A
Martha (Lorke) Dietschke
Gertrude Cook
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Finley
Peggy Jo) Lisso
Los Angeles
Calif
Donald Joe Dietschke
Oklahoma City
Okla
Walter Dietschke
Sealy
Ben Dierschke
Garden City
Norman Dierschke
Rudolph
Hertha) Ripper
Schulenburg
Elizabeth Thurmann
Houston
Evelyn Mican
San Antonio
Emma Haas
Goliad
Alma Acker
New Braunfels
Leona
Billie Jean
Church Schedules and Clergy for Local Congregations
The notice lists weekly worship times for ATTEND Church OF YOUR FAITH and FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH with services on Sundays and Holy Days, confessions and weekday hours, plus staff notes for Father John J. Hanacek and Rev. J. Gordon Talk. SHINER BAPTIST CHURCH shows service times, radio program, and church groups led by Rev. J. Earl Bryant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart
John J. Hanacek
Louis Fritz
First United Methodist Church Church
W.S.C.S
J. Gordon
Shiner Baptist Church
KCTI
J. Earl Bryant
Shiner Brethren Church Schedule and Activities
The notice lists service times and activities at Shiner Brethren Church with Pastor F. E. Eilers. Sunday School at 9:00 am, Worship Service with Confirmation at 10:15 am, LCW and LCM circles meet Monday at 8:00 pm, followed by a joint picnic at the park pavilion.
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LCM
LCW
Park Pavilion
F. E. Eilers
Social Security Office Visit In Shiner August 26
A Social Security representative from Victoria will meet residents at Shiner City Hall at 9 am Monday August 26 1968 to file retirement survivor disability or Medicare claims. New Medicare medical insurance forms SSA 1490 and payment requests are available at the Victoria office and local doctors.
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Social Security Office
Victoria
Shiner
City Hall
Medicare
Victoria Social Security
Local births reported from Bastrop and nearby towns
Mr and Mrs Johnny Janak of Smithville announce the birth of a son Alvin Gene at Bastrop Hospital on August 3 1968 weighing 7 pounds 8 ounces. Grandparents Joe Fikac Shiner and James A Janak Weimar share in the celebration. Also welcomed are a girl for Paul Wagner Flatonia born August 20 at Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital weighing 3 pounds 15 ounces and a boy for Marvin Michalec Hallettsville born August 20 weighing 8 pounds. Joe Nieto Moulton reports twins a girl 4 pounds 14 ounces and a boy 3 pounds 12 ounces born August 16 at Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital.
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Johnny Janak
Smithville
Bastrop Hospital
Alvin Gene
Johnny Joe
Ronald
Irvin
Joe Fikac
Shiner
James A. Janak
Weimar
Paul Wagner
Flatonia
Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital
Marvin Michalec
Hallettsville
Joe Nieto
Moulton
La Grange Wins Weimar Youth Tournament Championship
La Grange defeated Weimar 6 2 in the championship game of Weimar annual Youth Tournament played Friday August 9 at Shaver Little League Park. Local Little League All Stars opened with a 7 3 win over Columbus and fell 8 6 to Weimar in the semi finals.
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la Grange
Weimar
Shaver Little League Park
Columbus
Task Force Addresses for Public Affairs Offices
The text lists addresses for Task Force 140 Public Affairs Office at Apollo 7 in Norfolk Virginia and Task Force 130 Chief-in-Charge at Navy Terminal Post Office in San Francisco California. The locations include Atlantic Building SP-71 Norfolk and FPO San Francisco 96610.
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Atlantic
Naval Air Station Norfolk
Virginia
Navy Terminal
Fpo
San Francisco
Calif
Period Set For Electing ASC Committees
The third week in September is set for electing community ASC committeemen nationwide. Lavaca County voting will be by mail with ballots due September 18 at Hallettsville’s ALCS County Office.
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ASC
M. V. Gillar
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Lavaca
ALCS
Hallettsville
ASCS
Lavaca County
Fayette County Fair Talent Show Seeks Entries
The Fourth Annual Fayette County Fair Talent Show invites amateurs to compete in two divisions for ages under 13 and 13 plus. Entrants may perform vocal, instrumental, acrobatic, or dance acts and enter free by sending name age talent type and act to Mrs Mary Gale Sharp by September 1 1968. The show is set for September 15 at 4 p.m. in the Fair Pavilion Hall La Grange Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County Fair Association
Fair Pavilion
Fayette County Fair Grounds
la Grange
Mary Gale Sharp
North Rosenberg
Texas
Fayette County
Nailers defeat Astros 11 to 2 in season finale
The Nailers dominate the Astros 11 2 in the final Little League game as D Vaclavik surrenders 11 hits and K Flowers goes the distance. Astros post 12 hits but strand 8, while Nailers hitters surge with Kaspar peaking on the plate. Mets topple Cardinals 9 3 in season closer. Mustangs Pirates game canceled by managers. Standings show Astros 8 2 Nailers 6 2 Cardinals 4 6 Mets 4 5 Mustangs 3 6.
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Nailers
Astros
D. Vaclavik
Moundsman
Duff Wagner
K. Flowers
Dan Kaspar
Robert Machart
Gary Mikes
Mustangs
Pirates
Cardinals
Mets
The Coldest Spot in the United States
Rogers Pass Montana recorded a historic low of minus seventy degrees Fahrenheit on January 20, 1954, near the site of the prior extreme high. The note ends with a promotional line claiming superior service to customers.
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United States
U.S
Alaska
Rogers Pass
Montana
King
Birthday party honors Gene Pustka and George Kutach
A surprise birthday celebration was held Sunday at Vlastenec Hall for Gene Pustka and George Kutach. Guests included families from Shiner Hallettsville Austin Eagle Lake and Houston. Music by Edward Caka and Frankie Berckenhoff complemented a barbecue supper and gifts for the honorees.
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Gene Pustka
George Kutach
Vlastenec Hall
Earline Berckenhoff
Edward Caka
Frankie Berckenhoff
Jerome Pustka
Alois Pustka
Houston
Eugene Kremling
Eagle Lake
Paul Pustka
Hallettsville
George
Evelyn Kutach
Austin
Clement Kurtz
Frank Berckenhoff
Agnes Kutach
Shiner
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Che Shiner
Gasette
Lee J. Sedlmeyer
P. O. Box
N. Dearborn Street
Chicago
Illinois
Rudolph Pivorsky
Manned Spacecraft Recovery Forces
Lions Club Carnival
The
Lions Club
Lions
Church OF
Shiner Catholic Church
Shiner Brethren Church
John Gantt
Muska
N.main Hallettsville
Colorado Springs
Colorado
U.S. Army
Melvin J. Grones
Emil J. Grones
Rt. 2
North American Air Defense Command
NORAD
Ent Afb
Grones
Strategic Communications Command
Pacific
Hawaii
Cheyenne Mountain
Wyo
Hallettsville High School
Texas College of Arts and Industries
Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
M. C. Hallmark
E. Park Ave
Richard S. Abbey
U.S. Air Force
American Legion
Legion Hall
Leroy Florus
Markmann
Polkateers
Williford
Raymond Tansley
Trona
California
W. L. Mladenka
L. A. Mladenka
Lilly Creamland
Glen Park
Lipton
Jar
Wesson
Scott
Hormel
Slab Bacon
Star Grocery Phone LY
Shiner, Texas
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